Hogwarts: Nagini captured at the start

Chapter 45 The Magical Levitation Spell

Actually, such punishment is nothing to the twin brothers.

However, Filch made a fatal mistake by uttering the vulgar phrase "people are born, but no one teaches them." The two brothers couldn't sit still and decided to take revenge on what Filch cherished most.

By the way, is there any difference in the feel of a long-haired cat after it has been shaved off compared to a Sphynx cat?

"Robin, who are you going to dress up as tomorrow night to ask the professors for candy? Pumpkinhead? A vampire? A ghost? An owl? A werewolf?"

Robin raised his hand to interrupt Ron's speculation, "I won't pretend to be anyone. As soon as the banquet is over tomorrow night, I'm going back to my dorm to sleep."

Apart from Pumpkin Head, the others all required dressing up and applying makeup, which was time-consuming and laborious. In the end, they were all useless.

The original story mentions that the lavish Halloween Eve dinner was forced to stop because a mountain monster broke into the basement.

"Um, okay! I'm going to cut two holes in a tattered bedsheet, put it over myself, and then tie a black rope around my neck. Hehe, that way I'll become a ghost. Harry, what are you planning to dress up as?"

"I live with my uncle and I've never celebrated any holidays there, so I don't know what I should dress up as!"

"What a coincidence! My tattered bed sheet is huge, big enough to cut out two ghost costumes," Ron shared in a friendly manner.

Seeing that Harry seemed about to agree, Robin couldn't help but remind him, "Ron, is that tattered sheet you're talking about the one that Scabbers (Peter Pettigrew) peed on and can't be washed clean?"

"Yes, that's it! But you're wrong about one thing. I soaked it in cleaning solution overnight and then scrubbed it with my hands for half an hour. Now, even if you put your nose right next to the sheets, you can't smell a trace of urine. Harry, have you decided whether you want to wear the ghost costume with me?"

"Um, I think I'll pass. Robin, what do you think of the pudding tonight?"

Harry didn't want to talk about the urinated sheets anymore and changed the subject.

"not bad!"

Soft, sweet, and melts in your mouth, with a subtle hint of lemon. The little elves are quite the cooks!

"You guys... forget it. It's no fun for one person to play the ghost. Let that tattered bed sheet stay under the box!" Ron said, pouting.

However, his anger came and went quickly. After finishing two large chicken legs, he laughed and told stories about the artillery team.

The next day, as Robin carried "Standard Spells: Beginner" and "A Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms" through the entrance to the Gryffindor common room, he smelled a rich, sweet aroma.

"It smells so good!"

"It tastes like roasted pumpkin. Eating roasted pumpkin, carrying jack-o'-lanterns, and dressing up as pumpkin monsters are traditions that have been passed down for many years before Halloween," Hermione explained, tilting her chin up.

"Tsk, it's just stating some common sense, is it really necessary to act like the 'Hogwarts' number one know-it-all'? How pretentious!"

Hermione ignored Ron, greeted Robin, and then turned and walked away.

"Wow, she's got a temper! Robin, how did you manage to go from disliking you to greeting you so warmly?"

"you guess?"

After saying that, Robin grinned smugly, turned and walked towards the stairs. Ron jogged after him, pestering him all the way to ask what method he had used to subdue the hot-tempered Hermione.

However, he couldn't find out the reason until the school bell rang.

Just as Ron was about to peek out to ask more, the Charms teacher walked in with his textbook.

"Sit still, everyone, and stop whispering!"

When Professor Flitwick walked onto the podium, Ron was already sitting up straight, and he nodded with satisfaction.

"Hmm, not bad! Come on, turn to page 66 in your textbook. Today, we'll learn the incantation and hand gestures for the Levitation Charm."

"The Levitation Charm is a magical spell that can make objects float in the air. Remember, the amount of magic you put into your wand, the clarity of your pronunciation, and the strength of your resolve will all affect the success rate of casting the Levitation Charm."

"The gesture for the Levitation Spell is a wave and a shake. To break it down, you first draw a '~', and then, starting from the end of the wave, draw a '|' downwards."

"Come on, practice the gestures with me. With a wave and a shake, remember to make the wave longer and the bottom of the vertical line should be on the same horizontal line as the bottom of the wave."

The new students held up their wands and practiced the waving and shaking gestures with the teacher. When their wrists started to ache, Flitwick put away his wands and told them to stop.

"Excellent, you are all very perceptive young wizards, I am very pleased. Next, I will explain the levitation charm."

Quack! Quack!

Flitwick had only spoken halfway when a toad's croaking suddenly came from below the stage, followed by a series of shrill screams.

"Ah! Toad, don't come any closer!"

A blonde girl covered her face with her hands and cried.

Just as a persimmon will only pluck the softest fruit, so too will a toad, which seems to understand human nature, croak and jump onto the back of the blonde girl's hand, startling her so much that she frantically shook her wrist.

Boom!

The toad was flung by the girl onto a desk two meters away. A curly-haired boy grabbed his "Standard Spells: Beginner" textbook and slapped the toad away, yelling, "Get lost, you ugly thing!"

Then, like Robinson Crusoe adrift, the toad would land on desks, on people's heads, and even cling to students' robes.

It made a complete mess of the classroom!

However, Neville was the most exhausted student in the classroom. He was bent over, chasing the toad everywhere, shouting as he ran, "Rafer, stop, stop! Rafer, waah, don't leave me, waah~"

"Yugadimulle Vioosa"

The toad Lef was struck by the spell. With its limbs outstretched and belly exposed, it slowly floated upwards. When it reached a height of 1.5 meters, it hovered in mid-air. It seemed to be frozen by magic, its eyes not even blinking!

"Reverie, waah, my Reverie!"

Neville walked to the side with tears in his eyes, his two thick arms stretching out and then retracting, retracting and stretching out again.

After repeating this seven or eight times, Flitwick knew what Neville was thinking. "Child, spread your hands out and put your little fingers together."

"Oh, okay, Professor!"

Neville sniffled and did as the teacher instructed; Flitwick waved his wand.

Boom!

The toad landed precisely in Neville's palm.

Neville clasped his hands together and covered the toad. "Reverie, please don't leave me again, okay?"

The only response he received was the croaking of toads.

"Alright, child, go back to your seat!"

"Yes, Professor!"

After Neville sat down, Flitwick realized that the new students below the podium were staring at him expectantly and eagerly.

"It seems that after this little incident with Leif, everyone has felt the charm of the Levitation Charm. Just like I just recited, the incantation for the Levitation Charm is: Yugadimurleviosa."

"Remember, pronunciation must be accurate. There was once a wizard named Balfio who pronounced 'f' as 's,' which caused a bison to teleport over and knock him down."

"If you expect to eat beef for the next year, then pretend I said nothing."

Flitwick's voice was high-pitched and thin, and his tone was like a winding mountain road, which amused most of the students in the audience.

(End of this chapter)