#82 - Snape's ridicule

Regarding the modification of the [Incendio Charm], Moon believes it is very feasible.

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Especially now that the weather is getting colder, the roommates are also willing to carry out this experiment.

With everyone's support, Moon decided to dissect the [Incendio Charm] first thing tomorrow morning.

Before that, of course, he still had to attend classes properly and go to the Charms Practice Room for training in the afternoon.

Because he had made an agreement with Moon last week, Harry, Ron, Seamus, and Neville followed him to the Charms Practice Room on the second floor after Herbology class on Monday afternoon.

Perhaps because he was about to see Filch, Ron was very nervous on the way.

Moon guessed that this must be a problem caused by George and Fred's scaremongering, otherwise, how terrifying could a castle administrator be?

Moreover, since the beginning of the semester, Ron has not been caught by Filch even once.

Only that time when he was tricked into a duel by Malfoy, he, Harry, Hermione, and Neville were almost discovered, but they escaped by luck in the end.

When they arrived on the second floor, Filch was already waiting at the classroom door.

He was holding Mrs. Norris in his arms, affectionately stroking the fur on her body.

After seeing five people turn up at the top of the stairs, Filch's face immediately turned very ugly.

Especially when he saw Ron's red hair, which reminded him of the twins who had repeatedly broken the prank records.

"You didn't say so many people would come!"

After moving his gaze away from Ron's red hair, Filch looked at Moon coldly.

"Sorry, everyone wanted to come and practice, and I promise not to break anything."

Moon said, taking out Bouncing Bean, who was still sleeping in his pocket.

Now that the weather is getting colder, Bouncing Bean prefers to stick to him, and the time he spends sleeping every day has also increased.

Filch didn't want to listen to Moon's explanation, he even wanted to refuse to open the door this time.

But after seeing Bouncing Bean appear, his original intention to refuse disappeared completely.

Mrs. Norris jumped down from his arms and kept circling around Moon's feet, her eyes fixed on Moon's hands.

"Is she going to eat Bouncing Bean?"

Seamus didn't know the relationship between the two pets, and when he saw Mrs. Norris in this state, he thought she wanted to eat Bouncing Bean.

"It can't be true, can it?"

Harry also became worried. Although Bouncing Bean was a Niffler, he knew that cats had little resistance to animals that liked to burrow.

......

After being taken out by Moon, Bouncing Bean tried to curl his head into his body. The cold weather made him not want to move at all.

But after hearing Mrs. Norris's cry, he raised his head and looked around suspiciously, then crawled to Moon's hand and looked at Mrs. Norris on the ground.

"Meow!" (Wake up quickly!)

"Squeak~" (But it's so cold!)

"Meow~" (The fur on my body is warm)

"Squeak!" (Coming!)

After listening to the communication between the two small animals, Moon smiled and put Bouncing Bean on Mrs. Norris's body.

"Alright, come in quickly!"

Seeing Moon's actions, Filch turned around, took out the key, and opened the classroom door.

"I didn't expect them to be able to make friends!"

After Bouncing Bean and Mrs. Norris entered the classroom first, the young wizards jumped in.

The furnishings in the classroom had not changed, and the terracotta figure in black clothes was still quietly staying in the corner.

"I know why you suggested that I must come!"

Harry cheered happily after seeing the terracotta figure's face shape.

Ron was also stunned for a moment before revealing a smile and quickly approaching.

"It's Snape's face!"

After careful identification, Ron came to the real answer.

"I've had enough of him. This terracotta figure is for practicing spells, right?"

Ron said eagerly, seeking an answer from Moon.

After receiving Moon's nodding response, the four young wizards immediately moved the terracotta figure from the corner to the middle of the classroom.

"Do we just hit it directly with spells?"

After placing the terracotta figure upright, Harry asked Moon excitedly.

"That's right, use as much strength as you can!"

"Oh! Great!"

Harry said, quickly taking out his wand.

If there was anyone at Hogwarts who hated Snape the most, it would definitely be Harry.

In addition to being made things difficult in Potions class, Harry would be found fault with and punished as much as possible whenever he encountered Snape on the road.

For example, today at noon, when they finished eating and were preparing to return to the common room.

Snape confiscated Harry's "Quidditch Through the Ages", on the grounds that library books cannot be taken out.

But everyone knew that this was a reason temporarily concocted by Snape.

"Rictusempra!"

As soon as Harry recited a tickling charm, the terracotta figure's face immediately changed.

However, this change was completely different from the change after Moon cast the spell.

"Is it... is it mocking me?"

Looking at Harry turning his head with a confused expression, Moon didn't know what was going on either.

He had never encountered this situation when casting the [Locomotor Mortis].

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But now the terracotta figure's expression really was mocking.

"Let me try!"

After Ron said a sentence, he pointed his wand at the terracotta figure and said [Densaugeo].

The terracotta figure still had a mocking expression, but its eyes looked in the direction of Ron's location.

"I'll go!"

Seamus took out his wand and used the [Locking Spell].

Sure enough, the wand still emitted sparks, and a small flame directly hit the terracotta figure.

This time, the terracotta figure's face finally turned ugly.

Moon looked at this mutated spell that had achieved the only result and didn't know what to say.

It was clearly the correct [Locking Spell], but Seamus had turned it into a [Burning Lock Spell].

However, this was also the best result the young wizards had achieved.

"You didn't lie to us, Snape really will feel uncomfortable."

Seeing the terracotta figure's face change from mocking to slightly painful, Ron's mood also improved a bit.

He now also guessed the reason, probably because the power of the spell was not strong enough.

"Why don't we do it together? I want to see Snape at his most uncomfortable."

Ron's suggestion was happily echoed by the other three.

The four young wizards walked together and then used all kinds of spells.

[Locking Spell]

[Levitation Charm]

[Densaugeo]

[Tarantallegra]

The terracotta figure's face finally became even more ugly, and the young wizards also got their own happiness.

......

"I really hope Snape's leg never gets better."

After practicing seven combined spells, the young wizards had to stop to rest.

In a very good mood, they unconsciously talked about Snape again.

"What do you guys think is wrong with Snape's leg?"

"I don't know, but it should be seriously injured anyway."

......

Listening to the discussion of his roommates, Moon couldn't help but recall that he had seen Snape on the day he defeated the troll.

At that time, when he walked up from the Headmaster's office's spiral staircase, his trouser leg was rolled up.

Moon saw very clearly at the time that there were obvious canine tooth marks on the wound, which should have been bitten by a large, ferocious animal.

However, this matter has passed for three days, and Snape's leg has not yet healed, which made Moon a little suspicious.

He remembered that Sprout had said that Snape was a very famous Potions Master.

But now he hasn't even healed his own leg.

That can only mean that the animal that bit him was very powerful.