Page 135
Ron stammered a few times. He felt that Kyle was wrong, but he didn't know how to refute it.
Because Hufflepuff does have a very good relationship with every house. Even Ravenclaw, who was given zero points in the competition, only had a cold war with them for half a month before they reconciled again.
As for the wand, it goes without saying that it was the only new thing on him and there was no way he could replace it.
Kyle didn't look at Ron anymore after he finished speaking, but took Connor to the Hufflepuff common room and said to Hagrid:
"Hagrid, we're going to go back first. See you later."
"Come on, this year's dinner will not disappoint you." Hagrid said with a smile, then he turned to look at Harry, "Sorry, I have to go too, Professor McGonagall is still waiting to decorate the last Christmas tree."
After the three of them left, Ron finally breathed a sigh of relief and said self-deprecatingly, "Did I look stupid just now?"
Harry and Hermione looked at each other and shook their heads.
Ron's reaction was normal. Even they were surprised when they found out that Kyle and Malfoy had a good relationship.
They just didn't say it.
"In fact, Kyle helped us." Harry whispered, "I noticed that Snape had been standing not far away. He must have been waiting for us to clash with Malfoy so that he could take the opportunity to deduct points."
Ron looked up quickly, but apart from a few students who were going to the hall to attend the banquet, there was no sign of Snape.
"Believe me, this is true." Harry tried his best to explain: "I really saw Snape just now. He was standing at the corner not far behind us. If you don't believe me, ask Hermione!"
"Yes, Harry is right." Hermione nodded perfunctorily.
This is the only way from the dungeon to the great hall. It is normal to see Snape here. There is nothing strange about it.
"Don't worry about that for now." Hermione frowned and said, "Aren't you curious? What exactly is that thing that Kyle gave Malfoy? It's worth a hundred Galleons."
"Wait, what did you just say..." Ron was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "One hundred Galleons?!"
His mind was occupied with other things just now, and he didn't pay attention to what Kyle said.
"Yeah, one hundred Galleons." Harry also remembered this and couldn't help but sigh: "I have to say, the Malfoy family is really rich."
Although Harry inherited a large sum of gold Galleons from the Potter family vault, he had never spent so much money at once.
His biggest expense so far had been the seven Galleons for his wand.
"Merlin's beard..."
Ron suddenly felt his legs go weak and he almost fell to the ground. He now understood Kyle a little.
One hundred Galleons... He had never even seen what ten Galleons looked like together.
"I remember there's still some time before the banquet starts." Harry asked suddenly.
"Thirteen minutes to be exact." Hermione frowned and said, "You don't mean to..."
"Aren't you curious...what exactly is that thing?"
Harry lowered his voice and said, "The Quidditch pitch isn't that far from here. We should still have time to go there now."
"What are you waiting for……"
Ron was the first to rush out of the castle gate and ran towards the Quidditch pitch without looking back.
Harry and Hermione followed closely behind, quickly following.
The three of them quickly arrived at the stadium, but in order to avoid being discovered by Malfoy, they did not dare to go in. Instead, they huddled near the entrance and looked inside cautiously.
Ten minutes later, they were back at the castle, just in time for Christmas dinner.
The hall was decorated magnificently, with parasites and holly hanging from the walls.
The twelve Christmas trees were hung with different decorations, including ice crystals, snowflakes, candles, golden bubbles, and gift boxes containing various small gadgets...and I don't know whose idea it was, but there was actually a ghost hanging on one of the trees.
There are also many familiar faces of the little wizards, such as Nico who is almost headless, and the fat monk...
They floated on the Christmas tree and enthusiastically greeted and cared for every little wizard who passed by.
Under normal circumstances, Harry would definitely be attracted by this unique decoration, but now he just took a glance and didn't pay any more attention to it.
The same went for Hermione and Ron, and the three of them hurried over to the Gryffindor table.
As soon as he sat down, Harry couldn't wait to ask, "Did you notice that the snake that spits fireworks must be ten feet long...it was only the size of a fist before, how did it do that?"
"I don't know, Harry." Ron shook his head. "I only know that Malfoy actually spent a hundred Galleons on a toy..."
"I've told you many times, that's not a toy!"
Hermione gave him an annoyed look.
"That is a magical item that combines the expansion spell, the bluebell fire spell, and high-end transfiguration!"
"Well...magic toys," Ron muttered.
No matter what Hermione said, it still couldn't change the fact that it was a cheering tool.
