HP: A Sociopath Gamer In Magic World [ Chapter 40: Mirror Dungeon! ] (Patreon)

Hermione:-

Covering her mouth, to stop her from gasping, she momentarily glanced at Harry who was abnormally quiet and pale.

Turning back to the game, she ignored the cheering crowd as Ravenclaw managed to score another point. The newly awakened Keeper was doing a bad job at guarding the post as they would flinch out of the way whenever Charles would swing his bat in their direction.

At first, she had been worried about her friend, hoping that he wouldn't get hurt, but now she was praying for the poor Puffs that were covered in injuries. Most looked to be on their last leg, flying at a lower speed, occasionally spiraling downwards, while Ravenclaw still looked mostly fresh.

"Bloody hell, Hermione. Why didn't you tell us about this? Isn't that Charles whatever your friend or something?" Ron accused her.

Giving him an irritated look, "His name is Charles Bell, and to be honest I've never actually seen him practice before."

"I've seen him run in the morning," a voice from behind them said. It was Fred followed by George.

"Strong little Firsty, he is-"

"-can pick up the heavyweights like nothing-"

"Wood's sweating like a pig over there-"

"-so be prepared for some harder training."

The bushy haired witch turned back to the game just as Ravenclaw scored another point.

"Ravenclaw Score. Score is Ravenclaw-210, Hufflepuff-50."

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"Ravenclaw Scores. Score is currently 210-50."

Hearing the score, I turned to the Captain for his order.

"Alright, it's time we put them out of their misery. Even without the Snitch we already won. Charles, you know what to do."

I gave a nod before bolting towards Samantha.

"Snitch is in the north quadrant, level 3. I'll distract Diggory," I told her, before flying up.

One of the Beaters sent a Bludger my way only for me to send it right back at them with even more force causing them to be knocked off their broom.

While everyone was too busy looking at me targeting their Seeker, Sam was left free to casually fly towards the Snitch and catch it.

"There it is! Samantha Baker catches the Golden Snitch for 150 points. Ravenclaw wins!"

The crowd exploded into excited applause as the match ended.

The Hufflepuff team looked to be the most relieved by this. Those still able to walk limped their way to the locker rooms, while those that couldn't were carried to the infirmary to treat their various injuries.

"The Quidditch Cup is as good as ours," Robert told the rest of the team as they landed.

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"Three loud cheers for Charles, Our Cannon" Robert shouted to everyone gathered in the common room, hoisting a bottle of Butterbeer high into the air.

"Hip-hip-"

"Hooray!"

"Hip-hip-"

"Hooray!"

"Hip-hip-"

"Hooray!"

I raised my own bottle as I received several pats on the back, taking small sips of the disgustingly sweet beverage.

While Ravenclaw was currently celebrating one of their best games to date, the entirety of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team was spending the night at the infirmary.

Despite the terrible condition we left them in, nothing was technically illegal, so there was not much they could do other than to remind us about sportingly conduct.

The party didn't stop until mid-night and only because Professor Flitwick came and told them to wrap it up, even if he took a moment to secretly give me a thumbs up.

Night:-

While everyone was asleep, I took the chance to sneak through the window, so as to not alert Professor Flitwick.

Thanks to [Observe] I've had been well aware of the various wards and charms placed to observe me.

[Observe] (Active) LV 20 EXP: 0.10%

[Description: Through continuous observation, a skill to observe objects, situations, and persons was generated allowing the user to quickly gather information.

Effect: You can see a target's: health, mana, weakness, attributes, status, background, emotions, current thought.

Effect: You can now see the secret passcodes of items if they have them.

Cost: 1 MP]

Jumping down, I used [Double Jump] to slow my descend until I reached the Third floor's bathroom window which I had conveniently left open earlier that day.

After successfully sneaking inside, I activated [Sneak].

[Sneak] (Active/ Passive) LV 12 EXP: 12.60%

[Description: Why fight them head on, when backstabbing is so much easier? Embrace your ninja side.

Passive: You become 60% harder to detect.

Active: By using mana, you can become invisible. You can move slowly but any noise you make breaks the illusion.

Cost: 40 MP per minute.]

My mana regeneration was currently at 58 MP per minute so this meant that I could keep the effect on permanently. Though just to be safe I added a sound dampening charm to my feet.

With my preparations in place I made my way through the empty school hallways, making sure to keep an eye on the map window at all times.

It only took me 10 minutes to make my way to the entrance of an unused classroom.

I didn't bother to check for any traps as I had swept the place earlier that morning.

At the other end of the room was the fabled mirror of Erised.

Approaching it, I received a notification.

Would you like to enter [Mirror Dungeon]? [Accept/Decline]

I accepted without a moments' pause. My level was just high enough for me to enter, which I did by placing one hand on the mirror's surface. My reflection rippled as if it was made of water, my fingertips slightly sinking in.

There wasn't much resistance as I fully walked through it.

What awaited me on the other side was an exact replica of the room I had just been in with the only difference beeing that everything was reversed.

Looking at the engravings of the mirror I saw that it now read 'I show not your face but your heart's desire.'

Taking out my wand, I exited the room.

It was a little jarring to see everything on the opposite side, but I was quick to adjust.