The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

A dueling club that has existed at Hogwarts for hundreds of years, from which many dueling masters have emerged, and it even has a complete set of in-house dueling techniques.

However, during the Mysterious Era, several affected Slytherin students used dark magic in duels, forcing the school to suspend club activities and strictly prohibit private fights between students.

Even now, because the Mysterious Ones' pure bloodline and the philosophy of power still have some influence in Slytherin, the Duel Club has not yet reopened to the public.

In fact, when they reached their second year, the Duel Club was briefly reopened for the sake of fame thanks to Lockhart's conspicuous presence. However, during their first public lesson, Malfoy used dark magic in a duel, and then Harry Potter revealed his Parseltongue, which led to the Duel Club being banned again after its reopening.

“If it really restarts, first-year wizards should be able to sign up, right? I’ll probably sign up too,” she asked, then casually glanced at the stack of draft paper in front of Rhys and asked again, “But you’ve started studying arithmetic divination. I’ve read the introduction, and it doesn’t seem to teach normal divination methods, does it?”

Rizz pulled out a copy of "Basic Arithmetic Divination" and handed it to Hermione.

"Arithmetic divination can be done with a talent for divination, but it's not enough to become a master with a talent for divination. What's really needed is a talent for mathematics. Perhaps this will be the easiest subject for you to learn. You can try to derive the first formula in this book and see how long it takes you."

Although he did not dream of Ravenclaw again, he repeatedly recalled fragments of memories from his childhood of watching "Harry Potter" in his dreams, thanks to his talent for divination.

This made him more familiar with the Harry Potter storyline and also brought back many details.

This includes the fact that arithmetic and divination are Hermione's favorite subjects.

This suggests that Hermione likely has a very good talent for this course.

Through these days of research, Ryze has realized the potential of arithmetic divination. Whether it's developing new magic or deducing ancient magic, arithmetic divination can be used to verify its feasibility.

Professor Flitwick's initial judgment that the ultimate Flash spell could be completed was partly based on calculations using arithmetic divination.

Ryze knew that his mathematical talent was probably only above average among ordinary people. Unless he was given a Hextech rune like a "super brain" or "quantum computing" in the future, it would be difficult for him to go far on this path.

If Hermione is truly gifted in this area, then there's no harm in getting her knowledge about it earlier.

Ryze naturally wouldn't mind if someone surpassed him.

Ryze, the true rune mage of Runeterra, was great, but his thousands of years of wandering were too lonely.

Ryze doesn't know if his thoughts will change in the future, but right now he still wants to find a group of like-minded friends to walk with on the path of studying magic.

Hermione, seeing Ryze's serious expression, memorized those words.

Ron and Harry are right, Rhett does always say things that make people feel good.

She planned to use it on Ron or Harry when the opportunity arose, although she didn't feel that either of them had an easier time learning any subject, but there would always be a time when it would come in handy.

She took the book and then pulled out a chair and sat down.

She had already finished her homework, so it wouldn't hurt to spend some time looking into what kind of arithmetic divination Rizzi was researching.

As it turns out, Hermione is indeed very talented in this area.

Given that Ryze had a deeper understanding of magical theory and a solid foundation in advanced mathematics, the time it took the other to derive the first formula was roughly the same as Ryze's.

Rizz gave Hermione a thumbs up.

"It seems that you are indeed much more talented than me in arithmetic and divination. I may have to ask you for advice when I encounter problems in the future."

Chapter 54: Hermione's Long Detour

Hermione seems to have developed a genuine interest in arithmetic and divination.

The foundation of arithmetic divination is numerology. In the third grade, students are taught how to select suitable numbers from a person's life and use these magical numbers to judge their personality and future development.

In secondary school mathematics, it can be considered as a foundational topic similar to algebra and trigonometric functions.

Hermione was initially frowning as she read this part that was related to divination.

However, compared to the vague methods and predictions of divination, arithmetic divination at least clearly marks all the selected numbers and calculation methods, allowing her to start calculating right away.

But when Hermione saw the content a little further on, her feelings changed completely.

After establishing a solid foundation in numerology, wizards began using these magical numbers and symbols to create one abstract yet beautiful magical formula after another.

Just like in high school, where you'll learn some basic integration concepts, arithmetic divination, starting in fifth grade, gradually becomes more abstract. Simply applying formulas won't get you high marks in this course.

Hermione, of course, was gifted; at least she didn't find these formulas abstract, and could even instinctively sense their precision and beauty.

Ryze watched the other person sit there from morning until noon, then hurriedly ate something before going back to doing calculations.

The other person spent the whole day rapidly learning arithmetic and divination.

