In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

  Chapter 40 40. A strong will drives the success of magic

   "First of all, you need to establish the first spell you are going to use on your body."

   Slughorn gestured for Jon to pick up his wand.

   "During this half of the school year, Felius should have taught you two or three spells. Which one do you think you use the most smoothly and proficiently?"

  Jon hesitated for a moment, then continued.

  "Because the first spell I learned was the Levitation spell, so I use this spell most skillfully."

"Then choose the Levitation Charm." Slughorn helped Jon make a decision, "You're just starting to learn, and the spells to memorize on the ring can't be too complicated. It is the first mantra to continue to master when it comes to mantras, it is easy to learn, and the effect is very practical."

   Of course, Jon has no objection to this. So far, he can only use four spells in total, levitation spell, wand lighting spell, mending spell and dancing spell.

  The first three were learned in the Charms class, and the dancing spell—Tarantella dance was taught by himself in his spare time.

  In addition to the floating spell, Jon couldn't think of what effect the other three spells would have if they were directly applied to him.

  The Illuminating Curse will turn him into a light man who glows all the time? Could the mending spell repair his crippled body when he was injured? Or is it the dancing spell that can make his dancing skills otherworldly?

   Except for the one in the middle that sounds a bit reliable, if the other two spells are really like this, then what kind of lethality can he learn besides laughing the enemy to death?

  Looking at these options, Levitation is really the only viable spell.

   This spell can make objects fly, and the more proficient the user is in casting, the heavier objects can be driven.

  If it acts on the wizard himself, isn't that the ability to fly without any external force?

  Thinking of this, Jon's gaze couldn't help becoming excited, but Slughorn clearly saw what he was thinking at this time, and poured cold water on him first.

"Don't think of things so simply. The ring only helps you change your spellcasting method, but it cannot change the strength of your spell. If your levitation spell itself is not well mastered, it will not achieve what you expected. degree."

  But Jon was not discouraged by what he said. The opportunity is now in front of him, and what level he can reach in the future depends only on himself.

   "Use a levitation spell first, and let me see how you are learning the spell."

  After hearing Slughorn's words, Jon pointed his wand at a book on his desk, and then said the spell.

   "Wingardim Leviosa."

  The next second, the book suddenly rose into the air as if lifted by an inexplicable force.

  Slughorn was very satisfied with the effect of Jon's levitation spell.

   "Very good, even in the fourth grade, there is no student who can use the floating spell to your level."

  Jon looked at Slughorn expectantly.

   "Is this level enough?"

   Slughorn didn't answer his question, but directly exchanged the ring to Jon and said with a smile.

   "Put the ring on your body, whether you wear it on your neck or on your hand, you can try it."

   "You don't need to swing your wand, just say the spell like a normal spell, but you don't want to let other objects fly, but yourself. This is just a replacement of the target, and you should be able to do it."

  Jon asked in disbelief.

"It's that simple?"

   "Easy?" Slughorn laughed. "You try it first."

  Jon put the ring back around his neck again. He restrained the habit of picking up the wand and waving it subconsciously, but directly uttered the spell.

   "Wingardim Leviosa."

  He could clearly feel the magic power in his body being mobilized, but that power was extremely subtle, much weaker than casting spells with a wand.

  And this magic power is not like any spells he used before, where the wand acts as the final vent to affect the real world, but directly passes through the ring he wears around his neck, and then quickly returns to his body.

  At that moment, Jon felt as if he was a little different from a second ago, but on the surface, he didn't change at all.

   "How does it feel?" Slughorn asked.

  Jon didn't give an answer immediately, but raised his arm hesitantly, then jumped on the spot a few times, and then hesitantly said.

   "I always feel that my body seems to be getting lighter? But the change is too small, and I can't feel the difference between before and after."

  The smile on Slughorn's face froze, he restrained his expression, and looked at Jon from beginning to end with a serious face.

   "Are you sure you feel right?"

  Jon couldn't give an accurate answer, because he didn't know whether the slight change was real or just his illusion.

But Slughorn obviously has the means to determine the changes in his body at this moment. He tapped Jon's shoulders and arms lightly with his wand, feeling the magic power that has been integrated into the limbs and is completely different from normal conditions. A look of amazement appeared on his face.

  "It's very subtle and imperceptible, but it has indeed changed. It's incredible, Jon, this is really incredible!"

  Jon was a little hard to understand his performance.

   "Is there a problem with that, Professor."

   Slughorn recovered from the daze, and he explained to Jon seriously.

"I told you that magic power and will are the foundation of any magic. Spells and wands are only auxiliary, but if there is no auxiliary, even if the necessary conditions are met, casting spells will become extremely difficult. You are learning the floating spell In that class, Felius should have told you that there was a wizard who mispronounced a syllable of the levitation spell and summoned a cow, which is a typical case."

"And now that you have changed the method of casting spells, it is tantamount to overthrowing the system of matching spells with wands. Although the spell itself will not change, the pronunciation of the previous floating spell is no longer applicable to you. Come on normally. Speaking of which, the set of incantations you pronounce with the wand should have no effect at all. Magic will not change you in the same way as it changes the outside world. Because of the wrong syllable, the effect of the spell will be completely changed. It will only If the syllable is right, the spell will take effect on you, if the syllable is wrong, it will not work."

Jon understood what Slughorn meant. It was fundamentally wrong for him to cast spells in the way he cast spells with his wand. The wrong pronunciation of spells cast on himself would not cause the result of the Levitating spell turning into summoning cows, but it would not happen either. Any little utility.

  But now his originally wrong spell has taken effect. Although the effect is very subtle, it is a very big leap from scratch.

   "Then why did this happen?" Jon asked suspiciously.

"The auxiliary means are wrong, but the magic that should have failed has succeeded. The problem can only be the magic power and will." Slughorn looked at him seriously, "Your magic power is normal. Eleven-year-olds are no different, so the only explanation is that a great will drives the success of the magic."

  (end of this chapter)