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"Most of them are left over from before." Hagrid put the copper kettle on the stove and said casually, "I originally wanted to weave them into mats, but the color of this tail hair is too bright, and it would not look good if it was mixed together, so I picked them all out."
"There were originally more, but I didn't find them. The rest are all here, so I'll give them to you."
"Okay..." Kyle curled his lips.
I can only say that he is worthy of being Hagrid. It’s okay for him to use unicorn hair to weave a cushion, but he actually complains that the color of the tail hair is too bright. I’ve learned something new.
"By the way, Kyle..."
At this moment, Hagrid suddenly said awkwardly, "How's the spider tonic I asked you to give me earlier?
Of course, I don't mean to rush you, I'm just curious... yes, I'm asking out of curiosity."
"Almost." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "I did a test on Lee Jordan's bag spider and the result was quite good.
All we need to do next is add the eight-leaf flower, but this plant is rare and it will take two weeks for Diagon Alley to deliver it."
Eight-leaf flower is a very fragile material. It is only useful when it is fresh. It is also very demanding on the growing environment. Incorrect light and temperature may cause it to wither quickly.
Therefore, those potion shops usually do not prepare stocks in the store. Generally, they take orders and pick them when they are needed.
Of course, its price is not cheap, one plant costs twenty-nine Galleons, and you have to pay first, and no returns are accepted.
Despite this, Kyle placed the order without hesitation.
Not to mention the dozen or so unicorn tail hairs now, even compared with the nearly two pints of Acromanthus venom that Hagrid gave him before, these are just small money.
"Eight-leaf flower..." Hagrid thought for a moment and asked, "Is it the kind of plant with eight leaves, purple in the middle and yellow or red on the outside?
"Yes, when they mature, the petals will turn from red to yellow." Kyle said, "Could there be such plants in the Forbidden Forest?"
"That's right." Hagrid nodded and said, "I also saw it yesterday when I was patrolling the Forbidden Forest. It's near where the Unicorns live."
"Can you take me there?" Kyle asked expectantly, "I promise I won't run around."
"No!" Hagrid refused without hesitation.
The unicorn lives deep in the Forbidden Forest, which is too dangerous. There is no way he would agree to let Kyle go there.
"I can bring it to you in a few days, if you need it," said Hagrid.
"Yes, of course." Kyle nodded repeatedly and said, "But when you go to collect those eight-leaf flowers, it's best to dig out the soil together. The more soil the better. Also, remember to write me a letter in advance. I'll wait for you here at the cabin."
Hagrid nodded and took note of Kyle's words carefully.
"You're digging with the soil, right? No problem. By the way, eight... ahem, do you still need the spider's venom?"
"What you gave me before was enough." Kyle shook his head.
Although Hagrid himself might not mind, Kyle felt embarrassed to keep taking advantage of him.
Besides, the venom of the Acromantula is not used very often, and one pint is enough for him to use until graduation.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 199 Who is Snape's most hated person?
After two days of rain, the atmosphere in the castle became more and more lively, and everyone was looking forward to the second Quidditch game.
"Our next opponent is Gryffindor."
During a training match, Harris said to them seriously: "They are different from Ravenclaw. They are a very strong team with almost no weaknesses.
Also, I noticed that their new Seeker, Harry Potter, is a genius who is no less talented than Cedric, and can always spot the Golden Snitch very quickly."
"Dean, Ronnie..." He looked at the two batsmen in the team and said, "You don't have to worry about Angelina then, just keep an eye on Porter."
"Then what about you and Kyle..." One of the beaters frowned and said, "The Weasley brothers are both good players. They will definitely use the Bludger to interfere with you."
"It doesn't matter. We have two attacking points. Even if we are disturbed by the Bludger, we will definitely not lose the points."
"But this way we won't be able to quickly widen the score." Someone else raised the question.
"In fact, even if there was no interference, it would be impossible to widen the score." Harris thought for a moment and said, "Wood is different from other goalkeepers. He has the potential to become a professional player and is very strong. The tactics used against Ravenclaw before will definitely not fool him."
"I'm sure the key to victory will be the Golden Snitch."
Harris looked at his own batsman again and said, "So you must help Cedric as much as possible. In case... I mean, in case Potter discovers the Snitch in advance, you must find a way to stop him. If necessary, you can also use the Bludger to change the direction of the Snitch."
"Don't worry, Captain..." Cedric said seriously, "I will definitely catch the Golden Snitch first."
