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The venomous leopard and the Australian white eye are fine, but these two are too dangerous and ordinary people can't deal with them.
But what about those other amazing animals.
It was a simple task that could be accomplished by simply finding a remote mountain forest or sending two strikers, but it fell on Chris and Newt.
Think about it, a deputy director of the British Ministry of Magic and a master of magical creatures renowned in the wizarding world, the two of them traveled thousands of kilometers together just to send an ordinary Bowtruckle back to its original place?
It's just outrageous.
Under normal circumstances, let alone an ordinary Bowtruckle, even the Bowtruckle raised by Grindelwald would not be able to receive such treatment.
Kyle thought for a moment and asked, "Did your father find the curled-winged demon?"
“No.” Cedric shook his head and said, “My father and his team have been searching for more than a month and have not found any clues.
But Minister Fudge has been pushing us all the time, and even lost his temper a couple of days ago, this ***"
Cedric is very well-mannered. When he says the key words, he just moves his mouth without making any sound, fully demonstrating the qualities that an excellent young wizard should have.
But his lip movements were very clear, and Kyle could see that he was praising the other person's family tree in a very sweet way.
After applying honey on his little mouth, Cedric felt inexplicably better. He glanced in the direction of the teacher's seat and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Did you notice that Professor Snape seems very angry today?"
"Have it?"
Kyle picked up a chicken drumstick and said without looking up, "Maybe it's your illusion. He is always angry."
"That's true, but..." Cedric glanced at the teacher's seat again and said, "I still think he's a little different today."
Snape on the stage looked as if he had drunk the wrong potion, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, and his sinister eyes kept scanning back and forth across the four dining tables.
As if he noticed someone was looking at him, Snape suddenly looked towards Hufflepuff, and Cedric was so scared that he quickly lowered his head.
Next to him, Kyle was still eating the chicken leg in his hand leisurely, and from time to time he would say a few words to Mikel who was sitting on the other side of him.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 81 Hufflepuff's Alternative Group Activities
After the dinner, everyone returned to their respective common rooms.
On the way, Cedric was still thinking about what happened just now.
"Tell me, why is Professor Snape so angry?" He stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "Could it be that someone stole things from his storage room during the Christmas holidays?"
It was no secret at Hogwarts that Snape had a private storage room, and many students knew about it.
And there are rumors that his storeroom is filled with extremely rare potion materials, and even the carpet is made of dragon skin. If you just close your eyes and grab anything, you can exchange it for a lot of gold Galleons in Diagon Alley.
Judging from Snape's expression just now, if the reason for his anger was really related to that storage room, then a lot of things must have been lost.
"Don't think too much about it, maybe he just received a Christmas present he didn't like." Kyle took out his wand and knocked on the barrel in front of the common room door.
"He's so petty that he's not even satisfied with the gifts given to him by others."
Cedric glanced at Kyle, his eyebrows raised slightly.
The passage opened and the two entered the common room together.
They only came back a little late, and the lounge was already full of people, who were hunched over the wooden tables, frantically catching up on their holiday homework.
There were many people lying not only on the table but also on the ground, and their number was constantly increasing.
In such a large lounge, there was not even a place to step.
Kyle was somewhat shocked.
Is this considered a Hufflepuff group activity? Wouldn't it be a bit out of place if I didn't participate...
But he had already finished his homework, so he couldn't write it again.
"Don't be surprised, that was what happened last year."
Cedric patted Kyle's arm from behind and said, "Our prefect once said that vacation time is precious and it would be a waste to use it to do homework."
The prefect that Cedric mentioned was Harris, the captain of the Quidditch team. He was also a member of the army of people doing homework. At this moment, he was lying in the corner with his butt sticking up, writing furiously.
He had a table available to him, but just now he gave it to a few freshmen.
He deserves to be the class monitor.
Even the lounge has become like this, the library must have been full a long time ago.
Kyle avoided all the parchment and ink on the floor and carefully came to the dormitory door.
Just as he was about to push the door open, Cedric suddenly called him.
"Kyle..." Cedric stood at the door of the second-year dormitory, looked at him from a distance and said, "I like the Christmas present you gave me very much."
"Your gift was great too!" Kyle replied.
Then the two looked at each other and gave each other a standard fake smile.
……
The first class after school started was Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class.
Less than five minutes into the class, Hufflepuff had already been deducted twenty points.
