Written by: Riddhis Sharma - 26006, Grade X
Posted on: 18 January, 2024
Olivander was fully aware that Peter and Andrew would try to avenge their parents and the village, but he believed that they would do it without the use of black magic.
Back when Azrail studied in the school, Olivander was always worried about him as he would ask questions about Dark Magic in every class. He once asked Azrail where he knew all of that information from, but Azrail refused to reveal it. Olivander, after several years, cast detection magic and saw that he was in the library’s restricted section.
Olivander had only one fear above all after defeating Zenos’s opponent. ‘What if someone stronger than him appears? Would we still be able to stop him?’ was what he thought every night before sleeping. So, Olivander searched for a successor to inherit the will to serve justice, and he once also thought of Azrail. Still, after finding out about Azrail’s midnight library search, his expectations all vanished. It was a disastrous moment for Olivander when he came to know that Azrail would drop out of school the next day. Olivander instinctively knew that Azrail would follow the wrong path, a path where he would have to lose everything he had: his family, friends, and even his soul.
Olivander tried to stop Azrail once, but after hearing what he had to say, Olivander knew that no matter how much he would try to convince him, Azrail’s thoughts would be rigid and firm, which was a great disappointment. The day Azrail stepped out of the school, the May village was filled with only dead bodies and a foul smell of blood. Olivander was worried about Azrail, thinking that he would be a wild beast that would do anything when he would starve for power, and it became a reality.
But after Peter came to school, Olivander saw a faint glimpse of his prime when he was as strong as Zenos’s opponent, who was also known as Felon. On the day of Peter’s examination to be taken into the school, Olivander saw something he could do only when he was 15: double casting. Peter cast fire magic from his right hand and wind magic from the left. It was as if the heavens had blessed him with pure magic that could be changed into any form at will. All the teachers were shocked to see such an advanced form of magic coming from a child who was barely five years old. So, with this immense talent, Peter got accepted into the school the moment he demonstrated his double casting skills. Unfortunately, Peter hadn’t learned any basic magic and had manifested his double casting in a forest while cutting wood. Unaware of his rare achievement, Peter showed this to Andrew, who was amused by his sibling’s achievement. Andrew was the only one to know about the double casting skills of Peter, and Peter also never showed it to anyone.
Olivander thought of keeping him in tier 2 magic class, but others thought that it wouldn’t be appropriate, and by the majority of votes on keeping him in tier 1 magic class, Peter was placed in tier 2 magic class.
