Chapter 24: Tested

Chapter 24: Tested

I reached the second floor and stepped into a wide, sunlit corridor. The railings here were made of the same dark, polished wood as the staircase, smooth under my palms. Leaning over slightly, I could still see the students gathered around the giant tree on the ground floor below, some reading, some chatting quietly, a few practicing small spells that sent soft sparks drifting upward like fireflies. The whole building felt alive in a calm, humming way.

The hallway stretched in both directions, lined with heavy wooden doors and occasional notice boards covered in schedules and announcements. A sign on the wall pointed toward the library wing further down the left corridor. The air smelled faintly of old paper, ink, and polished wood.

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