I felt my muscles shift under my skin and saw the world change slightly before the heat died down.
"Ugh, that was terrible. I felt like I was burning alive." I complained.
Flammel just waved it off "It was merely a thermal reaction caused by the elixir forcing large changes in a short time. The truly important part is the effect." he said with a twinkle in his eyes.
I flexed my hands a bit and immediately could tell the difference. I couldn't say for sure but I felt at least three times stronger than before. I focused a little and a thin layer of hard armament haki coated my right arm. Unlike before when it felt a little tiring to use the stuff this time it felt quite reasonable. If I had to guess my body was now at the average level of a Paradise pirate. Nothing special in the world of one piece but here I was at lower level superhuman. Still I could just be wrong and made a mental note to test that later.-
"Ah! That must be one of those soul based magics Albus mentioned. Fascinating, it feels almost like a coat of armor forged from your spirit itself." Flammel said as he hurriedly came over and poked and prodded my still armament covered arm.
"That is one of it's purposes yes, can you guess any other?" I asked curious to see what he can discover.
He pulls out a well worn ancient looking wand delicately from his sleeve and taps my arm a few times with almost fizzle level spells of various types. They looked and felt like little more than flashes of light.
"Remarkable!" he said in awe "It's a comprehensive enhancement. The magic repels any foreign magics and physical forces. There's also this strange property of enhancing the physique beyond what is natural. Almost like you are spiritually manifesting the way you perceive your strength onto the world, within a limit of sorts." He said with a fascinated stare at my arm.
"Erhm." Madam Maxime cleared her throat to get our attention. "This is all well but perhaps we should clean up this mess first and take this elsewhere?" she said less a suggestion and more pointed.
"Ah, my apologies. I was rather focused on this extraordinary discovery." Flammel said with a sheepish smile before waving his wand.
The small puddle of sweat under my feet vanished in a small cloud of bubbles and my drenched clothes dried and freshened up as bubbled covered me.
"Scourgify, nonverbal too." I say and he nods with a pleased look.
"Correct, but as she says perhaps best if we move this somewhere more private." he said and I noticed the looks we were getting and agreed.
"Also did all of you get shorter?" I asked as we left the library.
Flammel chuckled "Not at all, you merely got taller. A small side effect of the giant's might elixir not worth worrying about I assure you." he said reassuringly.
"I'm not going to end up freakishly tall right?" I asked worried.
He shook his head "No, with your physique you should continue growing normally. Think of it like reaching your original intended height but with a couple more inches on top, hardly much of a change at all." he said reassuringly.
That was a serious relief because being as large as say Hagrid sounds like it would be a pain to deal with. And unlike the half giant I wouldn't look like a teddy bear in need of serious washing but a Greek god descended in the flesh.
Hagrid was muscular to be sure but he was barrel chested and had a rather large and wide frame that made him look fat and soft even though he wasn't. I had a much more normal build however and would look like a one to one statue with all of my muscles. Still if it was only a few inches more than my previous intended height I will not stand out too much. Madam Maxime didn't take us just anywhere though but to her office. Honestly compared to Dumbledores it felt less like a museum and more like an actual office.-
The room sat at the pinnacle of the school with a full set of windows allowing the headmaster to look over everything. It was otherwise a plain square room with a few sculptures of the famous alumni and a few portraits of the previous headmasters. Other than that there was the massive chair and desk made obviously for Madam Maxime's size with a couple personal touches but that was it. The place had an air of seriousness to it that you couldn't really get from Dumbledores since his was more crowded and chaotic.-
"Please get comfortable, I have a matter to discuss." she said motioning to the couch at the side of the office reserved for those visiting her office.
I took the offer at face value and sat down. Flammel was much more gentle with his sitting but that was to be expected given how fragile his body was.
"Monsieur Flammel, given what you have seen would you say Monsieur Drake here qualifies for THAT?" she asked and Flammel smiled lightly.
"Oh most certainly. Albus painted quite the image of this young mans academic acumen. As far as personality goes he seems a well adjusted young man if a tad rebellious. A certain disregard for rules that he doesn't believe necessary. Why he actually crossed the channel illegally even." he said making me look at him in surprise.
"How did you know about that?" I asked curiously.
"I went to the ministry of course, I merely asked to see the list of young foreigners and your name and proposed method of arrival was right at the top. I must say it startled me quite a bit to recognize the name from Albus's letters." he said with a chuckle.