Harley and Professor Flitwick discussed spell models for a long time before their academic discussion finally came to an end.
Throughout it all, Fleur listened quietly from the side. Gabrielle had tried to sneak off and play, but Fleur had subdued her with one hand.
So the little girl could only pull a long face and tease Crookshanks with a sausage.
But how could the noble feline possibly pay attention to a silly little girl? She hadn't even put on any catnip or brought a cat teaser!
So Gabrielle could only sit miserably on a stool, carefully counting how many times Crookshanks licked her fur.
After Professor Flitwick left, Fleur sighed. "No wonder you're so good at everything, Harley."
"So you work this hard all the time. You're already discussing such advanced topics with a professor."
"What can I say? This is where my talent lies." Harley didn't hold back with her good friend. "Do you want to learn? I can teach you. After Hermione and I started attending the professors' club, I began tutoring her in some of this material."
"If you don't mind, you can come along and listen, too."
Fleur agreed without a moment's hesitation.
Gabrielle, standing beside her, panicked.
Given the Delacour sisters' unusual circumstances, Gabrielle had only been allowed to come to Hogwarts after signing a series of agreements with her parents.
According to the terms, she had to stay by her sister's side at all times.
If her sister needed to be alone, Gabrielle still had to remain within sight of a large group of students or Madame Maxime.
If her sister went off with Harley to study magic, what was she supposed to do?
Wouldn't she have to study boring magic alongside her sister, or else be stuck with Madame Maxime?
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