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Kanna was so angry that she wiped the pumpkin seeds off her face and glared at Kyle hatefully. Her little white teeth were grinding and it seemed like she would pounce on him and bite him at any time.
"Mistake, mistake, it was an accident!" Kyle apologized quickly.
He originally wanted to cut the pumpkin, but he forgot that the sword was just a figment of his imagination.
Professor McGonagall smiled for the first time and said jokingly, "Due to your ungentlemanly behavior, Hufflepuff will be deducted one point. Don't be so reckless next time. It is also very dangerous to do so."
"I understand, Professor," Kyle whispered.
Professor McGonagall nodded, glanced at the lifelike statue, and continued, "Excellent Transfiguration. Eleven points for Hufflepuff."
Because there are no fixed deformation requirements, it is much simpler than usual, so many people have completed the requirements.
By the time the get out of class was over, the Transfiguration classroom seemed to have turned into a storage room, with wooden stakes, buckets, pillows... everything.
Among the remaining people, some only completed half of the requirements, and the things they conjured still retained the characteristics of a pumpkin.
For example, Ryan, although he turned the pumpkin into the shape of the Quaffle, the surface of the ball is still yellow, and it looks like the Quaffle is covered with a pumpkin skin.
But Professor McGonagall still let him pass.
As for those who had only made a few holes in a pumpkin but insisted that they had turned into jack-o'-lanterns, Professor McGonagall was not polite at all and directly increased the length of their homework from one foot to three feet.
I can hand in a blank paper for the easy questions, so it’s worth it to be fined.
……
In the afternoon, there is a herbal medicine class.
Before class, Professor Sprout placed a pot of exotic plants that had never appeared in the greenhouse on the front bench.
"Armored Pumpkin!"
Professor Sprout smiled and said, "Does anyone know what it is?"
Perhaps knowing that the young wizards couldn't answer, Professor Sprout looked directly at Kyle.
"The Armor Pumpkin, also known as the Iron Pumpkin, is hard in texture and is often used as an alchemical material. The vines can also be used with Gillyweed to make a potion that allows people to breathe underwater."
"Very good, ten points to Hufflepuff!" said Professor Sprout happily.
“Armored pumpkins are a very rare magical plant. Because they are so hard, the way they grow is also very strange.
Every time they grow a size larger, they have to shed their shell.”
She pointed to the flower pot in front of her.
Everyone then noticed that there was a yellow pumpkin skin in there that was similar in shape to the wristband.
"Does anyone know what this shell is used for?"
Kyle raised his hand and said, “People usually put these shells on some precious plants to protect them from being destroyed by goblins or other creatures.
This is also the origin of the name of the armored pumpkin. "
"Exactly, ten points for Hufflepuff."
Professor Sprout said: "The shell of the armored pumpkin is the best protection for those fragile plants. Even an adult dragon would find it difficult to bite it."
There was silence in the greenhouse, and the little wizards looked at the unremarkable pumpkin shell in disbelief.
In their hearts, the fire dragon can be said to be one of the most terrifying and powerful magical creatures.
The fact that even a fire dragon can't bite it apart is enough to show how hard it is.
The word "armor" really deserves its name.
"Now let's continue with the lesson."
Professor Sprout clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention. "Also, I have decided to give this pumpkin shell as a prize to the student who performs best in this class."
Everyone subconsciously looked at Kyle.
Judging from Kyle's performance just now, it is almost impossible for anyone to surpass him.
Professor Sprout seemed to have guessed what everyone was thinking. She smiled and said, "I must remind you that the class hasn't started yet. What I just said was just an introduction to the armored pumpkin, and it doesn't count as part of the class."
As she spoke, she walked around the bench and came to a row of wooden stakes nearby.
"Last week we learned how to fertilize jumping toadstools, and today we are going to learn how to collect their powder...
You should have remembered that jumping mushrooms are very afraid of noise, and you must be quiet enough to approach them. "
Everyone nodded silently.
Everyone wanted the prize, so they squatted beside the wooden stakes, carefully using the brushes in their hands to spread the jumping mushrooms, not even daring to breathe.
By the time the get out of class was over, Professor Sprout was very satisfied. She had never had such an easy class.
No one poked the plants randomly, and no one tried to touch the poisonous tentacles. Everyone was very serious, and the most common problems encountered before were all gone in this class.
"Today is the best Halloween ever."
