The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

In addition, wizards' magic power naturally varies in strength. Many books directly mention "powerful magical power" or "XX has stronger magic power," which proves this point.

However, there is no fixed value. Basically, as the young wizard grows older, the magic power in his body will naturally become stronger.

While there are some special methods that can be used to further enhance magic power, it is still a rather vague concept.

Furthermore, the strength of magic cannot be simply represented by spell power.

The description of high-risk magical creatures such as dragons, Cerberus, and eight-eyed spiders as "possessing powerful magic that most spells have no effect on" is also found in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

Therefore, according to Ryze's research, a wizard's magic power, if represented by his stats, should be a combination of mana, spell power, and magic resistance.

However, Ryze is far from being able to study the more specific nature of magic.

Let alone him, even if Dumbledore were to explain it, he probably wouldn't be able to fully unravel the mysteries of the Cleansing Magic.

In Terry's case, he can now levitate objects weighing 30 to 40 kilograms relatively easily while moving at the pace of an average person walking.

Increasing the weight and speeding up the movement of the floating object requires maintaining a high level of concentration, and this can only be maintained for a relatively short time. If the time is too long, their attention will easily wander.

As for Ryze?

He has now accumulated two months of curse energy, and even without Ravenclaw's ring, he has 159 spell power.

Based on his previous experience practicing the levitation spell, he can now easily levitate objects weighing over 150 kilograms and manipulate them at will to move at a speed of about 8 meters per second. Moreover, this is a normal mode that consumes very little of his magical power.

In game terms, the weight (kg) of items controlled by his Levitation spell receives a 100% spell power bonus, while movement speed (m/s) receives a 5% spell power bonus.

Of course, if he is willing to increase the consumption of mana, he can multiply this value several times in a short period of time by willpower. The higher the multiplication rate, the greater the mana consumption. It is still much more free than the fixed value in the game.

After instructing Terry on how to make the chair float in mid-air, then make the chair rotate around its own center while also revolving around Terry, and successfully earning Professor Flitwick's bonus, Ritz began to instruct the other students who were still practicing, as usual.

At the same time, he was also distracted by observing Seamus Finnigan, who was in Harry's group not far away—

He was fine when he was learning the Illumination Charm, but after learning the Fire Charm, this Gryffindor bomber mastered the ability to make all kinds of spells explode without any instruction.

If you ask him to unlock it, he'll blow it open; if you ask him to lock it, he'll blow it into the air.

Now, he is practicing the levitation spell with ease, and his movements are becoming more fluid and graceful.

Fortunately, the target of this explosion was only a feather, and it only produced some sparks.

When the other side blew the lock earlier, if Ryze hadn't reacted quickly and manipulated Aery to give Neville a shield, Neville, who was closest to the lock, would have been blown straight into the school hospital by Seamus's move.

Thanks to his two successful lock-blowing feats, Seamus has become a fearsome figure among the lower Gryffindor students. Whenever he raises his wand, the surrounding young wizards will instinctively keep their distance.

Watching Professor Flitwick sigh as he cast a cleansing spell on Harry and tidy up his hair, which had been set ablaze by the explosion, Rhett thought Harry was going to have a rather agonizing class.

In contrast, other places are much more normal.

Neville, who has been running for almost two months, looks more energetic than before and is less prone to getting nervous and forgetting how to pronounce the spell.

Although the spell wasn't working well, Neville was very obedient, and he did almost everything Rizz asked him to do without any compromise.

If this continues, Neville's affinity with the wand he inherited from his father will also increase.

At least for now, it seems more reliable than the old wand that Ron has, which his second brother Charlie replaced.

Neville's father's wand was actually well-maintained, and Neville used it very carefully.

Ron's wand was damaged, and you could even vaguely see the unicorn hair inside.

At the same time, Charlie's personality is quite different from Ron's, making him a very difficult character to use.

Even though Ron was obediently receiving guidance from Hermione, it was only near the end of class that he managed to get the feather on the table to float up a few centimeters.

“Your practice progress is a bit slow, mainly because your understanding of the Levitation Charm theory is insufficient. My suggestion is that you first complete the homework for this Charms class, and then go for a few morning practice sessions with Neville and Harry. This should improve your Charms skills to some extent.”

Faced with Hermione's lecture, Ron responded listlessly.

He only regained some of his energy when the bell rang to signal the end of class.

"This is the last day. Once today is over, the betting contract will finally be over and I can finally be free!"

Rhett could clearly hear what Ron said to Harry as he left the classroom.

Hermione clearly heard it too, but her expression didn't change.

She simply shook her head slightly in the direction Ron had left, seemingly somewhat helpless about his actions.

She then turned around and continued to ask Professor Flitwick about the discrepancies between the theoretical data and actual operation of the Levitation Charm.

Chapter 59: The Summoning Incantation for the Wild Buffalo

Although the trio had come together a month and a half earlier than expected, their relationship, which stemmed from a bet, was clearly not yet stable.

However, Hermione's personality and beliefs are now much more steadfast than they were at the same time in the original story, and her relationships with her classmates are not as bleak as they used to be. She shouldn't be so easily swayed by Ron's words that she would retreat to the bathroom and isolate herself until nightfall.

Given Harry and Hermione's relatively harmonious relationship, Ron might even take the initiative to apologize to Hermione in a few days.

It seems that tonight's troll incident can be passed peacefully, and he doesn't need to have Ellie keep an eye on it anymore.

Thinking this, Ryze didn't ask Professor Flitwick about the Levitation Charm or the Ultimate Flash Charm after Hermione left with her question. Instead, she asked about the interesting spell error the professor had mentioned at the beginning of the class.

