Before long, the Polyjuice Potion emitted an indescribable odor.
Harry leaned in to smell it, rolled his eyes, and gagged.
"Oh my god..." He ran to the side to take a deep breath, "What exactly is this smell? It's unbearable..."
He swore that not even unwashed socks for several days had such a pungent odor.
Vivi's face didn't look too good either. She glanced down at the potion, her face turning pale.
The smell reminded her of the days when she was poor as a child, eating leftovers.
It's a bittersweet reminder, she thought.
"Looks like you two have some unspoken plans." Snape sneered, "I didn't expect a third-year student and a seventh-year student to become part of Professor Dumbledore's grand scheme—"
"No, Professor Dumbledore is a part of my grand plan." Harry corrected Professor Snape's statement, "I hope, Professor, you can get the priorities right."
Hearing Harry's words, Snape gritted his teeth and leaned his head back, looking as if he had seen James.
Arrogant, dismissive...
These adjectives didn't come close to describing even a fraction of James Potter in Snape's eyes.
He turned his head gracefully, avoiding looking at Harry, his greasy hair swinging like black seaweed.
The plan was thus set, with Vivi taking the lead in transforming into Bellatrix Lestrange, while Harry assisted and followed her to Gringotts for support.
Dumbledore and the others would be outside Gringotts to provide backup, ready to celebrate their victory at any time.
After the plan was settled, Vivi filled a large glass with the Polyjuice Potion.
The glass was large, meant for drinking Butter Beer, and probably a liter in volume.
"Drink more, Grindelwald." Cassandra said gloatingly on the side, "Heavens, I hope you don't revert to your foolish form too soon. If you ruin our plan, you'll bear a historical responsibility."
Historical responsibility?
Vivi glanced at Cassandra, thinking she's really taking it to another level.
Speaking of historical responsibility...
With no choice, Vivi took a deep breath, picked up the large glass of Polyjuice Potion, and amidst everyone's expressions of worry, expectation, and schadenfreude, pinched her nose and drank the potion in one gulp.
She slammed the glass heavily on the table, turned her head, and glared at Cassandra.
A gray ring of Polyjuice Potion still remained around Vivi's mouth, but she didn't care, quickly moving to Cassandra's side.
"What are you going to do?" Cassandra wasn't worried, she just leisurely watched Vivi, her expression full of glee.
But in the next second, Cassandra couldn't laugh anymore.
Vivi quickly reached out, pinched Cassandra's cheeks, and leaned her mischievous face close to Cassandra's, releasing a long, loud belch.
"Buuuurp—"
The smell of the Polyjuice Potion instantly filled Cassandra's nostrils, causing her to roll her eyes and dry heave.
"I'm not going to let you have it easy, Kathy."
Vivi smirked triumphantly, wiping her Polyjuice Potion-stained hand on Cassandra's clothes.
"Grindelwald..." Cassandra bit her lip tightly, trying to maintain her composure, and glared viciously at Vivi, "Grindelwald... I'm going to sew your mouth shut!"
"Alright, alright..." Harry quickly stepped in to mediate.
Before he could finish, they all saw Vivi's body start to change.
She hurried to the nearby compartment, and when she came out, she had the appearance of Bellatrix.
"What are you all staring at?" The Vivi version of Bella cracked a maniacal grin, "Never seen an escaped convict before? Hahaha..."
"Tone it down... tone it down..." Harry quickly suggested, "As the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little. You seem crazier than Bellatrix Lestrange..."
"I think so too." Cassandra's face turned green and white, "Oh my god, I have no doubt that your current appearance is your true character, and Mrs. Lestrange's appearance is merely an excuse for you to unleash your true nature..."
"Crucio!"
The Vivi version of Bella swiftly drew out her magic wand and cast it next to Cassandra.
"What are you doing!" Cassandra frowned, asking.
Unexpectedly, the Vivi version of Bella started jumping around like a little girl, cheerfully shouting, "Wieeeeeee~ I hit Cassandra Malfoy, come catch me~ catch me... hahahaha..."
You have to admit, the contrast between her childlike antics and her penchant for casting evil curses, coupled with her crazed appearance, created a striking impact.
This also demonstrated from another angle why Mrs. Lestrange was so notorious among the Death Eaters, so... terrifying.
"What a lunatic!" Cassandra cursed heavily.
Snape looked on in shock at the Vivi version of Bella wearing a Slytherin uniform, taking a while before uttering a word.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would really think Mrs. Lestrange had broken out of prison."
Hearing Snape's words, everyone nodded in acknowledgment of Vivi's acting skills.