Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

After finishing the first lesson on combat stances, Anduin led everyone back to the large training ground outside the target range. He then had them sit in a large circle while he lectured them from inside the circle.

"After the shooting practice just now, I assume everyone has a basic understanding of spellcasting stances, concealment, and observation during combat. Next, I will teach you another commonly used combat technique: 'Parrying'!"

"Come… Cedric, try casting a Disarming Charm at me." Anduin beckoned Cedric into the circle.

"Yes, Professor." Cedric obediently nodded, then stood about five or six meters away from Anduin. "Expelliarmus!"

Cedric applied the combat stance he had just learned, swiftly raising his hand to fire a precise Disarming Charm.

The young wizards watching this practical demonstration also noticed another characteristic of this newly learned spellcasting technique.

That is, because the movements are swift and the spell is not cast after careful aiming, the attack is highly sudden, making it difficult for normal wizards to react quickly.

However, the person facing Cedric was Anduin. He appeared quite calm, not taking any action immediately even after the spell appeared. Instead, he waited until the Disarming Charm's magical projectile flew close before suddenly raising his hand and flicking his wand to deflect the charm.

"Continue!" Anduin didn't stop after deflecting the spell. "Try to speed up the spellcasting preparation and even move around. The more unexpected the attack, the better!"

"Yes, Professor!" Seeing that his attack posed no threat to Anduin, Cedric's competitive spirit was aroused. He began firing spells one after another, even moving nimbly in one direction. After firing seven or eight spells in a row, he had even moved behind Anduin.

But his attacks were clearly not enough in front of Anduin. Anduin simply kept facing Cedric sideways, accurately and quickly blocking and deflecting the spells fired by the other party. He didn't cast any spells from beginning to end, only using the wand in his hand.

"Alright, that's enough. Go back and sit down." Anduin nodded at Cedric with satisfaction, then looked at everyone. "You should all have seen my actions just now. Let's all share your thoughts."

"When you were facing Cedric's attacks just now, you didn't seem to cast any spells, Professor. You just used your wand to deflect the attacking spells!"

"I've seen this technique before. My father is an Auror. He can block spells without using Shield Charms when he practices with his teammates."

"Is this the parrying you mentioned, Professor? Does that mean we don't need to learn the Shield Charm?"

The young wizards discussed among themselves. The defensive technique used by Anduin was not surprising to some, after all, it was not an original technique.

But more young wizards showed enough curiosity, because in their impression, defense mainly relied on protective spells like the Shield Charm, but the Shield Charm could only be learned in the 6th grade.

"That's right, this technique of defending with only a wand is called 'Parrying'." Anduin nodded. "It's more common in wizard duels. It's not considered a superb skill in the eyes of wizards who duel often, but it's still quite difficult for you to learn."

"So don't think this technique is very easy just because I seemed to deflect the spells easily just now."

"First of all, although parrying doesn't require spellcasting, it doesn't mean that magic isn't used. The first step in the parrying action is to infuse magic into the wand."

After saying that, Anduin gently raised his wand. "If you just hold the wand blankly, it's no different from a dead object. Everyone, try to do this step first."

The young wizards nodded knowingly upon hearing this, then took out their wands and tried to mobilize magic to attach to their wands.

This method of mobilizing magic without casting spells requires a certain foundation of magic perception. For 1st and 2nd grade wizards, who have just obtained their wands, it will sort out and stabilize the magic in their bodies.

Therefore, facing magic that is more stable than in childhood, these children will form a kind of 'perception gap', making it very difficult to control their magic.

So even wizards like Harry, who have a high magic sensitivity attribute, will stumble when casting spells. They have not yet gotten used to the magic in their bodies that has just been sorted out by the wand.

After two years of study, the 3rd grade wizards have basically gotten used to this relatively stable magic in their bodies. In addition, they are also entering a stage of rapid physical development, and their magic will be more active than before. Therefore, this degree of magic control should not be a problem for them.

Sure enough, after trying for a few minutes, these young wizards completed this operation one after another, and then looked at Anduin excitedly.

