The Silent Bookstore Manager at Hogwarts

*Night Wanderings, Volume One*: Annotated dream journal of Christopher Iliopoli, sometimes called "the only readable esoteric text": exquisitely written, witty, and enigmatic. (Mystery: 4 [Revelation]) (Contains teachings of great art: [The Decree of the Threshold])

Reid opened the first book in the Night Wanderings series written by Christopher. In fact, Christopher had some connection with Silent Bookstore. His adoptive father was the fourth administrator of Silent Bookstore, and Christopher had also visited Silent Bookstore after graduating from university, and even had a relationship with the administrator at the time.

"But I really didn't expect that although this great technique is not very useful in the game, it is incredibly useful when applied here in practice."

Reid stretched his neck; he had just finished reading the book in its entirety, or rather, extracted the most essential parts of the content, namely the core argument of "sleeping without walls."

"The woodland grows outside the walls of Mansu. Everyone who studies history knows that Mansu has no walls."

Christopher put it this way, a statement that at first glance seems completely contradictory and can only be understood by those who have actually visited the Mansor beneath the surface of the world. However, it is very regrettable that Red, as a second-time incarnation, can never enter the Mansor again, otherwise he might bring disaster upon himself, even though he himself does not remember what he has done.

[The Decree of Thresholds]: Rules of restraint and separation; formulated by a mysterious council composed of celestial beings, sometimes also referred to as the Altar. (Sexual aspect: 2 Moths, 1 Revelation)

[Moth]: I know someone who catches moths and keeps them under a glass dome. Then, on a night like tonight, he releases them one by one, letting them die in the flames. [The moth, wild and dangerous, is the standard of chaos and longing.]

Red gently gripped his wand and then spoke.

"Armor for protection!"

Countless phantom-like obstacles suddenly appeared in front of Red, firmly blocking him behind them. Under the blessing of the [Threshold Decree], these protective objects not only became more solid, but also more unpredictable and mysterious, like an invisible wall.

The power of the altar is not only manifested in restraint and separation; if we interpret it in reverse, the [Decree of Thresholds] can also play an unimaginable role in the path of liberation and lifting of blockades.

"In that case, there shouldn't be any problem handling the Hogwarts ban. The only thing to watch out for is that petty headmaster."

Red sighed. After his awkward conversation with Dumbledore late at night last time, Dumbledore had clearly become wary of him. Perhaps it was because he mentioned Harry that Dumbledore had this thought.

At least Red noticed that Dumbledore was secretly watching Harry much more often. As for whether Dumbledore noticed that he and Harry had come to the house in the Noon World, Red could only say that it all depended on whether the headmaster had any intention of protecting personal privacy.

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Harry Potter has been doing well lately. His performance in flying class has won over all the new Gryffindor students, who all call him the "true savior." However, Harry still keenly notices that Hermione has become increasingly withdrawn, or rather, the Gryffindor students seem to be growing colder towards Hermione and even trying to distance themselves from her, even though Harry's attempts to do so have been in vain.

"Harry, ignore that jerk... She only cares about grades and has to interrupt how others chant spells to show off her knowledge. No wonder she can't make any friends at Hogwarts."

Harry wanted to say that it was best not to say such things, but it was too late. Hermione, upon hearing what Ron said, obviously quickened her pace, bumped into Ron, and then ran away immediately.

"Ron... be careful what you say and do. I hope we can all remember that..."

Harry could only sigh in the end and decided to find some time to comfort Hermione. He couldn't just watch his classmates have some huge conflict, even Slytherin wouldn't openly make a fuss like that.

"But Harry..." Ron paused for a moment. He clearly wanted to argue something, such as that he felt he hadn't said anything wrong, but after seeing Harry's eyes, he could only nod silently.

Of course, both of them knew that what Ron said was not the root of the problem. As long as Hermione did not change her attitude, this matter would never end.

"Regardless of what others do, I hope we can all be careful with our words and actions... Sometimes, the words we say are more terrifying than curses."

As Harry spoke, he saw Malfoy, who clearly didn't like seeing Harry. Malfoy had suffered enough defeats at Harry's hands and had never even managed to gain the upper hand.

"Next... I'm going to Quidditch training. Ron, do you want to come with me?"

Harry let out a long breath and stretched his body to prepare for the upcoming Quidditch training. Captain Wood's high expectations of him made him doubt whether he was really a first-year student. Who makes such demands on a freshman?

Ron readily accepted Harry's invitation, for for him, Quidditch was such a great sport that even just watching a training session was enough to excite him.

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Red once again entered the forbidden book section. Of course, this time he did not use his physical body to do so, but relied on his soul essence. His soul essence was like a part of his body. However, the strength of his soul essence was not yet enough to support a real physical body, so he looked more like a floating ghost or shadow.

The spirit form created by [Soul Essence: Eloquence] can roam freely in the forbidden book zone. The power granted by [Threshold Decree] allows him to easily ignore the most basic blockades. However, taking away a book is still too much for Red's soul essence.

"No wonder they provide a method to fuse soul essence to enhance its power... If this enhancement continues, the soul essence might not be weaker than my own power."

As Reid was wandering through the Forbidden Area of ​​Hogwarts, marking his favorite books and waiting to take them home someday, Hermione sat down opposite him. The girl's face was streaked with tears, clearly indicating that she had just had a good cry.

"Hermione, you can be a bit...rude sometimes. You should at least ask if anyone's sitting here."

Red spoke with some annoyance, his attitude surprising Hermione.