In the Room of Requirement, Kyle transformed a table into a small stone statue half a meter high, and controlled it to cut the apple in front of it into two halves.

Not far away, Hermione carefully took note of Kyle's words and even took notes...

In fact, Kyle originally wanted to go to the flower garden to take a look at the poisonous tentacles, but he certainly couldn't say that in front of Hermione, so he made up an excuse and said he wanted to practice Transfiguration.

But Kyle forgot that Hermione was different from Harry and Ron. She was a top student and a very curious one at that.

She had already seen Kyle's ability in Transfiguration in the Duel Club.

That was also the first time that Hermione intuitively felt how big the gap between herself and Kyle was.

Perhaps out of curiosity, or perhaps because she was worried that Kyle would discover the secret of how they brewed the Polyjuice Potion, Hermione immediately expressed her desire to come along and watch and learn.

And his attitude is very sincere.

Kyle was nervous, but in order not to arouse suspicion, he had no choice but to agree to Hermione's request.

So it became like this... He was in an empty room, forced to practice Transfiguration for more than half an hour.

“It’s actually not as hard as you think.”

Kyle picked up half an apple from the ground, took a bite, and handed the other half to Hermione.

"I suggest that you observe the things around you more often and gain a deeper understanding of their specific structures... Of course, I don't mean to see with your eyes, but with magic."

Hermione also took a bite of the apple and said thoughtfully, "Like the stone statues you turned into?"

"Something simpler, like an apple or a table or a pair of slippers will do."

Kyle shook his head. "Those stone statues are some kind of magical creations, and even involve ancient alchemy. It is difficult to use magic to analyze their structure... At least I can't do it now."

"In fact, I didn't turn into a stone statue, but just armor that looked like a stone statue."

After Kyle's reminder, Hermione realized that the half-meter-high "stone statue" did have many gaps like armor, but they were well hidden and difficult to find without careful observation.

"Did you learn all this from the Transfiguration Club?"

Hermione asked, "I heard from Fred and George that you were in Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration Club. What was that like... was it the same as the Dueling Club?"

"The number of students will be much smaller, and it will only be for students in the third year and above. Professor McGonagall will cover a lot of topics other than exams. It can be considered an advanced class for Transfiguration."

Kyle explained: "As for the rest, I can't say too much, otherwise it would mean that I'm giving away the topic, which Professor McGonagall doesn't allow."

Hermione looked regretful.

"I'm ready to go back." Kyle simply packed up his things and asked, "Do you want to stay here?"

"No." Hermione shook her head. "Harry, Ron and I have agreed to go to the library to do our homework today."

The two left the Room of Requirement together.

Kyle wanted to wait for Hermione to go back before turning back, but he met Fred and George just as he reached the stairs.

Each of them was holding a large piece of food, and they must have just been to the kitchen.

"Kyle, why are you here!"

Fred said in surprise, "We looked for you at the door of the Hufflepuff common room."

"I ended up getting covered in vinegar!" George wrinkled his nose. "That was a terrible feeling. I don't like this Christmas gift at all."

There was a faint sour smell on the two of them, but their clothes and hair were dry, probably because they had been cleaned with a spell before.

"You are here, come with us."

“Christmas is fun when we are together!”

The two men came to Kyle, one on the left and one on the right, and led him forward without saying anything.

The Gryffindor common room was also on the eighth floor, very close, and they soon arrived in front of a huge portrait.

The portrait shows a plump lady who looks very kind.

"Password," she said.

"Thank you for the compliment..." The Fat Lady happily opened the passage.

"What did she just say?" Kyle asked confused.

"The Fat Lady likes to sing," said Fred, "but she obviously has no talent for it."

“So she changed the password to this.” George laughed, “Every time we come back, it’s like we’re praising her for her beautiful singing.”

"Never mind that, Kyle."

Fred was the first to cross the passage, opened his hands and laughed, "Welcome to the Gryffindor common room."

Normally, students are not allowed to go to other colleges, but it's vacation time...no one cares about that.

Kyle came in pushed by George.

It was a bright, round room, painted red, with a high ceiling and filled with plush armchairs.

"How does it feel?" Fred asked with a smile.

"It's great," Kyle said, "but it's smaller than I thought."

"Is the Hufflepuff common room big?" Hermione asked curiously when she came in last.

Kyle nodded. "It's a lot bigger than this place, but the ceiling is lower."

"After all, the position is different." George sat down in an armchair.

They knew a little about this. The area downstairs only contained the kitchen and the Hufflepuff common room, so it was normal for the place to be larger.

Hermione nodded, not caring.

She looked around and asked, "Where are Harry and Ron?"

"I don't know. They probably haven't gotten up yet," said Fred. "I think they probably want to sleep until noon."

"Oh, no! We still have a lot of homework to do."

Hermione frowned and rushed into the boys' dormitory in a hurry.

"I don't think Ron would want to do homework on the first day of vacation."

George handed Kyle a sandwich and said, "By the way, Kyle, we have already inquired about what you told us before."

"What?"

George took a bite of his sandwich and said, "Remember what you told us before, the behavior of the successor to the Chamber of Secrets will definitely be different from before?"

Kyle nodded.

He remembered that he had said this casually during a casual chat, but he didn't expect Fred and George to investigate it...

"Did you find out who it is?" Kyle asked.

"No... or it's impossible to find."

Fred sighed.

"There were three attacks on the castle. Because of the panic, almost everyone behaved differently than usual... They can't all be the heirs who opened the Chamber of Secrets."

"Like Ron..." George glanced in the direction of the dormitory, "Except for doing homework, they almost never go to the library..."

"But recently, he ran there as soon as get out of class was over and didn't come back until curfew... I even suspected that Ron was under the control of the Imperius Curse."

"Shut up, Fred!"

At this time, Ron just rubbed his eyes and came to the common room. He sat on an armchair and said unhappily: "If everyone thinks you are the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets, you will go to the library... At least there won't be anyone staring at you with strange eyes."

(End of this chapter)