56 Chapter 53

Suddenly it clicked in Harry's mind and his hand flew up.

The professor acknowledged him with a grin. "I see Mr. Potter has it. Go on Mr. Potter. Tell us."

"It's not a conjuration," He said, stuttering slightly, a bit unnerved at sight of the entire class staring at him. Upon receiving an encouraging nod from the Professor, he steeled himself and continued on, "The spell pulls in water vapor from the surrounding air and converts it to water, spouting it from the wand."

"Right in one Mr. Potter! Take five points. Excellently put. The answer is that it is NOT a conjuration. This spell was invented based upon the Cooling charm, to cool down water vapor in the air, and then combining it with the Summoning charm, to pull the water vapor to the wand and maintain a constant flow. You'll learn more about how it was done in your third year, if you choose Arithmancy as an elective." he explained. The entire class was listening. Professor Flitwick was clearly a pretty good teacher.

"Now Mr. Potter, since you have answered this question, perhaps you'll be able to answer my next one."

He turned back towards the wall, which was still wet from his first water summoning spell. He once again incanted, "Aguamenti."

This time, there was no steady stream or fountain of water like the last time. A powerful gushing water stream of pure destructive force struck the wall with a boom! The class watched with gaping mouths as the water stopped and its aftermath was revealed. There was a massive crack in the wall where the water had struck it.

"Now," Professor Flitwick continued, "the spell was the same, the incantation was the same, the wand movements were same and the caster was the same. Yet the effect was entirely different. Mr. Potter, would you like to take a guess at what was different the second time?"

Harry's eyebrows furrowed. "Power?" he took a guess.

"A common and quite popular answer Mr. Potter. But unfortunately, entirely wrong." Flitwick said. He looked around at the entire class, meeting each of their eyes as if he wanted to convey an important and life-changing message.

"Intent. Intent is the difference between the faint stream of water and a destructive jet that could cut stone. Intent is the difference between the magic of the light that will brighten your way and the light that will blind you. Intent is the difference between the fire that warms and the fire that burns. Intent is the key to magic. Remember my words my students, and commit them to your memory. Magical power will not allow you to cast great spells. The best it will do for you is to change how many spells you can cast. Intent, however, is the key that will forever help you in practicing powerful magic."

The Professor somberly looked down at his own hand which held his wand.

"There are no limits to magic. So long as you have a powerful enough imagination with the intent to back it up, nothing is impossible. All you need to do…is believe."

The Charms Class was being discussed by every Ravenclaw the entire way to the Transfiguration Class. On the way over, Harry had been approached by a few people who wanted to know how he'd known the answer to the question. He had tried to explain the basics of the states of matter to them, at the end of which he'd ended up with a new skill.

Ping!

Due to you teaching, you gained a new skill!

Teaching, Lv-1

You impart to your student a piece of what you know.

(Wis+Int)% how much the person understands

+20% if their Int is lower than yours.

So that was pretty sweet. Going over to his skill tab, he took a look at his academic skills, which were basically his skills in the subjects, and was glad to see that the class had raised his Charms level.

Charms, Lv-5 (8%)

Your skill in the art of charms with your magic is shown in this skill.

Apparently the classes were actually pretty good for helping up his skill levels. He had no doubt that he'd have to work hard to get another level up in any of the subjects' skills, but the level up that he had got was quite welcome. Harry briefly wondered if there was some sort of quest for doing really good in subjects and getting points.

Ping!

Quest Alert!

You da MVP bruh! Win your house the house cup!

Reward,

Respect from the teachers

Your housemates love you

10% more chance of getting laid.

50,000 Exp

Failure,

Housemates scorn you

Your chances of success in your political goals decreases

YES/NO?

Harry scoffed at the getting laid line. The Game was starting to develop a sense of humor. 'Why not?' he thought, pressing Yes on the quest, 'I plan to do good in all the classes anyways.'

Stepping into the Transfiguration classroom, he took in the sight before him. They once again had the class with Hufflepuffs, who all seemed to be admiring the long arches and beautiful architecture of the classroom.