Chương 48: Chapter 48: Magic Is Too Hard, Can't You Just Use It With A Snap of Your Fingers?
This lesson was taken very seriously by Wilson.
Professor Amelia Bones did not start by teaching how to defend against dark creatures or anything of that sort; perhaps she believed that the first lesson should leave a deep impression on the students.
The new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor spent the entire first lesson introducing the evil history of dark wizards and discussing the harm dark magic has caused to the wizarding world.
She even...
She did not shy away from mentioning the Dark Lord, Voldemort.
"When the Dark Mark appears in the sky above a house..." Amelia Bones frowned slightly as she continued, "People already know that the house is filled with corpses. This is the work of the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters, who kill for sport."
"In those dark times, every wizard worried about the Dark Mark appearing above their home when they went out. Every day, they feared that upon returning home, they would find that the family they had bid farewell to in the morning had become cold corpses by evening..."
The young wizards shivered in fear.
This was the first time they had heard someone talk about that brutal history. Some of the young wizards had family members who died at the hands of Death Eaters, and they openly wept.
What the young wizards did not know was that Professor Amelia Bones felt even more sorrow than they did when recounting this history.
Professor Bones had lived through that dark era, and her brother, Edgar Bones, and his family were killed by Death Eaters.
Yes.
The story told by this female professor was her personal experience.
When she and her brother arrived at their brother's house, they saw the Dark Mark floating above the house and found their family's bodies inside.
That kind of pain and helplessness...
Professor Amelia Bones had experienced it all firsthand.
However, she remained strong, showing no weakness or sorrow, and continued calmly, "Whether to protect yourself or your family and dear friends, I hope that every new student here can learn from the Defense Against the Dark Arts class to resist dark wizards..."
The young wizards immediately lifted their heads.
Although Professor Amelia Bones's teaching style was somewhat harsh, it did not prevent the soon-to-be-promoted Ministry official from having a high level of teaching ability.
At least...
No one would think that the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was unimportant anymore.
Perhaps this was Professor Amelia Bones's goal for the first lesson. Her teaching was quite successful, even attracting the attention of Wilson.
Unlike the other young wizards who were trembling in fear, Wilson was earnestly absorbing the lessons.
The bad deeds committed by Voldemort and the Death Eaters were lessons that Wilson needed to remember. A Dark Lord who only knew how to create terror was destined to fail.
As a Dark Lord...
One should not act recklessly but plan meticulously.
At the very least, one should be like the persona Wilson created for Peter, right?
With the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class over, all the young wizards recognized the importance of this class, as it would teach them how to fight as wizards.
Perhaps this is the difference between people.
Some had just realized the importance of learning, while others had already learned from the failures of previous Dark Lords.
This was not only a difference in understanding of the world but possibly also a moral quality difference. Whose mind would work like Wilson's?
Compared to Professor Amelia's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Professor Flitwick's Charms class seemed more like a knowledgeable wizard's lesson.
Professor Flitwick was the head of Ravenclaw House.
This Charms professor was actually very short, about one meter tall, somewhat resembling a gnome. He had a head of fluffy white hair and a beard, and he had been teaching at Hogwarts for many years.
Even within Hogwarts...
Professor Flitwick was highly respected.
Of course.
This did not mean that the professor was boring. In fact, Professor Flitwick was a dueling champion in his youth, which was always a topic of interest for Ravenclaw students.
Many at Hogwarts knew...
The Sorting Hat was not omnipotent. It had taken a very long time to decide which houses two freshmen should be sorted into.
One of them was Professor Flitwick.
The other was Professor Minerva McGonagall.
When they were young, the Sorting Hat considered both of them to possess qualities of both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Professor McGonagall was sorted into Gryffindor, and Professor Flitwick into Ravenclaw.
This was the most interesting part.
If they had been sorted into the other house, they might have ended up as heads of different houses.
This also proved that Professor Flitwick was not lacking in courage.
However...
Professor Flitwick still had to stand on a stack of thick books to teach, otherwise, most students might not see him.
If nothing went wrong...
Wilson felt he would win Professor Flitwick's praise in Charms class, possibly earning Hufflepuff many house points.
Because before the term started, Wilson had spent a lot of time at home diligently copying and memorizing hundreds of charms, learning most of the first-year spells.
Why work so hard?
It was all for moments like these!
Wilson planned to make a good impression on Professor Flitwick in the first class, to build a good relationship with the Ravenclaw head, and perhaps obtain some less common charms from him in the future.
However...
There was a bit of a mishap.
"What does a successful spell include?"
Professor Flitwick stood on a stack of thick books, waving his wand as he wrote a line on the blackboard: "A precise wand movement, a correctly intoned incantation, guided by the intention in your mind, leads to a successful spell. Let's start practicing wand movements..."
Wilson felt dumbfounded.
Why did casting spells require such precise wand movements? He had never intentionally learned these!
And wasn't magic something you could do with just a snap of your fingers? Why were there such strict requirements for wand movements and incantation tones?
This was simply making things difficult for Wilson!
Professor Flitwick really wasn't trying to make things difficult for Wilson.
Because this knowledgeable Ravenclaw head had heard about Wilson's learning methods and even praised him for his diligence.
"Perhaps everyone should learn from Mr. Wilson..."
Professor Flitwick looked at Wilson, not hesitating to offer praise, "If everyone could, like Mr. Wilson, memorize and practice until wand movements and incantation tones become second nature, like his proficiency with the Levitation Charm and Fire-Making Spell..."
Wilson looked a bit dazed.
No.
You are mistaken, Professor Flitwick.
Wilson couldn't tell Professor Flitwick that he had always been just waving his wand randomly and shouting whatever came to mind...
Why should wand movements be so precise?
Wasn't it just about waving it a bit?
Why did incantations need to be intoned correctly?
Wasn't it just about saying the words?
Why were there so many steps to casting a spell?
Wasn't it just about snapping your fingers or blinking?
To be honest...
Trying to be a proper wizard...
Wilson suddenly felt this path was a bit tough...
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