#89 - 【Fire Spell】Renovation Progress
Professor Sprout never imagined that by simply helping a student she valued, she would discover a colleague trying to steer Moon onto a different path of magical research.
Moon himself was unaware of Professor McGonagall's assessment of him.
Although his performance in Transfiguration class had been remarkable recently, he could sense that Professor McGonagall's expression towards him was different from that of other students.
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After leaving Professor McGonagall's office, Moon returned directly to the common room.
As he crossed the portrait doorway, he learned the truth behind the rumor of "Snape fearing the Leg-Locker Curse."
Ron was currently in the common room explaining the events of the Charms practice room to everyone, especially regarding the reactions of the Snape-like mannequin after being hit by the curse.
"You should have seen it, Snape crying was really ugly!"
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"Ron, you've really gotten me into trouble."
After Ron finished boasting, Moon recounted what had just happened.
"You mean Malfoy was hit by the Petrification Curse and fell down the stairs!"
After listening, Ron and Harry focused solely on the unlucky Malfoy.
Since the start of the term, they had been wanting to embarrass Malfoy, but they didn't expect Moon to punish him in the end.
"Moon's spell can make 'Snape' cry, how could Malfoy stop it."
"That's right, I really want to see his expression now."
"Can you two stop it? Moon is in detention."
Seeing Ron and Harry only discussing the unlucky Malfoy, Hermione helplessly reminded them.
"Don't worry, Hermione, Ron and I will go clean together."
"That's right, this is to celebrate our victory."
After agreeing to help clean the Potions classroom, the two young wizards left.
They said they wanted to discuss how to retaliate, especially against Malfoy, as this was the first time they knew Malfoy had been defeated.
In Ron's words, "You really should have given Malfoy a slug then."
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Watching the two boys leave, Hermione sat down opposite him.
"I might not be able to help you clean, because I need to constantly monitor these jars."
"It's okay, I've already learned the Scourgify spell, cleaning the Potions classroom isn't difficult for me."
"Really? I've always said you should learn more spells, but you insist on practicing only a few."
Moon didn't know how to refute Hermione's statement.
In his opinion, the high-intensity practice of the Leg-Locker Curse and the Petrification Curse did help him through the most difficult times.
And now learning the Scouring Charm can be considered just right.
"Perhaps you could say I'm a pragmatist."
After Moon made a joke, he and Hermione discussed the current state of the latest Fire-Making Charm jars.
The number of jars had decreased from the initial twelve to five.
And all five were in Hermione's pocket.
"Number three's temperature is actually a bit too high, I think it can be adjusted further."
Hermione said, taking out the jar labeled number three from her pocket.
The flame in the jar had changed from its original fiery red to blue, but it was still burning stubbornly.
"I think it would be perfect to bring to Astronomy class."
During last night's Astronomy class, the rare cold wind blew all the clouds away.
Professor Sinistra excitedly lectured on Neptune for an hour in the Astronomy Tower.
She said Neptune had a rare retrograde phenomenon, which meant people would pay more attention to the subtle changes around them.
Moon thought the professor was right, because during the class he clearly felt the change in body temperature.
The cold west wind blew, forcing Moon and the others to huddle together.
Fortunately, Hermione took out four Fire-Making Charm jars, which made Moon and the others feel warm.
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After studying the Fire-Making Charm in each jar again with Hermione.
Moon slightly adjusted the number one and two charms and recast them.
These two flames are now the longest lasting and most stable spells.
Hermione put away the three jars again and left, while Moon looked at Bang Bang, who had somehow crawled back.
This little guy had been running to the Black Lake more frequently these past two days, and he was always wet when he came back.
"Did you go swimming again today?"
Moon picked up Bang Bang and warmed him by the fireplace.
"Chirp!" (Yes, and new friends!)
"New friends? In the Black Lake?"
"Chirp." (Yes, they look very strange.)
Moon was no longer surprised that Bang Bang could make all sorts of strange friends.
In his opinion, as long as Bang Bang wasn't harmed, it was always good to get to know other creatures.
Moon himself had to attend classes every day and didn't have much time to spend with Bang Bang, so making friends could also alleviate his loneliness in the castle.
After bathing Bang Bang again, Moon carried him back to the dormitory to rest.
Because the weather was getting colder, Moon now let Bang Bang sleep with him. Although this little guy had just been playing in the cold Black Lake in the afternoon.
But after bathing, he turned into a fragrant and warm hand warmer, which made Moon's bed also become warm.
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Malfoy's matter was far from over, his family background was indeed very impressive.
But there were also students in Slytherin whose family backgrounds were no less than his, especially some older students who cared more about house points.
So after learning that Slytherin had been deducted fifty points, everyone's eyes towards Malfoy completely changed.
From the previous admiration and praise to the current disgust and irritability...
This made Malfoy feel deeply humiliated.
And this matter became even more infuriating for Malfoy the next morning.
When Ron was eating in the Great Hall, he always talked about yesterday's events with Harry.
This made Malfoy's face, sitting not far away, become very ugly.
"I heard someone was hit by the Petrification Curse."
"That's right, it was too miserable."
"I heard he also fell down the stairs."
"Yes, it must have hurt!"
"Later, fifty house points were deducted."
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This set of dialogues was practiced by Ron and Harry last night.
In order to retaliate against Malfoy for tricking them into a midnight duel last time, and for informing Filch, they had practiced for a long time.
Moon quietly ate breakfast next to them, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Hermione's expression was very rich after listening to the performance of the two opposite her.
She had long experienced Ron's "special eloquence", but now she truly saw the power of language.
Even more expressive than Hermione was Malfoy.
The first-year wizards' seats were mostly in the back half of the four long tables.
So the Slytherin wizards all heard very clearly.
They all looked, intentionally or unintentionally, at Malfoy next to them, who was holding a spoon but not eating anything.
"Just wait, you'll see!"
Watching Malfoy leave the hall alone, Harry and Ron excitedly high-fived.
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As the son of a well-known wealthy family in the British wizarding world, coupled with his handsome face, Malfoy was talked about a lot at Hogwarts.
Compared to these, most young wizards were more curious about the relationship between Malfoy and Snape.
Professor Snape protected Malfoy very much, and in a way that far exceeded his protection of others.
Because of this, not many people in the Slytherin common room were willing to directly accuse Malfoy.
And Malfoy's sarcastic remarks against Harry and Ron were responded to in the first class after breakfast.
