"If it were five years ago, maybe, but now... aren’t you overestimating yourself a bit."
"And didn’t you lose to Kael once just three years ago when you broke out of prison? So much ti has passed, haven’t you accepted this fact yet?"
That’s what friends are for; every word Lupin said hit Sirius right in the heart, repeatedly, with a sprinkle of salt.
"Shut up, Remus," Sirius said through gritted teeth, his face flushed, "This is just a simple test, it doesn’t prove anything."
He initially wanted to regain so dignity, but this move not only failed to stop Lupin, it made him laugh even more happily.
The Sirius he knew was always so carefree, to put it bluntly, he had no care at all, a typical Gryffindor.
At least he was like that before Voldemort fell.
So it was rare for Lupin to see Sirius show the kind of bewildered expression he just did.
It’s understandable though, even if it was a simple test, it doesn’t prove anything. But losing his wand so easily against a student who just turned seventeen, it’s hard not to take it too much to heart.
In any case, he definitely would not spar with Kael.
Sirius’s face grew redder, and even the others in the room couldn’t resist pulling their mouths into slight smiles.
To change the topic, Sirius shifted his gaze to Kael once more.
Only then did he notice, the shield that blocked his Disarming Spell hadn’t disappeared, it was still there.
The Iron Armor Spell vanishes after rebounding an opponent’s charm, to continue using it, a second charm must be cast. It’s common knowledge, it’s intrinsic to the Iron Armor Spell itself, even Dumbledore isn’t exempt.
But the scene before him defied this trait.
Looking at the faintly glowing silver shield, Sirius felt a nagging familiarity, as if he’d seen it sowhere before.
Ah yes, at the Ministry of Magic!
Sirius suddenly rembered, before at the Ministry, Voldemort and Dumbledore fought, using just such a shield. At that ti, Kael seed interested in learning it.
"You’ve learned it?" Sirius couldn’t help but ask, "You-Know-Who’s Iron Armor Spell."
"Not the sa." Kael glanced at the shield before him, shook his head, and said, "The charm You-Know-Who uses is a real shield, but mine is rely a concretization of a charm, its shape isn’t fixed."
Speaking, Kael waved his wand, the shield before him instantly transford into a hexagonal magic array, glittering with complex magic text, high-level at a glance.
Then the magic array transford into a honeycomb-like net, into Kael’s silhouette, Sirius’s silhouette... and then reverted back to a shield.
"It should be an effect of a magic text combination, I’ve forgotten the specifics," Kael continued, "It endowed the Iron Armor Spell with a more comprehensive defense effect, while allowing this charm to be fully concretized."
"What about its effect?" Lupin asked, "Does its appearance relate to its defensive ability?"
"Not in the slightest." Kael said, "It’s like a coat’s style, no matter how it changes, it doesn’t affect its warmth."
"If you don’t believe , you can try." Kael transford the shield into a circle before him.
Sirius acted as if he hadn’t seen it, with no intention to act, Lupin and Mr. Weasley also turned their heads aside.
"Alright, I’ll do it." Charlie held back a laugh, pulling out his wand.
"Expelliarmus!"
The red glow of the Disarming Spell struck the empty space in the ring’s center, yet was repelled back.
But being prepared, Charlie sidestepped ahead of ti, dodging it, and looked at Kael’s Iron Armor Spell before him, still pristine.
Lupin furrowed his brow, pondering intently.
This persisting Iron Armor Spell reminded him of another charm... Protego Totalum.
This charm is typically not cast by an individual, but by multiple wizards together, an enhanced version of the Iron Armor Spell, creating a protective net that persists until the magic power dissipates.
In normal situations, this charm is only used in warti.
For example, a dozen years ago, Aurors used Protego Totalum more than once to thwart Death Eaters’s attempts to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic.
What Kael is using now seems to be a simplified version of that charm, from needing multiple people to cast, to one person being able to use it.
Too bad he doesn’t rember the process... if others could learn this charm, dealing with Death Eaters would be much easier.
But soon, Lupin shook his head again.
This is the most difficult Magic Text Magic, even if there is a process, few could learn it... besides, with more people, it risks exposure. If the Death Eaters learned it, it would indeed be troubleso.
After everyone had witnessed the charm’s effect, Kael waved his wand, the shield disappeared.
"Harry..." He turned to say, "In the coming ti, you might have to endure so hardships."
"What?" Harry blinked, not quite understanding what Kael ant.
"Like this," Kael explained, "This is considered my trump card, ant to surprise the Death Eaters."
"Although saying this might make you uncomfortable, if You-Know-Who invades your mind again, it might see what happened today."
Harry’s gaze quickly darkened, for a while now, he tried to forget about this, but Kael brought it up again.
"I, I’ve been learning Occluncy," Harry whispered.
"I know." Kael said, "I saw a book on Occluncy in your room last night.
"I an, your progress is too slow, if you don’t have anything important afterward, how about so special training."
Special training?
Harry instinctively thought of that unpleasant mory in the Room of Requirent.
"No, no need." His legs began to soften, his body faintly aching, "Sirius can teach , and Professor Lupin, right?"
He looked to the two for help.
But Sirius didn’t understand what Harry was up to, and could only helplessly say, "Sorry Harry, I’m not that familiar with Occluncy, can’t help you much."
"The sa goes for ," Lupin said.
"If that’s the case, then it’s decided," Kael said, "Sirius, didn’t you just say there’s a nice room in the basent? We should tidy it up later, Harry will have his special training there."
"Sure, no problem," Sirius said frankly.
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