Magical Studies at Hogwarts

"Crunch, crunch"

Chewing the cockroach pile, feeling the cockroach's small claws constantly scratching back and forth in his mouth, the sweet taste exploded in his mouth, and Ike narrowed his eyes in enjoyment.

Stuart, Terry, Michael, and Anthony all looked frightened as if they were looking at monsters. Morag, Mandy, and Padma even turned their heads away early, covering their mouths, their stomachs churning.

"Oh my God! I shouldn't have given this to you!" Stewart tried to grab the paper bag, but was struck by a leg-locking spell and a levitating spell, and pulled his legs and hands in the air for a while.

"Okay, okay, I won't eat anymore." Ike threw another cockroach into his mouth and casually released the spell. As soon as Stewart's feet landed on the ground, he rushed up and hit Ike gently or not hard.

Several punches.

Ike didn't hide, he grabbed a handful with a smile and was about to throw it into Stuart's mouth. Stuart was so frightened that he hurriedly backed away. Terry and others who were watching the excitement were also panicked. Morag even screamed and ran to the entrance of the dormitory.

, with only three small heads exposed, the four Stewarts looked at Ike slowly approaching the corner like a bully.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Ike put the pile of cockroaches back into the bag, "I'm going to the library to check something out later. Does anyone want to go with me? I'll show you my transfiguration homework."

Everyone shook their heads, and then heard Terry explain: "We are going to watch Quidditch later. Roger said that they have recently prepared a new tactic and are planning to actually fly it to see the effect."

"Okay, then I'll go to the library by myself." Ike still had no feeling for Quidditch and couldn't understand the charm of it.

After putting the pile of cockroaches back in the dormitory drawer and locking it, Ike went straight to the library and found the book "Mind: What You Don't Know", plus a thick copy of "The Evolution of Magic", holding the two books in his arms

He sat at his usual spot.

Hermione opposite didn't even raise her head, writing notes hurriedly. Ike didn't say hello either, and opened "The Evolution of Magic" by himself. There was a question he needed to find the answer to in these two books.

"The Evolution of Magic" is a history book dedicated to introducing magic. From the beginning of mythology, to the wizards who destroyed the world in ancient times, to the era of the Big Four at Hogwarts, to the present day, magic has gone from being rigorous and rigid to being casual now.

, a clear development path unfolded in front of Ike.

The myth is too old, and there is not much credible information left in ancient times. However, starting from Merlin, it can be found that the power of magic is getting smaller and smaller, and human power can no longer compete with nature. Moses' deeds of dividing the sea have disappeared.

This process is also a process of simplification of magic. This can be seen from the difficulty of learning the ancient runes, that is, the runes. Legend has it that the ancient runes were Odin hanging himself upside down on the World Tree for nine days and nine nights.

There is also a theory that the rune characters obtained are the characters used by elves, or even originated from ancient wizards' observations of magical animals. The specific source is unreliable, but there is no doubt that ancient runes have magical powers.

effect.

If specific magic words are engraved on an item, the item will have specific magical properties. Reading several or dozens of magic words in a specific order will also produce special effects.

Ancient magic scripts are widely used in alchemy items, and they are also the most commonly used items on so-called artifacts handed down from ancient times to the present. What is certain is that ancient magic scripts do have the same characteristics as rune scripts, and they can also be used as spells to cast special spells.

of magic.

However, many ancient magic texts have been lost, and the existing magic texts are not fully understood by wizards. Just like oracle bones, many times we can only guess what it means and what it means, and very little can be truly determined.

Most modern magic in Europe comes from Latin. Whether the same magic is released in English, French or German, it will have the same effect. From this perspective, Latin is the standard spell language of modern magic. Read it in Latin

The magic released by the spell is indeed more effective.

If the lighting spell cast in English is a 15-watt light bulb, the Latin one is 20 watts. The difference is not big, but it is real.

An interesting theory is also mentioned in "The Evolution of Magic". The book believes that modern wizards' use of magic is crude. Most magic relies on the wizard's own magic power. As the wizard becomes more proficient in the use of magic,

Casting specific magic no longer requires magic wands and other casting tools. This is the origin of silent spell casting and weaponless casting.

But that was not the case with ancient wizards. They would use their own magic to communicate with nature, making the power and effect of the spell reach an unimaginable level.

In this regard, we can see a hint of the magic of ancient wizards in the Fierce Fire Curse. After all, theoretically speaking, Fierce Fire can turn everything on the earth into ashes.

Ike once read "Mind: What You Don't Know". This book made him understand the decisive role of the soul in magic, and also let him know that many magics nowadays are the product of "taken for granted".

"I want" there to be bright light, so a soft white light appears on the tip of the wand; "I want" to make things disappear, so there is a disappearing spell.

Transfiguration is a representative of "taken for granted" magic. "I think" something will become whatever it is, and it will become whatever it is. There is no logic at all.

So the question arises, why are magic circles, magic wards, magic rituals, and curses that must abide by fixed principles such as the Red Pill Loyalty Curse so "rigorous"?

After flipping through the two books again, Ike still had no clue. After scratching his hair, Ike closed the book in frustration. He rested his chin on the book and stared at Hermione opposite who was still writing seriously.

The little witch was so frightened by Ike's stare that she raised her head and glared at Ike, then pointed the quill at the book under Ike's chin, signaling him not to disturb her.

Ike narrowed his eyes and continued to stare at Hermione. Not long after, Hermione also closed the book and stared at Ike fiercely.

The two of them stared at each other, no one said a word or moved.

After a while, Ike said softly: "Hermione, what exactly is magic?"

"What?" Hermione was stunned when asked, "Magic is magic!"

"No...what's unscientific is magic." Hermione nodded and replied.

"That's right..." Ike thought thoughtfully.

He found that he had got into trouble again. At this stage, there was actually no need to study the nature of magic or the nature of magic. He only needed to continuously improve his control over magic, learn spells from easy to difficult, and improve his level of magic. These problems were always

will know the answer.

For now, the answer "What's unscientific is magic" is enough for Ike.

Of course, some preparations must be made in advance. After all, if you miss some opportunities, you will really miss them.