The sorcerer Balofio pronounced the 'f' in the spell as 's', resulting in the wrong summoning of a bison. However, the levitation spell (Wingardium Leviosa) does not contain the 'f' sound.

So Ryze was genuinely curious about what the original spell for summoning bison was.

“Two years ago, the Weasley brothers asked me the same question, but I could tell at a glance they had no good intentions, so I didn’t tell them,” Professor Flitwick muttered, but seeing that Ritz was much more well-behaved than the Weasley brothers, he told Ritz a defensive spell.

"The Bifestung is a protective spell created by German wizards. 'Festung' means 'fortress' in German. This spell can give you two layers of magical protection at the same time. It is more effective than ordinary protective spells, but of course, it is also more difficult to use."

Professor Flitwick wrote the letters of the spell in the air, then changed the f to the s, making the spell Bises tung.

The first word sounds similar to the word "bison" when pronounced quickly, while the second word "tun" means "to do" in German, similar to the usage of "do" in English.

"Although this spell sounds absurd and doesn't conform to the grammatical logic of spell creation, sometimes magic is just that wonderful. Some seemingly unrelated words can be combined with the magic of a wizard to produce unexpected magical effects. This spell was actually improved by the wizard Balofeo and named the Summon Buffalo Spell. It was eventually written into the book 'Spells Born by Accident' by later generations."

Professor Flitwick recited the improved spell and told Rhys about a German dueling wizard from the last century who was skilled in using the Double Protection Charm. After winning the International Wizarding Tournament, he used this spell to summon a bison as a celebration.

This is also the main reason why this unique spell spread.

“Speaking of which, there’s something else interesting. Because the summoned bison isn’t a magical creature, Hogwarts’ protective barrier won’t block the spell’s effect. If you really want to master this spell, try to practice near the Forbidden Forest. Don’t let a bison end up in Ravenclaw’s common room,” Professor Flitwick said to Rhett with a smile.

He knew that Rhett was very mature, and that Rhett's learning ability and magic were far superior to those of other wizards his age, so he was willing to teach Rhett some spells that were not in textbooks as encouragement.

Double Protection Charm is a very useful spell in duels.

If Ryze can master this spell, he might be able to last two more rounds in the junior division of the Wizarding Duel next year—only wizards and their wands are allowed to go on stage in wizarding duels, and magical creatures like Aery are naturally not allowed to go on stage.

Therefore, Ryze still needs a reliable protective charm.

In comparison, the Buffalo Curse is just an extra, since no wizard who has mastered the Double Protection Charm doesn't know this spell.

Moreover, for most junior wizards, even if they knew the spell, their magic wouldn't be enough to summon a bison from dozens of miles away.

He successfully learned two excellent spells from Professor Flitwick, and by the time Rhett arrived at the Great Hall, lunchtime was almost over.

In the afternoon, Ryze first went to the library to borrow a few books, and then went with his roommates to the Room of Requirement to practice a few dueling spells, and then briefly learned the theory of the Double Protection Charm.

The theory behind this spell is indeed very difficult, and Ryze thinks he will need about a week to learn the theory.

In comparison, the Buffalo Curse is much simpler and more brutal.

There's no theory involved, it's just powerful and straightforward.

Ryze felt he now had a chance to successfully cast the spell, but it would consume a lot of mana.

Once his magical power increases by another hundred or so, he should be able to cast this spell at will.

Around 3 p.m., Rizzi prepared to go collect ravens: "You guys continue training, don't forget the Halloween party tonight, I'm going to take a stroll inside the castle first."

Anthony and the others waved to Rez.

They knew that besides studying, Raz spent his days wandering around the castle aimlessly.

In Ryze's own words, this was his own way of relaxing.

Over the past two months, they have become accustomed to Ritz's unique way of relaxing.

After leaving the House of Requirement, Rizz began searching for the ravens little by little, starting from the top of the castle.

Unfortunately, after walking around the inner castle of Hogwarts for a long time, he still didn't find today's ravens.

"Could it be in the greenhouse or the Quidditch pitch outside?"

As Ryze was thinking this, he was about to use the speed boost from his shoes to go for a run outside when he saw a student with red eyes being helped up from the underpass.

Upon closer inspection, Rez realized that the other person was an acquaintance of Ravenclaw, so he took the initiative to go over and say hello.

"Senior Zhang Qiu, Senior Marietta, what's wrong with you two?"

Cho Chang, Harry's first love in Harry Potter, needs little introduction; she was simply much prettier than the actress in the movie.

She was one of the prettiest girls in the second year, and she also had a great personality. Her Chinese was even slightly better than Li Su's, and she could even chat with Reese about the major cuisines of China.

The only thing that Ravenclaw wasn't used to was that this fellow countrywoman had some freckles on her nose, but this actually made her the most popular girl among the boys in Ravenclaw.

Even his roommate Michael said that the best thing about Cho Chang was the freckles on the tip of her nose.

Ryze truly doesn't understand why Westerners have such a strong preference for freckles; he still can't get used to this aesthetic.

However, the one with red eyes at this moment was not Zhang Qiu, but Marietta, Zhang Qiu's roommate.

Zhang Qiu sighed and then briefly explained the situation to Ruiz.

Snape was in a bad mood today. He had been finding fault with everything since the afternoon class started. He deducted several points from Ravenclaw and even Slytherin.

Marietta got nervous and mixed up the order of the ingredients, which resulted in her being scolded by Snape and crying.

"I don't know who offended him, but you guys should be careful in class tomorrow."

After saying that, Zhang Qiu continued to comfort her friend, leaving Rizzi standing there lost in thought.

"Could it be that Snape overheard what Hagrid said yesterday?" