Magical Studies at Hogwarts

In just one lesson, Little Eagle and Little Snake basically put the status of Defense Against the Dark Arts on the same level as the History of Magic. The History of Magic can also be used as a sleeping lesson for young wizards, and Defense Against the Dark Arts is nothing more than listening to Quirrell's boring lectures.

In addition to reading textbooks, I also had to endure waves of strange smells that kept coming.

Terrible classroom experience!

Terry and Stuart complained to Ike as they walked towards the Charms classroom.

"I've long heard that professors in Defense Against the Dark Arts are generally unreliable. Who would have thought it would be like this!" Terry complained while rubbing his nose, "Fortunately, Professor Quirrell was once a Ravenclaw.

Outstanding graduates, what a disgrace!”

"Why would Dumbledore let such a person be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Ike smiled and was perfunctory. He was not in the mood to explain to the two wizards such as the indissoluble bond between the Dark Lord and Defense Against the Dark Arts, and he would not talk about it at all.

The less you know, the happier you are. The little wizards only have this happy time for this year.

Charms class is on the other side of the fourth floor of the castle, with the little lions.

Professor Flitwick stood on a high step stool, calling the little wizards, especially the little lions, to sit down quickly.

"I am Filius Flitwick. You can call me Professor Flitwick. I am your Charms professor."

"Today we are going to learn the lighting spell, and the spell is fluorescent flash."

"This is one of the most commonly used spells by wizards. There are no complicated wand movements. You just need to wave the wand and recite the spell, and it will be successful easily."

"Of course, you must maintain firm confidence. The release of the spell is inseparable from this. If you hesitate, the spell will fail."

Professor Flitwick explained what should be paid attention to when reciting spells, and then let the little wizards try it on their own.

Soon, a little witch from Gryffindor with fluffy hair succeeded. A soft white light emerged from the tip of the staff, causing a burst of cheers.

"Excellent! Perfect lighting spell, Miss Granger!" Flitwick was very happy, "Five points to Gryffindor!"

When Hermione heard the praise, she raised her proud little head, like a proud little lion.

Seeing this, Terry couldn't help but curled his lips and poked Ike, who didn't move at all.

"Ike, what are you waiting for? This is our own dean, let's show him his skills."

Stuart was also cheering on the side. Although he only lived in a dormitory for two days, he also saw the magic performed by Ike.

If you can use the Levitation Charm to that extent, a simpler one like the Illuminating Charm is definitely not bad either.

Ike rolled his eyes angrily: "You are waving the wand too much, just wave it a little, like Miss Granger."

"Damn it!" Stewart didn't give Ike a chance to change the subject, "Extra points! Extra points!"

"All right."

Ike was defeated by the looks of the two men. Without moving his right hand holding the wand, he stretched out his left hand and held it in the air like a lightbulb. A soft white light simply stayed on Ike's fingertips.

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"Oh my God!"

“It’s unbelievable!”

Every move in the classroom could not escape Professor Flitwick's perception, so he naturally noticed this scene.

"Never has a first year wizard done this! Ten points to Ravenclaw, Mr. Strider!"

"Silent casting! Casting without a weapon! Unbelievable!"

"Mr. Strider, can you tell me how you did this?"

Ike stood up and bowed slightly: "I practiced for a long time during the vacation, Professor Flitwick."

"Unbelievable!" Professor Flitwick still didn't calm down. "Only for the lighting spell, I don't think anyone can do it better than you."

"Thank you, Professor Flitwick." Ike smiled and sat down.

The next second, the skill is activated!

Snape's gaze!

Target: Stewart, Terry!

They both shuddered and turned their heads to concentrate on casting the lighting spell.

Soon, the little wizards all successfully used the lighting spells, but some were brighter and some were darker. The three magical numbers "857" appeared in Ike's mind for no apparent reason.

Counting Ike's shining light ball, it's even more like that.

After class, Stuart and Terry kept talking softly on the way to the auditorium. In view of the daily free wake-up service, unconditional help with things and other trivial benefits, Ike naturally chose to forgive them.

There was only one Transfiguration class by Professor McGonagall in Ravenclaw in the afternoon, and Ike had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Compared with other magic spells, Ike's transformation is not that good. Even if he is familiar with Gamp's basic transformation rules, the transformation used by Ike still has obvious flaws.

Even if the match is turned into a needle, the silver-white needle still has some wooden textures.

Although this needle is very sharp, it is still not perfect.

This also resulted in the level of transfiguration never appearing on Ike's useless laptop system.

The Transfiguration classroom is on the first floor of the castle. The Ravenclaw students came to the classroom early and politely, but they never saw Professor McGonagall. There was only a tabby cat sitting on the podium.

Ike naturally knew that this was Professor McGonagall's Animagus. There were obvious glasses-like patterns around the cat's eyes.

As remembered, Harry and Ron were late because they overslept at noon. In Ron's frightened eyes, the tabby cat jumped off the podium, and when it landed, it was Professor McGonagall with a serious face.

