Chapter 5: Delving into Spells

After ordering a steak and a glass of honey mead, and taking a simple meal to fill his stomach, Eisen began his studies. At seven o'clock in the evening, Eisen closed the book 'Magical Theory' and let out a long sigh. After reading through this book, Eisen had gained a broad understanding of the magic in this world. Based on his past memories and the content of the book, he realized that for wizards to successfully cast spells, apart from the requirements for their internal magic and wand movements, there was one crucial factor: intense emotion.

With this realization, Eisen finally understood why many adult wizards struggled to effectively cast advanced spells. In his eyes, performing magic in this world seemed quite challenging for wizards. For instance, when Professor Flitwick at Hogwarts taught the young wizards the Levitation Charm, he emphasized that the 'gar' in "Wingardium Leviosa" should be pronounced clearly and held a little longer.

Not only did they need to recite the incantation correctly, but they also had to meet strict requirements for wand movements, which involved "swish and flick." With these prerequisites, the wizards' emotions also needed to be engaged, and only then could the magic be unleashed.

The importance of emotional engagement was most evident in the Unforgivable Curses and the Patronus Charm. To cast an Unforgivable Curse successfully, one must summon intense malice from the depths of their heart, a malice that explicitly wishes to cause death upon the target. Only with such a degree of malice could the Unforgivable Curses reach their full potency.

On the other hand, the Patronus Charm required the summoning of extremely positive emotions to be cast. Young wizards learning the Patronus Charm were instructed to recall their happiest memories at the time of casting, as this was undoubtedly the best way to evoke positive emotions.

Of course, regarding this aspect, Eisen had some conjectures. He believed that the emotional engagement required for casting spells was merely an expression of inner will. This inner will, channeled through emotional engagement and combined with the wand and magic, allowed for the release of spells.

The reason for this conjecture was the manifestation of underage wizards' uncontrolled magic outbursts. Take Harry Potter, for instance; before attending Hogwarts, he couldn't perform magic intentionally, but he managed to make the glass at the zoo disappear.

It was evident that Harry's internal magic responded to his strong desire, directly activating a temporary vanishing spell on the glass. As for the process of young wizards strictly following instructions step-by-step to learn spells, Eisen believed it was a system carefully organized by Hogwarts to help young wizards gradually gain control over their magic.

If young wizards diligently followed the prescribed teaching curriculum, by the time they graduated from Hogwarts, they would have mastered their magic entirely. Consequently, incanting spells and casting magic would become more instinctive. Thus, after graduation, they might find it easier and more casual to perform magic, without the need for precise wand movements or even incantations. This explained the challenging skill of non-verbal, wandless magic.

However, the proficiency in non-verbal, wandless magic was indeed difficult, with very few adult wizards capable of achieving it. Of course, in Eisen's opinion, this was due to their lack of in-depth study during their time at school, unlike formidable figures like Dumbledore and Voldemort, who were undoubtedly powerful enough.

After gaining a broad understanding of the magic in this world, Eisen recalled some previously overlooked details. Specifically, the spells in this world seemed quite peculiar. While some spells had been passed down through generations of wizards, others were directly invented by individual wizards.

For example, Professor Snape had invented a powerful spell called the Sectumsempra Curse. This curse could only be countered by its specific counter-curse, rendering any other counter-spells ineffective.

The question then arose: how did Snape invent this spell? Eisen speculated that it must have been related to Snape's profound knowledge of spell-craft, potions, and the Dark Arts. With such a strong foundation, combined with sufficiently intense emotional engagement, he might have been able to create such a spell.

However, for Eisen, who had yet to study magic, all of this remained mere speculation.

Putting aside 'Magical Theory,' Eisen picked up 'The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1' and began studying it. As an absolute beginner in wizardry, he naturally had to start with simple spells.

Afterward, Eisen tore a page from his notebook and, after calming his mind, took out his wand.

"Wingardium Leviosa!" Eisen swished and flicked his wand, pointing it at the torn page. To his surprise, after reciting the incantation, the page slowly levitated, following the motion of his wand.

Eisen then lowered his wand and used his finger to point at the paper, finding no issues with controlling its movement. After two successful castings in a row, Eisen's heart was filled with indescribable joy, for he had truly become a wizard.

With a shift in his thoughts, the character sheet appeared before Eisen, confirming his suspicion that despite learning the Levitation Charm, no skill bar had appeared. At this point, Eisen resigned himself to the fact that his learned skills would not be reflected on his character sheet.

However, when Eisen's gaze fell upon the magic value, he still wore a perplexed expression. He noticed that despite practicing the Levitation Charm twice, his magic value of 10 remained unchanged, with no consumption whatsoever.

It was then that Eisen recalled the peculiarities of this magical world. Indeed, the wizards in this world did not seem to expend magic when casting spells.

Throughout the First and Second Wizarding Wars, Eisen had never heard of any wizard being captured or killed due to magical exhaustion.

In his past memories, Eisen vaguely recalled that Harry Potter, in preparation for the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament, had practiced the Summoning Charm using quills, books, and chairs, starting from after lunch and continuing relentlessly until two o'clock in the morning.

Yet, even after such intense practice of the spell, Harry was still able to cast magic after mastering the Summoning Charm. From this, it appeared that wizards did not consume magic when casting spells! However, Harry did seem exhausted after practicing for so long, suggesting that wizards expended energy rather than magic when casting spells.

But from another perspective, anyone who focused intensely on a single task for over ten hours straight would likely feel drained. Regardless, it was clear that wizards did not consume their internal magic when performing spells.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Eisen found it rather peculiar. If casting spells did not require expending magic, then what determined one's prowess? Why did the game system provide a quantified magic value?

After a brief contemplation, Eisen had an epiphany. He recalled that during "Mad-Eye" Moody's (Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise) lecture on the three Unforgivable Curses, he stated that the Killing Curse required immense magical power as a foundation.

Furthermore, he claimed that if the young wizards were to cast the Killing Curse at him with their wands, he would at most suffer a nosebleed. Clearly, this indicated that the amount of magic directly influenced the potency of a spell. In other words, the quantity of magic was equivalent to its strength.

This also explained why adult wizards were generally more powerful than young wizards – their magic was more abundant and stronger. In other words, the quantified magic value provided by the game system did not solely represent the amount of magic, but rather its strength, which could be equated.

Why did Eisen think this way? Since casting spells did not consume magic, the determining factors for successful spell-casting could not be based on how much magic was expended. In Eisen's view, successful spell-casting likely depended on casting technique and appropriately channeled emotions. The overall quantity of internal magic, on the other hand, determined the potency of the released spell.

After reaching this conclusion, many of Eisen's doubts were resolved, and he felt a sense of relief. Since his magic value increased by 10 points each day, it meant that his magical strength also increased daily. Perhaps, it wouldn't be long before he could outmatch Grindelwald and Voldemort.

(End of Chapter)