Kyle's Wavering

Kyle couldn't understand why a Beauxbatons professor would ask his own students whether they had done their homework the first time he met guests...

It was just an ordinary homework assignment. Was it really that important?

Fine, perhaps some professors did place great importance on that sort of thing, but even so, with guests present—guests who had come from far away—couldn't such a trivial matter be put off for a little while?

Even if it was only for appearances' sake, he should at least have greeted the guests. In that respect alone, the Beauxbatons professor was somewhat rude.

More importantly, Kyle had never experienced such an awkward scene before.

His toes curled tightly against the soles of his shoes.

Thinking about how he had just blurted out a nonsensical reply, Kyle felt his face burning in waves. Especially when Gabrielle and Kanna were desperately holding back their laughter, he wanted nothing more than to turn around and leave.

At that moment, he truly wished he could use a Time-Turner to go back one minute and cover his own mouth... or Kanna's, for telling him the truth.

"Don't just stand in the doorway. Didn't you tell Miss Delacour that you wanted to see the Alchemy classroom?"

Fortunately, Professor Viktor spoke up then, breaking the awkward atmosphere. This time, he spoke in perfectly standard English.

Viktor turned and pushed open the door to the Alchemy classroom. "Come in."

Kyle immediately walked in with his head lowered, and Kanna followed behind him.

To her surprise, the white smoke visible from outside vanished mysteriously once they entered. The classroom was not only spotless, but completely odorless as well.

It seemed Viktor had noticed what she was thinking.

"With a few little tricks, it's easier to see how well the students have done," Professor Viktor