Two Worlds: I studied at Hogwarts

#51 - How to practice the petrification spell

The issue of research direction was not only brought up by Cedric to Moon, but also by Sprout, who stopped him as the gathering was about to end.

"I think Cedric has already talked to you about it. Do you have any ideas about the next direction?"

"Not yet, Professor."

Moon was telling the truth this time. His original intention for making a wand was to test whether magic could be used in Xilin.

Now that it has been confirmed that magic can be used, he plans to learn some spells or transfiguration to cope with the upcoming war.

However, thinking that there might be many ancient magical plants in another world, Moon once again felt the urge to explore.

"You don't need to rush. Wand-making has actually reached a peak in terms of magical plants. Putting more effort into it won't yield much result."

In fact, Sprout's statement is also Moon's current real situation. He successfully knocked on the door of the club by making high-difficulty wands.

But at the same time, he has also increased the difficulty of his next research by I don't know how many levels.

Cedric joined the club because he discovered the Sleeping Face Fungus. He only needs to study this little mushroom for the next few years.

There is also Bellena Vincent, who joined because he cultivated the Snail Creeper and discovered that it can be used to make adhesives, and then he only needs to continuously improve the purity of the adhesive.

If Moon continues to follow the path of wand-making, he will simply change the wand body material or the wand core material.

But someone has already done this, and they have been doing it for more than two thousand years.

Even if Moon now has twice as much time as ordinary people, it is impossible for him to catch up with the Ollivander family in his lifetime.

Of course, Moon actually has another direction to choose.

That is the ancient magical plants of another world.

But Moon does not plan to reveal this at this stage, after all, it is likely to involve the secrets of his body.

He can trust Neil, but he still needs to consider the people of this world.

However, the study of herbal knowledge cannot be neglected. If he can find herbs in Xilin that can be used to make potions, it will be very helpful for Moon to deal with the war.

As for the next direction of herbal research, Moon still needs some time to consider.

......

After the club meeting, Moon returned to the common room and found Hermione, who was reading a book.

His main purpose for returning to Hogwarts this time was to learn some spells in order to cope with the war.

And the Petrification Charm that Hermione had been practicing recently became Moon's first choice.

"You want to learn the Petrification Charm?"

Hermione looked over in confusion after Moon finished his request.

In Hermione's mind, Moon had just completed wand-making, and even joined the professor's club because of it. Now is the time to study hard on herbal plants.

But Moon wants to learn this kind of spell that is not in the curriculum, which she can't understand.

"That's right, I saw you practicing, so I want to ask for some advice."

Moon's attitude was very sincere, and Hermione nodded in agreement after only a moment of thought.

The Petrification Charm comes from the second-year textbook "The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 2)" at Hogwarts.

Only Hermione should be practicing among the first-year freshmen, after all, no little wizard would learn the content of the second year in advance.

"Although this spell also belongs to the primary spells, it is relatively difficult to master..."

Hermione seems to have the potential to be a professor by nature. Her teaching style completely follows Professor Flitwick's meticulousness and Professor McGonagall's rigor.

Professor Flitwick would explain the history of each spell in class to inspire the imagination of the little wizards.

Professor McGonagall would meticulously point out what to pay attention to in each step of magic, and what harm would occur if violated.

So Moon felt the feeling of "two professors" teaching at the same time this time.

"The Petrification Charm was first spread from ancient Greece, where the myth of Medusa has always been circulating..."

【Hermione is really too suitable to be a professor!】

This is the most sincere feeling that Moon uttered after listening to the history of the Petrification Charm.

It turns out that wizards wanted to achieve the petrifying effect of Medusa's eyes through magic.

But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't completely turn the cursed person into stone.

The created Petrification Charm can only make the muscles of the cursed person stiff, unable to move like a stone.

"This is also very powerful, isn't it?" Hermione praised the ability of the spell while lecturing.

"That's right."

Moon agrees very much. In his opinion, if the Petrification Charm can really turn people into stone, then this spell cannot appear in the second-year textbook.

After all, turning people into stone is almost the same as killing people.

Especially in schools, little wizards will inevitably use spells to tease their classmates.

"Knowing the history of the Petrification Charm, I think you should be able to master the chanting method of the spell."

"Pet - ri - fi - cus To - ta - lus"

"The stress is at the end of these two phrases, and the chanting must be coherent and smooth."

Hermione's teaching method is very direct, and Moon only practiced three times to memorize the pronunciation rules of the spell.

"Okay, it seems that you have really memorized all of "The Modern Magical Phonetic Table"."

Thinking of Moon's extraordinary memory, Hermione curled her lips and continued.

"After mastering the spell, it's the training of the wand gesture."

"Hold the wand firmly with your thumb and index finger, make sure the wand tip is facing up, and then rotate to the right."

"Yes, when the palm is facing up, make sure the wand is level with the ground, and then add a downward forward stab."

Two sets of gestures were broken down into simple movements by Hermione, and Moon tried once and completed the perfect reproduction of this set of movements.

"Your wand waving is much faster than spell learning."

Hermione was really surprised by Moon's learning speed of waving the wand. She practiced this movement a week ago and spent a class to master it.

Moon also noticed this, but he knew that this was not a talent.

The perfect segmentation practice when he made the wand strengthened the strength and direction of the movements on his hands.

This is also another benefit that Moon got after learning how to make wands.

"Is it? I think it's just like that."

Moon responded modestly, and Hermione sighed and turned around to take out a small piece of pottery from her backpack.

"Professor Flitwick said that it is best not to practice on living things at the beginning, and suggested that I use this kind of old pottery."

Hermione said and took out her wand and pointed it at the pottery.

【Petrificus Totalus】

The spell blurted out, but Moon didn't see any signs.

After chanting the spell, Hermione took the pottery to the table and let it fall freely.

Clatter!

A little bit of pottery debris fell, but the whole was intact.

"This is the Petrification Charm I have practiced for a week."

Hermione said and picked up the pottery again, and then pushed the pottery down again.

Clatter!

This time the pottery was directly divided into three pieces.

"I can only maintain this spell for thirty seconds now."

Looking at Hermione putting away the broken pottery, Moon also understood why Professor Flitwick would suggest using this kind of old pottery for practice.

First of all, pottery can be found in Hogwarts, which is very easy to obtain, and then it can visually show people whether the spell is effective.

Taking the pottery handed over by Hermione, Moon began to practice.

Clatter ~

The pottery broke.

Pick up the larger piece of the broken one and try again.

Clatter ~

Still broken.

Pick up a small piece.

Clatter ~

Still broken.

Seeing that Moon had not succeeded in three practices, Hermione breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that he had not succeeded three times, Moon stopped casting the spell and reviewed the movements and spells just now.