Chapter 53: The Mind Arts

Chapter 53: The Mind Arts

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Chapter 53: The Mind Arts

"Oclumency lessons?" Asked Daphne with disbelief.

"And what makes you qualified to teach me?"

"I destroyed your shields with no effort. Someone more skilled than me could get into your mind, get whatever information they want, and leave before you even noticed it."

Daphne looked worried now.

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She then looked at Harry.

"But you said you are not very good at the mind arts. Can you really teach me?"

Harry shrugged.

"I'm better at occlumency than legilimency, that's for sure. I would not claim to be one of the best at it. But I can definitely help you improve."

"And...if I better my mental defenses, are you going to answer all of my questions?"

"No." Harry answered simply.

"What?!, why not?" She asked with a demeanor that showed her young age.

"Don't pout...if you become able enough to defend your mind. I will tell you some things."

She looked offended.

"I don't pout!...can Tracey come with?"

"Sure, why not?" He would like to bring Neville too, but separating him from Ron and Seamus might be impossible at this point.

"Well, since you won't tell me anything else, I will take my leave " She stood from the couch and made her way to the fireplace, where the secret passage was located.

"Don't worry, I can open it myself." She tapped her wand on the stone and the passage opened.

"We are not breaking any rules, right?" Hermione looked worried.

"Of course not! This is just another type of defensive magic." Said Daphne.

"Then why couldn't I find anything about it in the list of magic taught at the school?" asked Hermione.

" Most children from pure-blood families are taught by their parents so is not covered in Hogwarts curriculum." Explained Harry.

"That's not fair. So muggleborns never learn to protect their minds?" Asked the girl.

"If they want to learn, they can buy a book about it. As Daphne said, is not illegal to learn it, is just not taught in school."

Harry said as they continued to walk through the sixth floor.

"Here we are." He opened the door of an empty classroom.

"Professor McGonagall said that we can use any of the empty classrooms on this floor, as long as we leave before dinner time."

"That's very generous of her." Said Daphne.

"Well, it was her favorite student the one who made the request."

Harry looked at Hermione and this one became embarrassed by the comment.

"Oh!, this classroom is smaller than the ones we use, but is very cozy." Remarked Tracey.

The class was indeed small, with only ten seats in it, plus the teacher's table.

The three girls went to look for a place to sit down while Harry closed the door.

"You are not the only one who finds these classrooms cozy, you know?" Harry added.

"What do you mean?...wow, those seats are very comfortable!" Hermione laid back on her chair.

"I mean that these isolated classrooms that no one uses are very tempting for older students to visit at night....for their activities." Harry chuckled.

He knew this from first-hand experience. He and Ginny had visited several of them during his sixth year.

Daphne realized what he meant while she was resting her head against the table.

"Ewwww!" she jumped off the chair.

"Gross!, what the-" Tracey looked down at the table with disgust.

"Oh..." Hermione left the chair in a hurry.

"Can we use a different classroom perhaps?" The girl said with a disgusted expression.

"No." Was Harry's answer.

" You really think there is any classroom here that hasn't been used? Get over it, I'll just teach you the cleaning charm, you'll be fine."