Spellcasting Overview

It felt strange, perhaps because it was underwater. There was no music during breakfast, which is unusual for Terror Trips. Normally, there should be pleasant music of different styles during meals.

These tunes were not played on Magic Radio on the market; at least, Ryan had never heard them.

They should have arrived at the shallow water area by now. As for why, it wasn't because Ryan used a higher level of vision, but because he saw that the living room environment had transformed into something resembling a large aquarium.

If you're a Slytherin student, you'll probably feel a sense of familiarity mixed with a touch of unfamiliarity.

It feels welcoming because Slytherin Common Room is right next to the Black Lake, and it's like a large aquarium.

It feels unfamiliar because even the floor is transparent.

Although the surrounding environment was still clearly quite deep and the sunlight had not fully penetrated into the surrounding seawater, it was noticeably better at this point.

This pleased Kate greatly, and she would occasionally point at her wand, manipulating a paper figure to jump around.

Judging from the paper figure's appearance, it must have been made from parchment used for homework, and magically cut into the shape of the Vampire Hunter from yesterday's Mind Games.

Around this paper figure were some rather careless monsters, which were simply balls of paper, that would occasionally fly towards the paper figure as if to attack it.

"Kate, if Professor McGonagall saw this, she'd definitely say, 'Ravenclaw, deduct ten points!'" Ryan casually walked over to Kate, picked up a sandwich, and said while eating.

"My Transfiguration were never very good to begin with."

"However, Ryan, you want to manipulate something that Transfiguration with magic? That's not magic!" Kate put away her wand and casually tossed the paper figure aside.

"What do you mean that you can't use spells to control something that Transfiguration? Kate, you're not good at Transfiguration, but you can't even do it theoretically either. But that makes sense, you're only a first-year student." Ryan sighed, rubbing his forehead.

Do you know the spell "Avis" (Avis)?

"I know, Ryan, you mentioned it when you were explaining the classification of spells, um, it's the Transfiguration Spell, right?" Kate replied.

"You know that's Transfiguration Spell. So what about Oppugno (Oppugno)?"

"Oppugno?" Kate asked, puzzled.

"Remember? Charm refers to a spell that causes an abnormal physical change in an object. The object here is not required to have been changed by the spell."

"Oppugno is a useful spell to accompany Avis."

"First, use the Avis multiple times to maintain them, and keep these golden birds flying around you. Ideally, they should form a circle similar to the solar system model so that your magic can be output more evenly and effortlessly."

"Finally, use Oppugno."

"These birds, which are molded by the Transfiguration Spell, are difficult to change by other Transfiguration Spell, making them far more useful than using sharp weapons directly."

"If I throw a knife at you, as long as you're proficient in Transfiguration, you can turn it into something harmless with a wave of your wand, without even aiming," Ryan concluded, taking a sip of milk.

"Oh, I didn't know you could do that. But wouldn't that be asking too much? You have to use Transfiguration to shape it, and then use spells to carefully avoid destroying its form before you can use it to attack." Kate stroked her chin, thinking.

"That's right. Sometimes, using more and more powerful spells doesn't mean you're the strongest."

"Some simple Transfiguration Spell, when combined with magic spells, can be comparable to poison spells, evil curses, or even curses."

"Like the Slide Charm I taught you to deal with zombies, sometimes Transfiguration a wizard or attacking him consumes a lot of magic that the wizard can't easily expend in one go, and it also takes more energy. In this case, changing the surrounding environment and letting it fight for you is a better choice."

"Conjure mist to conceal their form, Nebulus."

"To conjure thunderclouds and harass the opponent, this is Weather Charm."

"Kate, the poison spell you chose at the beginning when dealing with zombies, Shoe Sticky Ground, was a good choice. It would be the same if you were dealing with wizards."

"First, it doesn't directly affect the wizard himself, but rather the shoes and the ground. Of course, if you're dealing with a wizard who isn't wearing shoes, you'll need to expend more magic. If you're dealing with a wizard whose willpower is much stronger than yours (that is, someone whose magical skills are more profound than yours, though Magical Theory may not be the case), you might not even be able to interfere with him."

"Secondly, it's about the combination of multiple spells. Even the worst wizard, with a little training, won't just stand still and attack; they'll move around. Your Sticking Charm will suddenly throw your opponent off balance, and then you can follow up with a powerful offensive spell, like Stupefy," Ryan said earnestly to Kate at the end.

Meanwhile, Kate, standing to the side, had already taken out her notebook and started taking notes.

As expected of Ravenclaw, a bad pen is better than a good memory.

The Poseidon was sailing slower and slower, presumably because it was almost at its destination. But the dwarf wizard said it would arrive at night, so he was probably taking it so slowly that Ryan and Kate could enjoy the mysterious sea at their leisure.

Sure enough, a huge rectangular object appeared not far away.

It is estimated that it has already reached the waters of Bimini Island, which was discovered by Muggle scholars in 1967.

Kate noticed it too, and happily lay down on the sofa to watch curiously.

The most eye-catching feature is a stone wall that appears to be about 2 kilometers long, followed by stone-paved streets, with rectangular or polygonal stones arranged in various patterns.

There are even flat-topped pyramids, making you feel as if you've arrived in Egypt.

This is one of the cities that Poseidon sank to the bottom of the sea. It was a very prosperous city, with docks and port facilities filling every corner of the city, and a marble statue full of religious significance standing in the center.

Along the way, all around were abandoned pyramids and lost cities, suggesting that pyramid architecture must have been quite popular among wizards at the time.

Kate finally took out her camera, Kate had never used before, and kept taking pictures along the way.

The camera is one of the Muggle inventions that have long been part of the wizarding world. However, wizards can take pictures of moving objects without applying developing solution. Some poor wizards like to use cameras that Muggle make or find in the junkyard and Reparo new, along with developing solution.

However, not all pyramids were abandoned. Along the way, Ryan and Kate also discovered pyramids that only wizards could see. These pyramids were made entirely of glass or glass-like materials and looked very smooth.

Unsurprisingly, there was another brochure on the table, which explained that this was the residence of the local shaman community. How romantic, they actually hid at the bottom of the sea.

With so many wizards residing there, it's no wonder that Christopher Columbus, the world-famous navigator and the first Muggle to venture into the Bermuda Triangle, experienced all of his navigational instruments malfunction as he approached Bermuda.

This is based on the same principle as why electrical appliances cannot be used at Hogwarts.

The wizarding world, or rather, the magical world, is far larger than what is depicted in the seven Harry Potter books.

That's really interesting.

Thanks to Taishi Yumi Xu, Wind, and Milk Plus Soy Milk for the monthly tickets. There will be another chapter this afternoon.