The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

"Using Anthony's level as a reference, his spell power should be around 30, which is currently quite high among his peers..."

Ritz looked around and came up with a rough standard.

A newly enrolled wizard's spell power is usually between 10 and 40. Even without the 60 spell power from the useless stick, his spellcasting power is still considered excellent among wizards of this age.

This should also be a bonus brought to him by the Keystone Mage's talent.

After all, Ryze had never experienced a magical outburst before obtaining the system.

It's worth noting that Neville, who was so insecure, also experienced a magical outburst when he was 8 years old.

If you haven't experienced a magical outburst by the age of 10, then you're basically out of luck in the wizarding world.

In short, after Rizzi used the Perfect Illumination Charm that Professor Flitwick had praised, many of Ravenclaw's classmates around him took the initiative to gather around and ask for the secret.

Professor Flitwick was responsible for the progress of fifty or sixty students, so he couldn't possibly focus all his energy on one person. He was more focused on the young wizards who hadn't yet successfully completed their spells.

Most of the Ravenclaw students who came to inquire were already able to successfully cast the spell, but they had problems with unstable light or too dim brightness.

Ritz does not keep secrets.

Hogwarts originally encouraged students to come together and explore the path of magic.

Furthermore, Rezs did not provide much theoretical explanation; these were things they needed to figure out on their own. Professor Flitwick would definitely assign theoretical essays after class, which would allow them to further familiarize themselves with the theory.

Ritz simply offered some practical advice based on their individual circumstances, while also correcting some problems.

"The light is much more stable now, Ryze, you're really amazing," the little witch Li Su gave Ryze a thumbs up in admiration. Her magic release was not stable enough, which caused the light of the Illumination Charm to always be intermittent.

Ryze only gave her some suggestions on hand gestures, telling her to concentrate and slightly increase the amplitude of her spellcasting movements, and it worked after she did so.

As more young wizards gathered in Ravenclaw's area, and most of them improved their proficiency with the Illumination Charm in a short period of time, Professor Flitwick, whose pressure to guide them had lessened considerably, once again encouraged Ravenclaw by adding two points.

What frustrated him was that his classmate Neville Longbottom seemed a little too nervous and hadn't succeeded after trying for a long time.

Even after each failed attempt, the other person wouldn't dare look at him, instead secretly glancing at Ryze's position.

It seems that rather than asking him, a professional professor, for guidance on spells, the other party would rather receive instruction from Ryze, a junior wizard of the same age.

Professor Flitwick, who had been teaching for many years, couldn't help but feel a faint sadness.

Chapter 20: Post-Class Inquiry

“Very good, Nawi, keep it up... If you can just barely succeed, it means you're fine. The reason your spellcasting is unstable is because your body hasn't formed muscle memory yet. Listen to me, every morning after you get up and every evening after dinner, find a secluded place and practice the spellcasting gestures 100 times each. In a week at most, you'll have completely mastered the spell.”

Rizz encouraged Neville, whose hands, gripping the wand, were visibly sweating and trembling.

Neville's biggest problem in the early stages was his mindset, and magic itself is a power of the mind that highly values ​​personal will.

So when Professor Flitwick asked Neville to come and ask him for advice, the first thing Ritz did was to have Neville stand by the window away from the classroom crowd, with his back to everyone, close his eyes and rest quietly for a few minutes.

The subsequent practice didn't put any pressure on him. Instead, when no one was paying attention to Neville, he practiced the spellcasting gestures a dozen or so times, and finally released the Illumination Charm together with Neville.

Neville, now relaxed, successfully cast the Illumination Charm, but in his excitement, he extinguished the wand after only a few seconds.

Neville, who was getting anxious, tried several more times without success, so Rizz persuaded him to give up.

In terms of willpower, Neville still needs to slowly regain his self-confidence; Ritz can't always be by Neville's side to help him stabilize his mindset.

