Chapter 35 – First Sparks of the Second Year
Morning light spilled gently through the arched windows of the Ravenclaw dormitory, casting a silvery glow across the carved stone walls and fluttering blue-and-bronze drapes. A faint chime echoed through the tower as enchanted bells marked the beginning of the school year's first official day.
Luna stirred early, blinking at the ceiling above her four-poster bed. Around her, the other girls were still fast asleep, tucked beneath velvet quilts. The breeze from the open window carried the scent of lake water and blooming ivy.
She slipped out quietly, changed into enchanted robes laced with flexibility runes, and moved silently through the spiraling Ravenclaw stairwell. The bronze eagle knocker on the common room door offered her a riddle without warning.
I move without wings, between silences I sing. What am I?
"Time," Luna answered softly.
The door creaked open. She passed through the airy common room—domed ceiling aglow with stars, books levitating around a central spire—and emerged into the quiet hallways of Hogwarts.
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Luna made her way toward the lake's edge, the grass still damp with morning dew. She began her warmup: controlled breathing, posture corrections, then moved into more fluid motion—arm arcs, step-slides, and a sequence of wandless defense gestures inherited from her previous life.
📊 System Notice: Physical-Magical Routine Initialized
* Body Temperature: Optimal
* Muscle Response: 87% Flexibility
* Magical Core Alignment: Stable
* Stance Calibration: Duelling Ready
* Mana Flow Efficiency: 62% – Recommend extended training on grip-wand transitions
* Dream-Sync Power Balance: Acceptable
A flick of her wrist brought her wand to hand. She practiced sharp directional spells—nonverbal Lumos, Leviosa lifts, and a precision-targeted Banishing Charm at a conjured dummy.
🔍 Combat Feedback:
* Spell Flow: Clean
* Reaction Time: 0.8 sec
* Dueling Efficiency Rating: B (Rising)
* Suggested Additions: Sidestep-Roll Counter, Aether Anchor Pulse
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By the time she entered the Great Hall, her hair was damp from exertion but her mind focused. Students streamed in laughing and stretching; house banners fluttered above the enchanted ceiling, which mirrored the soft golden dawn.
Lockhart stood at the front table, preening in sapphire robes that sparkled too much for breakfast. He winked and adjusted his many golden book copies stacked behind him.
"As I always say, a day without a signed copy of *Magical Me* is a day unlived!" he declared, beaming.
Professor McGonagall's eyes narrowed behind her spectacles.
Luna took her seat at the Ravenclaw table beside a second-year boy named Edwin Vole. He was flipping through a book on Arithmancy even though it wasn't yet on the schedule.
"You run in the mornings?" he asked, curious.
"Sometimes the castle runs with me," Luna said dreamily, biting into a honey-dipped croissant.
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First Class – Herbology
Their first class of the day paired Ravenclaw with Hufflepuff in the greenhouses. The warm, earthy air welcomed them as Professor Sprout waved them in.
"Mandrakes today," she called cheerfully, her sleeves already rolled. "Remember your earmuffs!"
They lined up and followed procedures, the cries of the baby Mandrakes muffled by their enchanted headgear.
Luna's Mandrake wriggled violently when uprooted. She blinked at it with cool indifference and re-potted it without flinching.
📗 System Log – Magical Botany Module Updated
* Mandragora Juvenalis: High-pitched cry = Lethal at maturity
* Magical Uses: Petrification Reversal, Deep Earthen Tonic
* User Reaction: Controlled – Emotional Dampening Effective
* Status: Logged for Potion-Simulation in Dream Lab
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Later in the day, while walking from the library to lunch, Luna paused at a side hallway where the stones seemed… slick. A faint wetness spread underfoot. She touched the wall. It pulsed once beneath her fingers—cold magic, ancient and shifting.
A message scrolled in her peripheral vision:
⚠️ Magical Field Disturbance Detected
* Location: Corridor B4
* Residue Signature: Parseltongue Trace
* Source: Unknown – Basilisk Energy Dormant
* Advise: Proceed with Passive Observation Only
Luna turned and walked away as though she had noticed nothing. She would report it in the night logs.
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Back in the library before curfew, Luna sat in a high-backed chair beside the enchanted window alcove. Her book, *Breakthroughs in Enchanting*, lay open beside several scrolls. She jotted notes while sipping spiced tea.
"System start course plan to finish Hogwarts syllabus as early as possible " said Luna
📖 System Course Plan Summary:
* Charms: Spell Precision, Flow Control, Multi-cast Theory
* Transfiguration: Object Ratio Focus, Animate Control
* Potions: Second-Tier Reaction Balancing
* DADA: Duelling Reflex, Magical Shielding, Curse Classification
* Special Focus: Dream Stability & Detection Range Enhancement
* Marvel Overlay: Temporal Drift – Stable | Dimensional Anchoring – Passive Monitoring
Suggestions- Finishing Hogwarts syllabus by the end of third year. Start a study group-members must be observed and selected carefully.
Use-- Dream world to study, due to time difference from real world (1hr real time = 4 dream time)
She closed her eyes, meditated briefly, and let her mind drift to the gentle hum of magic that vibrated through the stones of Hogwarts. The school breathed with memory.
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**End of Chapter 35**