Chapter 2: Improvement
'Mindscape.'
'So fast going into the Mindscape? I thought at first I had to spend a lot of time practising the skill.'
'Maybe it has to do with my Origin: Dreams and Knowledge.'
'Let's check if this is my mindscape.'
Suddenly, walls appeared around the castle, as tall as the castle itself. Then around the walls, the floor started to replace itself with a long green river.
'Confirmed.'
'Now, to work.'
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The second day of punishment Syrme built a lot of security measures that prevent external sources from entering, modifying and reading front thoughts from his mind. He also discovered he could also do a little bit of magic without a need for a wand.
He didn't try things yet with his magic circuits because he wanted first to have a basic understanding of the magic of this world.
He also got this skill: [Occlumency: D]
The first thing he did when he organised his mind was to put his memories from his past life safe but also guarded because he didn't want to fall into a depression so soon after arriving here.
The memories of his family.
If he wanted to survive at the moment he needed to mourn much later.
After getting into the mindscape and protecting it, he got rewarded with 3000 StP by the System.
Another good thing was his line of thoughts was quicker and more organised.
He needed a way to level up more quickly. Like an RPG, he need somewhere where he could practice skills and get EXP at the same time.
[ID: Create] + [ID: Escape] = Total StP 1200.
1800 StP were left for other things, so he also got:
[Paranza Corta: D] = Total 500 Stp.
[Thought acceleration: D] = 1000 StP.
[1xStilleto Italian Classic Blade (Common Item)] = Total 100 StP.
The Dursleys were heard all around the house all day, screaming and shrieking about how proud they were about the 6 Dudley got on Maths.
Another thing to think about is how should he approach the Dursleys. Should he show them the carrot and trying to get to them to at least put up with him? Or should he scare them a little with magic and threat them to ignore him? Should he do nothing at all and hope that they don't become crazy all of a sudden and get the beating of his life?
'When I get more skills maybe I can do something about it. But if they do something, I'm not going to wait with my arms crossed.'
"BOY!" The door from the cupboard opened to an obese thirty-year-old man.
'Let's start with Harry-like response.'
"Yes, uncle Vernon?" Syrme answered to Vernon.
"Come here! Petunia needs you in the kitchen! Your punishment is over!" Vernon said grumpily.
They were trying to teach the past Harry to cook, so they didn't get to do it in the morning.
Just like that, days passed by.
He woke, he trained his mind, cooked for the Dursleys, stole some food with his inventory, did some exercises and slept.
One week has been since he awoke in the body of Harry.
On the third day, he decided that it was time to invent his incantation for his magecraft.
These are his stats after a week in Durskaban.
[ Stats ]
Lvl: 6
EXP: 90/320
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-Name: Harry Potter
-True Name: Syrme
-Race: Human
-Age: 6 years
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-Strenght: 3
-Vitality: 8
-Dexterity: 10
-Intelligence: 25
-Wisdom: 36
-Charisma: 14
-Luck: 1
Points unassigned: 30
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Origin: Dreams, Knowledge.
Magic Circuits: 30C
Magical Core: B
Magical Trigger: Here I dream, here I learn.
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Skills:
-???: ???
-Death Wisdom: A
-ID: Create/Escape: D
-Spellcasting: D->C
-Speech: D->C
-Instinct: D
-Occlumency: D->C
-Thought acceleration: D->C
-Paranza Corta: D
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{Death Wisdom: A}
After dying, this skill is obtained. You have experienced death, even if it is just for a millisecond. High Affinity with Death, Retained Intelligence and Wisdom from before death, Skills with Wisdom Requisite High are more easily obtained and with better understanding.
{ID: Create/Escape: D}
Creating and escaping a dimensional space around you that depending on the level of the skill, it introduces more things and beings into the said dimension. Warning: Someone with enough space awareness could discover the dimension.
{Spellcating: D->C}
This skill consists of the proficiency of spellcasting either by voice or by thought. For this skill is necessary to have a magical core or magical circuits in the caster. For any skill with the requisite of magecraft is needs a magical trigger, also known as an aria.
{Speech: D->C}
Conversation understanding, speech managing, and Skills related to voice are improved.
{Instinct: D}
Rare Skill that only comes with experience. The user has a better intuition about what is going on around you. When it comes to following a path, you 'feel' if something could go wrong.
{Occlumency: D->C}
The practice of the mind. More organised thoughts. Creation of mindscape and protection of the mind. Occlumency is the art of one's mind.
{Thought acceleration: D->C}
With the need for the magical trigger. The thought of caster is accelerated for the amount of time the caster wishes. Warning: Using this skill for an extended period could cause migraines.
{Paranza Corta: D}
Style of blade/knife fighting of Italian origin. Paranza Corta centre itself around blocking strikes and responding with counter attacks of quick stabbing motions in very delicate zones of the body. Jugular vein, kidney, eye, carotid artery, brachial artery, wrists, heart, lungs, liver, femur artery, etc.
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Today is the day he got to try the ID. Useful skill if it is improved upon.
He was allowed to go to the park nearby just for half an hour, so the time was perfect.
"ID: Create - Zombies." Syrme said, lifting his arm to the air.
A pulse of energy shot through his palm to the air and encircled the zone around him. Just when he was about to turn around the sound of groans and moans entered his ears.
"Let's start with the easy ones over there."
Thanks to Harry, Syrme got a body with excellent dexterity. All of those Harry hunting games his cousin did for fun were useful for enhancing his agility. He put out the Stilleto knife from his inventory.
He ran straight at the first zombie.
"Here I dream, here I learn." The magical trigger activated and thought acceleration did his job.
Now looking around him and at the zombie, it seems like he is moving at slow speed.
'Don't waver, don't hesitate. It's just a zombie.'
'I have to get used to this, this is the world of Harry Potter, and I just happen to be just the person a lot of Deaths eaters, and people wants to kill and manipulate.'
With four quick movements with his knife, the zombie started tottering and fell into the floor.
'Eh? That was rather easy.'
'1...' Syrme counted mentally.
[200 EXP gained]
[50 StP gained]
He jumped to the other near one and stabbed him in the heart two times.
The zombie quickly regained his foot and tried to bite him in the arm. He turned around, bend his knees and dodged his attack to the right rolling to the floor.
'So going for the heart is a big no.'
'Where did I stabbed the first one? Heart, lung, eye, and lung again.
'Possibly eye, near the brain, let's try again.'
He jumped again and with a good aim, he got his eyes in a matter of milliseconds.
And the zombie fell to the floor.
'2...'