Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 29 Cedric's Invitation

"This is also fluorescent flashing."

Li Wei's voice pulled the students back from their shock.

"To achieve this effect, I went through five stages."

He waved his wand lightly, and the partially burned training dummy returned to its original state, with a faint smell of burning filling the air.

"I define the first stage as the theoretical stage."

This is the stage Ginny is currently at: mastering the most standard casting action, rhythm, and syllables of a spell, and understanding the resonant frequency at which it mobilizes magical power.

Of course, a calm mindset is also necessary—but you clearly don't have that problem.

"The second stage is endless, diligent practice."

Hermione raised her head at this point—but she quickly realized that her method was only the second stage—which made her lower her head again.

"Even the simplest incantation, I have repeated tens of thousands of times."

I cast spells instinctively faster than I think about them. I won't rush to learn the next spell until I've memorized the spell of one.

In my opinion, this is what signifies a basic mastery of a spell.

Li Wei paused for a moment at this point.

"The following three stages, without distinction of order or hierarchy, are, in my view, merely manifestations of the wizard's own will."

This relates to Ginny's question earlier—after reaching a basic level of mastery, how can one increase the power of a spell?

Ginny lowered her head at this moment—if the professor's basic mastery meant this kind of spell, she didn't think she had basically mastered it.

Having been learning from Li Wei all this time, Ginny thought she was already quite good, but now it seems she's still far from it.

"Magic is the embodiment of imagination and the wizard's willpower."

When I chant the spell, I don't think about what the spell will look like when it's completed. Instead, I imagine magic resonating at the tip of my wand, generating intense kinetic energy that will tear through the darkness in an instant.

This kind of imagination is not absolute. Every wizard has his own understanding of the world, just as you may not be able to understand what 'kinetic energy' is.

There's no need to figure it out; just understand and perceive the world according to your own thoughts, and firmly believe that this is the right path.

"I only want to teach you the theory of magic, but I don't expect you to understand magic entirely according to my ideas."

Whether it's Percy's or Pass's approach, in my opinion, they will ultimately lead to the same result, provided that you firmly believe that your path is correct.

Of course, this kind of perseverance is often the most difficult; it requires you to constantly understand the world, adjust your perceptions, and firmly uphold your beliefs, refusing to be swayed.

"Besides imagination, the confidence that Percy mentioned is also very important."

When casting a spell, you must believe that your magic will manifest in the way you expect.

Doubt is the greatest obstacle to the flow of magic. You are not 'trying' to emit a bright light; you are announcing the birth of light.

“When your will, your imagination, and you are completely convinced of this, the spell will reveal its true power.”

"As for the last stage, I don't want to talk about it, nor do I think you need to deliberately seek it out—I'll leave the answer to this stage to you."

The classroom was completely silent, and everyone had a thoughtful expression on their face.

"Alright, Ginny's problem is solved. Does anyone else have any questions this week?"

No one spoke.

Seeing this, Li Wei assigned an essay assignment with no word limit, asking them to elaborate on their understanding of the five stages of magic in an essay and bring it to him next week.

"get out of class is over."

Everyone left one after another. Cedric, however, was cautious and deliberately lingered while packing up, getting up last.

After everyone had left in order, he stood at the door, suddenly turned around to look at Li Wei, and mustered his courage to say:

"professor."

"Hmm? Is there something you need?"

"Halloween is coming soon, and Nick the Ghost, who's almost headless, is going to throw a memorial party. I was thinking of inviting Joe Willie to come along, is that alright?"

Joey, who was still engrossed in Li Wei's previous remarks, suddenly looked up, somewhat bewildered—was he involved in this?

"A ghost's death anniversary party?"

Li Wei was somewhat surprised and subconsciously looked in Qiao Weili's direction—Qiao Weili was looking down and didn't dare to look at him, seemingly a little embarrassed.

"If you want to invite Joe Verri, why are you asking me?"

Seeing that Levi remained calm, Cedric recited his prepared statement:

"Professor, regarding the fifth stage you mentioned today, I actually have the answer now—a very important factor affecting the power of a spell is emotion, right?"
Professor Dumbledore once told me that the power of love is the most powerful magic in the world.

You had us perform in a play so that we could experience different emotions and improve our magical abilities, right?

Levi looked at Cedric with some surprise.

This student is truly different from the others; he's incredibly good at thinking.

While other students simply followed the instructions, Cedric always pondered the deeper meaning behind them and strived to achieve the effect Levi intended.
This insight is a burden for dull students—once they know the effect Levi wants to achieve and are mentally prepared, their brains will resist, and the effect will be worse.

But Cedric won't; he'll only do better.

"Yes."

Li Wei nodded, wanting to see how Cedric would convince him—although he didn't understand why inviting Jovelly out required his permission.
He never restricted the freedom of his two assistants.

"So I think... shouldn't wizards also experience different things and feel different emotions? Wouldn't that be better than them just staying behind closed doors researching spells?"

"Yes, that makes a lot of sense. I don't think I have any reason to refuse."

Li Wei nodded and looked at his two assistants.

“Joely, did you hear that? The ghosts of Hogwarts will be having a Halloween party. You should go with Cedric to check it out—Camille, you come too.”

Jowell immediately closed his mouth, which he had just opened.

Jia Meier frowned slightly, not understanding why she had to go too, but she still agreed.

Is Senior Sister Jia Meier going too? Cedric is a bit stuck – being with this always cold and beautiful senior sister is both nerve-wracking and somewhat unsettling.

"Why, you don't welcome me?"

Camille seemed to sense Cedric's thoughts and glanced at him.

"No—no, of course you're welcome."

Cedric gave a wry smile, suddenly regretting his decision.

"The party starts at 7 p.m. on Halloween. I'll pick you up 10 minutes early."

　I don't know why I always make math mistakes when writing books. I was sweating bullets when I discovered it just now, even though I checked the calculations several times when I opened the book.

　　主角1971年和斯内普他们同一批入学，92年应该是32岁不是38岁，简介里的毕业21年也应该改成14年。

　　The error has been corrected. New readers will not be affected. Sorry to long-time readers, please continue reading; this is really important to me.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)