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"So your next class is teaching the little wizards how to defeat a Boggart? Do those things even need defeating?" Kayson said, pointing at the trembling cabinet in the corner.
"Kayson, you're not like everyone else. Not everyone's first reaction upon seeing what they fear most is to grab it by the collar and beat it senseless. Besides, some people fear things that don't have a physical form. It could be an abstract moment, or the corpse of a loved one... You can't exactly whip a corpse, can you?"
Lu Ping explained earnestly.
"Hmm, that makes sense." Kayson nodded, drained his tea, and got ready to pat his backside and leave.
"Where are you going?"
"To research magic," Kayson replied casually.
"Take me with you." Lu Ping, who had been drinking tea, swiftly sent the scalding liquid down his throat and rose to follow.
He still had not forgotten what Dumbledore had told him when he had tricked him into becoming a professor: keep an eye on any of Kayson's magical experiments, safeguarding both the Alchemy professor's life and Hogwarts' walls.
"Uh... fine. Keep up."
Before long, the two opened the door to the Alchemy office, and Lu Ping expertly pulled over two boats.
"Why isn't Bruce around today?"
"No idea. But he's a dog. Plenty of energy, perfectly understandable."
Soon, they docked the boats. Lu Ping stood there blankly, staring in confusion at the extra table and machine that had appeared in the office area.
There was also a square platform in the corner, its surface neatly divided into nine slots.
He watched helplessly as Kayson pulled out his Newborn Magic Arts spellbook and placed it in one corner.
Then came an enormous diamond, a pitch-black stone, a pale stone, and two Blaze Rods that seemed to