Chapter 415: Hermes on Edge
Afternoon, seventh floor, the Room of Requirement.
Regulus paced three times past the blank stretch of wall opposite the Barnabas the Barmy tapestry, and the door appeared.
Inside, the familiar training hall had already formed: dark wood floors, runes carved into the stone walls to absorb stray magic, and leather-wrapped practice dummies standing in the corners.
Cuthbert, Alex, and Hermes were already there.
Alex fell in beside Regulus first.
"Lina and Samuel are progressing well. They've been practising magical manipulation and magic perception in an abandoned classroom." He paused. "Lina wants to work on duelling. I haven't told them about this place. They don't know about the room, so I thought I'd ask you first."
"Bring them."
Alex went back out.
Regulus didn't mind. The Room of Requirement wasn't some great secret, and their circle was small enough that two more people made little difference.