Ron's Inferiority Complex, Being Able to Learn is Already Fortunate

The Room of Requirement.

Lucien sat behind the podium, quickly making corrections on Ron's drawings with a pen.

Ron stood somewhat uneasily beside Lucien, his hands clasped together, his gaze shifting between his own sketches and his good friend Harry.

Harry was slumped over the table, gripping his pen and writing on a test paper, pausing occasionally.

This is the test paper Lucien gave him when he first arrived; it was meant to be a pop quiz to check his recent learning progress.

The exam paper included fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and short-answer questions.

Harry's head is almost twice its size now; he keeps pushing up his glasses and scratching his head.

Ron glanced at Harry with a hint of pity in his eyes.

He had initially thought Harry would only need to chop ingredients and heat the crucible, but he hadn't expected...

"Don't be envious, you'll have that too someday."

Lucien said without looking up.

Upon hearing this, Ron's face stiffened instantly, and he instinctively pointed a finger at himself.

"Hey, do I have one too?"

"Yes, you need to memorize the principles of mechanics and draw the diagrams; these will all be on the test."

Lucien continued reviewing Ron's drawings with his head down, speaking in a casual tone.

Judging from these drawings, Ron does indeed have some talent in mechanics.

It's at least better than his performance in magic.

However, as a descendant of a wizarding family, and not Squib, there's no way Ron would become a mechanical engineer or anything like that.

So if Ron hadn't suggested that he learn alchemical machinery, it would probably have been a long time before he discovered his aptitude in this area.

Sigh, fate is unpredictable.

After reviewing the drawings, Lucien explained them to Ron and watched as the latter completed the revisions.

"Yes, very good."

"Let's put mechanical theory aside for now and learn about Transfiguration."

Alchemy itself encompasses some knowledge of Transfiguration and potions.

In the field of alchemy and mechanics that Ron wants to study, Transfiguration is of paramount importance, especially the ability to transform inanimate objects into inanimate objects, which he must thoroughly understand and master.

Ron was overjoyed to hear that he was going to seriously learn magic.

Although he was also interested in mechanical knowledge, Ron, having grown up surrounded by magic, was more familiar with and closer to it.

In fact, not only Ron, but even Harry, who was struggling with his homework, couldn't help but prick up his ears and look over when he heard this.

Indeed, under Lucien's tutelage, Harry truly settled down to study Potions and gradually came to appreciate the allure of potions.

But there's no way around it; dazzling and magical spells are still far more appealing than relatively dull potions.

Ron took out his wand and asked excitedly:

What kind of Transfiguration should we learn?

Lucien pulled a match from his pocket.

"Turn it into a silver needle."

"Ah, didn't Professor McGonagall teach that?"

Ron was somewhat confused; he clearly wanted to try some new Transfiguration, the more interesting kind.

When Ron asked a question, Lucien merely glanced at him.

"Oh? So you've already learned how to turn a match into a silver needle?"

"Forehead..."

Ron awkwardly touched his long nose, his tone somewhat unnatural.

"Um, it's almost there, almost there."

"Alright, then you try it once and turn it into a silver needle."

As he spoke, Lucien placed the matches on the desk in front of Ron.

Ron had no choice but to bite the bullet and give it a try.

He waved his wand, and a flash of white light appeared at the end of the tattered staff—the magic surging from the Unicorn Hair.

Lucien saw that the match hadn't moved an inch.

Well, no, it's not that simple. The red match head seems to have a bit more silver on it.

It seems it's not that I'm lacking, but rather that I only know a little bit.

"Sorry, sorry, this... Transfiguration..."

Lucien glanced at Ron, whose ears were already turning red with embarrassment, and spoke calmly without reprimanding him.

"It doesn't matter."

"When transforming an inanimate object into another inanimate object, simply think about the item you want to Transfiguration..."

Lucien patiently explained the key points and techniques of this basic Transfiguration.

The process will be paused appropriately to allow Ron to try things out.

But Ron's progress was very slow; the matchsticks always Transfiguration in strange ways.

Lucien continued to disassemble the parts, paying attention to the details, but Ron's face grew increasingly red with embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, Lucien, magic, I'm really not very good at it..."

Upon hearing Ron's words, Lucien shook his head.

There's no need to rush into denying yourself; it's normal to go fast or slow.

Lucien glanced at the wand in Ron's hand, and seemed to have thought of something.

"You seem to have said that this wand belongs to your brother?"

Ron nodded.

"Yes, this belongs to my second brother Charlie, I..."

I haven't bought a wand from Ollivander yet.

As Ron spoke, his voice grew softer and softer.

The Weasley family are a large and long-established wizarding family.

However, he was indeed very strapped for cash; Ron's belongings were mostly hand-me-downs from his brothers.

Ron's reply made Lucien immediately understand.

Yes, every wizard has a wand that best suits them.

Mr. Ollivander once said that it is the wand that chooses the wizard.

Lucien recalled how he had spent most of the day choosing and trying so many things, but nothing had gone smoothly.

Ron, who directly inherited his brother's wand, is unlikely to be compatible.

and...

Lucien looked at the wand in Ron's hand, the tip of which revealed the Unicorn Hair of the core.

If even sending it to Ollivander for repair and maintenance is impossible, then don't expect the wand to work smoothly when casting spells.

The creation of wands involves alchemy, so making a wand from scratch would be incredibly difficult, but simple repairs...

Lucien pondered solutions to the problem, even though it wasn't his own.

This process of thinking about how to apply knowledge has almost become a habit for Lucien.

Seeing that Lucien remained silent, Ron assumed he was very disappointed in his learning ability, and said dejectedly:

"My talent isn't good, I learn magic very slowly, and as for wands..."

"Maybe I shouldn't learn it. Consider that spellcasting technique book a gift; we're friends after all..."

Not learning?

These words immediately brought Lucien back to reality.

Ah, how can anyone give up halfway through learning?

Lucien listened to Ron's rambling, which all boiled down to his lack of talent and inability to afford a wand.

Besides his poor family background, Ron felt that his talent was even worse than his five older brothers, each with their own strengths, and that he had none at all.

"Being born into poverty is not a disgrace; true manhood lies in being able to bend and stretch."

"Wh-what?"

Ron looked at Lucien blankly, completely unable to understand the unfamiliar pronunciation.

Lucien shook his head, his tone indifferent.

"This is an Eastern saying that means that regardless of talent or family background, there is no need to feel inferior or ashamed. Continuously learn and accumulate knowledge, then unleash your potential at crucial moments—that's what makes a hero."

Seeing that Ron still didn't understand, Lucien continued softly:

You might think that what I'm saying isn't very convincing.

But the statement itself is perfectly fine.

You may think you lack magical talent, but you still have magical talent.

"Compared to the vast majority of people in this world, you were born with the ability to use magic, which gives you the 'qualification' to pursue knowledge of magic."

"Don't give up easily, and don't underestimate yourself."

"Being able to learn and acquire knowledge is itself a kind of fortune."