Magic is Too Difficult, Can't I Just Wave My Fingers to Use It?

Chapter 48: Magic is Too Difficult, Can't It Be Used with a Flick of the Fingers?

This class.

Vinson Wright listened very attentively.

Professor Amelia Bones did not introduce how to resist or defend against dark creatures, perhaps because she felt the first class should be more impactful for the students.

The new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor spent the entire first class introducing the wicked history of Dark Wizards and the harm dark magic had inflicted upon the entire Wizarding World.

Even...

She brought up the Dark Lord Voldemort without any hesitation.

"When the Dark Mark appeared in the sky above a house..."

Amelia Bones frowned slightly as she spoke of this, continuing, "People knew then that only corpses remained in that house. It was the work of the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters, who killed for pleasure without restraint."

"In that dark era, every Wizard worried about the Dark Mark appearing in their homes before they left each day. Every day, they feared returning home to find only the cold bodies of the family members they had bid farewell to that morning..."

"..."

A group of young wizards shivered as they listened.

This was the first time they had heard someone speak of that brutal history. Several young wizards whose families had died at the hands of Death Eaters even began to cry openly.

However, what this group of young wizards didn't know was that the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor felt even more heartbroken than they did when recounting this history.

This was because Professor Amelia Bones had personally experienced that dark era. Her own brother, Edgar Bones, and his entire family had been murdered by a group of Death Eaters.

Yes.

The stories this female professor told were her own experiences.

When she and her younger brother rushed to their brother's house back then, they saw the giant Dark Mark floating in the sky above his home. They only found the corpses of her brother's family.

That grief and helplessness...

Professor Amelia Bones had experienced it all.

Yet, this female professor was incredibly strong. She didn't show the slightest hint of weakness or sorrow, merely continuing calmly, "Whether it is to protect yourselves, or to protect your families and cherished friends, I hope every freshman present can learn the knowledge to resist Dark Wizards through Defense Against the Dark Arts..."

"..."

The group of young wizards immediately looked up.

Although Amelia Bones' teaching method was somewhat harsh, it did not detract from the teaching ability of the professor who was about to be promoted to a high-ranking official at the Ministry of Magic.

At least...

No one would feel that Defense Against the Dark Arts was unimportant anymore.

Perhaps this was precisely the purpose of Professor Amelia Bones' first class. Her teaching was quite successful, and even Vinson Wright was captivated by her teaching style.

The difference was.

The other young wizards were trembling.

Vinson Wright was diligently absorbing the experience.

The evil deeds committed by Voldemort and the Death Eaters were lessons Vinson Wright needed to remember. A Dark Lord who only knew how to create terror was destined for failure.

As a Dark Lord...

One must not act rashly; all actions must be meticulously planned.

At least, one should be like Peter Pettigrew, whom Vinson himself was impersonating?

As the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class concluded, all the young wizards had come to recognize the importance of studying this subject, as it was the only course that taught them how to fight like Wizards.

Perhaps this was the gap between people.

Some had just realized the importance of learning, while others had already learned from the mistakes of their predecessors to become experienced in the failures of Dark Lords.

This was not just a gap in their understanding of the world, but possibly also a difference in moral character. Whose thought process would be like Vinson Wright's?

Compared to Professor Amelia of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Professor Flitwick, the Charms professor, looked like a scholarly Wizard.

Professor Flitwick was the Head of Ravenclaw House.

This Charms professor was actually very short, only about one meter tall, somewhat resembling a gnome. He had a head full of fluffy, graying hair and a beard. He was a teacher at Hogwarts for many years.

Even throughout Hogwarts.

Professor Flitwick was highly respected.

Of course.

This did not mean the professor was boring. In fact, Professor Flitwick was a champion wizard duelist in his youth, a fact that Ravenclaw students often boasted about.

Many people at Hogwarts knew.

The Hogwarts Sorting Hat was not omnipotent. It took a full five and a half minutes to determine the correct houses for two new students.

One of them was Professor Flitwick.

The other was Professor Minerva McGonagall.

Both of these individuals were considered by the Sorting Hat in their youth to possess traits of both Gryffindor House and Ravenclaw House. Professor McGonagall was sorted into Gryffindor, while Professor Flitwick was sorted into Ravenclaw.

This was the most interesting part.

If they had happened to be assigned to another house at the time, perhaps their roles as Head of House could have been swapped.

This also proved that Professor Flitwick did not lack courage.

But...

Professor Flitwick still had to stand on a stack of thick books when teaching, otherwise most students probably wouldn't be able to see him.

If nothing unexpected happens...

Vinson Wright felt that he would win Professor Flitwick's praise in Charms class, and might even earn Hufflepuff a lot of House points.

This was because before school started, Vinson Wright had stayed home diligently copying and reciting spells hundreds of times, mastering almost all the spells for the first year.

Why so much effort!

Wasn't it all for this moment!

Vinson Wright planned to make a good impression on Professor Flitwick in the very first class. That way, he would have a chance to build a good relationship with the Ravenclaw Head of House, and perhaps obtain some lesser-known spells from Professor Flitwick in the future.

However...

There was a slight hitch in the middle.

"What does a successfully cast spell involve?"

Professor Flitwick stood on a stack of thick books, waving his wand and writing a line on the blackboard: "A precise wand movement, a spell chanted with the correct intonation, combined with the will in your mind to guide the magic. At this point, a spell is successfully cast. Let's start by practicing wand movements..."

"..."

Vinson Wright felt completely stunned.

Why did the wand movement have to be so precise when casting a spell? He had never deliberately learned any of that!

And wasn't magic just a matter of flicking your fingers? Why would it have such strict requirements on wand movements and chanting intonation?

This kind of thing...

Was simply making things difficult for Vinson!

Professor Flitwick was not deliberately making things difficult for Vinson Wright.

The Ravenclaw Head of House, known for his erudition, had heard of Vinson Wright's study methods and had even praised him enthusiastically.

"Perhaps everyone can learn from Mr. Wright..."

Professor Flitwick looked at Vinson Wright, not sparing any praise: "As long as everyone can be like Mr. Wright, and through extensive memorization and recitation, make wand movements and chanting intonations become their subconscious instincts, like his proficient Levitation Charm and Fire Charm..."

"..."

Vinson Wright's eyes were a little blank.

No.

You are mistaken, Professor Flitwick.

Vinson certainly couldn't tell Professor Flitwick that he had actually been faking it all along, just waving his wand randomly and shouting whatever came to mind...

Why did wand movements need precision?

Didn't you just wave the wand a couple of times?

Why did chanting spells need intonation?

Didn't you just open your mouth and say the words?

Why did casting spells have so many steps?

Wasn't it just a matter of flicking your fingers or blinking your eyes?

To be honest...

Being a proper wizard...

Vinson Wright suddenly felt that this path was a bit difficult...

A wizard who faked his spellcasting...

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