{Rigel's Room, Slytherin Dorm, Hogwarts}
{10th Sep 1991}
{3rd Person POV}
"What do you think slut, ready to make a deal or not?" Rigel asked, looking at the flushed look on Pansy's face he was pretty sure that she would agree. But contrary to his expectations, the brunette had a lot more fight than he thought. Her hand clearly grabbed onto his wrist, trying to remove his grip.
Rigel frowned, and he instantly let go of her. It seemed like he misjudged her because he looked at her requirements and just assumed she would be easy. She shared many similarities with Evelyn and Narcissa, so he thought she would be submissive, too, but it seemed like he judged her too lightly.
"No- Cough, Cough... stay bac-" Pansy wheezed as she took a couple of steps back. Her reaction was a little too much, considering he had just squeezed her neck lightly, just enough to cut off her air supply for not more than a couple of seconds.
'Was it because she is too used to being treated gently?' Rigel thought, but in any case, since she was on guard right now, it wouldn't do well to continue trying to persuade her.
'I'm pretty sure she was aroused, I guess the Pleasure Lock skill will have to do.'
"Don't get your panties in a twist," Rigel spoke, getting Pansy's attention again. "I thought from your reactions that you would make a good pet. Weren't purebloods known for their manners?" he wondered out loud, trying to get a raise from her.
"I'm not a pet," Her voice had difficulty conveying her affronted look as it was still pretty weak.
"I guess you are not... well I guess my conditions remain the same, if you want to discuss them further then get on your knees, otherwise... ~Mischefss Managedsss~" Rigel gave her an ultimatum and whispered the password again.
He saw her flinch at his liberal use of Parseltongue. There was a hint of hesitation and greed in her eyes, but she managed to get her bearings right and walked over to the room. The door opened quite easily, and after hesitating again for a split second, she walked out of the room.
Rigel thought. He walked over to the gate and closed it. Now that he was in the room, it wouldn't matter much, so he decided to continue his research into wards.
He sat down at his table and thought about what he had learned in the last couple of days. Wards, as he was expecting, were a sub-branch of Runes. They worked like a security blanket but had multiple set conditions that would trigger a ward.
The simplest alert ward that he was after needed a combination of 7 runes to create. Each of the runes had a different function and would have a different desired effect when mana ran through it, as well as what runes were linked to it.
In addition, there were several different ways to get similar results, just like with potions. He hasn't started exploring runes yet as he was waiting for an engraving kit that he had owl-ordered.
'It should be here by tomorrow. I think by then, I should cram some knowledge about the Norse Runic Language. It is supposed to be the easiest of them to learn,' Rigel thought. His eyes scanned the symbols, which were mainly formed of lines, dots, and half circles, and how they were intricately interconnected to form a runic scheme.
While Rigel wasn't sure if copying and pasting these symbols would be enough, it was his only read because proper runes class was still two years away.
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'''... The Fire Rune {ᛙᛁ◟ᛁ} is one of the most basic Norse runes. When mana runs through it, a spark is created. The intensity of the spark depends on the amount of mana that is pushed through the runes. To control the mana, a Control Rune {╵╮ᛁ⸍ᛍᚽ} is used. This Rune could take mana from a magical source or ward stone to power the Runic Scheme...'''
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'''...The Eye of Ra {ᛂᚤᛂ} could detect most basic movements and could trigger an Alert Rune {⸝◟ᛍ}. This Rune could then further trigger a change with a linked magical object...'''
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'''...A wardstone is needed to anchor a ward. Two Runic scripts needed to be inscribed, one on the connecting ward stone and one on the anchors where the ward needs to be located. Along with that, a magical artifact that could handle a physical change is necessary in order to complete an alert ward...'''
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Rigel leaned back into his chair. From what he could tell, he was far from being able to erect a ward in Myrtyl's Bathroom. The two primary things he realized that he was missing were a wardstone and something that could show that the Alert ward was tripped. He needed both of these things because he was creating a brand new ward, and he didn't have access to Hogwarts ward stone, so obviously, he couldn't anchor it to the school's power source.
'So I need to buy a wardstone as well. A small one would do since I just need it for one ward,' Rigel thought. He flipped over the pages of the book Introduction to Wards: The Frontlines of Defensive Seige. The introduction to Wardstones was a little different than he had imagined.
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'''...Wardstones are gemstones that have a compact structure. Due to their special structure, ward stones are able to absorb and store ambient mana, thus making them perfect for anchoring wards and even being used in other runic schemes. The effectiveness of ward stones depends on how compact their internal structure...'''
'Diamonds, wizards are using diamonds to anchor wards?' Rigel thought. The absurd thought was pushed aside as another idea came to him. The market for Synthetic diamonds was quite huge in his past life, could he use those diamonds to anchor wards? If so, then he needed to work hard to capitalize on it before anyone else could.
*Knock* *Knock*
Two knocks on his door interrupted his dreams as he stood up from his desk and walked over to open the door. Daphne peered into his room for a brief second and then asked, "What did she want?"
"She was trying to strike a deal for the Core Expansion Ritual," Rigel shrugged. "Come in. I was just studying runes. You might be able to help me."
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AN—I decided against conquering Pansy on the first try; it seemed a little too easy for now. Instead, you get to see a basic idea of the Runic system! Pansy would return soon, though!
P.S - 40+ Chapters on P.atreon!