Chapter 18: Potions Class

The first messenger flew out of the owlery, and the first rays of orange sunlight climbed onto the spires of Hogwarts Castle.

The corridors became lively again,

and a large group of young wizards were walking along the spiral staircase toward the dungeons.

"I heard the Potions teacher is Professor Sineipu,"

Michael rubbed his sleepy eyes; he had been researching a quill all night, and he was still yawning,

"Inside scoop, I heard it in the Ravenclaw common room. Those senior wizards say Professor Sineipu is the entire Hogwarts..."

He paused deliberately, causing Terry, who was to the side, to stretch his neck and press his ear over,

and even the whispers of the young wizards around them quieted down a bit.

"He is the entire Hogwarts—professor who deducts the most house points."

He spoke with a tremor in his voice, and combined with the gradually chilling environment, the faces of the young wizards looked much paler.

In a tension created by humans,

they arrived at the Potions classroom.

This was a dungeon classroom, and the temperature was several degrees colder than the castle above,

and even during the day, not much sunlight fell here,

relying entirely on some floating candles for illumination.

Glass jars were placed along the walls here, inside which various animal specimens were soaked, ===== CHAPTER 19 =====