Marvel's Magic Master

Chapter 8 Magic is not easy

"Is it enough?"

George didn't mind. He took out a bulging cloth bag and put it on the table with a smile.

He chose such a large owl for two main reasons.

First, an owl of this size already has considerable attack capabilities, and if he were really in danger, it could provide him with considerable help.

The second reason is its flying ability. A normal magic owl can fly with something weighing more than ten kilograms. So for an owl this big, flying with something weighing more than a hundred kilograms should not be a problem.

If you encounter trouble in the future and cannot defeat it, you can also let the owl take you away. It is not only a pet, but also a flying mount. Who else can you choose but it?

"Since you are sure, then of course there is no problem."

The clerk estimated that there were at least four hundred gold Jialongs in the bag. He really had the money to buy it and was not joking. He immediately and enthusiastically helped George move the eagle owl to the cart, fearing that George would change his mind.

This owl eats a lot every day, and if no wizards come to buy it, we will lose money.

After buying the pet, George came to the last and most important store, Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.

Today he not only needs to buy all the textbooks for the first grade, but also many other magic books, especially those about casting spells with hand gestures.

Because if he cannot learn to cast spells with hand gestures, then his original body in the Marvel world will not be able to normally display his magical abilities until he makes a magic wand.

Today is August 8rd, and there are still eighteen days until Gilderoy Lockhart's book signing at Flourish and Blotts, so there are not too many people in the bookstore, and it is relatively easy to find books. You can just ask the clerk.

"Gesture casting? That kind of book has been out of stock for a long time. Now everyone uses wands. Who would want to learn that backward way of casting spells?"

The clerk shook his head.

George did not give up, but continued:

“I’m very interested in that backward method of spellcasting, I wonder if you can help me find a copy?
I can add money!"

To show his sincerity, he first took out twenty gold Galleons.

The clerk hesitated for a moment, then held up four fingers:

"We need to purchase them separately, which is very expensive. Forty pieces."

"no problem."

George directly took out forty gold Galleons and placed them on the table.

He knew that the price was definitely a rip-off, but as long as he could get the relevant magic books on gesture casting, he would be willing to pay for not only forty but four hundred.

"Three days. The goods will arrive within three days."

Upon seeing this, the clerk immediately accepted the forty gold Galleons with a smile.

"Then I'll come and pick it up in three days."

After another round of shopping and paying the clearly marked price in gold Galleons, George pushed his full cart, hummed an unknown tune, and started back to the pharmacy in Knockturn Alley, ready to teach himself magic.

On the way back, the huge and eye-catching eagle owl attracted a lot of curious glances.

"Be good and don't shout."

When they got to the shop, they placed the eagle owl on the table in the bedroom, took out the hare they bought from the owl shop and fed it, George gave some instructions, and then began to organize the magic books they had just bought.

After hearing what George said, the eagle owl actually nodded obediently.

For ordinary little wizards, eagle owls are too big to be held, and they are dangerous, so they are not suitable as pets.

But it was different for George.

His body is stronger than that of a normal adult, and even though the eagle owl is big, it can't stop him. As for danger, the psychic ability he inherited from Professor X is only level 2, which has little effect on humans with complex minds, but has a good effect on simple animals.

Not only can it communicate with animals easily, but it can also influence their behavior to a certain extent.

Sometimes George thought that if he spent time studying magical creatures, his future would probably be no worse than Newt and Hagrid, and he could also become a master of magical creatures.

"'Standard Spells, Elementary' and 'Magic Theory', let's study these two first."

He picked out the two most important books from a pile of magic books and began to study them attentively.

Nowadays, the most important thing is to master practical spells. As for other subjects such as the history of magic, herbs, potions, etc., they can be put aside for the time being and wait until the crisis of Marvel itself is over.

This research lasted until the evening.

"Sure enough, it's not that simple!"

Putting down the magic book and rubbing his dry eyes, George picked up the bread he bought while shopping in Diagon Alley and started to eat it.

When watching the movie, it seems like it's very simple for a wizard to cast magic just by waving a wand.

But when I actually started learning it, I found that it is not that easy to successfully cast a spell.

This is the same principle as cooking.

It seems like just a few steps, but when it actually comes to my turn, I’m at a loss.

Even if the steps are the same, the taste is different.

According to the magic book, if you want to successfully cast a spell, first you must have wizard blood and magic power. Otherwise, even if all the subsequent steps are correct, it will be useless.

The second thing is the spell. The spells must be pronounced clearly. Different spells have different speeds, emotions and other aspects. If they do not meet the standards, either the magic effect will be greatly weakened or it will have no effect at all.

There are also very few that may produce some unexpected effects.

The last step is waving the wand. The wand is not waved randomly, and the trajectories of different spells are also different.

Of course, these are all for beginners.

If you really understand and master a spell thoroughly, and even have studied its underlying principles and rules in great depth, it won't be difficult to cast this magic wandless and silently.

A truly top-notch wizard can cast most magic instantly, without a wand and without making any noise.

"Softening Charm, Cutting Charm, Unlocking Charm, Levitation Charm, Locking Charm and Repairing Charm. Focus on learning the Unlocking Charm first."

After finishing his bread, George turned to the page in The Standard Book of Spells, Elementary that explained the Unlocking Spell.

The spells in the first-grade textbooks are the most basic, simplest and easiest to learn spells, and they have basically no power.

Just like the Cutting Spell, even if he learned it, with his level, he could at best cut a napkin or something, and he probably wouldn't even be able to break a person's skin.

Instead of doing this, it is better to learn the unlocking spell first, so that the self in the Marvel main world can open the mutant ability inhibitor bound around the neck and unleash his own abilities.

You can also open various high-tech doors in the experimental laboratory and escape successfully.

If you have extra time, it's not too late to learn some other spells.

In fact, he felt that the Transfiguration Charm should be more useful than the Unlocking Charm, especially for high-tech weapons. As long as one of the parts could be destroyed, it would be unable to function.

But after thinking about it carefully, he gave up.

The Transfiguration spell is studied as a separate category, and it is definitely much more difficult to learn than other spells. Even a genius like Hermione couldn't learn it before school started. He didn't think he could learn it in a short time without any guidance.

Even if you really learn it, the effect probably won't be that obvious, so there's no need to take the risk.

(End of this chapter)