Chapter 217: Kyle Misses the Match
Ron was well aware of Kyle's impressive academic record, and it made a strong impression on him. In fact, it had caused quite a stir in the Weasley household. Fred and George had endured more than a few scoldings over the holidays, and now they'd take off the moment anyone mentioned the word "results." Even Percy had stayed home more often, heading straight to his room to study after meals.
For once, there had been no pranks to dodge and no endless bragging from Percy to endure.
"But, Hermione..." Ron thought aloud, "I remember Kyle losing a point once, so technically he didn't get a perfect score."
"What difference does that make?" Hermione huffed. "I asked Professor McGonagall, and the only reason Kyle lost that point was because he listed thirteen uses for dragon blood instead of twelve."
"Wait—there are twelve uses for dragon blood?" Ron blurted out. "I always thought it was thirteen. Looks like Kyle and I have something in common, then!"
"You think you can just guess your way through an exam?" Hermione shot him a pointed look. "Kyle wrote down all twelve official uses for dragon blood and then added an extra one at the end. I'm sure he did it on purpose!"
"But why would he do that?" Harry asked, frowning. "Wouldn't he want a perfect score?"
Hermione shook her head. "Even Professor McGonagall didn't understand it. But seriously, he suggested dragon blood could be used as food! He must have done it as a joke."
"He's even worse than you, Hermione," Ron muttered.