To prevent Hermione from focusing solely on arithmetic and divination in her desire to defeat him, Ryze gave her a few more reminders.

“If you only study arithmetic and divination and your grades in Transfiguration and Spellcasting drop, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick will probably blame me for leading their good student astray if they find out that I made you study arithmetic and divination ahead of time.”

Hermione's expression tightened upon hearing Rizz's reminder.

She did indeed have the idea of ​​proving her excellence in this area, but Reese's reminder made sense.

Arithmetic divination is, after all, a third-grade subject. The premise for learning it ahead of time is to ensure that the learning progress of other subjects is not falling behind.

"Of course I know, but I feel that arithmetic divination is somewhat helpful for my study of magical theory."

Hermione paused for a moment, then spoke her true feelings: "Actually, I always thought that the magical theories written in those books used very loose language in some places, so when I studied them in depth, I always found it difficult to understand some parts of these theories."

"But looking at those rigorous magical formulas in arithmetic divination that fit with magical theories, I feel that learning them can help me better understand those magical theories."

"Just like how Herbalism class is always held before Potions class, allowing students to learn about the properties of the materials used in Potions class, if we could give those young wizards an arithmetic and divination class before Transfiguration and Charms classes, I think it would speed up the learning progress of many people."

Judging from Hermione's expression, she was already starting to think that arithmetic and divination should be a compulsory subject to be learned from the first year, rather than an elective in the third year.

“Is it possible that you have a talent for math, which is why you find arithmetic divination easy?” Ryze reminded him. “But many people don’t get high scores in math in elementary school. Even third graders have to start learning from the basics of numerology.”

"Ultimately, arithmetic and divination are knowledge that only those who want to study magic in depth need to master, and at least half of the wizards at Hogwarts do not actually have such a need."

After hearing what Rizzi said, Hermione probably won't let Harry and Ron do the problems with her anymore.

However, whenever Ryze saw Hermione again in the library, she would usually see several books on arithmetic and divination next to her. According to Hermione, she was using arithmetic and divination to verify the basic theories of other disciplines.

Seeing that the other person was indeed unleashing an even more excellent spell in the classroom with a more rigorous approach, even Ryze couldn't help but marvel at how she had found such a roundabout way to overtake.

The professors also learned in their follow-up inquiries that Hermione's behavior was taking a roundabout route and adding a lot of tedious calculations to her work.

But Hermione's strong learning ability and keen sensitivity to numbers allowed her to progress on this long road faster and more steadily than most young wizards.

In the end, all the professors could do was tell Hermione to be careful to balance work and rest, and not to overdo it and affect her health.

Meanwhile, because Hermione spends all her time either in the library or in the common room working on arithmetic problems, many upperclassmen in Gryffindor who have also taken arithmetic have taken notice of this gifted junior.

Seeing this junior student using advanced knowledge to break down first-year theories, they watched for a long time before sincerely expressing their admiration for Hermione.

As a result, Hermione's fame has increased considerably among the lower grades of Gryffindor.

Compared to Hermione, who is seen as an arithmetic demon by younger students, Ryze is much more low-key.

Ryze's personality would never lead others to perceive him as a demon king.

How could a good-looking little wizard who can chat with all his classmates and is always willing to help others be considered a demon king?

What? You're saying Voldemort went through the same process back then, and that he also came from an orphanage?

That must be because Voldemort, with his wolfish ambitions and naivety, had been deliberately concealing his true nature from the very beginning.

Ryze would never abandon his human emotions in pursuit of power and immortality.

However, Ryze had to admit that the test paper Raven gave him was really difficult, to the point that he almost gave up on being human while doing it.

He studied arithmetic divination diligently for half a month, and thought that even if he hadn't memorized the book, he should at least have no problem with the basic formulas before choosing to take the exam.

Although this exam paper contains no content beyond the syllabus, the questions are quite tricky, even giving the feeling of doing an Olympiad math problem.

In the end, Ryze spent two whole hours in the library and only got 87 points, with problems in the problem-solving approach and details of some questions.

Fortunately, the Raven Crossing mission only required 80 points, and he still managed to obtain the basic equipment forging tool.

Rizz carefully reviewed the answers to the wrong questions and wrote them down.

Then he chose to turn on the forging machine.

You got the shoes.

Chapter 55: Shoes

[Shoes: Unique Active: Movement Speed ​​+25]

Many people may not remember the exact name of the basic shoes in League of Legends that cost 300 yuan.

Now, Reiz can clearly tell everyone that the name of this pair of unnamed cloth shoes with two small green leaves growing on the back is simply "shoes".

