Occlumency

## Chapter 132: Occlumency

Improving the Vanishing Cabinet was familiar territory for Wade, and he completed the task in half the expected time.

Learning the Disillusionment Charm was a bit more complex, but Wade had actually been teaching himself for a long time and had a solid foundation in Transfiguration. By Saturday evening, he had finally mastered the Disillusionment Charm.

Currently, his Disillusionment Charm only allowed for color changes; if one looked closely, he could still be spotted. However, with enough magical power, the Disillusionment Charm could achieve complete invisibility.

Additionally, repairing the Invisibility Cloak would also require the Disillusionment Charm.

With his planned work complete, Wade still had a full day of the weekend left.

"Perhaps you could explore Hogsmeade Village? Or go on an adventure nearby?"

Lupin suggested his favorite student-era activities. "There are quite a few interesting places around here; I could be your guide. If there's anything you want to buy, I could help you with that too."

However, Wade asked, "Remus, do you know the Imperius Curse?"

Lupin's expression became a little uneasy. "The Imperius Curse is one of the three Unforgivable Curses... Do you know about the Unforgivable Curses?"

"I do," Wade said calmly. "The Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and the Killing Curse are the three Unforgivable Curses. Using them on someone leads to a life sentence in Azkaban."

"Since you know that, you should understand that there's no way I would ever teach you such a spell!"

Lupin stated decisively, "These are evil Dark Magic spells; no one should learn or even come into contact with them!"

"It's getting late, you should head back to school."

He turned to open the Vanishing Cabinet.

"Don't be so sensitive, Remus."

But Wade said, "I'm not asking you to teach me the Imperius Curse. I just want to know if Occlumency can resist the Imperius Curse?"

Lupin realized he had misunderstood and felt a little awkward, but he felt he couldn't blame himself for being overly sensitive—

Wade wanted to learn everything and learned everything quickly. Even though he already surpassed the skill level of many graduates, he still seemed unsatisfied.

That insatiable greed and thirst for knowledge... sometimes it even made Lupin feel uneasy.

Once he had learned all the orthodox magic, would Wade turn to more powerful Dark Magic?

Lupin didn't know, but a sense of responsibility often made him worry about this.

He thought for a moment before saying, "As long as one's willpower is strong enough, they can resist the Imperius Curse. However... Occlumency does help."

In fact, Occlumency can not only resist the Imperius Curse but also prevent possession and even resist the effects of Veritaserum.

The Wizengamot at the time believed that Sirius Black might know Occlumency, and even if Veritaserum was used during his interrogation, there was no guarantee he would speak the truth.

Coupled with the situation at the time... and Sirius's wicked act of killing Peter, as well as his well-known role as the Secret-Keeper while the Potter couple were killed in their own home by Voldemort...

Ultimately, Sirius Black was sent to Azkaban without a trial.

A life sentence.

All these years, Lupin had never had the chance to ask his old friend... why...

Lupin's expression became momentarily dazed, then he heard the voice of the student in front of him.

"I've been practicing Occlumency for a long time," Wade said. "I'd like you to help me test my progress."

The magic of clearing one's mind isn't complicated to practice, but the line between it and simply zoning out isn't very clear.

Without truly experiencing external mental penetration, it's difficult to confirm if one's Occlumency level can withstand such an invasion.

Lupin was silent for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you worried about me seeing your memories?"

"I trust you won't rifle through my memories. And if it truly involves privacy, I'll use other magic to resist," Wade said.

Harry's experience in the story told him that with preparation, offensive spells could also disrupt Occlumency.

Such as the Disarming Charm.

"...Alright."

Lupin had no reason to refuse. He took out his wand and said, "If you're ready, we'll begin."

"Of course..." Wade also drew his wand. "Let's start."

"Three, two, one... Legilimency!"

Magical invasion... Lupin felt clear resistance, only reading a blank.

One second, two seconds...

After more than ten seconds, it suddenly felt like a soap bubble had burst, and countless images flashed by in quick succession...

Eating in the Great Hall... attending class... doing homework... eating in the Great Hall... walking through the castle corridors with friends... doing homework... attending class...

He voluntarily broke off the magic.

"You weren't resisting?" Lupin asked in surprise.

From what he knew of Wade, his Occlumency shouldn't have only been able to resist for a mere ten-odd seconds.

"If my mind was completely blank, wouldn't that just tell others something was wrong?"

Wade said, enduring the discomfort, "I tried not to recall anything at all, but then I thought... perhaps it's better to cover important memories with ineffective ones..."

Lupin was speechless for a moment.

Wade wasn't sure. "Did I overdo it?" he asked.

He remembered Snape was a master of Occlumency and was even a spy for Voldemort. When Voldemort wanted to look into his memories, could Snape really just show him a blank slate?

He must have had to let the Dark Lord read what he wanted him to, instead of simply resisting.

Wade had been working towards that.

"No," Lupin finally said after a long pause. "Most wizards can't reach this level... but if you can learn to overwrite memories, or even fake them, that would be even better."

"But we're going to try a different practice method."

He took a bright red apple from the cupboard, placed it on the table, and said, "Look at this, remember this image. Then hide this memory so I can't find it."

Wade stared at the apple.

Lupin asked, "What's your favorite fruit?"

Wade replied casually, "Watermelon, I guess... Mangoes and cherries are good too..."

"*Legilimency!*" Lupin suddenly moved.

Eating in the Great Hall... classes... homework... eating... classes... flying on a broom... a tapestry with Trolls... reading... a red apple...

A red spell suddenly knocked Lupin's Wand away, and Wade staggered, almost falling.

His head buzzed and throbbed with pain.

Lupin helped him sit down and poured him a cup of hot chocolate.

"That was very good. To be able to do this much at the beginning is remarkable," Lupin praised.

Wade drank the chocolate; it seemed to contain a strange magic that soothed the throbbing pain in his temples.

"I couldn't resist it," Wade sighed, disappointed.

He knew that he had instinctively tried to hide the Room of Requirement, and then the apple had been exposed.

"Don't be so hard on yourself, Wade," Lupin said gently. "No one can learn such difficult magic all at once; it requires a long period of practice."

Wade rested for a bit, put down the cup, and took out his Wand again.

"Again!"

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