The Curse ✔️

Chapter 18: Hitting the brick wall

Rumours spread that I slept with Leon, which resulted in Bella giving me the stink eye every time she walked past me. It amazed me how quickly people believed this rumour, considering Leon came nowhere near my room and actually took another girl back to his room after the party.

So, adding up to the drama I was already knee-deep in, was the sudden ostracizing from all of Bella's friends, which turned out to be half the campus.

I avoided the nasty stares directed at me during our Black Magic class. Thar talked about the basics of protection against black magic attacks. To me, that was a fairly simple task, since every time I threw a spell it worked against black magic just as efficiently as it did against white magic.

I focused on my paper and drew down dozens of pentagrams, trying to remember what it could mean. A pentagram was a symbol witches frequently used for simple spells, prayers, circles of protection and such. There was no evil connotation to it, but the sign freaked me out more than it used to.

"Excuse me, Professor Adara," Amma raised her hand, "is black magic efficient against evil spirits?"

Oh, nice question. I lifted my head towards her and nodded, knowing this was useful information if we went through with summoning my grandma's spirit. Spirit summoning was much easier than demon summoning, but it could also easily go awry if those participating didn't know the basics.

Usually, stupid humans who thought it was a joke.

"Uh, yes. I do not recommend summoning a spirit without proper training, though." Thar's gaze immediately snapped in my direction, like he read my mind. I shrugged slightly.

"And what's proper training?" I asked, realising Amma blushed, probably a bit embarrassed she even asked the question. Thar sighed, biting his lower lip. I could see his teacher braining trying to figure out the best way to answer.

"In order to summon a spirit, you need to have a clear intent on your mind. If someone during the séance thinks ill thoughts, or imagines what could go wrong, there's a real chance of something other than the spirit you want to talk to coming through. Clear intent and clear heart." He said and I saw the students write his words down.

I wondered how many of them would eventually try a summoning spell.

"If the spirit wants to talk to you, too, it can be fairly easy." Thar continued. "It's easier if the spirit has some unfinished business that makes him visit our plane frequently."

Could my grandma have some unfinished business? What if she simply refused to talk to me? I didn't really know if she was benevolent in the first place.

"Can the spirits attack you if you summon them against their will?" I asked and Thar locked his eyes with mine, very obviously letting me know he knew I wasn't asking out of pure curiosity.

"Not if you take necessary precautions. You need to protect your summoning circle. Basic protection spells should be enough, but you have to make sure you did the spell right." Thar spoke directly to me. He was probably well aware that if I wanted to do it, I would do it no matter how hard he tried to forbid it. And it was better if we actually prepared.

"Is there a chance of summoning more than one spirit?" I asked, trying to think of everything that could go wrong. Thar leaned onto the cathedra, his eyes darkening.

"You have to know that there are spirits that are constantly trying to reach over to our side. Once they feel the is veil breached, they will rush to the spot. Things like lights flickering, vases falling down, glass breaking are not uncommon. To some of them, this is their only chance to make their presence known. But, if you have the right protection spell, they cannot hurt you." Thar talked to me, anger flickering in his eyes.