While Ludo Bagman rambled on, the bored Harry began looking around.
He noticed Wizet gazing into the distance, and only then did he realize that strange marks had appeared on the ground.
The marks covered the grass of the Quidditch Pitch, forming an enormous and rather bizarre pattern.
"Wizet, what are those things on the ground?" Harry asked curiously. "Could they be crop circles?"
It was a kind of pattern he had learned about from television while staying at his aunt and uncle's house. Like the marks on the Quidditch Pitch, they were not only massive in scale but also formed strange designs.
"Crop circles are made by Mooncalves..." Draco said from nearby. "As for these patterns on the ground, they should be alchemical magic circles."
"Alchemical magic circles?" Harry's mouth fell open. "They can be this big? Are they planning to make some magical artifact here?"
"If my guess is correct, this is a Beauxbatons alchemical magic circle," Wizet explained. "Its purpose should be to create a building—a temporary magical building."
"A Beauxbatons alchemical magic circle?" Draco's mouth fell open just like Harry's. "You can tell that too?"
Wizet continued, "Although European alchemy is generally similar, there are still differences in certain details."
"France's alchemy in particular is easier to identify, because it had the legendary alchemist Nicolas Flamel..."
"You can pay attention to these areas..." He raised his hand and pointed at the alchemical magic circle. "The more of these details there are, the larger the magical building will be..."
When he had been studying the Harmonic Space Charm before, he had also studied Beauxbatons alchemy, drawing on some of its techniques to help himself cast the Harmonic Space Charm more effectively.
As the Beauxbatons Champions arrived, Ludo Bagman clapped his hands. "Excellent! Now that all the