Harry's performance had always attracted the attention of the audience outside the arena.
After all, only a mere four contestants remained in the third round of the competition.
What's more, Hogwarts had just made a big splash the day before yesterday, and the audience's discussion about the Hogwarts contestants had never stopped.
However, after hearing that Harry and Theodore were brewing Baruffio's Brain Elixir, almost none of the audience present thought highly of them.
It wasn't until Harry extinguished the flame under the cauldron that he noticed the discussions from the audience outside.
"Do you think those two students from Hogwarts succeeded?"
"It's hard to say. That's Baruffio's Brain Elixir, a Potion strictly prohibited from circulation on the market. It's said that many Potion Masters have never brewed this Potion."
"If they can succeed, wouldn't that mean they are more powerful than many Potion Masters? Then Hogwarts would be too heaven-defying."
"But, that child with a scar on his forehead looks a bit confident."
"Don't worry, it's guaranteed to fail. How old is he? If he succeeds, I'll streak naked for everyone to see right here."
Many spectators looked at Harry with a hint of amusement; very few truly believed he could succeed.
Harry simply ignored the idle chatter. He stood quietly in front of the cauldron, waiting for the judges to come and score.
At this moment, the judges were gathered around the very beautiful girl from Beauxbatons, examining her Potion and constantly exchanging opinions.
They exchanged glances, picked up a stirring rod to gently stir the Potion, or leaned in to smell it.
"The quality of this pot of Veritaserum is excellent; both its color and scent are perfect."
Afterward, they called over a House-elf, took three drops of Potion from the cauldron, and dropped them into the House-elf's mouth.
After repeatedly asking the House-elf some questions, the judges unanimously determined that it was a very successful Potion.
After some discussion, the judges each gave their scores, which were then averaged by the staff.
After announcing that the Beauxbatons girl had received a score of 96, the venue immediately erupted in cheers and applause.
Amidst the audience's cheers, the judges moved to the Ilvermorny contestant's cauldron.
The Potion brewed by this student was Amortentia, the most powerful love Potion in the Wizarding World.
The brewing difficulty of this Potion is much higher than that of ordinary love Potions, and of course, it also causes a stronger sense of infatuation in the user, even to the point of obsession.
Even after stopping the Potion, this insane obsession can last for one to two weeks.
Looking at the Potion in the cauldron, the judges once again began their professional commentary.
"The quality of this Amortentia is excellent. Look at its unique mother-of-pearl sheen and the spiraling steam rising from it."
"This Potion is too dangerous. I suggest we don't test it. Let's just judge its effectiveness by its smell."
"Absolutely effective. I can already smell treacle tart."
"That's right, I also smell my favorite scent, the smell of sunshine on cotton quilts."
The judges exchanged descriptions of the scents they perceived, all giving extremely high praise.
When the staff announced that this student had received a score of 97, the Ilvermorny students immediately erupted, cheering and jumping, seemingly celebrating their premature victory of the golden cauldron.
The judges, with smiles on their faces, came to Theodore's table, observed the quality of his Potion, and gave him a score of 90.
Theodore had only barely managed to complete the brewing of Baruffio's Brain Elixir, and the Potion in the cauldron was completely undrinkable.
Therefore, he had no objections to this score.
Finally, the judges all gathered around Harry's cauldron and began discussing this controversial Baruffio's Brain Elixir.
As soon as they learned that a Hogwarts student was planning to use Baruffio's Brain Elixir in the competition, the judges' first reaction was that these two students were preparing to forfeit.
After all, no one believed a student could brew such a difficult Potion.
Theodore's Potion just now also confirmed the judges' suspicions.
What is Baruffio's Brain Elixir?
It is a Potion that can permanently enhance the memory of the user.
Every parent hopes that their child's starting point is higher than other children's, so there are many wealthy Wizards in the Wizarding World who would willingly pay large amounts of Galleons to purchase this Potion.
Therefore, perfect quality Baruffio's Brain Elixir has always been sold at exorbitant prices.
However, the difficulty of brewing a perfect Potion is too high, and purchasers cannot distinguish the quality of the Potion they buy.
So even if Baruffio's Brain Elixir appeared on the market, Wizards were unwilling to take such a risk without a Potion Master's guarantee.
Every Potion Master who can brew perfect Baruffio's Brain Elixir will become an object of admiration and adoration for countless Wizards.
It's not that no Potion Master wants to get rich by brewing perfect Baruffio's Brain Elixir, after all, the recipe for this Potion can be found by anyone.
However, to achieve this, one needs to continuously brew Baruffio's Brain Elixir to accumulate experience.
Yet the ingredients for this Potion are extremely expensive; practicing it is purely throwing money away.
For Potion Masters from ordinary families, even a few practices would be unbearable.
Therefore, even many Wizards who grew up to be Potion Masters had no experience brewing Baruffio's Brain Elixir.
At this moment, looking at the Potion in Harry's cauldron, the judges' discussions never stopped.
"This color looks exactly like what's described in the book; it's too perfect."
"From its appearance alone, this is undoubtedly a successful Potion."
Facing Baruffio's Brain Elixir, and a Baruffio's Brain Elixir brewed by a third-year student at that, the judges had no intention of personally testing the Potion.
They debated for a long time and finally decided to have a House-elf test the Potion.
Soon, a House-elf trembling took a test tube and poured the diluted Baruffio's Brain Elixir into its mouth.
Many people speculated that the House-elf would soon clutch its head and wail on the ground.
However, after waiting for a long time, nothing happened.
"How do you feel? Is there anything uncomfortable? Tell the truth."
"Feel?" A hint of excitement flashed across the House-elf's face. "I feel very invigorated, my mind is very clear. My brain has never worked so well."
Seeing this scene, the judges had no further objections and immediately announced that Harry had successfully brewed a perfect Baruffio's Brain Elixir, giving him a perfect score.
"Congratulations to Mr. Harry Potter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for winning the championship of this Potion Championship!"
"Glory belongs to Hogwarts!"
The audience was convinced and applauded generously.
"Amazing, this young man is amazing! He actually succeeded!"
"His PotionProfessor must be an excellent Potion Master. I really want to meet him and learn from his advanced teaching experience."
"There, among those people from Hogwarts, the one in the black robe with a smile on his face is him."
"This Professor is quite calm. If I were him, I would definitely be cheering and hugging my student right now."
Amidst the enthusiastic applause, Harry came to the podium and received the golden cauldron, symbolizing the championship, and a heavy bag of Galleons from the Principal of Ilvermorny.
Amidst the continuous flashes of light, he quickly ran to the audience with the golden cauldron and placed it in Snape's hand.
"Professor, we won!"
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