Chapter 55 Sending Warmth
Jiang Li spent most of the day in the forbidden book area and found that the black magic books here were more or less rebellious. Every time he wanted to read a book, he needed to have a friendly exchange (punching and kicking).
The time converter in his arms vibrated, and Jiang Li realized that it was already afternoon and the students should have finished their classes for the day.
Thinking about the appointment he had made with the two little wizards, Jiang Li left the restricted book area reluctantly.
Because the books here are too dangerous, Madam Pings does not allow Jiang Li to take the books out, so he can only come back next time.
Jiang Li returned to the alchemy room and saw himself fiddling with the time converter before disappearing into thin air.
She walked to the table, placed the time-turner on it, took out her notebook, and wrote down what she had figured out.
Feeling that the restriction at the door had been triggered, Jiang Li walked to the door and opened it, and saw Snape and Lupin standing at the door confronting each other.
Snape looked at Lupin with a somewhat unfriendly look and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Lupin had not expected to meet Snape, and answered subconsciously: "Professor Malfoy asked me to come here."
Hearing this, Snape frowned and looked at Lupin, wondering what Jiang Li was going to do.
"What are you doing at the door? Why don't you come in?"
Jiang Li opened the door and saw two people standing at the door, motioning them to go in.
Lupin looked inside the classroom and stood outside the door nervously.
Snape glanced at him and went in first.
Seeing this, Lupin also walked in reluctantly.
Snape walked to the potion-making table and started to prepare the potion with skillful movements, taking notes in his notebook from time to time. He was very busy.
Jiang Li took some tools and carefully disassembled the time converter.
Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Lupin was a little at a loss for a moment.
He glanced at Jiang Li, whose eyes were gentle, then glanced at Snape, who had an expressionless face, and finally walked towards Snape.
Although Professor Malfoy seemed easy to talk to, Lupin was still a little afraid of her.
"Hello, is there anything I can do? Professor Malfoy asked me to come here to deal with potion materials for a week." Lupin looked at Snape and said politely.
Snape looked at Lupin, his brows slightly frowned.
Just when Lupin thought Snape was going to get angry, Snape pointed at the bucket next to him with his chin and said, "Deal with all the slugs in the bucket and remove all the mucus."
Hearing this, Lupin glanced at the slugs wriggling in the bucket and his scalp tingled slightly.
He walked over and reached out to catch the slug.
"Do you have a head full of splendens?"
Snape saw his actions and couldn't help but sneer, throwing a pair of gloves into his arms, "Put this on and clean it well. If it doesn't meet the standards, process it all again. I don't need idiots here."
He said, ignoring Lupin's reaction and went straight to deal with the potion.
Jiang Li came over, looked at Lupin and said with a smile: "Snape is very good to you. This is the alchemical glove I made for him. It can prevent the hands from being corroded by dangerous potion materials."
Lupin was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that gloves could have this function. He thought Snape disliked him for dirtying the potion.
"Actually, you don't need to use this to deal with slugs. He's probably worried that you won't be able to handle it."
Jiang Li squatted in front of Lu Ping, holding his chin and looking at Snape who was making potions not far away. He said gently: "Actually, Severus is a very good person, but he is not good at expressing himself."
"Um……"
Lupin felt that Snape was not as bad as James said.
Jiang Li leaned close to Lupin's ear and whispered, "If you work hard, you may be able to get a part-time job if you handle the materials well. You can earn one Sickle by coming here every afternoon to handle potion materials."
When Lupin heard that he could make money, his eyes lit up.
He was extremely careful when handling the slugs and would pick out any impurities.
Snape had been paying attention to the movements over there. He saw that Jiang Li said something to Lupin, and that idiot seemed to be given an injection of chicken blood. He started to pick up the slug with full enthusiasm.
After looking for a while, Snape withdrew his gaze and focused on the task at hand.
Jiang Li also left with a smile.
She took one look at Lupin's somewhat threadbare robes and knew his current predicament.
Lupin was full of energy and didn't complain of being tired even after picking slugs in the potions room all afternoon until Mia came to deliver dinner.
Snape put the prepared potion into the bottle, and seeing the materials in the bucket that had been cleaned very well, he said to Lupin, "Okay, these will do."
Hearing this, Lupin immediately stopped what he was doing.
His waist and hands were sore from bending over for so long, but he didn't dare show it in front of Snape. Instead, he looked at him expectantly.
Snape was confused and looked at Jiang Li, wanting her to give him an explanation.
Hearing this, Jiang Li cleared his throat and said, "Eat first, I'll explain to you later."
She snapped her fingers, and a round table with three chairs appeared in front of her. Mia placed the prepared food on the table.
Jiang Li and Snape sat down naturally, while Lupin stood aside, somewhat at a loss.
"Sit down and eat." Jiang Li looked at Lupin and said gently, "It's too late to go to the auditorium to eat so late."
Lupin glanced at Snape, who was silent, then sat down and started eating with his knife and fork.
He forked a piece of meat and put it into his mouth, and his eyes brightened instantly.
good to eat!
The stewed meat with potatoes is fragrant and tender, without any fishy smell, and the rich taste makes people's appetite grow.
Lupin ate a lot faster. He found that the food here at Jiang Li was much better than that in the auditorium. It looked like dishes from other places, but every dish was delicious.
At the end of the meal, Lupin burped because he was so full. When he saw that the plates on the table were empty, he realized that he had eaten too much and most of the food went into his mouth.
Seeing this, an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.
Snape wiped his hands with a handkerchief and said nothing.
Jiang Li saw Lupin's embarrassment and said with a smile: "Fortunately you are here, but Mia cooks so much food every time that Severus and I can't finish it.
Oh, and Mia also made some pastries that you can take back for a midnight snack."
Mia immediately placed a small box on the table.
Lupin said a little embarrassedly: "I don't need it."
"It's okay, you can take it." Jiang Li stuffed the box into his hand, "Remember to come here tomorrow to process the materials."
Before Lupin could react, he had already left with the pastry, looking dazed.
He looked down at the box, opened it and took a peek. Inside was beautiful rabbit bread, still steaming and smelling of wheat.
certainly delicious.
Lupin thought.
It turns out that Professor Malfoy is really a very gentle person.
"Tell me, what is your purpose in calling Remus here?"
Snape crossed his arms, looked at Jiang Li scrutinizingly and asked.
"I see you work so hard dealing with potion materials every day, so I specially found an assistant for you. Lupin is doing a good job, right? I see he handles the materials very cleanly." Jiang Li said seriously.
"So you're giving him detention as a punishment and giving him some warmth at the same time," Snape said sarcastically.
Hearing this, Jiang Li came over, looked at Snape with a half-smile and said, "Why are you so angry? When you were a professor, didn't you always punish students by putting them in confinement?"
Snape felt that she was too close, so he tilted his head back and said coldly, "I don't have the habit of giving Sickles when I punish students with detention."
"So you heard what I said to him." Jiang Li said in surprise.
"You speak so loudly, only a troll with a head full of splendens can't hear you." Snape sneered.