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Chris said seriously, "When you're apparating, you must have a clear enough memory of where you're going. The more detailed the better. This will help you avoid appearing in mid-air or getting stuck in a tree."
"Also, unless you can make Apparition as easy as eating and drinking, never use this ability in combat... The enemy won't help you put your severed head back together.
If necessary, you can use the ring without risking your body being torn apart."
Kyle nodded.
"The next step is the most basic content, goals, determination, calmness..."
“I’ve already talked about setting your goals, so let’s get straight to the most important part… Make up your mind and let the idea of where you want to go flow from your brain to your entire body.
If you have any hesitation or lack of confidence during this process, the magic will be disturbed, causing part of your body to remain in place.
Finally, calm your mind and move calmly... If you really feel nervous, you can also turn around in place, which should help you relax a little. "
Chris explained it in great detail and demonstrated it three times before agreeing to let Kyle give it a try.
He threw out a stone.
"That's your goal. Remember what I just said..."
Kyle took out his wand and took a deep breath. Gradually, the only thing left in his eyes was the stone...
Probably because he had Apparated many times before, Kyle naturally entered that familiar state... like being thrown into a washing machine.
"Snapped!"
With a dizzying feeling and a loud bang, he successfully appeared five meters away.
Kyle quickly checked his body.
Very good, the arms and legs are still there, and the head is still in the same place...
“Although there are some minor flaws, it’s great to be able to achieve this on the first try.”
Chris smiled and walked over to where Kyle had been standing before and picked up a few strands of hair from the ground.
"I think you must have been distracted at the moment the squeezing feeling appeared. This is also the most difficult problem to solve."
"try again."
Chris threw another stone. "If you want to learn how to Apparate, you have to try to get used to it and ignore the squeezing feeling that comes with changing space."
Kyle's face began to turn serious.
Now, besides wanting to learn how to Apparate, he had another reason to be serious: to save his hair.
If it is a normal split, the magic of Apparition will still remain at the wound, connecting the body, and there will be no problem as long as it is reconnected in time.
But if it is hair, it is difficult to find where it is separated, and the less it falls, the less it will be.
The second time he Apparated, Kyle was still distracted, and this time it was more serious. He left half a finger in the same place.
Although it didn't hurt, the feeling was indeed a bit scary.
Chris quickly connected it for him and applied some distilled water essence to the joint to speed up healing.
"Why do I feel that you are more nervous than before..."
"Nothing." Kyle laughed twice and said nothing.
He couldn't say that he was nervous because he was afraid of being bald, so he could only change the subject: "One more time..."
Then it was a whole afternoon of continuous practice.
It was not known whether it was the seventh or eighth attempt, but Kyle had successfully become familiar with the feeling and never left anything behind.
Chris was extremely surprised. When he and Diana were in school, it took them five or six classes and dozens of failures before they could barely get used to the effects of Apparition.
This was already a pretty good result. He had always thought Kyle would be about the same as them.
But Kyle didn't think it was a big deal.
Seriously... anyone, no matter who it is, once they've experienced the rough travel methods of the Phoenix, it would be much easier to adjust to the effects of normal Apparition.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 340 A Transaction Between Adults
Chris took a week off, but the next day he found that he seemed to have nothing to do.
The entry requirements for Apparition were not too difficult, and with Kyle's unexpected learning speed, he had finished teaching everything in just one afternoon.
There is no need to say the rest...
After Kyle gradually got used to the discomfort caused by Apparition, Chris found that he could no longer maintain his identity as the only "therapist".
For two whole days, Kyle did not split himself again, and accordingly, the amount of white fresh essence in his bottle did not decrease at all.
If this continues, won’t these three Galleons be wasted?
In the spirit of thrift and saving, on the third day, Chris increased the difficulty for Kyle. Not only did he set the target location farther away, but he also shortened the interval between each apparition.
Sometimes Kyle had to Apparate again before he even had time to catch his breath.
And he couldn't refute the reasons Chris gave.
"Apparition is a spell that requires a lot of practice, especially high-frequency repetitive practice, which can definitely make you more efficient with less effort!"
Kyle felt that what Chris said was wrong, but it seemed to make sense...
There was no other way, he could only disappear and reappear again and again... and the frequency was getting faster and faster.
The hillside above St. Catchpole was crackling like firecrackers.
On the fifth day...
On a small hill in the north, Luna was watering the hydrangeas outside the house, and would occasionally suddenly dive into the flowers...
"What are you looking for?" asked Mr. Lovegood.
"Lady flies!" said Luna. "I saw them just now, on the petals."
"Oh, then you should be more careful..."
"Snapped!"
Before Mr. Lovegood could finish his words, a sound like a firecracker explosion broke the warm scene between father and daughter.
He suddenly appeared in front of them.
This was nothing, after all, this was not Kyle's first time here.
But what was horrifying was that Kyle in front of him was missing half an arm, looked exhausted, and his clothes were tattered.
"Someone is hunting this kid..." Mr. Lovegood thought subconsciously.
In broad daylight, in Saint Catchpole Village, hunting down a student who hasn't even graduated yet... How arrogant!
This is not twelve years ago!
But before he could draw his wand...
"Snapped!"
There was another pop, and Chris came too.
He skillfully pressed half of his arm on Kyle's wound, then quickly smeared a circle of white fresh essence on it.
"Chris, what are you doing..." Mr. Lovegood asked in confusion.
"Oh, Xenophilius, why are you at home..." Chris stammered, "No, I mean, didn't you take Luna to Northumberland?"
"The Scimitar-Horned Snorlax there has left." Luna said, looking up.
"Yes, we just got back an hour ago."
Mr. Lovegood nodded, then asked thoughtfully, "Are you...teaching Kyle how to Apparate?
I remember he is only fourteen years old this year..."
After the initial shock, he has basically reacted now.
The familiar explosion just now, and the arm that was broken and then reconnected, clearly showed signs of separation.
This can only be Apparition.
"Actually, we just... just... um, okay, that's right, can you keep it a secret for us, Xenophilius..."
Chris sighed and whispered, "I suddenly remembered that I haven't prepared any gifts for the people from the Romanian Ministry of Magic. What do you think of an unconventional magazine?"
"Like... The Daily Prophet?"
“No, that’s too formal.” Chris shook his head. “I think The Quibbler is good.”
"Ahem..." Mr. Lovegood suddenly cleared his throat and turned his head to the side, "Luna, I think there must be a group of fairies hiding in our garden. They are making me hallucinate."
Luna blinked, "Dad, fairy elves can't make people hallucinate."
"Perhaps something has changed in one of them..."
While they were talking, Chris took Kyle and quickly left the hill.
Because they had already practiced for five hours and had just been discovered, Chris simply ended today's special training.
It was getting dark.
After returning home, Kyle moved his newly reattached arm and asked, "Is it really okay to bring The Quibbler as a gift to people in Romania?"
What can I say about this magazine? The content inside is really... well, let's just say it's ahead of its time.
Because people can't understand it, they tend to think it's a garbage magazine full of nonsense... Most of its target audiences are concentrated in the Department of Psychiatric and Magical Injuries at St. Mungo's.
Using a magazine like this as a gift... wouldn't the Romanian Ministry of Magic really consider this a provocation?
"That's okay." Chris waved his hand and said, "Most of them can't understand it anyway, and some of the ideas in that magazine should be quite interesting to people from other countries."
By the sixth day, Kyle's arm was completely fine, but he was forced to stop practicing Apparition.
The main thing is that Diana came back and happened to witness the entire process of their training.
Diana made the excuse of going to Diagon Alley to buy some things, and left with Chris' arm around her with a smile on her face.
And then... no more.