Chapter 66 - Academy (2/2)

Aryan ”You have managed to pass the preliminary test in 16 minutes Charles. Congratulations. I was not expecting that from a European. In fact you are the first European in two centuries to pass this preliminary test. I heard that European wizards do not pay impotance to physical exercise hence the failure rate.”

He then handed me a red coloured potion in a small vial and said ”Drink this potion. It will restore your stamina and heal your injuries. You will need to be in your perfect condition for the real test. I will wait till you are ready and then take you to the Elder. You can ask me questions while we wait.”

I drank the potion which looked like an improved version of the pepper-up potion and also smelt like it. Instantly I felt a soothing sensation flowing through my body healing all my muscle pains. While this was happening, I decided to ask the question that had been on my mind for the last two days.

I asked ”What is the name of this place?”

He smirked and replied ”So you were unable to make sense of the words on the gate. I did not expect you to since it was written in a language called Sanskrit. It looks like Hindi since Hindi and many other Indian languages were derived from it. The name of the place is *******. I am sure that you did not understand that since it is Sanskrit. It means the Holy centre for learning.”

I nodded and asked another question ”Are there many foreigners presently inside the academy who have passed the test and have been allowed an opportunity to study here?”

Aryan replied ”Many people have come here to study from all parts of the world over the years. Mostly from Asian countries Only a few foreigners are present inside the academy right now but many of the past student do come by and visit every now and then. None of them are from Europe though. We have not had a European student in nearly 3 centuries.”

Before I could ask more questions I heard the sounds of other people talking and saw some people coming out of the building. Aryan went towards them to chat with them. They too had the weird magic cores that I had seen in Aryan but I could sense that they were weaker than him which was good since high disparity in strength between the European and Indian wizards was not good.

I used the free time to take a good look at the Elders building. It was big, bigger than the Black castle but not as big as Hogwarts. I could not judge the number of floors from the outside due to the peculiar structure of the building which was similar to the Chinese buildings I had seen in Mangas but my guess is it has 5 floors. The walls of the building were made up of marble and hence the building was in white in colour. The white building surrounded by snowy mountains gave it a unique beauty and made it more attractive than the Taj Mahal. The building also had similar decorations that were seen on the academy gate which added some extra attraction to the beauty of the building.

While I was admiring the beauty Aryan returned and said ”It seems you are are all healed up. Lets go.”

I stood up and followed him into the building. It was time for my test.