Hogwarts: Lacus doesn't want to be a witch who destroys nations.

On the December parchment calendar, the date of Christmas was depicted by Lux in magical ink as a drooling Poro, destined to arrive in the Soviet Union before Christmas.

Before that, Lux wanted to learn Apparition first, since she had gone too far this time, and if Floo Powder failed, she needed a way to get back.

The first person she thought of was Professor Felius Fritville.

This diminutive Charms professor is not only a dueling champion, but also a walking encyclopedia of Charms.

During a break between classes, Lux, carrying a thick book titled "Advanced Spell Interpretation," blocked Flitwick's way back to his office.

"Professor! Professor!" Lux smiled obsequiously, "I have a small question I'd like to ask you about teleportation magic!"

Professor Flitwick adjusted his glasses. "Oh? It's Miss Lux. Please speak."

"Apparition," Lux said bluntly, "does mastering it mean you can travel from one place to another?"

Professor Flitwick's expression immediately turned serious: "That's right, a spell that sounds simple but is actually very difficult."

He cleared his throat and began to explain, "Destination, determination, and composure—you must clearly visualize every detail of where you are going, drive your magic with your will, and tell it, 'I must go there.' Finally, you must be calm and collected, without the slightest hesitation or panic, otherwise…"

He made an exaggerated gesture, "...a part of your body, like half a head or a leg, might be left in place or stuck in a wall, which we call a split."

Lux roughly understood; this was just like casting a spell in a game: the destination was clicking the map with the mouse, determination was confirming the spell, and composure was preventing the casting bar from being interrupted.

"Professor, you must be very good at this, right? You're a dueling champion!"

Professor Flitwick gave a wry smile upon hearing this, and waved his hand. "Oh, no, no, child, I have a license and can use it skillfully to move from point A to point B without making a mistake. But my Apparition is more like a practical means of transportation, while Professor Dumbledore's Apparition..."

He paused, his eyes filled with awe. "That's an art. He can do whatever he wants, appearing instantly, as if he's not moving space, but space itself making way for him. That level of skill, no one in the entire Hogwarts, no, perhaps the entire Europe, can match it."

These words sparked Lux's interest in becoming Dumbledore's apprentice. If she was going to learn, she wanted to learn the best. She didn't want to break herself apart in the freezing cold of the Soviet Union.

So she took the book, thanked him politely, and turned to head straight for Dumbledore's office.

The door to Dumbledore's office was open. Lux knocked on the door and saw Dumbledore looking at a pile of documents with a troubled expression.

A hint of a smile flashed in his azure eyes when he saw Lux.

"Miss Lux, what brings you here? I guess it's not for your Transfiguration homework, is it?"

"Professor Dumbledore!" Lux placed the book on the table, her face serious. "Professor! I want to learn Apparition!"

Dumbledore didn't answer immediately; he simply gazed at her calmly, his all-seeing eyes making Lux a little uneasy.

He didn't press her about where she was going or what she was doing, which only made her more nervous.

After a moment, Dumbledore slowly spoke: "In these increasingly tense times, having more means of self-preservation and quick movement is not a bad thing for gifted students."

His gaze seemed to pierce through the office walls, looking towards the distant, cloud-shrouded European continent. "Alright, I promise you, we'll practice together in the outskirts of Hogwarts every day after class."

Over the next week, Lux experienced firsthand what it meant to have "the troubles of a genius."

In the abandoned armor display room, Dumbledore placed several wooden hula hoops on the floor. "The goal is to appear inside the hoop, Miss Lux. Remember what I said: submit to space, don't fight it."

Lux took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and mentally marked a bright coordinate point on the hula hoop opposite her.

She focused her mind, imagining herself instantly appearing there.

"Calm down... calm down..." she murmured to herself, trying to calm her mind like a still pond.

However, the result of her first attempt was that she spun around like a top for more than a dozen times, and finally sat down on the ground dizzy and felt like the whole world was shaking.

"Pfft." Dumbledore let out a soft chuckle that he couldn't help but suppress.

On her second attempt, she felt her body being pulled by a tremendous force, and then with a "snap," she successfully moved half a meter, but a portion of her hair clearly didn't come over, and Lux ​​instantly became short-haired.

"Ah! My hair!" Lux exclaimed in surprise.

Dumbledore simply waved his hand, and the strand of hair flew back into her head, blending back in perfectly without leaving a trace.

"A very common mistake," he said gently. "At least you moved, didn't you?"

Lux rubbed her dizzy head and re-examined the magic. With the system's help, learning it wasn't difficult, but mastering how to move at will was a matter of personal practice.

On the third day, she was able to wobble and appear near the hula hoop.

On the fifth day, she was able to land precisely in the center of the circle.

On the seventh day, with a crisp pop, she was able to teleport back and forth between the two trees diagonally. Although she still staggered a bit each time she landed, at least she no longer split herself into two pieces.

"Very impressive progress, Miss Lux." Dumbledore nodded approvingly. "You have already grasped the basics of Apparition."

"Professor, could you demonstrate for me? How do you usually use it?" Lux asked expectantly.

Dumbledore smiled, but he neither spoke nor raised his wand.

One second he was standing in front of Lux with a gentle smile, the next second he vanished without a trace, like smoke dispersed by a breeze.

Lux didn't even sense any magical fluctuations.

Then, Dumbledore's voice came from behind her: "Like this?"

Lux turned around abruptly and saw Dumbledore standing at the other end, holding a cup of hot tea that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, winking at her.

There was no explosion, no trace of spatial distortion; he hadn't moved there, he seemed to have always been there.

Lux was incredibly surprised.

Her Apparition is at best a teleportation skill that requires a cast time, while Dumbledore's is a teleportation ability with zero cooldown and no pre- or post-cast animation.

The difference was much greater than Lux had imagined.

This made Lux re-examine the attributes of this legendary wizard.

Dumbledore

【LV28、生命值2748、法强2940、护甲143、魔抗162】

Lux was taken aback, after all, Dumbledore didn't have any equipment bonuses, and his raw stats were already alarming.

A spell power higher than health points, isn't that terrifying?

However, this data also exposed a problem: wizards are generally fragile. Lux observed that most adult wizards only have around 1000 health, while Miss Lux has painstakingly stacked up her strength and is now a tank with 2360 health. For example, the Cruciatus Curse, which used to kill her instantly, Lux can now withstand two of.

Lux doesn't even dare to imagine that if she stacks up her defenses for several years, she might not even need to learn defensive spells anymore.

Just now!

Lux sighed as her week-long Apparition training came to an end. It wasn't that Lux didn't want to continue practicing, but rather that the final exams were approaching.