"Haa... Haa!"
Link was panting heavily, and the flashing messages in front of his eyes made him a little excited.
But he did not stop his hand movements at all; what just happened was still not enough to prove his guess.
Link still needed to continue the comparison experiment.
He quickly switched the second-year magic spell textbook in his hand to a first-year one, and picked a very simple spell to start studying.
Twenty minutes later, after confirming he had firmly memorized the spellcasting flow, Link pulled out one of his own hairs, then raised his wand and lightly chanted, "Wingardium Leviosa."
Still without any sound or light effects, that thin golden hair just slowly floated up. And along with the spell taking effect, a brand-new message quietly popped up.
[Floating Charm lv1 Acquired]
Link nodded, then put down his wand and looked again at the textbook placed on his lap.
[Floating Charm Experience +1]
"Yes!"
Link excitedly punched the air, and now his guess could finally be considered formally established.
In his system, indeed, magic spells had a "stuck level" phenomenon. Only after fully studying and understanding spell knowledge could they continue to level up.
At the same time, gaining spell experience was not only through repeatedly casting spells, through studying and reading, he could also gain experience related to spells.
This meant that Link could not mindlessly spam spells to improve his spell levels anymore. But this new channel for gaining experience made up for the loss, because the number of spells Link could cast every day was also limited by his own magic power. Now, he could gain experience both by repeatedly casting spells and by studying.
With this addition, his spell upgrading efficiency might even become faster.
Thinking this through, Link, who had been tense, finally relaxed. And once he relaxed, the feeling of hunger and the fatigue from continuously casting spells also swept over him.
Glancing at the alarm clock placed on the bedside table, Link finally realized it was already lunchtime.
With a big smile, he rubbed his belly that had become a bit flat from hunger, then dragged his tired body out of the dormitory.
Although it was lunchtime, there were still some students staying in the Hufflepuff common room. Some of them had already finished lunch, while some, relying on being close to the kitchen, had simply grabbed some food and brought it into the common room to eat.
They gathered in small groups, chatting, their faces full of smiles, looking very excited. But the joyful atmosphere in the Hufflepuff common room completely disappeared the moment Link appeared.
The moment Link stepped into the common room,
everyone shut their mouths, lowered their heads, and stared at the tabletop, as if they had become a group of clay sculptures.
Then, the entire Hufflepuff common room became deathly silent, only the crackling sound of the firewood burning in the fireplace could be heard.
If it were an ordinary student who saw this scene, they would definitely feel very awkward. But Link was different, he had never planned to befriend these boring little kids anyway.
Seeing this, the smile on his face became even brighter. Because this meant that his actions last night had achieved perfect results.
From now on, these little kids would probably no longer dare to mess with him, and Link could finally peacefully explore the mysteries of this world.
Thinking so, Link hummed a little tune, happily walked out of the Hufflepuff common room.
And only after he disappeared into the sloped tunnel,
those students who had been like statues finally came back to life, one by one looking nervously in the direction Link had left.
On the other side, Link quickly arrived at the Great Hall. By now, it was already packed with students from all four houses, way livelier than the Hufflepuff common room.
And even among so many people, Link immediately spotted Cedric and his group.
At this moment, Cedric and his group were being tightly surrounded by a large bunch of Hufflepuff students, and some among them were even wearing something similar to rugby protective gear.
At the same time, Cedric also happened to spot Link,
and he excitedly stood up and waved at Link, signaling him to come over.
Link did not show any fear, and directly squeezed into the crowd, sitting down at the spot Cedric had especially reserved for him.
"You seem to be in a good mood, Link." Cedric said with a smile, while pushing a whole roasted chicken in front of Link.
Seeing this, Link also smiled and nodded, "I just learned a new spell. You seem to be doing well too, Cedric. Did something good happen?"
"Oh! Congratulations to you first!" Cedric congratulated Link excitedly, then answered a bit happily, "You didn't know? Today is our Hufflepuff Quidditch team's first practice since school started. I'm happy because the team members are all in very good shape. If we can keep this up, maybe this year we can even fight for the championship!"
"That's really good." Link nodded in reply, though he couldn't help but feel a little emotional inside.
When it came to Quidditch, he actually didn't know much. He only knew it was basically a game where people flew around on broomsticks in the air, hitting balls and catching balls. And he honestly had zero interest in such a sport.
But as someone who had read the original book, he still knew, Hufflepuff hadn't won the Quidditch Cup at all in the past few years.
So Cedric's wish was probably doomed to fail.
Cedric obviously didn't know that Link was already pitying him. Right now, he was still extremely excited, patting Link on the shoulder and saying, "You should really come watch! We really have a chance this year. Oh, and by the way, are you going to try out for the team? Your roommates have already signed up!"
As Cedric spoke, he pointed toward the crowd across the table.
Following Cedric's finger, Link looked over and saw three boys staring eagerly at the Quidditch players wearing protective gear.
'Those are my roommates? So that's why they got up so early on the weekend, to watch Quidditch practice?'
With understanding, Link tore off a chicken leg and took a big bite, then lazily answered, "Oh, sorry, I'm planning to spend more time studying spells recently, so I might not have time to participate."
As soon as he said this, a nearby Hufflepuff Quidditch team member "pfft"-ed, spitting out the juice he was drinking.
"Cough cough cough! Sorry! Sorry!" The boy quickly apologized, but there was still an uncontrollable smile at the corner of his mouth.
He couldn't help it, Link's words were just too funny. The whole of Hogwarts knew Link was a complete spell idiot, someone who hadn't even managed to learn the most basic Floating Charm in the entire first year. And yet, this guy had the face to say he wanted to "study spells properly"?
Even making up an excuse, could he not find a better one?
Cedric shot a glare at that boy, then comforted Link, "Ignore him, Link, he must've just thought of something funny."
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Link said with a blank expression, and Cedric gave him an awkward smile.
Seeming like he wanted to change the subject, he suddenly leaned closer to Link's ear and whispered, "Recently, you'd better not wander around Hogwarts randomly."
"Mm?" Link's face showed a bit of confusion. "Why?"
Cedric looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then continued quietly, "The two boys who had a conflict with you before... they were attacked by Emily Victoria with a group of people!"
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