Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Mikel kept thinking about his previous training.

He frowned, already at a loss for words after just the first meditation challenge.

His thoughts were too complex and wandering; when he closed his eyes, he couldn't control them and would inevitably start to overthink.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Neville.

Although Neville will become very powerful in the future, he is not fully awakened yet. He has only shown some talent in potions, and his talent in other spells is not obvious.

But even Neville, who was still unawakened, entered a meditative state much earlier than him.

This made Mikel somewhat anxious.

Upon hearing what Ron said, Mikel suddenly looked up and asked:

"Lin Xia, do you have any secrets? How do you keep your mind calm and get into the zone so quickly?"

Hermione also said with interest, "I also want to know, I can get myself into a meditative state of concentration quickly, but I am easily disturbed by other noises and quickly come out of the calm state."

Entering a meditative state is actually not difficult for students who often focus on their work.

The challenge lies in ensuring that this state is not disrupted when it is affected by other external factors.

Snape had just tested them in many ways, and only Lin Xia endured it all without opening her eyes or changing her expression.

Even though Ron and Harry had prepared in advance and practiced many times, they couldn't help but open their eyes after Snape made the 10th sound.

As for the others, they all opened their eyes after hearing the first five voices.

Everyone else who heard Hermione's words looked up.

Lin Xia pondered for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Maybe it's because I've been maintaining this state for a long time."

“I have been practicing the techniques passed down to me by my parents since I was a child, and I have been in a meditative state for many years. Because I am so familiar with this state, I have been able to maintain it.”

She said, "Once you get used to it and can maintain this state anytime, anywhere, you can be like me."

Hermione muttered to herself, "So, there really are no shortcuts?"

George and Fred suddenly thought of something, and George asked, "Could a calming potion help us enter this state?"

Ron can answer that question.

When he first came into contact with the brain surgery, he wondered if he could use auxiliary drugs to help him quickly enter a state of focus.

Ron: "You can use drugs to calm down temporarily, but Occlumency is actually about training willpower, not just emotions, so drugs can only do so much."

Another point is that the medication's effects don't last long enough. Once we learned the brain-blocking technique, the professor required us to keep our minds focused and calm throughout the day. What kind of drug could provide such a long-lasting effect?

This answer instantly shattered the twins' hopes.

Yes, the medication doesn't last very long.

If they could maintain this state once they entered it, they might have considered developing a related drug.

Ultimately, you still need to be in top form.

Lin Xia returned to the common room and discussed with Draco the things he needed to pay attention to when practicing Occlumency, encouraging him:
"You've been practicing your cultivation techniques for quite some time now. I think the meditative state they're talking about is actually easier to achieve than the state of deep concentration before you start practicing your techniques."

If you apply the same level of mental focus you would achieve in a martial arts practice, and view mind control as a form of cultivation, you might quickly find the key to entering that state.

A thoughtful look flashed across Draco's eyes.

He didn't think he had an advantage at first. Ron and Harry had only started learning a month or two earlier than him, but now they could enter a meditative state just as quickly as he could.

But after hearing Lin Xia's words, Draco felt that perhaps he hadn't used it correctly, and his thinking hadn't changed yet.

He said, "I'll think about it again when I'm practicing tonight."

After Draco left, Lin Xia began using the inner space for spatial transfer.

There were no patrols tonight, and Snape didn't keep them for long, so the two returned to the common room during the normal evening study time, where many students were studying.

Lin Xia's figure constantly moved among these students.

Because she moved so quickly, the students only saw a blurry figure before she disappeared.

The students blinked, thinking they had just misread it.

It wasn't until Lin Xia moved to Cedric's side that the perceptive Cedric noticed the person who had suddenly appeared beside him and grabbed her without thinking.

He thought it was some student playing a prank, or some mischievous kid at school playing tricks on the students.

As a result, Lin Xia turned the tables on him and shook him off with a shrug.

Cedric then recognized the person as Lin Xia.

He asked curiously, "What are you doing? I didn't see you just now."

Lin Xia smiled and said, "I'm practicing a very interesting little skill. In our Eastern terms, I'm practicing a technique related to movement, which allows me to move flexibly within a limited space."

Spatial transfer within the inner space is a different kind of spatial magic, which also consumes magic power.

Lin Xia has discovered in the past few days that the magic power consumed by the inner space is particularly picky, requiring very pure magic power.

Therefore, although she possesses a vast amount of magical power, it is consumed very quickly when used for teleportation within the inner space.

Currently, her magical power is only enough to support her in less than 30 intradimensional transfers.

Moreover, it can only be a small-scale spatial transfer; if it involves a large area, it would probably be less than 5 times.

Currently, her ability to teleport within another space is one of her trump cards. She has a feeling that this ability will grow stronger and become one of her unique skills.

Perhaps other people in the magical world can also use this kind of spatial teleportation, but probably none of them are as skilled as she is.

Lin Xia believes that the spatial teleportation she is currently figuring out should be very different from the spatial magic that has been passed down in the wizarding world.

Therefore, even though spatial teleportation exists in the wizarding world, everyone's understanding, concepts, and applications are different.

So she didn't tell Cedric the truth.

Cedric was curious, but upon hearing that it was Eastern magic, he could only shrug regretfully. "It's rare to run into you in the common room. Could you spare some time to discuss the weekend book club with us?"

There were a few people sitting around Cedric. They were also pleasantly surprised to see Lin Xia. Lin Xia recognized them; they were the prefects and other students who held positions of real power.

