Harry's Change

Harry and Ron stood in the corner on the first floor, their hearts still unsettled. Only the occasional screams of Crabbe and Goyle from not far away kept them somewhat conscious.

"Should we still go find Dudley?" Ron suddenly remembered the purpose of Harry's trip.

"No need. I just realized that Dudley is not the kind of person who can be bullied. He's too busy bullying others to care." Harry suddenly realized what was happening and started going upstairs, retracing his steps.

"Ryan! What's wrong?" The sharp-eyed Harry spotted Ryan watching from the sidelines again.

"I'm just curious, we first-year students usually go everywhere together." Ryan casually made up an excuse.

"Okay." Harry said, still somewhat doubtful.

"Ryan, how come you appear and disappear like that? You've been here the whole time." Ron looked suspicious, but didn't say anything more, not wanting to attract the Dudley of Dudley, who was beating someone up nearby.

"Alright, let's hurry back to the common room. Without Harry's presence, what will happen when the other freshmen encounter Peeves in class this afternoon?" Ryan emphasized seriously, as if he had no idea that Peeves was afraid to approach him because of him.

Finally, before 12:30, Ryan, Harry, Ron and their group returned to the Ravenclaw common room. The problem at the door was a piece of cake for Ryan and didn't take much time.

This afternoon there was only one Charms Class, Ravenclaw finally had their Herbology, A History of Magic, and third-easy class again, taught by their own headmaster.

Unfortunately, the first half of the lesson consisted of some rather troublesome theories. These theories were considered correct axioms by Professor Flitwick and most wizards in the wizarding world, but to Ryan, they were just partial statements. They weren't wrong, but they didn't apply to the entire field of magic.

Finally, at 2 o'clock, the theory came to an end.

During the twenty-minute break between classes, Professor Flitwick took out some candies, waved his wand, and made them tap dance as they came to each student, with Ryan mixed in among them.

"Yes, it's chocolate." Ryan had intended to just eat it casually, but he was surprised to receive the chocolate. Ryan happily ate it, just like the other students around him.

Before long, the joyful time came to an end.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down. The next 40 minutes are your time to take out your wands and put them to use."

"However, we need to do a brief review first, and ask a few questions along the way."

"First is the Shrinking Charm. Repeat after me, Reducio! Ron, don't wave your wand yet."

"Then comes the Engorgement Charm. Repeat after me, Engorgio, Engorgio! Okay, why are we covering two spells in this lesson?" Professor Flitwick asked at the end.

"The Expansion and Shrinking Charm are both simple and direct, but incredibly dangerous spells that cause things to expand or shrink. We must learn both spells together so that we can undo any over-cast spells at any time."

"That way, we won't make a mistake: accidentally shrinking our assignment to a microscope size, leaving a giant toad rampaging through the school gardens." Hermione raised her hand, and after Professor Flitwick called on her, she stood up to answer.

"Alright, Ravenclaw 5 points!" Professor Flitwick said.

"Harry, your last assignment explained the origin of the spell in great detail, and you completed it perfectly in a way I never expected."

"Could you share your insights on these two spells?" Professor Flitwick asked.

"Reducio, it's quite simple. His spell, reduce, comes from Latin and means reduce."

"Engorgio and is relatively more complex."

"To understand it deeply, I want to mention a word in English, 'gorge,' which comes from Old French and originally meant the throat. When it's used as an adjective, 'engorged,' it means swollen," Harry explained.

"Alright, Ravenclaw 10 points! Harry, you're exempt from homework for today's lesson. The rest of you, write a 7-inch essay on the topic of this lesson."

"Alright, everyone, please begin your practice. Do not point your wands at anything other than the items I have distributed, and students!" Professor Flitwick emphasized, tapping his wand into a drawer. Buttons flew out and landed in front of each student.

"Harry, what you were talking about earlier was from 'The Standard Book of Spells,' but all of that stuff I've put together doesn't even add up to seven inches," Ron said, exasperated.

"You can add some related things, for example, you can add that the noun form of reduce is reduction, and there is also a related adjective, reduceable, which means that it can be simplified."

"Gorge as a noun refers to a canyon. As a verb, gorge originally meant to swallow, but later it came to mean to wolf down or eat voraciously. The phrase 'be gorged with sth.' means to have one's stomach full of something, and these meanings can all be traced back to the original meaning of the throat. Another related word is 'gorgeous,' which comes from the idea that something is so beautiful that it can be used to adorn the neck."

"Ah, these have nothing to do with spells," Ron said, puzzled.

"How can it not be related? The naming of spells and the origin of incantations all stem from this knowledge. I've always felt that Hogwarts is missing an English class," Hermione added, while Harry looked surprised, probably because he himself hadn't expected it to be explained this way.

"Yes, that's it," Harry quickly added.

"Where shall we go to play later, or go back to the lounge?" Ron asked. After class ended at 3 p. m., there was still plenty of time before dinner at 6 p. m., and there were still two hours of Astronomy Class after 7 p. m.

"Let's go back to the common room first, so the other students don't get attacked by Peeves. Besides, finishing our homework early means we can have a good rest over the weekend," Harry said naturally. Harry was already used to acting as Peeves' savior, protecting the other students from the wind and rain.

Furthermore, Ryan has discovered that since Dudley arrived at Hogwarts, Harry's active Love Charm has been able to repel Peeves.

Now, even if Ryan leaves a clone at Hogwarts while the real Harry Potter goes out to slack off, the myth of Harry Potter driving away Peeves won't be shattered.

"By the way, Harry, do you think Hagrid might have been hit by some kind of evil Engorgement Charm when he was a child, which is why he's so tall?"

"Aren't you going to Hagrid's Hut on Friday afternoon? Do you want to ask him?" Ron gossiped.

"Why don't we go together? I'm sure Hagrid would welcome you. Ryan, you should come too." Harry suddenly turned around.

"Alright." Ryan nodded. This was good too. Observing Hagrid up close would be a wonderful thing, wouldn't it?

Everything depends on tomorrow. Tomorrow is Friday. After all these changes, Snape, the Old Bat, still target Harry? I really want to know.

However, there is Astronomy Class in the evening. I'm really curious about how the wizards' Astronomy differs from that of the Muggle!