Chapter 81: Hufflepuff's Unique Group Activity
Chapter 81: Hufflepuff's Unique Group Activity
After the banquet, everyone returned to their respective Common Rooms.
On the way, Cedric was still thinking about what had happened earlier.
"You said Professor Snape was so angry. What could be the reason?" He stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "Could someone have stolen something from his private storage room during the Christmas break?"
It was no secret that Snape had a private storage room, and this wasn't a secret within Hogwarts; many students were aware of it.
Moreover, there were rumors that his storage room was filled with rare Potion ingredients, and even the carpet was made of dragon hide. If he closed his eyes and grabbed any item from that room, he could exchange it for a pile of Galleons in Diagon Alley.
Judging by Snape's earlier reaction, if the reason for his anger was indeed related to that storage room, then he must have lost quite a few items.
"Don't overthink it. Perhaps he just received an unwanted Christmas gift." Kyle took out his wand and knocked on the wooden barrel in front of the Common Room door.
"That stingy guy, and he's still unhappy with the gift."
Cedric glanced at Kyle, his eyebrows slightly raised.
The passage opened, and the two entered the Common Room together.
They had returned a little late, and the room was already filled with students crouching on wooden tables, frantically catching up on their holiday homework.
Not only were the tables occupied, but there were also many students on the floor, and their numbers kept increasing.
In the spacious Common Room, there wasn't even enough space to stand.
Kyle was a little overwhelmed.
Was this Hufflepuff's group activity? Would he be considered uncooperative if he didn't participate...
But his homework was already done; he couldn't redo it, could he?
"Don't be surprised; it was like this last year."
Cedric patted Kyle's arm from behind, "Our Head Boy once said that holiday time is precious, and it's a waste to spend it on homework."
The Head Boy Cedric mentioned was the Quidditch team captain, Harris, who was also part of the homework-catching army. At that moment, he was squatting in the corner, diligently writing with his quill.
Just earlier, he had given up his table for a few first-years.
He deserved to be the Head Boy.
Even the Common Room had turned into this; the library was probably already packed.
Kyle carefully avoided all the parchment and ink on the floor and made his way to the dormitory door.
Just as he was about to push the door open, Cedric suddenly called out to him, "Kyle..."
Cedric stood at the second-year dormitory door, looking at Kyle from a distance, "I really liked the Christmas gift you gave me."
"The gift you gave me was also great!" Kyle replied.
After that, they looked at each other and simultaneously gave a standard fake smile.
...
The first class after the break was Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration lesson.
Before the class even started, Hufflepuff had already lost twenty points.
It was clear that their 'one pen, one night, one miracle' mission from the previous night had failed.
Even Kyle was deducted two points.
The reason was that he had lent his homework to Michael and Ryan, but they had copied it word for word, without even changing the name.
"If you lend them your homework again next time... I'll deduct twenty points from you!"
Professor McGonagall glared at Kyle and then returned to the podium,
"Focus now that the holidays are over.
Today, we're learning about transforming mice into snuff boxes, which is one of the most important topics this year. I can tell you in advance that it will definitely be on the final exam.
If you don't pass at that time, don't blame me for not telling you..."
Hearing about the final exam, the students quickly became serious, each one intently watching Professor McGonagall and taking detailed notes.
The end-of-term grades at Hogwarts are still very important. Take Fred and George, for example. They only need two "O"s on their grade reports to comfortably spend an entire summer vacation.
This is even more true for young wizards from Muggle families. Their parents don't understand magic and only care about grades.
If their grades are too poor, they won't be able to explain themselves.
After class, those who hadn't finished their homework were all kept back by Professor McGonagall, while the others quickly left the classroom.
They still had unfinished assignments for other subjects, and time was very tight.
There was only one class in the morning. Kyle had originally planned to go to the library before lunch, but by the time he got there, it was already overcrowded.
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The situation was the same in the common room.
Left with no choice, Kyle could only go to the Great Hall and wait for his meal.
Lunch was roast pies and fried pork chops, a combination Kyle quite liked. But just as he took two bites, Michael and Ryan found him.
"Kyle, your Charm Class homework..."
"No, I won't lend it to you!" Kyle took a bite of the pie and glanced at them, saying, "I don't want to be called out by Professor Flitwick again."
"Don't worry, that won't happen this time!"
Michael raised his hand, vowing, "We were just too tired last night. Today, we'll definitely make some revisions before submitting it."
Kyle was highly skeptical of his words.
The previous night, he had lent all his homework to Michael and Ryan, but they only copied the Transfiguration assignment.
Moreover, when the two returned to the dormitory, they were full of energy and showed no signs of wanting to sleep.
Even before Kyle fell asleep, they were still enthusiastically playing Wizard's Chess.
With this precedent, Kyle didn't dare to trust them easily again. He didn't want to fall into the same trap twice.
Besides, there were only a couple of hours left before Charm Class, and even copying would be a rush. He estimated that Michael's "make revisions" would most likely just involve changing names.
After finishing lunch, Michael and Ryan still showed no signs of giving up. They followed Kyle closely.
It wasn't until Kyle found an opportunity to cast an Invisibility Charm on himself that he managed to shake them off.
Seeing his roommates pass by, Kyle felt incredibly fortunate to have learned the Invisibility Charm.
This spell was so useful, whether it was Avada Kedavra or Disarming Charm, Invisibility was the true godly spell.
Praise the Invisibility Charm.
Soon, Michael and Ryan disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
There was no way he could return to the dormitory, so Kyle decided to go straight to the Charm Class classroom. After all, he just wanted to find a place to study, and it didn't matter where.
Compared to other places, the Charm Class classroom was undoubtedly much safer.
Because when there wasn't a class, Michael and Ryan would definitely not approach there.
(End of Chapter)
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