The delighted Professor Sprout awarded two points to each academy and, as agreed before class, gave Kyle the shell of the armored pumpkin as a reward.
Kyle used a whirlwind sweep that was weakened many times and completed the collection work half a class ahead of schedule.
After the herbal class, everyone began to leave the greenhouse in an orderly manner.
Kyle walked to the door, turned around, took one last look at the pot of armored pumpkin in the corner, and then left reluctantly.
He felt that this plant was a good neighbor to the biting kale, and if possible, it would be nice to get some back to keep them company.
But unfortunately there was only one pot, and Professor Sprout was watching it very strictly, so he didn't find a suitable opportunity to start the work during the whole class.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 170 Qi Luo, why haven't you come yet?
After returning from the greenhouse, Kyle was about to return to the dormitory when he was blocked by the Harrow duo as soon as he entered the castle.
“Thanks for the book, Kyle.”
Harry returned the book "Origins of Quidditch" to Kyle and said excitedly: "You were right before, it really suits me.
I have studied the above techniques seriously. During the last training, Wood said that I have made great progress and I am like a completely different person compared to before. "
"You finished reading it so quickly?"
Kyle took the book and said with a smile: "As expected of Professor McGonagall, you are really talented, Harry."
"No, no, I just took a quick look." Harry scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Maybe I didn't know anything about Quidditch before, so it seems that the changes are quite big."
"Don't be modest, Harry." Kyle shook his head and said, "It took me more than a month to fully master all the techniques in this book. You have shortened the time by half."
"Yes, is that so..." Harry laughed dryly with a stiff face. At the same time, he turned his head guiltily and avoided Kyle's sight.
Looking at his expression, Kyle raised his eyebrows, as if he guessed something.
"Do you need to borrow any other books?"
Kyle asked, "I also have "Fantastic Quidditch" and "How to Score Quickly". If you need them, I can bring them to the hall for you later."
"No need!" Harry blurted out, "Uh, I mean I'm too busy now, with homework and training... I don't have much time to read."
"Then whenever you want to watch it, just tell me." Kyle nodded.
He had a rough idea of what was going on.
If I'm not mistaken, this savior hasn't even finished reading the book "The Origin of Quidditch". He probably only read half of it at most.
But this is normal.
Harry Potter can calm down and read a book... It’s scary to think about this scene.
Somehow, seeing the thoughtful look on Kyle's face, Harry felt even more guilty.
……
In fact, Kyle still didn't know Harry well enough that he didn't even finish half of it.
When Harry first started reading the book, he was really interested. On the first day, he even stayed up until the early morning and finally fell asleep on the table.
But this situation only lasted for one day.
After the excitement wore off, his patience began to plummet with those lengthy paragraphs and difficult nouns. Coincidentally, at that time, Wood also praised him for his great progress, saying that he was almost on par with Charlie.
Perhaps he felt that it was enough, Harry only finished reading one-third of the book and couldn't read any further.
Kyle spoke to them a few more times and then left.
At this time, Ron on the side suddenly said: "It would be great if Hermione could be like Kyle."
"What?" Harry didn't understand what he meant for a moment.
"Haven't you noticed? Hermione always speaks to everyone in a preachy tone. No one can stand her. To be honest, she's like a nightmare."
Ron said: "Kyle is even better than her, he is the top student in the grade and the youngest winner of the Special Contribution Award for the school.
But whether it was helping us with directions before school started or lending us Quidditch books, he was always very patient in helping us and never lectured us."
"Don't say that, Ron," Harry whispered, "Hermione can be quite nice sometimes."
"When..." Ron asked.
Harry grunted for a long time before whispering, "We were chased by Filch that day, and it was she who helped open the door at the end of the corridor that saved us."
"Yes, they sent us to the three-headed dog's mouth as snacks..."
Ron shuddered subconsciously, and said with lingering fear: "By comparison, I would rather face Filch."
Even Harry was silent now.
On this point, he and Ron had the same idea.
Filch was scary as hell, but at least he wouldn't eat them like snacks.
"The Halloween dinner is about to begin, so we should hurry to the auditorium."
Harry changed the subject, "They all said it was as good as the start-of-term dinner. Is that true?"
"More than that." Ron quickly forgot about Hermione and said mysteriously, "I heard from George that last Halloween, Dumbledore invited the Headless Knight to perform.
I don’t know who he will invite this year, it would be great if it’s The Weird Sisters, they are the most popular band.”