"Mate, can you imagine it? Damon and I were still discussing what to eat for breakfast, and by the time we got to the Great Hall, we were surrounded by Owls!"
"I'd never seen so many Owls in my life! Or so many letters! And, of course, I'd never seen an Order of Merlin, Second Class either!"
"Oh—you want to see it? Damon lent it to us, but he said you could only look, not touch!"
In the Gryffindor common room, Ron and Harry were red-faced as they continuously recounted their firsthand experience to the little lions around them. From time to time, they pulled out the golden medal on its purple ribbon from behind their backs to broaden everyone's horizons.
Even though the students before them were already the ninth batch, and they had repeated the same account eight times, they were still thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Each time, they added more details to better emphasize Damon White's miracle.
After the older students asked around and learned more, they finally figured out what exactly had happened to Damon.
"Transfiguration Today used every page to publish the theory Damon invented! This has never happened before—our Duelling Prince broke Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration!"
"The 300 points added to the House Cup were completely deserved! We'll definitely win the House Cup this term!"
"Hey! We should throw a party! This is no less significant than winning Quidditch!"
The little lions shouted, and the uproar nearly blew the roof off the Common Room.
"Sorry, but I'd like to remind everyone that we have two consecutive Potions classes today. Professor Snape will probably try every possible way to deduct points from us."
Swish!
Everyone turned to look at Hermione.
"W-what is it? Did I say something wrong?"
Hermione wondered whether she should not have