Chapter 279: Overcoming Fear
"Apparition shifting!"
Recite the incantation,
In an instant, Ivan felt the space around him squeeze him, his body seemed to be out of control, and then this feeling disappeared without a trace...
Did it work?
Ivan spun around, stopped and looked around, he was still in place...
"Am I failing?" Ivan said embarrassedly.
"It's normal to fail, it's not that easy to practice this magic!" Sirius said with a smile.
Ivan quickly adjusted, shapeshifting is quite difficult magic to learn, and he fantasizes that it is really a problem to learn it in one go.
Without using his GPA to cheat, Ivan estimated that his talent and magic affinity were at the level of an excellent student under the two bloodline fusion transformations.
In the week leading up to school, it's good to be able to master phantom shifting proficiently.
"In this way, I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the phantom change a few times, and it should help you remember this feeling." Sirius thought for a moment and spoke.
With that, Sirius grabbed Ivan's wrist, waved his wand, and performed several apparition shifts, moving between the two targets.
Ivan struggled to keep the feeling of teleportation to heart.
However, it wasn't until he tried again that Ivan realized how difficult it was to complete a spatial displacement.
I also thoroughly understood why the most important thing in the process of practice is to establish determination!
Whenever Ivan senses space and displaces, he feels a great fear welling up in his heart, that is, the feeling that his body is about to be flattened, compressed, and cut into segments.
My mind was filled with all kinds of terrifying images of failed spells, so much so that I couldn't even think about the destination I wanted to reach.
After more than an hour of continuous practice, Ivan stopped tiredly, and at the same time the system prompt sounded in his head.
[Ding, after a period of practice, your Shapeshifting proficiency has improved, and the current progress is 29/100]
"Let's take a break first, it is easy to cause a split situation if you rashly cast a phantom shift when your mind is unstable." Sirius took a few steps forward, patted Ivan on the shoulder, and said comfortingly.
Ivan nodded, and the two of them found a place to sit down.
Sirius patiently explained to Ivan what he had just made a mistake in casting the spell.
Finally, Sirius also joked that when he first practiced Shapeshifting, he was too anxious and ended up being split into two during a practice.
At that time, many students were frightened, but thanks to the professor who was there at that time, he was able to bring his body back in time.
"And then?" Ivan asked curiously.
"I'm naturally bold, isn't it just that my body is split into two parts? That wasn't going to scare me, so I was the first of those students to learn how to apparition! ”
Speaking of which, Sirius was proud, Jaime and Lupin were much slower than him, not to mention Peter, who was mediocre in talent...
Thinking of this betrayer, Sirius's face was a little unpleasant,
At this time, Ivan asked curiously. "How long did it take you to learn this magic?"
Ivan's inquiry interrupted Sirius's memories, and he quickly adjusted his mood and said defiantly.
"Excluding the time for theory classes, it took about five or six classes... How? Do you want to compare yourself to me? ”
Is it about ten hours or so? It's fast!
Ivan thought with emotion, but still accepted Sirius's provocation, and there is pressure to be motivated!
After a short rest, Ivan continued to practice apparition.
While the system prompt kept ringing in his head, Ivan was gradually overcoming the sense of spatial alienation and trying to establish a connection between the two places.
"Apparition shifting!"
A few hours later, as it grew dark, Ivan suddenly felt as if his body had squeezed into some small space during a spell cast.
As if the consciousness had been stripped away, the body swirled in it, and the fear of detachment from reality gradually came to my heart.
Ivan's mind kept thinking about the location of the pothole, and he cried out in his heart.
I'm going to get over there, right now, right now!
Ivan soon felt his body being kicked out of that place, and when he stabilized, Ivan found that he had reached his goal.
[Ding, Phantom Shifter has reached level 1, current proficiency, and five GPA points will be rewarded!] 】
As the system beep sounded, Ivan realized that he had completed a spatial transformation and had learned the spell.
Bang bang bang...
Sirius came over with a round of applause and said appreciatively. "Looks like you've made it! It's a lot faster than I expected..."
"It's just a fluke." Ivan shook his head and looked at the already dark sky, he had probably been practicing for seven hours.
This speed is faster than the five or six class hours Sirius said.
But Ivan knew very well that this was the progress of one-on-one teaching, and when Sirius was learning to apparition, there was no teacher to tutor him alone.
"With this successful experience, I believe you will be able to unleash this magic at will with just a little practice." Sirius patted Ivan on the shoulder and said encouragingly.
Ivan's ability to learn this magic in half a day was far beyond his expectations.
Sirius knows very well how difficult it is to learn Shapeshifter, and in addition to requiring the learner to have plenty of magic and excellent spatial sensing ability, the most important thing is to overcome fear!
Because every time a wizard uses a phantom manifestation, he runs the risk of being split and walks through the cracks of space.
The stronger the spatial sensing ability, the more the wizard can feel that sense of fear, so determination and confidence in the process of casting spells are so important!
When learning this magic at Hogwarts, there will be a day or two between each class, so students have plenty of time to get used to it.
Sirius had been ready before, and he had spent a few days practicing with Ivan, who he had thought would not be able to support him after practicing for an hour or two at most.
Unexpectedly, Ivan not only persevered, but also successfully released the Phantom Shifter!
A successful spell-casting experience, of course, did not satisfy Ivan.
However, after practicing for so long, Ivan was already physically and mentally exhausted, and his magic power was about to run out, so he could only give up for the time being and continue practicing tomorrow.
Sirius then took Ivan on a long-range apparition and returned to their makeshift stronghold.