Moreover, the more you remind someone to pay attention to their mindset, the less relaxed they become.

So Ryze didn't mention anything about mindset at all. He only told Neville to practice his spellcasting gestures hard, whenever he had free time, until he had no time to think about those messy worries.

Once his body got used to it and his mood didn't fluctuate too much, he was naturally able to cast the spell smoothly.

For most wizards, this kind of extra training in combat tactics is not very effective.

But it's very useful for Neville, who now values ​​magic too much and himself too little.

Once Neville realizes that as a wizard he should naturally master magic, this extra training can stop.

Seeing Neville's grateful and apologetic expression, Rez explained that he had only spent two or three minutes on Neville, and that Neville had spent most of the time practicing on his own.

While Neville was meditating with his eyes closed, Rizz was actually exchanging tips on the Illumination Charm with the other young wizards.

In comparison, Neville didn't take up as much time as his studious roommates. After all, Rhett didn't expect Neville to understand the essence of magic right now, and just let him practice, so it didn't really take much effort.

Anthony and Terry would occasionally come over to ask him some theoretical questions, and then they would practice while thinking about them.

Michael was a bit better, but after he had a pretty grasp of the theory, he started going to practice with pretty little witches.

With his good looks and precocious personality, he is now practicing diligently with a little witch from Gryffindor whom Rhett doesn't even know.

Judging from Michael's appearance, Ryze had no doubt that he would be the first in their dorm to find a partner.

After all, for Europeans and Americans, they are already quite well-developed by the age of 12 or 3. Reiz remembers that the main characters in the movie suddenly grew up when they were in the third grade.

With a few minutes left in class, Professor Flitwick, who had seen everyone successfully cast the Illumination Charm at least once, stood on his book, nodding with satisfaction. At the same time, he handed out the homework for the Charms class: a theoretical research paper measured in inches rather than words.

"Also, Mr. White, please stay. If the others have no further questions, we can dismiss them."

"Should we wait for you?" After one lesson, Anthony was completely convinced of Riz's magical abilities.

It's hard to believe that this is a little wizard who grew up in the Muggle world and has only been exposed to magic for a month.

However, when he thought of the little witch in Gryffindor who had memorized all the books, who was also from a Muggle family and whose performance in class was much better than that of the wizards who grew up in wizarding families, young Anthony began to realize the difference in talent between people.

In contrast, Harry Potter's performance was rather conventional.

It's certainly not bad, but it doesn't really seem like the savior who defeated the mysterious man in the legends.

With normal practice, I mastered the spell halfway through the class, but the spell's effect was nothing special.

"No need, you can go back. Just take the book back to my dorm for me. I'm going to see Professor Baburin after dinner to consult about some things, so I'll probably be back a little later."

After the students in the classroom gradually left, a few students who still had questions remained.

Hermione was naturally among them.

However, even after her question was answered, she didn't leave. Instead, she stood to the side, holding her book and staring at Reiz with wide eyes.

She doesn't understand.

Why is it that even though she has figured out the principles of the Illumination Charm and has followed Professor Flitwick's instructions exactly, the final spell she casts is so different from Rhett's?

Moreover, even though she was trying her best to help everyone quickly master the spell, very few people were willing to listen to her teachings.

On the contrary, so many people gathered around Ryze to ask him for advice, including Gryffindor students.

In class, she actually secretly moved closer to Ryze to eavesdrop.

She felt that Ryze didn't say anything complicated at all; he just kept repeating the basic knowledge that Professor Flitwick had taught in the previous class in a fragmented way, and correcting a few deviations in gestures and spell pronunciation.

“Miss Granger, do you have any other questions?” Professor Flitwick asked in a friendly manner.

“Excuse me, Professor Flitwick, I’m just curious about Raz’s study methods. If you don’t mind, may I stay here and wait for you to finish talking?” Hermione boldly asked Professor Flitwick.