In the game, since the average movement speed is over 300 yards, the effect of shoes increasing movement speed by 25 yards doesn't seem to be much.

However, the distance unit "code" in the League of Legends game is still a length unit with an unknown numerical value.

Some theories compare the size of the heroes. For example, a designer once said in an interview that Teemo's size in the game is equivalent to 100 yards in length, so 100 yards is roughly equivalent to 1 yard in real life, which is 0.9144 meters, and so on.

Some argue that the real Summoner's Rift is much larger than the map shown in the game, and most heroes are far stronger than they appear in the game, so converting to real-world units is perfectly acceptable.

For Ryze, the latter is naturally preferred.

Because the latter would benefit him more.

The movement speed shown in his attribute panel is basically his current running speed (not sprinting at full speed).

His current movement speed of 5 points is roughly equivalent to a little over 4 meters per second.

Therefore, in this situation, the 25 movement speed bonus is a full 5 times his movement speed.

That translates to almost 100 kilometers per hour, which is a considerable boost!

However, these shoes appear to have undergone some adjustments, changing from a permanent +25 movement speed to an effect that requires Ryze to activate.

Moreover, there are two different ways to open it.

One is like the useless stick, which provides him with a spell power bonus even when he's not holding it.

Ryze can gain this speed boost by consuming mana when he is not wearing these shoes.

Ryze roughly verified that the mana consumption was quite high, about 12 points per minute.

Another option is to wear them on your feet. The shoes will accumulate magic power on their own, which can be consumed directly to achieve a speed boost.

However, accumulating magic power takes time, roughly a 1:24 time ratio.

It can accumulate up to 15 minutes of usage time, which means it takes 6 hours to fully charge the magic.

With the two activation effects combined, these shoes provide more than half an hour of acceleration time.

It may not seem like much, but in reality, it's far more than you can use.

After all, Ryze felt that most of the time he wouldn't need to run 50 kilometers continuously at a speed of 27 meters per second.

Moreover, these shoes are quite comfortable to wear. The only problem is that the style of these cloth shoes looks rather classic.

But let alone Ravenclaw, who is already unconventional, even within the entire Hogwarts community, a wizard in a wizard's robe wearing such classic-style cloth shoes doesn't look particularly special.

It's easy to explain: just say that when he was researching the effects of the Room of Requirement, Ellie found it for him from a pile of junk in a storeroom.

After learning about the effects of these shoes, the young wizards in Ryze's bedroom couldn't help but marvel at how Aery truly lived up to its reputation as a product of ancient magic, even able to help with treasure hunting.

Because Ryze had already established his reputation in the dormitory, his achievements—the best wizard in the first year, his talent in ancient magic and divination, his House of Requirement, and Ravenclaw's ring—made them less surprised by anything that happened to him; they simply considered it normal for Ryze to perform.

However, in the first few days after getting the shoes, Ryze was not quite used to the speed.

Once you start running, it's easy to lose control of the brakes. It was fine when I was running laps around Black Lake, as the area was spacious and not usually crowded.

However, in slightly more complex terrain, various problems can easily arise.

Uneven ground makes it easy to slip and fall, turning too fast makes it easy to fall, and not being able to brake in time makes it easy to crash into a wall.

Fortunately, Ryze's reflexes are quick, and with Aery's help in casting a shield, he can be pulled back from behind if he's about to crash into a wall. With practice, he's gradually getting used to this speed.

"After a while, and with more spells learned, at this speed, plus Aery's defense, I'll be qualified to go into the Forbidden Forest and see what's going on," Ryze thought to himself.

The Forbidden Forest is a great place to find curse energy, as well as to collect potions and alchemical materials.

Furthermore, Rizzi was hoping to find a few special ravens in the Forbidden Forest.

He had almost figured out the patterns of ordinary ravens.

He gets one per day, but sometimes he can't find it. It might spawn in the Forbidden Forest or the Forbidden Book Zone, places he can't go yet.

But overall, you can find 5 or 6 of them around the castle every week.

Their tasks are relatively simple and have short time limits, usually within three days. If they are not completed, they will disappear completely.

Special raven crossing missions are more difficult, offer more time, and come with additional rewards.

The Raven Statue event in early September has no time limit, and the reward is a permanent +3 Ravens and a Silver Hextech Rune.

The special raven that made him struggle with arithmetic divination problems for half a month at the end of September gave him a one-month time limit and a basic equipment forging device.

The latter's reward is not as high as the former's, but the latter has a very ordinary appearance. It wasn't until Ryze accepted the mission that he discovered that the other party was a special raven.