HP - Shadow Monarch!

Chapter 15 - First Day 03.

[Chapter Size: 1900 Words.]
Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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In the next few seconds, everyone looked at Snape, surprised and at a loss for words, as silence took over the atmosphere. Professor Pomona Sprout watched Snape with great interest, unable to resist staring at the boy with considerable curiosity.

"Is Professor Sprout saying that this guy is Snap?" A student asked.

"Snape? That Snape?! What happened to him... he's so..." another Ravenclaw student said without taking her eyes off Snape.

"Handsome..." Her friend replied with a dazed look.

Meanwhile, all the Slytherin students looked at Snape, wondering what kind of change had occurred for him to transform like this.

Snape remained alone at his table, keeping everyone at a distance. He didn't even want to come to this class, but it was necessary for as long as he wanted to explore the castle and learn everything he could.

The professor listened to the students' gossip for a moment before turning back to Snape, "Snape, it's good to see you, but if you could answer my question to satisfy my growing curiosity, how did you end up like this?" The professor asked what everyone wanted to know at that exact moment, while all eyes in the room fixed on Snape, who remained unfazed.

Snape sighed before returning his calm gaze to the professor. "I had an accident with a potion. I blew up the cauldron just as I created something new. I ended up consuming the liquid and went through this transformation after several days of immense pain," he concluded, as everyone watching him resembled vultures at that moment.

"And no, I don't have the potion recipe. After all, I lost everything I was noting down when I made the potion. Even accessing my mind, I made it by accident and don't know how to recreate it." Snape made it clear to everyone that he couldn't replicate the effect, as all the students looking at him with stars in their eyes, hoping to spend their family's fortune to achieve the same effect, were disappointed upon hearing Snape's words.

The professor sighed a bit, also hoping to achieve a beautiful appearance as her age was showing and her wrinkles were becoming visible. "I see..." She lamented but quickly shook her head and returned to her usual posture, shifting the focus back to her lesson.

"Alright, let's focus on our Herbology class. This week, we're exploring the healing properties of magical plants, with a special focus on Mandrake and Valerian. Both are essential for preparing healing potions and powerful antidotes."

She sighed again and continued, as all the students opened their notebooks to take notes, although many still glanced back at Snape, who hadn't opened anything and just listened. Professor Sprout noticed this but continued the lesson, ignoring Snape for the time being.

"First, we'll do a theoretical review of the Mandrake. As you know, it's a plant that, when young, its scream can knock a person out for several hours. As it ages, the Mandrake's scream can be fatal. It's crucial for the antidote against petrifications," she said before approaching one of the pots and pulling one out of a pot of soil. The next moment, its scream filled the room as students covered their ears and some glasses began to crack.

"This creature is really annoying..." Snape commented while scratching his ear with his pinkie, showing he was better off than the others, not that there was anyone to notice as everyone was trying not to have their eardrums burst. Professor Sprout, accustomed to this and equipped with earplugs, looked around satisfied as she put the mandrake back in the pot, ceasing its horrible scream.