"Hmm?" Seamus Finnigan raised an eyebrow, his expression turning focused. "How does this have anything to do with that spell?"
Dean Thomas seemed to have thought of something. "Before Potions Class, you said you were still looking for a way to master that spell efficiently..."
"Neville..." His brows rose. "Is there something else you've been hiding from us that you only just let slip?"
"It... it's not really a secret." Neville explained, "It's about lowering the difficulty of the Disarming Charm. After all, the Disarming Charm is quite complicated... We in M.S.C. have all been trying to figure something out."
"To master this spell quickly, you need a fuller understanding of what's known as the 'survival instinct.' For most students, that's still rather difficult."
"And what we're trying to do now," he continued, "is mainly to see whether there's some way to lower the barrier to understanding this 'survival instinct.'"
"Like Fred and George—they've taken Ron away now. I guess... they're trying to find a solution too. We didn't explain it all to you before mainly because we still don't have a final result..."
He scratched his head somewhat sheepishly. "I was worried that if I told everyone and then couldn't do it, you'd all be disappointed."
"At least on my end... I don't really have the confidence to promise you that I'll definitely come up with a suitable method before the public class."
Seamus Finnigan nodded thoughtfully. "So that's how it is..."
Seeing this, Harry hurriedly said, "Neville, I think Seamus and Dean were just joking."
Dean Thomas quickly nodded as well. "Right! We were only joking. Don't take it to heart."
"We share a dormitory, after all." He patted Neville on the shoulder. "Don't we know what you're like? You definitely want to do everything as well as