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I slowly turned back and glanced at the person who called me from behind the other students, it was miss Lenne, trying to catch my attention. "come over here Avis," she said as she waved to me to follow her and started walking off and disappearing in the crowd.

I quickly followed after her,  trying my best not to lose her from my sight when a hand grabbed my arm as I was sneaking out. "Avis, where are you going?" Berwyn locked his eyes on mine, and had a confused expression on his face.

I'd be glad to tell him where, but he will ask way too many questions. I cannot let myself be discovered. It hurts that I can't trust my new friends that I just made and have to lie to them, but I have no choice.

I quickly shook his hand off my arm, "It doesn't matter, I'll be back in a minute," I said quietly and as I was about to leave I noticed the frown on his face, Berwyn did not believe a single word.

I got off the stage as another name was announced and looked around. I didn't see Miss Lenne anywhere, so I walked quietly towards the exit from the hall.

Once again someone catches my arm and stopped me from leaving. Without bothering to look back I said, " Berwyn, It's none of your business, just let me leave." As much as it hurt to say I didn't have any right to explain to him why, I thought and frowned.

"Oh, so Berwyn knew you are about to leave?" A voice I hated most echoed behind me and sent chills running down my back.

Bellatrix, the one I tried my best to avoid in school with all my might. I turned around only to see her evil smile and her expression, that said that she already thought about a way to make these three years a living hell for me.

"Don't drag him into this Bellatrix, The teacher called me so I'm trying to find her, I wasn't sneaking out." I said as I tried to divert her attention from Berwyn. She wouldn't stop only on me, she never did.

"Hey Avis, come over here, please hurry!" Miss Lenne called from the side of the wall where I would never imagine that it was an illusion. I waved back to her that I'm coming right away and turned back to face Bellatrix.

I snickered as I watched her highly amused expression chance into a frown, her plan did not work this time, but sooner or later she will find a way to make my school years a hell.

" See, I didn't like, so now excuse me." I walked by her with my head high and a satisfied smile on my face and felt her eyes following me until I vanished behind the illusion part of the wall, which I was scared to bump into but did not stop walking in order to payback Bellatrix.

The illusion on the wall felt like walking through cool and warm air in the same time. It felt like a warm day when the sun is burning your skin but there is a light rain that cools it down. I felt really familiar with it and fought the need to go and pass the illusionary barrier once again.

"You like the feeling, don't you?" A voice echoed in the hallway in which I stood.

I slightly jumped out of surprise, "who is it?" I said and looked around, nobody was there. But as soon as I looked up I noticed a small bat hanging off one of the lamps on the ceiling.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Lenne's contact animal, my name is Layla." The black bat said, flew down and softly landed on my shoulder.

"Go, what are you waiting for? And why aren't you talking, did you swallow your tongue?" Layla asked and I finally got into my senses.

"Oh, no. I was just surprised, who made this barrier? It reminded me of something, but I cannot quiet remember what exactly." I mumbled as I started walking towards the end of the hallway.

A high pitch escaped the bat's small mouth, I wasn't sure why but it sounded like a laugh for a second. "It was made by no other than the Elite Professor himself! And we are now on the way to him, Lenne asked to escort you there as she is going back to the ceremony." Layla said and pointed to the right with it's wing, " turn to the right here and walk until the last door in the hallway.

I did as Layla said and we walked quietly the rest of the way.

As I reached the door I quietly knocked on it three times and waited for a reply from the other side or at least any sign to show that someone was there.

"Open, please come in." A deep but gentle voice called from behind the door and I automatically reached my arm to open it.

A weak creaking noise echoed off the walls as I opened the wooden door. In the middle of the room, a man in his fifties sat comfortably by the desk.

He had a gentle but strict expression as he smiled to me. He wore a simple grey suit that fit him exactly and his tidy black hair had thin stripes of grey showing everyone his age.

He had the aura around him of a great Magum that is nice to you unless you burn the school down or make any other sort of trouble that will add him pointless work.

"Avis Spero, am I right?" He asked me and stared at me with his cold stormy grey eyes.
"I heard of you, but I expected more than this." He added with a bit colder tone in his voice.

Hello! Missed me? I hope you did ❤️

The chapter isn't that long, but you got to meet the strongest, great and most respected Magum of all.
But why is he so disappointed in Avis?

This question will be answered in the next chapter ❤️❤️

Love you all, and I am really grateful to you when you spam the comment section ❤️

-Dani-