Chapter 34: My senior is awesome!
No one knew what kind of formidable achievements Snape had in the 'First Wizarding War'.
In this era where the Dark Lord had failed and Snape had been successfully co-opted by Dumbledore, all those in the know kept silent about Snape's past.
Didn't you see that even the noble Malfoy had to shed a layer of skin at the Wizengamot trial, yet no one dared to ask Snape a single question? This showed the extent of Dumbledore's deterrent power.
But even so, if Snape, who was so valued by the Dark Lord back then, hadn't exerted any effort in that great war, hadn't participated in a single battle, hadn't harmed a single wizard, it would be too ridiculous.
Snape's power was beyond doubt.
However, even such an experienced Snape, who had lived through the wizarding war, furiously cast thirteen Memory Charms in a row, and not a single one hit Lockhart.
The other party hadn't even drawn his wand!!!
This made him completely calm down.
He looked at his wand in disbelief, then at Lockhart, who was hiding under the desk and giving him an ingratiating smile. His expression changed.
After the last adventure at Urquhart Castle, and before that, dealing with the Mandrakes and teaching Harry and Draco, he had once thought he had overestimated Lockhart.
But now, he was stunned to find that he had still underestimated him.
"Sorry, I was too impulsive. I shouldn't have attacked you." Snape rarely took the initiative to apologize, helping Lockhart up from under the desk. He waved his wand, repairing the desk that was almost burned to ashes, and also repaired the books and manuscripts that had just been destroyed by the fire.
Such exquisite magical control made Lockhart gasp in admiration, giving a thumbs-up. "Awesome!"
Snape's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at him, unsure if the other party was mocking him.
Fortunately, Lockhart's praise was sincere enough.
This made Snape feel somewhat ashamed for thinking that way about someone who was being kind to him.
His expression softened, but when he saw Lockhart glance at the draft paper on the table, his nerves tightened again, and for a moment, he felt like his toes were clenching his shoes tightly.
He couldn't help but quickly rush over to tidy up the draft paper on the table, feeling quite embarrassed.
"Senior, specialization in a field, everyone has their own strengths. Not knowing how to write isn't a big deal."
To be honest, he had just looked at it, and Snape's writing was really like the man himself, dry and stiff, not smooth at all, making it uncomfortable to read.
Lockhart earnestly advised from the side, "We should all try to make good use of all the resources we can get."
For example, when he went on the adventure to Urquhart Castle, he didn't hesitate to bring his two carefully cultivated apprentices along.
Why not?
A wise man makes use of external things.
Being too solitary is tiring.
Seeing that such persuasion was ineffective, he thought for a moment, then took out Most Potent Potions from his怀里 and placed it on the table, opening it to the "Mischievous Brain Elixir" potion page. "Actually, the reason I came this time was to ask for your help."
He sighed. "My knowledge of Potions is too shallow, so much so that I can't even understand the recipe."
This actually made him feel somewhat frustrated.
After all, the original Lockhart had received seven years of education at Hogwarts and was even from Ravenclaw, known for its intelligence, yet he couldn't even understand this.
On the other hand, Hermione, in her second year, could successfully brew the potion according to the recipe in this book.
Could the gap between people be this ridiculously large?
Snape glanced at the content on the book page, the corner of his mouth slightly curving up. "There are some professional Rune words interspersed here to avoid ambiguity in some important processes. It also breaks down the complex preparation process of a medicinal ingredient into the brewing process. Although it increases the difficulty of understanding, following it will not lead to accidents, making it the safest method."
Lockhart blinked, unable to believe that he could say this after just one glance. Was he that awesome?
"Have you brewed this recipe before?"
Snape shook his head. "Randomly stuffing fragments of someone else's soul into one's own head? That will only make us lose ourselves."
Mentioning this, his expression became serious.
Looking intently at Lockhart, he said, "In my opinion, magic is the expression of one's own will. Losing oneself means losing magic. This is an extremely dangerous thing, and I strongly advise you not to try this potion."
Wow~
Well said.
Lockhart's heart was full of agreement, but he could only shake his head regretfully. "I'm sorry, there is something I absolutely must do. It is incredibly important."
"More important than magic?" Snape's expression became dazed.
"Yes!" Lockhart was very firm.
