Starting Over from Hogwarts
Chapter 15

This TM Isn't Lumos At All!

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Too stubborn.

Old Barty Crouch went to work with a hint of helplessness.

As he was merely a subordinate partner, he had no way to deal with Vinson Wright's stubbornness. All he could do was wait for Vinson to be re-educated by teachers after entering Hogwarts.

"Who would want to study so tediously..."

Vinson Wright looked down at the spellbook in his hand, marking his study plan while shaking his head and sighing, "If it weren't for a greater good, who wouldn't want to be a genius honestly..."

[Lumos: The spell is Lumos. When cast, the caster unleashes a stable, long-lasting daylight with their magic. If the caster has enough magic, they can control the area and duration of the Lumos spell, enough to recreate a Natsuhi daytime in a winter snow night.]

It's just a Lumos spell...

Vinson Wright felt that the power of this spell had been strengthened beyond the ordinary.

Not just Lumos; according to the system's learning method, it seemed that any ordinary spell could be mastered to the extreme. If Vinson's magic power were to become more abundant, he could unleash unimaginable power.

To be honest, mastering these spells was quite interesting.

However, the incantations for spells were often very tedious, and even with the method of practicing them three hundred times, even Vinson felt a bit lost in life.

The entire day passed.

Besides Lumos, Vinson mastered two other new spells.

[Levitation Charm: The spell is Wingardium Leviosa. When used on an object, it can make the object float. If the caster has enough magic, they can change the direction of the object's gravitational pull, even enough to make a building float in the air.]

[Fire Charm: The spell is Incendio. It releases and manipulates a ball of flame. If the caster has enough magic, they can control the fire and shape it into any form.]

A common Fire Charm...

The magical effect was like the terrifying Fiendfyre!

I have to say...

The true efficiency of this learning method is actually not low!

It doesn't take much time at all; in about a week, Vinson could skillfully master all the spells in the first-year textbook.

Of course.

There are also Potions.

Vinson Wright could barely stand it.

Because the potion recipes were so long and disgusting, and even included the methods for preparing the potion ingredients, some of which were unheard of.

Vinson planned to set aside some time to study potions seriously, asking old Barty Crouch to prepare a common potion recipe for him, the Polyjuice Potion, and strive to completely master the brewing method of the Polyjuice Potion before school started...

The effect of the Polyjuice Potion is to allow a person to temporarily become another person. Whether it's for framing someone or for deception, it's an extremely useful potion.

These past few days.

Vinson still planned to focus on studying spells rather than the strange potions; his own magical power was the most important thing.

Anyway...

In the future, Vinson would mainly use his unique Life Potion and Mana Potion, and with the essential Polyjuice Potion, it would basically be enough.

As for when he would take Potions class at school...

Even if he couldn't successfully brew a potion in class, it wouldn't matter. When it came to group assignments, he just needed to find someone with good grades.

For example, his new friend Cedric Diggory would be very suitable...

If there were any individual assessments, Vinson Wright could only hope that Hogwarts' Potions professor, Severus Snape, wouldn't mock his potion-making skills...

Sunset.

Old Barty Crouch returned home from work.

Seeing Vinson Wright still sitting at the living room table, previewing his textbooks, the usually self-disciplined man's eyes showed some admiration.

Because Vinson looked quite serious when he was studying.

"How was today?"

Old Barty Crouch asked about his study progress while taking off his suit, "Did you learn Lumos?"

"You go cook first."

Vinson's voice sounded a little impatient, and he casually said, "I'm just a few more repetitions away from finishing copying this spell... Don't disturb my studies."

"Just memorizing the incantation isn't enough..."

Old Barty Crouch couldn't help but frown. Once he started talking about Wizards, he became very serious. "If you truly want to master this magic, both the intonation of the incantation and the spell's..."

"...Imperio!"

Vinson Wright suddenly looked up.

As a red light flashed in Vinson's eyes, old Barty Crouch was instantly controlled by Vinson using the Imperio curse, forcing him to shut up.

Vinson Wright gestured towards the kitchen, his childish voice becoming gentle, "Mr. Crouch, go and cook. We'll talk about magic after dark..."

"...Yes."

Old Barty Crouch turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Night fell.

It was time for dinner.

As the sky grew darker, Vinson finally released Barty Crouch Sr. from the Killing Curse, restoring his freedom.

However, upon regaining consciousness, Barty Crouch Sr.'s first act wasn't to confront Vinson Wright about the Killing Curse. Instead, he sternly warned, "Once you enter Hogwarts, you are not allowed to casually use magic outside of school until you are of age..."

There was a reason for this.

Once underage wizards were registered at school, the Ministry of Magic would place a trace on them to monitor their magic, preventing these young wizards from misusing it in the Muggle world.

If a young wizard's trace showed any unusual activity, it meant they had illegally used magic outside of school, and even underage individuals would be held accountable by the Ministry.

Vinson Wright, this little fellow, didn't pay much attention to minor details.

Furthermore, this little fellow seemed to have a strong liking for using Unforgivable Curses.

If the Ministry's Aurors discovered such a thing, they would undoubtedly send Vinson straight to Azkaban prison on the spot. At that time, the Ministry might not even have an Auror Office anymore...

"I understand."

Vinson Wright earnestly agreed.

When Vinson heard about serious matters like this, he was very respectful of Barty Crouch Sr.'s advice.

"However, this isn't a big problem."

After Barty finished speaking, he explained further, "If you don't like using a wand, as long as your magic doesn't go through a wand, the trace won't react..."

Having previously served as the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Barty knew how to bypass the trace. Perhaps only someone like Vinson could manage it...

Other young wizards...

They probably couldn't even cast a spell silently!

As for wandless casting, they had likely never even heard of it!

"Okay."

Vinson Wright felt a little more relaxed. He slowly raised his palm and snapped his fingers, "Let me show you my learning results now... Lumos!"

Following Vinson's young and clear voice...

In an instant, the entire living room suddenly lit up as if it were daytime!

Not only that, but the light in the living room even slowly spread towards the kitchen and other rooms, as the caster was still controlling the area of the Lumos spell!

This method of illumination...

It was as if light had simply appeared out of thin air!

It even made the room feel a bit warm!

Barty looked up at the living room, which resembled daytime, and finally turned his head in astonishment towards Vinson Wright, who was still sitting by the table, "This is... Lumos?"

"Mm."

Vinson nodded slightly, looking at the shocked Barty, "Based on the magic I'm using, it should last until midnight. We won't need underfloor heating in the winter anymore."

"...This doesn't seem like a normal Lumos..."

Barty Crouch Sr.'s eyes held a hint of confusion.

Most wizards used Lumos to produce a light from their wand, similar to a flashlight in the Muggle world... Vinson's Lumos, however, caused the entire room to light up directly!

Of course.

There were other ways to make a wand emit stronger light.

Yet, the magical effect Vinson Wright produced seemed even more powerful, making the entire room as bright as day under the sun!

It was as if his magic had directly transformed into sunlight...

It was incomprehensible...

Was this still Lumos?

This wasn't Lumos at all anymore!

"Why isn't this a normal Lumos?"

Vinson Wright rested his elbows on the table, propping up his chin with his hands, "My magic allows people to be in the light at all times. Isn't that a good thing?"

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