It was obvious that their "one pen, one lamp, one night, one miracle" operation last night did not succeed.
Even Kyle was deducted two points.
The reason was that he lent the homework to Mikel and Ryan, but the two of them copied the homework verbatim, even leaving out their names.
"Next time if you lend them your homework again... I will deduct 20 points from you!"
Professor McGonagall glared at Kyle and returned to the podium.
“The holiday is over, let’s calm down.
What we are going to learn today is how to turn a mouse into a snuff box, which is also the most important topic of this year. I can tell you in advance that it will definitely be tested in the final exam.
If you don’t pass the exam, don’t blame me for not telling you…”
When they heard that it was related to the final exam, the students quickly became serious. Everyone looked at Professor McGonagall carefully and took detailed notes.
The final grades at Hogwarts were still very important. Take Fred and George for example. They didn't need many. As long as they could get two "O"s on their transcripts, they could spend the entire summer vacation comfortably.
This is especially true for young wizards who come from Muggle families, whose parents do not understand magic and only care about academic performance.
If the final grades are too bad, they won’t be able to explain it.
After class, those who had not completed their homework were all kept back by Professor McGonagall, while the others quickly left the classroom.
They still have homework for other subjects to finish, so time is very tight.
There was only one class in the morning, and Kyle had wanted to go to the library to read before lunch, but when he arrived, the library was already packed.
The same situation happened in the lounge.
With no other options, Kyle could only go to the auditorium and watch for a while, as if he was waiting for dinner.
Lunch was flatbreads and fried pork chops, which was Kyle's favorite combination. However, he had just taken two bites when Mikel and Ryan came over.
"Kyle, your Charms homework..."
"No, I won't lend it to you!" Kyle took a bite of his scone, glanced at them and said, "I don't want to be called by Professor Flitwick again."
"Don't worry, that won't happen this time!"
Mikel raised his hand and said confidently: "We were just too sleepy last night. We will definitely revise it and submit it today."
Kyle was skeptical of his words.
Last night, he lent all his homework to Mikkel and Ryan, but they only copied the Transfiguration homework.
Moreover, when the two returned to the dormitory, they were in great spirits and did not show any sign of wanting to sleep at all.
Even before Kyle fell asleep, they were still playing wizard chess with great interest.
With this previous record, Kyle no longer dared to trust them easily. He didn't want to fall into the same pit twice.
Besides, there were less than two hours left before the spells class, so even if he copied it, the time would be tight. He estimated that the "modification" mentioned by Mikel was probably just changing the name.
After lunch, Mikel and Ryan still had no intention of giving up and followed Kyle closely.
It wasn't until Kyle found an opportunity to cast an Disillusionment Spell on himself that he was able to shake them off.
Looking at his roommate passing by him, Kyle was extremely glad that he had learned the Disillusionment Spell.
This spell is so useful, like Avada eating a big melon, expelliarmus, and invisibility is the eternal god.
Praise the Illusion Spell.
Soon, Mikel and Ryan disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
Kyle definitely couldn't go back to the dormitory, so he thought about it and went directly to the Charms classroom. He just wanted to find a place to read anyway, so it didn't matter where he was.
And compared to other places, the Charms classroom is undoubtedly much safer.
Because Mikel and Ryan would never come near here unless they were in class.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 82 Duel Master
An excellent professor needs to have many abilities, one of which is to understand students' thoughts and know how to make them listen carefully.
Professor McGonagall was like that. She simply mentioned the final exams and successfully made all the students forget their previous pleasant holiday life and instead plunge into intensive study.
As her colleague, Professor Flitwick is obviously also proficient in this.
"We are going to learn the softening spell today."
Professor Flitwick stood on a podium made of books and said in a sharp voice: "Just like its name, this spell can make hard objects soften instantly. It is a very practical spell and one of the most commonly used spells by many adult wizards.
For example, in Quidditch, which you all like, softening spells are often used to protect players who fall off their brooms.
Also, during a duel, you can use it to set traps, because the soft ground will make it easier for your opponent to reveal his flaws, and that is the best time for you to attack.
I may not have told you that when I was in the duel competition, I used the softening spell to make the witch on the other side surrender and won the duel championship that year."
Quidditch, the most popular game in the wizarding world, coupled with duels full of heroism, immediately aroused the curiosity of young wizards.