Shortcuts Do Exist

"Sorry..."

Faced with Bell's silence, Hermione lowered her head in shame.

She knew that there were no shortcuts to hard work.

Normally, she hates it when people ask her how to get good grades. Because those people know perfectly well that besides working hard, the only way to get good grades in the final exam is to work even harder.

However, those people didn't want to work hard and always wanted to ask her for shortcuts.

In their eyes, did she only get to be number one because she took a shortcut?

She clearly understood the logic, but just now, as if possessed, she asked, "Is there a shortcut?"

Hermione felt that she now understood the mentality of those who had asked her the same questions in the past.

"Hmm... maybe there really is..."

Don't misunderstand, Bell was silent just now simply because he was seriously considering Hermione's question. He didn't mean to blame Hermione at all.

After all, Bell and his sister had both trained step by step. So he needed to think carefully before deciding whether or not there were any shortcuts or tricks.

"There really is one!!!"

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Although he didn't know why Hermione suddenly seemed like she wanted to pounce on him and bite him, Bell felt that such intimate contact was a bit too early for the two of them who had just started dating, so he quickly introduced the method he had just thought of.

"It is well known that when humans are in danger, they often unleash their potential and do things that would be impossible under normal circumstances. This also applies to wizards."

"When a wizard is in danger, the magic within their body quickly activates and spontaneously protects them. This phenomenon is actually quite common in young Little Wizard."

"However, because young Little Wizard have very low abilities to deal with danger and their bodies are not fully developed, this magical self-protection can easily damage Little Wizard bodies. This is what we often call Magical Outburst."

"So as long as the degree can be controlled, the magic power in the wizard's body can be activated without harming the body."

"To control magic, the first step is to sense it. Activated magic is relatively easier to sense, but correspondingly more difficult to control. In your current situation, I think appropriate stimulation might help you get started faster."

"However, there are two problems."

"First, this method is not suitable for long-term use. Prolonged use of the sense of crisis to stimulate the body will dull the body's sensitivity to danger. As a result, if you do encounter danger in the future, you may be unable to respond in time due to the dulled physical reaction."

"Secondly, under normal circumstances, we certainly wouldn't feel any sense of crisis. So this requires using magic to intervene mentally. I remember you hated this kind of thing..."

Bell looked at Hermione.

He has already provided the method; whether or not to follow it is Hermione's decision. Whatever Hermione decides, Bell will support her.

"It doesn't matter!"

Hermione said firmly.

Indeed, Hermione harbored a certain fear about her mind being interfered with by magic.

I think it was when she came back from the Christmas Holiday last year? I think she rejected a similar offer from Bell once?

But Hermione couldn't care less about that now. More than any mental interference magic, she was terrified of drifting further and further away from Bell!

Moreover, unlike before, she has now spent much more time with Bell, and the two are now lovers. Therefore, her level of trust in Bell is completely different from before.

She believes in Bell!

"All right."

Bell pointed his Wand at Hermione's forehead.

"This is just an experimental trial. Don't be nervous, relax, and if you feel unwell, be sure to tell me immediately."

After Hermione was ready, Bell began casting the spell.

In fact, this level of magic is very simple for Bell. Even without using Wand, he can now guarantee a 100% success rate in casting spells.

But Hermione is, after all, his girlfriend, so no amount of caution or prudence is too much.

For no apparent reason, Hermione felt a pang of heart palpitation. It was as if a giant version of Fina had appeared before her.

"Why is it an enlarged version of Fina? Fina so cute, there's no reason I should feel any flutter in my heart towards her."

What Hermione didn't know was that although Fina was still in her infancy, as an apex predator, the 'memory' etched into her genes still caused humans to feel a fear of facing a predator when they approached her.

However, due to Fina's cute appearance and Bell's restraint, people easily overlook this fear or think it is their imagination.

However, people with a very keen sixth sense will clearly realize the source of this fear.

For example, one of the new students at Ravenclaw this year never gets close to Fina.

Especially when Fina is alone in the Ravenclaw common room, the Little Witch won't even go near it.

Now, the fears that had been building up in Hermione's heart for so long were unintentionally triggered by Bell's magic. That's why she saw Fina's illusion.

Gradually, this feeling of palpitation grew stronger, and the ' Fina ' in front of him became clearer and clearer.

Hermione began to have difficulty breathing, cold sweat began to appear on her forehead, and her whole body felt hot.

"Alright."

Bell lowered his Wand. He sensed that Hermione's magic was beginning to become active.

"Try it again now, but be careful not to use too much force."

Hermione pointed her Wand at Betty again. This time, she could clearly feel her magic flowing within her and through her Wand.

Although a considerable portion of the magic dissipated immediately upon leaving the Wand, a small portion successfully attached itself to Betty.

Suppressing her excitement, Hermione slowly raised her Wand upwards.

As she moved, Betty slowly left Hermione's palm and floated in the air.

"Great! I did it! Ah..."

Hermione couldn't help but cheer.

As a result of her distraction, Betty immediately fell down.

Hermione looked at her boyfriend with a wronged expression.

Bell affectionately ruffled Hermione's hair again. Looking at Hermione, who was like a kitten, Bell found it somewhat amusing.

"Okay, there's no need to be disappointed. To achieve this level on your first attempt is already quite impressive. That's the truth."