Vincent guessed what the twins had seen without much thought.
"Weasley's Wizard Wheezes."
"Boring."
"Agreed."
He turned to Hermione, only to receive a fierce glare.
"Fine, I won't say it."
She edged slightly aside. "This should be some kind of magic that can peer into one's heart, probably like the Sorting Hat."
"Is that so..." Vincent stepped forward and fixed his gaze on the mirror.
Sure enough, it reflected him standing before it at that very moment.
"Ha..."
That helpless sigh seemed to make the three of them realize something.
During the longest Sorting process in history, Vincent's habit of talking to himself had been extremely strange.
Either there was something wrong with him, or there was something wrong with the Sorting Hat.
Could a magical artifact that housed the thoughts of Hogwarts' four founders have a problem?
"Y-you couldn't possibly..."
"That's right. To me, it's just an ordinary mirror."
Hermione's astonished expression made the twins realize it too.
All the strange and unusual talents in the Wizarding World came with more or less irritating drawbacks.
Not to mention the Metamorphmagus who had graduated last year. Though she could easily disguise herself as someone else, she would have a hard time fooling a master of Legilimency.
What drawback could a natural master of Occlumency possibly have?
That nobody could invade his mind?
That was clearly an advantage.
"I'm jealous." Fred pursed his lips. "No wonder Cedric sees you as a rival."
"Cedric?"
"He's the best fourth-year student. Plenty of fifth- and sixth-years can't compare to him."
"That's good." Vincent turned around and stroked his chin with an old-fashioned air. "If all my villains were Malfoy's type, I'd be very disappointed."
"Cedric isn't a villain, though~"
"Huh?"
"He's a Hufflepuff student."
"I see." Vincent nodded solemnly, without the slightest trace of