9 Needles and lights

Soisen awoke the next morning when the alarm clock next to her let out a soft chime and released a billow of purple cloud with a faint scent of lavender, a pleasant way to start the day. Heading towards the exit of the common room, she looked at the pure silver egg in the center and made up her mind to get the first House story points from her to hatch on the first day of lessons.

One detail she didn't notice yesterday was that there were miniature doors at the height of her feet, perfect for Rada and any future Nifflers or cats to wander through the castle.

After a hearty breakfast, her first lesson was in the Transfiguration classroom with Professor McGonagall, whom she found in her cat form watching the students come through the door. She nodded as she gave him a knowing smile and sat down at an empty desk while she pulled out a book and waited for the performance to start.

His action caused the cat to look at him intrigued, but he soon looked away and continued to watch the students coming through the door, silently judging his behavior.

How was I going to spoil the surprise?

Sure enough, it didn't take long for her to hear Harry and Ron's snuffling and hurried footsteps. When Professor McGonagall revealed herself to everyone in her human form, people looked down in embarrassment for trying to pet the cat or promise her some fish later.

Nothing was quite as amusing as Ron and Harry's red and white expression though.

"Mr. Galegold," Minerva said as she looked away from the troublesome duo and approached him, "I'm curious as to how he managed to recognize me, unlike the rest of his companions.

"It's simple, Professor, I've never seen a cat before that had spectacle markings around its eyes, too similar to the ones you're wearing right now," Soisen explained, pointing to himself and his eyes, as if he's wearing some kind of invisible glasses. .

Minerva nodded in understanding, being able to pay attention to the smallest details was a necessary trait for proper learning of the Transfiguration. After giving the warning that they must take their class seriously or never come back, she began to explain the basic theory of operation and the laws of transfiguration while noting the main points on the blackboard behind her with a wave of her wand.

—Lastly, you will apply what you have learned and try to turn the matches in front of you into metal needles by the end of the class. Now get out your wands and remember the focus.

The students took their wands out of their sleeves or pockets and began to wave it as per her instructions.

BOOM!

"Mr. Finnigan!" He is okay? —Minerva was startled when she heard an explosion and saw one of her students covered in splinters of wood—Be more subtle and patient! Fortunately, she did not affect her companions. Go to the infirmary and Mrs. Poppy will have you good as new in no time.

"Keep trying, Mr. Longbottom," she encouraged when she saw that his face was flushed with concentration. "And remember to breathe."

"Excellent, Miss Granger!" Her," she clapped as she saw that the transformation was halfway done.

"Mr. Galegold, where is your wand?" She —she asked after examining most of the students and noticing that one of them had not followed her instructions.

"It's a bit complicated, Professor, but simply put, I don't have a wand.

Although Soisen's tone was normal, her statement caused everyone's concentration to break and they turned to look in surprise.

"Don't you have a wand?" Minerva was puzzled. "And how do you intend to follow the school curriculum without a wand?"

"This way, Professor," Soisen said before snapping his fingers, producing white sparks.

Under everyone's gaze, the match slimmed down as its surface began to glow. Once the spire assumed its most basic shape, carvings of an Occamy began to appear surrounding the spire while ending with its beak as the sharp part of the spire. The silver base together with the tiny sapphires that acted as eyes and the colors of the fascinating creature, resulted in a wonderfully detailed work of art on a small surface.

The students gaped at the change and unconsciously compared their poor work with Soisen's, feeling that something was not right.

Were they learning the same thing?

Why was the difference so big?

-Marvelous! Minerva acknowledged the cast of wandless magic and the excellent result. "Few have such firm and delicate control of their magic at their age, Mr. Galegold." He seems like he has a talent for Transformation. Fifteen points for Galegold! She announced happily, "If you don't mind, I'd like to keep the needle, I have the hobby of collecting the best transformations of my students."

"Of course, Professor, it would be an honor." Soisen generously handed over her work.

After all, she had already done it once and she could do it again if she wanted to. Also, she didn't know the spell to make the transformation permanent.

Perhaps she should find Minerva later to see if she could teach her?

She just thought about it for a moment, she could buy a box of one hundred matches, transform them and apply the permanence spell to them and then sell the finished products for a few sickles of silver.

They would sell like hot cakes!

Her next lesson was Charms with Professor Flitwick, who needed to climb on a pile of stacked books as long as the students could see him clearly to hear the lesson.

"In today's lesson, we are going to learn two basic, very simple and useful charms," Flitwick declared. "The first is the light-producing charm, Lumos." have seen, a single gesture and clear pronunciation. Now try it yourselves.

Given the ease of the incantation, most of the students got it right on the first try and those who didn't only took less than five repetitions.

"An excellent example, Miss Granger!" Five points for Gryffindor," Flitwick nodded happily as he continued to look at the rest and suddenly his eyes widened. "By Merlin's beards!

Soisen's finger was lit up in true ET fashion, as the light turned a fluorescent green, spread out to cover her palm, and began to float and split like tiny fireflies. (Like Ace's Hidaruma in One piece.)

-Amazing! A perfectly executed variation of the Lumos incantation and masterful control that excellently imitates the movement of fireflies —Flitwick clapped so enthusiastically that he almost slipped off the book he was standing on— Twenty points to Galegold!

Soisen felt a glare of fire and saw Hermione staring at him. He couldn't help but laugh and wink, he wasn't going to let her get points so easily. Furthermore, the application of the incantation was not his idea, but rather she took it from a series of his memories.

"Since you've all managed to successfully cast Lumos, let's move on to the next incantation, one of the most basic of all wizards: the Levitation Charm! Flitwick explained. "Now repeat after me, shake and hit."

"Wingar, Leviosa…Wingar…BOOM!

"Mr. Finnigan!" He is okay?

"I think we'll need another quill, Professor," Harry commented, one side of his face covered in soot.

Didn't he learn in the previous lesson not to sit next to the boy with the explosions?