ChronoLuna - Across realms

Chapter 18: Flight, Dreams, and the Room That Answers

That night, as Ravenclaw Tower rested under silver moonlight, Luna's sleep rippled.

She floated again.

Not in her body, not even in time—but in the realm of dreams. It was more vivid than memory, yet less stable than a prophecy. Her bare feet touched nothing, yet the stars turned beneath her.

A voice—not hers, not the system's—echoed.

"When threads are severed, what binds the weave must mend it... or watch it fall apart."

She spun gently in the void, strands of golden light stretching in all directions like veins across the sky. Some pulsed with life. Others... frayed.

One thread—blackened and burned—snapped before her. She gasped as its fragments flared across the dream-sky, colliding into another bright line.

That second thread flickered... then reformed.

Her own.

She opened her eyes with a shiver.

System Message:

"Dream Resonance Stable. Energy fragment absorbed. Recommend increased training in core Hogwarts spellwork.

Note: Magic density in Hogwarts timeline is moderate. Marvel-world-level threats not present yet.

Physical capabilities allow advanced flying and enhanced combat reflexes. Begin integration."

Morning – Quidditch Tryouts

Madam Hooch stood with her arms crossed and eyes sharp like a hawk.

"All right, first-years. If you think you can really handle a broom, mount up."

Luna stepped forward among the gathered students. She didn't hesitate.

The broom responded to her touch—too easily.

It rose with the whisper of wind before she even finished the command.

"Up," she said softly. It snapped into her palm.

By the time others had taken off, wobbling like newborn owlets, Luna was already circling above, her body adjusting intuitively to the weight, pull, and drag.

She wasn't just flying. She was moving like someone meant to fly.

From below, Harry Potter narrowed his eyes in surprise. "She's good," he muttered.

Madam Hooch kept her voice even, but her raised eyebrow betrayed her interest.

"Someone's been practicing."

Luna just smiled gently. She wasn't showing off. But her system had integrated her body for high-speed spatial response ever since she was small. This was merely a new stage.

System Note:

"Flight adaptation near optimal. Reflex integration level: 87%.

Recommend use of flying as strategic movement method.

Optional: try out for Seeker role — compatible."

Luna didn't answer aloud. She wasn't interested in spotlight—not yet.

Afternoon – The Room That Answers

After lunch, she felt it.

A ripple in the castle. A spatial pulse.

Luna followed the magic, her feet light and certain. She'd studied Hogwarts' ley lines for weeks—her sensitivity to time and space had grown enough to feel hidden places.

Behind a blank wall, she walked three times and thought:

"I need a place to practice what no one sees."

A door appeared.

Inside was the Room of Requirement, shaped like a dueling chamber, shelves lined with Hogwarts spellbooks, targets floating in mid-air, and silencing runes glowing gently.

System Message:

"Room of Requirement synced with host. Temporary dream-channel anchoring enabled."

**Training Suggestions:

Standard Hogwarts spellwork mastery

Rune control and enchantment layering

Passive dream-magic channeling

Observational manipulation of time anomalies — long-term goal."_**

Luna breathed deeply.

This was her world now: hidden, quiet, vast.

She raised her wand. "Lumos."

The tip lit up like a star.

She trained in silence—Stupefy, Protego, Disillusionment, even silent casting. Every spell built not for flash, but for survival.

Her magic felt... smoother. Like silk pulled from the folds of her soul. Her dreams sometimes whispered new methods, ideas that blurred traditional magic with innovation.

Late Night Reflection

Back in her bed, her muscles pleasantly sore, Luna stared at the velvet ceiling.

The dream hadn't returned.

But her direction was clear.

System Log:

Progress synchronized:

– Flight proficiency: Above standard

– Spellwork Control: Improving

– Emotional stability: Balanced

– Dream-Magic: Latent, now safe to awaken gently

– Time & Space Magic: Dormant. Estimated Activation: Age 14+

Note: Avoid attention from castle wards or faculty by overperformance. Maintain 'curious' profile."

Luna closed her eyes. She wouldn't run ahead too fast. But she would be ready.

Because time was not a straight line.

And neither was destiny.

End of Chapter 18.