Chapter 405: Malfoy and Harry
After leaving the eighth-floor corridor, Kyle and Kanna started heading down the stairs toward the common room. But just as they reached the landing, Kyle noticed Professor McGonagall emerging from the direction of the Gryffindor common room.
This wasn't unusual; as the Gryffindor Head of House, it made sense for Professor McGonagall to be around. However, what caught Kyle's eye was the elegant broom she was holding. Its streamlined ash handle and the subtly curved birch twigs at the end made it unmistakable—the world's fastest broom, the Firebolt.
Professor McGonagall looked positively pleased, a rare smile on her face that she made no effort to hide.
"Good afternoon, Professor McGonagall," Kyle greeted, with Kanna chiming in politely beside him.
"Good afternoon..." Professor McGonagall nodded, her smile widening. "Have either of you seen Potter? I have some good news for him."
"No," Kyle replied. "We've been practicing the Patronus Charm in an empty classroom, so we haven't noticed what's happening outside."
"I see. And how is it going?" Professor McGonagall asked, glancing at Kanna. She had already heard from some Hufflepuff students about Kyle summoning his jellyfish Patronus on the Quidditch pitch, so she didn't need to ask him.
"It's still not quite there," Kanna said, taking out her wand.
"Expecto Patronum!"