Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 4 Magic is Spiritual
Leaving Olivan's wand shop, Professor McGonagall took Ike to second-hand robe shops and scrap shops to buy necessary books, clothing and equipment for new students.

With the remaining fourteen Galleons in Ike's hands, he did not support him to buy new ones in places like Lihen Bookstore and Mrs. Malkin's Robe Specialty Store.

Although the purchasing power of Golden Galleons in the wizarding world is not bad, books and clothes are equally expensive no matter which world they are in.

Especially books.

Fortunately, there are plenty of second-hand books in the junk shop. Many little wizards tend to sell them right after the first school year, and some of them are even [-]% to [-]% new.

Standard Spells: Beginners by Miranda Goshawk, The Sorcerer by Bathilda Bagshot, A Theory of Magic by Adebe Woflin, Transfiguration Beginners by Emory Switch Guide", Phyllida Spohr's A Thousand Miraculous Herbs, Arseny Giger's Magic Potions and Potions, and Newt Scamander's Monsters and Where They Come From and Basically Nothing The Dark Forces Self-Defense Guide.

These first-grade textbooks did not cost Ike many galleons.

In addition, Ike also bought "Hogwarts: A School History", "Research on the Development of Modern Witchcraft", "Where are Fantastic Beasts", plus the cauldron and robes. The next galleon is eight Sickles and 124 nats.

At this moment, Ike finally understood why the Weasley family could only buy old things for the children.

The cost of going to school is really high.

"Mr. Strayer." Professor McGonagall kindly gave Ike an ordinary box, which just contained all the books and equipment, "This is a ticket for the Hogwarts Express. Be at King's Cross platform 9 by eleven o'clock."

"The Hogwarts Express will run on time, so I hope you will be on time, Mr. Strider."

Ike accepted the ticket and nodded: "I will, Professor McGonagall."

"Then, it's time to send you back." Professor McGonagall stretched out his left hand, Ike took a deep breath, pulled the box with one hand, and grabbed Professor McGonagall's hand with the other.

The next moment, the familiar squeezing feeling hit again.

Dean Julian has been waiting in the room, when I heard a "snap", Ike and Professor McGonagall appeared in the room.

Ike is still very unaccustomed to apparation, and is still dizzy.Professor McGonagall greeted Julian, then Apparated again and left.

"Little Ike, are you done shopping?" Julian looked a little excited.

It was magic after all!Who didn't imagine that they would have some superpowers when they were young?
Ike opened the box with some helplessness, revealing that it was full of things.Julian picked up "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", opened it and looked at the moving pictures inside, and couldn't help but let out another exclamation.

"It turns out that the books that wizards read can move." Julian casually flipped through the books and put them back.

"So little Ike, did you buy so many books to prepare for the rest of the holiday?"

"It should be." Ike nodded, he didn't want to waste even a little time.

"Okay, little Ike." Julian fondly rubbed Ike's hair, "Except for that...you have always been my most assured child and the best."

"It's just that it's good not to hide in the house all the time. It's also good to play with other children."

"I will." Ike promised, and picked up the box, "So, I'll go back first?"

"All right……"

Ike walked to the door, stopped suddenly, and turned his head to show a very cute smiling face.

Julian

Thank you……

……

Back in the room, Ike locked the door for the first time, then took out his wand, tore off a piece of paper, pointed the wand at the paper, and solemnly recited a spell he had heard for the first time.

"Wingardim Leviosa!"

As expected, there was no response from the piece of paper.

"Sure enough, magic is not that simple."

Ike took out "Magic Theory", took off his shoes and half-lyed on the bed, looking slowly from the beginning.

In this world, many things could not be done with the so-called "experience" in his mind, especially magic.

And if he wants to understand what magic is like in this world, "Magic Theory" naturally becomes Ike's first choice.

"Wizards can cast magic in any way..."

The first sentence of the opening shocked Ike, which was quite different from his impression.The scene where two wizards hold wands and "Avada" each other seems to be just a form of movie expression.

However, what happened next made Ike frowned.

"Goal, determination, calmness..." The importance of this 3D principle is almost repeated in the entire "Magic Theory".And between the lines, determination is more important.

"For a wizard to cast a spell, four basic actions need to be met: specific wand movements, correct incantations, the caster's subjective awareness of the effects of the spell, and a certain degree of concentration..."

"The existence of silent casting and casting without a weapon also shows that to a certain extent, wand movements and spells can be omitted. Of course, this requires a wizard to have a deep understanding of spells and a strong control over their own magic power... ..."

"However, no wizard has ever cast a spell unconsciously. Maybe it can cause magical effects unconsciously, but it is just a kind of magic riot, not magic in the strict sense..."

Ike drank "Magic Theory" slowly and rubbed his temples.As a high-end talent with a perfect score in reading comprehension, he can naturally see the thoughts conveyed in the whole book.

"Magic, the most important thing is the subjective consciousness of the wizard."

Ike thought for a while, then picked up "Standard Spells: Elementary", found the casting technique and detailed introduction of the Levitating Spell on it, and read it silently.

Picking up the wand again, learning the gestures and key points in the book, and said firmly to the paper on the table:

"Wingardim Leviosa!"

Ike only felt an inexplicable force emerge from his body, drilled into the wand along his arm, and then saw the piece of paper slowly floating up and down with the movement of Ike's wand.

Levitation spell Lv1 learned

"It turns out that when a wizard casts a spell, it feels like this."

Ike knew very well that the power that emerged from his body just now was the legendary magic power, and the entire process of casting the floating spell was just as written in "Magic Theory": specific wand movements, correct spells, and correct spells. The subjective awareness of the effect and a certain degree of concentration.

When all this is done, the magic power in the wizard's body can be guided to work on the target.

After that, after continuous practice and learning of magic knowledge, one can use common sense to guide magic power with subjective consciousness, and then achieve the effect through the magic wand.

At this stage, the effect of the "spell" is weakened, which is the so-called "silent casting".

And when the wizard can let the magic power in the body directly act on the target without any medium to achieve the desired effect, this is "casting without a weapon".

Thinking of this, Ike raised his arm again and waved his wand in his hand, but this time there was no response to the piece of paper.

"Sure enough, it's a bit ambitious." Ike scratched his chin subconsciously, and then practiced his floating spell according to the standard spell casting method, constantly feeling the way the magic power in his body works, and the nuances of each spell casting.

Thanks to the effect of "Magic Affinity", Ike can clearly feel the movement of magic, and with continuous practice, the level of the floating spell is also constantly improving.

After about twenty times, the Levitation Charm became Lv2, and fifty times, it became Lv3.

By this time, Ike was able to levitate the paper just by waving his wand.

It's just that no matter how Ike practiced afterwards, the level of the levitating spell didn't change.

"Perhaps it's time to change the target..."

From paper to pen, then from pen to notebook, then books, chairs, boxes, tables, beds and even cabinets.Ike practiced in the room for five days, and finally managed to make everything in the room float with a wave of his hand, fluttering with Ike's hand.

It's just that I can't hold on for too long, and I will feel a little dizzy in ten seconds at most.

If he controls only one object, Ekko can hold it for a long time.

At this time, the floating spell has become Lv6.

"I remember, in this world "7" is a magic number..."

Ike moved his fingers slightly, and a pen fluttered with his fingertips.

"Then what does the Lv7 floating spell look like..."

(End of this chapter)