Chapter 74: Curse-breaker lesson
Sebastien reached out, gripping Nero's forearm.
"Hold on," he said simply.
A sharp pull, like being yanked through a narrow tube, and the world twisted around them.
The moment they landed, the cool evening air of London wrapped around them, the scent of damp stone and city life replacing the stale, ancient magic of Gringotts.
Sebastien released Nero's arm, observing him carefully. "Huh. No dizziness? No staggering? Not even a grimace?"
Nero adjusted his cloak and smoothed his sleeve as if nothing had happened. "You didn't expect a second-year Hogwarts curse breaker in the making not to have any experience with Apparition, did you?"
Sebastien blinked, then threw his head back and laughed. "Fair enough, lad. Fair enough."
Nero smirked. "I assume you weren't testing whether I could keep my lunch down."
"Not at all," Sebastien said, shaking his head with amusement.
"But you'd be surprised how many seasoned wizards still get disoriented, especially when they don't initiate the jump themselves. Apparition is like any other magic, some take to it naturally, some never truly master it."
He gestured toward the tall, weathered house in front of them. "Come on. Let's get to work."