Katelyle, You're Under Arrest

"Mr. Malfoy, please tell me where you went for the entire afternoon."

"And what happened to you?"

In Severus Snape's office, Professor McGonagall looked at Malfoy and spoke with a serious expression.

Malfoy was a student of Slytherin House, and Severus Snape was its Head of House, so it was only natural for them to come here.

Besides Severus Snape and Professor McGonagall, Dumbledore had also just arrived in the office.

Facing the three of them, Malfoy felt considerable pressure.

"I was with Professor Kate, and I asked him to teach me Lightning Magic, Professor McGonagall." Malfoy knew very well that he had to explain himself, or he would lose points.

Professor McGonagall and the other two were all somewhat surprised.

This matter actually had something to do with Professor Katelyle?

"Are you sure?" Severus Snape stared at Malfoy and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, Professor!" Malfoy said after a brief hesitation.

Malfoy did not know what consequences naming Katelyle would bring, but he said it anyway.

"True Form Revealed!" Severus Snape suddenly waved his wand at Malfoy.

However, to Severus Snape's surprise, Malfoy did not change at all.

Malfoy was startled by Severus Snape's action. Fortunately, he knew what spell Severus Snape had cast; otherwise, he would have been finished.

Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore pondered for a moment, then both breathed a sigh of relief.

Giving Malfoy the Thunder Wand meant they believed in his talent, and it also meant that his talent was worth cultivating with special attention.

Therefore, they did not want anything to go wrong with Malfoy either.

And seeing him in such a bedraggled state, they could not help suspecting that Malfoy had been transformed from someone else.

Severus Snape showed neither shame nor surprise at his sudden attack. He coldly lowered his wand and said, "Draco, I hope you will answer the questions seriously rather than make me give you Veritaserum."

Malfoy's expression changed slightly. Then, under the gazes of Severus Snape and the other two, he quickly condensed a ball of lightning in his hand.

However, before even three seconds had passed, it turned into sparks and dissipated.

Malfoy's face grew even paler, and he suddenly felt weak.

"What happened?" Professor McGonagall asked, looking at Malfoy in confusion.

"I'm out of magical power," Malfoy said weakly.

Dumbledore glanced at Malfoy, then said, "Since nothing is wrong, let's leave it at that."

"Severus, this is a student of your Slytherin House. I'll leave him to you."

With that, Dumbledore left with Professor McGonagall.

After Dumbledore left, Severus Snape looked at Malfoy and said coldly, "What did Professor Kate teach you?"

Malfoy did not hide anything and told him everything that had happened that afternoon.

After listening, Severus Snape waved his hand and said, "Leave. Do not mention this matter to anyone else."

Malfoy breathed a sigh of relief and immediately turned to leave.

He was afraid Severus Snape would punish him.

Severus Snape stood before a row of potions. The eyes beneath his dark circles looked somewhat melancholy and weathered, yet they also carried another meaning—a trace of gloom.

As agreed, Harry, Ron Weasley, Neville, and Hermione Granger came to Katelyle's little house again.

Hermione Granger had changed clothes and taken a bath before coming over.

The four of them were extremely busy now.

They had classes during the day. During their lunch break, they still had to make time to study Potions. At night, they had to study Elemental Magic, leaving them almost no time for entertainment.

Harry in particular also had to make time for internal training with the Gryffindor Quidditch Team.

After returning to the dormitory at night and washing up, Harry immediately fell asleep.

The next day.

Harry and Ron Weasley overslept, and Neville had not woken them.

So, they had no choice but to hurry along at a jog to Professor Flitwick's Charms class.

As they passed through a corridor, they saw several figures streak past on flying brooms.

"The Ministry of Magic!" Ron Weasley recognized their attire and grabbed Harry.

At once, Harry thought of what had happened the previous night.

"They must be here to cause trouble for Professor Kate." Light flickered in Harry's eyes as he spoke in a low voice.

Ron Weasley nodded, then asked, "What should we do?"

"Should we follow them and take a look?" Harry suggested.

"But if we skip class, we'll lose points," Ron Weasley said hesitantly.

"Then let them deduct points." Harry answered without a second thought.

With that, Harry broke into a run toward the Elemental Magic Academy.

This morning was Slytherin House's Elemental Magic class.

Since everyone was learning from the basics, and the Elemental Magic Academy was large enough while each House had relatively few students, nearly two hundred teachers and students from Slytherin House had gathered in the Elemental Magic Academy.

At that moment, Katelyle was teaching Elemental Magic to the Slytherin students. They stood in a huge semicircle on the enormous training ground, divided according to their different attributes.

Yes, Katelyle displayed extraordinary talent, teaching several types of Elemental Magic by himself at once.

After Dumbledore arrived, he could not help sighing at Katelyle's teaching.

In fact, learning Elemental Magic was not as difficult as one might imagine.

As long as one could sense Elemental Magic and complete its arrangement, the next time one cast the spell, one only needed to recite the incantation to release it.

Unlike traditional magic, casting Elemental Magic did not require specific gestures, intonation, pronunciation, and so on while reciting the incantation.

Furthermore, once one became familiar with Elemental Magic, one could cast nonverbal spells, making the casting speed undoubtedly much faster.

One could even cast it without using a wand as a guide.

And that would give rise to another profession.

But presumably, no one could accomplish that profession at present.

Still, it could not be denied that such a profession would be truly powerful.

"Katelyle, you're under arrest!"

"You used Dark Magic at will, attacked others, and robbed them of their property. The Ministry of Magic has formally issued an arrest warrant for you. You must now come with us to the Ministry of Magic for investigation!"

A booming voice rang out above the Elemental Magic Academy. Then, six figures appeared in the sky above it.

Augustine stared at Katelyle, his eyes flashing with shadowy fury. With a cold expression, he looked down on Katelyle from above and took out a piece of parchment.

Written on it were the accusations against Katelyle and the arrest warrant.

Augustine's voice threw the Slytherin students into an uproar, leaving them incredulous and crying out in shock.

After his initial shock, Draco Malfoy looked at Augustine and the others with a smile appearing on his face.

After enduring the hellish training of the previous afternoon, Malfoy had gained no small understanding of Katelyle's strength.

Combined with the powerful scene Katelyle had displayed yesterday, Malfoy became certain that Augustine was about to have bad luck again.