Chapter 142: "The Complete Guide to Magic

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"The Complete Guide to Magic" was a peculiar book. The first few pages discussed the origins of magic, including the magic of raising house elves, the magic of fairies, and the magic of wizards. However, the magical systems of these three groups were completely different and not interchangeable.

The author of "The Complete Guide to Magic," believed that the magic power of wizards originated from bloodline inheritance...

But in Albert's eyes, the unknown author of this book had a muddled mind. Within this pile of obscure and tasteless text, they didn't clarify anything...

Perhaps the author of this book intended to allude to something, but such records were meaningless now. Even if some people accidentally deciphered the so-called truth?

And then what?

Will they believe it?

Can they believe it?

At least Albert himself didn't believe it.

The magic's wonder doesn't lie in achieving it through spells but through willpower, which is idealism.

Regardless of using spells, wands, or gestures, they all simply enhance the process of spellcasting, allowing wizards to have more precise control over magic and increase its power.

As far as Albert knew, Tom, also known as Voldemort, could already do this before entering school. He twisted reality solely with his will to achieve magical effects. It was crude, rough, and lacked any sense of aesthetics, much like most ancient wizards.

Although these wizards recognized the use of spells, gestures, and wands to enhance their power, their ideologies still remained fixated on destructive force, more pronounced effects, or other horrifying realms.

Crude and direct, but it couldn't be denied that those magics were powerful. However, they were difficult to use, often had strict requirements, and were prone to losing control.

Fiendfyre was the perfect example. This ancient dark magic spell was still favored by many dark wizards, although they rarely used it.

"Use it with caution, and you'll never be a wizard devoured by your own Fiendfyre..." a deceased dark wizard's dying words.

Fiendfyre was known as demonic fire for a reason; it was easy to lose control of this magic, and the spellcaster often became the first victim.

Compared to ancient times, those dangerous magics were disappearing, replaced by more refined magic. Just look at the evolution of the Unlocking Charm—from breaking doors, kicking doors, to simply opening doors.

Magic became more delicate, and its power decreased significantly.

The Lumos spell wasn't invented until the 18th century by Levina Monkstanley. Before that, wizards might have used the Everlasting Flame: the Ancient Gubraithian Fire.

It was widely known that the Ancient Gubraithian Fire was a highly advanced magic because only a few wizards could accomplish it.

In Albert's limited findings of ancient magic records, he discovered the spell for the Ancient Gubraithian Fire. It was considered highly advanced magic, and for a good reason.

The spell used for the Ancient Gubraithian Fire was runic symbols. Before casting the spell, a handle needed to be crafted, and the handle usually required the carving of some ancient magical texts, which constituted its spell.

Yes, the spell for the Ancient Gubraithian Fire was carved onto the handle by wizards, enhancing the power of the magic and ensuring that the flame would burn forever.

When Albert saw this, he felt like he had grasped something. His gaze fell on his wooden bracelet, and he continued reading.

"The Complete Guide to Magic" does not mention anything about runic symbols. Perhaps the wizards of that era used this type of writing, which would explain why there are no records of it, and that is not hard to understand.

However, the content of this book still leaves Albert feeling very confused.

At least, he has finished reading most of it, but there are very few parts that he truly understands. It's not a problem with the translation; it's more like a sense of distance between the author and himself. Perhaps it can be described as a generation gap.

It took Albert a long time to finish reading the book, and when he turned to the last page, April had quietly arrived.

MacDougall's second part of the manuscript is almost done with the revisions and is now entering the final editing stage. Honestly, it's progressing faster than Albert had anticipated.

Albert had once asked MacDougall if anyone would buy a book like this. Because even Albert and Professor Broad couldn't fully understand it, how many people would truly comprehend it? The famous wizard's response was that the Silentium Publishing Company had agreed to help publish this book.

Later, Professor Broad privately told Albert that MacDougall was covering all the printing costs for the book himself. The renowned wizard never lacks money, and the book is priced quite high, clearly not intended for sale to ordinary wizards from the beginning.

After hearing this, Albert felt extremely speechless. What could he say to someone with such wealth and their own ideas?

"What do you think of the third part of the manuscript?" Professor Broad asked, as he collected the manuscript handed over by Albert.

"It's difficult, even more challenging and harder to understand than the first and second parts," Albert self-mockingly replied. "The third part of the manuscript delves into the issue of spellcasting using runic symbols, but unfortunately, there are hardly any students at Hogwarts who can understand it."

Even if there were students who scored an O in Ancient Runes, they would probably still need to use a runic dictionary to translate the book sentence by sentence.

The starting point is simply too high.

However, Albert did notice something else. MacDougall analyzed several ancient spells.

One of them is the Patronus Charm, which is one of the most famous and powerful defensive spells known to wizards.

Relevant records of the Patronus Charm can be found on ancient woodcuts or scrolls. Ancient wizards had been using this spell for a long time, but undoubtedly, it is an extremely complex and difficult enchantment.

It is said that wizards who can summon corporeal Patronuses are often elected as members of the Wizard Council.

To this day, the incantation for the Patronus Charm has undergone some changes, and it has been translated into vocabulary more suitable for present-day wizards. It is said that the power has also slightly decreased, but Albert believes that is nonsense.

To successfully use the Patronus Charm, the spellcaster must concentrate on recalling their happiest memories. The stronger the joy brought by the memories, the more powerful the spell's effect.

In the past, it was difficult for wizards to summon a Patronus, mostly due to the era they lived in. Those were not happy times. The Dark Ages were not called so for nothing. Without enough joyful memories to support it, the summoned Patronus would be weak, and it might not even be able to sustain its corporeal form.

Moreover, wizards from that era were often associated with dark wizards and had used a significant amount of dark magic, which affected their minds to some extent.

Albert attempted to use the Patronus Charm. This time, it didn't fail, but his wand only emitted a thin mist.

As for trying to cast spells using ancient runes, the wand had no response at all.

According to Professor Broad, he had mispronounced the incantation or the intonation.

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