Crabbe and Goyle's snores were thunderous. Harry found it hard to imagine how their roommates could stand them.
What surprised Harry even more was Professor Lahansen's attitude.
He did not seem particularly angry, merely shaking his head with a wry smile.
"This happens from time to time. The snores of Mr. Crabbe and Mr. Goyle are no more irritating than the distracting thoughts in your minds, so I hope you will continue trying."
That was certainly a novel way of putting it.
After all, no professor at Hogwarts would tolerate students sleeping soundly through class, except Professor Binns.
But even he would not permit it if you made enough noise to disrupt the lesson.
Crabbe and Goyle were far from the only ones asleep. Before long, Harry noticed that his roommate Seamus had propped his chin on his hand and begun dozing off as well.
He looked over at Ron.
Ron was sitting quietly, his eyes blank, as though he were daydreaming.
Was daydreaming the same thing as maintaining absolute calm in one's mind?
"Oh, finding a state of mind."
Harry heard Hermione groaning in agony as well.
"Stay focused. Oh, no, I have to think of something."
Even Hermione's clever brain could not manage it, which gave Harry a small measure of comfort.
"I don't understand, Professor!"
Draco seemed to have grown tired of this foolish exercise. He raised his hand to draw Professor Lahansen's attention and asked stiffly,
"What can we gain from just sitting here like idiots?"
"When your mind can enter stillness, Mr. Malfoy, you will be able to notice much of the information you usually overlook—"
Professor Lahansen said calmly.
"Everything around you is constantly changing. The air is moving, the flowers, grasses, and trees are always growing, and the sunlight is shifting. Everything in