"Very good, maintaining magic output is the basis of parrying." Anduin nodded with satisfaction. "And what needs to be done next is to parry and defend against spells with an enchanted wand. There are two key points, one is precision, and the other is timing!"

"The so-called precision means that when the spell comes, your movements can accurately keep up with and hit the spell, and the timing is even simpler. Parrying too early or too late will lead to failure."

"Cedric, I still need to trouble you to cooperate." Anduin called out softly, and Cedric immediately stood opposite him as if understanding.

"Next, I will cast spells at a slower speed. Try to deflect my spells. Remember to focus your attention on one point, and increase the magic output at the moment of parrying. That feeling is similar to casting a spell. Just imagine throwing pure magic out."

Anduin explained it simply, then threw a Disarming Charm with very low power.

Although the power and speed of this spell were not fast, it was relative to Anduin. The spell that attacked Cedric almost flashed past.

However, Cedric kept Anduin's instructions in mind, keeping his eyes on the incoming spell at all times, and then quickly raised his hand and threw the magic-filled wand forcefully when the spell was about to approach him.

"Pa!"

With a soft sound, Cedric's wand flew high, but he held his wrist tightly, obviously the parry was not successful, and even the back of his hand was hurt by the spell.

Cedric caught the disarmed wand, then looked at Anduin with some shame. "Sorry, Professor, I didn't succeed. My movements seem to be slow."

"No need to blame yourself, you have performed very well. The timing of the parry is very good, but your actions can't keep up with your eyes." Anduin pointed out the other party's problem sharply.

"I understand, Professor, then shall we try again?" Cedric pondered for a moment, then cheered up again.

"Practicing once is enough for you to understand the key points of parrying. Next, I will prepare other practice methods for you." After Anduin finished speaking, he turned his head. "Follow me to Training Room 6. There are automatic spellcasters in there."

"Training Room 6? Automatic spellcasters?" George smacked his lips in amazement. "How many good things does Anduin have in his hands? The classrooms he uses are more than other professors, and they are all built by himself!"

"That's Anduin, the most active alchemy master in the wizarding world today." Fred smiled and put his hand on George's shoulder. "With him, we probably won't be bored."

"But I'm afraid there will be no shortage of hardships to endure." George sighed helplessly.

It didn't take long for everyone to follow Anduin into a semi-circular building a few dozen meters away from the target range. This building doesn't look very big from the outside, and its shape is like a round bowl turned upside down.

But after everyone entered, they found that there was something else inside. The door led to a very large circular field that could easily accommodate hundreds of people.

At the same time, some strange metal boxes were floating in the sky. These boxes looked about the size of fruit crates, and a baseball-sized round tube protruded from one side.

After leading everyone into the field, Anduin waved his hand gently, and then a metal box descended from above, and then, like a baseball pitching machine, it spat out a ball emitting a light blue light.

"This kind of prop is called a simple magic bullet." Anduin caught the blue ball and showed it to everyone. "Its structure is a special colloid filled with a low amount of pure magic. Because it is basically composed of magic, it is similar to a spell and can be affected by wands and spells, but because the amount of magic is very low, it is basically harmless and does not hurt much when it hits someone."

After saying that, Anduin threw the ball in his hand forcefully, hitting George, who was whispering to Fred, directly on the head.

After hitting George, the magic bullet burst like a soap bubble and then dissipated into the air.

After being hit, George immediately clutched his forehead in pain. "Didn't you say it was harmless? Why does it hurt so much?"

"That can only mean that your physical fitness is too poor and you need to practice more after you go back." Anduin glared at the other party coldly. He wouldn't tell George that he had just added strength.

"As for the floating instruments above your heads, they are automatic spellcasters, which can launch simple magic bullets with any force, speed, and angle. Let me demonstrate to you."

After saying that, Anduin let everyone disperse, and then these young wizards saw seven or eight automatic spellcasters descend around him at the same time, aiming their cannons at Anduin.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With a series of crisp 'bang bang' sounds, these spellcasters simultaneously launched magic bullets at Anduin, and the angles and distances were different.