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It's as if someone just fell asleep in class and wrote a half-hearted job one minute before get out of class ended.
If Kyle hadn't brought the note, she wouldn't have even looked at it a second time.
"As I said before." Kyle waved his hand, "The content here is different from what is in the book, so you don't have to worry about it.
"And it can also be guaranteed that there will be no problem at all if you follow the steps in the notes, and it will even be easier and more convenient."
"But that's not what the book says," Hermione insisted.
"The last revision of "Advanced Potion Making" was thirty years ago." Kyle glanced at Hermione, "You can't expect everyone to follow the steps thirty years ago without No matter how innovative it is, this is impossible.
"If you don't believe it, you can ask Professor Slughorn. I can guarantee that he will not follow the steps in the book when brewing the potion."
"Yes, Hermione." Harry whispered: "Remember, last class you pointed out two mistakes made by Professor Slughorn in his lecture, but as a potion master, how could he even stir the potions?" Can you remember the number of times correctly?”
"But he gave me extra points," Hermione said. "You know, a full ten points."
"Ah, that's right." Harry thought for a moment and then said after careful consideration, "Do you think it's possible? He just...well, he's rewarding you for previewing your homework in advance."
But Hermione just turned her head and glared at Harry, and he immediately stopped talking. After all, he still relied on Hermione to hand in his homework on time, so naturally he didn't dare to offend her.
But Kyle didn't have this worry.
"Hermione, I believe the content in the book is correct, but it is just a reference."
"Memorizing what's in the book may help you get an 'O' in the exam, but if you want to go further, you have to have your own understanding."
Hermione said nothing.
"Look here, regarding the grassroots treatment method... Kangna discovered it." Kyle pointed to another section of the note.
"The advantage of this is that it saves ten minutes of time, because the grass roots can react with the agent more easily after roasting, and they are also more stable, thus reducing the possibility of errors... At least my roommate Mikel, after learning this I haven’t made any mistakes in this step after using this little trick.
"At the same time, this discovery also gave her a lot of points in the assessment of the Association of Extraordinary Pharmacists."
Hermione lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
Kyle also knew that her personality had been like this for more than ten years, and it couldn't be changed by just saying a few words, so he didn't explain too much.
"Okay, I've lent you the notes. As for whether you want to refer to them or not, it's up to you to decide."
After saying that, Kyle turned around and left.
Harry glanced at Hermione secretly, and then quietly put the note into his pocket. His instinct told him that this thing must be useful.
Anyway, he can't operate the content in the book well. Now that there are other methods, why not give it a try.
On the other side, Kyle, who returned to the common room, quickly forgot about the matter. The reason why he gave the notes to Harry was just a matter of convenience. He already knew those things anyway, so there was no point in keeping them.
In the common room, Susan Bones was sitting in an armchair, crying silently, presumably after receiving a letter from home.
However, it could be seen from the fact that she was still in the common room that the Bones family did not seem to have any intention of picking her up.
But think about it, Amelia Bones was almost killed under the protection of so many Aurors in the Ministry of Magic, let alone other places.
And the only thing safer than the Ministry of Magic is Hogwarts.
Not to mention Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick are also famous in the wizarding world. No matter how many Death Eaters come, they can protect the safety of students.
Now I don’t know how many people are desperately trying to get into Hogwarts. This can be seen from the lively Hogsmeade village, and this is only temporary. More people will definitely flow in in the future. Come.
It won’t be long, probably after the Daily Prophet reported the news about Amelia Bones.
By then, those students who had dropped out and returned home should also come back, if their parents are not idiots.
Of course, those who choose to go to other countries to escape the limelight are not included. For example, Midgen, who is in sixth grade, her father dropped out of school a few days ago. She was picked up in the afternoon, and the whole family moved to France in the evening.
She's probably in Beauxbatons now.
Having said that, this is also a good choice, which can at least ensure the safety of the family.
But most people don't want to leave.
At this time, next to Susan, Kangna and several other girls were comforting her.
Kyle looked at them, and when he was hesitating to say something, he suddenly thought of Amelia and what Dumbledore said at that time,
He said that he rushed over after receiving news that the Death Eaters were targeting the Ministry of Magic.
Kyle didn't pay attention at the time, but now think about it, who conveyed the news to him...
The only undercover agent Kyle knew about the Order of the Phoenix on the Death Eaters side was Snape.
But Snape had been attending school recently and had no idea about the plans of Voldemort and the Death Eaters, and it was impossible for Voldemort to write to him specifically.
If you look at it this way, it can only be that there is a second undercover agent.
And that person must have a certain weight to know in advance such an important plan for the Ministry of Magic.
But who?
...Malfoy?
It's possible, but unlikely.
Even if Malfoy, who was good at protecting himself wisely, had the idea of betraying Voldemort, it would be impossible for him to take any practical action, let alone secretly pass on the news to Dumbledore.
