#137 - Hermione's Explanation

Mune's mood was extremely excited as he returned from the room on the Scarlet Moon to his four-poster bed at Hogwarts.

He was now quite certain that the crisp metallic clink had given him the ability to carry items.

But what could he carry, and how much...?

He would need to test these things when he returned to the Scarlet Moon this week.

Mune guessed that this ability was constantly evolving, slowly developing as his connection with the two worlds deepened.

It was like he didn't have this ability before, but now he had changed things to some extent in both worlds.

And now that this ability had suddenly appeared, wouldn't there be more similar abilities in the future as Mune's relationship with these two worlds became closer?

Of course, these were just Mune's guesses for now, but these incredible things were enough to keep Mune awake all night.

Bung, sleeping in his tree hollow, felt Mune tossing and turning in bed.

The little guy pushed open the small wooden door of the tree hollow and looked out suspiciously, tilting his head.

"Chirp?" (Why aren't you sleeping?)

"Oh, I was wondering when I could invite Bung to my house."

Mune's voice was very soft, for fear of disturbing others' sleep.

"Chirp?" (Isn't your house that bridge hole?)

"Of course not, my current house is a very, very big ship, much bigger than this room."

"Chirp chirp?" (Really? When will you take me?)

"Well, maybe next week!"

"Chirp!" (Okay, I'll wait for you!)

After getting a relatively definite date, Bung happily returned to his little tree hollow bed.

Mune could see the little guy wagging his two little hind paws triumphantly.

Seeing Bung happy, Mune's mood also recovered.

Until he got up in the morning, he always had a smile on his face.

After getting up early and finishing his research on growth magic in the lounge, Mune's classmates began to get up one after another.

Seeing Hermione again, Mune directly asked about the defensive magic she had mentioned last week, the [Protego].

"[Protego]? Oh, it's really too difficult. Wait a moment, I'll go get the books I borrowed."

If Hermione said it was difficult, then it meant that this spell might really be not simple.

The little witch quickly returned from the dormitory, also holding three large tomes in her hand.

《The War History of Magic》, 《The Theory of Magical Defense》, 《Understanding Charm Transfiguration》

"Just to learn a spell, do you need to read so many books?"

Seeing Hermione put the three large tomes on the table and opened them, Mune asked curiously.

"Of course, this spell is a fifth-year course. I also found the name, incantation, and wand movement of [Protego] in these three books separately."

"So that's how it is, then aren't you afraid that this combination is wrong?"

Watching Hermione constantly flipping through the contents of the books, Mune couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Spells pieced together like this inevitably have some omissions.

"I thought of that a long time ago, so after discovering this spell, I specifically asked Percy about it."

Mune hadn't thought of this. Hermione and the red-haired fifth-year prefect had a very good relationship.

In Mune's impression, Percy's personality was very rigorous.

He certainly wouldn't teach spells that exceeded the abilities of younger wizards.

But if a younger wizard found the content themselves in the library, he would definitely help give correct guidance.

Of course, this was only limited to Hermione.

Because other first-year wizards certainly wouldn't be able to discover this spell, after all, these were three tomes more than three inches thick.

Even if other little wizards borrowed these books, they wouldn't read them carefully and thoroughly.

Not to mention connecting a spell knowledge point inside.

"After I discovered this spell, Percy even bet me that I definitely wouldn't be able to learn it, but I didn't expect that after studying it for three days, I haven't made any progress."

While Hermione was still complaining about Percy, Mune was reading the explanation about [Protego] in 《The Theory of Magical Defense》.

After this defensive spell is cast successfully, an invisible shield will form in the direction the caster's wand is pointing, thereby protecting specific people and areas.

According to the explanation in the book, the difficulty of [Protego] does not lie in the pronunciation of the spell or the wand gestures.

Compared with other spells, although the spell pronunciation and wand movements of [Protego] are more complicated, Mune was confident that he could master them, and Hermione should be no exception.

The real difficulty of this spell is, first, the true manifestation and transformation of the magical power.

It requires the wizard to create a magical defense shield that does not exist in itself.

This is very different from the spells that Mune is learning in the first grade now.

The second difficulty of [Protego] is that the caster must be able to ensure precise control of magical power.

After [Protego] is cast, if there is too little magical energy, the shield may not be strong enough to effectively resist attacks.

If there is too much energy, it may cause the shield to lose control, resulting in instability or even backlash.

The third difficulty is that it is necessary to ensure a continuous and stable output of magical power.

[Protego] not only needs to form a shield in an instant, but also needs to continuously maintain the existence of the shield.

This requires the wizard to stably output magical energy, maintain the strength and integrity of the shield, and resist continuous attacks or multiple attacks.

This is a huge test of the wizard's magical energy reserves and control ability.

"No wonder Percy said this spell is difficult."

After reading all the content, Mune had to admit that the prefect's evaluation of [Protego] was correct.

"Percy? What are you talking about him for so early in the morning?"

When Mune had just finished sighing about Percy, Harry and Ron had already packed up and were ready to go to breakfast.

Seeing Mune and Hermione still reading, they curiously walked over.

"Percy said [Protego] is very difficult."

Mune replied.

"[Protego]? Dad once said at home that many staff members of the Ministry of Magic probably don't know this spell, except for Aurors."

Ron's father has worked in the Ministry of Magic for a long time.

If this wizard also said so, then it meant that this spell was indeed very difficult.

But no matter how difficult it was, Mune would find a way to learn it.

After memorizing the incantation and wand movements of [Protego], Mune and his companions walked out of the lounge and headed to the Great Hall.

"By the way, Hermione, have you read any books about papermaking and printing?"

Walking down the constantly changing multi-story staircase, Mune thought of Mimir's poetry collection 《Anvil Song》.

Although Mune can also use the [Gemino Curse] to help, he is far from being able to preserve the poetry collection forever.

But if he masters the advanced papermaking and printing technology of the Muggles in this world, it can not only solve this problem, but perhaps also find a way for the veterans' alley to survive.

"Papermaking and printing? I only know a little about their history, but I really don't know how to do it. But what do you want this for?"

"Oh, I want to let my family try to see if they can make it."

"Do you want to make paper too? Is your home in Africa?"

Hermione couldn't help but ponder.

Since Mune refuted that he was not a vagrant's child last time.

Hermione found that there were many suspicious points about this classmate of hers, as if she could never dig them out.

"Africa? I know, there is a Uagadou School of Magic there."

"That's right, people there don't seem to use wands."

"Yes, Bill said in his letter that people there have all kinds of strange magical gestures."

Mune was very grateful to Ron, who always diverted the topic at the right time.