The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

No, isn't the talent of this Black family orphan a bit too exaggerated?

Other pure-blood family wizards haven't shown such amazing performance.

“Actually, it’s only considered silent casting, not true wandless casting,” Ryze said, taking back his wand and looking at Professor Flitwick.

Professor Flitwick nodded and gave a brief explanation to the students in the classroom: "Yes, strictly speaking, that's not wandless spellcasting. True wandless spellcasting doesn't involve making the tip of the wand glow, but rather making your fingers glow. It's a technique that uses magic to connect with your wand remotely. You'll be able to master this skill around your fourth year."

Although it wasn't true wandless spellcasting, Ryze had mastered the fourth-year theory ahead of time, and his silent spellcasting skills were genuine.

Moreover, some young wizards, such as Hermione, were very clear that Professor Flitwick had not finished speaking. Silent spellcasting was a skill that sixth-year students would not learn!

She stared at Rizzi from afar.

Actually, her performance here was not bad either. The light emitted by her wand had successfully changed from the original candlelight to the light of an electric lamp, and the light was also very stable. For this, Professor Flitwick gave her two extra points as encouragement.

But compared to Ryze's current performance, she felt that the Illumination Charm she used was rather mediocre.

She had already read the books that Professor Flitwick recommended to Rez in the library, and she had completely memorized all the theoretical knowledge, but why was she still so far behind in actual practice?

She knew, of course, that she hadn't fully grasped these theories yet, but Ryze had been studying Ravenclaw's raven statue over the weekend, and she hadn't relaxed at all these past two days. Why did the other person seem to be making more progress than she was?

She frowned, pondering her problem.

At the same time, he kept flipping through his notes, wanting to master these theories as quickly as possible.

Even through the aisle between the seats, Rizz could sense the little witch's grievances and resentment.

But there's nothing we can do; the effect of activating them is what it is.

The enhancement of all lighting and fire-related magical effects not only made Ryze's spells more powerful, but also increased his talent in these spells.

Originally, he might have needed to slowly study how to put the complex magic control techniques he had learned from the theories into practice, but after gaining insight into them, Ryze became very adept at handling these two types of magic.

With the additional 25 points of skill haste from Ravenclaw, Ryze smoothly achieved the unification of theory and practice, easily casting basic Illumination spells at will.

And speaking of which, Rizz remembers that after the Illumination Charm, they should be learning the basic Fire-starting Charm next week.

It seems Hermione will be restless about this for a while.

However, things will be better after this month. When they learn the Lockpicking Charm and Levitation Charm next month, Rizz won't have such a brilliant performance.

At that point, he'll only be able to compete with the geniuses in his class using his 53 points of skill haste and 180+ spell power.

In class, at Professor Flitwick's suggestion, Ritz temporarily became the teaching assistant for the class and began to guide the other students.

Neville's performance was indeed much better than last week. Hard work pays off. The brain may not remember everything clearly, but the physical response that is forced to develop will not lie.

Although the released illumination spells are still not very stable, at least they can be released successfully every time.

Ryze encouraged him and gave him some simple suggestions on physical training, telling him to continue practicing swinging his staff while jogging in the morning to improve the stability of his spellcasting.

Like last week's staff-waving practice, this is a clumsy method that's not suitable for other young wizards, but only for Neville right now.

Looking around at the young wizards receiving guidance, including Harry who seemed to be deep in thought, perhaps Harry and some other young wizards would also get up in the morning to train with Neville.

However, Harry will face many challenges in the future, so it's not a bad thing to get some exercise now.

Chapter 47: The Prototype of the Ultimate Flash

Harry learned about what happened back then from Hagrid over the weekend, and as a result, he was somewhat emotionally unstable throughout the weekend.

However, he has now calmed down and has become the hardest-working person in their dormitory.

During his first week at Hogwarts, Harry did indeed follow the usual routine of studying. Thanks to his reputation in the wizarding world, apart from the unpleasant experience of encountering Malfoy on the train, he found life at Hogwarts quite pleasant.

It wasn't until Snape gave him a rude awakening in Potions class on Friday, and then on Saturday he heard from Rhett about why Snape hated them and how his parents had been betrayed by a former friend, that he realized life in the wizarding world wasn't as perfect as he had imagined.

He desperately wanted to improve his strength so he could find Sirius Black, the one who had betrayed his parents, and confront him about his reasons for doing so.

Of course, it was also to prove to Snape and Malfoy that he wasn't someone who was good for nothing except fame.

Now Ryze is the one he's chasing.

He certainly wouldn't hold a grudge against Ryze just because Ryze was also a Black.

After all, there are already some rumors circulating in Gryffindor about Ryze's background.

Blake was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage and was frail and sickly as a child.

