Practicing Hard...

Stumbling down the stairs in a daze, Hermione saw Bell and Shanna playing cards in the living room on the first floor.

Hearing footsteps coming downstairs, the two of them looked towards the stairwell.

"Are you awake?"

Bell said with a smile.

"Um."

Hermione nodded.

"What time is it now?"

"3 o'clock."

"What!?"

Hermione was shocked. Didn't that mean she had wasted more than two hours?

Why didn't you wake me up sooner?!

Hermione glared at Bell and couldn't help but complain.

"You didn't tell me to wake you up."

Bell shrugged, indicating that he was innocent.

"Moreover, adequate rest is also very necessary; it's about balancing work and rest."

Seeing that Hermione seemed about to say something, Bell waved her over and said:

"Alright, come and have some fruit. We'll continue practicing in a bit."

Although Hermione was eager to practice Side-Along Apparition immediately, it was clear that Bell wouldn't put aside the card game to practice with her right now.

But she couldn't just drag Bell away.

So Hermione could only pout and reluctantly eat the fruit platter on the table.

So sweet!

"By the way, where are Phyllis and Lena?"

Hermione looked around the first-floor living room and noticed that two people were missing. She said she felt like something was missing.

"Lis and Lei Lei have gone back to do their homework."

Shanna answered quickly.

"Then why didn't you do your homework?"

Looking at the little light bulb in front of her, Hermione asked with a forced smile.

"Hmph! I finished that simple homework a long time ago."

o(^`)o

Shanna proudly puffed out her chest.

Then, the little girl looked at her older Gege with an expression that said, "I'm amazing, aren't I? Praise me! Praise me!"

"Shanna is amazing!"

With a smile, Bell reached out and vigorously rubbed his little sister's head, bringing a satisfied look to Shanna's face.

Click!

Hermione took a big bite of the apple in her hand.

She wasn't envious of the interactions between the Bell siblings at all, not even a little bit!

Finally, after about 20 minutes, when Hermione felt she was about to be stuffed, Bell finally stood up, led the two women out of the house, and onto the grass outside.

"Alright, Hermione, continue practicing as you felt this morning, but be careful not to go underground again."

"Snort!"

She glared at her boyfriend, Hermione brought up the most sensitive topics, then took out her Wand and took a deep breath.

"Side-Along Apparition!"

With a loud, clear shout, Hermione vanished from the spot.

Then, about two seconds later, a loud explosion rang out out of nowhere, and Hermione reappeared.

She stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

After regaining her balance somewhat awkwardly, Hermione happily turned to look at Bell.

"I did it! Bell, I did it!"

Hermione cheered.

Unexpectedly, she successfully cast Side-Along Apparition and Apparition in her first practice session that afternoon.

Although she appeared in mid-air after the Apparition, she almost fell over.

But those minor flaws are utterly insignificant compared to the initial success.

"Hey!? Bell? Where did you go?"

Unexpectedly, Hermione did not see Bell, who should have been standing there, behind her.

What happened?

Could it be that she traveled through time while teleporting? Is that why Bell is not here?

Hermione's mind immediately conjured up an excerpt from a novel she had once read. The protagonist of that novel used Side-Along Apparition to...

"Hermione, I'm here. And what are you daydreaming about?"

Bell's helpless voice drifted from afar, interrupting Hermione's reverie.

Bell was speechless as he looked at Hermione, who had appeared a hundred meters away from him.

So how did Hermione end up 100 meters away from the other circle when it was clearly only 10 meters in front of her?

Could it be that the reinforced space on the outside has such a big impact on the accuracy of the Apparition?

"Alright, Shanna, stop laughing. Give Hermione some face."

Bell lowered his voice and spoke to Shanna, who was laughing heartily beside him.

If the little girl keeps laughing and makes Hermione angry, then he, as her Gege, will be in trouble.

Following the direction from which the sound came, Hermione indeed found Bell.

Immediately afterwards, with a "bang," a puff of white smoke rose from Hermione's crown, and her face instantly turned bright red.

The thought of her previous smug and self-satisfied appearance made Hermione want to die.

Of course, before she dies, she will definitely try to take Bell with her.

After slowly crawling back, Hermione stood silently in front of Bell, not knowing what to do.

"It's okay, Hermione. This is normal for beginners. You don't need to be discouraged."

Rather, to be able to break through the reinforced outer space so quickly and successfully complete spatial movement here, you're simply a genius!

Bell tried his best to cheer up his disheartened girlfriend.

"R-really?"

Hermione raised her head slightly, looking at Bell with a mixture of fear and anticipation in her eyes.

"Real!"

"Striving to keep my eyes from wandering, "Bell said firmly.

Actually, he didn't know whether Hermione's situation, which was so far off track, was normal.

After all, aside from himself and his sister, Bell had never witnessed anyone else learning Side-Along Apparition. The available sample size was too small to analyze effectively.

All he could say was that, at least when he and Shanna were learning Side-Along Apparition, they had never encountered such a large discrepancy.

Even at the very beginning, the biggest deviation was only about 2 meters away from the target location.

But without a doubt, in Bell's heart, his own Hermione is a genius, a true genius!

Encouraged by Bell, or perhaps because Shanna's suppressed laughter was too sarcastic?

In short, Hermione quickly regained her enthusiasm.

A series of explosions echoed across the grass as Hermione's figure disappeared and reappeared time and time again.

With Hermione's diligent and earnest practice, she was getting closer and closer to her target location.

Gradually, Hermione was able to successfully appear directly in front of her within a 120-degree angle.

Well... at least it won't run behind you anymore, that's good news.

"Alright, Hermione, take a break."

Seeing that Hermione had been practicing for almost an hour, Bell interrupted her to stop.

"I... I can still..."

Looking at the circle dozens of meters away from her, Hermione felt very unwilling.

Based on her perception of the magic power within her body, she felt that she should be able to move about 10 more times.