Delayed Spellcasting
"Why isn't Professor Snape out yet!"
"I want to know how he became so pale. It's like he would suck in the yang energy of any zombie that walks by."
What is Yang energy?
Don't worry about the details!
"I want to know how to get a good figure. Even if it's temporary!"
Aren't you afraid of getting points deducted?
"Don't worry! The school year is basically over now. Generally, there won't be any extra points deducted!"
"What about when Harry Potter and the others were in their first year?"
"Those are the principal's bonus points. How can they be the same?"
"Does this make me want to be a school principal too?"
Harry, who had run to the basement wanting to talk to his mother, was completely bewildered.
Right now, Snape's office, which all students used to avoid, is now crowded with lower-year students whose exams ended last week.
Harry had no choice but to slink away from the basement, lest he be discovered by the excited younger students.
He clearly saw that several of the younger students surrounding the office were members of the Harry Potter Club.
Perhaps it's because his physical condition is too good, far exceeding that of ordinary people.
In addition, he unintentionally used the Wind magic that Dumbledore had taught him.
With a few strides, he became a blur in the eyes of onlookers.
When he came to his senses, he had already reached the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
This place is right near Black Lake.
Splash! A shark emerged from the calm surface of the lake, rising from below.
Harry was about to swing his wand when he realized that the shark in front of him was a wizard.
He has a human lower body, wearing swim trunks. His upper body is a shark's head.
"Krum?" Harry asked.
He identified Krum from the style of his swim trunks.
Of course, it could also be Ron.
He wore the same pair of shorts, printed with Krum's head, and also in black.
The shark's head bobbed in the air before returning to its human form.
It revealed Snape's face: thick eyebrows, clean-cut features, and a dark complexion.
Without a doubt, he is Krum.
Besides Snape, he was the only one with that hooked nose.
"How did you know it was me?" Krum asked curiously.
"Anyone practicing diving here without using a snorkel is clearly Champion in the Triwizard Tournament."
"Among the Champion, you're the only one with dark, yellowish skin," Harry blurted out without thinking.
"Want to come together?" Krum extended his right hand, extending an invitation.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"No." Harry shook his head.
"You're an indoor party member too?"
"What do you mean by this?" Harry looked at Krum, observed him carefully, and came to a conclusion. "Is this related to Ilvas?"
His conclusion was not abrupt.
He was ostracized by all of Durmstrang's students.
Aside from the occasional date with the Slytherin girl at the Christmas Ball, Krum was always alone.
Until Ilvas became his friend.
Then they spent almost all of their time on everything.
Just like Harry and Ron.
Now, Ilvas is no longer here.
Harry looked a little dejected as he thought of Ron.
So they didn't notice Krum nodding.
By the time he came to his senses, Krum had already spoken, "You guessed right."
I believe that simply having the method of breathing underwater is not comprehensive.
We must also personally dive to the Black Lake to explore the lakebed environment.
But Ilvas doesn't think so.
He believed that all he needed to practice was a larger bathtub.
They said we're in a competitive relationship now and need to conceal our underwater breathing methods.
What are your thoughts?
Harry, whose version of events do you think is more plausible?
"Krum, have you ever heard the story of the Little Horse Crosses the River?"
For squirrels, the rushing river is a stairway to death.
For a water buffalo, it's just a small river that barely reaches its knees.
Ilvas is different from us. He has the ability to foresee the future.
He doesn't need to conduct on-site investigations at all.
He only needs to choose the appropriate response based on the future vision.
For him, choosing the right spell to cast in the water was probably more important than surveying the terrain.
"A spell cast in water? Does the spell's effectiveness change in water?" Krum frowned.
"Yes. Our spells say that the nature of the manifestation is the result of our spells being cast in the air."
Its form changes in water.
For example, the Separation Spell.
When in the air, it has the property of causing people to abandon their possessions or causing objects to separate due to internal repulsion.
In water, it transforms into a jet of scalding hot water.
Besides the change in the nature of the spell, we also need to learn Delayed Spellcasting and Silent Casting.
"Silent Spell. We've already learned them. That's not a problem. But what does 'Delayed Spellcasting' mean?"
"This is related to the principles of spellcasting."
For each spell to take effect, the participation of our source of magic is required.
Just as muscles can memorize some routine movements, so that we don't need to consciously control our hands to use knives and forks when we eat.
Our source of magic records the memory of each spell used.
The Silent Spell succeeded because of this.
We can silently recite incantations to access the memories of the source of magic.
Delayed Spellcasting refers to casting a spell after you have used it.
While the nature of the magic emanating from the source of magic remains the shape of the incantation, the gesture departs from the incantation.
The spell was used repeatedly and continuously.
When underwater, just maintaining the magic that allows us to breathe takes up a significant portion of our energy.
If the Silent Spell is used repeatedly without interruption, it could very likely cause instability in the magic that sustains breathing.
Therefore, we need to use the technique of Delayed Spellcasting at this time.
It requires the effort of using a Silent Spell.
All that's left is to repeat the Silent Spell over and over again.
And this also has an advantage.
That is high frequency.
"A frequency that can't be achieved by silently reciting spells," Harry said confidently.
He is very experienced in underwater warfare.
In the dream world, he also fought underwater.
Although he could breathe normally underwater, he hadn't figured out any magic for breathing underwater.
But he is certainly not lacking in underwater combat skills.
Krum tentatively asked, "Could you give it a try? I'm not doubting you."
I've also heard that Voldemort once used a continuous green death ray when fighting a whole squad of Auror.
That must be the technique.
But I haven't seen it with my own eyes. Can you?
"Yes." Harry nodded without hesitation.
His heart was already filled with resentment.
"I'll use Expelliarmus!" A red light shot out from the tip of Harry's wand.
Harry didn't chant any more spells after that.
He waved his hand casually.
His wand looked like an automatic rifle.
Red beams of light appeared repeatedly and continuously.
A red arc of light connects in mid-air.
With crackling sounds, the branches struck by the red beam of light snapped and fell one by one.
"1, 2, 3," Krum counted the time. "Three seconds have just passed."
But you just cast the Expelliarmus at least 20 times.
How is this possible?!