Classification of Spells

The scenery outside sped by, and it was clear that it was already late at night.

Perhaps because of the dragon meat, Ryan and Kate were still wide awake.

"Aha, was this plot point intentional on the author's part, or did he simply not understand?" The strange turn in the story made Ryan smile.

"What's wrong with it?" Kate rubbed her eyes, though she did not yawn.

"He used the wrong term. The Horn Jinx should be called a Hex, or simply a Spell as a general term, not a Jinx," Ryan pointed out.

"Isn't that just a difference in naming? They're all spells. I think they should all be called Spells." Kate sounded indignant.

"Kate, there's a reason the names differ." Ryan secretly agreed with Kate's view. After all, his own panel categorized them that way too, except Transfiguration had been separated out on its own. To him, they were all just spells.

But without his cheat, he should still follow the methods of ordinary wizards if he wanted to improve further.

"Kate, the different names also represent their risks and underlying principles."

"If you only classify them by function, they can be divided into defense, attack, and healing. But that isn't accurate."

"More precisely, there are seven kinds of spells."

"Transfiguration changes the shape or appearance of the target, like Avis, which conjures a flock of birds."

"Charms change the target's inherent properties, causing unnatural physical changes in objects. That's why Professor Filius Flitwick is called a Charms teacher and teaches Charms Class, rather than being called a Spell teacher." Ryan paused briefly. With only Kate and himself nearby, and no listening devices visible through Phoenix's magical vision, it was much more comfortable to speak openly.

"A Jinx can be understood directly as 'bad luck.' It is mild dark magic that causes inconvenience, but is more like a joke. Even the Obstacle Curse, classified as a defensive spell, falls into this category. That spell can slow down any movement or phenomenon the wand points at."

"A Hex can be understood directly as 'sorcery.' It keeps someone in a negative state and is closer to dark magic. The Bat-Bogey Hex and the Horn Jinx are both Hexes."

"A Curse can be understood directly as a 'curse.' It refers to dark magic. It inflicts severe harm on the victim, such as unbearable pain, insanity, or even death. I don't need to tell you which spells those are."

"The remaining two are Counter-spells, which stop another spell, and Healing spells, which improve the target's condition." Ryan calmly finished explaining every category.

He would not have known about these classifications if he had not transmigrated. In his previous life, he had only read the Chinese editions. It was only after reading the English versions—and treating English as his native language—that he learned these details.

"By the way, what kinds of spells does Defense Against the Dark Arts mainly involve?" Ryan suddenly asked.

"Charms... um, er, Jinxes, and Hexes!" Kate furrowed her little brow as she answered with difficulty.

"Bingo! Ten points to Ravenclaw!"

"Then why are they classified that way?" Ryan immediately followed up.

"For fun?" Kate frowned.

"It's so young wizards can more intuitively understand the danger of spells. Talking only about dark magic and light magic is the kind of stupid thing only Gryffindors would say!"

"What about Hufflepuff?" Kate asked, looking puzzled.

Apologize to Hufflepuff, hey! Before I transmigrated, Teacher Ryan here picked Hufflepuff in the mobile game too.

"Ahem." Ryan cleared his throat, suppressing his anger as he continued, "They might dare to gossip recklessly, but when it comes to magical knowledge they don't understand, they generally lack the courage to talk nonsense."

Hannah, the little badger who ran around telling everyone in Third Year that Sirius had turned into an orchid and entered Hogwarts, would have had something to say about that.

Still, Sirius really had transformed to enter Hogwarts. He just had not turned into an orchid, but a dog.

Ryan stopped his thoughts from running wild and rubbed his temples.

"Still, perhaps you'll encounter Curses someday," Ryan said mischievously.

"How could that be!" Kate looked utterly unconvinced.

When fake Moody becomes the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher—wait, no! Fine, you'll have graduated by then.

"I'm too young, Kate. Percy is four years ahead of me, even though I haven't started at Hogwarts yet."

"Kate, I'm going to take a bath first!" Ryan rolled his eyes, embarrassed and annoyed. Keeping an ordinary person's way of thinking really made it easy to slip up!

Although most of Ryan's mind was always operating, guarding against every possible threat, a small part of it still retained the normal values and thought patterns of his previous life for the sake of personal growth and everyday enjoyment.

As a result, aside from combat, defense, casting, and verbal sparring, he still made small mistakes that could almost be called deliberate.

Ryan pushed open the large door to the left of the sofa. Before him was a bathroom whose floor looked as though it had been made from dark green-black scales, giving off a metallic texture. The mirror above the sink was topped with two enormous golden horns.

Everything was based on the Romanian Longhorn. There was not a single complete dragon shape, yet every corner made one think of that particular dragon at first sight.

Only wizards could come up with such wildly extravagant interior design. Separated from Muggles, their designs and clothing had always been like this.

Even Hogwarts clothing had not originally resembled suits beneath the robes. But perhaps that was progress—Muggle elements had gradually begun to infiltrate Hogwarts as well.

That was why Ron wore sneakers, and Fudge wore a dark green suit beneath his pinstriped robes.

However, some older wizards still maintained a pure wizarding style, to the point that they could not tell Muggle pajamas apart from men's and women's trousers.

There were even wizards who mixed pleated miniskirts with South American cloaks.

But such people were few. Muggle elements, games, and styles were slowly entering the wizarding world, and the wizarding world itself was gradually progressing as well.

The new generation of young wizards would bring even more creativity and vitality.

Just imagine it: in the past, people traveled to Hogwarts by carriage or Portkey.

Then, Ottaline Gambol, who became Minister for Magic in 1827, overcame all opposition and mobilized the Ministry of Magic, using 167 Obliviation Charms and the largest Concealment Charm operation in British history.

She acquired the Hogwarts Express from Muggle engineers in Crewe, Cheshire, England.

It took only one night. Even the wizards of Hogsmeade woke the next day astonished by the suddenly appearing train station.

This powerful Minister for Magic even declared that anyone unwilling to take the train should forget about going to Hogwarts. The stubborn pure-bloods' complaints about it being "unsafe, unhygienic, and damaging to one's dignity" vanished, and they obediently began using it to attend school.

The only ones hurt were the Muggle engineers, who spent the following year feeling as though they had put something important in the wrong place.

Hopefully, the Ministry of Magic paid them.

Come to think of it, Arthur Weasley's choice had been rather farsighted. He saw the potential of Muggles and placed his bet on them, though it was more out of personal interest.

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