"Oh, actually I also wanted to ask about Mr. White's current study progress. As long as Mr. White doesn't mind, you can certainly stay here."

Raz said modestly, “Professor Flitwick, my cousin is Andromeda Tonks. Her daughter, Nymphadora Tonks, just graduated from Hogwarts this year and is currently undergoing Auror training at the Ministry of Magic. I received tutoring from her and Professor Babling during the summer vacation, so I have a deeper understanding of the theoretical foundation.”

"However, I have only laid a good foundation. There are still many things I don't understand that I need your guidance on."

Professor Flitwick nodded: "Hmm... I have indeed heard some things about you from Minerva and Basilda. Ms. Tonks is indeed an excellent wizard. She has a very good understanding of spell theory, but she can sometimes be a bit out of line and cause trouble. I just didn't expect her to be such a good teacher. I really didn't see it when she was in school."

"Furthermore, I've noticed that you seem quite adept at teaching others. I saw Mr. Longbottom successfully cast an Illumination Charm with your help. Did you learn that from Ms. Tonks?"

In response to Professor Flitwick's question, Reiz shook his head slightly: "That's right. I grew up in an orphanage. Many children in orphanages are quite sensitive. Sometimes, if they experience a little setback at school, they don't want to go to school."

"But if they don't go to school and their grades don't meet the requirements at the end of the semester, they won't receive government education subsidies. So those of us who are doing well in our studies will tutor them at the orphanage and also provide them with some simple psychological counseling to help them manage their stress. I think that's how we gradually developed our skills."

Chapter 21: The Arrogant Hermione

After winning over the compassionate Professor Flitwick, Ryze humbly asked him the questions he had been accumulating.

Others may not have noticed.

But Reiz noticed it.

During class, the fact that the other person was staring at Neville made Neville so nervous that he couldn't use magic. In the end, to prevent Neville from becoming even more nervous, Professor Flitwick had no choice but to let Neville come to him for help.

Professor Flitwick was probably somewhat disappointed at that time.

Seeing that Rez also had a problem, Professor Flitwick quickly took the notebook from which Rez was writing down the problem and began to examine it.

"Oh...so you've already taught yourself to this level. Although the theory of Ultimate Fluorescent Flash isn't very difficult, there aren't many practitioners. It's something that advanced students in sixth grade and above would study based on their own needs."

Professor Flitwick nodded as he looked at Rizz's notes. Hermione, standing nearby, was very curious about what was written in them, but was also a little embarrassed to go over and take a look.

"This involves some theories from fourth and sixth grade, and they're rather obscure and not on the exam... Although I don't recommend first-year wizards get involved in these things, judging from your notes, you should be able to use them by now, right?"

Ryze nodded honestly: "I can barely use it, but I can't unleash its full power."

“Then show me how to use it here. Of course, let me conjure up a few special goggles first,” Professor Flitwick said, tapping the podium lightly and turning the quills on it into goggles of different sizes.

He also reminded Hermione, "Miss Granger, if you don't want to experience being directly exposed to light that's even stronger than the sun, you'd better wear it."

Hermione quickly grabbed the goggles and hurriedly put them on, pressing down her messy hair.

Once everyone was dressed, Ryze took out his wand and cast the spell with a standard hand gesture: "Lumos Maxima!"

A burst of dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire classroom.

The brightness is much brighter than the sun, approaching the intensity of a flashbang. Ordinary sunglasses cannot completely block it, and facing such light directly can cause people to lose their sight for a short period of time.

Professor Flitwick had conjured up special protective goggles, so even in such bright light, the light was only slightly dazzling and did not cause any vision problems.

Ryze stabilized the light for about three seconds, then it began to flicker slightly. Ryze extinguished the light before the spell became unstable.

After doing all this, he glanced at his own magic.

A normal illumination spell lasts for an hour and only costs about ten points of magic, but an ultimate fluorescent flash, even if it only lasts for five seconds, consumes nearly fifty points of magic.

