Snape leaned against the door, speaking slowly as he delivered Towler's punishment. The look in his eyes as he g Towler was the same as if he were looking at a pest.

  If Towler hadn't burned a rge hole in his cauldron during Potions css, Snape wouldn't have had any reason to deduct points from Eda. Towler's mistake gave She perfect opportunity to shift the bme that should have fallen on Towler onto Eda instead.

  Snape could do that, but Towler had nht to imply it was deserved, as his remarks outside the seemed to suggest. Towler clearly had no self-awareness.

  Without paying further attention to Towler, Snape left, clearly ued in remaining in the foul-smelling any longer.

  Towler stood there dumbfounded, his heart rag after losing twenty points. He knew he had done something wrong, but rather than bme himself, he felt it was Eda and the Weasley twins' fault for bumping into him, making him say those unfortunate words.

  In the previous school year, many students had tried to gain Eda's favor, including Towler. However, Eda never showed any i, aually, they gave up, setting their sights on irls.

  This wouldn't have been an issue, as it was only natural for young boys to admire pretty girls, but what bothered Towler was how Eda was always with the twins.

  He thought she was ag superior, which irked him greatly.

  From that point on, Towler harbored a strong dislike for Eda and the twins, often badmouthing her behind her back. On one occasion, the twins even caught him red-handed.

  If not for ryffindors intervening, Towler would have ended up in the same situation as Avery had the previous year.

  Meanwhile, the sed-year girls from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff headed straight to the girls' bathroom after leaving the underground .

  They o wash off the terrible smell ging to them.

  The bathroom was made up of several small cubicles, each taining a basin and a showerhead, and for those who preferred, there was eveion to enjoy a bubble bath.

  Eda walked to the cubicle she usually used, and as expected, Angelina and Alicia had already saved her spot and even prepared the water. Angelina was in the cubicle to Eda's left, while Alicia was in the one on her right.

  After folding a towel into a horn shape and pg it on her head, Eda finally sank into the hot bath. The water was a bit warmer than usual, causing her fair skin to turn slightly red.

  Though the twins had never mentioowler badmouthing her behind her back, Eda knew about it. A few of the boys who had oried to court her still persisted, and it was through them that she learned of Tossip. However, Eda had never bothered to front him.

  When she was leaving the earlier, she had fully inteo curse Towler on the spot. However, Snape had been casually blog her path, never letting her rush out of the room!

  By the time she finally walked out of the , she had calmed down. She knew she couldn't act rashly and attack a cssmate in front of a professor. For now, she o bide her time, letting Towler enjoy his few remaining days of peace.

  Still, Eda hadn't pletely let go of her anger, which was why she bumped into Towler on her way out. If Towler had dared to fight back, she would have made him regret it.

  After soaking ih for a long while, Eda finally ed herself up ahe cubicle. Wheuro the on area, Angelina and Alicia had been waiting for her for quite some time.

  In the Great Hall, the atmosphere around the Gryffindor table was somewhat unusual.

  As soon as they arrived, the students noticed that Gryffindor had lost a signifit number of points. Initially, everyone assumed it was because the twins or Eda had done something big, causing the drastic drop.

  But it didn't take long for them to realize they had wrongly bmed the "big three" of poiions. Professonagall had publicly called Towler away, and Lee Jordan dramatically retold what had happened in the hallway after css.

  Everyone specuted how Magall would punish Towler. Losing twenty points all at once was something evehree notorious point-losers would have had to think twice about, but Towler had ma with just oend a siion.

  At the same time, everyone eg about how Eda might retaliate.

  It wasn't like her to be insulted without some form of respoer all.

  So, when Eda walked into the Great Hall, all the Gryffindave her their full attention, hoping to read something from her facial expression.

  Eda sat dowo the twins. After soaking i bath, her mood had improved signifitly. Now, she needed a good meal to prepare for tonight's detention. Snape's detentions were alhysically demanding, and if she did well, she wouldn't have the energy to e.

  At seven o'clock that evening, Eda arrived at the underground on time. Snape was already there, waiting for her. Somehow, he had mao get rid of the rotten egg stench that had previously filled the room.

  On the desk that Eda usually used, there weren't any unprepared ingredients like st year. Instead, there were three cauldro up.

  "This is your task for tonight," Snape said, handing Eda a piece of part. Written on it were instrus for brewing three different potions: a Sc Potion, a Fetfulness Potion, and a Swelling Solution.

  Following the part's instrus, Eda gathered the ingredients for the Swelling Solution first, which she was the least familiar with. She was just about to light the fire and start brewing when Serrupted her.

  "Did you fail to notice that I set up three cauldrons? Or are you pnning to stay here all night?"

  Eda stared at Snape's face for about a full minute before realizing that he wasn't joking.

  He actually expected her to brew all three potions simultaneously!

  With no other choice, Eda fetched the materials for the remaining two potions and began w on all three cauldrons at once.

  The three potions weren't particurly plicated to make, and Eda had already learned how to brew the Sc Potion and the Fetfulness Potion in her first year. That was why Snape chose these specific potions for her.

  Brewing three potions at once was difficult, and Snape didn't expect Eda to succeed on her first try. His goal was to improve her skill, helping her get better at trolling the heat and perfeg the timing for adding and processing ingredients.

  Sayed close by, standing near Eda. His proximity was for her safety—if she actally caused a cauldron to explode, he could rescue her in time.

  He didn't say a word, and even his movements were subtle, to avoid distrag her or breaking her tration.

  Time ticked by, and Eda remained fully focused. She didn't even have time to wipe away the sweat trig down her forehead. Large drops of sweat ran down her face, and her oneat golden hair became a tangled mess.

  She busily moved betweehree cauldrons, wishing she could split herself in tlication spell would have made things much easier. Now, she was frantic, worried that one mistake could ruin all three potions at once, and she definitely didn't want to end up covered in burns.

  While Eda was w herself into a frenzy, Snape, oher hand, stood rexed, leaning against a desk. Watg the color of the potions in the cauldrons, he began to rex. Despite her chaotic appearance, Eda hadn't made any mistakes.

  Snape even sidered whether he should add a fourth cauldron to the mix!

  If Eda knew he was having suhumahoughts, she'd probably dump the tents of all three scalding cauldrons over his head, giving his greasy hair a thh sing.

  At st, the three potions were plete. Three distinct fragrances wafted around Eda's nose, and she was finally able to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

  After carefully bottling each potion, Eda hahe three gss vials to Snape, awaiting his evaluation.

  Snape was internally quite satisfied with Eda's performance, but his expression revealed nothing. It was as if Eda had only pleted a trivial task, ohat any other student could have doer.

  "Winnie!" he called out.

  The female house-elf from st time appeared in the dungeon , bowing to both Snape and Eda.

  "Escort Twist back."

  Winnie obediently followed Snape's and, and only after ensuring that Eda had ehe Gryffindor on room did she leave the tower.

  Ba her dormitory, Eda colpsed onto her bed, pletely drained of energy. Her exhaustion was overwhelming, and she eve a headache ing on. To make matters worse, a system notification that hadn't appeared in a while suddenly popped up in her mind:

  [The host has successfully passed Potions Master Sest. Special reward "Art of Duplication" has been granted. Please check your iory!]

  Eda's headache intensified.

  What "Art of Duplication"?

  "Ahh.. system.. just let me rex a little....zZ.."

  She had no i in it whatsoever at the moment.

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