Shanna's Progress

"So, what exactly is the plan you were talking about?" William asked curiously.

He had no idea what his son was secretly plotting. Shouldn't kids this age be mischievous and upsetting, climbing on roofs and causing trouble? Why is his own son so unruly? Is something wrong?

After pondering for a while, William finally realized what was going on.

"No wonder he's my son!"

"You'll find out later. Whether it can be achieved is still uncertain," Bell casually dismissed his father.

After William and Bell finished their business, the atmosphere returned to its relaxed and pleasant state. It was then that Bell realized Shanna's Christmas presents were still unopened.

"Shanna, you haven't opened your gift yet."

"Ah! I forgot!"

Shanna quickly unwrapped the gift, inwardly scolding herself for forgetting to unwrap the gift from her Gege. It seemed she had been too lax lately!

Finally, Shanna found the gift her Gege had given her. The gift was a beautiful Butterfly Hairpin, primarily blue, with intricate openwork patterns carved into its wings. These patterns radiated a magical, iridescent light, making it incredibly beautiful. And when worn, a gentle breeze would cause the butterfly's wings to flutter slightly, just like a real butterfly.

Besides its beautiful appearance, the most important function of this butterfly is that it can actually fly. Not only is its flight speed extremely fast, but its wings are also enchanted with Cutting Curse, capable of easily slicing through 3-centimeter-thick steel plates. Anyone who tries to get close to Shanna will be cut to pieces by this beautiful butterfly.

Shanna loved the gift and immediately put it on her head. Over the years, Bell had given Shanna magical items as gifts every year, and they were all top-quality items that couldn't be bought on the market. Now, Shanna could be said to be fully armed, and the magical items she wore were even a level better than those worn by Bell, the creator.

Because of a series of delays, it was almost time for breakfast, so Bell and Shanna simply postponed their morning exercise until after breakfast.

After having breakfast and taking a short walk, Bell and Shanna arrived at the Training Room.

"Shanna, let me see how much you've improved these past few months."

"Yes! I've made great progress lately! I can now handle 20 Philosopher's Stone at the same time!" Shanna said proudly.

The House-elf took out the box, opened it, and released the training Bludger inside. Forty Bludger flew into the air and began to fly rapidly around Shanna. Occasionally, a Bludger would crash into Shanna, only to be skillfully dodged by Shanna.

Watching his younger sister train on the field, occasionally getting hit hard by the Bludger, Bell felt a pang of heartache, but even more so, a deep sense of pride.

While other Little Wizard were still playing and laughing all day, Shanna was already undergoing rigorous daily training with him, learning a vast amount of magical knowledge. Now, Shanna is over nine years old, and her strength is no weaker than that of fifth or sixth-year students at Hogwarts. And in a real combat situation, Bell believes that even seventh-year graduates would be no match for Shanna.

Little Wizard generally begin a period of rapid magical growth around the age of 11. This is why Hogwarts stipulates that Little Wizard must enter school at the age of 11. While Bell appears outwardly unchanged, his body is undergoing astonishing and transformative changes every day, changes that even surprise himself.

And when Shanna turns 11, having laid a solid foundation, she will surely radiate a dazzling brilliance that will amaze everyone! Bell was absolutely certain of this.

"My sister must be number one in the world, admired by everyone! Anyone who disagrees will be wiped out!"

"Gege, how was it? Did I improve a lot?" As soon as training ended, Shanna immediately ran to Bell's side to ask for praise.

Bell handed over a bottle of Healing Potion, and while wiping Shanna's sweat with a towel, he praised her, "Shanna has improved a lot, that's great! But Shanna can't be complacent, she has to keep working hard."

"Mmm!" The little girl was overjoyed and snuggled into her Gege's arms.

After training, the brother and sister returned to the castle. Because it was Christmas, the Bell family stayed home. Work and studies were temporarily put aside, and the family happily gathered together to celebrate the holiday.

While Bell and Shanna were teasing Fina in the bedroom, Bell's "Personal Terminal" suddenly received a call request.

Bell glanced at it curiously and saw it was a video request from Hermione. Bell immediately answered the call, completely disregarding the fact that Shanna was watching. There was nothing between the two siblings that needed to be hidden from each other, at least not for Bell.

"Hermione, is something the matter?" Bell asked curiously, looking at the Little Witch appearing on the screen.

"Bell, didn't you promise me you wouldn't give me a Christmas present? Why did you still give me one?" Hermione complained.

Of course, I was mostly happy. The reason I video-called Bell was because I wanted to share my joy with my only friend.

"Oh... I almost forgot. Don't worry about the details, I can't just take it back now that I've already given it to you, can I? Besides, I saw you were freezing during the Quidditch Match, but with the ' Constant Temperature Badge,' you won't feel cold or hot anymore. The badge's design and shape can be changed, you can use Transfiguration to make it look like you like."

Hermione listened to Bell's half-hearted lies, and though she didn't say anything, she felt a warm glow inside.

She had seen many magical items, some amazing, some interesting, and some practical, while shopping in Diagon Alley. Although she really wanted to buy them all—her family could afford it, and her parents, who were equally interested in magic, wouldn't object—it was a pity that wizards didn't accept Pound Sterling, and Gringotts only had a limited amount of Galleon they could exchange each year. Reluctantly, she had to resist the urge.

Unexpectedly, just recently, Bell first gave her a "Personal Terminal," and then she gave her the Constant Temperature Badge she had always wanted. Now she can be like other Little Witch, and won't be cold in winter even if she wears very thin clothes.

"But, Bell, aren't the Constant Temperature Badge expensive? I saw one in the store that cost 5 Galleon each."

"Actually, the Constant Temperature Badge is made by my family, so I just grabbed one from home. It was free," Bell said casually.

Bell kept various magical gadgets of his own invention on his person and at home, so that he could immediately take them out to experiment and research whenever inspiration struck.

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