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Kyle was stunned as he watched Conna turn and walk into the Charms classroom. He hadn't expected Conna to actually take his words seriously.
This was Felix Felicis!
If it were the Weasley brothers, they probably wouldn't care even if it was just a joke.
Kyle wanted to say something, but Kanna was already sitting in the classroom, talking to her roommate.
Seeing this, Kyle could only put away the bottle of Felix Felicis and follow her into the classroom.
This lesson was about the Inflation Charm, a very practical household charm that Hagrid often used.
The pumpkins in his garden had grown so large because of the Inflation Charm.
This was the most amazing thing; magic couldn't conjure food out of thin air, but it could make existing food grow larger, and the taste wouldn't change.
But for some reason, very few people would eat food that had been enchanted with the Inflation Charm.
Hagrid's pumpkins ended up being used as Halloween decorations.
"The gestures are very important…"
Professor Flitwick stood at the front and said earnestly, "Remember what I just said, keep your arm steady, use your wrist, and draw a circle downwards… Also, don't mispronounce the spell…"
Although the Charm is something you learn in the second year, it's not difficult, at least much simpler than the Levitate Charm.
Kyle looked at the button on the table in front of him and gently twirled his wand.
"Engorio!"
In an instant, the button began to inflate rapidly, like a balloon filled with air, quickly becoming almost the size of a plate.
"Oh, well done!" Professor Flitwick clapped his hands and shouted, "Look everyone, someone has succeeded! Hufflepuff, five points!"
Kyle found it easy, but for others it was a different story.
Mikel and Ryan mimicked Kyle's actions, repeatedly twisting their wrists, but the button, which should have grown larger, remained motionless on the table.
Frustrated, Mikel poked it with his wand… the button blasted away with a bang, grazing Professor Flitwick's hair and crashing into the wall.
Across the way, the Gryffindors were in a similar situation.
"Engorgio… Engorgio!" shouted a young Gryffindor wizard, completely forgetting Professor Flitwick's earlier words, waving his arms like a windmill.
The button didn't react, but due to the large movements, he accidentally poked Katie Bell with his wand.
"Merlin's beard…" Professor Flitwick seemed to anticipate something, covering his face with his hands.
The next second, Katie Bell ballooned into a ball, slowly floating to the ceiling.
She looked terrified, waving her arms frantically and letting out a piercing scream.
"Don't panic, Miss Bell, don't panic."
Professor Flitwick rushed over and quickly brought her back to her senses. He then had the still-shaken Katie Bell taken to the school hospital.
He had seen many such incidents in Charms class and handled them with practiced ease.
"Mr. MacLagan, your arm-waving was too much; it was very dangerous,"
Professor Flitwick said angrily. "Ten points deducted from Gryffindor!"
After Charms class, Kyle intended to go find Kanna, but she had already left.
And she never mentioned it again, as if it weren't precious Felix Felicis, but just a bottle of pumpkin juice that could be found anywhere.
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Hogwarts never has secrets.
The news of MacLagan of Gryffindor blowing up his classmate into a balloon spread the next day.
"That's incredible."
At the table, Harry ate some toast and asked Ron curiously, "How did he do that…?"
"Never mind that."
Ron clearly didn't want to discuss it. He looked at Harry and asked eagerly, "Is what you said true? Professor McGonagall really made you the Seeker?"
"Professor McGonagall said so," Harry said. "And she also took me to see a fifth-year boy named Oliver Wood, saying she was going to train me."
"Oliver Wood?" Ron asked.
Harry nodded.
"He's the Gryffindor Quidditch captain. That's incredible, and you're only a first-year."
Ron put the pie he had been holding into his mouth and said, "Harry, you must be the youngest house team player in many years."
"In a century." Harry also took a pie. "Wood told me."
"A century…" Ron sat there, staring blankly at Harry.
"I'll start training tomorrow," Harry said. "Don't tell anyone. Wood wants to keep it a secret."
At that moment, Fred and George walked into the Great Hall. As soon as they saw Harry, they hurried over.
"Well done," George whispered. "Wood told us we're on the House team too, we're the beaters."
"I'm telling you, we're definitely going to win the House Cup this year," Fred said excitedly. "You'll never guess how surprised Cedric and Kyle were when they hear that."
"They're on the Hufflepuff team," George said. "Before this, they thought Gryffindor was doomed, ha… two silly high achievers."
"Kyle's joined Quidditch?"
Harry was a little surprised. He had always thought that a student as excellent as Kyle would only be interested in studying like Hermione. He hadn't expected that Kyle would also like Quidditch.
"Strictly speaking, not yet," Fred said. "But he'll have his final selection tomorrow, and if he passes, he'll be a member of the team."
"I think you could go and watch, just to get some information about the opponents beforehand…"
"Really?" Harry's eyes lit up. "I mean, isn't that the Hufflepuff selection?"
He was now very interested in everything related to Quidditch, and it would be great if he could see how others played it beforehand.
"Go ahead," Fred laughed. "Slytherin won't be an option, but Hufflepuff won't mind."
"We have to go. Lee Jordan thinks he's found a new secret passage leading outside the school."
"I bet it's the one behind the One-eyed Witch statue, the one we discovered on our first day."
"Good luck, and goodbye."
"Goodbye!" Harry waved to them, then turned to Ron and asked, "I'm planning to go check it out tomorrow. Want to come?"
"Sure," Ron thought for a moment. "Although this might be a blow to your morale, I've seen Kyle and Fred play Quidditch, and he's really good."
"Really…"
Hearing this, Harry became even more curious, it was like a cat scratching at him, he couldn't wait for tomorrow.
[End of the chapter]