Of course, this was also because he hadn't fully mastered the spell, and had wasted a lot of magic power.

He looked at Professor Flitwick, hoping to get some guidance from him.

Professor Flitwick clapped his hands with great satisfaction: "The effect is excellent. Although it is not stable enough, it is already a qualified ultimate fluorescent flash. If you can catch your opponent off guard during a duel, you can at least make more than half of the wizards lose their fighting ability on the spot!"

These are also some of the few applicable scenarios for Ultimate Fluorescent Flash.

However, because its influence is too great and it cannot distinguish between friend and foe, this spell is rarely used in formal duels or when Aurors are hunting criminals, except in specific circumstances.

After praising him, Professor Flitwick gave Rez a brief explanation of some theoretical issues. However, because these topics were too lengthy to cover in a short time, he only told Rez the core concepts. Then, he wrote down the titles of several books for Rez, instructing him to go to the library and read the theoretical sections of certain chapters in those books. He told Rez to come back and ask him any questions he had after reading them.

Incidentally, he also canceled Reese's homework for that class.

Since the other party has already mastered the ultimate fluorescent flash, they have most likely mastered the dozens of derivative spells of the Illumination Charm, so there is indeed no need to complete those most basic tasks.

“If you can maintain this level of proficiency in the following courses, I can exempt you from those assignments,” Professor Flitwick said to Rez.

He saw the notes Ryze had made and realized that Ryze not only had a good grasp of the theory of the Illumination Charm, but also had a good grasp of most of the basic theories of first-year spells.

If she can maintain this level, Reese might qualify to pass the OWLs exams by the time she's in third grade.

Of course, he didn't know that Ritz's goal after the system awakened had changed to catching up with Nymphadora's level in his second year.

After Professor Flitwick finished speaking, he remembered that Hermione was still nearby, so he turned to Hermione and said, "Miss Granger, if you can cast the Illumination Charm that Mr. White used in class before next week, I can exempt you from this part of the homework."

Rizzi felt as if a knife was plunged into Hermione's chest.

Hermione forced a smile: "I'm still quite a ways behind Ryze, but I'll work twice as hard to catch up!"

Professor Flitwick answered the students' questions and, after confirming that both of their problems had been solved, left the classroom in a good mood, leaving only Rizz and Hermione behind.

“Grandson, is there anything else you want to ask? I have already told Professor Flitwick about my learning methods, and there is nothing I’m hiding.”

Hermione stared at Ryze, but didn't know what to say.

Questioning someone whose level is higher than yours, even having already touched on learning content above the sixth grade, yet still having to put on such a low-key and humble act in front of her, makes you inexplicably seem like a clown.

But when she thought about how friendly Ryze was to all the other students, and considering his difficult and pitiful past, Hermione felt that it was really bad of her to be jealous of Ryze.

Finally, she sniffed, trying to adopt an arrogant posture: "I admit that you are indeed better than me in terms of magical theory right now, but I will definitely catch up!"

But he spoke without much confidence, and even after looking directly at Ryze for a few seconds, he subconsciously looked away.

Ryze nodded to Hermione: "I believe you've memorized all the textbooks. My roommates think you're amazing. At least none of us could do that. I only managed to get a slight lead in theory thanks to tutoring during the summer. With this perseverance and talent, you'll definitely catch up in the future."

Rizzi wondered if he should imitate a future NBA star who hadn't yet made it into the league, reach out and ruffle Hermione's hair, and say to her, "The future is yours."

But Hermione's expression became even more conflicted after hearing this, and an unnatural blush even appeared on her face.

"Just you wait, you better not slack off, or I'll surpass you before the end of this semester... before the end of this grade!"

After hastily uttering those harsh words in a somewhat shrill voice, Hermione grabbed her books and fled.

In the classroom where only one person remained, Reiz shrugged slightly: "Why did you suddenly become so arrogant... As expected, young girls are so easily flattered."