#104 - The short general

After learning that Hermione had been burned while experimenting with a hand warmer,

several young wizards showed concerned expressions.

Hermione, who hadn't encountered anything similar since the start of the semester, blushed and explained that she was fine.

Then, she repeatedly showed her left hand to prove that the burn had completely healed.

"Mune, does this hand warmer still need to be tested? I don't think Hermione should have to bear so much alone."

Ron's rare attitude made the surrounding young wizards look at him with new eyes.

They had previously only thought that Ron would constantly bicker with Hermione, but they never imagined that he would actually speak up for her.

"For the sake of caution, I think it's best to test it one more time."

Although the Number Two Flame is very stable now, Mune still wants to try to see if there's any possibility of optimizing it.

"That's great, it just so happens that all of us can help, and it's about to succeed, isn't it?"

Seeing that there was still a chance to show himself, Ron became happy.

"That's right, before Astronomy class this week, we will have a preliminary stable version."

As Mune spoke, he extinguished the [Incendio] spells on jars Number Three and Five, then took out two empty jars and reignited four jars based on the Number Two [Incendio] spell.

"Okay, then each of us will take one."

As Ron spoke, he was about to reach for jar Number Two, but Hermione snatched it back first.

"This... this..., I can do it too."

After the previous experience, Hermione had a deep understanding of the boys' carelessness.

However, after experiencing everyone's concern, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

But thinking that she had put in a whole week's effort for the Number Two [Incendio] spell, she was still reluctant to let it go and took it into her hands early.

"Okay, then there are four left, I'll go first."

As Ron spoke, he took jar Number Three, followed by Harry, Neville, and Seamus.

"Don't worry, we'll take it seriously this time, it's just persevering for a day, we can definitely do it."

After making their guarantees, the roommates happily left the common room and headed towards the Great Hall to prepare for breakfast.

Mune and Hermione walked at the back of the group.

Looking at the four classmates in front who showed blind confidence, Hermione's face showed a troubled expression.

"Actually, I think Ron is still relatively reliable."

After leaving the common room, Hermione said something out of the blue.

Mune understood the meaning of Hermione's words after only a moment's thought.

Based on the experience of guarding the [Incendio] spell jars last time, Mune knew that Ron was actually the most capable of avoiding mistakes.

Because this year's House Cup competition was approaching, Harry had been needing to do more Quidditch training recently, and Neville would always inexplicably lose things.

As for Seamus, his strange talent made Mune, although very confident in the stability of the new [Incendio] spell, not dare to guarantee what kind of changes would occur in Seamus's hands.

Compared to all of this, Ron was indeed the most suitable candidate.

"No matter what, I have a lot of confidence in the Number Two [Incendio] spell."

Hermione, who was originally very tired from researching the [Incendio] spell, now seemed to have become a little happier.

"By the way, have you thought about the matter of making the container?"

Thinking that the modification of the [Incendio] spell was about to succeed, Hermione couldn't wait to get the finished product. "I'll ask Professor Sprout about it at the club in the evening."

When Mune and Hermione were discussing the container, the others had already arrived at the Great Hall to enjoy breakfast.

After hearing the two of them talking about the container, the young wizards couldn't help but become curious.

"Aren't we using this jar as a hand warmer?"

Ron asked after taking a bite of smoked meat.

"Of course not, we've already thought about it, we're going to use..."

When Hermione said this, she consciously lowered her voice.

Then, after glancing at the Slytherin table and seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she continued to speak with peace of mind.

"We plan to use [Snape] as the container."

"Wow, what a brilliant idea!"

After hearing Hermione's answer, Ron slapped the long table, startling many people around him to look over.

"Ron, keep your voice down!"

"Okay, but I have to say, using a little [Snape] as a hand warmer would definitely be great!"

After hearing Ron's words, Mune's hand holding the spoon froze near his mouth, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

"Ron, are you sure?"

"Of course, think about it, we can constantly roast [Snape], and he can even warm my hands, how great is that!"

"It's fine to hold it in your hand, but if you put it in your quilt at night, are you sure you won't be scared?"

Hearing Mune say this assumption calmly, Ron only thought about it for a moment and couldn't help but shiver.

He already had a habit of having nightmares at night, and if he woke up and saw Snape's face...

Thinking of this, Ron shook his head with a pale face and sat down.

"Okay, excluding [Little Snape], Harry, what kind of shape do you want to make?"

In order to quickly drive the image of [Snape] at night out of his mind, Ron immediately asked Harry next to him.

"I want a little [Hedwig]."

"Then I'll make a little [Trevor]."

Neville also expressed his opinion.

"I want a fire salamander."

Seamus's idea didn't deviate from his original hobbies, so everyone wasn't too surprised.

"Mune, you don't need to say, you can't make anything other than Bouncing, either."

Ron naturally knew that Mune was extremely fond of his Niffler, so he could guess without guessing.

"That's right, I want to make a Bouncing, and then make a little Bouncing for Bouncing."

"Then you'll have... three Bouncings, do you have some special fetish for Nifflers?"

Ron counted on his fingers and looked at Mune again.

"Of course, don't you think Nifflers are very cute?"

"Okay, then Hermione, what about you? What do you want?"

"I've actually wanted to raise a cat for a long time, but my parents don't allow it, so if it's possible, I would definitely choose a cat."

After deciding what they were going to make next, the young wizards were full of expectations for making the hand warmer.

Of course, normal classes couldn't be relaxed either.

Monday's History of Magic class, for most students, was a comfortable afternoon nap class, but Mune listened very carefully in class.

Professor Binns had already talked about wizarding society in the Middle Ages today.

At that time, wizards, because they possessed terrifying abilities and lost the trust of the royal family, began to hide.

And during that time, the "witch hunts" that swept across the entire European magical world occurred.

It was also under these circumstances that the International Confederation of Wizards established the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.

Wizards began to slowly disappear from Muggle society. Hearing Professor Binns say this, Mune became even more curious about the world Silin was in.

Although both worlds had magic, the lifestyle of magicians was obviously not the same.

Especially the world where Hogwarts was located.

Here, all the wizards were hidden, which made Mune unconsciously think of the analogy that "magicians are mice."