#147 - How to practice spells
On Thursday morning, the first-year students of Gryffindor only had one Transfiguration class.
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The content of this Transfiguration class was a bit more difficult than before.
"You must firmly remember this spell [Texture Conversion, Stone to Egg]"
After class, Professor McGonagall distributed a black pebble to each little wizard.
"You must imagine in your mind that the internal structure of the stone gradually becomes soft and loose, and the shape gradually becomes the oval shape of a chicken egg!"
"Be careful to learn to control magic, otherwise it is likely to look like a chicken egg on the outside, but the inside is still a stone."
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"Of course, you can't use too much force, otherwise the eggshell will break, and the entire Transfiguration will fail."
The content of today's Transfiguration class, in Professor McGonagall's words, is to let the students understand the changes in the internal structure of objects.
Of course, it is inevitable that various accidents will occur when letting the little wizards learn this Transfiguration.
In addition to transforming into something that only looks like an egg, and the eggshell is broken.
Ron's semi-finished egg emitted a pungent odor.
Seamus turned the egg into a roasted egg.
As for Hermione, her ideas were too advanced, and a yellow feather appeared in the egg in the end.
After the Transfiguration class, Moon found Professor McGonagall and requested to borrow books on alchemy.
"Mr. Scarlett, I must remind you that it is too early to study alchemy at this stage. If you are really determined to become an alchemist, then studying Transfiguration seriously is more appropriate."
Professor McGonagall's suggestion was very reasonable, and this is also a growth path that many alchemists have verified.
That is, before studying alchemy, you must master a large amount of basic knowledge of Transfiguration.
Although Moon learns Transfiguration quickly and accurately now, he does not have enough relevant knowledge.
In Professor McGonagall's opinion, without a good foundation, it is impossible to go further on the path of magic.
"Professor, I won't take up any study time, and I just want to understand it."
Hearing Moon say this, McGonagall thought helplessly.
Moon's foundation was very poor when school started, but now his learning progress has surpassed all the first-year little wizards, and the curriculum content has been far behind.
This made McGonagall have to carefully examine Moon's request.
Recalling Moon's overall performance during this period, McGonagall directly picked up a quill and wrote on the parchment.
"I remember there are some basic research books on alchemy in the library, you might be able to take a look, as for those dangerous ones, don't even think about it."
McGonagall said, quickly wrote down the names of three books, and then handed the note to Moon.
"Alchemy: The Mystery in the Furnace"
"Detailed Explanation of Ancient Alchemy"
"The Most Obscure Text: A Preliminary Exploration of Alchemical Runes"
Seeing Professor McGonagall agree to the request so easily, Moon happily accepted the note.
"Professor, thank you very much. Actually, I have another thing I want to ask you about. Do you know about brain-related magic?"
"Mr. Scarlett, I didn't allow you to borrow such dangerous magic books."
Hearing Moon's question, McGonagall obviously regretted giving Moon a library pass so easily just now.
"Professor, I just want to...."
"Don't say it's because of curiosity, Mr. Scarlett, you've been too curious today."
Seeing McGonagall's expression become very serious, Moon could only explain helplessly.
"Professor, I just want to study my strange memory, you should know that."
For Moon, the strange states he experienced twice were related to the brain, but he couldn't explain this to others.
And Moon wanted to study it, so he could only find another similar explanation.
Memory ability far beyond ordinary people is very suitable for Moon.
McGonagall fell into deep thought after hearing Moon's words.
She had heard more than one person say about Moon's excellent memory ability.
Hermione once said that Moon never looks at a book a second time, because that is a waste of time for him.
Sprout once said that Moon only watched her do it once, and she could take care of the thirty-two magical plants in the Herbology Club very well.
Professor Flitwick once said that even after a long period of time, Moon could perfectly replicate his spellcasting techniques.
As for the Potions professor, Moon has also become the little lion that Snape accuses the least.
There were too many of these statements, and McGonagall had long been accustomed to it, and she slowly didn't think it was a prominent ability.
