On the other side, since it was already the end of class when he left the hospital wing, Kyle didn't go to the Charms classroom. He went straight to the library.

Dumbledore had recommended two books for him. He said they would be very helpful for casting basic spells, perfect for new students. So, Kyle was going to borrow them.

The library was on the second floor, and it was easy to find. You just had to go up one flight of stairs.

"Two books? No!" Librarian Madam Pince, holding a feather duster, looked at Kyle with a scrutinizing gaze. "You can only borrow one book at a time unless you have a professor's note."

"In that case, I'll borrow 'Vacations with Vampires'." Kyle didn't argue. He quickly reported the book's title.

But he didn't expect that when he heard "Vacations with Vampires," Madam Pince's face instantly contorted into a look of extreme disgust as if she had heard a vile curse.

"It's another book by Lockhart." Madam Pince muttered under her breath.

She disliked Gilderoy Lockhart as an author. Or rather, she disliked his extremely self-absorbed writing style. In her opinion, it was just attention-seeking.

If it had just been that, it wouldn't have been a big deal. After all, many biographies were like that. She could endure it.

But for some reason, whenever she read Lockhart's books, she always felt like something was missing, so much so that many parts didn't connect.

Although this problem wasn't serious and didn't affect her reading, Madam Pince just felt uncomfortable. And every time she thought about it, she felt uncomfortable all over.

As a result, her impression of Kyle was reduced significantly. After a moment of silence, she said with a stern face, " 'Vacations with Vampires' is out. If you sign up now, you'll probably be at the top of the list in two years."

"Two years… forget it." Kyle shook his head, "What about 'The Wandering Wizard of the Wind'?"

"That one's available." Madam Pince's expression softened. She told Kyle to wait there and then went to a row of bookshelves.

While she was gone, Kyle curiously looked at the famous librarian from the side.

Madam Pince was a skinny, elderly woman. She looked like a malnourished vulture. When she walked by, the young wizards who were reading didn't dare to breathe.

A young wizard seemed to be overly nervous. He couldn't help but sneeze, and she made him leave the library.

Kyle clicked his tongue. No wonder she was rumored to be Filch's sweetheart. The two of them did look like a good match. They were both equally strict and disliked students.

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After a while, Madam Pince returned. She handed Kyle a thick hardcover book and a piece of paper.

"It must be returned within a week. If you exceed the deadline or the book is damaged, you can forget about easily borrowing any books from here in the future."

"I'll remember that."

...

Since freshmen only had one class in the morning, after leaving the library, Kyle went straight back to the common room. He was going to find a comfortable spot to read what was in the book.

But as soon as he crossed the threshold of the barrel door, he was surrounded by people.

Almost all the Hufflepuff freshmen were gathered in the common room, waiting for Kyle to return.

"What's up, Kyle?" Ryan rushed over first, anxiously asking, "Is Mickel okay? We wanted to go to the hospital wing to see him, but we were kicked out by Madam Pomfrey."

The other young wizards nodded. Although they had been through a lot because of the accident in Charms class, they were still very concerned about Mickel's condition.

This was probably Hufflepuff.

"Don't worry." Kyle patted Ryan on the shoulder and smiled, "Professor Dumbledore has checked on him. He said he'll be discharged tomorrow after taking his medicine."

"That's good. That's good." Ryan was visibly relieved. He thought for a moment and asked, "Is Mickel awake? Did he say he wanted to eat anything? Although we can't send it to him right now, we can prepare in advance and send it to him when he's discharged. He'll be happy."

Ryan's suggestion was agreed upon by the other young wizards. They generously gave their treasured items.

"I have raspberry candies!"

"I have buttered fudge."

"How about cookies? My mom made them. They're delicious."

"I think he should want licorice candy..."

…

For a moment, even Kyle was touched by this deep camaraderie. He said solemnly, under the expectant gazes of everyone, "Mickel didn't say he wanted to eat anything. But I think what he wants most now is not snacks. It's to keep up with his studies!"

"Keep up with his studies?" Ryan scratched his head, not understanding what Kyle meant.

"Yes." Kyle said seriously, "You must have seen that Mickel had an accident because he couldn't complete the Charm. He was anxious. It's true, right?"

"Right." Ryan nodded.

Although his attention was on his wand at the time and he didn't know how the blinding "flashbang" appeared. In his opinion, everyone was practicing charms at the time, Mickel was no exception. So, there was no problem with what Kyle said.

"That's right." Kyle said seriously, "He's such a strong-willed person. He wouldn't want to miss two lessons.

So, what we have to do is listen carefully in Transfiguration class this afternoon and History of Magic class tomorrow morning. We'll take notes on what the professors teach and make notes for Mickel. I'm sure he will be touched to tears."

The huge Hufflepuff common room was silent. The young badgers looked at each other. Nobody spoke.

They couldn't believe that someone would dislike snacks and prefer studying. But after carefully recalling what Kyle said... they couldn't find any flaws.

The logic was clear, the reasoning was sound, and it sounded completely reasonable.

Maybe… Mickel loves magic.

Thinking this, the young badgers quickly convinced themselves.

Then, some of them volunteered. Some took the task of taking notes. Some were responsible for organizing the notes...

The few who didn't grab a task but wanted to help discussed it for a while and quickly discovered a task that Kyle had overlooked.

Homework!

At Hogwarts, no matter what class, homework was essential. It was self-evident how important it was.

So, they decided to tell Mickel about the homework for every lesson. And not only that, they would tell the professors during class. They would tell them that Mickel was an excellent Hufflepuff. Even though he was in the hospital wing, he was still focused on his studies and wouldn't be lazy or slack off.

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