Rings of Raggadorr + Protego

After explaining the principles of Combined Spellcasting to Xiwen, Miranda demonstrated it herself.

She raised her wand, pointed it at the lawn in front of her, and her lips moved slightly. Then, two beams of light emerged from her wand one after the other.

The first ray of light transformed into a snake and landed on the ground. The next instant, the second ray of light struck the snake, causing it to swell to more than twice its original size, making it appear extremely terrifying.

Many young Ravenclaw wizards nearby were frightened, shuffling about cautiously, as if they wanted to flee the scene at any moment.

"It's just a snake, what's there to be afraid of?" Miranda was quite displeased with the young wizard's behavior, but she quickly cast the dispelling spell, "Vipera Evanesca."

A beam of white light struck the snake, and then the snake turned into specks of light and vanished into the air.

"Do you understand?" Miranda glanced at Xiwen and asked decisively.

"I understand, but are there really girls who aren't afraid of snakes?" Xiwen asked, his lips twitching as he looked at Miranda's nonchalant expression.

"Didn't I tell you my family isn't well-off?" Miranda said casually, pursing her lips. "When I was little, I often saw spiders, mice, bats, and snakes in the house and yard. If I were afraid of even these little things, would I even survive?"

"So I'm wondering, if there are spells to banish Muggle and ghosts, why aren't there any spells to banish these little animals?" Xiwen asked.

"What's so strange about that?" Miranda said, unfazed. "The spell to banish Muggle targets Muggle minds, making them think of urgent matters when they get close, thus causing them to quickly move away; as for the Ghost-Restricting Charm, it targets the special constitution of ghosts, causing them to lose their motivation to move forward when they get close."

"However, small animals like mice have neither thought nor special physical characteristics. How can wizards design spells to target them? Should they simply isolate all non-magical creatures? What about the Squib in the wizarding world, and what about the pets at home?"

"Besides, these little creatures are quite interesting." Miranda suddenly smiled mischievously and looked at Xiwen. "I even created a spell based on these little bats. Would you like to try it?"

"Ahem, I think it's completely unnecessary!" Xiwen quickly shook his head in refusal. What a joke! The spell created by bats doesn't sound like anything good!

"What a pity," Miranda said regretfully. "I had so much fun using it on my sisters!"

Xiwen silently mourned for Miranda's sisters for a second, then quickly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, since the advanced technique of combining spells involves using them with Silent Spell, if one spell uses Silent Spell while the other is recited verbally, would combining the two spells be considered an 'intermediate technique'?" Xiwen asked seriously.

"That's true, and that's fine." Miranda gave him a strange look, carefully considering her answer. "But apart from wizards who are just learning Silent Spell, it's rare to find a spell that can be cast Nonverbal Casting while another cannot."

"Some beginners may only have mastered the Nonverbal Casting techniques of a few spells, but it's already difficult enough for them to concentrate on completing such a Silent Spell, let alone Combined Spellcasting. So what you call 'intermediate techniques' has no research value." Miranda finally dismissed Xiwen's idea rather bluntly.

"It's nothing, just think I was overthinking it." Xiwen smiled happily.

Although Miranda's judgment was entirely correct, what she didn't know was that there were exceptional cases like Xiwen in this world who possessed both Kamar-Taj magic and wizarding magic!

Xiwen can truly treat Kamar-Taj's spells as Silent Spell, and then combine them with chanting to create possible spells that can be combined with the spells, thus achieving the so-called "intermediate skill" of Combined Spellcasting!

With that in mind, Xiwen couldn't wait to start trying it out.

"By the way, in what grade do we start learning Silent Spell?" he asked casually before leaving.

"Sixth grade," Miranda replied.

Xiwen paused for a moment, then said, "I vaguely remember you being in fifth grade?"

Miranda smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, you're not mistaken!"

Xiwen: "..."

Damn it, she got me!

Having nothing more to say, Xiwen bid farewell to Miranda, intending to immediately try out some Combined Spellcasting. However, he suddenly remembered that Wednesday morning was Professor Isad's Herbology!

He then silently suppressed the urge to skip class, sheepishly finished his meal, and headed to Greenhouse One...

In the evening, Xiwen finally finished his day's classes and had some free time to practice his Combined Spellcasting.

The luxurious room in the dungeon, decorated by the Young Wizard Xiwen, has now been given to Ghost Xiwen by Professor Merrythought as compensation. Ghost Xiwen, along with Helena, was waiting there beforehand, and the two were currently having a somewhat eerie conversation.

"So you want to merge the magic of the two worlds together?" Helena asked with great interest.

"That's right. Given my own unique circumstances, I can take a shortcut when using Combined Spellcasting," Xiwen said with no small amount of pride.

"So where are you?" Helena asked, then seemed to realize her question was a bit odd and couldn't help but laugh.

Ghost Xiwen couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I'll be there soon."

Sure enough, not long after he finished speaking, the Young Wizard Xiwen walked into the dungeon room carrying a loaf of bread, eating it as he went.

"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry? You can't even eat properly!" Helena gave Ghost Xiwen Young Wizard Xiwen reproachful look.

"There's no way around it, I've been brainstorming for a whole day, just waiting to try it out!" Because the Young Wizard Xiwen was busy finishing his bread, all the talking was done by the Ghost Xiwen, making the scene rather strange.

"It's both of you, but they look different. It's such a strange feeling!" Helena looked at Ghost Xiwen, then at Young Wizard Xiwen, her expression somewhat conflicted. "So, can your two bodies sense what's happening on the other side in real time?"

"That's right." The Young Wizard Xiwen finally finished his bread and said in unison with the Ghost Xiwen.

Helena seemed unsure which of Xiwen to look at when she spoke, so she looked down at her toes and said, "Never mind, just get started!"

The Young Wizard Xiwen smiled, took out his wand, and began to cast the combination spell he had been conceiving all day.

"Protego!" he shouted.

As a transparent barrier formed in front of him, a golden light shone— the Rings of Raggadorr overlapped behind the Shield Charm!