Chapter 362: The Summoning and Banishing Charm
Half an hour before her first lesson, Hermione followed Kyle's advice and went to see Professor McGonagall. Kyle didn't know if she would choose to keep using the Time-Turner or take only the classes she could attend without it. But judging by the thoughtful, conflicted look on her face when she returned, he guessed it would be the former. Hermione looked as hesitant as she had when she'd left, which suggested she'd already made up her mind.
But even if she used the Time-Turner, Kyle wasn't too worried. The conditions required to interfere with someone outside of their own time were highly complex—and, in any case, the special Time-Turners were exceedingly rare, with few wizards having both the knowledge and power of someone like Salazar Slytherin to manipulate them.
Pushing the thought aside, Kyle climbed the stairs, heading to his first Charms class of the year.
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Professor Flitwick's Charms class, however, was moving at a slower pace than Kyle would have liked. For their first lesson of the year, the topic was the Summoning Charm, "Accio"—a charm Kyle had mastered well before starting at Hogwarts. In fact, Oren had covered it briefly when discussing defenses against magical creatures at the end of first year, including the charm's hand movements and incantation. Back then, few students had paid much attention.
"Accio Quill," Kyle murmured, waving his wand lightly. A quill floated off the shelf and into his hand.
"Perfect demonstration! Five points to Hufflepuff!" Professor Flitwick beamed at him before turning to the class. "All right, everyone, give it a try. This charm is quite simple, but please remember—when reciting the incantation, you must focus intently on the item you wish to summon. Imagine it as clearly as possible... and keep your wand hand steady. Otherwise, it might land on your head!"
As he had when teaching them the Levitation Charm in their first year, Professor Flitwick passed around quills, though this time they had to not only levitate but fly directly into their owners' hands.
He walked around the classroom, offering patient corrections wherever needed. When he reached Kyle's desk, he found him coaching Ryan on the hand motion for the charm. Ryan's attempts had repeatedly gone astray, either summoning the wrong quill from across the room or swiping the one belonging to Mikel. The quill in front of him, however, remained perfectly still.