days at Hogwarts

Chapter 177 Soul and Magic Power

Professor Flitwick groped and sat down on the stone bench. The short body with short limbs was in sharp contrast to the huge and twisted stone. A strange feeling lingered in the hearts of the little wizards, making them quiet unconsciously.

Because of the goblin blood, Professor Flitwick's voice was a little shrill: "We are not gathered here today to describe the concept of spells with complicated grammar, and I have no intention of analyzing the similarities and differences of the concepts of spells in different versions in books."

After the blessing of [loud voice], Flitwick's voice can spread to every corner of the classroom. The powerful spell control makes the voice of the preaching remind every little wizard's ear, but it doesn't seem deafening and noisy.

"The origin of the spell is beyond investigation, but any wizard knows very well that its function is to change or increase specific attributes of an object or creature. The spell focuses on what the object "does" rather than "what it is". For example, let the pineapple dance, let the stone twist itself into a high stool, let the object levitate, let the object burn..."

Levitation spell, unlocking spell, repairing spell, lighting spell...

Professor Flitwick connected many basic spells learned in the first grade with reality, and gave easy-to-understand explanations.The little wizard used to have a vague concept of magic spells in his mind, and from the awkward words he memorized from books, he transformed into a clearer understanding of realistic images.

The little wizards in the audience took some time to digest these contents.Except for the first-year little wizard who just entered the school who was still a little confused, the second-year and third-year students whispered in twos and threes, confirming each other's gains.

Hermione looked at Professor Flitwick with sparkling eyes, leaned slightly to the side, and said in a voice that only Loren could hear: "I thought I had grasped the concept of spells, and could distinguish between transformation spells and spells. But listen Only after reading the professor's words did I realize that I judged it against the definition in the book, and didn't connect with the actual understanding of the essence of the spell."

"Me too. After understanding the essence, I feel that it would be better to make some adjustments when casting many spells." Loren turned his head and blew into Hermione's ear hole.

Hermione couldn't help shrinking her neck from the itching between her ears, and then gave him a hard slap on the thigh: "Listen carefully to the professor's lecture!"

"Oh!"

The little wizards around also had their own gains. Seamus and Dean were discussing, and Harry and Ron were communicating.Neville seemed to understand half-understood, a little confused.He doesn't understand what is essential or not, but after listening to several examples given by the professor, he seems to understand it a little bit.

The insights gained were also accompanied by questions. If it was other professors, Neville would definitely not have the courage to ask them.But this is Professor Flitwick, and it's Professor Flitwick who jumps on his beard and smiles at him.

Neville raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, Professor, I want to know how to learn the spells correctly?"

Professor Flitwick looked at him softly. "Oh, wonderful question! Your choice of words is very appropriate - learning the charm correctly."

Seeing that Neville's face was getting redder and redder, he raised his eyes to look at the other young wizards: "During the general teaching, I will tell you about the invention, evolution, and function of the spell. Then I will explain the rhyme of the spell, the gestures of casting the spell, and the key points of casting the spell." , and take you as a demonstration."

"But today, I want to talk about some deeper content. You may not be able to understand these contents now, and they will not improve you intuitively and effectively. However, I believe that it will be helpful to you in the long life to come!"

The backs of the little wizards present all straightened a little, they understood that the next content was very important.Hermione and some of Ravenclaw's little wizards even took out their notes, with quills in their hands, ready to record important content at any time.

Professor Flitwick waited for a while before starting to talk: "I think there is a model behind every spell. The rhyme of the spell and the casting action are just the appearance of the model. The more essential features are the operation of magic power, and the mind, or soul mobilization."

"At the same time, we need to understand that the operation of magic power and the mobilization of the soul are not static, not static. The same wizard, his magic power and the state of the soul will be different at different ages. And between different wizards, the soul and magic power The difference is even greater.”

"Even if the same spell is cast by two different wizards, the effect will be significantly different. Because their magic power operation system is different, and their souls are even more different."