"I think you must learn the importance of being on time, otherwise I will turn you into alarm clocks." Professor McGonagall asked the two of them to sit down quickly. "Transfiguration is the most complex and important thing you can learn at Hogwarts.

The most dangerous magic."

"Anyone who causes trouble in my class will be asked to leave and will never be allowed to come in again." As he said this, he glanced at Harry and Ron as if inadvertently, causing the two of them to shrink back unconsciously.

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Professor McGonagall waved the magic wand in her hand, turning the podium into a majestic lion. As the lion moved, the hair on its body also fluttered, as if using Rejoice.

Waving the magic wand again, the lion turned back into the podium. Ike stared at this scene closely, but unfortunately, he saw nothing.

"The use of transformation requires strict compliance with Gamp's basic transformation rules. This is what countless wizards have learned through bloody lessons. I hope you will keep it in mind."

Professor McGonagall waved her magic wand, and Gamp's basic transformation rules appeared one after another on the blackboard behind her.

"First, food. Remember, never, never, never use transfiguration to turn other things into food, and never, never, ever eat the food transformed by transfiguration. Transfiguration cannot change the essence of an object.

If you turn a stone into food, it will still be a stone and it will not fill your stomach."

"Second, you cannot turn living creatures into magical creatures. Human body transformation is the most dangerous and complex part of transfiguration. The longer the transformation state is maintained, the stronger the impact on the wizard. In severe cases, the animal will be permanently attached to it.

Characteristics or habits, this is irreversible! And because magical creatures themselves have magic power, even turning into magical creatures will cause very serious consequences. From ancient times to the present, many magical creatures are actually the result of wizards abusing transformation. I

I hate to witness the birth of a new magical creature!"

"Third, you cannot transform out of thin air. Transformation must be applied to specific objects. If you cast transformation out of thin air, you should be lucky that in most cases it will not succeed. And once it succeeds, you will die miserably immediately!

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"Fourth, transfiguration cannot be used on magical items. Transfiguration cannot be used on magical items. Automatic quills, temperature-changing crucibles, memory balls and even gold Galleons cannot be changed by transfiguration. Please do not

Go ahead and try, otherwise it will cause very serious consequences!"

Professor McGonagall paused and became a little more serious: "Finally, never, never, never, never deform what you imagine!"

"About this, you just need to remember and never try it! You don't know what the things you imagine will turn into under the influence of magic!"

Ike wrote down Gamp's basic transformation rules in his notebook. Although there is relevant content in the "Elementary Transformation Guide", it is far less detailed than what Professor McGonagall taught.

After all, textbooks are textbooks and still need to be explained by professors.

Seeing that the students had almost remembered it, Professor McGonagall handed out a match to each student: "In this class, we are going to learn how to turn a match into a needle. This is the most basic transfiguration technique..."

After explaining in detail what needed to be paid attention to during the transformation process and writing it on the blackboard behind him, Professor McGonagall let the little wizards start trying.

After Professor McGonagall's explanation, Ike gained a better understanding of transfiguration. Compared with other spells, transfiguration is much more rigorous and relies more on determination in the 3D principle. After all, it is to turn an object into a

Another kind of object, if you don't believe it and your heart is not firm, there will be incomplete deformation.

For example, there are wine glasses with rat tails, needles that can light up, and beetle buttons that crawl around.

Young wizards are generally out of touch and have unstable minds, so the transformation spell will naturally not succeed. For a while, the wands were waving wildly, and the sounds of "rapid transformation" came and went.

Professor McGonagall walked back and forth among the young wizards, constantly pointing out mistakes in the process of performing the transfiguration spell, but there was still no progress.

Walking next to Ike, I saw that Ike was still staring at the match without any intention of moving the wand, so I couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Strider, why don't you try it?"

Ike smiled as warmly as Professor McGonagall remembered and waved his wand.

"Transform quickly!"

The matches on the table quickly turned into the shape of a needle as Ike waved his wand, leaving only a wooden pattern on it.

"Excellent! Mr. Strider!" Professor McGonagall looked very happy, "Ten points for Ravenclaw!"

"Have you practiced on your own during the holidays?"

Ike nodded and showed a sad expression: "Yes, Professor McGonagall. But this is still not a needle." As he said that, he changed the needle to what it was before the lecture.

"After listening to your explanation, I can only do this to this extent. I can't eliminate these lines no matter what."

Professor McGonagall patted Ike on the shoulder: "This has been successful. If you want to be perfect, you can only keep practicing. Maybe by the time get out of class is over, you will be able to conjure a perfect needle."

"Of course, you can also not use too much force and take it easy sometimes, maybe it will be better?"

Hearing this, Ike suddenly understood.

Yes, the 3D principle is a stable triangle, and any excess weight will affect the success of the spell.

"Transform quickly!"

This time, the needle was extremely smooth and there were no more lines.