Planning

Professor Slughorn prepared several glass potion bottles for Anduin, allowing him to take his finished products away. He offered further encouragement and awarded Slytherin ten house points, showing a professor's natural favoritism towards his own students.

After class, Anduin carried five bottles of Calming Potion. He took out two to give to Vivian, as they had completed the potions together.

"Please don't, Anduin," Vivian refused, feeling embarrassed to accept. "These potions are all your credit. I feel like I didn't help at all."

"Then take one bottle. You're my partner, and today's Potions class, I didn't even give you a chance to operate the brewing yourself," Anduin insisted, forcing a bottle of potion on Vivian and offering a casual excuse to comfort her.

"Heh... you really know how to talk," Vivian said sarcastically, listening to Anduin's rather heartless way of comforting her.

"Oh, right. It's almost the weekend. Can I borrow your Mahjong set? I have a few friends on the girls' side, and I wanted to play this weekend..." Vivian rubbed her fingers together, making a shuffling gesture, and looked at Anduin with a smile.

This guy, why does he learn bad things so quickly? Anduin glanced speechlessly at Vivian. He had been cooped up in his room lately, studying spells. Apart from classes and meals, he barely saw Vivian.

Back in the Common Room, Anduin dug out the Mahjong set he hadn't touched in a long time and handed it to Vivian. He then returned to his room to continue his spell-casting endeavors.

Anduin summarized the first week of classes since his enrollment.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was incredibly forgettable, an old man as thin as a skeleton. During class, he mostly read from the textbook, which was very boring and lacked practical content. It was rumored that Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts post was cursed by Voldemort, with no professor lasting a full year. Anduin worried during class, fearing the professor might just drop dead at any moment.

Anduin could generally keep up with Transfiguration. He discovered he had a decent talent for Transfiguration. In the first class, Professor McGonagall had them turn a matchstick into a needle. Anduin succeeded perfectly after about half an hour of trying. For this, Professor McGonagall awarded Slytherin five points. Although Anduin was also very interested in Transfiguration, he still ranked its practice lower. Everyone's time was limited, and this type of spell requiring extensive practice had to be put aside for now. Anduin planned to spend time improving his Transfiguration spells after achieving some mastery in Charms.

Today's Potions class made Anduin realize one thing: this subject was very suitable for him. He could master potion-making in a very short time. Anduin decided to prioritize learning and brewing potions, focusing on mastering more Potion Recipes, and he already had some ideas.

Anduin planned to earn income by selling potions in the future. Gringotts only allowed the exchange of 100 Galleons, and this was a one-time limit, not an annual one. He didn't intend to live off his savings. The money Sirius gave him wasn't free; it had led him to provoke two Death Eaters for no reason.

As for Herbology, Astronomy, and History of Magic, Anduin's goal was simply to keep up with the progress.

Currently, Anduin's time was mainly focused on Charms and researching Lily's amulet. He had clearly defined priorities and made detailed plans.

First, he would learn new spells using old textbooks from the Spell Classroom and Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Anduin was currently in this phase, aiming to learn all the mainstream spells from years 1-7, with the prerequisite of being able to cast them completely. He didn't aim for fluency, just basic learning. Of course, he would skip some difficult ones for now, like Apparition. Mistakes in casting that spell could lead to splitting.

Next, he would practice and develop defensive spells. This would require selecting suitable spells after completing the first step of learning new spells, practicing them specifically, and building corresponding tactical systems.

Anduin divided all spells into four levels: Novice, Proficient, Instinct, and Extraordinary.

The ability to cast a corresponding spell basically was considered the Novice stage. Anduin's first goal was to reach the Novice level for most spells.

Proficient meant mastering spells skillfully, being able to chant spells quickly and accurately, casting them under adverse environments and conditions without mistakes.

He called the stage where one had thoroughly understood a spell and could perform Silent Wandless Spellcasting the Instinct Level. Anduin's Levitation Charm and Obstacle Charm were basically at this stage.

Extraordinary was a realm Anduin envisioned. In his imagination, Extraordinary level spells would involve developing unique casting techniques on top of thorough understanding, or being able to unleash power far exceeding the original spell. Developing Extraordinary level spells meant they were no longer the original spells. In Anduin's opinion, Vanessa's Extraction Curse had the potential to be developed into an Extraordinary spell. However, according to Anduin's current definition, Vanessa's Extraction Curse level was slightly stronger than Proficient but not yet Instinct. Still, further development of the casting technique had Extraordinary potential.

Anduin had also considered whether he could further develop his Obstacle Charm and Levitation Charm to reach the Extraordinary level, but he still had no leads so far.

Simultaneously, while learning defensive magic, he also had to research Lily's amulet and attempt to create other alchemical items.

Anduin's current idea was to practice several spells to at least the Proficient level and create some practical alchemical items to enhance his strength, such as replicating the amulet. This would collectively build his tactical system. Anduin suffered from severe Fear of Insufficient Firepower and hated having his safety outside his own control, which is why he studied new spells day and night.

Then there were the research topics in Professor Flitwick's Spell Club. Anduin planned to start researching them after learning most spells, except for Silent Spell, Wandless Spellcasting, and Magic Sensitivity. He could achieve Silent Spell and Wandless Spellcasting through high-intensity training on single spells, and he actually knew how to improve Magic Sensitivity.

Anduin summarized three main factors related to Magic Power and Spells: Magic Power Reserve, Magic Strength, and Magic Sensitivity.