Chapter 26:

Chapter 26:

After that I showed Tonks that I can do all first year spells already and a bit of second year spells.

We had a playful duel, in which both couldn't hit each other. Me, because I had to show only enough for someone extremely talented first year and Tonks couldn't hit me because I simply dodged every single spell she threw at me.

"How in the Merlin's pants were you doing that?!" Asked Dora right after I called quit after 2 minutes of dueling.

"That was wicked!" She was amazed,having witnessed me dodging easily even after she'd increase her tempo.

"Well, I kinda practiced. A lot." I said modestly.

Chris's Unreliable Guide to socializing, rule 1:

When someone, especially a girl you're interested in praises you, you should not just reply like- 'yeah, I'm just that good.' Or-'I agree 100%'. even though you want to.

"I figured dodging is better than shielding in most situations." I told to her. "I just have no idea why no one else give it much importance."

Wizard logic is skewed. Wearing robes and other atrocious clothes and following traditions just because they are stuck in old times.

If muggles had magic, then there'd be a bunch of new weapons, new ways of commiting a crime, new ways of preventing that crime, new laws, maybe wars. Whatever they would have done, there'always a movement in the muggle world.

The magical world is just...stuck. Though I will just keep it stuck, it'd makes my work much easier. Yeah, not selling magical mobile phones to anyone here. Not going around telling people the potential of muggle science. The potential in Magic and science is my advantage here, but it can also turn into my disadvantage.

Anyways after that, I asked Dora about her appearance-change.

It was gradually reverting back from super Dora to normal Dora.

"Oh I'm a metamorphagus. I can change my appearance on will."

"What?! You're a metamorphagus? B-but granny said that there hasn't been one for many generations!". I said, putting on a disbelieving+doubtful expression. Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

I do have to keep up the act.

"Oh, So you know about it. Pretty awesome, right?" She asked in a smug tone. She changed her hair colors for proof.

"Yeah. it Is quite amazing." I agreed. Chris's unreliable guide to socializing, rule 2: If the girl you are interested is proud of something, you regretfully, can only agree.

Even if you want to say things like- 'You aren't using even 10% potential of your ability,' or 'If I had that ability, you can't imagine what I could have done with it.'

I'm doing this because I have to. My age is too disadvantageous here.

'Sigh.. If only my physical age matched hers, the situation would be reversed.

But I can't let wait for that long.' I decided.

If I don't give it my all right now, I might miss the chance.'

I gave her some more praise then, while she showed me some more of her abilities.We then decided to do our own thing.

Dora, after gaining partial control of the room from, had made some kind of obstacle training course supposedly similar to those for the Auror training. Though in my opinion, she should first do Balance training since she'd nearly failed the stealth and tracking exam in the Canon due to her clumsiness.

I was sitting in a comfy sofa while reading same books. But inwardly, I was making fantasies. My fantasies should only be witnessed by those who can take a shock. Those of weak heart can't take witness it.

In my fantasy-----

I'm walking through the corridors of Hogwarts towards the kitchens. There, I locate the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room in a nook on the right hand side of thekitchen corridor, concealed behind a stack of barrels. In order to reveal the entrance, no password is required. Instead, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row, in the rhythm of 'Helga Hufflepuff'. I did as I had read making the lid swing open, exposing a passageway that will lead to the basement when crawled through.

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"You HATE werewolves!!!"

xxxD

"--ris."

"Wake up! Chris!" Tonks was shaking me. Waking me up from my fantasies.

"Yeah, sorry about that. It's been a long day. " I said.

"I'm going to my dorm.You should go back too. You also have classes tomorrow." She said.

"Oh, you can go. I don't need to go anywhere. I'll sleep here." I said, making a luxurious king size bed appear in the room.

"Hey! Won't your roommates complain to someone if you're not in the bed for a whole night?" She asked. Looks like she's speaking from experience. I wonder how she handles that problem...

"I'm a Ravenclaw. We have our own rooms. Mine is locked. If they call me out in the morning, and somehow find out that I'm not there, I'll just say I left early."

"How d'you handle this problem?" I asked expert's advice.

Dora, somehow looked happy on being asked that. She looks like someone who's just realized something.

"Oh! I cast a spell on the canopies of my bed to make it unopenable, I also add some unbreakable charms. I transfigure my pillows to look like me, you know, pink hair an' all. Then I turn into a prefect or head girl and 'moniter' my way here!". She said triumphantly.

" I've even deducted points from some other students who were sneaking around!" She looks too excited.

It looks like she's been keeping it in.

Who else can she tell all these adventures about?

"That, is absolutely genius, Tonks! I'm very certain that you'd ace the Concealment and Disguise exams in your Auror training." I said. Funfact: She actually aced it in Canon. Though this time, I actually impressed with her deviousness. Guess I should take others a bit more seriously after all. I might learn a thing or two.

Tonks looked like she wanted to recount more of her previous adventures so I continued-

"Hey, I want you tell me more next time, since you are already leaving." I said and she remembered that she really was supposed to leave. I didn't want to hear more right now.

Chris's Unreliable Guide for Socializing, rule 3: You have to remember NOT to do everything she wants. You need to steer the conversation and be the one in charge in the relationship.

"Bye, Dora. I wish you safe passage to your dorms." I said.

And the room rumbled a bit and a passage appeared in one of the walls.

Tonks looked at it with her mouth hanging open.

"W-what.. what the-"

It didn't look like she knew about this.

While she was looking at the passage in shock, I hugged gently her from behind.

" !!! "

"Goodnight, Dora!" I said innocently and cheerfully.

Children can do this, right? Oh I sometimes love being a child.