which gave the Gryffindors the chance to ????
what everyone said about Snape, that he was vicious to everyone [except] members of his house. Snape finished taking the [register], and his black eyes addressed his new students. “You are here to learn the subtle science and exact artistry of potion-making. As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. How very few of you [cloth]-headed young dolts will understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron and its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that steal through human veins, bewitching the body and ensnaring the mind. I can teach you how to bottle fame and glory, decant power, stopper death — but how few of you dunderheads will be able to learn.” Snape paused and his glittering black eyes ????ed over [the] class. Noone spoke or moved.