Lin Xia readily agreed and sat down: "Okay, I'd also like to see how you plan to organize the book club."

After listening for a while, Cedric and his group decided to advertise directly in the auditorium, encouraging students who wanted to join the book club to sign up, and then they would screen applicants.

Some students support the screening process, while others do not.

Those in favor argue that by using a screening process, they can find students who share similar goals with them.

This makes communication smoother and allows the event to proceed more smoothly.

In their view, book clubs are not just a simple gathering of people to communicate and learn; they also teach knowledge that cannot be learned in school, as well as various life skills that are needed in daily life.

A book club is essentially a group of like-minded people.

If there isn't a group of people with the same initial intentions, it's easy for their ideas to clash, which can lead to many conflicts when participating in activities.

If they don't have enough manpower and have too many requests, they will easily become overwhelmed.

If there are too many loopholes, the system is not perfect, and the defects are not addressed in time, the book club will not be able to continue.

In their vision, if they were going to do it, they wanted it to last a long time and become a Hogwarts tradition, not just a club.

Lin Xia could sense their determination to do a good job, but logically, she was more supportive of the side that did not support the screening process.

"Why do we need to screen them?" a prefect asked.

"Since this book club was initiated by Hufflepuff, it should follow the Hufflepuff tradition of teaching every student without discrimination. Hufflepuff never excludes students who want to learn."

“We originally gathered here because we failed to pass the selection process of other houses, and I don’t want Hufflepuff to forget its original purpose.”

"Moreover, the book club has only just started, and it's bound to encounter a series of problems. You can't solve all the problems just by screening them. It's only just begun, and you expect it to grow into a giant. That's impossible."

Another student said, "I think it's better to start gradually and adjust according to reality rather than building a perfect system from the beginning."

We just need to guide the book club in the general direction we want it to be, and let the specific details develop freely. Besides, don't you think that when people with different views come together for the same purpose, they can generate even more enthusiasm?

Both sides have their own reasons, and each side's reasons are quite valid.

Cedric was at a loss for words. He felt that everyone was right, so he turned to look at Lin Xia.

"You were the one who initiated the book club, so why don't you share your thoughts?"

Lin Xia thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we both compromise? I support not screening students who want to join the reading club. As long as they want to come, no matter which college they are from, we welcome them."

“However,” she changed the subject, “joining a book club doesn’t mean that every student will voluntarily participate in the book club activities held every weekend.”

We can establish an evaluation system: if a student joins the book club and misses more than three, or even more, book club activities without any justifiable reason, they will be expelled from the book club.

Lin Xia looked at them and asked, "What do you think of this?"

Cedric pondered for only a few seconds before smiling and saying, "I think this method is brilliant."

The other students discussed it for a while and finally unanimously decided that it was okay.

There are no barriers to entry for first-time members, but there are barriers to entry for subsequent participation in activities.

Things that are hard to obtain are not valued.

At the same time, if you really want to join a hobby group, you have to put in the effort, otherwise what's the difference between that and just being a figurehead?
Professors at the university can be listed as advisors for the reading group.

But that's because the professors have real expertise; a single word of guidance from them can benefit many students for a lifetime.

But if a student doesn't have outstanding abilities, why let him stay in the reading group as a nominal, marginal figure?
Seeing that everyone had resolved the major issues, the atmosphere visibly shifted from tense to relaxed. Lin Xia smiled faintly, seemingly lost in thought.

"I don't think you need to worry too much. This book club may not have as many participants as we imagine. The older students have their own coursework to complete, and they are very busy every day."

Younger students, however, are more restless and may not be able to sit still during the precious weekend time, so they don't necessarily go to book club activities every week.

Through such a rigorous selection process, I think it would be great if 300 people could remain.

Their weekend book clubs weren't really that appealing to Hufflepuff.

Every weekend, Hufflepuff hosts a variety of book clubs, but they are all held in the common room rather than the Great Hall.

The reason for expanding the scope this time is that many students outside the community admire the free discussion atmosphere of Hufflepuff and want to join Hufflepuff's internal book club, so they decided to expand it a bit.

Cedric was very confident about whether any students would join the book club.

He joked with a smile, "Once the reading group is established, you should join it too. With your reputation, I believe a lot of students from Ravenclaw and Slytherin would love to join."

"Don't forget the agreement we made before. In the first month of the book club, you need to give a speech, and then take some time every few months to visit the book club and encourage the younger students."

Lin Xia's eyebrows relaxed, and she said happily, "I remember. Send me the speech notice a week in advance."

She went from a freshman to a third-year student, and along the way, she received a lot of help from senior students.

Now that she has the opportunity to give back, Lin Xia feels that this is a very meaningful thing.

After the meeting, Lin Xia privately discussed some details with Cedric before they all left the private room together.

When they came out, it was already curfew time.

There are no more wizards in Hufflepuff's common room.

Although there were no patrolling staff in the common room, the fat monk would urge them to go back to sleep, and the professor would sometimes come to check on them.

It would be quite embarrassing for the students if the professor caught them.

So everyone followed the rules and went to rest when it was time.

Lin Xia looked at the empty rest room, then used up the remaining number of times she could teleport to the inner space, and finally teleported back to her golden wooden house.

Looking at the pile of work on her desk, she knew she had a lot to do tonight, the first being to check on the Weasley twins' [Inspiration] potion. (End of Chapter)