Hogwarts: This Wizard is Unscientific 29
by adminChapter 29: Can a Ravenclaw Troublemaker Be Like a Gryffindor?
“Whew——”
Andy took a deep breath. Professor Flitwick was a very talented professor; not only was he extremely patient, but he was also the Head of Ravenclaw, making him naturally close to Andy.
Andy decided to leave a deep impression on Professor Flitwick to make it easier for him to ask for advice on magic in the future.
Looking at the sand on the desk, Andy didn’t cast a spell, but simply waved his wand casually—it wasn’t even the standard gesture for a Cleaning Charm.
The sand on the desk instantly disappeared.
“Oh! What did I see, a beautiful silent spell!”
Professor Flitwick was so excited he almost fainted. Ravenclaw had really found a treasure this year, and two at that!
He had naturally guessed that Andy had practiced magic beforehand.
However, practicing magic beforehand didn’t mean he could use magic to this extent.
If your understanding of a spell isn’t deep enough, no matter how many times you practice, your level will remain the same.
Learning magic is never about mindlessly waving a wand, but about deep thinking based on the fundamentals.
Just from the few questions Andy asked in class, Professor Flitwick dared to confirm that Andy must have conducted in-depth research on magic.
“Five points to Ravenclaw!” Professor Flitwick excitedly shouted.
He felt a little smug.
Earlier in the staff room, Professor McGonagall had teased him, asking how he would handle the Ravenclaw troublemakers.
Andy was quite famous in Hogwarts’ professorial circles, after all, he was the first young wizard who dared to argue with Dumbledore.
Professor Flitwick couldn’t help but think, he really should let Professor McGonagall take a good look; can our Ravenclaw troublemakers be the same as your Gryffindor troublemakers?
Gryffindor troublemakers are truly mischievous, while our Ravenclaw troublemakers—they may just think more and have conducted in-depth reflection on things.
“By the way, Mr. Collins, what’s your first-year afternoon class?” Professor Flitwick seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked.
“It’s Transfiguration, Professor!”
Andy replied, “Professor McGonagall’s class.”
Fantastic!
Professor Flitwick clenched his fist hard. He planned to wait until Andy and the others finished class and then go to the staff room to ambush Professor McGonagall.
He really wanted to see her expression then.
Andy: “?”
What’s wrong with the professor?
“Ahem! Continue your practice.”
Professor Flitwick turned around nimbly, as if nothing had happened, “You must be firm in your understanding, your incantations should be clear and fluent, and your gestures must be standard.”
At this moment, which of the young wizards had the heart to practice the Cleaning Charm? What had they seen?
A young wizard in their year had already mastered the technique of silent casting.
This is a high-end spellcasting technique that many adult wizards cannot master.
Even if some young wizards didn’t understand what silent casting meant, other young wizards would enthusiastically explain it to them.
“He’s really amazing.” Harry looked at Andy with some envy.
He hadn’t successfully cast a single spell so far. He even began to doubt whether he lacked talent in this area.
“Yeah! He’s loved reading since he was little.” Ron tirelessly recounted his experience of visiting Andy—every time he saw Andy, he was reading at home.
“We should read more books too.” Ron made up his mind.
But after a while, Ron invited Harry to play Wizard’s Chess after class because he had come up with a new idea.
“Did you really master the technique of silent casting?” Hermione looked at Andy in shock.
“How is that possible?”
Andy shrugged, “Just this one spell. Since I learned this spell, my mom has given me the household cleaning duties.”
And the sand on the table was very obvious; this was already the simplest application of the Cleaning Charm.
“That’s still quite remarkable.”
Hermione said, “At least, you have experience in this area.”
“It’s not that simple.”
Andy shook his head and said, “Different spells have different principles. You have to skillfully master the principles of each spell and integrate them into your magic.”
Boom!!!
While Andy was whispering to Hermione, a sudden explosion rang out in the classroom, scaring Andy into immediately drawing his wand.
“Protego!”
Andy: “…”
Okay, this explosion wasn’t that exaggerated. It was just a small-scale explosion caused by a Gryffindor young wizard’s incorrect spellcasting.
The power was about the same as a firecracker.
Andy remembered that the young wizard’s name was Seamus Finnigan.
Uh… the one who blew up the fertilizer bucket in Herbology class.
Andy decided that in the future, unless absolutely necessary, he should absolutely not offend this person easily.
Imagine, you are dueling with Mr. Finnigan, but no matter what spell he casts, it will have the effect of a Bombarda spell, so are you afraid or not?
One hour and twenty minutes passed quickly, and at twelve o’clock sharp, Charms class ended.
Andy had also witnessed the overall level of this year’s young wizards.
Until the end of class, only a few young wizards had reduced the amount of sand on the table; most young wizards’ spells didn’t even have the slightest effect.
However, this didn’t mean that these young wizards lacked talent.
On the contrary, as long as they study at Hogwarts for seven years, they will at least have a considerable level of magic as adults.
The magical world’s regulation that young wizards enroll at the age of eleven is not without reason.
Young wizards have poor comprehension abilities, and it is also difficult for them to adjust their thoughts and emotions, plus before the age of eleven, their magic is not stable enough.
However, after they live at Hogwarts for a while, this will quickly improve.
After all, Hogwarts is specifically for teaching this.
The Transfiguration class didn’t start until two o’clock in the afternoon.
After lunch, Andy originally wanted to go to the library to read, but Hermione insisted on going to the abandoned classroom to practice spells.
Andy didn’t mind.
Practicing magic and reading were essentially the same thing for Andy, as long as it could improve his strength.
Since there was a Transfiguration class in the afternoon, Andy decided to practice his Transfiguration magic.
Transfiguration, like Charms, requires a large amount of magical theory as support.
To transform one substance into another, you must simultaneously master the properties of both substances, and then with a lot of repetitive practice, you can fully master Transfiguration magic.
Andy had read many books on this subject and had also practiced Transfiguration magic at home.
Moreover, Andy also had his mother Helena’s explanations, coupled with his high Transfiguration talent of four points, Andy’s progress in Transfiguration was actually quite fast.
Hermione continued to practice Charms.
She planned to first master the technique of throwing the Lumos spell and then practice other spellcasting techniques.
After all, being overly ambitious is a great taboo in learning.
(End of Chapter)
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