And because of their victory, several Hufflepuff students made surprising progress at the Patronus Charm Club at the end of the month.
Kanna also summoned a complete patronus before the club ended.
Not surprisingly, her patronus is a butterfly.
It was very beautiful. When its wings flapped, it cast a silver light like stars in the auditorium, dazzling and brilliant.
Professor McGonagall looked at the silver butterfly above the auditorium and felt happy for Connor from the bottom of her heart.
She felt that this was the most suitable patronus for Kanna.
Professor McGonagall still remembered how she looked when she first entered school: nervous, shy, silent... She was almost always alone when she was seen, and never took the initiative to communicate with anyone else.
However, now Kanna is not only cheerful and confident, but also has gained sincere friendship.
She is really like a butterfly, completing her transformation bit by bit.
"What a pity that such a good child is not in Gryffindor." Professor McGonagall sighed silently in her heart. She suddenly felt a little envious of Professor Sprout.
Perhaps stimulated by Kanna, after a few minutes, the silver mist in front of Cedric began to gradually become solid.
The next second, a wild goose appeared above the auditorium.
Cedric was holding his wand, shouting and jumping with excitement.
"Well done." Professor Lupin said with a smile, "You really gave me a big surprise. I always thought that students below the sixth grade would have to wait until the end of the school year before anyone would succeed. It seems that I underestimated you.
"Then as a reward, Hufflepuff gets fifty points... fifty points for each person!"
With the 100 points added by Professor Lupin, plus the bonus points for the Quidditch champion, Hufflepuff's ranking directly became first, and it was more than 80 points higher than the second-place Slytherin.
Now, there is only one month left until the end of the school year.
It’s a pity that Kyle’s patronus didn’t add any extra points, otherwise they could have been more stable.
With the House Cup just around the corner, Hufflepuff's good mood lasted for a long time, and even the weather seemed to be celebrating.
As June approaches, the days become clear and hot.
This weather is perfect for grabbing a few pints of iced pumpkin juice, chatting and fishing on Black Lake, or playing a few games of Crackling Explosion.
But no, the exams are approaching and the students cannot hang out outside. They have to stay in the castle and force themselves to memorize the contents of the books.
Even Fred and George, who loved being in the crowds the most, started to study hard and went to the library whenever they had time.
The fifth year students will take OWLs (Ordinary Wizarding Levels), and whether they can freely research Weasley Joke products in the future depends on their results this time.
Kyle wasn't having an easy time either.
It wasn't because of the exam, but because the paper he wrote for "Transfiguration Today" during the holidays finally came to fruition.
After such a long delay, Kyle originally thought that his thesis had not been passed.
But after a Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall revealed that his final assessment was scheduled for the exam day.
As long as he passes, his paper will be published in the latest issue of "Transfiguration Today".
So recently, Kyle has been reading books related to Transfiguration.
In this tense atmosphere, a month passed quickly.
During exam week, the castle was unusually quiet, and during lunch, many people complained that the exams were too difficult.
Especially in the Transfiguration exam, Professor McGonagall actually asked them to turn the tortoise into a rabbit...
"The rabbit I transformed into can't run at all. How scary..."
"Yours is still good. Mine still has the shell on. I will definitely lose points for that."
Then after lunch, everyone went back upstairs to take the spells exam.
However, as soon as Kyle reached the second floor, he was stopped by Professor McGonagall, who looked a little excited.
"The professors have agreed that you don't need to take the next Charms and Herbology exams." Professor McGonagall said, "Come with me, you have more important things to do now."
"Are the people from Today's Transfiguration here?" Kyle asked as he walked.
"That's right," said Professor McGonagall. "Fifth and seventh year exams don't start until three in the afternoon, so they have time now."
"How's it going, nervous?"
Kyle shook his head.
He has been preparing for a month, and there is nothing to be nervous about as long as those people don't deliberately make things difficult for him.
"That's good." Professor McGonagall quickened her pace. "As long as you can perform normally, there will be no problem."
She took Kyle to a classroom next to the library on the second floor and opened the door.
There were two middle-aged wizards in their fifties, and between them sat a hunched old witch.
The witch was very old, her face full of wrinkles, but she looked in good spirits.
After the door was opened, she first glanced at Professor McGonagall, and then quickly shifted her gaze to Kyle next to her, "Minerva, I think this should be Kyle, right?"
"You are right, Professor Marchbank." Professor McGonagall turned and said, "Kyle, this is Professor Gelselda Marchbank of the Wizarding Examination Authority..."
"You are wrong, Minerva, you are wrong!" Marchbanks said with a smile, "I am not responsible for the fourth grade exams. For this hour, I am the editor-in-chief of Transfiguration Today."
Then she looked at Kyle and said, "Minerva should have told you why you were called here."
"Yes." Kyle said, "The assessment for the Most Promising Newcomer Award for Today's Transfiguration."
"That's right." Professor Marchbank said, "Don't be nervous. If you really wrote that paper, the test will be very simple. If you are quick, it will be over in ten minutes...
"But before that, I have to explain something." She paused before continuing, "We have been busy with another very important matter in recent months, so the assessment originally scheduled for Christmas can only be moved to now."
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Kyle nodded in understanding.
Moreover, if she really came over during the Christmas holidays, it would probably be a wasted trip.
At that time he was at Nico's house and ordinary people couldn't find him.
…
Professor Marchbank didn't exchange pleasantries too much. After a brief explanation, he went straight to the point.
She pulled a thick sheaf of parchment from a box on the table.
"First, you need to recap the main thrust of your paper."
"The difference between partial and multiple transformation stages..." Kyle blurted out.
After a few minutes...
"Very good." Professor Marchbank nodded and pointed to a teacup on the table. "Then please transform this teacup three times... This is to determine whether you are really capable of completing those experimental demonstrations."
"No problem." Kyle took out his wand and pointed it at the teacup.
The teacup became a goblet, then a slipper…a teapot…a quill…parchment.
There were five transformations in total, two more than Professor Marchbank required. Although the final parchment was a little distorted and looked more like a piece of hardwood, it was enough to surprise others.
The two middle-aged wizards even stood up.
"Are you really just a fourth-grade student?" one of them asked in surprise.
"I can guarantee that, Audley," Professor McGonagall stepped forward and said.
"That's amazing." Another person exclaimed, "I dare say that even most of the top graduates can't do five transformations."
While they were talking, Professor Marchbank had already put the parchment in his hand back into the box.
"Congratulations, kid, you passed the test." She smiled and said, "Go take the test now, it should still be in time."
Kyle was a little surprised. It was less than ten minutes and it was over?
But it was good that he could pass, so he didn't say much. After thanking him, he turned and walked out the door.
Machiban looked at Kyle's back, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and quickly said: "Wait..."
Kyle, who had already reached the door, turned around.
"You will be in fifth grade next year, right? Can you tell me when your birthday is?" said Professor Marchbank.
“Late July,” Kyle said.
Professor Marchbank nodded and said nothing more.
After Kyle left the room, he looked to the other side and asked, "Audley, what is the age limit they set? Seventeen?"
“It has not been decided yet.”
Audley thought for a moment and said, "Most people are leaning towards sixteen, but last week, someone suggested that fifteen would be fine, and that was also supported by some people. Now they are hesitating."
"Oh, it's changed again? Who proposed it..."
"Chris," said Audley. "Deputy Director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures."
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(End of this chapter)