Dean huddled among a few people and laughed, "Professor Flitwick is talking about Seamus. No matter what spells Seamo uses, they are different from us."

Ron laughed maliciously: "Haha, Seamus' soul is full of explosions."

The voice of this sentence was a bit loud, and the young wizards around couldn't help but lower their heads and laugh. It was obvious that Seamus' deeds were widely spread.

Seamus said bitterly: "Dean! Ron! You wait, I will fill your bodies with explosions after the event!"

"Hey hey hey."

"Ha ha……"

Professor Flitwick didn't notice the movement here, and was still talking about his point of view: "I think that our magic power and soul are not isolated. They exist in the same body and are connected through ways that we cannot observe. Soul Acts on the magic, and the magic reacts on the soul."

"This is how black magic affects wizards!"

The little wizards' eyes widened, and a few of them even exclaimed softly. Such taboo things always attract people's attention and are more likely to arouse people's emotions.

Harry felt the scar on his forehead warm slightly.Black magic, which reminded him of the book he saw in the restricted section of the library when he visited the library at night - "Cutting-edge Black Magic".

Although it is not clear why he suddenly thought of that book, Harry silently took the memory of "The Darkest Arts" in his heart.

"Yes, black magic." Professor Flitwick nodded with a serious expression, "Part of black magic requires wizards to cast spells with negative emotions. Anger, slander, and hatred for the target are common emotions in black magic. These negative emotions Emotions can affect magic, so black magic is always difficult to control, resulting in bad consequences."

"At the same time, the magic power of long-term alienation will in turn distort the souls of dark wizards, making them withdrawn, eccentric, and irritable..."

Loren listened very seriously, because he really practiced black magic.

Looking carefully at himself, he found that the Shenfeng Shadowless Curse didn't seem to have any adverse effects. There was no need to have negative emotions when casting the spell, and there would be no psychological fluctuations after the spell was cast.

It seems that the Shadowless Magic Curse is still too low-end, not up to the level of top-level black magic... Loren quietly slandered a certain half-blood prince, the inventor of the Shadowless Magic Curse.

Snape, who was watching from the edge of the classroom, suddenly felt his nose itchy, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but sneezed lightly.

Professor Sprout of Herbology silently moved a few steps aside, looked up and saw Snape with a dark face.

Despite the embarrassment in his heart, Sprout said in a caring voice: "Professor Snape has caught a cold, autumn is here, you should pay attention to adding clothes, I planted herbs here to cure colds, and I'll get you some later .”

Snape said with a straight face, "Thank you, no need."

Could it be that I am a Potions professor, and am I still in need of brain-boosting potions?
Flitwick on the stage realized that the following were all junior wizards, and he stopped the topic of black magic in time: "Also, I think some people may have noticed that a comfortable mood will make casting spells easier. Many people have this My experience: After a good night's sleep, every part of your body and mind exudes a pleasant smell, and any spells practiced at this time are very smooth and handy."

"That's it. Emotions belong to the soul, and magic power affects spellcasting. It is difficult for us to clarify who is affecting whom. However, we must keep in mind-soul and magic power are the core."

Looking at the little wizards who were lost in thought, Professor Flitwick smiled with satisfaction: "It's far away, and the more in-depth content will be discussed after you pass the OWLs exam and take my improvement class. Let's continue to talk about how to learn magic spells correctly." curse."

"The main point is in the appearance I just mentioned-spell rhyme and casting posture. Here, I need you to discard the correct but mediocre content in the textbook, and realize that there is actually no uniform best rhyme and the most suitable for different wizards. Good posture. Textbooks make spellcasting successful for all, not optimal."

There was a "wow" in the audience, and the textbook was mediocre and correct, which seemed deviant to many young wizards.But it was the professor who said those words, their hearts were beating loudly, and they couldn't help discussing with the people around them.

Hermione is also a member of superstitious textbooks, and her current mood is a bit complicated.On the notebook spread out on my lap, the mediocre and correct words are particularly dazzling.

She looked at Loren next to her, and she nodded thoughtfully as thoughts twitched in her mind.