That thing is just a toy.
One hundred Galleons to buy a toy, this world must be crazy... No, it should be said that Malfoy is crazy.
Hermione heard Ron's complaints, but ignored him and just scratched her hair in annoyance. She thought about it all the way and couldn't understand why the Bluebell Flame Charm could change color.
But this was impossible, she had never seen anything like this in a book.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 189 Fishing for Sniff
And Hermione remembered that during the first Charms class, someone asked Professor Flitwick if it was possible to change the color of the Illumination Spell so that the wand would emit red light.
At that time, Professor Flitwick's answer was no, and he said that it would change the nature of the spell. Even if it could be done, the spell would be completely different and could only be considered another kind of spell.
Hermione really found it hard to believe that Kyle could create new spells in his second year.
She looked up in the direction of Hufflepuff and saw Kyle chatting and laughing with the others.
"Is the gap between wizards really that big?" Hermione sighed somewhat frustratedly.
The banquet started soon. Because she was so focused on this matter, Hermione didn't even notice what she ate.
Once she almost put the candle hanging on the table into her mouth, but fortunately Harry noticed it early and stopped her in time.
……
After a sumptuous dinner, everyone packed their luggage early the next morning and prepared to take the train to King's Cross Station.
Mikel and Ryan also went back. Today is the Christmas holiday, and Kyle is still the only one left in the dormitory.
I'm used to the noisy mornings every day, and now that it's suddenly quiet, I'm still not used to it.
As there were few people, Kyle did not go to the auditorium for breakfast. Instead, he went to the kitchen to get some food and had a few bites in the common room.
When Connor arrived at the common room, Kyle was studying a stone.
"What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Kanna leaned over to take a look out of curiosity.
At this moment, Kyle was holding a magic wand and gesturing at a white pebble on the table in front of him.
Every time he waved his wand, bits of it fell off the pebbles.
"Are you carving stone?" Kanna asked puzzledly.
"I guess so." Kyle stared at the pebble carefully and said without turning his head.
Kanna watched from the side for a while, but still couldn't figure out what Kyle was carving.
Not only is one end bigger than the other, but there is also no regular pattern to the pattern. It looks like a bunch of rubble picked up at random.
Kyle worked for a long time and only came up with this thing?
Connor felt like she had finally discovered something that Kyle was not good at.
She patted Kyle's shoulder comfortingly, then left the common room, suppressing a smile.
Although she wanted to stay here and watch Kyle make a fool of himself, unfortunately, she had to hurry and finish her homework.
The amount of homework for second graders is much greater than last year, and the three days are still very tight.
On the other side, Kyle, who was concentrating on fiddling with the stones, did not notice that Kanna had left.
He carefully ground off some of the excess parts based on his memory, then he picked it up with satisfaction and looked at it in the sunlight.
"Perfect, done!"
Kyle wiped off the stone dust, then picked up the wand and tapped it lightly.
In just a blink of an eye, the color of the pebbles in his hand turned into a crystal clear red, sparkling in the sunlight, looking like rubies.
Kyle stood up from the sofa, rubbed his wrist and smiled: "How is it, beautiful, right... um, where is the person?"
At this moment, he suddenly realized that Kanna was no longer in the lounge.
"You're doing your homework so early?"
Kyle shook his head and went back to the dorm to get his suitcase.
Because the last time he came out of the box, Kyle did not deliberately lock the door to the passage. As soon as he opened it a crack, a furry black shadow suddenly jumped out and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
But Kyle was not panicked at all. He calmly took out the ruby and shook it, while counting silently in his mind.
"One...two..."
In less than two seconds, Kyle felt his arm sink.
A small furry creature was clinging to his arm, staring at the ruby.
That was the Niffler he brought from Newt, and Kyle had kept it locked in a box all this time because he was worried that it would cause a large-scale theft at Hogwarts.
It just so happens that it’s Christmas holiday now, so when there are fewer people in the castle, we can let it out and play for a while.
After several months, Sniff has grown several sizes larger than before, and its fur has turned completely black. It looks like a moving Bludger.
However, this "Blurred Ball" has been polished.
Kyle used his free hand to pull the Niffler off his arm, but even so, it kept staring at the ruby and waved its short legs in the air.
"You run pretty fast. No wonder Newt looks for you guys every day."
Kyle scratched Sniff's chin and smiled, "How is it, do you like it?"