Pomona Sprout is a short, plump witch with a kind face, and is also the professor of Herbology.
"Herbology is a fascinating and important subject."
"Today, I will teach you how to take care of valerian shoots, which are an important component of many potions."
Sprout, wearing a dark green robe, led the students to Greenhouse No. 1. Damon smelled the fragrance of the grass in the air with a leisurely posture.
At the same time, a line of text appeared in front of his vision.
[Herbology-LV1 (Beginner)] 1/100
[You can easily get started with some simple herb management skills, but your ability to handle advanced magical plants and complex potions is still relatively weak. ]
"Still starting with level 1? How many magic points do I have now?"
Damon opened the system panel and found that there were more than 30,000 magic points left.
Well, there is no need to worry too much.
Just add points.
[Herbalism - LV2 (Apprentice)] 1/1000
[You can make preliminary adjustments to the growth conditions and medicinal properties of plants, and can understand more complex plant knowledge]
Continue.
[Herbalism - LV3 (Advanced)] 1/10000
[You can master some complex plant processing with ease, you can make potions according to the characteristics of plants, and you can also make innovative uses and proportions of medicinal materials. ]
Is herbalism also linked to making potions?
Damon raised his eyebrows slightly and continued to add points.
[Herbalism - LV4 (Expert)] 1/1000000
[You can quickly master how to deal with rare and dangerous plants, can combine herbs with magic according to needs, and you can master the skills of independently creating advanced herbal potions. ]
Looking at the point-adding threshold that jumped directly from 10,000 to 1 million, Damon silently withdrew his hand.
In the first class, Sprout taught students to take care of valerian shoots and asked questions from time to time, and Hermione was always the first to raise her hand to answer, earning two points for Gryffindor.
While she was happy, she always subconsciously looked at Damon, but found that he was quite absent-minded at this time, stroking the plants in front of him in a daze.
Maybe he was just good at spells?
Hermione was happy about this idea - it was not that she didn't want Damon to be excellent, but she felt that she should be better than him.
But Hermione's idea was not wrong. Damon was not so interested in herbology, and Professor Sprout was a gentle and kind person. Damon would not have fun in her class.
A class passed quickly, and a group of young wizards happily finished the class and rushed to the classroom where the second class of History of Magic was held.
Then they soon stopped laughing.
The teacher of History of Magic was Professor Binns, a ghost. Throughout the whole class, the other party just kept talking in a monotonous voice. Except for Hermione and Damon, no one could stay alert to listen to the whole class.
But Damon did not listen to Professor Binns's lectures, but flipped through the textbook "History of Magic" by himself. For him, it was like reading extracurricular readings, not boring.
As the class was about to end, Professor Binns' voice suddenly stopped like a set procedure, and all the young wizards made sounds of relief.
"Harry, Neville, class is over."
Damon shook the "Boy-Who-Lived" who were sleeping on both sides. They woke up with drooling eyes. Ron, who was next to Harry, woke up at the same time, even with saliva hanging from his mouth.
He saw Hermione, who was meticulous in the front row, at first glance. He instinctively wanted to say a few words, but after discovering that Damon's mental state was also extremely good, he put his mind back.
"Damon, I'm glad to see that you are not asleep, but I noticed that you just read the book without taking any notes. I think you should pay more attention."
Hermione raised her chin to Damon and left with her arms waving.
"I think you should be more careful~~" Ron finally couldn't help it and repeated Hermione's words in a weird voice. "Who does she think she is? How dare she teach Damon to do things?"
"Thank you for your protection, Ron," Damon looked at Ron, his blue eyes staring straight at him, "But I think Hermione also means well, you don't have to say that to her."
"Oh sorry, Damon," Ron didn't expect Damon to say that at all, and said in a panic, "That's not what I meant. You know."
Damon nodded, without further investigation, and returned to the Gryffindor common room with them.
The next time was completely their own.
"Hey, it's still early, do you want to walk around the castle?"
As soon as he returned to the dormitory and put down his things, Ron forgot his previous unhappiness and couldn't wait to invite everyone.
"I have to do my homework first, and I also have to write a few letters and buy some things. You go first."
Damon refused first and left the dormitory with reference books.
"Doing homework as soon as you get back? Damon, tell me this isn't true!"
"I'm sorry, Ron, it's true."
Damon gently closed the door, leaving the people in the room looking at each other in bewilderment.
"What about you?"
Ron looked at Harry first.
"I'll go with you!"
After hesitating for a moment, Harry finally couldn't suppress his desire for adventure and chose to forget about the homework for the time being.
Seamus naturally chose to take the risk, and Neville silently followed the decision of the two.
The homework for the Herbology class was relatively easy. It mainly required writing an essay on the characteristics and precautions of the valerian twig plant based on the content of the class, and listing three potions made from them as materials. The length of the essay should not be less than six inches.
The former was in the book, and the latter was quickly found after Damon borrowed "Magic Pharmacy and Potion" from the library.
During this period, Damon met Hermione in the lounge and the library. The proud little witch pursed her lips at Damon, with admiration flashing in her eyes, as if she admired his style.
However, Damon clearly saw the competitive look in her eyes.
During this period, Hermione's Gryffindor factor had not yet awakened. She was very methodical in everything she did. Even though she had a good relationship with Damon, she still regarded him as a competitor.
Damon smiled and didn't care.
After finishing the homework for two courses, Damon went to the cafeteria on the first floor to eat, mentally making a list of things he would mail to purchase later.
His roommates who had returned from their adventure sat beside him happily, discussing what they had seen and heard along the way. They said that it was a huge loss that Damon didn't go with them, and extended him another warm invitation.
"Next time, for sure. I have other things to do this time."
Damon smiled and refused again, and this time Ron's expression changed subtly, but he didn't get
angry because of Damon's previous feat on the train.
But Damon didn't care what he would think.
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