Chapter 28: Herbology Class

"I had heard long ago that that Malfoy surname, because of his big family and business, acts recklessly in school, and sometimes if he sees someone he doesn't like, he wants to bully them."

"And he also had a conflict with that famous Harry Potter."

The topic of the few was still continuing, but it changed from the Winged Beast matter to a discussion about Malfoy.

"The most critical thing is that the Malfoy family was also a servant of the Dark Lord before."

Titus lowered his voice and said to the few.

Upon hearing the words "Dark Lord," Ryan's face became somewhat ugly, and Ethan also seemed to know who the Dark Lord was, swallowing his saliva.

Upon hearing the words "Dark Lord," John also remembered the major events in modern magic history he had seen in books before.

Among them was one initiated by the Dark Lord, the First Wizarding War; he only read a general idea, the reason it truly left a deep impression on him.

Was that the person who ended the First Wizarding War was Harry Potter, who had just been born.

Harry Potter was therefore worshipped by people as the Savior.

And those so-called servants of the Dark Lord were an organization called the Death Eaters.

This organization was established by the Dark Lord, believing in pure-bloodism, recruiting countless pure-bloodist fanatics, and causing extremely terrifying harm to the wizarding society at that time.

So much so that after the war, almost all Death Eaters were liquidated by the Ministry of Magic, the dead died, the imprisoned were imprisoned, and only a very small part escaped the sanctions of the law.

As for how they escaped, the book didn't say, but it could be guessed.

If it were really said, that book couldn't be published.

And the Malfoy family was one of those who escaped the sanctions of the law.

Regarding the wizarding world, John didn't know as much as his little partners, so he listened quietly to their discussion.

Although Titus had a suspicion of bragging, the things he understood were really not few, and some even Ryan hadn't heard of.

Among them, the one that surprised John the most was that their Potions professor, Severus Snape, was actually a former Death Eater.

It was just that he had already surrendered to Dumbledore before the Dark Lord fell, so he was later acquitted.

There was another Death Eater who was even more outrageous, becoming the headmaster of another magic academy.

Are these Death Eaters all doing so well?

And this year's escaped Sirius Black, rumors all said he was a servant of the Dark Lord, but Titus said that his father believed Sirius Black was framed.

However, guessing is guessing; if they really ran into Sirius Black, they would still have to run for their lives.

After all, they couldn't determine whether it was true or false.

By the time lunchtime ended, John didn't go back for a nap today, but continued to stay in the Great Hall to read and practice Transfiguration.

This morning's matter made his desire to learn soar.

Ryan and the others were also studying together, only they were still practicing turning matches into silver needles, while John was already practicing turning stones into knives, guns, sticks, and clubs.

Watching the stones John was turning back and forth, the few were dumbfounded.

And on the only path from the Great Hall to the Ravenclaw tower, Crookshanks had waited for a long time, still not waiting for the meal-ticket human from the past two days.

There was a sense of resentment on the cat's face of being stood up.

In the afternoon, they only had one class, Herbology.

The Herbology professor was the head of Hufflepuff, Professor Sprout.

She was a short, fat woman who always wore a smile on her face, and even wore a brown hat stained with a little soil on her head.

"Welcome students to Greenhouse One."

After Professor Sprout finished her self-introduction, she directly started the class.

The place they were in at this time was Greenhouse One of Hogwarts, a greenhouse with a relatively high safety factor, where the plants planted inside were all safe and harmless plants, specially used for first-year students to learn Herbology.

"This semester, I will lead everyone to know many magical plants, and at the same time, you must learn the methods of identification and care."

"Today, let's first know Dittany, a magical plant very common in the wizarding world, and its uses in treatment are also very extensive."

Professor Sprout picked up a potted plant from the greenhouse shelf, on which grew a stem plant with silver-white leaves.

The main medicinal component of Dittany is those slender leaves; the surface of the leaves is covered with a layer of silver-white fluff, so it looks like a piece of silver-white leaf from a distance.

Its root system is very sturdy, but the stem is very small, and the inside of the stem seems to be hollow, occasionally revealing some luster.

"Dittany is an essential material for healing potions; besides being able to brew healing potions, the most direct usage is to pick fresh Dittany, mash it, and apply it externally to the wound, which can stop bleeding quickly and accelerate wound healing."

"So how to use, care for, and even plant Dittany are all compulsory courses for us wizards."

Subsequently, Professor Sprout distributed a pot of Dittany to everyone; they were all mature, and she wasn't afraid of damage; at most, the damaged Dittany would be processed on the spot and then sent to the school infirmary to make medicine.

It wouldn't be wasted at all.

Otherwise, how could the school open for ten centuries, calculating so carefully that even educational consumables were arranged with a destination.

Dittany potted plants only need to be watered once a week and fertilized once a month; if flower buds appear, the flower buds must be pruned in time to avoid the energy consumption of flowering.

Professor Sprout asked everyone to label their respective Dittany potted plants with their names; this semester, besides learning various magical plants, they had another task, which was to take good care of their own Dittany potted plants.

Because the remaining planting conditions of Dittany can be satisfied in the greenhouse, the planting difficulty is very low; as long as you come to water it during the weekly class, fertilize it once a month, and occasionally check the situation of the potted plant, it is fine.

So this task is still quite simple, mainly to cultivate children's ability to care for plants.

However, it is worth mentioning that the professor didn't say what fertilizer to change; she would only teach everyone the effects of various fertilizers and let everyone choose the fertilizer themselves.

If you have the heart, looking up information in the library is also fine, or directly copying classmates' homework is also fine.

Anyway, as long as the Dittany is raised well, Herbology only looks at the results.

After the Herbology class ended, John and his partners left Greenhouse One together.

"Hm?"

John suddenly saw Hermione's pet cat Crookshanks in the backyard of the castle; it had something in its mouth and was slowly walking toward the wooden bridge corridor in the backyard of the castle.

That was the only path to the Forbidden Forest, the Owlery, and Hagrid's hut.

Although very curious about where Big Orange intended to go, it was too far, and John was too lazy to chase; this cat was very smart, so he didn't need to worry.

Perhaps cats also have friends? ===== CHAPTER 29 =====