#278 - Gather the will (ask for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

“Everyone's magical sensitivity is different, and it's difficult to judge oneself. If you want to improve, you need frequent spellcasting practice. It's best to exhaust your magic, then savor the process of magic recovery. This is a very painful process.”

Anduin spoke, while leisurely playing with the copper coins at his fingertips, as if they were an extension of his own body.

The surrounding young wizards listened to Anduin's explanation, and most of the younger ones wore blank expressions, clearly not understanding, while the older students wore thoughtful expressions, gradually digesting the content.

“And the third quality…” Anduin raised a finger and pointed to his head, “is in here, it's your will.”

“Flexible thinking and a rich imagination determine how concrete the object you transfigure with Transfiguration will be.”

“Emotional fluctuations and a firm willpower directly determine the intensity of your spells. The greater the emotional fluctuations, the greater the amplification of magic.”

“And positive emotions have a beneficial effect on defensive magic. For example, the Patronus Charm requires concentration, thinking about the happiest thing in your heart, and then shouting the incantation ‘Expecto Patronum’!”

As Anduin explained, he closed his eyes, but when he shouted ‘Expecto Patronum’, his wand trembled slightly, and a stream of silvery-white gas poured out from the tip of the wand, then gathered in mid-air to form a raven, circling and flying freely.

Seeing this scene, the older students next to him showed envious expressions. None of them had ever heard of anyone mastering this spell, let alone the younger students who were staring blankly.

“And negative emotions affect dark magic. Of course, some say that dark magic lures people to depravity. In my opinion, the two actually influence each other.”

“Strong hatred, anger, resentment, and other emotions can amplify dark magic, but dark magic will also subtly amplify the negative emotions in our hearts.”

“If you have a strong willpower, you can still hold on, but your minds will be filled with endless negative energy, as if you are being controlled by dark magic. You'd better not try it, otherwise you'll get trapped before you know it.” Anduin warned the surrounding people with a serious face.

The surrounding people showed slightly fearful expressions after hearing what he said, but some of the young wizards couldn't help but ask their questions: “Have you ever tried dark magic, Head Boy?”

“Me?” Anduin's lips curled up, and he glanced at the young wizard with a noncommittal expression. “You can guess, but if I find out that you are trying dark magic indiscriminately, then don't blame me for being impolite.”

The young wizard who asked the question shrank his shoulders in fright from Anduin's gaze, and the surrounding young wizards also forcibly suppressed their curiosity.

In fact, Anduin had really tried dark magic. When he finally caught that werewolf alive in the Forbidden Forest, he had tried to cast the Cruciatus Curse, wanting to use it to indirectly study the condition of the Longbottoms.

But as soon as he cast it, he immediately felt the strangeness in his spirit. A strong impulse to kill and torture people would arise in his mind, bringing him a numb and pleasurable sensation that made him unwilling to stop.

Fortunately, Anduin reacted quickly at the time. He realized that there was a problem with this strange change in emotion, so he stopped immediately, and then relied on his own strong willpower to suppress the negative emotions that kept湧ing from his mind.

Since then, he has maintained considerable restraint towards dark magic, especially powerful dark magic. He cannot accept the loss of control of his own consciousness.

“Enough about these emotional influences.” Anduin shook his head. “What I want you to learn and try today is to drive your magic with willpower. This is more stable and less prone to loss of control than mobilizing emotions to amplify spells.”

Willpower? The surrounding young wizards listened to the explanation, and their thoughts couldn't help but run wild. Obviously, they didn't have much of a concept of this.

“The stronger the will, the more powerful the spells cast with it. The defensive spells you learned in Defense Against the Dark Arts class are basically difficult to meet the standard without any buffs.”

“Next, I will demonstrate it for you.” Anduin held his wand and slowly walked to the front of the humanoid target.

“Next, I will not increase the magic output, nor will I bring any emotional fluctuations. I will cast a Knockback Jinx with my mind blank. See what the effect is.”

Then Anduin deliberately suppressed his instincts, letting himself think about nothing, and distracted his attention, pointing at the humanoid target.

“Flipendo.”

After he finished chanting the spell, a translucent light bullet hit the target in a wobbly manner, making a dull sound, and then the chest of the humanoid target lit up, displaying a row of numbers.

26!

The young wizards on both sides looked at the humanoid target in front of them, feeling a little curious. How could this target display numbers?

“This target is an alchemical item. The numbers displayed represent the power of the spell. A standard Knockback Jinx should have a value of at least 30 or more.”

“Raise your hands if you have similar situations when casting spells.” Anduin looked up and asked around.

After the surrounding people thought for a moment, they raised their hands with a rustling sound. Looking around, there was at least a large area.

However, at this time, more people's attention was still on the humanoid target. Obviously, they thought they had discovered an interesting thing. With this prop, could they also measure the power of their spells?

“Stop looking, you will all have the opportunity to practice later. Let me finish the demonstration first. That was a wrong demonstration just now. Next, you will see the role of willpower in spellcasting.”

With that said, Anduin raised his wand again and pointed it at the target from afar.

“First of all, you must concentrate your attention and not be disturbed by external things. Then, condense your will. The specific method is to imagine yourself as a sharp sword, or the sharpest thing in your impression.”

“Then, constantly suppress yourself, just like a bowstring that is constantly pulled full, and then compress all your attention and mental power into this sharp sword. When you chant the spell, release it completely like loosening the bowstring.”

“Flipendo!”

The clear incantation echoed in the stone hall, and the tone and sound were exactly the same as the last spellcasting.

But the moment the wand trembled, a condensed, solid-like milky white magic light bullet shot out like an arrow from a string, even rubbing a small tail in the air.