Unfortunately, his statement didn't seem to move Snape, or rather...
Lockhart looked at Snape with some doubt, unable to believe that the other party had actually spaced out while they were talking.
Wait, buddy, what's with the sadness in your eyes?
Perhaps it was because they had interacted more, and he had developed more respect for this reliable guy Snape, that he subconsciously chose to be respectful and didn't immediately think of Lily.
"I'll help you." Snape quickly regained his normal expression, pulled up a chair and sat down, beginning to seriously examine the potion.
He looked so intently, pulling over a blank sheet of draft paper and quickly writing and drawing on it, not knowing what he was calculating.
Lockhart waited for a long time, seeing that he was still immersed in it and not knowing how long he would have to wait, so he once again turned his gaze to the pile of draft paper on the table.
"Senior, how about I help you look at the manuscript?"
Snape visibly tensed up, his face stiff, his whole body rigid for a long while. Finally, he let out a heavy breath and turned his head, saying with unusual force, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome~" Lockhart's smile was bright. "Helping each other out~"
He gently pulled up another chair and placed it in front of the long table, arranging the order according to the page numbers Snape had marked. He still found it hard to understand how the completely burned paper could have been restored to such an extent, as if it had never been destroyed.
Awesome.
Truly enviable spellcasting ability.
He sighed in admiration and began to read from the beginning.
It had to be said that Snape's writing once brought him back to his university laboratory days in his previous life. The densely packed recorded content made one feel drowsy.
Good heavens.
The judgment of the three color diffusion degrees of changes between potions—how could such an interesting and romantic scene be written as boring as a awkward chat between three strangers?
On the first page, he saw several pieces of content that readers should have been amazed by, and he felt that if he wrote it his way, he himself would be deeply fascinated by Potions.
Lockhart turned his head to talk to Snape about these things, but seeing him frowning and thinking about something, he decided not to disturb him.
After thinking about it, he simply took out a few blank sheets of paper and wrote in his own way, following the content of the original manuscript.
Don't say it.
Really, don't say it.
Snape's understanding of Potions had truly reached a certain level. After Lockhart had written more than a dozen pages of content, he suddenly realized—he actually had a deep understanding of the basic changes in potions.
In the manuscript of Severus's Potions Classroom, Snape did not follow the usual Potions course method of listing and explaining simple potions one by one. Instead, in a more high-level way, he broke down the content of the brewing process of various common potion recipes and explained the basic concepts of Potions.
Lockhart constantly recalled the memories of the Potions classes he had taken at Hogwarts in his original body. Comparing them, he surprisingly found that he was beginning to understand a certain recipe that his original self couldn't understand at the time.
Oh, so that's how it is.
Such sudden realizations were not just once or twice.
He looked down at Snape's manuscript and suddenly realized how precious it was.
This was only polishing a dozen pages from the other's five pages of manuscript. If this continued...
Wait!
A dozen pages?
Lockhart's expression suddenly changed, and he stood up anxiously, looking up at the window. He was shocked to find that it had unknowingly become dusk.
"Crap, I almost forgot the time!"
He hurriedly packed up the manuscript and stuffed it into his in one's arms. "Senior, I'll take your manuscript back first. I suddenly realized that many students are waiting for me in my office to go over their exam papers!"
Snape didn't even lift his head, just nodded. "Hmm, take it. I haven't improved this recipe yet either."
"Hmm hmm, okay... hmm?"
Lockhart had already reached the office door when he heard Snape's words and froze on the spot. "Improve?"
"Yes." Snape looked up at him, tapping the book with his finger. "A work from over a hundred years ago. You wouldn't think that modern people should still follow the old-fashioned methods step by step to make it?"
"I have too many ways to eliminate the possible side effects and dangers in this recipe. Are you sure you are still willing to directly use this outdated recipe?"
"And the part inside that meaninglessly consumes some expensive and difficult-to-find potion ingredients, are you sure you are willing to waste several months collecting them?"
"Especially the unicorn toenail bone required inside. This thing is not available on the market now. What illegal channels are you planning to risk using to get it? Or are you willing to spend a few Galleons to buy some completely replaceable materials, saving time and effort?"
"Wow~" Lockhart exclaimed, not knowing what to say.
Awesome, my senior!
Amazing!
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