As a top student who had taught herself a great deal in advance, Hermione could not recall Hufflepuff's signature spell for the moment. After all, according to Professor Wilson, this House seemed to excel most at studying food or tending all kinds of herbs and Magical Creatures.
After entering Hogwarts, she had confirmed it with her own eyes. For example, during physical education, whenever someone mentioned something edible, all the little badgers' eyes would light up.
Among the four founders, Hufflepuff was not known for spells. What she excelled at was being someone others could rely on.
Hannah placed her plate between herself and Hermione, drew her wand, and pointed it at the edge of the plate. "Food, appear!"
A roasted quail then appeared on the plate. However, unlike the fried chicken usually served by the school, this quail was slightly burnt and gave off a subtle dark aura.
Hermione's expression turned strange. She could not understand what kind of spell this was at all. A type of Summoning Charm? It seemed no different from serving food normally.
Hannah, however, did not notice her expression and simply explained excitedly.
"This is the Food-Creating Charm. What do you think? Isn't it amazing? Usually, when we eat here, the food is all prepared by House-elves in the kitchen. This spell is specifically for transferring food, though its casting range is rather limited."
Hermione tilted her head and poked the quail's backside with a clean fork. A triangular chunk of charcoal fell off and shattered across the pristine white plate.
Food was one of the five major exceptions under Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration. In other words, it could not be created from nothing, and food transformed from other objects could not be eaten either.
If you transformed a piece of wood into