Unfortunately, Harry's request could not soften Amanda's heart even a little. With an indifferent expression, she waved her wand at Harry and enunciated the incantation clearly.
"Legilimency."
In just an instant, Amanda felt Harry's mind opening up to her without any obstruction.
Skipping over all parts related to Harry's personal privacy, Amanda kept her promise and only looked at memories related to Hermione.
For example, when Hermione was helping Harry and the others review last year, Harry was thinking... "It's fortunate that Hermione is leading our review, otherwise Ron and I would be in real trouble. But the way Hermione is acting, she's really a bit like Ron's and my mom. If Mom were still here, she would probably be like this, right?"
Pulling the wand away from in front of Harry, the boy gasped, instantly snapping back to reality. "Wait, wait, don't say that!"
If Hermione found out about that thought he had earlier... not to mention Ron was right there, Merlin, he would laugh his head off.
Amanda blinked with an indifferent expression, her tone devoid of any fluctuation. "As long as you can stop me, I won't have anything to say."
In truth, if it were actually Harry's personal privacy, Amanda would definitely not look, and definitely not speak of it.
But "interesting" little memories like this one related to Hermione were harmless to share.
"Hermione," Amanda turned her head to look at Hermione, her fair, delicate face completely expressionless. "Harry thought you were quite like his mother when you were helping him and Ron review last year."
"Oh?" Hermione's already raised eyebrows shot up even higher. She walked forward slowly and gently patted Harry's messy hair.
"Who would have thought? I've suddenly gained a good son?"
"Pfft..." Watching from the side, Ron covered his mouth, struggling to hold back his laughter, while the three Ravenclaw upperclassmen on the other side were also trying their best to press their lips together.
Harry closed his eyes in "despair." This was just too... socially mortifying.
Taking a deep breath, Harry opened his eyes again and looked at Amanda with determination. "Let's continue! I will definitely stop you!"
Amanda tilted her head mechanically and pointed her wand at Harry again. "Legilimency!"
Powerful magic surged into Harry's mind, but this time Amanda could clearly feel that Harry was resisting. He was struggling to protect his memories, refusing to let them be searched by Amanda's magic.
Actually, for a Young Wizard of Harry's age, especially one encountering Occlumency for the first time, being able to achieve this much was already very impressive.
But he had to face Voldemort. Amanda had no doubt that Voldemort was definitely the type of person who would use violent means to directly break through Occlumency, and he wouldn't care about anyone else's feelings at all.
Therefore, "Sorry, Harry," Amanda's voice, which sounded as if it were coming from another world, caused Harry, who was immersed in resistance, to jolt mentally. "Voldemort's Legilimency on you definitely won't be this gentle, so I will also have to use some rougher methods. However, rest assured, I won't let your brain suffer any damage."
She would tread right on the line of causing damage, striving to help Harry adapt to and resist Legilimency that involved a certain degree of force.
As she finished speaking, Amanda's magic suddenly increased. Harry felt a sharp pain in his brain, and the next moment, the doors to his memories were once again open to Amanda.
Sigh... sometimes one just can't help but be curious if Hermione and Amanda have two computers stuffed inside their brains.
After seeing this thought, Amanda instantly withdrew. "Hiss..." Harry clutched his forehead and gasped. "That kind of Legilimency really hurts."
Amanda reached into her pocket, took out a piece of chocolate, and handed it to Harry. "If it were Voldemort, it would hurt even more."
"Yeah, I understand." Harry nodded, took a big bite of the chocolate, and then looked at Amanda and then at Hermione with a bit of embarrassment.
"That thought I had earlier, I didn't mean anything bad by it, I..."
Amanda waved her hand. "That is a very normal thought. I can understand it, and Hermione should be able to as well."
Hermione, who had long since returned to Amanda's side, turned to look at her. "What thought?" And it even involved Amanda?
"Harry thinks that the two of us might each have a computer stuffed inside our brains."
"I see," Hermione nodded knowingly and tucked her hair behind her ears. "Then I'll just take it as you complimenting my brain, Harry."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Harry gulped down the chocolate in his mouth. "That's exactly what I meant!"
