The Silent Casting and Wandless Casting of the Levitation Charm
The painting wasn't finished yet, but Wizet could tell that the wizard in the picture was him.
Even though there's only a background, the straight-cut figure is dressed in the same outfit he's wearing.
The same goes for wands—straight, sharp, and as cold and austere as a military dagger...
To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen someone draw him on paper, and he was deeply moved.
Luna pulled a hair tie from her pocket, tied her long, fluffy hair into a ponytail, and said gracefully, "It's not finished yet. There are still flames and Rainbow Ball Fish to draw. I'll show it to you later."
Wizet felt her throat go dry, and all the words she wanted to say finally came out as just one word, "Mmm."
Luna quickly packed up her art supplies and sketchbooks, stood up like a butterfly, and said softly with a smile, "Teacher Vizet, can we begin?"
Wizet took a deep breath, used the technique of Occlumency to calm herself down, and pulled up a chair to sit down.
He opened his notes and hand-drawn textbook and found the pages containing the Levitation Charm.
The two sat side by side, with two notebooks between them.
To Wizet's surprise, Luna had a basic understanding of incantations.
Both his accent and tone were very standard, and he even knew how to distinguish between voiced and unvoiced sounds.
Wizet exclaimed, "Did you study this material before? You're much smarter than me! When I first enrolled, it took me ages to master all of this!"
"No!" Luna smiled as she heard his praise. "It's just that when my mom is with me, she plays games and solves riddles with me."
"So these are the techniques for chanting spells? She never told me about these things before. Even when I guessed the riddles correctly, she would praise me for being smart."
Wizet confidently, "In that case, I think you should be able to master the Levitation Charm in just one afternoon!"
After confirming that Luna had no problems with her accent, he focused on teaching her how to change her mouth shape, as well as the rhythm and intensity of her pronunciation.
While delving into Ancient Magic, Occlumency, and Home Life Magic, Wizet reviewed her learning from the previous academic year in order to better fulfill her responsibilities as a teacher.
In this way, the explanation of the Levitation Charm can be done in greater detail.
He also understood Filius Flitwick's difficulties; to be able to handle the classroom with ease and answer all sorts of strange questions, he indeed needed an unparalleled understanding and familiarity with the Levitation Charm.
It's one thing to understand what you've learned, but it's quite another to be able to explain it to another person so that they can fully understand it as well.
Fortunately, he and Luna were quite familiar with each other, and the two quickly got into the swing of things, with questions and answers flowing smoothly.
Thanks to the meticulous explanation of the concept, chanting techniques, and gestures of the Levitation Charm, Wizet delivered on her promise and helped Luna master the Levitation Charm in just one afternoon.
Luna is good at asking questions; even though she has mastered the Levitation Charm, she still comes up with many interesting questions.
Wizet also enjoyed it and did her best to answer these questions.
Luna pointed to the spell and asked, "Teacher Vizet, why can't we pronounce 'Leviosa' as 'Levioso'? Will something bad happen?"
Wizet explained, "Because 'Leviosa' represents a gentle, delicate rise, while 'Levioso' would be more violent..."
"It might even damage the target of the spell...like this! Wingardium Leviosa!" He picked up his wand and chanted the spell as Luna had instructed.
The object used as the target of the spell was one of the fallen leaves that Luna had collected from the garden.
The fallen leaf suddenly flew up, hit the ceiling, and broke into several pieces before falling down.
Luna pondered for a moment. "Teacher Vizet, if I want a leaf to fly higher, besides raising or lowering the wand, are there any other ways?"
Amidst the repeated calls of "teacher," Wizet felt somewhat lost, and gently asked, following Luna's words, "What do you think we should do?"
Luna rested her chin on her hands. "Perhaps... we can imagine this fallen leaf... encountering an updraft? Like someone blowing the leaf down from below?"
"Not through gestures, but through imagination?" Wizet murmured. "That would require even greater concentration..."
"Only then can you create an airflow in your mind, allowing the fallen leaves to reach the height you desire!" He picked up his wand and, incorporating Luna's thoughts, cast the Levitation Charm.
In this way, the way fallen leaves rise has indeed changed. Originally, the fallen leaves seemed to be dragged by an Invisible Hand, but now they are actually lifted up by Invisible Hand.
Compared to the original method of using a wand to control the Levitation Charm, this method is undoubtedly smaller and more elegant.
Luna laughed, "It feels like a butterfly, how interesting!"
"And here ahead..." Luna pointed to the incantation ahead, "I suddenly realized, since 'Wing' means wings and flight..."
"When combined with 'ardium,' it means to fly high... Can we simply imagine a fallen leaf having wings and then make it fly? Just like a real butterfly!"
"It seems feasible!" After careful consideration, Wizet nodded in agreement.
"To achieve this, it may be necessary to deeply instill this awareness and to have a more profound understanding of the act of 'flying'."
"Does it have to be this complicated?" Luna hummed a little tune, her eyes seemingly seeing a different scene.
"What if it could just grow wings? What if this fallen leaf could grow wings too... that would be wonderful!"
"Grow wings?" Luna's voice was like a key, stimulating Wizet's thinking and giving him a flash of inspiration.
Compared to Dark Magic, he actually has a good talent for Transfiguration.
"What if I used Transfiguration to... shape the Levitation Charm itself? Like Owl Ice Cream!"
"It's just a matter of changing the object of the Transfiguration, from the Owl Ice Cream to the Levitation Charm itself..."
"Professor Flitwick's notes Accio!" He quickly waved his wand, summoning Filius Flitwick's Christmas present from the room.
The notes contain many concepts about Wandless Magic, as well as exercises on how to try Nonverbal Spellcasting.
Drawing inspiration from Filius Flitwick's notes, combining them with Home Life Magic, and incorporating that sudden flash of inspiration...
Wizet put down her wand, looked intently at the fallen leaves on the table, and then snapped her fingers.
Snap!
As the snap of fingers fell, fallen leaves flew up.
Combined with what Luna just mentioned about "updrafts," we can even extend this to "left and right airflows" and "downdrafts."
The fallen leaves drifted up and down with the "airflow," seemingly aimlessly, but in reality, they were always being guided in the direction by Wizet.
"Luna! Look!" Wizet exclaimed excitedly, grasping Luna's hand...