Chapter 26: Occlumency
Theo could not allow the secrets in his heart to be exposed to Queenie.
Those were things that people in this world could not understand.
He didn't want others to think he was crazy, nor did he want others to go crazy because of his secrets...
Heaven knows what would happen when Queenie discovered that the world they were in was actually fictional in another world?
Of course, it's also possible that magic and the like are real, just written into a novel by an author, and then it really became fictional...
Theo stopped his cluttered thoughts. Now was not the time to fantasize about these things.
He urgently needed a solution to the problem.
Moreover, he had at most one day and two nights!
...
After Theo and the others got off the carriage, Frand Dole drove the Thestral carriage away from Godric's Hollow.
Professor Hicks stayed behind to take care of Theo and Tom before the Jacob family arrived.
Tom was of course very excited about this, because it meant that he had more time to receive one-on-one tutoring from an excellent professor.
Compared to the active Tom, Theo seemed a little too leisurely.
After arriving here, he even "napped" on the recliner during the day...
Of course, this was just on the surface...
On the day he checked into Godric's Hollow, Theo quietly called Toby to him.
He asked Toby to go to Diagon Alley as soon as possible, and buy back all the books about Occlumency that he could find in the bookstore.
Then find a hidden and safe place to put them away.
Toby was an experienced house-elf, and this kind of task was of course not difficult for him.
He came back just as everyone had finished dinner.
When it got a little dark, Theo took the initiative to tell Professor Hicks that he was sleepy and wanted to go to bed early tonight.
Professor Hicks naturally didn't think much about it, not to mention she had to deal with the studious Tom.
When he returned to his room, Theo locked the door, and then asked Toby to Apparate him to the place where the books were placed.
It was a dry cave, and the entrance of the cave had been blocked by Toby with stones, leaving only enough gaps for ventilation. No one knew how Toby found this place.
Toby also thoughtfully placed a set of tables and chairs in the cave, as well as a bundle of candles, and the books he bought were placed on the big table.
This pile of books was a mix of new and old, because Toby didn't even miss the second-hand bookstore.
Almost all the books about Occlumency that could be found on the market were bought back.
At this moment, Theo was extremely grateful to have an experienced house-elf to help.
So, starting from that night, after Theo drank the energy potion that Toby bought back, he urgently started learning about Occlumency!
To master Occlumency in one day and two nights, and be able to hide it from Queenie...
Just thinking about it makes it seem unlikely to succeed.
Theo himself didn't have much confidence in this, he could only try his best.
Of course, because the success rate was too low, he had also secretly prepared a second plan.
If he didn't learn Occlumency during this time, he would take Toby away temporarily...
After all, it's better to find a barely acceptable reason to explain after leaving than to have Queenie directly pry into his secrets.
...
That night, thanks to his powerful memory, after reading these books, Theo basically memorized the knowledge of Occlumency.
In Theo's view, the so-called Occlumency is to set up a door in the brain, lock the memories you want to hide behind the door, and prevent others from seeing them.
Then, turn this door into a screen, constantly playing false memories.
When a Legilimens peeks into memories, he can only see these false memories, but cannot peek into the memories behind the door.
This is Occlumency.
Of course, if the Legilimens is powerful enough, he can still see through the illusion and directly break this door.
However, Queenie, who passively triggers Legilimency, will not be able to do this.
Unless she holds a wand and directly casts Legilimency on Theo...
According to the records in these books, there are two ways to practice Occlumency.
The first method works faster.
That is to find a trusted wizard and keep using Legilimency on himself.
This is to stimulate one's brain and magic, and make the magic resistant to it.
When the magic of Legilimency is detected, the heart wall is automatically built up, and the door is passively built.
The whole process is a bit like stimulating the body's immune system.
Compared with the first method, the second method is much slower.
Learners need to deliberately control their consciousness...
First of all, you need to put yourself in a calm state where you are always calm and don't think about anything.
Secondly, add the prepared false memories to your calm thoughts...
Finally, when the learner can maintain this state anytime and anywhere, Occlumency is considered complete.
Since there was no trusted wizard to assist his practice, Theo had to choose the second method...
After choosing the practice method, Theo began meditation practice, trying hard to achieve a state of no distracting thoughts.
He didn't even have time to see the system's product refresh that night.
He didn't stop this practice until Toby took him back the next morning.
Tom saw Theo meditating with his eyes closed on the recliner, thinking he was napping.
He, who was determined to surpass Theo, was naturally happy to see Theo being lazy. He couldn't wait for Theo to be so lazy all the time!
Professor Hicks thought that Theo had just arrived in a new place and didn't sleep well at night, and was catching up on sleep, so she didn't bother him.
Therefore, Theo was able to continue practicing Occlumency with peace of mind.
This kind of practice is really difficult. Just the first step, putting away all distracting thoughts, can persuade most people to give up.
Theo persisted all night, but failed to achieve this first step... He couldn't even achieve a little bit of calmness.
In fact, the more thoughtful people are, the harder it is to calm down, because they are thinking all the time when they are awake...
And Theo is this kind of person. Even in his sleep, his brain cannot calm down, so how can he maintain a state of no distracting thoughts when he is awake?
As time passed, Theo's heart slowly sank.
Perhaps, given him enough time, he will eventually be able to achieve no distracting thoughts.
But now, he doesn't have much time left...
As the sun set in the west, Theo slowly opened his eyes, and he finally chose to give up.
Prepare to take Toby and run away quietly tonight.
As for the reason for leaving... think about it when you get caught...
Theo stood up from the recliner wearily.
At this time, Professor Hicks was explaining the basic knowledge of Transfiguration to the studious Tom.
"...when you Transfigure an object, you don't need to deliberately imagine all the details of the object to be Transfigured..."
"For example, if you want to turn a goblet into a bird, you don't need to build all the details of the bird in your mind."
"If you have to imagine the shape of every feather, then a simple Transfiguration spell can exhaust people."
"We only need to outline the appearance of the bird in our minds when Transfiguring, as for everything else, leave it to the magical magic, and the magic will naturally help the wizard achieve his wish."
Hicks was talking about the basics of Transfiguration, which Theo had naturally read all about in "A Complete Guide to Transfiguration", but...
"...leave everything else to the magical magic..." This sentence now struck Theo's mind like a thunderbolt!
Theo suddenly realized, yes... I am a wizard, I have magic, and Occlumency is magic! It's not some kind of meditation!
He doesn't need to use his willpower to calm himself down like a Muggle. That's not a state that can be achieved in a short time! His practice method was wrong from the beginning!
In fact, as a wizard, he only needs to leave everything to the magical magic, and the magic will naturally help the wizard achieve his wish!
Because magic is originally subjective!
Thinking of this, Theo, who had just stood up, stretched his waist and lay back down...
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