Chapter 32: The Helpful Hufflepuff
On the other hand, because Charms class had already ended when Kyle came out of the school hospital, he went directly to the library.
Dumbledore had just recommended two books to him, saying they were very helpful for casting basic spells and suitable for new wizards. Therefore, Kyle planned to borrow them and take a look.
The library was located on the second floor and was easy to find. One only needed to go up one flight of stairs.
"Two books? No!" Mrs. Pince, the librarian, held a feather duster, and looked at Kyle with a scrutinizing gaze: "Unless you have the professor's permission, you can only borrow one book at a time."
"If it's just one book, then I'll borrow "Gadding with Ghouls" Kyle didn't hesitate too much and quickly named the title of the book.
But he didn't expect that when she heard the words "Gadding with Ghouls", Mrs. Pince's face suddenly showed an expression of extreme disgust as if she had heard some vicious curse words.
"It's Lockhart's book again." Mrs. Pince muttered softly.
She didn't like the author Gilderoy Lockhart, or rather, she didn't like the extremely self-centered way of his writing. In her opinion, this was just excessive boasting.
If that was all it was, it didn't matter. After all, the same was true for many other biographies, and she could still bear with it and continue reading.
But she didn't know why, when she read Lockhart's book, she always felt that the content seemed to be missing something, so much so that many places were incoherent.
Although this kind of issue was not big and did not affect reading, Mrs. Pince still felt very uncomfortable, and every time she thought about it, she would feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, her impression of Kyle suddenly dropped a lot. After a moment of silence, she said with a straight face: "'Gadding with Ghouls' has been borrowed. If you register now, you can get it when it's available in about two years."
"Two years... Forget it." Kyle shook his head and said, "What about 'The Bard in the Wind'"?
"It's available." Mrs. Pince's expression softened a lot. She asked Kyle to wait here, and she went straight to the row of bookshelves next to her.
Taking advantage of this moment, Kyle curiously looked at the famous librarian from the side.
Mrs. Pince was a thin, old woman who looked like a malnourished vulture. The little wizards who were reading couldn't even breathe when she walked by.
A little wizard seemed to be too nervous and couldn't hold back a sneeze, so she was kicked out of the library.
Kyle smacked his lips. It was no wonder that she became Filch's rumored wife. The two of them did seem to be a perfect match. Not only did they follow the same rules, but they both hated students.
Not long after, Mrs. Pince came back and handed Kyle a thick hard-cover book and a note.
"It must be returned within a week. If the deadline is exceeded or the book is damaged, you will not be able to borrow any book from here again in the future."
"I will keep that in mind."
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Since there was only one class for freshmen in the morning, Kyle went directly back to the common room after coming out of the library. He wanted to find a comfortable place to read the book.
But as soon as he passed through the barrel door, he was surrounded by students.
Almost all the new Hufflepuff students were gathered in the common room, waiting for Kyle to return.
"How's did it go, Kyle?" Ryan rushed over first and asked anxiously: "Is Mikel okay? We wanted to go to the school hospital to see him, but we were kicked out by Madam Pomfrey as soon as we entered the door."
The other little wizards also nodded. Although they had also suffered a lot due to the accident in the Charms class, they were still very concerned about Mikel's situation.
This was probably how Hufflepuff was.
"Don't worry." Kyle patted Ryan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Headmaster Dumbledore has already seen him and said he can leave the hospital after drinking a potion tomorrow."
"That's good, that's good." Ryan was obviously relieved, and after thinking about it, he asked: "Then is Mikel awake? Did he say what he wanted to eat? Although we can't send it to him now, we can prepare it in advance and give it to him when he leaves the hospital. He will definitely be very happy."
Ryan's statement was agreed with by other little wizards. They donated generously and took out the things they regarded as treasures.
"I've got raspberry preserves here!"
"I've got fudge here."
"How about biscuits? My mother made them by herself. They are delicious."
"I think he wants to eat licorice candy..."
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For a moment, even Kyle was touched by the strong friendship between classmates. Under the expectant eyes of everyone, he said in a deep voice: "Mikel didn't say what he wanted to eat, but I think what he wants most now is should not be these snacks but to not delay his studies!"
"Not delay his studies?" Ryan scratched his head, not understanding what Kyle meant.
"Yes." Kyle said seriously: "You should also have seen that Mikel's accident occurred because he was unable to complete the magic spell and was anxious, correct?"
"That's right." Ryan nodded.
Since he was focused on his wand at that time, he didn't know how the blinding "flash bomb" appeared. In his opinion, everyone was practicing magic spells at that time, and Mikel was no exception, so it was okay for Kyle to say so.
"That's right." Kyle said seriously: "He is a strong person, so he definitely doesn't want to have two fewer classes than others.
So what we have to do now is to listen carefully to the Transfiguration class in the afternoon and the History of Magic class tomorrow morning, write down everything the professor said, organize it into notes, and give them to Mikel. I believe he will be moved to tears."
You could hear a pin drop in the huge Hufflepuff lounge. The little badgers looked at each other, and no one said anything.
It was hard for them to believe that there were people who didn't like snacks but liked studying. However, after carefully recalling what Kyle had said... They couldn't find any flaws in his story.
It was clear and logical. There was no problem at all.
Maybe... Mikel really loves magic.
The little badgers thought so and quickly convinced themselves.
After that, some students volunteered for the task. A few took the initiative to take notes, and a few others were responsible for the final arrangement...
There were a few little wizards left who didn't get the task but wanted to help. After they gathered together to discuss for a while, they soon discovered something that Kyle had ignored.
Homework!
At Hogwarts, no matter which class you took, homework was essential, and its importance was self-evident.
So they decided to pass on the homework for each class to Mikel, and not only that, but they also told the professor in class that Mikel was an excellent Hufflepuff. Even if he was in the school hospital, he still cared about his studies and would not be lazy, and not do his homework.
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(End of chapter)