Looking at the basketball-sized light before him, Karl Gustafsson raised his wand a little higher, as though he wanted to flaunt the Wand-Lighting Charm he had cast.
A smug smile hung on his face as he looked around and noticed Toivo Koskinen not far away.
Like him, Toivo Koskinen had also successfully cast the Wand-Lighting Charm under Vizet's guidance.
However, compared to the light at the tip of his wand, Toivo Koskinen's light was brighter and covered a wider area.
His brows furrowed as he recited the Wand-Lighting Charm's incantation again. "Lumos Solem! Lumos Solem! Lumos Solem!"
Karl Gustafsson waved his wand repeatedly, casting the Wand-Lighting Charm again and again. The smug smile had vanished from his face, replaced by obvious displeasure between his brows.
He had noticed something: no matter how hard he tried, the light summoned by his Wand-Lighting Charm was always a little dimmer than Toivo Koskinen's.
At that moment, it felt as though there was a balloon inflating inside his body. With every spell he cast, the balloon swelled a little more.
The uninterrupted spellcasting had already blown the "balloon" to its limit. It even made it hard for him to breathe, as though he might erupt completely the very next second.
When he saw Vizet return to the center of the Round Hall, Karl Gustafsson lowered his wand and called out loudly, "Mr. Lovegood!"
Vizet's tone was gentle. "Mr. Gustafsson, is there anything else you do not understand about the Wand-Lighting Charm?"
Even with everyone's eyes focused on him, Karl Gustafsson showed no sign of backing down. He scrutinized Vizet with suspicion. "I discovered something!"
He took a deep breath. "There are obvious differences in strength between the spells we cast, which makes me wonder whether this might be the case..."
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