Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 169 Armored Pumpkin

This busy life continues until Halloween.

Kyle woke up early to smell the sweet and tempting smell of roasted pumpkin wafting down the corridor. Even better, Harris announced in the common room that Quidditch practice for the next week was cancelled.

 He ​​thought that the previous training was a bit heavy, and the performance of Kyle and another new player was also perfect, so he decided to give everyone a holiday before the official game.

 Kyle is naturally very happy about Harris's decision, which means that he can finally relax a little next week.

And I don’t know if it’s to cater to Halloween, but there are also a lot of pumpkins in the classroom.

 In the morning's Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall used pumpkins as props and asked the little wizards to try to transform them.

Her request today is very simple. It can be anything, as long as it doesn't end up being a pumpkin.

Kyle was still the first to finish it. He turned the pumpkin into something like a stone statue at the gate of the castle.

 Of course, it’s a smaller version.

The stone statue took two steps slowly on the table, then waved the giant sword in his hand, smashing the prop pumpkin on Kangna's table into two halves, and the pumpkin seeds shattered everywhere.

Kanna was so angry that she wiped the pumpkin seeds off her face and glared at Kyle hatefully, her little white teeth grinding together as if she might pounce on him and bite him twice at any time.

 “Mistake, mistake, this was an accident!” Kyle apologized quickly.

 He originally wanted to cut the pumpkin open, but he forgot that the sword was just a figment of his appearance.

Professor McGonagall gave a rare smile and joked: "Due to your ungentlemanly behavior, Hufflepuff will deduct one point. Don't be so rash next time, and it is also very dangerous."

 “I know, Professor.” Kyle whispered.

Professor McGonagall nodded. She glanced at the lifelike stone statue and continued: "Excellent transfiguration, plus eleven points for Hufflepuff."

 Because there are no fixed deformation requirements, it is much simpler than usual, so many people have completed the requirements.

By the time get out of class was over, the Transfiguration Classroom seemed to have turned into a utility room, with wooden piles, buckets, pillows... everything.

 Among the remaining people, some only completed half of the requirements, and the things they conjured still retained the characteristics of pumpkins.

For example, Ryan, although he turned the pumpkin into the shape of the Quaffle, the surface of the ball is still yellow, and it looks like a pumpkin skin is put on the Quaffle.

But Professor McGonagall still considered him to have passed.

As for those who clearly just dug a few holes in the pumpkin but insisted that they became jack-o'-lanterns, Professor McGonagall was not polite at all and directly increased the length of their work from one foot to three feet.

 You can submit a blank paper even if you submit sub-questions, and you will not suffer any loss if you are punished.

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  In the afternoon there is herbal medicine class.

Professor Sprout placed a pot of novel plants that had never appeared in the greenhouse on a stool in front of him before class.

 “Armor Pumpkin!”

Professor Sprout smiled and said, "Does anyone know what it is?"

Probably knowing that the little wizards couldn't answer the question, Professor Sprout looked directly at Kyle.

“Armor pumpkin, also called iron pumpkin, has a hard texture and is often used as an alchemical material. The vines can also be combined with gilly grass to make a potion that allows people to breathe underwater.”

 “Very good, ten points for Hufflepuff!” Professor Sprout said happily.

“Armored pumpkin is a very rare magical plant. Because it is too hard, the way they grow is also very strange.

 Each time they grow a circle, they must molt their shells. "

 She pointed to the flower pot in front of her. Only then did everyone notice that there was a yellow pumpkin skin that was similar in shape to a wristband.

 “Does anyone know what this shell is used for?”

Kyle raised his hand and said: "People usually put these shells on some precious plants to protect them from being destroyed by goblins or other creatures.

 This is also the origin of the name of the armored pumpkin. "

 “Exactly, ten more points for Hufflepuff.”

Professor Sprout said: "The shell of the armored pumpkin is the best defense for those fragile plants. Even an adult fire dragon can hardly bite it."

There was silence in the greenhouse, and the little wizards looked at the ordinary-looking pumpkin shell with some disbelief.

 In their hearts, the fire dragon can be said to be one of the most terrifying and powerful magical creatures.

Even the fire dragon can't bite it into pieces, which is enough to show how hard it is.

 The word "armor" is really worthy of its name.

 “Then continue with the class now.”

Professor Sprout clapped his hands and attracted everyone's attention. "In addition, I decided to use this pumpkin shell as a prize to reward the student with the best performance in this class."

Everyone subconsciously looked at Kyle.

 Judging from Kyle's performance just now, it is almost impossible for anyone to surpass him.

Professor Sprout seemed to have guessed everyone's thoughts. She smiled and said: "I must remind you that this class has not started yet. What I just said is just an introduction to armored pumpkins and does not count as class. content."

With that said, she walked around the stool and came to a nearby row of wooden piles.

“Last week we learned how to fertilize toadstools, and today we’re going to learn how to collect their powder…

You may not have forgotten that toadstools are very afraid of noise, and you have to be quiet enough to get close to them. "

 Everyone nodded silently.

Everyone wanted the prize. They squatted beside the wooden stakes, carefully stretching out the beating toadstools with the brushes in their hands, not even daring to breathe.

By the time get out of class was over, Professor Sprout was extremely satisfied. She had never had such a relaxing class.

 No one poked at the plants randomly, and no one tried to touch the poisonous tentacles. Everyone was serious. All the problems that had been encountered before were all gone in this class.

 “Today is the best Halloween ever.”

 The happy Professor Sprout added two points to each college, and as agreed before class, awarded the armored pumpkin shell to Kyle.

Kyle used a whirlwind sweep that was weakened many times to complete the collection work half a class ahead of schedule.

 After the herbal medicine class, everyone began to leave the greenhouse in an orderly manner.

Kyle walked to the door and turned around, took one last look at the pot of armored pumpkins in the corner, and then reluctantly left.

He felt that this plant was quite suitable as a neighbor for the biting cabbage. If possible, it would be good to get some back to keep them company.

 But unfortunately there is only one pot here, and Professor Sprout is also very strict about it. He did not find a suitable opportunity to start at the end of the class.

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 (End of this chapter)