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Master Keller adjust the front of Harrison's robes with an expert eye. Harrison was in his grey apprentice robes. Stars lined the bottom signifying that they were for spacial magic.

Finally content with his robes Keller stepped back. He said, "There you are ready."

"You taught me well, Master Keller," he said, "I can do this."

Keller smiled slightly as he said in a low voice, "Of course you can. You have two masteries already. This is just the final step."

Harrison smiled at his master. Spacial magic was a combination of Runes and Inscriptions. Inscriptions required a steady hand just as Runes did. They were what created magic circles. That was the most common form of spacial magic. Along with making spacial rings like the one he currently wore.

The less common forms were definitely more fun. One was going to get him a mastery. He just knew it. Years of working on it was all coming to a head.

Keller's hand squeezed his shoulder and then he was steered to the floo. He called out as he threw it into the fireplace, "Spacial Mastery Hall!"

They arrived in the Hall. Harrison had only been to the Spacial Hall of France twice. Both times had been for a conference where it was expected for him to attend with Master Keller. His family didn't know that he regularly attended Balls and Conferences alongside his master. He would be expected to attend them as a Master as well.

A handful of wizards were walking around the floo room. Most of them wore plain robes showing they were visitors. They would have to be invited in by a Master. Or a senior apprentice if the Master was particularly busy.

The building was mostly brick and stone. Magic kept it at a perfect temperature all year long. Doors lined the hallways and there were several staircases leading to various floors.

The first floor was for meetings with clients. If the client was new they were required to come to the Hall. There they would sign a secrecy contract. Spacial magic was a secret in itself. Only those who had the talent were invited to become apprentices.

Second floor was where the library was held. Their library was the only known collection of books on spacial magic.

The third floor was where most apprentices spent their time. Rooms that could be used for experiments or studying. There were also a handful of bedrooms for apprentices that had nowhere else to go.

Finally there was the fourth floor. The masters used this floor. It was also where he would go for his mastery exams. When he received his mastery he would get his own rooms on that floor.

Master Keller kept a firm hand on his shoulder as they headed up the nearest set of stairs. They were greeted occasionally as they passed masters and apprentices. No one stopped them however they knew why he was here.

Together they went straight to the exam room. Keller knocked on the door and announced, "Apprentice Potter here to take his Mastery exams."

There was a slight pause before a gruff voice order, "Enter, Apprentice Potter."

Harrison moved to do as he was bid and as he entered the room Keller whispered, "Good luck, kid."

Harrison didn't turn to look at his master and mentor. There was no need. He had trained for this and knew every question that would be asked by heart. When he entered he saw three masters sitting at a long table. A small desk was in front of the table and it held a packet of papers on it. That was the written exam he knew. The first step in his mastery exams and where most failed.

During the exams only 1 in 20 apprentices were able to pass the written exam. The written exam had to be passed with an 80% to move onto the next stage. If one failed or bowed out at any stage they would have to wait a year before trying again.

Bowing low at the waist Harrison said in fluent French, "Good morning, Grand Master and Master Kailin."

The Grand Master returned the greeting with a simple raise of his chin. Kailin was a short stocky bald man in his mid-fifties with cold brown eyes.

Then the Grand Master ordered, "Sit down and begin Apprentice Potter. You may begin. The exam will last for three hours unless you finish early. Ten questions can be skipped without effecting your grade."

Harrison rose from his bow and headed for the small desk. The packets started off with some of the hardest questions in spacial magic. Many of it was simply theory that had not been proven as of yet. Not only was there multiple choice but space for open ended answers.

Due to his time with his master he knew how to correctly answer each question. In Keller's eyes there was no such thing as a straight forward answer. One should be able to explain things in great detail.

It took him two hours to go through papers and another twenty minutes to check them. Once he was sure that nothing else could be done he stood and moved to stand before the two examiners. Without a word he placed it in front of them with his chin raised.

The Grandmaster stared him down for a moment. They were gaging and deciding his worth. Then he was waved towards the door. Harrison took the hint and left the room heading down the hall to one of the waiting rooms.

There were two waiting for when there was an exam going on. They were rarely used as a Talent in Spacial Magic was fairly rare. Upon seeing him their eyes bulged in surprise. No doubt they thought him too young to be here.

As if reading his thoughts one sneered, "What's this? An itty bitty apprentice? Should you be up here, baby apprentice? Today is the day they are doing the Mastery Examinations."

Harrison turned his head to the side to look at them and said coldly, "I am here for my Mastery Examinations. Unlike you two I did not wait til the last minute to become an apprentice."

"That's a lie," the first shouted.

Harrison simply smirked. There wasn't a need to argue further. If he wasn't meant to be in this room the wards would not allowed him entry.

The two continued to try and weasel information out of him. That went about as well as his parents trying to guilt trip him into attending Rose's balls. Internally he shuddered at the thought. Balls and galas were not his thing and never would be. He tolerated them for his apprenticeship but if he could avoid them he would.