Muya smiled. "But you were faster than all of us." That teasing truth instantly eased the atmosphere.
"Let's begin, you two diligent young wizards."
She pointed at the warm, comfortable-looking sofa beside them and said gently, "Call me anytime if you have questions. I'll be over there, in the temporary human cat bed."
Ms. Mu liked staying with Qiqi, and she also liked teasing Miao Miao with owl treats. Muya felt that she simply had an inborn fondness for furry creatures.
With the records in the books and the diagrams Ms. Mu provided, the two of them gradually began to form some ideas.
Yet clever as they were, they still found themselves troubled by one difficult point for over ten minutes.
Muya asked Ms. Mu to take a look and see where the problem lay.
"There's too little material powder. This small section needs to match its diagonal opposite."
Theodore nodded, picked up the powder set aside nearby, and sprinkled on some more. Across from him, Muya corrected a small section of the pattern.
When Muya and Theodore began reciting a complex Ancient Runes incantation at the same time,
the magic circle lit up with a blue glow, signaling their success.
Holding the History of Magic textbook she had just finished, Muya prepared to find Hagrid and Newt to discuss "the perfect care of magical creatures."
"Oh, look, it's Potter!" Several voices suddenly rang out.
Shouldn't Harry and the others be having Quidditch practice right now?
After walking a few more steps, Muya saw Harry and Ron, brooms in hand, their hair blown back by the wind, dressed in Quidditch training uniforms. A few little lions and Little Badgers surrounded them—or rather, surrounded Harry.
They looked at Harry with admiration, holding various things in their hands. Harry calmly handled his