"...I understand."
There was little fluctuation in Petunia's tone, but her bloodless knuckles clenched tight and her dry voice both showed that she was far less calm inside than she claimed.
When that day came, no matter how unwilling she was, she would have to give up. But at least she had tried.
Manus nodded. Without saying anything further to prepare Petunia mentally, he raised a hand.
"You have completed the foundational stage of your studies, so this lesson will be your first step through the gates of magic... the condensation of magical power."
According to what Manus had said at the beginning, Petunia had indeed not yet reached the point where she could fully understand, in theory, how her own magical power was born and how it operated.
But Petunia had indeed finished the lessons on the nature and characteristics of magical power. She had reached the level where she could initially coexist harmoniously with the magic within her, without worrying that a sudden loss of control would lead to disaster.
At this stage, Manus believed that allowing Petunia to truly possess magical power first might be more helpful to her studies.
If she truly buried her head in study until the very end before gaining magical power, that would certainly be the steadiest and safest method. But such long, tedious study without positive feedback would inevitably have a negative impact on both learning efficiency and the learner's state of mind.
And the light that lit up in Petunia's eyes now made the motivating effect of possessing magical power on her studies abundantly clear.
"I'm ready!"
Meanwhile, Manus at Hogwarts had already tidied everything up and gone to bed.
Even while part of his attention remained focused on Petunia's critical moment, Manus could still spare some attention to arrange