#86 - Seamus's thoughts
Back in the common room, Moon saw Bumping, who was soaking wet.
"What happened to you?"
Moon was curious because Bumping had never been in such a sorry state after catching fish before, especially now that the weather was getting colder.
Reaching out to catch Bumping as it jumped up, Moon quickly walked to the fireplace to warm it up.
"Chirp chirp!" (I went swimming today!)
"Why? Aren't you cold?"
Moon responded while quickly wiping the water off Bumping.
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"Chirp chirp ~" (Not cold, I made a new friend.)
"Is it a friend from the Black Lake?"
"Chirp!" (That's right, it's very big!)
Hearing Bumping say it was very big, Moon recalled when he saw a huge black shadow under the Black Lake on a small boat when school started.
That black shadow was bigger than the entire fleet of boats at the time.
[Could it be that one?]
Moon thought, looking again at Bumping, which was slightly larger than his hand.
"Could it be that magical animals don't care about height differences when making friends?"
......
Perhaps it was because it had been playing too crazily today, Bumping was so tired after taking a bath that it crawled into its tree hollow to sleep.
Just as Moon was about to go to bed, Seamus walked over hesitantly.
"Moon, can I study your hand warmer with you?"
Hearing Seamus's question, not only was Moon surprised, but Ron and Harry, who weren't asleep yet, also looked over.
Seeing Harry and Ron both shaking their heads, with fear in their eyes, Moon knew they were thinking the same thing.
All of Seamus's spells seemed to be related to fire magic.
His wand would occasionally spout sparks, and even ordinary spells would inexplicably breathe fire.
Thinking of the Charms practice room, even the terracotta figures that could withstand several minor jinxes were in agony from Seamus's [Lock Burning Curse].
Thinking of this, Moon became a little embarrassed.
"Of course, but I already have some preliminary ideas for the spell modification, but it will require a lot of experimentation."
"I can do experiments too, even if it's not researching spells."
Seamus didn't care what he did, as long as it was related to fire magic, he was willing to do it.
"Okay, I'll tell you the specifics tomorrow."
"It's settled then."
After getting Moon's promise, Seamus happily went to the bathroom.
"Moon, isn't it dangerous to do this?"
Neville poked his head out from under the covers and asked weakly.
"That's right, what if we blow up with the experimental stuff on us?"
Ron was also very worried, he was well aware of the destructive energy of Seamus's strange magic.
"Don't worry, I'll control things."
Moon's guarantee wasn't of much use, and that night two young wizards in the dormitory dreamed of being blown up.
......
Early the next morning, Moon was once again curled up on the sofa in front of the fireplace.
Although it was still a bit difficult to modify "growth-type" spells, Moon hadn't given up on related research.
After he finished reading the two magical plant books he borrowed from the library, Hermione also came to the common room early.
"Morning!"
"Morning ~"
Hermione responded weakly, then casually took out the jar from yesterday and placed it on the wooden table.
After getting the other party's signal, Moon picked it up and carefully observed it.
He found that the Fire-Making Charm had actually been modified by Hermione.
The original [Fire-Making Charm] would produce small red flames, even with a few sparks.
But now the flames in the jar had turned bright blue, and the temperature wasn't very high either.
"Did you make a long sound adjustment to the second half of the [Fire-Making Charm] spell [Incedio], dee-oh?"
After studying "The Secrets of Spells: Methods of Spell Modification" for two weeks, Moon could now easily guess what changes had occurred to this basic spell.
Hermione glanced at Moon in surprise, and after a long while, she took a breath and replied.
"That's right, but this flame still doesn't meet the requirements."
"Actually, creating something isn't that simple. In addition to modifying the spell, wand gestures also need to be considered. I can provide help in this regard."
Hearing Moon's words, Hermione frowned.
She wasn't used to collaborating with classmates in the same year, because no classmate had read more books than her.
But Moon's performance was too dazzling, especially since he had seen through her research results, which she had been thinking about for a day, at a glance.
"Okay, I hope you can have good suggestions."
"Don't worry, by the way, can I ask you to do me another favor?"
"Speak, as long as it's not copying homework."
"Of course not, I just want to find some books about Muggle plants."
After reading the two magical plant books he borrowed from the library, Moon discovered that the authors more or less mentioned some Muggle fantasies.
Especially since the grain crops Moon was currently researching were ordinary plants, he wanted to see how Muggles in this world viewed these plants.
"Is it about plants? I remember there are a batch of old books I've finished reading at home. If you don't mind, I can send them over next week."
Hermione agreed very readily. She had many old books at home. If Moon wanted to read them, she just needed to send them from home.
"Of course I don't mind!"
Seeing Hermione agree, Moon picked up the jar on the table and looked at her again.
"Actually, we can discuss the next step of modifying the [Fire-Making Charm] now."
......
Before eating breakfast, Moon and Hermione found the next step in modifying the spell.
In addition to lowering the temperature of the [Fire-Making Charm], it was also necessary to ensure the burning time of the flame and the way the flame was stored.
After arriving at the Great Hall, Hermione pointed to the blueberry jam jar on the long table.
"It's this kind of canned bottle, very thick, I used it to hold the [Fire-Making Charm]."
"Okay, everyone find two jars and give them to me to cast the spell."
After Moon finished speaking, several roommates began to collect different jars on the long table.
Except for the Slytherin long table, where no one went, twelve identical jam jars were found.
After letting Ron eat all the food inside, Moon began to cast spells one by one.
According to the method discussed with Hermione, Moon made slight changes each time he cast the spell, but several roommates didn't notice it at all.
But they didn't question it, they just listened and did as they were told.
"Now each of us has two jars, we must carry them with us and observe and record the changes in the flame."
Using multiple experiments to screen out the most suitable "Fire-Making Charm" was the fastest method Moon and Hermione had discussed.
The roommates were also very cooperative, especially Seamus.
He could roughly see the difference in Moon's spells, but he couldn't do it himself.
"Don't worry, isn't it just watching when the small flame will go out? There's definitely no problem with that."
Ron wiped the blue jam from the corner of his mouth and confidently picked up two jars.
Then Harry, Neville, Moon, and Hermione each took a jar.
After the small jars were put into their pockets, Moon found that this was already a semi-finished hand warmer.
Even if he walked outside the Great Hall, he would feel a warmth on his body.
But success didn't seem to be so easy, especially when looking for some unreliable young wizards to do something new.
