40 Chapter 40 Strong 'will' drive the success of magic
"First, you need to determine the first spell you are planning to use on your body."
Slughorn gestured for Jon to pick up his own wand.
"In this first half of the school year, Filius should have taught you two or three spells already, which one do you feel that you are most comfortable and proficient in using?"
Jon hesitated for a moment and then said.
"Well, the first spell I learned was Levitation Charm, so I am most proficient in using it."
"Then choose the Levitation Charm." Slughorn helped Jon who looked uncertain about the choice, "You just started to learn, you should not choose a too complicated spell to cast using the ring, levitation charm is just right, it is the first spell that almost all wizards learn when they began to control their magic, simple to learn, and the effect is very practical."
In this regard, Jon certainly has no objection, he so far can only use a total of four spells proficiently, Levitation Charm, Wand-Lighting Charm, Repairing Charm and Dancing Feet Spell.
The first three spells were learned in the Charms Class, the Dancing Feet Spell - Tarantallegra was self-taught after school hours when he fumbled on this spell in the library.
Apart from the Levitation Charm, Jon could not think of what effect the other three spells would have if they worked directly on him.
Will Wand-Lighting Charm would turn him into a glowing man who glows brightly all the time? Would the Mending Charm (repairing charm) mend his mutilated body when he got injured? Or would the Dancing Feet Spell enable him to dance superbly?
Except for the middle one, which sounded a bit reliable, what would be the lethality of the other two spells if they really worked like that, besides making his enemies die laughing when he uses them?
From all these options the levitation charm is the only spell that seems practical for now.
This charm can make objects float and fly by reducing weight, the more proficient the user is in casting the charm, the more heavy objects they can propel.
If this charm can be used on the wizard themselves, then they can have the ability to fly without any external force, no?
When he thought of this Jon's eyes could not help but become excited, but Slughorn who clearly discerned his thoughts at this time, splashed a pot of cold water on him before he could daydream.
"Do not treat this so simply, the ring can only help you change the way you cast spells, it cannot change the power of your magic spell, if your levitation charm itself is not mastered in depth, then you will not be able to accomplish what you anticipated."
But Jon was not discouraged by what he said, the opportunity is now before him, and what kind of proficiency he can achieve later on will only depend on himself.
"First, cast the levitation charm once, let me see how well you have learned this spell."
After hearing Slughorn's words, Jon pointed his wand at a book on the desk in front of him and proceeded to recite the incantation.
"Wingardium Leviosa."
In the next second, the book was elevated as if lifted by an inexplicable force and rose abruptly into the air. Then Jon controlled it to move around.
Slughorn was satisfied with the effect of Jon's levitation charm.
"Very good, even in the fourth year, you can't find a student who can use and control levitation charm to your level."
Jon looked at Slughorn with an expectant gaze.
"Then is this level enough?"
Instead of answering his question, Slughorn directly handed the ring to Jon and said with a smile.
"Put the ring on your body, whether it's around your neck or on your hand, then try it out."
"No need to wield the wand, just recite the incantation as usual, but in your head think of making yourself fly instead of some kind of object, which is only a target replacement, you should be able to do it."
Jon asked with some incredulity.
"Is it that simple?"
"Simple?" Slughorn smiled, "Just try it once before you ask."
Jon wore the ring around his neck again, and he resisted the urge to pick up his wand and wave it, which is a habit he has developed, after a few seconds, he just simply recited the incantation.
"Wingardium Leviosa."
He could clearly feel the magic power in his body being mobilized, but that power was extremely minuscule, much weaker than when casting spells with a wand.
Unlike any other previous spells he had used, where his magic power would flow through his wand to affect the real world, it flowed directly to the ring he wore around his neck, and then quickly returned to his body.
At that moment, Jon felt as if he was a little different from a second ago, but on the surface, he hadn't changed at all.
"Do you feel anything?" Slughorn inquired.
Jon did not immediately answer, instead, he hesitantly raised his arm, then jumped in place a few times, before saying hesitantly.
"I have a feeling that my body seems to have become a little lighter? But the change is too minimal to quite feel the difference between before and after."
The smile on Slughorn's face froze, he restrained his expression and looked at Jon with a serious face from head to toe.
"Are you sure you sensed it accurately?"
Jon could not give an accurate answer because there was no way to know whether that subtle change was real or just a misconception on his part.
But Slughorn apparently had the means to determine the change in his body at the moment, he nudged his wand on Jon's shoulders and arms and felt the magic power that had been blended into his limbs, which was quite different from normal, and a look of amazement appeared on his face.
"It's subtle, not easy to notice, but there is indeed a change, it's incredible, Jon, it's really incredible!"
Jon had some difficulty understanding his behaviour.
"What's wrong with that? Professor."
Slughorn snapped out of that moment of lapse of concentration, and he seriously explained to Jon.
"I once explained to you, for any magic, magic power and 'will' are the fundamentals, the incantation and wand are only auxiliary, but if there is no auxiliary, then even if the necessary conditions are met, casting spells will become extremely difficult. You should have been taught by Filius in the class in which you learned the levitation charm about the mistake of a wizard who once summoned a cow because he mispronounced a syllable of the levitation charm, and this is just a typical example."
"You are now changing the way you cast spells, it would be equivalent to overturning the magic spell system with the wand, although the magic spell itself still would not change, the previous incantation of the levitation charm will not be applicable to you; normally speaking, if you use the same set of incantation pronunciation as wand casting system, it should not have produced any effect at all. Magic change on yourself will not be the same as the outside world change, because of syllable errors the effect of the entire spell will be changed. The incantation to cast the spell on yourself will need to be altered, the usual incantation shouldn't have an effect on you."
Jon understood Slughorn's point, he recited the incantation in accordance with the way of wand casting was simply wrong, even though the wrong pronunciation of incantations when casting spells on ourselves would not result in levitation charm turning into summoning cow magic, but it also would not produce any effect at all.
But now his otherwise wrong incantation happened to be effective, although the effect was very minimal, from nothing to something is a very big leap.
"Then why did this happen?" Jon asked, a little puzzled.
"The auxiliary means was wrong, but the magic that should have failed succeeded, then the reason for that could only be magic power and 'will'." Slughorn looked at him seriously, "Your magic power is normal, no different from other 11-year-olds, so the only explanation would be the strong 'will' fuelling the success of the magic."
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