"I believe this very much." Harris patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "That's why I let the two of them fight around you."
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the direction of the passage. Several people turned around and found that it was Wood who came with the Gryffindor team.
"Oliver, it's our training time now, what are you doing here?" Harris said dissatisfiedly.
Although he had a good relationship with Wood before, at this moment, they would not give each other a good face.
"Not a minute ago, Harris."
Wood walked up to him and said, "I checked the time and came here after your training."
"and many more……"
Harris was stunned for a moment. He looked up at the darkening sky and asked uncertainly, "It's so late. Are you going to train next?"
"Don't worry about that," said Wood.
Harris frowned.
Although he didn't quite agree with Wood's practice of seizing all the time to train, but because Gryffindor's own players didn't object, he couldn't say much.
"Be careful of the backfire, Wood."
Harris whispered a warning and led the others away from the Quidditch field.
When leaving, Fred and George helplessly spread their hands towards Kyle and watched him leave the court with envy.
As soon as the Hufflepuffs left, Wood wanted to start training immediately.
"We still have an hour, hurry up!"
"Oh~~" the others responded weakly.
Even Harry wasn't in the mood.
The main reason was that the training had been too frequent in the past few days. He had been either in class or on the broom recently. Even his meals had to be kept on time and he could only eat a few bites in a hurry.
All he wanted now was to return to his warm, comfortable bed and have a good sleep.
But under Wood's urging, everyone flew into the sky reluctantly.
Only Fred and George seemed to have ideas of their own. Instead of following Wood's instructions, they kept dive-bombing each other and pretending to fall off their broomsticks.
"Can you stop messing around!" Wood said angrily, "If you do this, we will definitely lose the game! This time, Snape is the referee, and he will definitely find an excuse to deduct points for Gryffindor .”
When George heard this, he actually fell off his broomstick.
"Snape as referee?" He spat out the dirt in his mouth and asked, "Isn't he not interested in Quidditch? He seldom came to watch previous games!"
The other players also landed next to George and complained.
Especially Harry, his face turned pale and his whole body was shaking constantly.
Ron and Hermione had mentioned before that Snape had cursed his broom during the last match.
If he does it again this time, no one can stop him.
After all, Hermione couldn't come onto the pitch.
"Harry, why do you look so bad?" Angelina asked with concern.
"No, nothing..." Harry shook his head and said, "Wood, you don't have to worry about me in the next game. Just score as many points as possible."
"No, this is impossible!" Wood frowned and said, "The Golden Snitch has 150 points. How many goals can this score?"
"But Snape will definitely target me." Harry said nervously: "I'm worried..."
"You have absolutely nothing to worry about, Harry."
George had already stood up. He patted Harry on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We just remembered that our next opponent is Hufflepuff. There's nothing to be nervous about."
Harry was a little confused. He felt like George might have hit his head and mistook Hufflepuff for Ravenclaw.
"This is true. Snape will definitely target me." Harry said seriously, "He hates me. Even if I did nothing wrong in every Potions class, I would still be deducted a lot of points."
"Stay calm, this is normal. He has deducted points from many people."
Fred smiled and said, "By the way, what is the most points you have been deducted?"
"Fifteen points," Harry whispered.
He was a little worried that others would be angry. If he hadn't lost so many points in Potions class, Gryffindor wouldn't have been ranked last.
But Harry didn't expect that Fred not only didn't care, but said nonchalantly: "I thought it was much more, but it turned out to be only fifteen points."
Harry was even more confused... What do you mean only fifteen points? That's already a lot.
Could it be that George had injured his head and he was also affected?
But... he had never heard that twins had this ability.
Fred laughed and continued, "Do you know how many points Kyle will lose in Potions?"
Harry shook his head. Although he didn't understand why Fred asked that, in his opinion, outstanding students like Kyle were probably extra points.
“Fifty…” George stretched out his hand and said calmly, “The most he got deducted was a full fifty points!”
"And even in normal times, Kyle would be deducted 20 points for various reasons."
"If it weren't for Connor earning back some points, Hufflepuff would have replaced us and become the last one by now."
Harry was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He never thought that a good student like Kyle would be deducted so many points.
It was almost as unbelievable as the thought that Hermione would forget to do her homework.
Fred continued, "So relax, when it comes to Snape's most hated person, you are far inferior to Kyle."
"We will definitely be very safe with him here."
Fred and George looked at each other and laughed very wickedly at the same time.
(End of this chapter)