After experiencing a refreshing downpour at night, the next morning, the sky seemed to be thoroughly cleansed, revealing an unprecedented clarity and brightness. The sun slowly rose from the eastern horizon, its golden rays piercing through the thin mist, draping the earth in a layer of soft and warm glow.
During the rather monotonous Flying Class in the morning, Ian could still smell the fresh scent of soil and grass in the air, a unique fragrance after the rain. Although Madam Hooch finally allowed a slightly higher flying altitude, Ian, who had already experienced speed and adrenaline, wasn't particularly enthusiastic about it.
He silently watched as Aurora scored five points for Slytherin, while he himself just completed the flying techniques Madam Hooch had planned to teach that day in a standard manner.
When it comes to earning points for the house, other Ravenclaw little wizards were more than sufficient. In comparison to most over at Slytherin, Ravenclaw's little wizards indeed learned at an astonishingly fast pace.
"Did you see Rebecca finally take to the skies? I really feel happy for her." Michael's attention was, as always, on the little black girl from Slytherin. Though his progress in learning wasn't impacted, his flying skills were clearly no match for William, who had a family tradition.
"My friend, you're quite suited for Quidditch, you know." Ian had to give a thumbs-up to William. The green-haired boy even demonstrated a movement style that made Madam Hooch somewhat nervous, a peculiar "zigzag trajectory" allowing him to unpredictably change directions up, down, left, and right in the air.
Madam Hooch exclaimed how dangerous such flying was. William secretly told Ian that this flying method was excellent for dodging magic spells, and it was the main reason he and his dad could be born smoothly.
"I still prefer the Flying Cloak." Ian had actually mastered the craft of making Flying Cloaks, but the dilemma was that Hogwarts didn't have any for sale.
"My family has a lot of Invisibility Cloaks. If you need one, I can ask my mom to mail some." William immediately stepped forward to relieve Ian's worries. Due to his timid nature, he didn't dare to talk to Aurora, so he always tried to win Ian's favor.
In his words, it was certainly more useful than trying to flatter Aurora. It can only be said that Ravenclaw students' wisdom indeed surpassed many of their peers.
"Many Invisibility Cloaks? I remember you saying your family was poor."
Ian looked at his roommate in surprise; after all, making each Invisibility Cloak requires more than one Invisible Beast. Invisible Beasts can be found in the Far East, but they are exceedingly rare and expensive. When threatened, they can become invisible, only visible to those wizards skilled in capturing them.
"We have the craft of making Invisibility Cloaks, but my grandfather doesn't allow us to make a living from it, and my mom agrees that living in poverty is safer for us." William whispered to Ian, somewhat helplessly, but this kind of lifestyle indeed suited their family the best.
Neither the double agent family background in the Wizarding World nor his mother's past in the Muggle World could withstand others' exploration and scrutiny.
"If possible, just one would be enough; I want to study its crafting method." Ian was extremely curious about the renowned Invisibility Cloak in the Wizarding World. Although it wouldn't be the Three Sacred Artifacts passed down by the Potter family, as a monopolized industry, its crafting technique was a rather inaccessible thing.
"Alright, alright, I'll ask my mom to send one over, along with our family's Alchemy Book." William's immediate and unflinching response was genuinely on point.
"It'd be fantastic if you could also become invisible while flying in the sky." Michael offered a good suggestion, causing Ian to contemplate thoughtfully.
This involves more complex alchemical compatibility techniques, similar to Compound Magic, definitely not as easy as adding one plus one. However, if this could be achieved, it would indeed be a remarkable Divine Artifact.
"I still want it to glow when I don't want to be invisible, even when using it to fly." Ian hadn't forgotten his original intention when he wanted to craft the Flying Cloak.
A Flying Class quickly passed.
Since a Quidditch match was scheduled for the morning, Madam Hooch cleaned the field right after the class, and the little wizards didn't choose to return to the castle for lunch.
After all, it was just after ten o'clock.
Starting this week, little wizards have two classes every morning and afternoon. If there's a Quidditch match, the school is considerate enough to make room in the schedule for them.
Everyone was looking forward to the Hufflepuff versus Ravenclaw match today. As long as Slytherin wasn't involved, other Hogwarts houses still had a fair chance of victory in this sport.
Ian initially wanted to go to the library.
But he was warmly kept by some familiar little wizards; not just William and Michael, even little wizards like Qiu Zhang had a high enthusiasm and interest in Quidditch.