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However the book that Esharry took the biggest interest in was one of the few that didn't contain any spells at all, the monster book of monsters.
When Harry finally unpacked his things from his trunk on his first full day at the Leaky Cauldron the monster book of monsters leapt from his trunk and immediately scurried under his bed. Harry had half a mind to leave it there since the first time he had tried to open the book it had attacked him in fact the only thing that even remotely made Harry want to go looking for the book was the thought that perhaps the old innkeeper might accidentally come across it while Harry was out in Diagon Alley and get attacked.
As Harry prepared to wrestle the book out from under the bed Esharry offered to help him out with it. Esharry demonstrated that using the same power that Harry could levitate his body with he could also grab hold of objects and direct their movement with his mind. According to Esharry they could each lift about five hundred pounds worth of stuff into the air or up to a thousand pounds if they combined their efforts. So dragging one book out from under the bed was no real challenge. But once they had the book Esharry made a discovery.
That book has a mind of its own! He exclaimed.
"You're telling me." Harry responded a bit exasperated as the book writhed and fought back against the invisible grip that held it.
No, I mean there's an actual mind inside that book. Esharry insisted. Not a very complex one mind, but one every bit as powerful as you might find in a dog or a cat.
"How can you tell?" Harry asked. He didn't really doubt it; the thing certainly acted like a wild animal, but Harry had just thought it was made to do so with a magical enchantment much like how many wizard toys could move and act on their own.
I can see it plain as day. Esharry explained. So could you if you just looked at it.
"I am looking at it." Harry dismissed.
Don't look at it using light. Look using your thoughts. Esharry said in a way that didn't seem helpful but Harry somehow understood what he meant. Harry noticed then that the power he projected from his mind changed slightly depending on which part of his brain he pushed it out through. Right now he was focusing his power through the top of his brain which gave his power a tactile nature. He could feel the book he was holding and the shape of the room around him. It was as if his power had taken the form of many hands that reached around him. By shifting a bit of his power to come from the back of his brain instead his power started feeding him information in a way that was more like sight.
Harry could see the flow of energy around the room, both his own power and the ambient magical energy of the Leaky Cauldron's many magical enchantments and protections. Interestingly this sight wasn't focused on his eyes or didn't just come from them. He could still see normally, and the sight of his eyes was overlaid with this new magical information, but he was also being fed this magical sight from the energy that was projected out from him. Every 'hand' that he projected not only felt the things it touched but also let him see from that spot that it touched as if he had grown an eyeball on that spot. All of this information combined in his head to give him a view as if he was floating outside of himself and a few feet away. He could see the back of his own head thanks to this. He guessed this was because he was pushing his power through two parts of his brain so the way each part of his brain changed things were combined. Perhaps if he pushed his power through the back of his head only then he would only see through his own eyes. An experiment for later.
For now Harry turned his attention to the monster book of monsters. He could clearly see what Esharry was talking about. The magical energy flowed through and out of the book in a way that was similar to how energy flowed through Harry's own head. It had made a kind of invisible, magical brain. Harry could see power pulse along different lines of it just before the book thrashed or snapped at the invisible power that held it. Thought, originating in this unseen brain that then prompted and controlled action. It was fascinating to watch.
Reach out and touch it. Esharry suggested. See how it reacts.
Harry did so. Harry tried to open the book, but when his fingers brushed the edges of the pages the book's brain lit up with an angry color and the thing thrashed more violently. Pain, Harry guessed, touching the edges of its cover or its pages caused the book pain, no wonder the thing had reacted violently to him the first time he held it. Next Harry touched the front cover. The book felt the touch but no pain, though it was startled by the contact and so shook away from him. Finally Harry brushed the spine of the book and it lit up with a happy sensation.
It's ticklish there. Esharry noticed. Perhaps some gentle stroking would calm it down.
It did. Over the next hour or so Harry learned much about his monster book. It appreciated a warning before being grabbed, Harry settled in a quick click of his tongue, it loved having its spine strokes. It knew its contents and could understand verbal commands, opening to a specific page number or the beginning of a topic when ordered. It didn't mind it if Harry touched the insides of its pages only the edges and preferred if Harry licked his thumb before turning a page. It was also hungry and could feed on ink, which vanished if splashed on its pages though Harry could ask it to leave any notes he deliberately wrote on its margins, or on paper. Its favorite treat was a pamphlet or a leaflet. And it responded very well to positive reinforcement.
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