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However, after the Ministry of Magic classified Devil's Snare as a dangerous plant and banned private cultivation, it gradually disappeared from wizards' homes."
"Even I couldn't have said it more comprehensively," Professor Sprout said happily, "Five points for Hufflepuff."
"Like Kyle said, the Devil's Snare isn't as dangerous as its name suggests, but..."
She paused, her face becoming more serious. "They are not dangerous if you know about them. If you know nothing about Devil's Snares, they will become very dangerous and may even kill you."
After these words, the little wizards became much quieter.
Professor Sprout nodded in satisfaction.
They came to Greenhouse No. 2 today.
After entering the greenhouse, the first feeling is that the light is very dim. The roof and surroundings are completely blocked. The only light source is two dim oil lamps.
Fortunately, the greenhouse is not big, and after getting used to it, I can still see the surrounding situation clearly.
Compared to the previous Greenhouse No. 1, the plants here are much more peculiar.
In addition to the devil's snares on the table, Kyle also saw exploding bean pods, as well as poisonous plants such as fang geranium and belladonna.
The only pity is that he didn't see the Mandrake here.
“This is the Devil’s Snare.”
Professor Sprout stood behind a bench and pointed to a large spider-web-like vine in the middle of the ground. "It's beautiful, isn't it? But it's also dangerous. Can anyone tell me why?"
Everyone looked at Kyle in unison, their movements quite uniform.
"The Devil's Snare can extend snake-like tendrils to entangle anyone who approaches it, causing injury or death." Kyle blurted out.
"Absolutely right, five points for Hufflepuff." Professor Sprout pointed at the roots of the Devil's Snare and said, "Look, our Devil's Snare is still very young."
Because the light was dim, everyone moved forward to see more clearly, but they couldn't see anything special, and they didn't know how Professor Sprout judged them to be "small".
This thing is almost two meters long.
Professor Sprout throws an empty flower pot into the Devil's Snare.
As soon as the flowerpot fell, it was tightly entangled by the tendrils of the devil's snare, and then with a "snap" it turned into pieces on the ground.
The young wizards collectively took a step back, looking at Kyle and Professor Sprout as if they had seen a ghost.
How can this be called less dangerous?
"Look at the tendrils. They are still tender green, while mature devil's snares are dark green."
Professor Sprout simply cleaned up the broken pieces of the flowerpot and said calmly, "So if you get entangled by it, you won't die, but it won't be a good experience either."
"Now, who can tell me what to do to get rid of the devil's net."
Everyone looked at Kyle again.
"Don't panic when you are entangled. When you relax your whole body and stop struggling, the Devil's Snare will loosen."
Kyle said, "Also, the Devil's Snare hates light and fire. Sometimes a simple illumination spell can get rid of its restraints."
Hearing this, Mikel next to him suddenly chuckled and puffed out his chest proudly.
Illumination spell? He was familiar with it.
It is no exaggeration to say that among all the young wizards present, no one knows the illumination spell better than him.
"Exactly, three points for Hufflepuff."
"We're going to learn how to fertilize Devil's Snare today."
Professor Sprout took out a small wooden barrel and said, "Here are the tools and compost. Be sure to move gently during the process. If you get entangled, remember to relax your whole body.
Now, who wants to come and try it first? "
For the third time, Kyle felt gazes coming from all directions, and this time there was also Professor Sprout looking at him.
"I'll go first."
Kyle came out.
"take it easy."
Kyle took the shovel handed over by Professor Sprout and slowly reached out to the roots of the Devil's Snare.
Everyone slowed down their breathing.
Kyle's hands were steady. During the whole process, he perfectly avoided every tendril of the Devil's Snare and successfully dug a small hole at the root.
Then he used tweezers to pick out a silver particle the size of a soybean from a wooden bucket containing compost and put it into the pit.
Finally, fill the soil and the fertilization is complete.
When Kyle just pulled his hand out of the devil's net, Professor Sprout's voice came from his ear.
"Ten points for Hufflepuff."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 87 Striker and Hagrid
Fertilizing the Devil's Snare is almost the most difficult course in the first-year Herbology class.
Kyle made it look easy because he had experience in this area. Remember, he had been taking care of the biting kale for several months.
A biting cabbage that has grown teeth is much more dangerous than a devil's snare that can only be used for binding. If Kyle makes a mistake, he may have to go to the school hospital to drink bone spirit... or other magic potions.
