In Katelyle's laboratory.
As Katelyle recorded his data and watched the sample change in the test tube, he said, "Severus, that student of yours has made quite a name for herself lately, challenging so many people in a row."
"Malfoy has trained under me for over a year, and he's also been through the trials of the Small World. His combat experience and courage have made him far more than a child."
"Yet without using his Battle Mage abilities, he nearly lost."
"And now she's beaten quite a few older students in succession."
More than half a month had passed since Aila Easton challenged Malfoy. During that time, Aila Easton had been like a Battle Maniac, appearing in the arena every day and winning far more often than she lost.
Because of this, many people had learned just how wild and powerful this gentle-looking little girl really was.
Severus Snape listened to Katelyle while continuing his experiment, but did not answer immediately.
Only after recording some data a while later did Severus Snape speak. "Aila Easton is a genius. Her understanding of magic has exceeded my expectations in some ways."
Katelyle nodded slightly at this. "To achieve so much in just over half a year, she really is an extraordinary genius."
After a pause, Katelyle added, "But we need to keep a particularly close eye on this little girl."
Severus Snape frowned slightly, then relaxed his brow and continued his experiment.
Ever since Aila Easton had been found to possess Dark Elemental Magic, he had spent a great deal of time teaching her Elemental Magic.
Over the past half year or so, she had not disappointed him.
Seeing her cause such a stir this time made Severus Snape rather pleased as well.
After all, it proved that besides Potions, he