Draco's Trial, No Time to Waste!

Elsa smiled faintly and said, "You're right, sir."

Slughorn seemed to have thought of something. He asked again, "Elsa, may I call you that? If I remember correctly, you also took part in that battle at the Department of Mysteries, didn't you? Is your talent for combat exceptional?"

Elsa honestly shook her head and said softly, "No, my combat talent isn't exceptional. Perhaps they invited me to take part in the operation because my talent and accomplishments in Healing Magic are fairly strong."

Not far away, Irvin smiled and chimed in, "That's right. I'd say that aside from Madam Pomfrey at our school hospital, I've never seen a young witch with such ability in Healing Magic."

Irvin's words piqued Slughorn's curiosity. He leaned forward and asked, "Tell me more."

Astoria let out a light laugh and spoke up. "Among all our companions, Elsa is the only young witch who can cast Healing Magic on us during battle without being disrupted."

Under normal circumstances, wizards needed a quiet environment free from disturbances when using Healing Magic to treat patients. That was also why Madam Pomfrey repeatedly forbade young wizards from making noise in the school hospital.

It was not merely to prevent their noise from affecting the patients' recovery, but also to keep them from interfering with Madam Pomfrey's Healing Magic.

Yet Elsa could cast Healing Magic without being affected in complicated environments, even in the midst of battle. That was exceptionally rare.

Put simply, Elsa was the only wizard in the D.A. Army who could deal damage and heal others at the same time!

Slughorn's gaze toward Elsa grew increasingly appreciative. He had originally invited the young witch to this little gathering in the carriage only because of her aunt, Gwenog Jones.

But he had not expected this young witch