Magical Theory and Wandlore

Opening the book, the contents were utterly absurd.

Mana does not exist.

Like physical stamina, it is not an actual substance.

It is merely a psychological illusion, a fabricated concept.

You can sense it, and you can make others perceive it, but it does not truly exist.

This is why powerful wizards prefer to call it power or magical force.

Magic is a phenomenon produced by one's own field interacting with the Earth's field.

A wand is just an antenna.

If one's own field is strong enough—meaning their will is firm—then gestures, incantations, and even wands are unnecessary.

The absurdity didn't stop there.

Turning to the page on Magic Field.

Magical creatures possess a Magic Field.

It causes objects to become animated.

The talking mirrors in our homes come from this.

The creation of animated items in alchemy is a method to accelerate this process.

Squibs also have a Magic Field, though it is far too weak.

This is why they differ from our Muggle brethren—they can still use magical items and see Dementors.

They are also less vulnerable to spells.

"How is this so scientific?"

Basil felt his imagined magical world shatter.

What the hell is a field?

Was that in the novels?

According to the book.

Mana is not something consumed when casting spells.

It merely indicates that you can cast spells.

It's like an ID card distinguishing wizards from ordinary people.

So mana is more like spell power?

Setting aside these convoluted theories, the birth of a spell relies mainly on the power of belief.

In other words, will, emotions, and the like.

And Basil searched through every book.

Not a single one mentioned cultivating or refining any kind of supernatural energy.

Improving magical skill is just constant practice and use of mana.

Mechanical, like a Muggle exercising their muscles.

Advanced magic involves transforming oneself through transfiguration.

Voldemort was a standout in this regard.

Wizards seem to be born wizards.

Wizards and Muggles are different species.

Before they have a wand, young wizards who are extremely angry, frightened, or joyful will trigger mana, producing magical phenomena—a Magical Outburst.

Accumulated negative emotions and rejection of magic can even cause the concept of mana to materialize, coalescing inside the body into a terrifying Obscurus.

For Muggles, such emotions only cause physical reactions due to hormonal changes.

As age increases, knowledge deepens, and personality becomes whole or flawed, for wizards, this translates to an increase in mana.

And Muggles?

No wonder wizards are so arrogant.

They seem chosen by some mysterious force, set apart from humanity.

Magical knowledge is the method for applying this power.

Gestures, incantations, wands, wand movements, and emotions are all things that bring wizards closer to it, making it easier to use.

As for Muggles, even with profound magical knowledge, they cannot cast a single spell or use a magical item.

From birth, there is a thick, pitiful barrier between wizards and Muggles.

If not for the lack of reproductive isolation, Muggles would occasionally produce young wizards.

Otherwise, Grindelwald's attitude toward Muggles would likely be the majority.

Thinking of this, Bazil stretched lazily.

With a snap, he closed Magical Theory and tossed it onto a pile of books nearby.

Over these five days, he hadn't just been reading.

Aside from killing ants, +0.0001, +0.0001, +0.0001

steadily increasing his health, during breaks in the morning, noon, and afternoon, he had gathered all the required supplies from the list except for a wand.

That stack of books included The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1), A History of Magic, A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, Magical Drafts and Potions, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, and other texts needed for the first year.

But unfortunately, his never-met parents weren't fond of studying—aside from the names on the title pages, the books were as good as new.

The same went for the other required supplies.

The three sets of plain black work robes, one plain black pointed hat for daytime wear, a pair of dragon-hide protective gloves, a black winter cloak with silver fastenings, a pewter cauldron, several small potion vials, a telescope, and a brass scale—

all were found in the storage room.

The pristine magic preserved there kept them looking brand new.

According to Magical Theory, not only the storage room but all the rooms in this tunnel, including the tunnel itself, possessed a magical magnetic field due to the enchantments.

This magical field combined with Earth's magnetic field, reinforcing each other.

That was why they could keep functioning.

Advanced magical artifacts and structures, as well as the everlasting Gubraithian fire, were all created based on this principle.

Ordinary items, like prank props such as the Fanged Frisbee, would lose their magic over time as their own magnetic field decayed without a wizard owner to maintain them.

Yawning, Bazil walked into the entrance room.

He casually picked up the gilded sculpture, and after a flash of blue light, he was back in the treehouse.

Beneath the redwood tree, to spare his eyes, he had used Fenrir's corpse as fertilizer for the Devil's Snare.

The meager loot—9 Galleons and 8 Sickles—was naturally pocketed by Bazil.

As for Fenrir's wand, made of blackthorn wood with a dragon heartstring core, it was the other reason he had come to the treehouse, besides feeding the snowy owl Fanta.

In fact, the moment he touched that wand, the cold mechanical voice rang out again.

Wand detected: ten and three-quarter inches, blackthorn wood, dragon heartstring.
[Curse bonus +10%, Jinx and Hex bonus +8%, Transfiguration and Charm bonus +5%]
.Loading failed. Spend 2000 gems to repair wand appearance function?

Bazil wasn't surprised by these strange bonuses.

In truth, these bonuses were probably just rough, average statistics.

If they were more detailed, they'd likely break down into specific spells.

For example, a Killing Curse bonus of +12%, a Fire-Making Spell bonus of +6%, and so on.

This was mentioned in the book Our Companion—The Wand.

As long as you're a wizard, you can use almost any tool to channel your magic.

But the best results always come from the closest bond between wizard and wand.

These connections are complex, starting with mutual attraction and then deepening through shared experience.

The wand learns from the wizard, and the wizard learns from the wand.

Without a doubt, they are our most intimate and mysterious friends.

They can absorb our techniques and learn our magic.

But even so, I advise against using a wand that is too learned or magically profound.

No matter how powerful the magic they contain, the wand itself remains fragile.

The habits and styles they pick up from previous owners often clash with the new owner's magical style.

Using them forces the new owner to suppress their own personality to adapt to the wand.

This is unwise, especially for a wizard with ambition and aspirations in the magical field.

Therefore, I recommend everyone use a wand that "chooses" you, rather than any secondhand wand.

When a wand learns too much, the roles of master and servant can become reversed.

This was the case with the infamous dark wizard and wand expert Godelot.

He regarded his wand as a partner, even a mentor.

Guided by it, his mind twisted, and he fell from a brilliant wandmaker into a dark wizard.

That's why, in modern times, wands are usually buried (or burned) with their owners after death.

This practice prevents a wand from learning too much from too many masters.

There are also wizarding families who deliberately keep the wands they used for their descendants.

They hope that through blood proximity and the same family education, the negative effects can be weakened.

But remember, no two leaves in the world are identical!

Anti-argument: The term "Magic Field" wasn't made up by me, so don't say it doesn't fit the style. You won't find it in the novels or the Harry Potter Encyclopedia because it was something Rowling added later.

There are no electricity or electronic devices in Hogwarts. Hermione Granger once mentioned that due to the strong Magic Field there, Muggle substitutes for magic, such as computers, radar, and electricity, all "malfunction" around Hogwarts. However, the radio in the wizarding world is an exception. Rowling once mentioned that the radios used in the wizarding world are not powered by electricity but by magic.