Thinking about it carefully, Loren beside him is a living example. After he learns to release the spell, he will always improve his posture and rhyme constantly.

In the end, his spellcasting process is almost completely different from that of ordinary little wizards, and his power and effect are also better.

Hermione thought that practice makes perfect, but now that she thought about it, it was Loren who found the most suitable rhyme and spell-casting movements during the practice process.

It turns out that my talent for deviation correction is based on this principle, Loren raised his hand to look at Professor Flitwick.

"Think about it, children. You have unique souls and unique magical powers, how can you have a set of completely consistent standards?" Professor Flitwick paused, "However, I don't recommend that anyone blindly modify spells and casting actions , the wizard Baruffeo with the bison on his chest is a warning to everyone in the Sanatorium of Saint-Germain."

"But professor, how should we choose the standard that suits us best?" A Ravenclaw girl asked.

Finally brought up today's topic, Professor Flitwick cleared his throat: "What you have to do now is to repeat, repeat and repeat. Control the accuracy of the spell, the speed of casting it, and the strength of the magic. In the process of practicing, you will naturally find the way that suits you best.”

"what?"

The little wizards wailed in disappointment. They came for powerful and cool spells, but now they had turned into mechanical and monotonous spell exercises.

"When I was young, I would cast Illuminating Charms hundreds of times a day, and this is the result." Professor Flitwick motioned them to look at the ball of light on the ceiling.

Milky white light swayed gently in the air, filling the classroom with bright and soft light.

The ability to levitate away from the wand, and the ability to cast multiple spheres at once, all suggest that the Illumination Charm after repeated practice is extraordinary.

But the little wizards were still downcast. It was different from what they thought, not cool enough, nor powerful.

Just when everyone was depressed, Professor Flitwick waved his wand.

The light clusters of all the lighting spells danced in the mid-air of the classroom like fireflies at night.A light group flying in a straight line brings out a beautiful trail, and several light groups play back and forth to draw beautiful beams, like a grand performance, and the light groups are dancing actors.

"It's so beautiful!" Neville murmured, unable to help but be amazed.

Neville, Seamus, and Dean came to the activity classroom together. He actively grabbed the front row seat, and also held the idea of ​​learning cool spells.He wants to show off in front of his classmates, impress those who underestimate him, and learn powerful spells to make grandma proud.

It's hard to say whether this kind of thinking is good or bad, but he felt another kind of calm from these dancing milky white light clusters.

Filius Flitwick also watched the performance of the light troupe in midair, immersed in the beautiful light and shadow.

When he was young, because of his unusual figure, he always cared about other people's eyes.If there are too many mocking eyes, people's hearts will be closed, they will become inferior, and normal sight will feel dazzling.

For a long time, he has relentlessly pursued great power, and once asked Ms. Gray about the whereabouts of the crown of wisdom. After graduation, he was still keen to participate in the duel competition to prove himself.Along the way, he finally discovered that strength is only external, and inner strength is his support.

In the 20s, he returned to Hogwarts, and found peace of mind here, growing stronger in peace.

It was the first public event of the Charms Club. Of course, he had countless magnificent and cool magics to perform, but in the end he chose the lighting technique, hoping to convey inner peace to every little wizard.

These simple but beautiful pure white lights hide the most sincere blessings from the Charms Professor.

At the edge of the classroom, the professors gathered together, looking up at the beautiful scenery in front of them.The light in Snape's deep pupils was reversed, and his impetuous mind was calmed down by the silent silence.

The entire classroom was silent, and the little wizards quietly watched the wonderful performance of the light group come to an end, scattered into tiny light spots.

"The main activity of the lower division of the Magic Club will be to guide everyone to master the accuracy, speed and strength of casting spells. Welcome every student to join!"

Professor Flitwick bowed gracefully, the stones under his feet slowly returned to their original shape, and the professor walked slowly from the right side of the podium.

The classroom that had been silent for a while suddenly burst into ear-splitting applause...

(End of this chapter)