Chapter 29: The Magical Uses of the Caterpillar
"Do you know what a stupid thing you did!"
Snape suppressed his anger and looked at Jiang Li and asked.
Seeing that he was really angry this time, Jiang Li put away his smile and explained seriously.
"Don't be angry. You grow evening primrose just to make potions, don't you? This big bug only eats evening primrose. It has the same effects as evening primrose, and the energy it contains is purer. The effect of using it to make potions is just as good as that of evening primrose."
"Why haven't I heard of this kind of insect?" Snape looked at Jiang Li with some suspicion.
Jiang Li was not panicked at all and started to talk nonsense seriously.
"I have seen this kind of insect in an old potion book. It is called the evening primrose insect. It is an insect that feeds on evening primrose. It usually grows in the flower buds of evening primrose and eats the leaves of evening primrose. Its meat is tender and fresh, and it is the favorite food of wild birds.
Usually, before humans pick them, the evening primroses have already been eaten by birds. Many people have never seen this insect, so naturally they don’t know its function.”
Seeing that Snape wanted to ask something else, Jiang Li interrupted him and said, "If you don't believe me, you can use this big bug to make potions. If it doesn't work, I will compensate you with a field of evening primrose."
Hearing this, Snape frowned and pinched the big green worm. He looked at Jiang Li with disbelief and said, "What you said had better be true."
"What I said must be true." Jiang Li said affirmatively.
She saw green energy from the evening primrose, and the giant caterpillar also had an even more intense green light.
Ordinary people cannot see this kind of light, but Jiang Li can. This is her innate talent, which allows her to see things that many people cannot see.
In fact, if she wanted to learn potions, it would be easier than alchemy, but Jiang Li liked to challenge difficult things.
Snape went to the potions room holding the wriggling green worm.
Evening primrose is a very important ingredient in advanced healing potions. It can heal the damage caused by the Black Cube, and can also relieve the pain of patients suffering from "Crucio" and keep them awake.
However, the growing conditions for evening primrose are very harsh, and this type of high-level potion is in short supply on the market, so Snape was so angry when he saw the potion field was destroyed.
He put the processed caterpillars into the pot according to the steps and watched the changes in the pot carefully.
When the boiling potion in the dry pot suddenly stopped emitting steam and turned green, Snape knew that the potion was successful.
He put the potion into a potion bottle. It was of good quality and very clear. It was indeed more effective than the evening primrose he had used before.
I didn't expect that what Jiang Li said was true.
When Snape walked out of the Potions Room, Jiang Li was slumped on the sofa, reading a book with one hand.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Li leaned his head on the sofa, looked back and Snape said, "How is the effect?"
Snape handed the potion to Jiang Li.
"It's in very good condition, exactly as you described. But which book did you read the description of this insect in?"
"I don't know. I've read so many books that I forgot the title." Jiang Li answered without thinking.
She has never read these books. What she just said is nonsense.
Snape felt a little bit sorry.
"It should be that when I bought the evening primrose seeds, the insect eggs were hidden inside the seeds. After the seeds germinated, the eggs slowly hatched, so there were so many insects."
He analyzed it carefully.
"I think you can catch all those bugs now. If you let them eat them, you won't have any grass left."
Jiang Li kindly reminded: "Your evening primrose has not bloomed yet, and there is no next batch of seeds. If you eat them all, you will have to buy seeds again."
Snape accepted her suggestion, changed his clothes immediately, picked up an iron bucket from the kitchen, and ran to the medicinal field behind to catch insects.
Jiang Lixian was bored, so he took a folding chair and followed him out.
Putting the chair on the cobblestone path, she ate the ice cream she took out of the freezer while leisurely watching Snape's busy figure, and suddenly a feeling of admiration arose in her heart.
The materials for high-level potions are extremely expensive, so the temperature, order of materials, and time control during production are extremely important.
Many people without talent would be blown away just by making potions, let alone making high-level potions of perfect quality.
Speaking of which, being a potion master is also a high-risk profession that costs a lot of money.
Snape spent the entire afternoon catching bugs, and only left with the bucket full of bugs after confirming again and again that there was not a single bug hiding under the leaves of the evening primrose.
Jiang Li stretched his neck and took a look at the big green insect.
"These fried bugs should taste pretty good. Why don't you take out half of the bugs and let Mia fry them," Jiang Li suggested.
Snape pushed her head back and said coldly, "Don't eat anything weird. You don't need to call me next. I need to make a potion."
"You're going to use all of this huge bucket of bugs to make potion?" Jiang Li asked in surprise.
"I'm not sure if the medicine will still be effective after the bugs die, so I plan to make them all into potions before they die," Snape answered seriously.
"Do you need me to help you make it?" Jiang Li asked.
"Can you make advanced potions?"
Snape looked at her in surprise.
"It's not that difficult. Just tell me the steps and I can make ten identical pots at the same time." Jiang Li said with great confidence.
"No need, I can handle it myself."
Snape refused directly, thinking that Jiang Li was not very reliable.
He didn't want to let Jiang Li waste the precious potion ingredients.
Seeing that he didn't accept his kindness, Jiang Li didn't say much. After all, he wasn't the one who would suffer.
Jiang Li plans to buy some gift wrapping paper.
The wrapping paper bought from Hogsmeade Village has magical effects and is not suitable for giving to Muggles. Also, the package must be sent to the post office in advance, otherwise Julia will not receive her gift before Christmas.
Actually, it would be fine to send it by owl, but Julia is a Muggle, and Jiang Li doesn't want her to know his identity as a wizard.
Sometimes pain comes from knowing too much but being unable to change it.
"Penny?"
When Jiang Li walked into the boutique, he saw a familiar figure. He called out tentatively and the other person turned around.
When Penny saw Jiang Li, a look of surprise appeared on her face. They hadn't seen each other for a while.
"Why are you here?" Jiang Li looked at Penny and asked.
She remembered that Penny lived in the next town over, some distance away.
"We moved. My dad's job was transferred and he bought a house nearby. We will live in this town from now on."
Penny stared at Jiang Li and said happily: "So you live here, no wonder I haven't run into you in the next town for so long.
By the way, Julia called me a few days ago and said she was almost hit by a car, and it was your amulet that saved her. When she got home, she found that your amulet was burnt. You saved her life. "
Penny hadn't seen Jiang Li for a long time, and she had a lot to say to her. Her blue eyes were shining.
Ever since Jiang Li told Lily about her situation, Lily began to stand on her side.
Although Evans' parents still favored Lily and couldn't help but blame Penny, Lily had already spoken for Penny, so they couldn't say anything more.
Penny was already used to her parents' favoritism, so she wasn't hurt by their attitude.
She felt that her life had become much easier recently than before. At least she was not fighting alone at home.
Lily, on the other hand, often felt indignant for her.