After a period of hell mode, it's easy to go back to simple dungeons.
However, the others had no experience in this area. When they first came into contact with the Devil's Snare, they were tortured by the tendrils and screamed in pain.
Some people panicked after being entangled by the tendrils, completely forgetting Professor Sprout's requests, and began to struggle instinctively.
If Professor Sprout hadn't been there, they would have been tangled up like dumplings.
Kyle on the side was also busy. When Professor Sprout was too busy, he took the initiative to step forward and help the entangled little wizards break free from the Devil's Net.
His action made Professor Sprout give Hufflepuff another ten points.
"Thank you, Kyle."
Ryan shook his arm that was in pain from being strangled and said, "When I saw you doing it before, I thought it was just a simple thing, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult... I couldn't even get close to it."
"Don't lose heart..."
Kyle patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just be careful and don't touch those tendrils."
"I will try my best."
Ryan sighed and said, "It's a pity that Professor Sprout doesn't allow the use of the Illumination Spell, otherwise it would be much simpler."
"You think too much." Kyle shook his head slightly.
After using the Illumination Spell, this young Devil's Snare would probably be deployed on the spot, and then this lesson would be meaningless.
If it's just digging a hole and applying some fertilizer, a three-year-old child can do it well. Why take up a whole class time to learn it?
"I'm just saying that."
Ryan changed direction and tried to reach out again.
At this time, Kyle also looked elsewhere.
The performance of others is similar to Ryan, but there are exceptions.
Kanna successfully completed the task and became the second little wizard to fertilize the Devil's Net. Although her movements were not as skillful as Kyle's and she paused many times in the middle, overall it was still very good and she passed it in one go.
There was also Cormac McLaggen from Gryffindor, but he was slower and only finished halfway through the lesson.
After him, the Devil's Snare was probably tired, and it moved its tendrils much slower than before, which gave the young wizards more opportunities.
By the time the get out of class was over, more than half of the people had completed the task of fertilizing the Devil's Snare, but they were also exhausted and sweating, and they wanted to go back to the castle to take a shower immediately.
Professor Sprout asked them to line up in two rows, and after everyone was standing, she slowly opened the door of the greenhouse.
The sunlight instantly filled the entire greenhouse, and the devil's snare placed in the middle seemed to have received a huge stimulus and instantly stopped moving.
Kyle, who was intentionally at the end of the crowd, his eyes lit up, and when Professor Sprout was not paying attention, he quickly took out a small knife he had prepared earlier, quickly cut off a short section of root and stuffed it into his pocket.
The sunlight has a huge impact on the Devil's Snare. Even if it is stabbed by someone, it still won't move at all.
After that, Kyle followed everyone out of the greenhouse as if nothing had happened, and even greeted Professor Sprout naturally when he passed by.
"Goodbye, Professor."
"Goodbye, Kyle." Professor Sprout smiled and waved his hand, "I remember you like plants, are you interested in growing a pot of bean pods?
It will be ready to divide by the time you have the next class. "
"I would love to, Professor."
I didn’t expect there would be an unexpected gain... Kyle was in a better mood.
After saying goodbye to Professor Sprout, he walked quickly towards the castle.
The swelling bean pods were a matter for the future. Kyle was going to deliver the contents of his pocket to the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor first.
The devil's snare vine has a very strong ability to survive. As long as the roots are planted in the soil in time, it will survive and grow into a complete devil's snare.
As I was walking, a loud noise suddenly came from not far away.
Kyle looked up and found that many people were running towards Hagrid's cabin, including the little wizard who had just taken the Herbology class with him.
"What's going on? Has Hagrid's three-headed dog been discovered?"
Kyle frowned and leaned over.
Things turned out pretty much as he thought. Hagrid's three-headed dog was indeed discovered and someone came to his house.
Three members of the Ministry of Magic dressed as strikers were standing at the door of the cabin, pointing their wands at Hagrid in a very rude manner.
"We have received a report that you bought a magical animal of unknown origin in September."
One of the beaters said, "Hand it over and come back with us to the Ministry."
"I don't!"
Hagrid blushed and said, "I just bought some medicine to get rid of flesh-eating slugs!"
The striker persisted, "But someone saw you trading magical creatures."