Chapter 84: The Judgment of Potions Master Snape

Hogwarts, Snape's office.

Snape was grading students' homework in his office, occasionally glancing at the twins George and Fred dealing with slugs. These two were caught by him again during their night-time mischief last night. Naturally, Gryffindor was deducted points again, and neither of them could escape punishment. It just so happened that a new batch of slugs arrived and needed someone to deal with them. If not the two of them, who else would he look for?

George and Fred looked at the disgusting slugs in their hands with repulsion, especially the slimy feel and foul smell. It made them want to gag from time to time. But there was no way to vomit; Snape had given them the scent of a magical plant in advance to prevent them from throwing up. This gave them no chance to escape by vomiting. They could only deal with the slugs while enduring the torture . And Snape, of course, had cast a spell to isolate the smell, otherwise, how could he bear it?

Suddenly!

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Please come in!"

Hearing the crisp knock on the door, Snape said indifferently. Immediately afterward, the office door opened, and Lockhart entered Snape's office. Lockhart rubbed his nose and looked at the slugs in George and Fred's hands with disgust. He casually said to Snape, "Professor Snape, the Cloud Ginseng and Golden Clover you asked for have arrived. I will send them to you. I also have some things to discuss with you."

As Lockhart spoke, he cast a spell on himself to isolate the disgusting smell of slugs. At the same time, he looked at George and Fred, who were dealing with the slugs, as if he were watching a show. He had heard that Snape had caught these two troublemakers wandering at night again, which not only caused another 20 points to be deducted from Gryffindor but also led to their punishment.

After Snape heard this, he turned to look at George and Fred, especially the look of surprise mixed with anticipation in their eyes. He said in a somewhat cold tone, "That's all for today. Continue to come here tomorrow night."

After hearing Professor Snape's words, the two expectant expressions suddenly disappeared, and their faces were filled with sadness. However, they nodded quickly, greeted Lockhart, and quickly ran out of the office. Well, slugs are really disgusting!

At this moment, Snape looked at Lockhart and said calmly, "Take it out." After Lockhart heard this, he took out two gift boxes from his space bag, opened them respectively, and then controlled them to float on the desk in front of Snape. Snape looked down at the pale golden clover and the lavender Cloud Ginseng flower. First, he reached out and tore off a petal of the flower, put it in his mouth, and tasted it. He closed his eyes slightly, and after a moment, he opened them. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said to Lockhart, "This can indeed enhance mental power, but more importantly, it has very little toxicity. The refined potion will have lower resistance. If the price is not high, it will be a good substitute."

After hearing this, Lockhart's face flashed with joy, and he quickly pointed to the golden clover next to him. "Snape, try this." Snape picked off a pale golden leaf, smelled it gently, and tasted it. After a while, he continued, "Golden clover does have the effect of restoring magic power. But its point is not to restore magic power, but to strengthen the body and even have a slight purifying effect on blood."

Then, Snape said with some regret, "Unfortunately, the purifying effect on the blood is too small, almost insignificant. Unless it is used for a long time, the effect will not be seen in a short time."

Hearing Snape's regretful tone, Lockhart moved inwardly and asked, "Snape, if you have a golden clover of aged high quality, can you make a potion for purifying bloodline?" As he spoke, Lockhart reached out and carefully took out a crystal ball, which contained a dark golden clover. This is a golden clover that is hundreds of years old. It is a collection of Morin. Lockhart mentioned that he needed a golden clover before. After the relationship between the two gradually improved, he gave it directly to Lockhart as a token of friendship.

After Snape took it, he seemed to know the preciousness of the material this time. He cast a spell slowly but very accurately and took out the dark golden clover. First, he cast a detection spell, seemingly receiving some information. Then he took out a small knife from the side, slightly cut out a small piece, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly and carefully. This time, Snape thought longer, while Lockhart next to him waited more patiently, though with a hint of anticipation in his expression. He did not forget that The Ancient One emphasized that the bloodline should be as pure as possible.

After a while, Lockhart saw Snape open his eyes, with a hint of joy on his face, and nodded and said, "Yes, this golden clover can definitely produce a pure blood potion. If you just sell the medicinal materials, to a pure-blood family, you can sell them for at least 500 gold galleons. If you are lucky, it can reach 700 or 800. It is not impossible. And when it is refined into a potion, it can be sold for at least a thousand gold galleons."

Hearing Snape's judgment, Lockhart was slightly shocked. He didn't expect that a gift from Morin could actually restore a lot of his wealth. But after thinking about it, Lockhart still said to Snape, "Snape, if I let you refine the potion of pure blood, what else do you need?"

In response to Lockhart's question, Snape showed a genuine expression. Generally speaking, no wizard would let go of the opportunity to acquire pure blood, especially mixed-blood wizards like them. Magic power comes from blood. The higher the level of blood, the better the magic talent and spell-casting ability.

After a moment of silence, Snape said in a deep voice, "We need other precious materials to match, but I have them all here, with a total value of about 100 gold galleons." Then, Snape added, "In addition, if I try to refine it, it will cost at least 50 gold galleons, and there is no guarantee of success."

Hearing what Snape said, Lockhart's face froze, and he thought to himself that it really cost a lot. He now simply calculated the balance of gold galleons, which was only about 800 gold galleons. If he has to pay these 150 gold galleons, his net worth will drop a lot. But luckily, he should be able to make a lot of money this time. Lockhart touched the space bag in his hand and thought to himself.

However, after thinking about it, Lockhart still smiled, took out more than ten different magic materials from the space bag, and said something flattering. "Snape, please identify these materials and estimate their price."

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