Learning the Flying Charm, Magical Outburst!

After leaving Hagrid's hut, Hermione returned to the common room first. Lyon did not go back to his dormitory and instead headed toward the teachers' offices.

He had always wanted to ask Flitwick about advanced spells.

He had recently tried to advance his master-level Levitation Charm into the Flying Charm, but every attempt had failed.

"Lyon, you're finally here."

The moment he pushed open the door to the Teachers' Common Room, Flitwick came over.

He had arranged a time with Flitwick beforehand, and at the moment, Flitwick was the only one in the common room.

"Professor."

"Tell me, what problem have you run into?"

Lyon smiled politely. "My Levitation Charm has reached the master level. I later tried in the dormitory to advance it into the Flying Charm, but I found it very difficult."

Flitwick frowned. "If you want to advance a spell, you first need a very clear understanding of its casting principles. Take the Levitation Charm, for example."

As Flitwick spoke, he waved his wand and traced lines of writing through the air, explaining as he pointed to them.

"Although this is rather advanced and is generally taught in seventh year, I believe someone as clever as you should be able to understand it."

"The Levitation Charm uses the magic in your body, guided through the appropriate gestures and incantation, to transform your magic into a kind of energy that can defy gravity."

"You could understand it as your magic cutting off the target object's gravitational pull. To advance the spell, such as into the Flying Charm—though I cannot cast that spell myself—the principle is easy enough to understand. You need to learn how to change the target of your magical output to yourself."

"In other words, you need to direct your magic inward, into your own body."

Flitwick explained in great detail. With Lyon's understanding of Charms and his talent as a Spellcasting Genius, Lyon grasped it with ease.

"Changing the target of the magic to myself..."

Lyon lowered his wand and began to mobilize the magic within his body.

Following Flitwick's explanation, Lyon's magic began flowing inward through his body in the form of the Levitation Charm.

His comprehension was not lacking, and he quickly understood what Flitwick meant.

"The form remains unchanged. You only need to change the direction of your magical output inward."

Flitwick's eyes flickered as he guided him from the side. In truth, he had once attempted the Flying Charm himself.

But he had found that although the spell's principle seemed simple, it was extraordinarily difficult to put into practice.

If even he could not fully master it, Lyon probably could not learn it in such a short time either.

Watching Lyon try for quite a while with his eyes closed and seeing no response, he shook his head, about to persuade Lyon to give up.

"Wait, what is this...?"

Suddenly, before Flitwick's widening eyes, Lyon's body began to rise as though it were out of his control.

"This is your first time encountering the Flying Charm, isn't it?"

Flitwick stared at Lyon's floating body in disbelief, as though he were dreaming.

Today, he had only intended to give Lyon some direction...

And Lyon had succeeded already?

Wasn't that far too casual?

Yet Lyon, with his eyes closed, was not as relaxed as he appeared.

The instant his body rose, he felt the magic in his body draining rapidly.

Streams of magic dispersed around Lyon's body as if they cost nothing. In only a few seconds, Lyon's face had already turned pale as paper.

No, this method had indeed made him fly, but it was not a spell. His magic was simply forcibly lifting him into the air.

Then how had Voldemort learned the Flying Charm?

Without thinking further, Lyon's body quickly fell back to the floor. The instant his toes touched the ground, a wave of exhaustion swept through him. Seeing this, Flitwick hurried forward to support him.

"You..."

Flitwick was momentarily speechless. Although Lyon had not truly gotten started with the Flying Charm, that performance alone was already astonishing.

"You've used up too much magic today. Just now, your magic was constantly sustaining a great deal of meaningless magical output."

"Go back and rest first."

Flitwick looked at Lyon with eyes full of admiration. He felt that if Lyon practiced for a few more days, he might truly be able to get started with the Flying Charm.

But to Flitwick's surprise, Lyon shook his head, stood up again, and closed his eyes.

He mobilized the magic in his body and tried once more, following the casting method of the Levitation Charm.

He felt he was already very close. Something was simply still missing.

"Creak..."

Just as Lyon was attempting the Flying Charm again, the door to the Teachers' Common Room suddenly opened.

Snape entered, dressed in black with greasy long hair draped over his shoulders. His pupils contracted when he saw Lyon's slightly floating body.

"Filius, what is going on with Lyon?"

Snape stared fixedly at Lyon's floating body as he questioned Flitwick.

Flitwick shook his head. "Lyon is trying to advance the Levitation Charm into the Flying Charm."

Snape froze, then slowly turned his head. "Advance a spell? You're saying Lyon's Levitation Charm has already reached the master level?"

How had Lyon managed to learn so many spells to the master level in just one month?

First the Fiendfyre Curse, then the Levitation Charm. He had displayed two master-level spells alone, while his proficiency with other spells was equally extraordinary. He could probably already cast them silently, or even without a wand.

Flitwick shrugged and picked up a cup of hot coffee. "I never expected his talent to be this remarkable either. Severus, it seems Slytherin House has taken in a genius."

Snape did not answer. Instead, he looked at Lyon's floating body. "Your method of magical output is wrong. The Flying Charm is an independent spell; you cannot completely use the Levitation Charm's casting method."

Lyon kept his eyes tightly shut, and it was impossible to tell whether he had heard him.

Snape shook his head at Lyon's condition. It had taken him several months to learn the Flying Charm. No matter how gifted Lyon was, how could he possibly learn it in such a short time?

"Lyon, you're consuming too much magic. Stop trying..." Snape could see Lyon's current condition.

His magic had been overly depleted, and he had repeatedly changed his magical output to flow inward. He had to stop now.

Just as Snape spoke, he suddenly sensed an astonishing magical fluctuation coming from Lyon's body.

"Wait, such a powerful level of magic..."

Suddenly, Snape and Flitwick exchanged a look, both feeling a bad premonition.

"This is a Magical Outburst!"

In an instant, another powerful magical fluctuation burst from Lyon's body. Invisible magic surged throughout the entire room, and Snape could clearly feel it...

That magic had already reached the level of an adult wizard!

Lyon had already entered Hogwarts, so why was he having a Magical Outburst?!

And a Magical Outburst of this intensity should never have appeared in the body of a first-year wizard!

Suddenly, the door to the Teachers' Common Room was pushed open.

"Severus, what is going on here?"