Chapter 378 Umbrella House Activities
"Stupid! Stuppid!"
A longhorn beetle that had grown to the size of a puppy was shaking its antennae in boredom. It saw the thin red light hit itself and then bounced off.
It clicked its mouth and slowly gnawed a huge leaf.
Theo glared at it angrily.
Among the people in the umbrella house, except for the older Fred and George, only Harry had mastered the Stunning Spell skillfully. He was even practicing the Patronus Spell. The others were not very good at the Stunning Spell.
As they learned more and more magic, the gap between them became more and more obvious.
Although they did not compare it with others, the feeling of falling behind was not good. Therefore, even though there was more and more homework after the third grade, Theo and others still took time to practice spells.
Wade was sorting out the latest issues of Alchemy Magazine when he suddenly heard a "bang". He turned around and saw that Hermione had put down her schoolbag.
Michael couldn't help but exclaim: "Hermione, how much stuff did you pack in your schoolbag?"
"Not much, all for class, and reference materials for my homework."
Hermione tied up her messy hair, took out a dozen books from her schoolbag and piled them on the table, then took the top one and started doing homework.
Michael was intimidated and whispered to Wade: "It's terrible... She has to read so many books tonight?"
"She's too serious." Wade said helplessly: "Even Muggle Studies will take notes seriously, and she obviously knows everything Professor Bubbage said."
Michael looked at the tall pile of books in fear.
After vaguely guessing why Wade could take so many classes, he regretted not choosing all the courses, but now he was just glad.
Wade couldn't help but rubbed her shoulders after seeing Hermione writing for a while, and suddenly asked: "Hermione, your schoolbag is heavy?"
"Huh? Of course, right? She's almost carrying the entire library on her shoulders." Michael complained.
Hermione hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you trying to tell me that I don't need to bring all the books? These are actually just the books I'll use today..."
"No, I mean... uh... let me see your schoolbag." Wade stretched out his hand.
Hermione was a little surprised, but still handed the schoolbag over.
Wade weighed it in his hand - wow, it weighed at least seven or eight pounds, and that was on the premise that Hermione had already taken out a bunch of books.
He shook his head and thought to himself that he had actually forgotten - Hermione was only thirteen years old now and had not yet mastered the Untraceable Stretch Charm.
When Wade first learned this spell, he was worried about the possibility of violating the law -
The Ministry of Magic stipulates that the Untraceable Stretch Charm cannot be used for private purposes, and can only be used for the production of individual items that have been approved by relevant departments, such as travel tents.
But over time, Wade found that few of the adult wizards he knew actually took the Ministry of Magic's regulations to heart.
Not to mention Mr. Scamander's space that is comparable to a small world, Arthur Weasley, an official of the Ministry of Magic, secretly expanded the space of his car.
When Lupin was penniless, he had a suitcase with a traceless extension spell; Wade's neighbor Moody also had one; Sirius recently expanded the mailbox and tool box of his motorcycle.
When Lupin took out a drink from his pocket before, Wade found that the pockets on their clothes were much larger than ordinary clothes, and he immediately laughed at his own caution.
In fact, the Ministry of Magic cannot search the personal belongings of wizards at will without definite evidence, at least when the order is normal.
"Take out everything inside, and I will help you lighten the burden." Wade said.
"Oh, okay."
Hermione guessed what he was going to do, and was a little excited, and quickly emptied her schoolbag. Seeing this, the others also gathered around.
"Wade, are you going to use the traceless extension spell?" Theo asked excitedly.
"Yes." Wade said, "Don't forget that this is against the Ministry of Magic regulations. Don't tell anyone."
"Got it! You don't have to tell me." Everyone agreed with a smile.
Hearing this, Hermione was a little entangled, but when Wade raised his wand, she immediately forgot her previous thoughts and watched intently like everyone else.
The light of the spell fell on the schoolbag, flashed a few times, and then slowly disappeared.
Wade put away his wand.
Michael, who was looking forward to a more spectacular scene, was stunned for a moment and asked, "That's it?"
"Of course." Wade said, "It's just a schoolbag, how complicated can it be?"
"I thought..."
Michael muttered, picked up the schoolbag, weighed it, and handed it to Hermione.
"Hermione, come and try it."
"Okay."
Hermione swept everything on the table into the schoolbag. Unlike the bulging appearance before, the schoolbag was still flat at this time, as if it only contained a few books.
The girl opened the bag and looked to make sure all her things were still inside. She lifted it again and said in surprise, "It's so light."
"Really? Let me try!"
Everyone reached out to her and took turns to feel it in their hands.
"It's similar to when we first started school, but there aren't so many books." Neville said his feelings sincerely.
"Doesn't the Traceless Extension Charm only expand space?"
Theo asked curiously, "My uncle also has a bag. When it's full, it's as heavy as if there was a Goyle in it. No one can lift it except him."
"An imperfect traceless extension spell works like this." Wade said, "But when a truly successful spell works, it's like you stuffed everything into another space, and you can't feel how heavy it is."
The schoolbag returned to Hermione's hands, and she happily said while holding the schoolbag:
"Now I can put all the books in it! You know how annoying it is when the book you want to find is not in the schoolbag!"
Everyone: "..."
They didn't really resonate with this.
Michael suddenly hugged Wade and cried, "Wade, please do me a favor... I also want a schoolbag that doesn't take a lot of effort..."
Everyone actually envied the schoolbag in Hermione's hand, but only Michael shouted it out frankly.
Wade laughed, "Empty the schoolbag, we'll do it one by one!"
Everyone cheered and went to empty all the things in the schoolbag, while Hermione put all the notes on her bookshelf into the schoolbag.
Wade held his forehead helplessly and said, "Hermione, don't think the space in the schoolbag is infinite. It's just the size of a suitcase..."
At this moment, the door of the umbrella house was suddenly pushed open, and everyone looked towards the door.
Harry, who was soaking wet, walked in exhausted with a broom in his hand, leaving a trail of muddy footprints behind him.
