Spells Lesson

Edmund suspected that the Hogwarts professors might have agreed to give a passionate and inspiring speech in the first class for first-year students in order to stimulate the young wizards' interest and attention.

Edmund found it hard to imagine that any young wizard would be foolish enough to disregard spells. Could there really be wizards who weren't interested in spells lessons?

However, perhaps because it was the first lesson, Professor Flitwick didn't immediately teach them how to use spells. After taking attendance, he started by explaining the concept of spells, and only near the end of get out of class did he ask them to take out their wands and practice the correct wand-holding posture and the arc of their swings.

This disappointed Edmund somewhat.

Although he can even use relatively complex attack spells like "Big Boom," it's actually borrowing the magic and spellcasting habits of a certain Mr. Battery. Whether he uses it well or poorly, it doesn't count as Edmund's own strength.

For example, if Battery A has successfully used the Unforgivable Curse, Edmund can also "borrow" his magic and consume his soul to release the spell.

But if he needs to use a spell that none of the batteries know, then he has nowhere to borrow and must learn it himself.

Moreover, the magic of batteries has its limits. Although they are called batteries, they are essentially human. If the magic of the same person is continuously used up until it is exhausted, that person will weaken and die.

This is the truth behind Edmund's belief that he couldn't defeat Dumbledore. Faced with a magical master who harbored no ill will towards him and was difficult to curse, he felt that even if he exhausted all the batteries in Nurmengard, he still wouldn't be able to defeat him.

The gap between an ordinary wizard and a master wizard is enormous, even greater than the gap between a Muggle and an ordinary wizard. Unless absolutely necessary, one should never confront these favored by the heavens head-on.

"Don't get discouraged, don't complain about being tired! Ladies and gentlemen, good habits are the beginning of everything. Rotate your wrists, not your fingers—"

Professor Flitwick encouraged everyone, the short man jumping around as he surveyed the students of both colleges, nodding as he looked.

Professor Slughorn's assessment that this year's class is of high quality seems to be true. Most of these children have a positive attitude and practice diligently, and there appears to be a great deal of potential in them.

"Professor, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

As Professor Flitwick passed by the Gryffindor side, Lily Evans bent down and asked him.

"I practiced the Levitation Charm with a friend before."

She lowered her voice as much as possible, but clearly didn't realize she was practically a celebrity in both houses. Students, whether lions or snakes, stopped waving their wands and tried to hear her conversation with Professor Flitwick.

"We managed to levitate some books and a few chairs. I tried to play a joke on him, but I couldn't get him to float," Lily said, embarrassed. "Why is that, Professor? The book doesn't say it can't be used on living things. Did I read it wrong, or is there another reason?"

Professor Flitwick was not angry at all; instead, his eyes lit up.

Many young wizards would teach themselves spells before starting school, but most could only manage to shoot a few sparks, and very few succeeded. He also noticed that the students' wand-waving movements were gradually slowing down, clearly because they were tired of mechanical practice.

Unaware that Lily had previously caused a stir, Professor Flitwick clapped his hands, gesturing for the students to look at him, and began speaking in an enthusiastic tone:

"Although this is something we haven't learned yet, Miss Evans from Gryffindor asked a very interesting question, which hopefully will relieve the fatigue in your shoulders and arms: Why can't the Levitation Charm lift your classmates?"

Professor Flitwick smiled and looked at Lily, gesturing for her to demonstrate to the students the problems he had encountered.

The little witch's face was flushed, clearly a little embarrassed. Edmund noticed that Snape, sitting in front of him, unconsciously craned his neck, seemingly worried about her.

Lily, however, was not intimidated. She took a deep breath, her eyes hardening.

"Yugadimurleviosa".

As soon as she finished speaking, the ink bottle in front of her floated steadily up, causing her classmates around her to gasp in admiration, and Professor Flitwick to nod in satisfaction.

Several young wizards from families with a long tradition of learning scoffed disdainfully, seemingly believing they could do it too—or perhaps they thought they could.

"A very beautiful spell." Professor Flitwick stared at the girl's gleaming staff tip, as if admiring a beautiful flower. "Even better than I expected. Miss Evans, I'll add two points to Gryffindor's score."

The ink bottle, which had been floating in mid-air, undulated slightly before settling back into place. Lily couldn't help but smile, and slowly lowered her wand, causing the ink bottle to land back on the table.

Professor Flitwick nodded without saying anything, though he was somewhat surprised.

The Levitation Charm is not difficult and is one of the most suitable spells for young wizards to learn. To cast it, all you need is a little magic, the correct intonation of the syllables, and the direction of the wand swing.

But to use it so reliably requires both talent and patience.

"Then, please try again—I mean, please float me!" Professor Frivi said happily.

Lily nodded and chanted the spell again. This time, the spell had no effect. Although Professor Flitwick continued to nod, some people still laughed.

"Very accurate, Miss Evans. You were just focused on making me float up, not 'what's in front of you,' weren't you?"

"Yes, Professor."

Professor Flitwick was extremely pleased. He glanced at the laughing group and added another point to Gryffindor's score as encouragement.

"Miss Evans just asked me if the Levitation Charm can't be used on living beings. In a way, she's right; but the more accurate answer is: the Levitation Charm can't be used on humans. If you vaguely cast the spell at someone, at most you'll only levitate their clothes."

"I won't blame you for not knowing this, because it was originally extracurricular material. Or rather, it has become extracurricular material now. When I was in school, the textbook for Charms was Miranda Gossack's first book: The Book of Spells. Compared to today's Standard Spells (Elementary), it contained more and more information, and while it was interesting, it was also more likely to distract you, making it more suitable for extracurricular learning."

Professor Flitwick shook his head, seemingly pleased that he had covered so much material in his first lesson. Finally, he muttered:

"Although it's a bit early, now that you know the spell, you might as well try it out and see if you can levitate the objects in front of you—note that the lighter the object, the easier it is to levitate. And the spell is to wave the wand like this and say it like this."

"Yugadimurleviosa".