Chapter 160: Felix Felicis and the Crup
"What is this...?"
Cedric looked on curiously as Kyle stood there, staring blankly at a thumb-sized bottle in his hand.
"Strange, there's no label on it," Cedric frowned, wondering aloud. "Could it be that someone from St. Mungo's misplaced it by accident?"
"With eyesight like yours, it's a wonder why you're a Seeker," Kyle teased, holding up his hand and pointing at the bottle. "Look closely, the label is right here... Hmm?"
Kyle's words trailed off as he suddenly froze. He realized there was nothing where his finger pointed; the label he had clearly seen moments ago had vanished without a trace.
"There's nothing here... You must have seen it wrong," Cedric said, looking again. After confirming there truly was no label, he smiled. "By the way, the final Quidditch tryouts are in a few days, so you might want to stop wandering around at night. Otherwise, you'll be too groggy to even throw the Quaffle through the Goalpost..."
With that, Cedric turned his attention to George, starting a new conversation.
"Strange..." Kyle muttered, gazing down at the bottle in his hands. He was certain that when he'd first picked it up, the words Veritaserum had been clearly written in golden block letters. But in the blink of an eye, the label had disappeared entirely.
I can't be the only one seeing things... Never mind. I'll study it in detail some other time, Kyle thought, shaking his head. He slipped the bottle back into his pocket and continued sorting through the potions in the box.