Harry smiled at seeing Fleur so excited. The silver blonde was very intelligent and already on her way to becoming a Magical Scholar. Being able to read over the notes of one of the biggest changes to the Magical Community in regards to Magic would obviously make her happy. Harry looked over the parchment again and noted the names of the two factors of mana usage. The Lum and the Thaum. Lum was each individual unit of mana, or a 1 if measured by a Scouter or Test Frame. A Thaum was the unit of change per Lum. They'd apparently started their research with the Lumos Charm just as he'd done. It was certainly interesting. By the notes he was looking at if a standard Lumos Charm produced around five lux of illumination, or light per square meter, per Lum, then the Thaum, or how much changed with each Lum, would be measured as five. This was for just the basic Lumos Charm too. A more complex spell, such as Protego or a Stupefy, would certainly have much more differences in their power and duration of effect as they were measured.
"What're they testing now, Fleur?" Harry asked as he looked over the parchments.
"Madam Aveline says they're testing the Summoning Charm at the moment." Fleur answered with a bright smile. "A Lum produces about a meter of movement per second. So the Thaum is one as well. More Lums increases both the distance and speed at a ratio of two V to one D. This is even before you factor in the object in questions weight too!" Fleur was excitedly chatting about the research and Harry was just able to keep up with the girl. He was glad that further research into Magic and Spells was being done because of his measurement system. The Magical Scholars of the world would be the ones that tested and made sense of his measurement system in relation to Magic. From the parchments in his hands and Fleur's excited talk about the results so far. Well he was fairly certain his measurement system would be integrated into the understanding of Magic from now on. It might even become a staple of Arithmancy in relation to Spellcraft.
"This is brilliant, Fleur." Harry smiled at his platinum hared friend. "I'm glad to see that more is being understood and tested in regards to Magic. This could make understanding Spellcraft easier for people. I might just try my hand at a few original spells, since 'some people' don't seem to want to share theirs." He threw out towards Tonks and Penny. Both young ladies replied in their own way to Harry's comment. Penny simply smiled and returned to the book she was reading. Tonks, maturely, stuck out her tongue and blew a raspberry at him.
"Nuh uh, Mister! 'Cube' is my spell! I worked hard on it!" Tonks stuck her nose into the air in an act of faux pompousness. "If you want to learn it you'll have to have an original spell of your own to trade." The Metamorph teased from where she was sitting on the coach flipping through Witch Weekly.
"Just you wait Nym. I'll create a spell so amazing you'll be begging to learn it!" Harry promised as he pointed at the, currently green haired, woman.
"Promises, promises, Harrikins!" Tonks chuckled as she flipped a page in her magazine.
The group was currently hanging out at Wood End Cottage. The summer break was almost over and Harry was taking a break from his Enchanting and Spell practice. It was Tonks' day off and they'd all been able to get together for a bit. With Floo addresses shared during their visit to France, it wasn't odd to find Fleur at Wood End Cottage a few times a week. Likewise it wasn't odd for Harry and Sirius to pop over to the Delacour Chateau for a weekend on invitation. Fleur, Penny, and Tonks had most certainly hit it off and become rather good friends. Fleur and Penny were both Academics and could 'nerd talk', as Tonks called it, for hours. Though Fleur enjoyed a good Duel almost as much as Tonks and the Metamorph relished having a partner to practice with that wasn't her rough around the edges mentor. Alastor Moody apparently didn't know the meaning of 'take it easy'.
Harry and Fleur got along with both Academics and Dueling. Fleur was very much impressed by his Enchanting as well. Harry truly had an affinity for this Branch of Magic. Fleur was amazed the one time Harry had let her flip through one of his journals with his ideas written into it. The number of ideas was impressive, to say the least. But it was the depth of thought noted down on the ideas closer to testing or completion that blew her away. Details about the idea or item, tests and re-tests, notes about failures or successes. So much existed in the journal and Fleur had only skimmed through it! The Veela girl was very much aware that Tonks and Penny seemed to have 'made a claim' on the young Artificer. But she couldn't help becoming more and more interested in him. From their time as Pen Pals, to meeting each other the first time, to now when they met up and spent time together often.
'I'm becoming smitten with Harry.' Fleur sighed at her thoughts. She'd have to speak with Tonks and Penny, privately, at some point. Fleur was hopeful her new friends would understand and potentially welcome her even further into their group. For now though, she'd be content to just be near the amazing young man. Her feelings, along with the situation between .Tonks, and Penny, could be settled at a later time.
-Last Week of August ~ Diagon Alley-
"I've got everything I need." Harry mentioned as he and Sirius finished up their shopping trip. Harry was now ready to return to Hogwarts for his Third Year. He was hoping his new Electives, Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, and Care of Magical Creatures, would make the School Year more exciting and challenging. He was starting to get bored with the slow pace of the Hogwarts curriculum.
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