Several girls shouted in panic, "I surrender!! I surrender!"
All the transformations stopped. The young eagles were still shaken, their faces stunned. Transfiguration... how could it possibly be this terrifying?
In a single instant, he transformed the wands and clothes of more than twenty of us at once!
No! Not just transformed them-even as they turned into ropes, they tied us up!
Transfiguration could be used like this?
This had to be a joke!
Edward gently returned the restored desk to its original position, folded his arms, and said,
"What you just saw was an attack using Transfiguration. I can turn wands and clothes into chains to bind you, or turn them into sharp weapons to pierce your throats."
His gaze swept over all the young eagles. "That is what Transfiguration can do."
Xima opened her mouth and said earnestly, "No, only Transfiguration in your hands could be that powerful."
At that, she bowed. "I'm sorry, Professor Edward. We were in the wrong!"
"We're sorry!"
The remaining young eagles also bowed and apologized.
Only then did Cedric come to his senses. He excitedly raised his hands to applaud, but Edward quickly called out, "Applause is forbidden here."
The Hufflepuffs who had wanted to applaud along with Cedric were stunned to discover that they could not bring their hands together, no matter how they tried. They all looked as though they had seen a ghost.
Cedric cried, "Wait... what kind of magic was that?"
"Er, just think of it as a kind of... Sound Magic."
Edward waved his wand and returned all the desks to their original places. "Sit down, everyone."
"Xima, I'd like to ask you a question."
He asked with a smile, "I completely understand not wanting someone, hmm... an ordinarily obscure student in your own year, to order