Chapter 38: Are You Serious?

It was obviously not possible for freshmen to learn about Biological Transfiguration in their first class.

Professor McGonagall only used a matchstick to make them understand that it would take a long time before they turn furniture into animals.

Although the little wizards were waving their wands very hard, the matches in front of them never changed.

Some things were like this. It was easy for others to do it, but it would become a mess once they tried it themselves. Moreover, that "others" was Professor McGonagall.

"Pay attention that it needs to turn into a needle, and not a silver matchstick."

Professor McGonagall stood on the aisle of the classroom, constantly correcting their mistakes.

Soon half the lesson had passed, and the matchstick was still the same matchstick, with no sign of turning into a needle.

A few of Hufflepuff's little wizards turned the matches into charcoal, but that obviously did not meet Professor McGonagall's requirements. They were also deducted a point for destroying teaching materials.

Ravenclaw was different. That was why they were said to be smart. Seeing that there was no progress, some clever students simply found another way. They no longer insisted on changing the needle, but changed the color of the match and quietly sharpened it. Kyle saw one of them attempting to pass the requirement through this way.

Some smarter students directly replaced the matches with needles they brought with them, and then insisted that they changed it themselves.

Unfortunately, Professor McGonagall saw through them all on the spot.

Ravenclaw was also deducted twenty points by Professor McGonagall because too many people cheated.

…

Professor McGonagall stood on the aisle of the classroom and looked around. She was a little disappointed to find that there seemed to be not many talented students in this class who could make her eyes light up.

There was only one student who performed well...

Professor McGonagall turned her attention to the first row.

There, Kyle was resting his chin on one hand and casually waving his wand with the other.

With the tap of the wand in his hand, the match in front of him kept changing.

Although it has not completely turned into a needle, it was already halfway there... half in the true sense.

Kyle only conjured half a needle, and its position was not fixed. It was either at the top, or at the bottom, or simply stuck in the middle.

How should she describe it? Probably something like:

Needle-stick?

Stick-needle?

Stick-needle-stick?

Professor McGonagall was stunned by this. She had seen students fail throughout the whole lesson, and she had also seen students succeed in their first lesson.

But she had never seen such a successful failure.

But no matter what, Kyle had at least made the needle appear, and that alone made him better than the other little wizards.

Just like that, the lesson passed quickly. It was not until the end of class that a little wizard finally succeeded in turning a match into a needle.

"Look, Professor McGonagall, someone from Hufflepuff has succeeded."

The excited voice of a little wizard in the front row instantly attracted the attention of all the students.

Professor McGonagall looked in the direction of the voice and showed a rare smile. However, what she didn't expect was that the first person to finish was not Kyle, whom she was optimistic about, but Kanna Prince next to him.

A little Hufflepuff witch who had a very low presence.

However, Professor McGonagall was only slightly surprised before she regained her composure. She picked up the shiny silver needle and showed it to the class.

"Look everyone, Miss Prince succeeded. As the reward for first place, Hufflepuff will receive three points!"

There was a loud round of applause from the surroundings, and the little badgers clapped especially enthusiastically, not only because of the extra points but also because they were happy for Kanna.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Kanna.

The little witch who had social anxiety had never experienced such a situation before. Her whole face instantly turned red, and a puff of white smoke vaguely rose above her head. She wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

As soon as class was over, she rushed out of the classroom with her textbook in hand.

Kanna was full of regret.

As expected, getting too close to Kyle was never a good thing! If she had known this would happen, she would have changed her position despite being scolded by Professor McGonagall!

…

On the other side, Kyle, who was innocently accused, didn't know that he had somehow taken the blame. As soon as he walked out of the classroom, Cho came over and invited him to go to the Great Hall to find Cedric.

"Sorry, I just remembered that I have something else to do in a while. Can you go alone?" Kyle pointed at Ryan who was walking this way and said: "We have agreed to go visit Mikel together. If we are too late, Madam Pomfrey will chase us out."

"...Alright then."

Cho was a little disappointed but didn't say anything else. After all, Kyle was going to visit a patient, which was much more important than getting a map.

She could just go by herself. After all, she had met Cedric, and he left a deep impression on her. He was the second most handsome boy she had ever seen at Hogwarts, so she could not be mistaken about him.

Right, the first one was Kyle.

In order not to waste time, Cho immediately left for the Great Hall after the two said goodbye.

Kyle watched Cho disappear around the corner of the corridor, feeling that he had forgotten to tell her something.

What was it…

Kyle couldn't remember at that moment.

Just then, Ryan happened to walk over and said unhappily: "Kyle, I specially reserved a seat for you, why did you end up in the first row?"

Hearing Ryan's words, Kyle subconsciously recalled the frightening scene before class, and at the same time, he also knew what he had forgotten.

He forgot to tell Cho about giving Leona a map.

This was a big deal... Forget it, he would talk about it next time.

Kyle sighed and said: "Sorry Ryan, I was thinking about something before and didn't notice. Next time, I'll sit beside you!"

"That's not what I meant." Ryan waved his hand and said, "I was just surprised that you dared to sit in the front row.

I've heard from senior students that the first row in the Transfiguration class is almost always empty. 

You dared to sit so close to Professor McGonagall during her class, you are really something."

"Haha...Is that so."

Kyle laughed dryly. If it was possible, he actually didn't want to sit in the first row.

Fortunately, Ryan didn't notice anything strange about him and continued: "Shall we go back to the dormitory now, or wait for them to go together?"

'Wait for them?'

Only then did Kyle notice that all the students leaving the classroom were Ravenclaw students, and they were the only two from Hufflepuff.

"Where are the others?" Kyle asked confused.

"They are sorting out the notes in the classroom." Ryan said matter-of-factly: "Oh, and to remind Professor McGonagall not to forget Mikel's homework."

'Uh...You guys are serious!!'

Kyle's eyes twitched and he thought for a while and said, "Forget it, let's go back to the dormitory."

He originally planned to take Ryan to the school hospital, but now that he thought about it, he decided not to.

…

A few minutes later.

In the classroom, Professor McGonagall sent away the group of Hufflepuff freshmen with a look of relief on her face.

It had been a long time since she had seen such hard-working little wizards. After class, they would even review their notes, check each other's mistakes and fill in the gaps, and even actively ask for homework...

This is what a student should be like.

Professor McGonagall rubbed her sore eyes and began to put away the matches that were used as teaching material one by one.

Only then did she realize that Kyle had succeeded, and the match on his table also turned into a shining silver needle.

Maybe he was stimulated by Kanna Prince.

Professor McGonagall didn't think much about it, but she was still very happy that the two good students learning Transfiguration were from the same House.

(End of chapter)