A Week of Classes (Part 2)

After the Charms class ended, Basil mentioned these things to Harry and the others.

Except for the part about why Slytherin students turn bad.

Hermione shook her head like a rattle, "The book doesn't mention any of this. It's best to stick to the textbook."

Ron expressed a different opinion, "What you said does make sense. I've seen something similar in some old books at home. But it also said, 'If you successfully cast a spell, regardless of the urgency of your incantation or how you wave your wand, remember that feeling! This might be the most suitable casting method for you!'"

"I think maybe Harry just found his personalized style directly."

Harry nodded in agreement.

He considered himself very ordinary.

Where would he get such high Magical Power?

Ron's words were more reliable.

"Alright," Basil shrugged.

Believing in one's own correctness was also a form of mental strength.

Just like excellent Wizards in Transfiguration, who could ignore incantations and wand movements.

It was fine for Harry to think that way.

He could do it like that when learning advanced spells later on.

Just like Seamus did in the Great Hall at noon today.

"Rabbit's eye, harp's hum, water into wine." It wasn't an incantation at all.

Fred and George, just like they had tricked Ron, told Seamus that this could turn water into wine.

However, this joking incantation actually worked.

As Seamus waved his wand in frustration.

The water immediately had a fruity aroma.

Although the taste was more like fruit juice because Seamus had never drunk alcohol before, it was still quite good.

This was the power of belief.

But unfortunately, Seamus couldn't summarize it, so it became a fleeting moment.

Subsequent attempts were met only with explosions.

The other classes this week didn't particularly impress Basil.

Herbology class, held three times a week.

It became a bit boring after Basil could secretly take photos of the greenhouses by hacking into Hogwarts through his mind at any time.

In fact, after the Herbology class on Tuesday afternoon, Basil had already created a batch of summoning cards.

[Chinese Biting Cabbage][Mandrake][Gillyweed][Venomous Tentacula]

It cost him 2000 Gems.

Heaven knows! He hadn't even had time to make any Echoes yet!

Among these summoning cards, Basil felt that [Mandrake] and [Venomous Tentacula] were the most worthwhile investments.

[Magical Plant: Mandrake]

[Level: 1]

[Magic Power Cost: 4]

[Summons a Mandrake. When there are enemy units in the front fan-shaped area. The Mandrake will scream loudly and slowly crawl towards the opponent. When attacked, the Mandrake can evade damage by merging into the soil]

[The Mandrake's scream deals non-magical, non-physical damage; players' Magic Resistance cannot fully negate it]

[Health: 50]

[Damage: 10]

[Damage Per Second: 3]

[Weak to Fire: -10]

[Attack Interval: 3s]

[Attack Range: 3m, damage decays by 1 point for every 1m exceeding this range]

[Targets: Ground, Air, Underwater]

[When targeting underwater units, attack range decays to 2m, and damage decays to 0 beyond 1m]

[Movement Speed: Slow]

Although the Mandrake's Health was low, it was considered small among plants.

It had greater resistance to fire.

Its scream could also be fatal.

This was not magic, so Magic Resistance could not completely negate the damage.

Because it combines magic, it's not purely physical damage, and I can't completely avoid it with my own power.

Normal wizards, due to their human body structure, have a life force of less than 10.

Unless you cover your ears immediately, you'll only meet your death.

[Magical Plant: Venomous Tentacula]

[Level: 1]

[Magic Consumption: 4]

[Summons Venomous Tentacles. When there are enemy units within the surrounding circular area, the Venomous Tentacles will extend vines to pull them in and inject venom with their stingers. The venom causes paralysis and deals damage over time.]

[Venom damage is non-magical and non-physical; player units' Magic Resistance cannot fully take effect.]

[Health: 140]

[Weak to Fire: -50]

[Tentacle Damage: 3]

[Damage Per Second: 1]

[Attack Interval: 5s]

[Attack Range: 3m]

[Target: Ground]

[Movement Speed: Immobile]

[Venomous Tentacle Venom]

[Damage: 10]

[Damage Per Second: 1]

Judging by its stats, it's like a Devil's Snare with poison.

