The Mirror Room of the Palace of Versailles had seventeen floor-to-ceiling glass windows, each directly facing a floor-to-ceiling mirror on the opposite wall. Those seventeen mirrors were made up of 483 panes, reflecting not only the magnificent gilded ceiling frescoes, but also the beauty of the gardens, the blue sky, and the white clouds.
At night, the candles lit in the thirty-two multi-branched candlesticks hanging in three rows throughout the hall, along with the eight tall candelabras that could hold 150 candles each, were reflected in the mirrors to create the glow of roughly three thousand candles, illuminating the entire hall brightly.
Anyone standing in the center could see a different version of themselves reflected in every mirror.
Though the Barnaby family estate could not compare to the Luxury of Versailles, it was still as vast as a museum. Ben Cooper was not only timid and weak; he could not even ride a flying broom properly. During summer break, Barnaby had lent him his broom, and the two of them practiced together in the manor's corridors.
"You have to be joking," Leeds said in astonishment.
"I'm not good at joking," Ben said miserably. "Besides, I'm telling the truth."
Leeds was "petrified" again.
"Don't forget to collect the pods!" Pomona reminded Leeds.
Only then did Leeds Thugut begin collecting the Bubotuber pods with Ben Cooper. The plant had already been frozen solid.
After hearing Ben's account, Pomona finally understood. The Dark Lord had not condescended to visit an ordinary residence after all. The Li family, unlike the Malfoys, did not enjoy hosting all sorts of balls at home.
This was the last lesson before the Christmas break. Since it ran into the weekend, the Christmas holiday had become a full week. Not only the students—even she wanted class to end early.