His life only began to improve after he awakened his magical talent, received the Ellie left to him by his parents, and was found and taken away from the orphanage by his cousin at the end of July this year.

After hearing these experiences, Harry, who had lived in the storage room under the stairs since childhood, was bullied by Dudley all day long, and had to do all kinds of chores at the behest of the Dursleys, felt that he and Rhett were in the same boat.

But Ryze had only been exposed to magic for a month longer than him, yet he seemed much more mature than him in every way.

Only a week into the new school year, the first-year students seem to have already begun to acknowledge Ryze as the most outstanding young wizard in their class.

In contrast, he even needs Ryze to tell him about what happened to his parents back then.

After examining himself in this way, Harry now approached Rhett Butler with a humble attitude when asking him questions. After receiving Rhett's answers, he quietly thanked him for his help and for what Rhett had told him on Saturday.

Seeing the fighting spirit in Harry's eyes, Rhett encouraged him for a while and then stopped wasting too much energy on him.

After all, Harry Potter and Voldemort are destined to fight to the death, and their final battle is inevitable.

Previously, Ryze maintained a relatively optimistic attitude towards the prophecy, believing that his arrival as a transmigrator in this world might have already changed the fate of this world.

But after seeing Ravenclaw's note, which was clearly a reminder, at the Requirement Room over the weekend, Rez's attitude changed somewhat.

Perhaps the power of fate is not as simple as he imagined; at the very least, he needs to face it with a more cautious mindset.

So he planned to wait until he understood the impact of letting Sirius recognize Harry ahead of time before talking about anything else.

After the class, Reese earned several points for teaching her classmates and stayed behind after class.

As for modifying Ultimate Flash Blast into Ultimate Flash and learning other light magic, it was still too much for a first-year wizard like him. He needed the help of a dueling champion like Professor Flitwick, who was proficient in both theory and practice.

Naturally, Hermione also stayed behind, wanting to see what questions Ryze had to ask this time, so she could learn from him.

This time, she fully understood what Reiz meant, but she still couldn't understand it.

What does it mean to concentrate and compress the ultimate fluorescent light into a single line to exert the offensive effect of the Illumination Charm?

Seeing Hermione's puzzled expression, Ryze showed the two of them his current achievements.

This is the light that is compressed into a line using an ordinary illumination spell. It looks like a laser. When it hits the paper from a distance of three meters, it can instantly burn through the paper by the extremely high temperature of the light.

“A piece of ordinary wood the width of a finger can be burned through in half a minute, so I was thinking that if I could compress the ultimate fluorescent flash like this and increase the instantaneous magic output, maybe even steel could be melted quickly!”

"I haven't fully focused all the light together yet, so the temperature drops rapidly after a distance of more than five meters. It's still far from the effect I envisioned, which could attack targets at least tens or hundreds of meters away."

Professor Flitwick never expected his student to have such an idea, and even to have successfully tested it on a regular illumination charm.

He stroked his chin and pondered seriously, then quickly scribbled some theories on a piece of paper.

Later, I also tried to focus the light in the same way as Rez.

After a while, and after trying more than ten times, he finally managed to focus the light and burn through the paper before cautiously nodding to Ritz.

"Theoretically, it should be possible. If this spell can be successfully completed and it can be made as quickly as the Ultimate Fluorescent Flash, it will be a very powerful spell."

"But this requires a very high level of concentration and control, and the practice process is very dangerous. Even if you have Ellie protecting you, it is best not to practice alone to avoid any accidents."

Professor Flitwick suggested that Rhys should first work out the theory slowly, and then practice in his office every week to see if he could complete the magic within the school year.

At this moment, Hermione, who was standing nearby, spoke up and asked if she could also come and study together.

Professor Flitwick didn't directly discourage her, but instead suggested that Hermione first master how to gather ordinary illumination charms into a line, and then they could study the ultimate fluorescent flash later if they had the energy.

He handed Hermione the theory he had written down on paper.

The above content is already beyond Hermione's syllabus.

But Hermione gritted her teeth, nodded, and took the paper, intending to study it slowly later.

"She's such a hardworking child, but I just hope she doesn't push herself too hard," Professor Flitwick said with a mixture of relief and worry as he watched Hermione turn and leave the classroom.

Normally, you might not meet even one talented and hardworking young wizard in a year, but this time you met two, and one of them is far more talented than other young wizards of the same age.

Hermione is indeed very talented, and she is one of the most hardworking little witches he has ever seen, and she also has a strong competitive spirit.

But Ryze's current talent in the Illumination Charm is the highest he has ever seen.

He mastered silent spellcasting in a week and even developed derivative magic that allowed him to use the Illumination Charm in battle.

Even Dumbledore, at Rizz's age, couldn't do better than Rizz.