Hermione's take on this was great; it completely coincided with his own thoughts.
Amanda looked at Harry's complexion and quickly evaluated his state in her mind. "Harry, you are starting to get tired now. Today's practice ends here; we will continue tomorrow."
After hearing Amanda's words, this time it was Harry who wasn't willing. He finished the rest of the chocolate in his hand and shook his head.
"I can still go on. Let's continue; I need to be ready to deal with Voldemort as soon as possible."
As he spoke, he clenched his hands. Since he already knew that he was a Horcrux accidentally created by Voldemort.
He had never thought about backing down. He would always forge ahead and face difficulties head-on. He would "arm" himself at the fastest speed possible, whether it be with Charms or his mind.
"Don't push yourself too hard, Harry," Amanda shook her head with an indifferent expression. "Being overly eager for success is not to be encouraged. You cannot push yourself too tightly."
When she said this, the other six Young Wizards present couldn't help but show an expression that said, 'I can't believe you can actually say such a thing.'
This was only because Amanda was gradually recovering now, and Hermione was always with her; otherwise, among them, the one who pushed herself the hardest was her.
It turned out she really was... one way with herself and another way with others.
"You still have plenty of time; there's no need to be in such a hurry."
"Besides, your talent is quite good. Like today, when you weren't deliberately resisting the practice, you already basically mastered the method of using Occlumency."
"What's lacking next is just the training for adaptation and resistance to rough Legilimency."
"Okay, I understand. Then we'll continue tomorrow." Harry nodded and crumpled the chocolate wrapper in his hand into a ball.
Standing up from the chair, Harry felt a sudden sharp pain in his brain. "Hiss..."
While he gasped, Ron had already moved quickly to steady him. Since he was the only boy here, he was definitely the most suitable person to support Harry.
Amanda waved her wand gently at Harry, who was being supported by Ron, and various silent diagnostic spells were cast upon him.
Two seconds later, Amanda withdrew her wand and began to "report" in a robotic voice, "Your body has no problems at all; it's just that your brain is under a slightly heavy burden. Go to bed early tonight, and you will be fine tomorrow morning."
"Okay, thank you, Amanda." Harry nodded with a smile, deciding to go to bed tonight right after finishing dinner.
In the following days, Harry continued to practice Occlumency with Amanda's help, and in contrast, final exam review also began.
Amanda's powerful learning ability allowed her to balance training Harry and studying well, but Harry himself was miserable.
He had to practice Occlumency and also be dragged along by Amanda and Hermione to review; he just felt that he was as busy as a spinning top, unable to stop at all.
Should he say it was fortunate that there was no Quidditch match this school year? Otherwise, he would have had to balance Quidditch training as well.
The final results of the Triwizard Tournament were also announced during these days. Without a doubt, Hogwarts' Cedric Diggory won first place.
Regarding this, neither Durmstrang nor Beauxbatons had any objections; after all, this first place was won by Hogwarts under everyone's watchful eyes.
Now, they were just waiting for the final end-of-year feast to award the prize to Cedric in front of everyone from the three magic schools.
It is worth mentioning that Durmstrang's Principal Karkaroff had run away. It seemed he was afraid of death, afraid of being tortured, and did not want to return to Voldemort's side. Therefore, the day after Harry spread the news of Voldemort's resurrection, he had vanished without a trace.
Regarding this news, Amanda just shook her head secretly. How could he possibly escape, given Voldemort's tyrannical nature?
He would not let someone who betrayed him and even tried to escape stay alive. Hearing of Karkaroff's death would just be a matter of time.
Nearly half a month was enough time for the Young Wizards of Hogwarts to finish reviewing the content of this school year and complete their final exams.
It was also enough time for Harry to grow from an Occlumency novice into someone who could skillfully use Occlumency.
Now, as confirmed by Amanda, as long as it wasn't Voldemort standing in front of him personally using Legilimency on him, Voldemort would be unable to do anything to Harry's brain based solely on that tiny connection from the Horcrux.
It could be said that the initiative was now completely in Harry's hands. If he wanted to see what Voldemort was thinking, he could drop the Occlumency; if he didn't want to see, he could use Occlumency. This way, not only could he not see what Voldemort was thinking, but Voldemort would also be unable to spy on his brain.
