Chapter 228 Professor Snape, On The Verge Of Being Transformed
Absolutely, absolutely?
Elena finally realized that the atmosphere was not right. Her face hardened, she turned and looked carefully behind her.
Hannah.
I saw that Hannah Little Loli's eyes were very empty and slightly sorrowful. Furthermore, her face was indifferent, showing no other expression; this seems more terrifying than a direct fire.
Oops! ...Is this Hannah angry?
"Now, Hannah, are you angry with me?" Elena pointed her finger at Hannah and asked cautiously, the strand of hair on her head hung flatteringly.
Whack!
Hannah swatted Elena's fingers, her voice expressionless, as if she were an iron woman without emotion.
"I'm not angry, not at all. Anyway, I also took the materials for the Potions class with you, and the office door also exploded with you. Even if you say you want to destroy Hogwarts, I wouldn't be surprised, this is how you express your affection, right? Nothing and no one you value can escape your whip."
She is obviously very angry!
QAQ!
It's over, this time really angered little Hannah.
"Listen to me explain. Actually, there are reasons for this. Sometimes we can't just stay on the surface of things."
She withdrew her fingers and rubbed them. Dandan's white hair joyfully placed itself in front of Hannah. The little strand of hair on her head swayed from side to side, and she said seriously, "In short, it is absolutely impossible to set aside what I like the most. It's Hannah."
"Eh? Explain?"
Upon hearing Elena's words, Hannah Abbott's mouth moved slightly, looking at the beautiful and mischievous little silver witch in front of her, instinctively clutching the potion material to her chest, and said indifferently, "Fine, then explain."
Seems like there's a twist in the situation!
Elena's eyes lit up and she nodded hurriedly.
"In fact, besides not being able to brew finished potions, the act of taking part of the potion ingredients will not have too much impact on the teaching effect of the first Potions class; think about it, what can be done in the first class? It's just basic things, how to prepare a cauldron, how to ignite the fire, how to use the cutting materials, understand the use of scales and explain and learn the most basic movement specifications in preparing various potions..."
Indeed, from Elena's point of view, Hogwarts' teaching solution for the Potions class is very crude. Clearly, it is the most technically demanding course, but it is full of haste and inaccuracy.
You should know that whether it's a chemical laboratory, a biological laboratory, a physical laboratory, or a chef training school... where basic safety standards and habits haven't been developed, it's too direct to start with the actual operation.
Even the production of a simple syrup for chilblains should not be used directly as teaching content for the first class, right? This is a group of children with an average age of only 11 years old. By the standards of the non-magical world, at most it's a group of sixth-grade elementary school children or those who have just entered first grade.
In just two lessons, to say that it is a step-by-step process of preparing a potent potion. They can learn how to use the knife correctly without cutting their fingers, or how to read and use the scale to weigh the medicine. It's already a notable progress.
Like forcing ducks to line up on shelves, it's strange if there are no problems.
Elena has no doubt that compared to what happened when the cauldron exploded, the cauldron leaked, and your fingers were cut or burned by boiling water, definitely the most common situation in the Potions class is this.
It is not difficult to explain why Professor Snape's image in the students' mouths is so terrible and cold.
Regardless of who you change to, facing a group of clumsy, careless, and meticulous people every day, who don't even understand with caution and meticulousness, and children who may not be in a good mood at any time, especially those who deliberately do not understand protection and early warning reminders.
"...So, to change everyone's impression of Professor Snape. And to better help everyone master the knowledge of the Potions class, someone must step up to disrupt the current outdated and imprecise teaching plan. I'm not sure my behavior is absolutely correct, but I can assure you that the current arrangement of the Potions class is definitely wrong."
Elena pursed her dry lips and looked expectantly at Hannah.
This time, Elena no longer used her blood talents: the impact of magic can only be temporary after all. To be recognized, you must pay with sincerity and ideals, as Gellert Grindelwald taught her Reason.
With Elena's patient explanation, Hannah's cold expression finally began to show signs of melting. Due to her experience in helping fix her uncle's broken cauldron, it was not particularly difficult for her to understand Elena's point of view.
Even Uncle Tom, a wizard, was accidentally cut by a knife or burned with hot soup.
"But still..." Hannah furrowed her brow and said anxiously, "don't we need to take the potion material in advance for each class?"
Huh... This iron girl is finally willing to speak.
Elena sighed in relief, nodded, and answered without hesitation.
"So, besides disrupting the teaching plan, we also need to show a new alternative. As long as Professor Snape is willing to start trying to change, everything will gradually improve."
"New... change?" Hannah's expression was a bit confused.
"Well, actually it's just a small change in thinking." Elena smiled faintly, and the little strand of hair on her head swayed gently. "Hannah, do you know what is the most similar subject to the Potions class?"
"Alchemy?" Hannah pondered, responding somewhat uncertainly.
"No, it's actually cooking."
The smile on Elena's face grew more apparent, and she shook her head rather foolishly, squeezing her fingers tightly and analyzing it carefully.
"First of all, whether it's a magic potion or culinary science, in identifying ingredients... ahem, I mean that the demands for identifying raw materials are actually the same, and in the processing and preparation of raw materials, the two methods are similar. Precise. In general, compared to simple slow cooking, some of the processing techniques involved in cooking are even more diverse."
"Secondly, in terms of specific operational methods, the auxiliary tools that will be used and even some corresponding description and recording methods, the potion class and the cooking class are very similar. This is mainly because several potion materials are not actually a completely standardized and consistent presence. The eyes of each black beetle are actually slightly different, and that's why most magic potions are described as follows: take some of the magic potions, add a certain amount of liquid, and then add part of the potion material..."
"And most importantly, ~ ~ most potions are medicinal and can be ingested. This means that, essentially, potions are actually a study of how to play with and integrate various potion materials. The medicinal value is actually very similar to what culinary science ultimately hopes to achieve, only that cooking pays more attention to the nutritional value."
"In fact, at this point, Elena has been verified at Newmontgard Castle."
"Even Grindelwald has to admit that, in a certain sense, brewing a cauldron of potions and simmering a pot of spicy soup, aside from different ingredients and more complicated processes, there actually isn't much difference."
"Wait, so that means, Elena, you're not going to..."
"Upon hearing Elena's words, Hannah's face suddenly seemed strange."
"Yes," nodded Elena excitedly. "I just wanted to take this opportunity to try to get Professor Snape to teach the basic potions class from a culinary perspective."
"And I'm at least 90% sure that Professor Snape definitely has a very outstanding culinary talent. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll just need to adjust a bit. Capturing the hearts of all the teachers and students' stomachs, by that time—"
Elena's lips lifted slightly, unable to help but envision a scene once imagined...
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