Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 216: Cleaning the Broom

Whether it was because Sheen had been using his wand to help the little dragon hatch, or because Sheen's magical affinity with creatures had taken effect, the little dragon's affinity grew very quickly.

This gave Sheen the idea of ​​creating dragon cookies before the International Alchemy Conference.

The dragon grows very quickly, so it's destined not to stay in Hagrid's Hut for long. Sheen will probably only have three weeks to raise the affinity level by 3,000 points to reach the Proficiency (Expert) level.

So Sheen freed up a lot of time to come to Hagrid's Hut, where he studied the habits of fire dragons and raised baby fire dragons according to the methods in the book.

While Hagrid was frantically feeding the little dragon dead rats, Sheen had already asked Manager Gert to send various kinds of meat, and the little dragon grew to twice its original size in just a few days.

This caused Harry and the others great distress, especially since Malfoy seemed to have been watching what they were doing.

“In two weeks, Norber will be as long as Hagrid’s house.”

Hermione frowned.

"And Malfoy could go to Dumbledore at any time."

Ron lamented.

Harry suddenly turned to Ron.

"Charlie."

He said.

"You've made a mistake too,"

Ron said,
"I'm Ron, got it?"

“No—Charlie—your brother Charlie. Charlie in Romania, who studies dragons. We might as well give Norber to him. Charlie can take care of it and then release it back into the wild.”

"awesome!"

Ron and Hermione's eyes lit up.

……

Compared to their overwhelming sorrow, Sheen, who knew the ending, was always calm and composed.

At this rate, Norber's intimacy level will reach "close" in another week, and Sheen can relax and prepare to do something else.

The map proficiency has reached Expert level, and Shin is only two intermediate alchemical creations away from unlocking the Expert Alchemy title.

One morning.

Sheen had just begun to savor the pumpkin milk when he suddenly heard a commotion overhead. Hundreds of owls swarmed in, circling the hall and tossing letters and packages into the conversationing crowd.

A bulging package fell on Neville's head. Neville took out the contents and found it was an automatic hair curler.

There was also a letter:

Don't forget to tidy up the clothes you changed out of.

Unfortunately, Neville seemed to have forgotten how to use the automatic curling iron, so when he touched the handle, the curling iron started curling up behind him.

A burst of laughter erupted in the Great Hall. Finally, Hermione and Justin reluctantly held down Neville, who was waving his arms wildly, and forcibly pulled Curly-Haired Stick off.

Sheen watched quietly, some ideas forming in his mind.

Administrator's office.

Although there was still a strange, oppressive atmosphere, the place was much brighter and cleaner. The windows automatically mimicked the weather at Hogwarts, with soft white clouds drifting by and birds occasionally flying by.

Mr. Filch was watering the flowers, and on the windowsill sat a violet, Mrs. Lorris's favorite. On days without sunlight in the caretaker's office, the flowers wouldn't survive.

“Mr. Filch”

It was Sheen knocking on the door.

"Come in quickly, Green." The doorknob was being bitten and pulled wildly, so Sheen tapped it with his wand, and it stopped moving.

This was Sheen's new discovery, thanks to his familiarity with the structure of alchemical creations and his keen perception of the flow of internal magic.

Therefore, he can use subtle magic to stop the magic of alchemical creations or destroy them directly.

Sheehan pushed open the door with a broom, and Mr. Filch immediately noticed the strange broom.

"This is a cleaning broom, sir. It can help you clean the castle."

Sheen's eyes sparkled.

The cleaning broom was inspired by the automated tools found in wizarding households, such as the automatically washing sink and automatically mending needles and thread in the Burrow.

Now Shin has created an automatic cleaning broom, imbued with the will of Transfiguration and engraved with the Cleansing Charm and the Disillusionment Charm.

That way, Mr. Filch wouldn't be so annoyed by the mess the young wizards made.

You know, the mud a young wizard brings back from a rainy day is enough to keep Mr. Filch cleaning for an hour, and just one Gryffindor Quidditch team can keep Mr. Filch busy on a rainy night.

At the entrance to the administrator's office, Mr. Filch always stood there dumbfounded, and he didn't say a word of thanks until Sheen left.

"Ah, Madam, Madam..."

In the end, he simply hugged his wife and shrank into the administrator's office.

The cleaning broom also helped clean the Hope Hut, which was known to everyone in the hut even before the planned map.

Another week has passed.

Sheen was in Hagrid's hut. Norber was now as big as a cardboard box. Sheen directed the meat bucket to feed Norber.

[You have gained the favor of the magical beast Norwegian Ridgeback (Norber) by using your expertise; proficiency +10]

Today, Norber became close to Sheen.

And it is also today that Norbert is being sent away.

Just as Sheen had anticipated, Ron contacted his brother Charlie, who would send someone to the Astronomical Tower to take Norber away.

"Be careful."

Sheen, seeing Hagrid trying to pick up Norber, couldn't help but remind him.

"Hehe—it's okay, it only bit my boots—it was just playing—after all, it's still a little kid."

The little furry boy banged his tail against the wall, making the windows rattle loudly.

Sheen now reasonably suspects that Hagrid's belief that the magical creatures like him might be partly due to the fact that the magical creatures can't do anything about him.

Then a dark, overcast night descended.

The five people in Hope Hut were all somewhat nervous and excited.

They were going on a nighttime expedition, and specifically, a nighttime expedition to transport a fire dragon!
Norbert was packed in a large cardboard box, and Sheen used a levitation charm to lift it up; otherwise, Harry and the others would have had no idea how to transport it.

Walking outside the dark castle, Sheen started breaking the school rules again.

Harry and the others, inside the Invisibility Cloak, could almost hear their own loud heartbeats.

Sheen and Justin cast the Disillusionment Charm, and the ancient castle, which was quaint during the day, now looked like a man-eating monster. Apart from the still calm Sheen, the other young wizards in the hut couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.

Harry was worried that Malfoy might have already reported to Headmaster Dumbledore and was now just waiting to arrest and expel them.

Hermione was worried about the ever-present Mrs. Lorris, wondering if they would be discovered by the caretaker.
Ron was so nervous that he didn't eat much today. He was wondering if he could go to the kitchen after he delivered Norbert.
So they climbed the marble steps of the foyer and walked down the pitch-black corridor. One floor after another…

(End of this chapter)