Chapter 315 Snape's Request
Chapter 302 Snape's Request
At six in the evening, the low, thick bell of the castle rang punctually and spread swiftly to every corner of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Every afternoon, the final class would end and the students would leave the classroom with great relief, walking in groups towards the auditorium on the first floor of the castle, looking forward to a sumptuous dinner.
There is no doubt that the dungeon classroom of the cold potions class has never been a place to overlook.
After Professor Snape organized his tasks and announced the end of the class, the classroom was instantly empty in less than three minutes, leaving only Elena and Snape.
"This class today has been much easier than yesterday... It would be nice if it were like this every day."
Elena straightened up and stretched with a lazy yawn.
In comparison to the turbulence of yesterday in the fifth-grade potions class "Pippi Shrimp," the fifth-grade students have obviously mastered the way of surviving in the potions class, except for one or two who accidentally cut their fingers due to Crow's distraction, there was almost no need for Elena to perform healing magic.
"Well, if everyone in the fifth grade were the same as the first years, they wouldn't have to take their O.W.L.s this year. Instead of being disgraced in front of the Ministry of Magic officials, it's better to stay in class and study again."
Snape snorted without looking back, muttering in his usual indifferent tone, as he waved his wand to remove the potion stains left on the table.
Although in theory, cleaning the classroom could be left to the house-elves, most of the professors, including Snape, still insist on the personal control of their own classrooms.
"That's right, I almost forgot. The fifth grade is a critical year. That being said, your pressure this year is really quite intense."
Elena nodded as she continued to tidy up some messy potion materials in the cabinets.
The fifth grade at Hogwarts is a fairly obvious division. If the analogy is found in the non-magical world, it is somewhat similar to the nine-year compulsory education Elena received in her previous life.
At the end of the year, each student will face an assessment from the Wizarding Examinations Authority of the Ministry of Magic, the Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations, known as O.W.L.s.
According to Professor McGonagall, if one wants to find a decent job in the magical world in the future, the smartest way is to get the best possible results in the fifth-grade O.W.L. exams.
Because to some extent, this is also the only academic certification in the magical world. It will comprehensively show a wizard's learning situation during school. In addition to the seven compulsory courses of Potions, Herbology, Charms, Transfiguration, History of Magic, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Astronomy, there are five elective courses.
After the seventh grade, the N.E.W.T. exam is closer to a title certificate and a professional certificate.
This exam has a significant impact on future employment. To pass the exam, fifth-grade students must face the nightmare of this year: in a magical world where jobs are becoming scarcer, even if one is an operator and an applicant for the Ministry of Magic counter, more than six good grades (E) are needed.
"Feeling pressured is because they don't work hard enough. If they can waste their energy on chatting, Quidditch, and falling in love... half the energy in these things is devoted to their previous daily study, at least more than doubling their current performance."
As he spoke, Snape, who had rearranged the potions classroom, turned around, walked to the podium and took out some potion reagent bottles made by the students in this class. While observing, he casually asked,
"Speaking of which, Elena... I seem to have heard some rumors about me in the school these days, and it is said that some rumors are still circulating. From whom have you heard these things recently?"
"Eh?!"
⊙▽?⊙!
In front of Snape, Elena, crouching in front of the storage cabinet to organize potion materials, her body stiffened, the little tuft on top of her head shook, and her heart seemed to stop for a second, and her brain began to race. She tried to respond calmly.
"Well, you know... I just returned to school yesterday, and these things are not very clear."
"That's right, you were with Mr. Otto last week."
Snape inexplicably nodded, placed the potion bottle in his hand back on the wooden stand, replaced it with another bottle, and inspected it, squinting to reveal a coldness, and muttered to himself.
"And from what I know, it's made of that. It seems to be a son of some old classmates..."
In these days, Snape can clearly feel that many little wizards in the school, even the castle's ghosts, and even some teachers, have perceived some subtle changes in their eyes.
The most obvious thing is that, recently, the number of students who actively greeted him began to increase. Before that, apart from the Slytherin students, most of the students from the other three houses barely paid attention to him. He was like a wooden man.
Of course, under the trend of curiosity, Snape will naturally pay attention to the gossip stories that have been circulating recently on campus, and even use the majesty and privileges of a professor...
Although he did not hear the complete version, he still vaguely heard some of the more widely distributed fragments:
For example, that he was bullied by bad Gryffindor students when he was in school, so he specifically focused on Gryffindor;
In reality, he was an unknown hero who resisted the Dark Lord ten years ago, so he was named the youngest dean of Hogwarts;
Even, Madam Pomfrey hit the side of the dining table and asked if there was a curse on his face, so the controlled expression was stiff;
The scandalous and most infuriating thing for Snape are the various versions circulating among the girls, but without exception, they all end in tragedy, about their different tragic love stories...
"Helena, I know you have a good relationship with the students."
Snape slowly lowered the reagent flask in his hand and spoke softly, slowly, as if the sound was squeezed between his teeth, but with a touch of kindness.
"I know you are a good boy with ideals and that you don't pay much attention to these boring rumors. But, if you can, help me pay attention to who spread those rumors."
"Uh, uh, but..."
Helena nervously swallowed and the tension in her heart slightly eased.
Undoubtedly, from the current conversation, Professor Snape should have casually mentioned the topic and not fix the suspicious target on her, but made routine mistakes.
It is not difficult to understand. After all, she is just a first-year student who has just entered the non-magical world. It is impossible for those special years to pass through her mouth.
"If I remember correctly, do you already have a uniform for Slytherin?"
Snape pursed his lips, trying to ask in his gentlest tone, and found that, because he hadn't studied the tone for a long time, the effect was more like a threat.
"Yes, yes, professor," Elena supported, not knowing what Snape meant.
"It's yours. And from now on, you will have your own bed in the girls' dormitory in the Slytherin common room, just like the Gryffindor College, as a basic benefit of teaching assistants in potions, this is my only right."
Snape looked at the silver-haired witch who was busy with a complete lesson in front of him, and almost immediately arranged the potion materials. The professor in the potions lesson softened slightly, shrugged, and spoke in a gentle voice.
"At the same time, if you have any problems with potions, or if you want to prepare potions, or if you need some rare potion materials, you can come to my office... I heard Mr. Apokalis said you seem to have many interesting ideas about potions."
I have to say that with the help of this little girl, the experience in the potions class is really good.
If there were a data panel to show it, Elena could see the whole class passing, Snape's rating silently +1, +1, burp, +2, +1, +1, burp, +3...
Of course, Snape will never admit that part of the reason is because the taste of the beef broth at noon is really good, and compared to the delicious taste of beef, it is even stranger for him. A quiet environment to eat.
Since the charming, beautiful, kind, gentle Lily and the arrogant, hateful, rich, powerful, arrogant, foolish James Potter are getting closer, a dozen years have passed. Snape had not experienced this small-scale culinary pleasure for a long time.
The only downside is that the sauce made by Elena is too spicy.
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