"So today is the last type of training." Amanda looked at Harry, who was sitting in front of her, while Hermione leaned on her shoulder, looking relaxed.
With final exams over, Hermione had completely relaxed, and in two more days, they would be heading home.
"What is the training today?" Harry looked at Amanda curiously. He had successfully completed the training for standard Legilimency and the training for violent Legilimency, and he had also successfully completed the training for resisting Legilimency. In one of the resistance training sessions, he was even able to make Amanda sway slightly from the recoil.
Although Amanda hadn't used her full strength, and although she hadn't even moved a step, but! But she had actually been shaken by him! He had made Amanda sway! Wasn't that worth being proud of?
Thinking of this, the corners of Harry's mouth couldn't help but turn up a little more.
"What we are training today is your ability to use Occlumency while resisting interference."
While Amanda said this in a voice without any ripples, she gave a look to Cho Chang and Marietta Eckmore standing to the side, and the two girls immediately understood.
Cho Chang was holding a gong in her hand, and Marietta Eckmore was holding a small drum in her hand as they walked to Harry's left and right sides.
"Resist, resist interference?" Harry looked left at Cho Chang, then right at Marietta Eckmore, and swallowed with some trepidation.
"Yes," Amanda nodded expressionlessly. "Based on an analysis of Voldemort's personality, there is a high probability that he will use Crucio in conjunction with Legilimency."
"This is to disrupt the Occlumency of the person being subjected to Legilimency, increasing the probability of a successful Legilimency."
"Um, and then?" Harry nodded, not quite understanding what all this that Amanda was saying had to do with the two musical instruments that Cho Chang and Marietta Eckmore were holding.
"I cannot use Crucio on you to help you adapt." Amanda shook her head as she spoke.
Crucio cannot be used on others; this is a regulation of the Ministry of Magic, and Amanda had always remembered this very firmly.
Furthermore, Harry was her friend; she could not use Crucio to train her own friend.
"So I will use a different method to interfere with you."
As soon as Amanda finished speaking, Cho Chang and Marietta Eckmore each struck the gong and the small drum on their respective sides.
At the same time, Amanda waved her wand gently, protecting Harry's eardrums so that he could hear the sound without his eardrums being damaged.
Otherwise, if this training ended up destroying Harry's ears, that would be counterproductive.
Clang... Boom...
Two loud noises exploded by Harry's ears. He felt his head jolt violently, and his vision was filled with flashing lights, as if the entire world except for him was spinning.
Because Amanda had said in advance that she would protect Harry's eardrums, neither Cho Chang nor Marietta Eckmore held back; both strikes were extremely forceful.
The two of them had used a silencing charm on themselves in advance, so they were not afraid of the sound.
But Harry wasn't; his eardrums were protected, but he could still hear the sound. At such a close distance, with such loud noises, it was... it was killing him.
Harry even began to think dizzily whether, perhaps, being hit with Crucio would be a little more bearable than this.
"How do you feel?" When she saw that Harry had almost recovered, Amanda drew her wand in preparation.
"Still, still okay," Harry reached out to rub his temples. "It's just noisy enough to make me dizzy."
"Okay, now begin, Legilimency!"
Controlling her powerful magic as it entered Harry's mind, Amanda nodded at Cho Chang and Marietta Eckmore while multitasking.
Clang! Boom!
Under the two loud noises, a crack instantly appeared in Harry's Occlumency, and Amanda's magic immediately swarmed forward, wanting to take advantage of the gap to enter.
However, at the next moment, she clearly felt her magic being blocked. Looking at Harry, who was gritting his teeth tightly, Amanda revealed a satisfied smile.
With such determination from Harry to resist Voldemort, this confrontation would certainly not be a problem.
The rest of the day was spent almost entirely in the sound of the gong and the small drum. By the time the training ended, Harry felt like he was about to be unable to stand up.
"Harry, you did very well," Amanda put away her wand and gave him a thumbs up. "You have completely finished the Occlumency practice and have fully mastered it."
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