Luke saw that Hermione's eyes were no longer alert and her open mouth had not been closed, so he immediately slapped Doris.
Doris let out an aggrieved cry, then straightened up and hit Luke's head hard twice, but it was neither painful nor itchy after all. After that, he got back into the inner pocket like a naughty boy, stretched out his tail, and fastened the buttons of the inner pocket.
In the end, I don't know if he was still unhappy, but he stuck out his head and spat out the message to Luke, and then withdrew.
This gesture also made Luke a little bit dumbfounded.
Hermione, who was opposite her, didn't sense Doris' fun and naivety at all. After she regained consciousness, large beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, and her breathing became much heavier involuntarily. Looking at Luke's hidden inner pocket, his face was full of shock.
"Relax, relax. You mean no harm, little one, but you'd better call her 'her' next time, or just Doris."
Luke was also quite helpless. He didn't expect Doris to care so much about the title. However, this little guy's humanity and wisdom really shouldn't be called 'it'.
As for the lack of malice, if there was genuine malice, it wouldn't be just slowness. It's not even petrified, let alone snake eyes that are directly fatal.
Hermione finally regained her composure, and then asked in surprise: "What is she?"
In addition to surprise, doubt, and curiosity in his tone, there was also fear.
The look in Luke's eyes was also quite complicated, and he obviously thought of many things at the same time. And just now, she really felt despair and fear.
Isn't it a bit too much for Luke to have such a dangerous magical animal in school?
Naturally, she couldn't hide her thoughts from Luke, but Luke didn't expect that the two of them would have such a conflict, so he could only explain: "Doris is a basilisk, but a very strange basilisk. I even I don’t even think she is a simple basilisk.”
"So what kind of magical creature is she? I'm just curious."
"Don't worry, Doris is quite obedient, really quite obedient."
Luke knew that his explanation was somewhat weak, but there was really no way to give a more effective example. You can't tell Hermione openly, 'Just because you're alive means she's very obedient'.
So he was in a bit of trouble.
"This time it was just an accident. I will discipline her properly later."
As he said this, he felt another commotion in his inner pocket, but finally nothing else appeared.
Hermione finally calmed down, and after breathing a sigh of relief, the way she looked at Luke changed a bit. Although she is still young, she also knows that those who can tell you such things are true friends.
So she was satisfied with Luke telling her this. Although this way of telling is somewhat special.
"As I recall, the basilisk was one of the most dangerous magical creatures."
Hermione was not usually very interested in magical animals, so she had only heard of the name Basilisk.
"Yes, it is indeed dangerous, but it is not the case in the school."
As soon as these words came out, Hermione herself was stunned. Wasn't there none originally? How to start talking about this.
But Luke didn't elaborate, he just said: "You will know later."
Hermione only told Luke that he was preparing. She never expected that she would meet this basilisk in the original world line.
"So you're looking for clues about Doris?"
Hermione asked again, but as soon as she finished speaking, she asked herself: "Then you should go to the bookshelf to the east and look for it. But if it has something to do with the basilisk... I guess you will inevitably ask Professor McGonagall for it. A note."
"I know everything. In fact, as far as Basilisk is concerned, there are probably few people who know it better than me." Luke is not boasting, he is just stating the facts. "Except for the founder of Basilisk, our family should know the snakes best." It’s a strange family. But what kind of secret is behind this basilisk is still puzzling.”
"After all, the way the basilisk was born is a bit too bizarre."
A magic egg laid by a seven-year-old rooster when Sirius was in the sky and hatched by a toad.
In the magical world, this kind of thing is not easy to achieve, but it is also rare to say. It is estimated that none of the professors at Hogwarts can't do it.
Even Hagrid can do it, but even Hagrid stays away from such dangerous and not very spiritual creatures.
Hermione didn't know much about these things, so she didn't say anything more and just nodded.
"You must have some sense of yourself."
She had always believed in Luke. And Luke was much better than her in most subjects. Naturally, she didn't feel that she could give Luke any inspiration on the subjects that Luke was good at.
Luke also nodded, and then said: "You have been keeping an eye on Harry and Ron for me recently. These two guys are trying to make big news recently."
When Hermione heard the names 'Harry' and 'Ron', she couldn't help but feel a little headache. In her eyes, these two were the ones who took away points, were naughty people, and were holding back their performance.
Nothing useful is done, and nothing is done that drags down the entire college. So far, less than half of Gryffindor's deductions must be attributed to the two of them.
The other half is probably attributed to the twins and Lee Jordan.
But in the end Hermione couldn't do anything to them, she could only look at them coldly and not give them any good looks.
Now that Luke has given her such a task, it makes her somewhat embarrassed. After all, even if she sees those two people now, she still feels that their appearance is abominable.
When I think about it, there is someone in my dormitory who thinks Ron is handsome, and everyone except me admires Harry.
Whenever such topics were discussed, she felt like an outsider in the dormitory.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Luke, staring at that handsome face, feeling a little helpless.
When it comes to talking about Harry, they still have differences, but when it comes to talking about Luke, there are no differences at all.
Good looks, good family background, good character, good talent, and good popularity.
So good that they didn't even dare to approach him.
The only exception was Hermione. Hermione and Luke were very close, and everyone saw it.
To be honest, Hermione sometimes feels that the reason why she is rejected by others may not be because of Luke.
Although it is somewhat unreasonable to blame Luke for this kind of thing.
"Okay, I will keep an eye on them both, but you have to give me some transformation skills over the weekend."