They will only choose to regroup when the situation becomes clear.
But if not Malfoy, who else could it be?
Kyle thought carefully about the names of Death Eaters, but none of them met the criteria.
It couldn't possibly be the message delivered by Bellatrix... Kyle glanced at the common room and his eyes fell on an armchair.
If it was Bella's message, he would dip the armchair in marmalade and eat it.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 724 The Floo Network was closed
The next morning, the Daily Prophet indeed published an article about the attack on Amelia Bones, Director of the Department of Legal Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, and it took up two pages.
As expected, this incident immediately caused an uproar in Hogwarts, and the discussion in the auditorium continued during breakfast that day.
Kyle glanced around the dining table and saw that Susan had not come to have breakfast. She probably was still in the dormitory at this time.
In order for Susan to calm down her mood better, Professor Sprout came to the common room last night and said that she did not need to attend classes for the next few days.
Normally, Susan would jump up with joy, but last night she couldn't laugh at all, she just lowered her head silently.
And no one had seen her anywhere else in the castle all day.
"Slughorn is such a snob!" During dinner, Mikel began to belittle a certain professor crazily.
"You know what? He had a party in his office this weekend and he didn't invite Susan."
"What's the point..." Some people didn't take it seriously, "Since Professor Slughorn organized it himself, he is free to invite whomever he wants."
"You are too naive. You don't know the inside story yet." Mikel shook his finger and began to educate others.
"I've heard that Professor Slughorn's Slug Club only invites students who are excellent themselves or have prominent figures in their families.
"Susan also had an invitation originally, but when he read the newspaper, he snatched it away immediately, that stupid old slug."
"No way..." Some people still didn't believe that Slughorn was a professor after all, so how could he do such a bad thing as snatching back the invitation.
"Mikel, how did you know that he snatched the invitation away?"
"That's because I was right next to him and was asked to send him a message..." Mikel said angrily, "He just took the invitation away from my hand. How could I not know."
After the man was silent for a moment, he continued: "Is it possible that Professor Slughorn wanted Susan to stay quiet for a while.
"Think about it, with such a big thing happening, how could she be in the mood to attend a banquet?"
"I don't think so." Mikel curled his lips, "In case Susan wants to change her mood, there is no need for him to ask for the invitation back."
Listening to Mikel's words, Connor asked curiously: "Is Professor Slughorn really such a person?"
"It's almost the same, but I think Mikel is exaggerating."
Kyle thought for a while and said: "Although Slughorn does have a preference for students with outstanding family backgrounds and is more realistic, he has never acted so rudely as asking for an invitation back. At most, he just refuses to invite."
"Then should I still go?" Kangna lowered her head and glanced at the parchment roll in her hand.
This is the invitation that Mikel just sent, inviting Kangna to attend a small party in the potion office on Friday night.
Kangna was originally quite curious about this party, but now she suddenly no longer wants to attend.
"You can go or not." Kyle poured a glass of pumpkin juice. "To be honest, this kind of gathering is just for chatting, eating, drinking, and complimenting each other. It has no substantive meaning, and you don't need to I want to learn more about potions at the party."
"Ah? Then I'm not going!" Kang Na said immediately.
Since she didn't know Slughorn and had never attended the dinner party on the train, she always thought it was an academic exchange meeting about potions.
Just like the parties Snape took her to during the holidays... everyone gathered together to explain to each other the latest potion materials they discovered, or about the advantages and disadvantages of different models of crucibles.
"Okay, it doesn't matter if you don't want to participate." Kyle took a bite of the fried pork chop, "But have you thought of an excuse?"
"Excuse?"
"That's right." Kyle said, "Slughorn is still a professor after all. There must be a reason for you to refuse the invitation."
"Um...do I have to do my homework?" Kangna asked tentatively.
"It's possible, but it may not work." Kyle said, "Harry used this trick, but the next day, Slughorn formed a mutual aid bureau and called a few people to help Harry. Tutoring assignments.
"You don't know, Harry was so stupid that he didn't recover until the next day."
Kangna shuddered subconsciously. If she was surrounded by a group of people to help with her homework, she would be stupid.
No, I have to find another excuse.
"I have an idea..." At this time, Kyle suddenly said: "Well, you go to Professor Snape and ask him to find a reason to put you in detention on Friday night. This way you have enough reason to refuse Slughorn's invitation."
Kangna's eyes lit up.
Yes, solitary confinement, why didn't she think of it? This was simply the best excuse. Slughorn couldn't chase him into the solitary confinement room.
"There happens to be a Defense Against the Dark Arts class tomorrow..." Connor said happily, "I will go to Professor Snape then and ask him to put us both in solitary confinement on Friday..."
"No, never!" Kyle quickly stopped her dangerous idea and warned: "Just put yourself in confinement. Don't take me with you. This is very important."
Connor was imprisoned by Snape. Why was that different from going home? Going home in a literal sense.
But he was different.