Changing a ParticleEmitter's scale depending on its parent's size

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I need help with a little problem I can’t quite figure out.
My goal is to change the size of a ParticleEmitter depending on its parent’s own size via script. (as the title suggests)

I made two yellow stars which can transform into blue stars. The only difference is one is smaller and the other is bigger.

Here’s the view on the problem:


Particles

What I want the particles to look like:

ServerScript:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")

local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local TS = game:GetService("TweenService")
local Debris = game:GetService("Debris")

RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, MouseTarget)
	local Character = player.Character
	
	if Character then
		if CollectionService:HasTag(MouseTarget, "Star") then
			-- Tweens
			local GlitterSound = MouseTarget:FindFirstChild("GlitterSound")
			local PointLight = MouseTarget:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("PointLight")
			if PointLight then
				local LightInfo = TweenInfo.new(4, Enum.EasingStyle.Circular, Enum.EasingDirection.Out)
				local Light = {Color = Color3.fromRGB(37, 208, 255)}
				
				local LightTween = TS:Create(PointLight, LightInfo, Light)
				LightTween:Play()
			end
			
			local HoverInfo = TweenInfo.new(3, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, true)
			local Hover = {CFrame = MouseTarget.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, 5, 0) * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(0, 180, 0)}
			
			local ColorInfo = TweenInfo.new(2, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear)
			local ColorChange = {Color = Color3.fromRGB(119, 255, 250)}
			
			local HoverTween = TS:Create(MouseTarget, HoverInfo, Hover)
			local ColorTween = TS:Create(MouseTarget, ColorInfo, ColorChange)
			
			HoverTween:Play()
			ColorTween:Play()
			GlitterSound:Play()
			
			-- Particles
			local ParticleEmitter = script.ParticleEmitter:Clone()
			ParticleEmitter.Enabled = true
			ParticleEmitter.Parent = MouseTarget
			
			HoverTween.Completed:Connect(function()
				ParticleEmitter.Enabled = false
				Debris:AddItem(ParticleEmitter, 1)
			end)
		end
	end
end)

Any ideas on how to possibly calculate this? If you have any suggestions, please share!

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#2 
particle.Size = NumberSequence.new(part.Size.Magnitude * 2) -- (1, 1, 1) = 2 | (2, 2, 2) = 4 i think
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#3

Figured it out!

RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, MouseTarget)
	local Character = player.Character
	
	if Character then
		if CollectionService:HasTag(MouseTarget, "Star") then
			local TargetSize = MouseTarget.Size
			-- Tweens
			local GlitterSound = MouseTarget:FindFirstChild("GlitterSound")
			local PointLight = MouseTarget:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("PointLight")
			if PointLight then
				local LightInfo = TweenInfo.new(4, Enum.EasingStyle.Circular, Enum.EasingDirection.Out)
				local Light = {Color = Color3.fromRGB(37, 208, 255)}
				
				local LightTween = TS:Create(PointLight, LightInfo, Light)
				LightTween:Play()
			end
			
			local HoverInfo = TweenInfo.new(3, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, true)
			local Hover = {CFrame = MouseTarget.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, 5, 0) * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(0, 180, 0)}
			
			local ColorInfo = TweenInfo.new(2, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear)
			local ColorChange = {Color = Color3.fromRGB(119, 255, 250)}
			
			local HoverTween = TS:Create(MouseTarget, HoverInfo, Hover)
			local ColorTween = TS:Create(MouseTarget, ColorInfo, ColorChange)
			
			HoverTween:Play()
			ColorTween:Play()
			GlitterSound:Play()
			
			-- Particles
			local ParticleEmitter = script.ParticleEmitter:Clone()
			ParticleEmitter.Size = NumberSequence.new{
				NumberSequenceKeypoint.new(0, TargetSize.Magnitude/3, 0),
				NumberSequenceKeypoint.new(1, 0, 0)
			}
			ParticleEmitter.Enabled = true
			ParticleEmitter.Parent = MouseTarget
			
			HoverTween.Completed:Connect(function()
				print(ParticleEmitter)
				ParticleEmitter.Enabled = false
				Debris:AddItem(ParticleEmitter, 1)
			end)
		end
	end
end)
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