Illumination Charm (Seeking Collection, Seeking Recommendation)

Kyle did not know much about Cho Chang, Cedric's future girlfriend and Harry Potter's "white moonlight," nor had he ever interacted with her.

The only thing he knew was that she was in Ravenclaw.

But now, there was one more thing to add... she was helpful.

After all, not every Ravenclaw would take the initiative to help others; they preferred to immerse themselves in their own worlds, pondering academic or other intellectual pursuits.

Of course, this did not mean Ravenclaws were cold; it was simply a matter of personality. If someone asked them for help, they were quite willing to provide it.

In short, they were not proactive, but they did not refuse.

Cho Chang was talking to her friends, so Kyle only glanced at her once before looking away.

"It's only the first class, what are we going to do later? We can't keep leaving an hour early every time."

Beside him, Mikel clutched his hair, sounding somewhat distraught: "If this keeps up, I'm going to be late one of these days."

"Don't worry, the professors at Hogwarts won't expel students just for being late; at most, they'll just deduct a few points." Kyle patted his shoulder, comforting him: "By the way, let me show you something good."

"Something good?"

Mikel and Ryan leaned in, full of curiosity.

Kyle took out a map and spread it on the table: "Thank Cedric for this, otherwise you two would really be lost for a while."

"Is this... a map of Hogwarts?"

Mikel was still wondering what it was, but Ryan, who had a wizard father, recognized it instantly and said with pleasant surprise: "Where did you get this? Can I copy it? I promise to return it to you as soon as class is over."

"Of course, we're roommates!" Kyle nodded, then turned to Mikel: "What about you? Do you want to copy it?"

Mikel was tempted, but after a moment of thought, he shook his head.

Having just entered the magical world, he didn't want to waste any opportunity to learn magic, especially for such a crucial subject as Charms.

"Can I copy it after class?" Mikel asked.

"Sure, no problem."

Kyle nodded, then tapped his wand lightly against the map: "Gemino."

The spell completed, and an identical map instantly appeared on the table.

Kyle picked it up, checked it twice to make sure everything was correct, and handed it to Mikel.

"Here you go. The magic on this should last for about a week, so you can copy it whenever you want."

"???"

Mikel took the map, looking completely bewildered, and instinctively turned to look at Ryan, who was equally stunned.

Ryan was dumbfounded, looking from Kyle to the parchment in front of him, feeling a sudden heat rise to his face. Just as he was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from in front of them.

"A beautiful Gemino charm, five points to Hufflepuff!"

Kyle was startled and jerked his head up, but he only saw Cho Chang across the way. Looking more closely, he realized there was someone standing in front of the table.

The person was quite short, not even as tall as the table, and had been completely hidden from view while standing there.

"Thank you for the compliment, Professor Flitwick," Kyle said.

Flitwick smiled and said: "I am merely stating the truth. Mr. Cho, that is your name, correct?"

Kyle nodded: "Yes, Professor."

"It seems my memory is still quite good." After saying this, Professor Flitwick turned to Mikel: "May I see that map?"

Mikel hadn't initially recognized who the short wizard was, but he quickly recalled how Kyle had addressed him and hurriedly handed the map over with both hands.

"Ye... yes, Professor."

"Thank you."

Flitwick took the map, felt it carefully for a moment, and returned it to Mikel.

"Oh, the magic is very stable. If nothing goes wrong, this copy should last until noon eight days from now."

Professor Flitwick winked at Kyle and said in a tone of slight regret: "If the final exam question were the Gemino charm, I would certainly give you an O. But for now, I can only award Hufflepuff another three points."

"Professor!"

At this moment, a young Ravenclaw witch asked in confusion: "Can't items created by the Gemino charm exist permanently?"

"They cannot, Miss Mittal," Flitwick said. "If copies could exist permanently, there wouldn't be so much parchment in the windows of Scribbulus Writing Implements."

"Not even Dumbledore could do it?" another young wizard asked.

"Regrettably, no." Professor Flitwick shook his head and continued: "Even if the Headmaster could make the copies he creates last for a hundred years or even longer, they would still not exist forever."

"Alright, let's leave the questions about the Gemino charm for now; it is still too early for you all. Now, let us begin the lesson."

Professor Flitwick turned and stepped onto his stack of books, facing all the young wizards: "In this lesson, we will learn the Wand-Lighting Charm. It is one of the most fundamental spells. The incantation is Lumos. Watch closely..."

Kyle was not surprised that the first Charms lesson was the Wand-Lighting Charm, as it was considered the simplest and most direct spell in the magical world.

There was no need to worry about gestures; as long as you were a wizard with a wand who could speak, you would certainly be able to cast it.

In earlier times, the Wand-Lighting Charm was even used to distinguish between wizards and Squibs, with a very high accuracy rate—nearly one hundred percent.

It could be said that if anyone couldn't even cast the Wand-Lighting Charm, then they certainly weren't a wizard.

Given this situation, Professor Flitwick simply demonstrated the casting process for the Wand-Lighting Charm once, and then let the young wizards begin to try it for themselves.

Soon, the classroom began to twinkle with little dots of light, some large and some small, some bright and some dim...

Although Kyle was a step behind and not the first to succeed, the light on his wand was steady.

It was just like a powered-on lightbulb, continuously emitting a fixed and soft white glow to its surroundings.

Unfortunately, there were no bonus points this time.

Because he wasn't the only one who could do this; over in Ravenclaw house, there were seven young wizards who could also make their wands glow steadily.

As for the Hufflepuff side... although there weren't many, they were only six people fewer than the opposite side, so the gap wasn't large.

"Don't forget what I just said, stay steady and don't panic," Professor Flitwick reminded them in a shrill voice. "You must calm yourselves down, just like when you pick up something normally. Pronouncing the incantation correctly is also very important, make sure you don't misread it."

Under his reminders, more and more young wizards completed the requirement, manifesting their own steady "lightbulbs."

Kyle looked toward his two roommates... they were still struggling.