Chapter 115: Elemental Convergence (1)
The morning sunlight filtered through the wide, circular windows of the classroom, casting a mosaic of soft blues and greens across the polished wooden floors.
Nero paused at the entrance, taking in the unfamiliar yet inviting atmosphere.
The classroom itself was unlike any he had seen at Hogwarts.
Instead of rigid rows of desks, the students sat on tiered platforms arranged in a half-moon around a spacious, open practice area.
The ceiling overhead had been enchanted to resemble a tranquil sky, complete with drifting clouds, and the occasional crackle of miniature lightning.
As he stepped forward, a voice called out from the center.
"You must be Nero Ravenclaw, our exchange student from Hogwarts," said a woman standing with effortless poise.
Nero's gaze shifted to the speaker: a striking woman who looked barely older than a student herself, eighteen or nineteen at most.
Her long silver hair cascaded like moonlight, catching the light with every movement.
But it was her eyes that drew immediate attention, brilliant, crystalline, and impossibly sharp, as if they saw straight through illusion, hesitation, and truth alike.
They shimmered with a cool, almost ethereal glow, the kind of gaze that made you feel both exposed and intrigued.