Chapter 547
, Section 545: Similarity
Chapter 547, Section 545: Similarity
"How could I forget..."
Ron muttered to himself.
"What did you say?"
Hermione asked, frowning.
"what--"
Ron said mysteriously,
Do you think Sirius Black can defeat Sheen?
Hermione thought for a moment and then shook her head.
Although it was hard to admit, Sheen was no longer the little wizard they were.
Hagrid said that Sheen's magical abilities were comparable to the professor's, and Hermione had no doubt about it.
"So... if Sheen goes to Hogsmeade, he can take care of our safety?"
Hermione speculated.
"It's not..."
Ron blushed as soon as he finished speaking.
He remembered that they seemed to be in a cold war.
Hermione, seeing his hesitant and unpredictable expression, also remembered.
The two ended up staring at each other again.
……
In the corridor.
Sheen could still hear the wizards' enthusiastic discussions.
Judging from the tone of the third-year wizards, it seemed like a necessary task to visit all the shops in Hogsmeade.
"Device-Bans' shop, the magic equipment shop, Zoko's joke shop... drink hot butterbeer with three brooms, and many other places... Merlin, is there a better day than tomorrow?"
"If you ask me, you should go to the post office first, Abbot! I heard there are about two hundred owls there, all perched on shelves, each marked with a color code, just to see how fast you want your mail to get there!"
"Oh, Honeydukes has launched a new milk-flavored fudge, and they say you can sample it for free..."
"You can find all sorts of things in those three brooms—someone saw a cannibal there last time, really—"
"I just want to go have some butterbeer, it really warms you up all over—"
Ignoring the chattering wizards, Sheen silently began planning tomorrow's mission.
Going to the Pig's Head is necessary, and if possible, in the process, Sheehan might find out what Professor Lupin meant by "change."
Then, he could go to Gringotts with Professor Quirrell.
There is nowhere else you can find more fairies than that place.
As for whether the fairies are willing to share the ancient contract magic with Sheen, Professor Quirrell says they are.
After hearing about Fairy Tale Workshop's needs, the fairies did not refuse, but instead extended an invitation to discuss the matter.
“Fairies are such shrewd creatures that if you give them enough benefits, there’s nothing they can’t get.”
Professor Quirrell said so.
This put Sheen at ease a little.
To this day, the number of Galleons he has stored in Gringotts is already among the top tier.
The mountain of gold gallons lay quietly in the store, and Sheen had no idea how rich he was now.
As darkness fell, the castle, coated with honey, lost its sweet outline.
The sunset glowed red as it appeared on the horizon.
The day before Halloween flew by.
Sheen spent the entire day grinding on his proficiency in black magic and polymorph.
That evening, Sheen was suddenly notified that he had to complete a strange task.
Professor Snape asked him to deliver two bottles of potions to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.
Wolfsbane medicine.
It is a magical potion that can alleviate the symptoms of werewolf transformation and prevent werewolves from losing their minds after transforming.
Wolfsbane can keep a werewolf sane on the night of its transformation, turning it into a normal, listless wolf, but it cannot completely cure a person who has been bitten and transformed into a werewolf.
Damocles invented this potion in the latter half of the 20th century, and there are very few potions masters in the entire magical world who can brew it.
Fortunately, Sheehan had recently learned how to use the potion. Professor Snape was only slightly pleased with this, as if the young wizard's performance had finally reached the passing grade that he had repeatedly lowered.
On the contrary, the Gryffindors became the biggest beneficiaries; their nightmare, Professor Long Hook-Nosed, didn't lose any points for their minor mistakes for a whole week.
Defense Against the Dark Arts office.
Sheen held the book.
Some books on advanced dark magic that Headmaster Dumbledore gave him.
Sheen was somewhat surprised when he received the book from the owl postman.
Hogwarts, after all, strictly prohibits the use of dark magic.
But knowing that the rules were set by the principal, Sheen didn't pay too much attention to it, and instead tried to find the book with a sliver of hope...
Unfortunately, there wasn't that book specifically for the Dark Lord:
"Unveiling Cutting-Edge Black Magic"
"Professor Lu Ping."
Books and two vials of potions floated around Sheen as he knocked on the door.
"Mr. Green."
Lupin said he opened the door quickly.
The moment he noticed the potion floating beside Sheen, he glanced at the expressionless young wizard with surprise, then revealed a barely perceptible look of distress.
"Has the time come...? What are your orders?"
Lupin said as he welcomed Sheehan in.
"I've come to deliver wolfsbane medicine to you."
Sheen interrupted his speculation.
He followed Lu Ping into the office, where a large water tank stood in the corner.
A disgusting green monster with sharp horns pressed its face against the glass, making all sorts of strange faces while constantly bending and stretching its long, thin fingers.
"That's a Greendylo I just received, I'm going to use it in the next class. It's also known as the water monster."
Lupin looked Grindelwald up and down and said,
"Dealing with it shouldn't be difficult, especially after dealing with Kaba. The trick is to break free from its grip. Have you noticed how unusually long its fingers are? They're very strong, but brittle and fragile."
Grindylo bared its green teeth and then buried itself in a tangled mass of seaweed in the corner of the tank.
"Would you like a cup of tea?"
As Lupin spoke, he looked around for his teapot.
"I was just about to brew a pot of tea."
Sheen nodded quietly.
Lupin tapped the teapot with his wand, and a plume of steam suddenly shot out from the spout.
"Professor Snape kindly brewed a potion for me."
He looked at the potion bottle and said...
“I’m not very good at pharmaceuticals, and this drug is particularly complicated.”
He picked up his wine glass and smelled it.
"It's a pity, adding sugar makes it ineffective."
After saying that, he took a sip and shivered.
Sheen fell silent for a moment.
There is no such thing as a wolfsbane medicine.
"Oh, two bottles. No wonder, he won't be at the castle tomorrow."
Professor Lu Ping added.
"Not here?"
Sheen was a little curious.
Professor Snape has been constantly inspecting the castle lately.
"certainly……"
Lupin glanced at the little wizard with a complex and meaningful look.
He easily noticed the dark magic book in the little wizard's hand.
He had also studied these books at Hogwarts, before they were hidden by Professor Dumbledore.
Indeed...they are very similar...
Lupin lowered his eyes.
There will be another chapter later.
(End of this chapter)