But today Moon said that he wanted to study this memory ability, which made her feel a little unbelievable again.
How can a person remember so many things?
But even so, McGonagall still couldn't agree to Moon studying brain-related magic,
Because this senior Transfiguration professor knows that the brain is one of the forbidden areas for wizards.
Many crazy magicians once wanted to study the brain, but in the end they all turned into ghosts and corpses.
"Mr. Scarlett, there are not many related magic books in the restricted area, after all, the brain is very fragile, and there are almost no wizards who can successfully research it and still be able to record it completely."
Moon heard a hint of horror story from Professor McGonagall's words.
"But if you want to study memory, I suggest you still learn to explore your own brain's memory."
"Explore your own brain?"
Moon asked somewhat incomprehensibly.
"That's right, every wizard's brain is different, it's always better to explore your own than to study others."
Professor McGonagall's hint was very subtle, which posed a difficult problem for Moon.
"Explore your own brain, how should I explore it?"
Moon was thinking about this question all day, until the flying class was cancelled in the afternoon.
Starting last night, it started to rain and snow in the area where Hogwarts is located.
Madam Hooch also knew that this kind of weather was not suitable for little wizards to fly, so she very readily changed the class to self-study.
After receiving the notice of cancellation of the flying class, Moon did not return to the common room happily like other little wizards.
Recently, Moon has learned a lot of new spells, and he is not very proficient in most of them now.
It just so happens that he can take this time to study.
After making a new terracotta figurine on Tuesday.
Knowing that Moon was practicing spells, the twins exchanged two small jinxes with Moon.
[Eye Blight Jinx], [Muzzling Hex]
After Seamus got a complete salamander terracotta figurine, he also took out a spell that he accidentally discovered.
[Thunderbolt Explosion]
And Neville, although this little wizard didn't make a terracotta figurine this time, he also contributed a spell after learning that Moon needed it.
[Thief Detection Charm]
This is a spell that Neville's great-uncle taught him.
This old wizard didn't think Neville was losing things because of poor memory, but suspected that some magical creature was stealing.
Later, while teaching this spell, Neville's great-uncle truly realized that there were no thieves at all.
In addition to these, Moon also inquired from Hermione about [Sonorus] and [Quietus].
As well as another type of protective spell recommended by Professor Flitwick.
[Impedimenta]
After staying in the spell practice room for a month, Moon gradually realized that the role of the terracotta Snape was not so great anymore.
When he first encountered this magical terracotta figure, Moon didn't know many spells.
Even [Snape] could react painfully to these spells.
But after experimenting for a while, Moon found that using [Snape]'s expression to judge the power of a spell had become less accurate.
It seemed that this terracotta figure was designed to be a mischievous, vent-anger toy.
It reacted very strongly to attack-type spells but barely reacted to practical and defensive spells.
This forced Moon to find more ways to practice spells.
[Incendio], [Bombarda], [Stinging Jinx], [Fur Growth Curse].
These newly acquired attack-type spells could all be tested on the terracotta figure.
[Snape] could also provide the most realistic reactions to the power of the spells.
Especially the first two spells.
[Incendio] was a third-year spell he got from Cedric.
After casting this spell, a fierce jet of flame would shoot out from the wand tip.
The size of the flame was greatly related to the wizard's magical strength and their proficiency with the spell.
The flame produced by Moon's practice of this spell today was not as fierce as Cedric's that day.
However, [Snape]'s expression after being attacked by this spell became very interesting.
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As for [Bombarda], although Seamus got it unintentionally, Moon knew that this spell could only be learned in the fourth year.
Moon guessed that this spell was related to Seamus's strange talent.
After all, this little wizard was very popular with this type of magic.
When casting [Bombarda], the wand-wielding gesture must be decisive and forceful, and the incantation must be firm and rapid.
"Reducto"
After Moon uttered the spell, [Snape] was blasted directly into the wall.
Thump!
Then the terracotta figure fell heavily to the ground, giving Moon an even uglier expression.
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"This spell is really powerful! But is [Snape] a little too sad."
