Fairy and Bubbles

## 166. Fairies and Bubbles

Michael ran quite a distance before finding an ideal spot.

It was likely a fort built by previous students, with dilapidated wardrobes and tables missing legs haphazardly stacked to form something resembling a house, leaving only a narrow gap in the middle.

"This is it!" Michael said. "Quick, we need to block all the large gaps."

Wade waved his Wand, and a nearby stool flew up, blocking a large opening. Small debris around them automatically filled the tiny cracks, leaving only three or four observation holes.

"The rules of this Battle Royale are simple," Michael explained. "First, don't get hit; second, don't get discovered; third, figure out how to capture their Queen."

"Queen?" Wade asked.

"Yes... Quiet! They're coming!"

Michael gestured for silence, telling Wade to look out through an observation hole.

A large swarm of tiny humanoid creatures, flapping their wings and holding small Wands, flew menacingly through the alleyway.

Wade's eyes widened. He looked at Michael and whispered, "Fairies?"

Michael nodded, a grin spreading across his face. A green Fairy seemed to hear something. It flew over and peered through a crack.

Michael and Wade had already hidden on either side, so it saw nothing.

The Fairy raised its small Wand, and with two soft "whooshes," two blobs of red berry liquid shot from its Wand tip, hitting a table opposite and leaving a sweet-smelling mark.

Believing no one was there, the Fairy turned and flew away.

"Ahhh... we've been spotted!"

A startled cry came from not far away. A boy and a girl pushed aside their cover and ran hand-in-hand into the distance. The Fairies all zoomed after them, dozens of berry liquid blobs chasing them.

"Pffft, pffft, pffft..."

They left a trail of fragrance behind them.

Wade looked at Michael.

"I could take them all out with one hand."

"So could I, but we can't. We're not allowed to use powerful magic on them."

"Not even when we're catching the Queen?"

"The only Spell we can use on Fairies is this."

Michael raised his Wand and quietly chanted a Spell. A small soap bubble, just big enough to trap a Fairy, emerged from his Wand tip.

"It's very simple. I'll teach you," Michael said.

"No need. I've already learned."

Wade raised his Wand, and a bubble ten times the size emerged.

Just then, a Fairy flew nearby and spotted someone inside through a crack.

It menacingly raised its small Wand. The moment it squeezed in, it saw Wade's still-expanding giant bubble. It immediately shrieked and flapped its wings, fleeing quickly.

The two watched the direction the Fairy disappeared in, then looked at each other.

"Wade, cheating isn't allowed."

"How is this cheating? I'm using the same Spell as you."

"...Using a Spell with excessive power is cheating."

"...Alright."

Wade regretfully popped the soap bubble.

The two stayed inside their "fort." When a lone Fairy appeared, they caught it with a bubble. When a group of Fairies came, they hid. Sometimes, if there were too many, they even had to block the observation holes.

Fairies are simple-minded creatures; as long as they don't see you directly, they assume no one is there. Several times, Wade managed to catch a little one just as a Fairy was turning to leave.

When the number of Fairies gradually thinned out, students emerged from their respective shelters, ambushing and capturing Fairies from all directions.

The Fairy Queen wore a small golden dress and had a pair of dazzling, broad wings. It flew in the center of many Fairies, but as the smaller ones were captured, its figure gradually became exposed.

As everyone was rounding up the Fairies, a Gryffindor girl leaped down from a high spot. Before the Fairies could react, a soap bubble perfectly encased the golden Queen.

"I won!" she cheered loudly, holding up her Wand.

Her companions also jumped and cheered. The remaining Fairies angrily tried to pull her hair, but they paid them no mind.

"Hey, what's so great about catching the Queen! How about we see who catches the most?"

Another Slytherin boy pulled out a bag full of Fairies trapped in bubbles.

"We have thirty-five!"

"We have thirty-eight!"

"Forty-seven!"

Everyone took turns showing off the Fairies they had caught.

"Ahem." Michael deliberately cleared his throat twice. Once he had everyone's attention, he waved his Wand.

With a whoosh, a mountain of Fairy balls tumbled down.

"I didn't count them either..." Michael feigned modesty, bragging, "But there are probably over two hundred, right?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

"Going to eat?"

"Yeah, I'm starving!"

"Library after dinner?"

"Sure, let's go do homework."

The others dispersed instantly, and Michael blinked.

It wasn't until those students had walked far away that Wade heard someone say, "No wonder... I just thought today's game ended a bit quickly..."

"Wade definitely caught most of them!" another person added.

"Hmph, they're just jealous!" Michael grumbled, annoyed at not receiving admiration.

"Oh, oh, looks like the game's over."

Professor Flitwick appeared. He waved his Wand, and all the bubbles trapping the Fairies vanished.

The Fairies flew out, swarming around Professor Flitwick, buzzing and complaining about the students.

"Alright, alright," Professor Flitwick said, taking out a large jar to comfort them. "Come have some nectar!"

The Fairies immediately forgot what they had been about to say and obediently landed on the jar.

"How was it, Wade?" Professor Flitwick asked. "Was this Battle Royale fun?"

"It was fun, just lacked a bit of excitement," Wade raised an eyebrow. "Professor, I have an idea..."

Michael leaned in to listen, as a few Fairies landed on their shoulders, gently flapping their wings.

Professor Flitwick nodded as he listened. "Not bad, not bad, that would be much more interesting... but it's quite a large undertaking. I'd have to call in the other professors for help, and get Professor McGonagall's permission..."

"Don't worry, Professor McGonagall will definitely approve... it's just this scoreboard... can it be made? It sounds very complicated..." Michael said.

"The difficulty isn't very high," Wade said. "I'll get Fred and George to help, and we can get it done in an afternoon..."

"Then I can call in others to help," Michael said. "Padma can draw the blueprints, and Theo and I can categorize the monsters, and the scoring needs to be fair..."

"As for construction, we can call on the older students."

"Cedric has a lot of influence; he can rally a large group of people to help."

"Finish it in one day?"

"No problem!" Michael decisively gave an "OK" gesture.

Next update delayed, possibly until evening

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