"Effective potions require the participation of a wand. Of course, it's not about waving the wand foolishly and continuously. Just a gentle wave at the critical moment is enough to cause the materials in the crucible to undergo wonderful changes..."

"So Muggles can't experience this wonderful process, and the same goes for squibs." Snape said slowly.

On the weekend of the first week after school started, Professor Flitwick held an afternoon tea party under the pretext of celebrating Professor Moody's recovery, although in Felix's opinion, this tough former Auror didn't need these things.

Moody ate what he brought by himself and didn't touch the exquisite tea on the table.

When he appeared here, it meant that Snape's short week of substitute teaching career was over, so when Felix asked about potions, he seemed very cold.

Snape sat on a soft chair and slowly talked about the topic just now: "We do not rule out the following situation: some simple potions can produce effects spontaneously without the participation of a wand, or even without the precise guidance of magic power, but that is more like stimulating the original characteristics of the potion materials. To those who really understand potions, it is just a semi-finished product."

Felix understood. The pet tonic formula he gave to Filch did not require a wand in this case. The main material was dragon blood, and the auxiliary materials only served to stimulate and alleviate the characteristics of dragon blood.

For wizards, the effects of some potions are similar to spells. Which one to use is related to the wizards themselves. In other words, they will choose the method they think is simple or most effective between potions and spells to achieve their goals.

Perhaps money is also an important consideration.

For example, the Happy Charm and the Joy Potion can replace each other in most cases. The Happy Charm is the content of the third-grade spell teaching, while the Joy Potion is only available in the sixth-grade advanced potion improvement class. However, if you ignore this seemingly insignificant spell class when you are in school, it is not easy to learn the Happy Charm by self-study, especially the bad Happy Charm will produce side effects such as hysteria and laughter.

In this case, most wizards will choose to buy a Joy Potion from the pharmacy.

Flitwick waved his wand, causing an enamel teapot to bend and fill the cup in front of him. "I heard that some wizards choose to use magic rituals instead of wands when brewing potions, Severus?"

"And repeated spells..." Snape said, "This situation usually occurred in the Middle Ages. Some shallow wizards could not control their own magic power, and naturally could not guide and control it finely, which was no different from a squib, so they chose this method." Felix muttered, "

I seem to have read a similar statement somewhere."

"I guess it's a fairy tale of Muggles? There are indeed some wizards who are not cautious enough. After being discovered, they are burned to death." Snape glanced at him and said.

"That was a long time ago. We'd better talk about something else," Professor McGonagall said uneasily. She turned aside. "Professor Moody, are you going to return to class next Monday?"

"It's been delayed long enough," Moody bit into a piece of bland-looking chicken. "I planned to finish it during the holidays without delaying classes! But Professor Happ insisted on completing the last round of inspections..."

"Has your memory not recovered yet?" Professor McGonagall asked him, but her eyes turned to Felix.

"Voldemort's methods were very brutal, and he lost more memories than I initially estimated. Maybe it's because his soul was also tainted by dark magic?" Felix said softly.

"At least I haven't become an idiot, right?" Moody said gruffly, letting out a short laugh, and stretched out his greasy hand to take the cup on the table. The moment his fingertips touched the cup, he stopped as if he had been electrocuted.

Silently, he took off the wine flask from his waist and drank it in big gulps. After finishing the drink, he said with a rough breath: "I threw away the original one. This one is brand new. Albus gave it to me... He is very considerate in these matters."

'Actually, it still has an impact,' Felix thought, 'Not only the problem of memory, but also his reaction will become slower, and his combat effectiveness will be much worse than before. 'What

he has done during this period is to eliminate the adverse effects as much as possible.

Moody gritted his teeth and tore off a piece of chicken, chewing it in big mouthfuls. He said nonchalantly: "Compared with old Barty, mine is already good. His body is broken, and I guess he won't last a few years in Azkaban."

"Barty Crouch was locked up?" Flitwick asked sharply.

Several people looked over, and Moody said gruffly: "Yes, Kingsley told me that he insisted on it. Before being taken to prison, he talked to Fudge alone." Seeing the strange looks from others, he waved his hand rudely, almost hitting Flitwick's nose. "Oh sorry, Professor Flitwick, don't ask me. I don't know what they said. Maybe it's related to Voldemort?"

"As for whether Fudge will believe it, no one knows." He took another big sip and said, "That man looks indecisive, but he is actually quite paranoid and wishful. But anyway, he doesn't seem to want to cause too much panic. He suppressed the Barty incident. Many people thought he retired!"

He grinned and smiled sarcastically.

"I can't listen to him. Some things must be reminded to everyone. It's better than knowing nothing when the time comes."

"Professor Moody," Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, "You, uh, you don't want to do something to the little wizard, do you? Some of the previous practices..." She quickly cleared her throat, looking embarrassed.

"Are you talking about my previous style? Some classes were not taught by me, but they are really to my liking." Moody laughed briefly and said with a ferocious smile: "He imitated it very well. I taught him for a while, and this may be part of the reason."

The others looked at Moody in a daze.

Moody laughed and said, "Old Barty wanted to train his son to be an Auror. He started training with the candidates in the fourth grade, which was longer than the average Auror training time. When he graduated, his grades were far ahead."

"I remember he got twelve certificates." Flitwick said. "Since I started teaching, only a few people have received this honor."

"I'm not talking about those paper scores, but the collective evaluation of the Aurors. I also taught him the part of reconnaissance and trap setting for a period of time. At that time, everyone thought that Crouch Jr. would become an excellent Auror and take over his father's job!"

Everyone felt a little uncomfortable. The better Barty Crouch Jr. performed during school, the more it formed a strong contrast with his later performance. He did not become an Auror, but chose to become a Death Eater.

Flitwick changed the subject and said, "Felix, the gift you gave me is very good. I have seen it. I have to say that some African gestures are very good and can be used as auxiliary means. I am ready to add them to the teaching content."

Felix smiled and said, "I asked a few friends to recommend a list of books to me..."

Professor McGonagall frowned and said, "The teaching method at Ugadu is very different from that at Hogwarts. They will determine their research direction very early, so they can break up and integrate a lot of advanced content into the teaching of lower grades. But Hogwarts is different. Only a small number of students actually choose Transfiguration in the sixth grade."

"What about the part about human body transformation? Maybe it can be put in your Transfiguration Club?" Felix suggested.

"This is indeed a good idea," Professor McGonagall said, "My club only recruits students in grades six and seven. They have gone through the OWLs exams and have naturally mastered many skills, just like the 'prerequisite knowledge' you mentioned?"

She uttered a difficult word, "However, there is not much knowledge of transfiguration circulating outside of Vagadu, and the transfiguration of African elephants is very common. But if the innate conditions are not enough, it may only become a malnourished, thin elephant. From this point of view, it is not as good as Animagus."

Felix also said with a look of agreement, "After all, Animagus has a certain degree of randomness, which is related to the psychological state of each wizard. If you turn into a snail, you might as well choose an African elephant."

Professor McGonagall looked at him sternly, "Felix, you haven't learned Animagus privately, have you?"

"How is that possible," Felix curled his lips, "If there is a wizard who is determined to study Transfiguration, he can also experience the mystery of Transfiguration in the transformation, but I am not... I think this magic is too cost-effective."