Christian stretched his body, not caring that he was in public. It also helped that the pile of books on his desk hid him from the people before him. "Wow, it's so late," he muttered as he looked through the window. "Damn, I'm starving."
"You really read for six straight hours," Kallista said in shock. He inspired her, but she needed a break after the third hour of straight reading. So, she went to eat, had a walk, and visited the training area before returning to check on him.
"How was your study?" Christian asked.
"I found quite a few books on the introduction to poison, which is quite surprising since I figured the Pythoras Clan would have paid people to remove the knowledge from these sections," Kallista replied, not hiding her sneer.
"But enough about . Did you really morize all these books?" She saw how he would take one pile after another, flip through them with great speed, before switching to another book. No pile would take more than ten minutes before he had to replace it.
"If your Occluncy is high enough, you can condense a Mind Palace and have perfect mory," Christian explained. "I can teach you if you want. I always assud Veela's charming magic was a form of mind magic."
Kallista was briefly quiet. "My sister and I used to dream of escaping and studying in the library. She always told that Occluncy was the key to utilizing our charming ability." At a young age, she learned how to control her ability. Unfortunately, her parents died before they could teach her more things, and even now, Kallista's Veela charm will sotis accidentally release when she's in a heightened emotional state.
Christian patted her shoulder. He was about to say sothing when his stomach grumbled; the sound was pretty loud, making him embarrassed beyond words could describe. Kallista chuckled: "I brought you food — the sa thing you ordered yesterday — but it's cold now."
"Thanks," Christian said before looking around. He rembered the rules said he could eat in the library, but only if he used the private rooms. Luckily, it was now the afternoon, and most people had left to eat or rest, allowing Christian to use his identification card to rent a room. With a simple spell, he reheated the food and enjoyed himself.
After filling his belly, Christian continued morizing books. He only needed to glance at the page for a second, and he would rember it forever. Such ability allowed him to learn a vast number of books. Of course, there was a difference between rembering and absorbing the content of the books. Christian's focus was now on morizing, and after he returned ho, he could take his ti to understand the content.
The library closed at 10 o'clock, which was two hours later than Hogwarts's library. Kallista had left, but she ca back to walk ho with him.
"Now, I understand why you're so powerful at such a young age," she praised. Christian observed and saw a competitive look that reminded him of Hermione.
"You better not try to copy . I can focus for so long due to years of ditation and out of desperation. If you try to emulate , it won't be long before you are ntally exhausted," Christian warned.
"I know I can't be imdiately like you, but I can try my best."
Christian could imdiately tell there was no point in persuading her. "Alright. Let's go, I'll walk you to your dorm."
"Walking ? I thought I was the one leading you?"
Christian looked out at the endless night, which resembled the mouth of the abyss. "I don't feel comfortable letting you walk back to your dorm so late at night. As for ? I think I can manage on my own now."
"A gentleman, aren't we?" Kallista smiled.
"Of course. My mama raised right."
"What a strange yet intimate way of wording things. The way you speak really doesn't feel like it was from a Language Potion," Kallista smiled.
"That's because it wasn't," Christian said as they walked out of the library.
"You an you learned it by yourself?"
Christian walked Kallista ho while explaining his linguistic expertise. No man was allowed entry into the female dorm unless they received a direct invitation from the identification card. So, he only walked her to the periphery before heading to his dorm.
Then, Christian fumbled around for ten minutes before making his way to his room. On his way, he felt sothing was wrong, so he cast a few spells to detect any life nearby, but there was no result. 'Am I being paranoid?' Christian imdiately removed this doubt, deciding to trust his intuition. He still rembered he had offended a few Blood Crest Clans, so he walked ho with his wand in his hand.
Back at his dorm, he took a shower, but did not sleep. Instead, he entered his bag of holding. Since he said he would teach Kallista's Occluncy, he would not go back on his word. Plus, he had the perfect book to start: Uncle Sullivan's journal that he received as a Christmas gift.
Christian has read the entire book and even annotated it. With the Mindscribe Charm and enough paper, it only took him five minutes to make a copy. However, he soon realized the book was in English and had to spend the next hour translating the content. Once that was dealt with, Christian focused on the Minor Clairvoyance Charm.
This spell was unique in that it required unusual steps to learn. First, Christian needed to ditate on a peculiar symbol. So, he closed his eyes and focused on rembering every detail. Christian did not know how long it took, but suddenly, he saw a group of strings. He was imdiately excited, but controlled himself.
A few minutes later, the strings turned into a river. However, he could not see the river in its entirety; he could only see a portion. Christian tried harder, but no matter what he tried, most of the river was vague and illusory to him. He opened his eyes and exhaled.
"At least, I can use the spell," he comnted. The strings were the lowest requirent to cast the spell. The scroll indicated that seeing only part of the river was a decent enough talent, so he did not dwell too much on it.
"Moira Odigia, the Greek words for [Fate] and [Guidance] — I guess this is the most succinct way to describe this charm," Christian muttered. This spell required no wand movents, so he tried casting it.
A light spot appeared before him before rushing into the distance, leaving a trail. Christian followed the trail, and it led to a hole in the sky, which served as both the entrance and exit of the bag of holding. Christian used Ascendio to propel himself out of the exit. As his body reached near it, the enchantnt activated, and his body shrank to pass through before returning to its normal size after he exited the bag.
Christian then saw the trail leading to the door and checked outside. He saw a bright trail, even in the darkness of the night. If this spell works as expected, it should lead to Kallista's dorm.
'My life will be so much easier,' Christian thought before closing the door. He had a long day and was quite tired. The next day, Christian woke up around six in the morning and rushed to check outside his door. As expected, Kallista was waiting for him. He ran to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth before opening the door for her.
"I brought breakfast," Kallista said as she entered. She took out the food from her bag of holding. "I won't know what you like, so I brought a bit of everything."
"Thanks," Christian said as he took the food and put it in the dining room. "I also have sothing for you." He handed her the translated notes.
"What's this?"
"It's the journal of a quite talented wizard about his experience with Occluncy. It's a great introductory book before you can condense your Mind Palace."
"...Thank you," Kallista muttered softly.
"No problem. Now, let's get started with ditation. The trick is to…" Christian has done this with Hermione and Neville, so he was familiar with the teaching process. He imdiately entered a teaching state, walking her through the steps and reassuring her. Beginners always have worries and insecurities, and Christian had learned how to deal with them while teaching the other two.
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