Hermione agreed, but also made a condition in exchange.
"No problem, just leave it to me."
Luke also readily agreed. He knew very well that Hermione was not his subordinate now, but one of the future subordinates he was conquering.
The way we interact with each other now cannot be done in the above-mentioned way.
What's more... he originally knew that Hermione would not become someone's subordinate so easily. Friendship is the best way to bond. Of course, he also recognized that Hermione was a friend worth keeping.
He briefly explained to Hermione and asked the smart Hermione to help him keep an eye on the two guys who were full of troubles and would cause some big troubles unintentionally.
Saying no matter to one's face is to reassure people. Looking for someone to keep an eye on in secret is to put your mind at ease. To be honest, Luke was still afraid that Harry and Ron would suddenly make some big news.
Especially when such big news is out of your control.
The two of them walked out of the library together. It was already time for class. Unfortunately, today was another Potions class. Of course, Luke didn't like Potions class, but Hermione still liked it.
Because this is one of the few courses where she can beat Luke.
Of course, she was still not the one who stole the most limelight in this class...
"Slytherin! Five extra points!"
"Very good! Tyler!" Snape looked at the obviously superior potion that Tyler brewed and smiled with satisfaction. Although his smile was a bit stiff and not flattering, there was no doubt that he was smiling. .
Taylor smiled shyly at Snape and didn't care about the envious looks from everyone.
This batch of first-year students is in the limelight, Luke's Transfiguration, Hermione's History of Magic, Neville's Herbology, Taylor's Potions, Harry's Flying Lessons...
Although each has its own merits, the one that clearly surpasses everyone is Luke's Transfiguration and Taylor's Potions. No matter how much it is, it is Harry's flying lessons. None of the others have reached a state that is beyond the reach of others.
Snape looked at Taylor with great satisfaction, and then glanced coldly at Luke on the side. He snorted and walked in the direction of Harry.
He knew that when Luke made the potion, he would definitely need Taylor to guide him. He didn't bother to pay attention and left Luke alone.
Although this kid has always been paddling in his class, that talented student secretly respects him. The students couldn't tell, they just thought the two were close.
But some of the professors are blind. Luke and Taylor are close, but they can also vaguely see the difference between them.
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Of course Snape didn't like it, but he couldn't say anything. It can only be out of sight and out of mind.
After watching Snape leave, Taylor also began to teach Luke how to brew the potion for this class.
What they were going to practice in this class was the combination of medicinal properties, so this bottle of potion used to treat minor illnesses such as colds used a full 74 kinds of potions that were not precious but very complex.
The order before and after, and the time when the medicinal materials are put in are all complicated. In the end, the fusion of so many medicinal materials can only cure colds.
This thing obviously has no commercial value, but it is excellent for teaching students.
I don’t know if Snape found Brother Zhi’s weird recipe from a book or if he researched it himself.
But regardless of the latter or the former, despite all the effort, Snape was still a very good professor even though he didn't say it.
"Here, this is for you."
Luke watched Snape walk away and took out the small potion bottle from his belt. If you look carefully, you can see there is a shallow bottom inside.
Taylor took the potion bottle and asked curiously: "What is this?"
She didn't ask why there was only so much left.
In fact, Luke didn't expect this thing to be so powerful last night, and he almost couldn't even save it.
If I turned over in bed last night, there would be nothing left this morning.
"The potion Dumbledore gave me, I don't know what it is, but it's very simple. It seems to replenish my mental strength."
Luke remained calm as he spoke and put ingredients into the crucible.
He is not good at the magic that assists in the formation of potions, but when it comes to just remembering the brewing method of potions, he has no problem. He was confident that he could brew this potion within three failed attempts.
Luke was brewing medicine, and Tyler opened the bottle and fanned his nose with his fingers. Then she suddenly felt refreshed, her whole body relaxed, and she even felt a little ecstatic.
But she quickly came to her senses and quickly closed the lid before the scent spread.
Looking at Luke who was concentrating on brewing the potion, she said frankly: "I have never seen such a potion. It's very magical. You can't analyze the ingredients just by smelling them."
As he said that, Taylor looked at the potion bottle with only one bottom left: "If you drink it, it's too little. It's impossible to analyze it."
The brewing of potions is inherently complicated. What's more, a stronger potion master will add some ingredients that do not affect the efficacy of the potion but can change the taste after completing the potion.
Make sure that your potion will not be easily inferred by others.
"It's okay. I'll go back to Dumbledore and ask for a bottle."
Luke said nonchalantly.
Taylor opened his mouth, was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand to hit Luke. However, seeing that Luke's potion brewing was at a critical stage, he could speak well, but hitting him would definitely not disrupt his rhythm and movements. of.
Speaking of which, she felt a little funny for a moment when she saw the beads of sweat on Luke's forehead that had been burned by the fire and his tense face.
Luke always seemed so wise. Although he was only eleven years old, he looked like an adult, mature and reliable. They have never acted like a noble in front of them, but their attention to etiquette, diet, etc. are much more exaggerated than Malfoy's.
Compared with Malfoy who always makes himself look like a noble young master, Luke suddenly reminds everyone that he is a real noble young master.
But it was really rare for Luke to be so nervous in front of him. But Taylor could understand him, too. It wasn't that he cared about the potion, but he didn't want to have such an obvious shortcoming. You may not have much talent, but at least you have to work harder than others.
It's not Luke's style to just throw in the towel.
So Taylor showed a gentle smile. But soon, she used her peripheral vision to see a guy over there who was sneaking towards the two of them.
