After class, Chen Yu once again pestered Professor Flitwick, asking about the meanings of several obscure words in Occlumency.
His progress in learning Occlumency was stuck again. In the book "Legilimency - Brain Peeking and Counter Curse," there was a very important passage written by the author in a mixture of Rune and Hebrew, and the Rune contained a mysterious power that could not be translated by the system.
Even with Merlin's Ring assisting in accelerating his brain activity, Chen Yu couldn't continue learning without knowing the meaning of individual words and letters.
It was like a cloze test, missing key words, giving him a feeling of not knowing where to start.
This wasn't a WiFi password where you know the first six digits and then try the remaining two one by one, eventually getting the right password.
To avoid Professor Flitwick's suspicion, he lied, claiming that he had stumbled upon these rather awkward words in a book in the Library, and feeling that these words contained some kind of magic, he had written them down.
Hearing Chen Yu's explanation, Professor Flitwick's tone paused, his eyes flickered, and he told Chen Yu the answer: the meanings of those Rune words were 'control emotions,' 'empty the brain,' and 'separate distracting thoughts'.
After speaking, he asked Chen Yu with interest, "Are you teaching yourself Occlumency? This is very difficult; almost no Little Wizards learn it during their school years."
This sentence made Chen Yu very nervous. He hadn't expected Professor Flitwick to deduce what he was trying to do just from these few words.
He had, after all, underestimated the professors. Not a single professor here was foolish; they were all elites of the magical world.
"Don't worry, Chen Yu. Every year, a few Little Wizards sneak into the Restricted Section to read forbidden books. I won't report you to Madam Pince for sneaking into the Restricted Section to read books; that's her duty. If she catches you, it's none of my business."
"I can also understand your thoughts. After all, everyone doesn't want their little secrets to be discovered by others. Learning Occlumency privately is harmless."
"On the contrary, child. I must tell you that Occlumency is not a spell; it is a state."
"Child, you cannot approach Occlumency with the mindset of learning a spell. You need to learn to control your emotions, empty your brain, stabilize your emotions, and put yourself in a state of not thinking, not recalling, and not feeling. Only then can you initially learn Occlumency."
Not thinking, not recalling, not feeling, emptying one's brain, and stabilizing one's emotions—wasn't that what was called meditation?
Since Professor Flitwick had discovered him, Chen Yu naturally stopped hiding it and directly asked Professor Flitwick, "Professor, from your description, learning Occlumency requires one to be in a 'meditative' state."
Professor Flitwick laughed heartily: "Occlumency is naturally similar to meditation because it evolved from meditation, and naturally carries the shadow of meditation. The East calls it 'entering samadhi,' and the West calls it 'meditation.' Occlumency is when your mind is in a state of no sorrow, no joy, no anger, and no grief, preventing others from perceiving your thoughts. There's a saying in the East that goes, 'a mind like still water.'"
"Only by achieving this can you separate your emotions from your life and experience the wonder of Occlumency."
"Child, remember, eliminate distractions, clear your mind, control your emotions, but also remember that controlling emotions is merely a means, not an end."
【The player listened carefully to the professor's explanation of Occlumency, and the proficiency of Occlumency gained a slight increase.】
【Current player Occlumency proficiency has reached 100%. Congratulations to the player for learning Occlumency.】
【Occlumency LV1】
【Description: When the player activates Occlumency, it will forcibly put the player into a meditative state of no sorrow and no joy. In this state, the player's emotions and feelings are suppressed, the mind becomes stable and rational, and resistance to control, charm, and corrosive mental spell is generated.】
Hearing the system's prompt, Chen Yu was overjoyed.
"Alright, child, I must leave. The professors are very busy on Halloween too. If you have any more questions about Occlumency, it's best to come to my office after Halloween. I welcome talented and studious Little Wizards to my office to ask questions."
With that, Professor Flitwick packed up his teaching aids, put the feathers used for teaching by the Little Wizards scattered on the table into his portable briefcase, and left the classroom.
Chen Yu walked to the dining hall and saw Harry and Ron wolfing down their food.
Chen Yu saw many bats flying on the walls and ceiling, and low-lying dark clouds hovering and swirling above the dining tables.
In addition, many pumpkins were suspended above the dining hall, and the candle flames inside the pumpkins flickered like stars.
Countless delicacies suddenly appeared on golden plates, just like at the feast on the first day of school.
Chen Yu even saw a few plates of oriental specialty dishes, which meant that the few oriental dishes he taught Dora were being used at the feast.
Chen Yu looked around, a little puzzled. He didn't see Hermione.
Logically, Hermione wouldn't miss the feast.
Could something have delayed her?
Chen Yu walked up to Harry and asked him, "Where's Hermione? Have you seen Hermione? Why didn't she come to the feast?"
"Hermione?"
Harry and Ron exchanged glances; neither of them had noticed that Hermione wasn't in the dining hall.
"Parvati said Hermione was hiding in the lavatory crying, and she wouldn't come out all afternoon after class," Neville explained from the side.
Hearing Neville's words, Harry and Ron looked at each other.
Harry explained to Chen Yu, "It must be what Ron said after class that Hermione heard, which is why she's hiding in the lavatory crying."
Ron quickly explained, "I was just telling the truth. She's a nightmare. Look, no one wants to be friends with her except Chen Yu."
"Chen Yu, you don't know, her arrogant behavior in class, as if she were the professor."
Ron cleared his throat and began to imitate Hermione's tone of voice.
"You mispronounced the spell. It's Wingardium Leviosa. The 'gar' should be long and clear, and the spell is 'Leviosa,' not 'Leviosar' ..."
After imitating Hermione's lecturing posture in class, Ron laughed heartlessly.
Harry was also amused by Ron's funny performance.
Chen Yu's brows furrowed as he listened to Ron's words.
It wasn't that Ron's words annoyed Chen Yu.
Instead, Chen Yu felt a sense of déjà vu about the scene before him, as if something bad was about to happen.
Christmas, Charms class, the feast, Ron's mockery, Hermione hiding in the lavatory crying... this scene seemed familiar.
Oh no!
He had been so engrossed in learning spell recently that he forgot the time, forgetting that today was the day Professor Quirrell released the Troll in the Hogwarts basement.
Chen Yu remembered that Professor Quirrell planned to release the Troll to distract the professors, giving himself time to sneak into Fluffy's room on the fourth floor to steal the Philosopher's Stone.
Hermione is in danger!
Just as Chen Yu was about to act, the dining hall doors were opened by Professor Quirrell.
He ran in frantically, shouting that there was a Troll in the basement.
"Troll! There's a Troll in the basement!"
As soon as he reached the center of the hall, he rolled his eyes and fainted.
Seeing their professor faint and hearing Professor Quirrell's words, the Little Wizards in the dining hall instantly fell into chaos.
Professor Dumbledore had to use magic to make a loud noise before everyone calmed down.
He then announced that the feast was suspended, telling the prefects of each house to lead the students back to their common rooms, while the professors went to the basement to check the situation.