#60 - Find research direction
The sun had just set when Moon finished his dinner in the Great Hall.
Today was Monday, and there was a gathering of the [Christmas Cactus Club] in the evening, an activity Moon never missed each week.
Although he had only joined the club for three weeks, Moon had already learned a lot, especially in the field of magical plants, where his knowledge had greatly increased.
Watching Moon and Cedric leave the dining table together again, Harry, who had finally had a day off, looked at Ron.
"Does Moon have to attend a gathering every Monday?"
"That's right, although my dad says Professor Sprout's Herbology Club is very influential in the magical world, I don't envy Moon at all."
As he said this, Ron glanced sideways at Hermione sitting across from him.
Every time Moon went to participate in club activities, this little witch would stare longingly.
"Why? Weren't you happy that Moon could join the club before?"
Harry looked at Ron, who had changed his tune after only two weeks, somewhat puzzled.
"Actually, I was happy at first, but after my mom wrote back, I never mentioned it again."
It turned out that Ron had already communicated with his family about Moon joining the Herbology Club.
He originally just wanted to show off that he had a very powerful friend, but Mrs. Weasley's reply made him feel like he had shot himself in the foot.
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Dear son, I think you should learn from your good friend......
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"Mom actually wants me to learn from Moon, that's just asking for my life."
Moon gets up before dawn every day to study magic, make wands, practice spells, and finish homework in advance......
He even recently added activities in the Herbology Club.
Ron couldn't persevere even if he only had to do one of these things, let alone all of them.
It was also through this letter to his family that Ron learned a lesson.
He would never tell his family that he had excellent classmates again.
"I think you're right," Harry said, taking a sip of hot porridge and nodding in agreement.
Hermione was also listening to what Ron was saying, and she strongly disagreed with the conversation between the two boys.
Recently, Hermione had looked up a lot of information in the library.
She knew that the [Christmas Cactus Club] was very famous not only in the British magical world, but even in the entire European magical world.
Plant magic, herbal research, magical hospitals, herbal trading markets......
Members of the [Christmas Cactus Club] could be found in these different magical fields.
Even the legendary Newt Scamander was an honorary member.
Thinking of this, Hermione couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
Her father was a famous dentist in London, so she knew a little about the energy of this kind of high-level medical club.
However, she didn't have a good method for the time being, so she could only focus her attention on the textbook in front of her again.
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Moon didn't know what his friends were thinking, but he was very busy in the club.
Because he hadn't found a direction to study next, Moon had set his sights on all the herbal plants in the club in the past two weeks.
Now he had a basic understanding of all thirty-two plants in the club's classroom.
Even after getting Professor Sprout's advice, Moon had begun to wear dragonhide gloves to loosen the soil, fertilize, and water some magical plants......
"You've been looking at them for so long, haven't you figured out what to do next?"
Cedric was currently collecting spores from the Sleeping Face Fungus. These little things were very fragile, so he spoke very softly.
"I just had a preliminary idea today, but I can't make a decision until I ask the professor."
What Moon was thinking about now was the magic about the giant pumpkin he had seen at Hagrid's, which he thought was more useful than some herbs.
"Okay, I really hope to see your work soon."
In the club's classroom, each plant had its own exclusive achievement.
Only Moon's willow branch swayed alone in the corner.
"Don't worry, I don't think it will be too long."
Moon loosened the soil for the Moonlight Grass on the middle table. This little flower bloomed every night, and the petals looked like white moonlight was flowing through them, which was very beautiful.
Now the task of taking care of this little grass had also been taken over by Moon, and he only needed to loosen the soil and water it on time.
Just as Moon was admiring the Moonlight Grass, Sprout walked into the classroom surrounded by several students.
Listening to the older students asking some questions that Moon had never understood, he could only wait in the distance for the time being.
Only by studying a certain magical field more deeply can more problems be discovered.
This was the case with the older students in the club now.
They had been studying their respective herbal plants for several years, but there were still different problems.
Professor Sprout would focus on solving these problems every Monday.
If she encountered a thorny problem, she would also experiment with the students to solve it.
Everyone in the club focused on studying their own problems, and the professor would do her best to guide them.
This was also one of the reasons why Moon liked the club.
After the older students dispersed around the podium, Moon walked over directly.
"What's the matter, Mr. Scarlett, have you found something you want to study?"
Sprout actually admired Moon very much. She had never seen someone Moon's age who knew so much about plants.
Even for the experience of seasons and weather, which required a long time to accumulate, Moon also knew something.
It was because of this that Sprout allowed Moon to observe more plants in the club, so that he could find the direction he really liked.
However, Moon could always bring her surprises. After she agreed to Moon's observation of plants, this first-year little wizard slowly learned to take care of each plant.
Even now, after she left, Moon could take care of these existing plants alone.
After discovering Moon's talent, Sprout was even more sure that she had found a wizard with extremely high talent in herbal plants.
"Yes, Professor, but I still need your guidance."
At Sprout's suggestion, Moon told her what he had seen and heard at Hagrid's hut.
"Hagrid's giant pumpkin? I see it every Halloween. He didn't lie to you, it really only takes a small spell: the Engorgement Charm."
"Engorgement Charm! Is it simple?"
The corners of Moon's mouth curled up slightly. If he mastered the Engorgement Charm, then he would have a way to solve Xilin's food shortage crisis.
"Of course it's simple, but Hagrid has unspeakable difficulties, you have to understand him."
"Professor, don't worry, Hagrid is my friend. Also, I want to ask, can the pumpkin after being cast with the spell be eaten?"
"Eat ~ the pumpkin that has been cast with the spell?"
Sprout didn't react for a moment, and she had never thought about this.
"That's right, I saw that Hagrid's giant pumpkin was more than ten times bigger than before, so can it feed more people?"
"I haven't tried this, maybe you can ask Professor Flitwick, but I think you should be looking for a spell to increase plant yield."
"Uh, that's right."
Moon thought about it and it was true. Making the pumpkin bigger was to feed more people, and increasing the yield was also to feed people.
So as long as it was a related spell, he was willing to study it.