After Percy learned that a first-year wizard had mastered this spell, he repeatedly warned them to pay attention to safety.
This spell can not only be used to blast a fixed object.
In fact, destroying obstacles and attacking enemies is its true function.
Moon had already felt the true power of this spell, but now he felt more and more that the [Marauders]' hatred for Snape must be great.
In addition to practicing these two attack spells and two small jinxes with the terracotta figure.
Moon found that he could also use it to practice the newly learned [Obstruction Charm].
This spell was another type of protective spell recommended by Professor Flitwick after he found that Moon was now having difficulty fully mastering [Protego].
This spell does not form a strong defensive barrier like the Shield Charm.
However, it is relatively simple to cast and can slow down the movement of a target in a certain direction.
Professor Flitwick once casually cast three [Obstruction Charms] to block Moon's multiple [Petrification Charms] from different directions.
Of course, Moon can't do what Flitwick can do now.
He can only cast one [Obstruction Charm] now, and its power is not very strong.
But this is enough for Moon to practice now.
First cast [Obstruction Charm] between him and [Snape], and then use [Incendio] and [Bombarda] to test it.
With the obstruction of the defensive spell, [Snape] felt that the power of the spell attack was much smaller.
The terracotta figure also showed a mocking expression.
After many practices, Moon also knew that defensive spells are actually more difficult than attack spells.
When casting [Obstruction Charm], Moon found that he must have more precise control over his magic power.
The defense effect will be better.
Attack spells only require a simple release of magic power on the target, and nothing else needs to be concerned.
Practicing in the classroom like this, Moon can only feel this little difference.
But in fact, in a real battle, Moon knows that the difference between these two spells should be even greater.
For example, in battle, the mentality of the two wizards will definitely be different.
The wizard who takes the initiative to attack will have very little psychological burden, while the wizard who is responsible for defense needs to have strong willpower and emotional support.
Especially the wizard who is responsible for defense must have strong predictive ability and be able to flexibly adjust the defense strategy, and also have to control the overall situation of the war.
"Destruction is always easier than guarding."
This is what the veterans of Xilin often warned Moon.
This sentence has also been confirmed in spells.
After practicing attack and defense spells, Moon began to train [Thief's Curse].
Moon also considered learning this spell.
Since he was about to arrive at Nitz Port, Moon found that the environment he would face next would be very changeable.
And Moon's secrets on the Scarlet, the secrets on the緋紅号, were increasing, which forced him to consider strengthening protection.
The practice method of [Thief's Curse] is also more convenient than other spells, and Moon does not have to stick to whether to practice in the classroom.
As long as this spell is applied to a specific item, and then let Bouncy try to take it away, the power of the spell can be tested.
This spell is very hidden, it will work in secret, and it will not warn unless it is triggered.
After Moon learned this spell, he first added it to his suitcase.
He found that Bouncy seemed to like rummaging through things in it recently.
"Chirp chirp!" (The box is calling!)
That night, Bouncy was startled by the sound of the suitcase.
"It's not calling, but a thief is trying to take something out of it."
"Chirp?" (Where is the thief?)
After hearing Moon's explanation, Bouncy didn't think it was himself at all, but looked around randomly for a long time.
Until the alarm of the suitcase disappeared, it approached again with its hands and feet.
But the box called again.
This time Bouncy seemed to know where the thief was~
Moon practiced spells every day, and he also did not stop magical research.
Especially Professor McGonagall's reminder of brain research.
Researching your own brain without anything else to learn from.
This is not easy for Moon, but he also has first-hand research materials.
That is Moon's own memory and personal feelings about two strange experiences.
This is more useful than some complex and obscure reference books.
And what Moon needs to do now is to use his strong memory ability to completely reproduce the two feelings, and then find the law from them.
On Friday morning, while the common room was very quiet, Moon began his first experiment.
Before starting, Moon also learned from Professor Snape's records of analyzing potions, dividing his brain research into six parts.
Then find the corresponding information from the memory and fill it in the table.
After preparing everything, Moon sat on the quiet common room sofa and began his first memory flashback.
