Chapter 410 The Demon of Potions
For the first time, Andrew found that his knowledge of potions was so lacking - after Professor Snape personally demonstrated some details, his entire knowledge of potions was completely reduced. Going to collapse.
He always remembered Professor Snape's first lesson. In that class, Professor Snape called Potions class the precise science and strict craftsmanship of potion preparation.
The subsequent courses were also taught in the same way. In the first grade, I cooked some simple potions with few ingredients, simple steps and short cooking time. Everything looked like I was just getting started, like a newcomer. I went to Xinshou Village to beat crayfish with wooden sticks.
In the second grade, the materials were more complicated and required preprocessing, and the risk level was also much higher. But it was still the same crucible and the same steps, just more, like reinforced wood. Sticking strengthens the crayfish the same way.
The third grade is still the same, as plain as leveling up and fighting monsters. The difficulty has increased a bit, the danger has increased, and the error rate has also been higher. But the essence is nothing more than hitting xx bloodline crayfish with a wooden stick made of xx.
Sometimes he even thought that this thing would probably continue like this, and at most it would be a little fun, but who would have thought that this thing would be like mathematics with Greek letters added, and it would suddenly become unrecognizable!
'I'm careless. I should have noticed it when I did the sugar experiment last time. When the Scarpin Appearance Curse appeared, I should have thought of it. That thing is to explore the ingredients of the potion for essential analysis. of! '
At that time, he was so anxious to translate that he completely ignored the purpose of creating such a magic spell - a spell that analyzes the ingredients of potions. It is definitely not an ordinary detection spell, but is used to Targeted adjustments to potions!
‘If it weren’t for these sleepy beans, I would have ignored this matter. ’
Andrew looked at the dried beans that almost overflowed with liquid under the silver knife he operated, and began to think quickly, 'What is the so-called basic logic of potions? Isn't Scapin's Revealing Charm enough to reach it? ’
But his accumulation is far from enough. The basic logic is named after the foundation, but it is far from the foundation.
In fact, not to mention the basic logic of potions that are extremely difficult, even if it is the lower level of basic logic, potion rules such as Gorbalot's Law and supporting spells such as Scarpin's Appearance Curses are not something that ordinary wizards can master - to be precise, it is rare for a student in a grade to master these lower-level knowledge perfectly. If the others can roughly understand it, they are top students.
In fact, some of the first graders cannot control it perfectly. Even an outstanding wizard like Miss Granger, who has been ranked first in grade for consecutive years, will still be confused by Gorbalot's Law if she reaches the sixth grade. She was in trouble - she could perfectly use Scapin's Revealing Curse, but she still couldn't perfectly make the antidote to Gorbalot's third law.
Professor Snape inadvertently misled Andrew with his overly advanced knowledge of magic potions - the basic rules of magic potions, let alone Andrew, a third-year student, have learned it after several or even more than ten years. It would be great to have excellent graduates who can master it.
This thing is not a graduation threshold, it is a job threshold!
Mastering the basic rules of potions means that after understanding the properties of potions, you can freely adjust the potion formula to find the one that suits you best. You can even adjust the proportion and cooking based on known materials. mode to get the potion formula you need!
To put it simply, it is the basic logic that opens the potion creation mode. What you learn is not to cook according to the recipe as ordinary wizards are exposed to, but to create potions that other wizards need to learn to prepare!
But Andrew, who had no idea, still engraved this thing in his heart, without thinking about the difficulty, and concentrated on watching Professor Snape perform the operation of using potions to illustrate how to realize inspiration.
He finally saw it - Professor Snape was extremely proud and extremely talented.
Because the professor in front of him really used inspiration to process potions directly.
After showing Andrew a dozen ways of handling potion materials that were completely different from those in the textbooks, Professor Snape asked Andrew to randomly choose one from the latest magazine on his desk, and then started Cook it on the spot.
“I have come across a variant of this potion. It’s not the first time I’ve boiled it, but it still has some reference value – the potion in Uganda is different from the potion system in the three European schools. "
Professor Snape even had time to explain to Andrew during the cooking process, "But overall, it's still quite mediocre. Their pseudo-wandless casting too affects the perception of potions. "What kind of magic logic is this?" ’
Andrew had such an idea, and then he suppressed this damn idea - what he wanted to do now was not to question, but to watch and learn!
"You must be familiar with wandless casting. Transfiguration is more direct over there. Minerva can't not give it to you." Professor Snape's voice seemed a little distorted through the two layers of iron armor spells, but No one has any intention of getting rid of it, "But using gestures to cast too many spells will seriously affect the quality of the potion."
< br>"The stirring effect of traditional potions is not to stir the potions together. Such a stupid understanding led to the disaster-like invention of the automatic stirring crucible."
A smile appeared on Professor Snape's face A Harry Potter-like expression - this made Andrew very clear how much the professor hated that thing.
“Only low-level potions use such tools. It can’t even brew high-level potions because the wizard’s magic power will slowly blend into the potion while stirring. Subtle Ways to Boost Potion Materials The fusion and transformation of the potion, the more complex the potion, the more necessary it is - such as the classic potion brewed by Sleepy Bean, the potion of living hell, the seven counter-clockwise and one smooth pattern is easier to calm down the potion caused by the potion than the traditional counterclockwise. Interference.”
Andrew finally discovered something was wrong.
Professor Snape’s explanation today is not at all the detailed steps in ordinary teaching, but a direct explanation of the principles behind the steps!
Just like when teaching how to cook, you don’t talk about the steps, but you talk about why these steps are done.
Andrew admitted that he enjoyed this lesson very much.
It’s like a thick veil covering the potion was suddenly lifted. The potion is no longer a process of boiling that requires on-site learning, but a process that depends on the reason. The derivation process is the same.
'If this were the case, I wouldn't have had to memorize it on the spot in Potions class...'
This thought was suppressed again - now is the time to listen to the class seriously, how can I have time to complain about this?
…
“Do you understand?”
After showing a skill, Professor Snape suddenly froze for a moment and looked at Andrew.
Because he saw the eyes that were thinking, not the eyes that stared at his methods and ignored the explanation.
"Yes, Professor."
Andrew responded naturally.
(End of this chapter)