"As for the last potion, its name is the Wine of Skill."
Aaron held an ornate bottle, which contained a small half bottle of amber liquid.
There seemed to be tiny bubbles constantly emerging from the liquid, making it obvious at a glance that this was a magical potion.
"This bottle of potion is the most magical and precious potion I want to show you today. It is more difficult to refine than the first three combined. Even if everything is perfect, it will take at least two full months. time."
Aaron's opening remarks instantly piqued the interest of the little wizards, but his second sentence completely extinguished everyone's enthusiasm:
"However, as the name suggests, this kind of potion can really be regarded as a kind of wine - you will definitely get drunk if you drink it. Therefore, for the sake of your next class, this kind of potion will not be used in class. I showed it."
"ah-"
There was a sound of disappointment and regret in the classroom immediately.
Aaron smiled slightly and continued to explain:
"As I just said, the Wine of Craftsmanship is a very magical potion. It is somewhat similar to the Polyjuice Potion. The Polyjuice Potion can give you the appearance of someone, while the Wine of Craftsmanship can give you the appearance of a certain person. Human craftsmanship.”
"Wow--"
A cry of surprise soon came from the classroom.
"Before using it, you need to put a drop of the blood of the person being imitated into it - only blood, not other body parts."
"Then, you drink this bottle of 'blood wine', and you gain an ability randomly chosen by the imitator - some extremely difficult spell, the ability to slip in and pick locks, or recite all the words in "One Hundred Years of Solitude" The name of the person...anything is possible."
After hearing this, the little wizards - including Hermione, who had never heard of this potion - were all shocked.
Such a magical potion can directly make people learn other people's skills, so why don't everyone just lie down?
Soon, some young wizards with more flexible minds came up with many illegal uses.
For example, if you take a sip of this before an exam...
Aaron could tell at a glance what they were thinking, but he didn't reveal it and just said:
"Of course, after I showed you the first three potions, you should also understand that the more magical the potion is, the greater the restrictions on its use. After all, the rules of magic never encourage you to get something for nothing. We will not tolerate behavior similar to 'theft'."
"First, the same person can only use the Wine of Skills to obtain one ability. While it still has an effect, you cannot use the Wine of Skills to obtain other abilities."
"Second, the abilities you gain by using it are completely random."
"That is to say, you may gain some very useful abilities - such as some magic that is difficult to learn, or you may gain some completely useless abilities, such as plugging your ears into pierced ears."
"Third, as I just said, this is a kind of 'wine' after all. After drinking it, people will get drunk."
"When you take the first sip, you gain an ability, and if you continue to drink it, your experience with this ability will be stacked."
"The more you drink, the deeper your mastery of the craft becomes, but the drunker you get - this is inevitable, because you have to be drunk to have the ability. If you happen to be drunk, , then this magic potion won’t be effective on you.”
"so……"
Aaron walked to the center of the classroom, looked around slowly, and said with a smile:
"If you want to use it to cheat, it's best to forget this idea. After all, you can't walk into the exam room in a drunken state, right?"
"However, even though it's not very useful, it's a very interesting potion and it feels wonderful to try it, I can attest to that."
Seeing that the little wizards were a little disappointed, Aaron added.
"But... didn't you say you can't give us a try?" Simo asked, raising his hand.
"It's really not allowed in class. If I give underage wizards high alcohol, Professor McGonagall will definitely not be able to spare me."
Aaron blinked and said somewhat mysteriously:
"But privately, I am willing to use it as a small reward as long as the secret can be kept."
"award?"
The little wizards all became interested.
Aaron smiled faintly, strode back to the front of the classroom, and waved his magic wand——
On the blackboard, a large area of dense and neat blackboard writing suddenly appeared.
He turned around and said seriously:
"The fundamental purpose of showing these potions to you is to tell you that potions can also be interesting. But the fun lies in the heights and entering the room. This is not enough. If you want to truly explore the fun of potions, only Keep going deeper, into unfamiliar and unexplored areas of magic."
"If you want to pursue this kind of fun, I welcome you at any time - in fact, the four magic potions I just showed you have exceeded the upper limit of your abilities. At least you will have to wait until you take the NEWT improvement class to have the initial ability to contact them. The basis of it.”
"However - if you are talented enough and have an extraordinary enthusiasm for potions, you will be welcome in my own potions club - of course, it is still being planned and needs to be selected."
"Well, let's turn our attention now to the blackboard."
With that said, Aaron tapped the blackboard with his wand, attracting the attention of the little wizards.
"Hair erectifier."
Aaron said in a brisk and clear tone:
"This is a magic potion we will prepare next week. It can make the user feel a kind of 'hair-standing fear'. It is not difficult to prepare, but it will involve many operating techniques that we should know. ."
"What's on the blackboard is the process and steps for configuring it. It's different from what's in the textbook - I improved it."
"Now, I'm going to give you an assignment, which you may see often in the future - a preview report."
"The content of the report is similar to a paper. There is no limit to the length or format. You need to find out the differences between my plan and the plan in the book, and check the data on your own to write down the principles and basis for such improvements."
"Of course, if you think I made a mistake in modifying the steps, you can point it out - even if your correction is wrong, as long as it is well-founded, you can still get extra points."
"Based on the above, I will give everyone a grade for their homework. Those who get an 'O' - this is the first time. My judgment requirements are not high. As long as you find more than two-thirds of the differences and indicate the reasons, you will be judged." That’s it.”
"You can apply to come to my office to take a sip of the wine of skill. Of course, which skill you draw depends on your own luck."
Aaron looked up at the time, breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"The remaining time is about the same. After copying this blackboard, you can finish class."
After hearing this, the little wizards lowered their heads and started copying, and there was a chorus of voices in the classroom.
No one spoke, no one discussed, everyone was carefully copying what Aaron left on the blackboard, for fear of missing a letter.
Aaron looked at this scene with great relief.
He walked out of the classroom and closed the door quietly.
At this point, this unique potions class for the little wizards came to an end.