While its strangulation isn't as powerful as Devil's Snare, it has poisonous thorns, and the venom damage increases per second.

Furthermore, the venom needs to be injected into the body to deal damage.

So, unless an antidote is taken within 10 seconds, or the venom is extracted from the body using a Potion Extraction Charm, it will also lead to death.

Although wizards with magical imbuement have immunity, which can be considered a constant innate magic, regular toxins cannot endanger a wizard's life.

However, this venom is not entirely magical damage, so it cannot be resisted or reduced by magical power.

And because it combines magic, the venom cannot be expelled by a wizard's innate immunity.

According to Ron, Professor McGonagall's ex-husband was poisoned to death by the Venomous Tentacle's venom.

As for the [Chinese Biting Cabbage] and [Gillyweed], they are purely filler.

The former is included because its name has "Chinese" in it. In terms of damage, it can't even break through the innate physical defense of a human, which isn't reflected on the stat panel. Those with strange fetishes might want to try it, as it does have a mouth.

The latter is because its sap, when diluted, can be used to treat acne.

It can make money.

Other than advancing Basil's [Grimoire] experience bar to 900 and crafting a card, they have no other use.

And for the Astronomy class every Wednesday.

Besides the romantic atmosphere of the tower top late at night under the starry sky, the knowledge taught is extremely dry.

Basil, however, doesn't particularly dislike [A History of Magic], which Harry and the others detest.

Although Hogwarts' history class has limitations and can't be held in a museum like in his previous life's middle school, it's still acceptable, with a ghost teacher!

How novel!

Especially since he doesn't bother you and his lectures are sleep-inducing!

Defense Against the Dark Arts is a course offered only at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this course, students learn how to resist various types of dark magic, including dark magical creatures, dark curses (including jinxes, hexes, and curses), and dueling.

Logically, such a cool course should be anticipated by everyone.

But the entire class, including Basil, had lost confidence in it.

Basil knew what Quirrell was like from watching the movies.

The other students had specifically looked into this professor after the opening banquet incident.

However, everything turned out to be beyond their expectations.

For first-years, they mainly learn about the dangerous regions of the wizarding world.

And various survival methods.

For example: using the Red Spark Charm to release red sparks into the sky.

The Ministry of Magic in all regions uses this spell as a survival signal, equivalent to a survival hotline in the Muggle world, and it is universally recognized.

Quirrell explained these points clearly and without stuttering.

It only took half a class period.

The remaining time, he focused on the Dark Forest in Albania.

The magic field here is exceptionally chaotic.

Unless one has lived there for many years or possesses exceptionally high magical cultivation, it is impossible to cast spells normally.

Even a Seer's scrying abilities would be blurred here.

Because of this, it is filled with all sorts of dangerous dark creatures and fugitives.

After the class, most students looked at Quirrell with newfound respect.

Even the lingering smell of garlic on him didn't seem as offensive anymore.

According to the older students, Quirrell also had unique insights into dealing with dark creatures and dark magic, and his silent spells were astonishingly powerful.

An Armor Charm blocked several Stupefy spells.

However, Basil was not particularly moved by this.

He was more concerned with Quirrell's performance.

Quirrell now seemed to have dropped all pretense.

He was utterly gloomy, even more so than Snape.

Only when lecturing did he show a hint of passion.

Fortunately, this change was reflected in Basil, adding nearly 5000 gems.

This was also why, that same day, after the Herbology class, he was willing to spend gems to create summoning cards.

As for the remaining flying lessons, it was said they would have to wait a few more weeks.

Overall, of the classes this week, only Transfiguration and Charms class were useful to him.

However, now he needed to pull himself together.

Ron was still walking along, complaining about the morning's Potions class.

He, Ron, and Hermione were following Harry to Hagrid's hut.