Chapter 4087 4089 [Argus Filch]
“Severus, come on, there’s a new dessert, pineapple preserves, my favorite dessert, you must try it, I specially ordered them to be made.” Slughorn came over and smiled.
“Professor, can I have the honor to read your treasured books?” Xiang Nan asked with a smile.
Slughorn was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Of course. But, don''t you really want a piece of pineapple preserves?"
"No, Professor." Xiang Nan waved his hand, then took down "The Record of Jade" and started reading.
Alchemy originated in ancient Egypt, and "Jade Record" is the earliest alchemy book; Zygmunt Bacchi was a potion master in the 16th century who developed laughter potions, shrink potions, beauty potions, sleeping potions, and compound recipes. Decoctions, etc.
?Arseny Giger was a master of potions in the 19th century. He was the author of "Magic Potions and Potions" that first-year students at Hogwarts learned, and "Augmented Magic Potions" is an advanced version.
? Libasius Pollachi was a pharmacist from South America. It was his book that the fifth-year students at Hogwarts learned "Advanced Potion Making". The Advanced Potions Guide is another work, but apparently never published.
?Slughorn was startled when he saw this, and then laughed.
?Now that desserts and fine wines have been served, everyone present is busy socializing and enjoying themselves. Only Xiang Nan is standing here reading, not caring about anything else.
?This ambition made Slughorn feel awe and admiration for a moment.
Because he knows clearly that how high a person can climb and how far he can go depends not only on his starting point, but also on his talent and his will.
?As long as the will is strong enough, even if you are from a poor background, you can still achieve amazing achievements.
?For example, the former Minister of Magic Nobby Ridge was the first Muggle-born Minister of Magic. With no background or connections, I relied entirely on myself to rise to a high position step by step.
So he is very optimistic about Xiang Nan.
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?At ten o''clock, the party ended. Xiang Nan took the "Encyclopedia of Potions" written by Zygmunt Bacchi and said goodbye to Professor Slughorn, and then returned to the dormitory with Gregory.
"Severus, it''s a shame for you. You didn''t even eat the delicious manta ray caviar and North Sea golden pearl oysters. It''s such a pity." Gregory said to Xiang Nan with a look of regret.
??Manta ray caviar, as the name suggests, is made from the roe of manta ray. The manta ray is a magical creature that lives along the Mediterranean coast and is very rare. Its caviar is naturally regarded as a treasure;
??The golden pearl oyster lives in the North Sea and has a small probability of producing golden pearls, which is a very valuable ingredient for magic potions. Of course, the meat of Jinzhu Oyster itself is also very tender. It can be said that after one swallow, your soul will float out with happiness.
Xiang Nan smiled and shook his head. Although he didn''t eat caviar or oysters, he had read the two books "Jade Record" and "Energy Magic Potion", and also borrowed Zygmunt Bacchi''s works "Encyclopedia of Magic Potions", this wave is not a loss.
"Stop!" At this moment, an old hoarse voice shouted. Xiang Nan looked back and saw that it was Argus Filch, with James Potter and Sirius Black standing beside him.
"You must have been caught by me. Why didn''t you guys sleep in the dormitory after the curfew and why did you come out and wander around in the corridor?" Filch stared at Xiang Nan and others with a sneer, with a proud look on his face. By the way, what bad thing do you want to do?"
"Mr. Filch, you misunderstood. We were not breaking school rules by hanging out after curfew. We were invited by Professor Slughorn to attend a party hosted by him.
?Now the party has just ended and we are about to go back to the dormitory. Xiang Nan opened his mouth to explain.
“Don’t try to lie to me easily.” Filch said doubtfully.
?James Potter and Sirius Black have only been in school for half a month, and they have already caused a lot of trouble, and they have already been written down in his notebook. He also saw Xiang Nan wandering around on the eighth floor, sneaking around and not looking like he was doing something good. So in his opinion, what Xiang Nan said was not worthy of belief at all.
“What we say is true.” Gregory said speechlessly.
Just at this moment, Lucius Malfoy walked by. He hurriedly waved and shouted, "Senior, please prove it to us, he doesn''t want to believe us."
??Lucius Malfoy, as the prefect of Slytherin, has the right to go out and walk around at night. Of course, it is called "night watch".
"How many of them went to Professor Slughorn''s party?" Filch also looked at Lucius and asked.
"I didn''t pay attention." Lucius Malfoy curled his lips and turned around.
"Look, you still dare to lie." Filch suddenly said proudly, "Come on, follow me to the office." After saying that, he grabbed Xiang Nan and James and went to the office.
“This bastard~” Gregory couldn’t help but cursed.
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??Come to Filch''s office in the basement.
?The room was dark and dirty, with no windows and only a solitary oil lamp hanging from the low ceiling. There was a faint smell of fried fish in the air.
There are many wooden filing cabinets lined up along the surrounding walls; judging from the labels, you can tell that the cabinets contain detailed information on every student Filch has punished.
?On the wall behind Filch''s desk, there was a set of shiny hinges, handcuffs, and shackles hanging on the wall. Filch was known to frequently ask Dumbledore for permission to hang students from the ceiling by their ankles.
Filch grabbed a quill from a jar on the desk, and took out a large roll of parchment from the desk drawer. He spread it in front of him, then picked up the long black quill and dipped it in the inkwell. Dip, scrawled, "Name, James Potter, crime is against school rules, loitering after curfew. Recommended punishment, confinement for a week..."
"We are really wronged. You should ask Professor Slughorn. He will prove it for us." Gregory said depressedly.
?This is the first time he has been punished since he entered the school, and he was still wronged. This feeling is very unpleasant.
“Don’t tell me what to do,” Filch shouted at him, startling Gregory.
?James and Sirius both looked indifferent. They had been to this office several times and were already used to it. Anyway, if you can''t fight, you will just be detained, which is nothing special.
"Yah, ah~" The two of them were still in the mood to look around and wink, "Look, ''confiscated materials, highly confidential'', don''t you know what''s in it?"
Suddenly, James Potter pointed to a large drawer with the label "Confiscated Materials, Highly Confidential" on it. Sirius was also curious about what treasures were inside.
At this moment, James saw a smirk on his lips, and then secretly took out a firework from his magic robe. After lighting it, he threw it into the corridor. The firework then whizzed through the corridor and made a crackling explosion. .
"Damn it!" Upon seeing this, Filch quickly picked up the mop and rushed out.
Sirius took the opportunity to open the drawer of "confiscated supplies"...