Moreover, according to his understanding, Rizzi also had outstanding performance in other subjects and had been learning ancient runes from Professor Babling.

If Hermione is truly determined to keep up with Ryze, her future life will likely be very tiring, and she will also neglect many other things.

Hopefully, she will realize soon that proving her excellence doesn't require surpassing everyone else.

Professor Flitwick sighed to himself.

Chapter 48: Finally, something Ryze isn't good at!

Ryz, who was praised by the professors, was not good at everything.

The most anticipated part of the bi-weekly curriculum for the young wizards is the flight lesson on Thursdays.

In the morning it's Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and in the afternoon it's Gryffindor and Slytherin. First-year students from all four houses will have their first flight lesson on this day.

Since the night before last, the students in the dormitory have been discussing their respective flying experiences.

Michael said he first tried flying broomsticks when he was 8 years old, with his parents' help.

Terry, on the other hand, felt he had a chance to become the batter for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.

Anthony added that he has a flying broomstick that his uncle gave him, but since first-year wizards are not allowed to carry flying broomsticks, he has to keep it at home for the time being.

In response, Reiz said that his only knowledge of Quidditch and flying brooms came from watching a Quidditch match in England during the summer vacation when his brother-in-law and cousin took him there.

"Nifadora recommended a book to me called 'Quidditch,' saying that as long as I finish reading it, I'll be able to feel the charm of Quidditch. But I don't think I'm really good at flying broomsticks, so if I don't perform well in class later, please remember to look after me."

Ritz was telling the truth; he was indeed very unfamiliar with flying brooms.

In his past life, he had a serious bicycle accident when he was a child, which left him with some psychological trauma. Even when he grew up, he never tried a motorcycle, which he considered even more dangerous.

Although the psychological trauma from her childhood in her previous life had mostly dissipated after experiencing a real death, Ryze still hasn't actively ridden a bicycle many times in this life, nor is she very interested in flying brooms.

If Ryze had to choose, he felt he would have more to talk about with Ron's dad and wanted to get a flying car in the future.

Fortunately, there is only a flight course in the first year. Reese doesn't expect to get a great grade in this course; just passing is a success.

The other three in the dormitory were also hearing Reese's insecure words for the first time, and they immediately patted their chests and said that they would definitely teach Reese how to ride the flying broom in class.

However, Ritz was clearly not the most nervous person about the upcoming flight lesson; he remained quite calm.

The most nervous people were actually Neville and Hermione.

While the latter was having breakfast in the auditorium, she was holding a book and studying the precautions for flying brooms and tips for flying, while the former sat respectfully next to her and listened to her rambling, hoping to write down some useful things that would help him in the afternoon's flight class.

His nervous posture made the Slytherin students nearby laugh.

However, Malfoy seemed to notice Reiz, who was sitting very close to Neville. Malfoy's expression wasn't very good. Apart from muttering a few words quietly at the long table with Slytherin, he didn't dare to take the initiative to approach his "cousin".

When it was time for class, they went to the practice area outside the Hogwarts gates according to the announcement in the common room.

Dozens of old flying brooms were neatly arranged on the ground. After class, Ms. Hodge, who taught them how to use flying brooms, let everyone choose a flying broom and began to instruct them on how to call their brooms and what the correct way to ride a broom and maintain balance was.

At this stage, it was the first time since arriving at Hogwarts that Rhett was repeatedly reminded by his teacher in class that his movements were not up to standard.

Reese obediently followed the instructions and spent some time practicing the moves.

Nothing unexpected happened in the subsequent classes.

During the two classes, everyone carefully adapted to the old brooms at Hogwarts, basically practicing at a walking speed, about one or two meters off the ground.

Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff didn't have any flashy bags, and if either of them tried to show off their flying skills, Ms. Hodge would immediately blow a whistle to warn them.

Ritz crawled at a snail's pace, barely a meter off the ground, the entire time, and didn't hear Ms. Hooch whistle at him once until the end of class. In fact, Ms. Hooch encouraged him to fly a little faster next time before the end of class.

"I think this is probably the first time Ms. Hodge has ever seen someone ride a broom so steadily. For two whole class periods, Reese, you actually managed to walk around at such a low altitude. Don't you ever have any thoughts of soaring through the air?"

Ryze shook his head.

He naturally also had the desire to fly.

However, he didn't really have much desire to ride a broom.

"Why was Voldemort the only one who could develop the Flight Charm through Dark Magic?" Ryze pondered to himself.

Although the wizarding world has all sorts of flying gadgets and levitation charms, they only work on objects. Most wizards have to rely on other mediums to achieve flight.

Ryze felt he had a chance to find a way to develop a proper flight spell.

Voldemort's flight spell, being so dark and indistinct, certainly didn't look very appealing.