Chapter 210: What About Your Egg?
After March, the weather gradually warmed up, and the ice that had blanketed the Black Lake all winter finally thawed last week.
Lately, the giant squid had taken to occasionally poking its head and tentacles out of the lake's depths to bask in the warm sunlight on the surface. This sight had drawn a crowd of fascinated students.
Although many who'd read Hogwarts: A History knew about the giant squid in Black Lake, sightings were rare. With the exception of Slytherins, whose common room was located under the lake, most students didn't often get a glimpse of it themselves. Now, everyone was eager to see, especially the new students who rushed down to the lake as soon as classes ended.
Suddenly, the Black Lake had become Hogwarts' latest hotspot, like an Instagram-worthy attraction.
Kyle, however, didn't join the crowd. He'd already seen the squid once at the end of last year. To be honest, it was just like any other squid—just much larger. And staring at it too long only made him hungry. Since grilling it wasn't an option, he figured there was no point in watching it again. He might as well spend that time reading a couple more books.
After months of study, he'd nearly mastered the Undetectable Extension Charm. While he still wasn't proficient enough to enlarge spaces as much as he'd like, he had finally overcome the hardest part—the first successful transformation.
Kyle planned to finish transforming his suitcase before his fifth year. He wasn't expecting it to be quite as expansive as Newt's, but he at least wanted it to hold half of the Forbidden Forest.
Over the past two years, Kyle had accumulated quite a few things. The plants in his flowerbed alone could fill the suitcase as it was, not to mention the designated areas for the Troll and the Mooncalf. And there would be new "residents" joining in the future.
So he got to work.
Afterward, Kyle spent every spare moment he could inside his suitcase. Thanks to his efforts, he completed the first major expansion by the third day of the Easter holiday. The internal space was now nearly twice as large as it had been.
Surveying his handiwork, Kyle nodded in satisfaction. The upgrade felt like moving from a cramped apartment to a villa. All his earlier space issues had been resolved at once.