Chapter 338: Phantom Shift
Fred was right, they really couldn't change the itinerary.
Early the next morning, the Weasleys set out to visit Bill as planned.
The Burrow, which had always been lively, suddenly quieted down, and Kyle was a little uncomfortable for a while.
With August or so left and Fred and George away, Kyle finds Chris to find something to do for himself and pass the time.
"You want to learn Illusion?"
"Yes." Kyle nodded, "Is that okay?" ”
"Can you tell me why?" Chris asked, puzzled, "You shouldn't need this right now, do you...... Apparitions are forbidden at Hogwarts, and they are not required to return home.
Moreover, the Ministry of Magic has a rule that Phantom Transfiguration is only allowed to wizards over the age of seventeen, and if you are discovered, you may still be in trouble. ”
The process of learning transfiguration is dangerous, and one careless person can leave an arm or even a head in place.
Seeing a part of one's body appear somewhere else is not a pleasant experience, and it is a great challenge for the wizard's mental endurance.
In history, when a little wizard was learning to phantom shifting, he collapsed directly because he saw his body without a head, and turned into a stupid and stupid squib.
And that's not an isolated case.
In order to prevent this from happening frequently, there is a hard and fast rule that wizards under the age of seventeen are not allowed to learn apparition.
However, at Hogwarts, you can study in the sixth year, presumably to take care of the older students.
In this regard, the Ministry of Magic also turned a blind eye, after all, sixteen and seventeen years old are not much different, and there will be no accidents when there is a professor watching.
But Kyle is only fourteen years old now...... Strictly speaking, even thirteen years old, it is definitely impossible to learn.
"It's okay, I have this ......" Kyle held out his hand and showed the ring on his hand.
"If someone finds out, I'll just say it's the effect of a magic item."
Two weeks ago, Diana had returned the ring to him, and the number of apparitions had increased to three.
"In that case...... All right. Chris hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Because Kyle has been very reassuring in recent years, Chris will rarely object to his requests, even if they are a little excessive.
Of course, if it's particularly excessive...... For example, if you want to learn the Death Curse or something, you can't do it.
However, the illusion is more of a test of mental endurance, and Chris still believes in Kyle for this.
Now that he had decided, Chris didn't hesitate any longer, and in the afternoon, he took advantage of going to Romania to apply for a week's paid leave from the ministry, and then took Kyle to a clearing in the mountains to the north.
It's rarely visited, and it's not seen by the people in the village below, so it's a great place to practice apparition.
Several owls flew along and landed on the surrounding trees.
"There are two things you have to remember before you study."
Chris said seriously: "When performing apparition, you must have a clear memory of the location you are going to arrive, and the more detailed the better. This will allow you to avoid being in mid-air or getting stuck in a tree. ”
"Also, unless you can make disillusionment as easy as eating and drinking, don't use it in combat...... The enemy won't help you get your split head back.
If necessary, you can use the ring, it will not put you in danger of splitting. ”
Kyle nodded.
"Next is the most basic content, goal, determination, calm ......"
"Define the goal, I've already said that, let's get straight to the most important part...... Make up your mind and let the thought of going there flood your whole body from your brain.
If you have any hesitation or unconfident thoughts along the way, then the magic will be disturbed, causing a part of your body to stay in place.
Finally, stabilize your mind and allow yourself to move calmly...... If you're really nervous, you can also spin in circles, which should put you at ease. ”
Chris was very detailed, and after three demonstrations, he agreed to give Kyle a try.
He threw a stone out of his hand.
"That's your goal, remember what I just said......"
Kyle took out his wand and took a deep breath, and gradually all that remained in his eyes was the stone......
It must have been a few apparitions before, and Kyle naturally entered that familiar state...... It's like being thrown into a drum washing machine.
"Smack!"
With a whirling sensation and a popping sound, he managed to appear five meters away.
Kyle quickly examined his body.
It's good, the arms and legs are all there, and the head is still in the same place......
"It's a little flawed, but it's good to be able to do it on the first attempt."
Chris smiled as he walked over to where Kyle had been standing and picked up a few hairs from the ground.
"I think you must have been distracted at the moment when the squeezing sensation appeared, and this is the most difficult problem to solve."
"Try again."
Chris threw another stone, "To learn to apparition, you have to try to get used to it and ignore the squeeze that comes with changing the space. ”
Kyle's face began to turn serious.
Now, in addition to wanting to learn to apparage, he has another reason that he has to be serious about keeping his hair.
If it is a normal split, the magic of the phantom shifter will still remain in the wound, connecting to the body, as long as it is connected in time, there will be no problem.
But if it's hair, it's hard to find out where it's separated, and if it's a little bit of it, it's a little less.
The second time he apparitioned, Kyle was still slightly distracted, and this time it was even worse, leaving half a finger in place.
It doesn't hurt, but it's a bit scary.
Chris quickly helped him to pick it up and applied some white fresh essence to the junction that would speed up healing.
"How do I feel like you're more nervous than you were just now......"
"Nothing." Kelgan laughed twice and didn't speak.
He couldn't say that he was nervous because he was afraid of baldness, so he could only change the subject and say, "Do it again......"
After that, it's an afternoon of practice.
I don't know if it was the seventh or eighth attempt, but Kyle had already managed to get used to that feeling and didn't leave anything behind.
Chris was amazed, when he and Diana were in school, they had to take five or six lessons and fail dozens of times before they could barely get used to the effects of apparition.
That's quite a good result, and he'd always thought Kyle would be like them.
Kyle didn't think anything of it, though.
Seriously...... It would have been much easier for anyone, no matter who it was, if he had experienced the rough way of traveling like the Phoenix, and then turned his head to adjust to the effects of ordinary apparition.
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(End of chapter)