Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 217 Sainz Likes Magical Creatures

"Hagrid, are there any bird snakes in our enclosure?" Sainz asked Hagrid after he gradually recovered from the shock of the first lesson.

"Birds and snakes?" Hagrid was aroused, "I want to see them, too, but unfortunately, there are none at Hogwarts!

They are a specialty of the Far East, and I heard they are also found in India, but probably not in the whole of Europe!"

Sainz thought to himself, "Not necessarily. Many years ago, there was a nest of bird snakes in Newt's box. I don't know if it's still there now."

But it's not easy to get that magic weapon. Old man Newt is even more obsessed with magical creatures than Professor Kettleburn, so it doesn't seem easy to get it from him.

In fact, his real purpose in asking about the bird snake was not because he wanted this kind of animal, at least not just the animal itself, he wanted their egg shells.

The eggshells of bird snakes are the purest and softest silver.

As a precious metal, its value is actually just that.

But its value as a magic potion is sky-high.

Because it is an essential material for the Fuling agent.

Yes, Mr. Sai is planning to capture the Felixir this year.

This is the most complicated and time-consuming potion so far. He had not started it before because of the time cost and difficulty in collecting materials.

Now that research on other projects is progressing steadily, he feels that it is time to make this time-consuming, material-intensive and labor-intensive potion.

The reason why the Fuling agent is precious is of course that its production process is very complicated, but it is also because the materials are hard to obtain.

The other materials are relatively simple. Saiens has collected quite a few of them, including fire ash snake eggs, horseradish, onion bulbs, Mortra rat, thyme tincture... and so on. The only thing missing at present is the egg shell of the bird snake.

Isaiah was so cautious that unless he saw the bird snake hatch with his own eyes or could be 100% sure that the silver was indeed the egg shells of the bird snake, he would never add it to his potion.

Perhaps some brave wizards would go to the market to buy the so-called "bird-snake egg shells", but Sai would never do that.

Just as he had great distrust of the complex potions on the market, he also had great distrust of the precious potion ingredients on the market.

No matter how the bird snake egg shell is tested, it is pure silver. Sainz is not confident that he can tell whether the bird snake egg shells sold on the market - if any - are artificial.

After all, even the most common dragon claw powder is made from dried fox feces.

Thinking of how Newt once gave a box of silver eggshells to a Muggle chef as start-up capital, Sai wanted to curse.

Sometimes it's like this, something you think is precious may not be a rare thing to others. Of course, it may also be because Newt used the bird snake shell as a testimony of their friendship, using its symbolic meaning rather than the value of the precious metal itself.

If you really care, you can sell those eggshells and get many times their weight in silver.

These thoughts just flashed through Sainz's mind and were then forgotten.

He thought that if he asked Newt to buy the bird snake shell through some great wizards, such as Dumbledore, he might succeed. However, in this way, his intention to make the Felixir would not be too obvious in the eyes of these masters.

This intention might be okay for a simple-minded Potions layman like Hagrid, but it would definitely not be hidden from someone as "sharp-minded" as Dumbledore, who would cut open a watermelon seed to see whether it was alive or dead.

Sai doesn't want to make it known to everyone, nor does he want to be morally blackmailed. He doesn't want the product he made with so much effort to be divided up by others.

Even though it can be sold at a sky-high price, is Sai a person who is short of money?

Therefore, the best situation is to collect bird snakes quietly by yourself. Even if others know about it, you can say that you simply like these magical animals.

After all, Sai gave up all his courses and only kept the Care of Magical Creatures course. Isn't that enough to explain the problem!

He is crazy about these animals!

Herbal medicine class?

Of course he also likes magical plants!

It’s definitely not because this course is taught by my dean!

Sai had absolutely no intention of taking advantage of Hagrid when he mentioned the bird-snake in front of Hagrid. He simply felt that the fact that there were no such animals in the fence of Hogwarts was a bit of a lowering of the status of this thousand-year-old prestigious school.

He said the same thing when Hagrid asked, and Hagrid thought it made sense.

"I heard that bird snakes can be big or small!" Sainz expressed his curiosity.

"Yes," Hagrid said excitedly, "they can adjust their bodies according to the environment they are in. When they are big, they can fill a whole house, and when they are small, they can fit into a small teacup."

"That's great! It would be really fun to put one in my pocket!"

Hagrid said in surprise: "That's right! Sainz, you also think they should be put in the pockets of clothes?!"

Sainz shrugged and said regretfully: "Forget it. It is illegal for private individuals to raise them casually. Besides, we don't have any here!"

Hagrid remained silent.

Sainz lightly changed the subject, "Hagrid, you are the professor of Care of Magical Creatures, you have the right to decide the content of the class, and I shouldn't have said anything, but we have been taking care of Flobberworm for a month, shouldn't we change it up a bit? We can't just do this one thing all year round!

You don’t want no one to choose your class next school year, that would be really awkward!”

Hagrid seemed to have never thought about this problem. After hearing what he said, he felt very bad. "Saiens, it turns out that I should have listened to your opinions more. ... Well... uh... I want to say... that... I want to ask if you can help me. Of course, if you are unwilling, I can understand..."

"What nonsense are you talking about, Hagrid? Of course I am willing to help you, but, you know, Hagrid, I am a student, I cannot overstep my status. If you want me to help you, it's fine, after all, I have chosen your class, but..."

"But what?" asked Hagrid nervously.

"But, Hagrid, as a student I cannot interfere with your teaching tasks, and I shouldn't even make random suggestions. That's not what a student should do!

Another thing is, even if I want to help you, the fence can't always be opened to students. I shouldn't go in except during class time."

"That's right, students can't enter the fence at will except at fixed times..." Hagrid said dejectedly, "But, Sainz, I'm a little lost. I don't know which animal I should show to each grade. I'm going to mess it up. God, no one will choose my class next year. I will be the first professor who has to resign because of no students!"

"Hagrid, think about what was done when Professor Kettleburn was here, maybe it will help?"

Hagrid wiped his face with his hand. "Professor Kettleburn is very respectable. He loves all magical animals and is also loved by students. What touched me even more was that he even let me be his assistant!" Suddenly Hagrid's eyes widened and he said in surprise, "Yes, assistant teacher, assistant teachers can go in and out of the fence!"

Sainz pretended not to understand, "Assistant, does it count if I help you prepare the feed now?"

Hagrid seemed to have let go of a huge rock, and said proudly: "No, the real assistant teacher is a position officially recognized by Hogwarts!"

"Hagrid, if I understand you correctly, you want me to be your official assistant, right?"

"Okay, wait here, I'll go find Dumbledore now!" Hagrid put down the mixing bowl in his hand and ran towards the castle!

Looking at Hagrid's receding figure, Sainz gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.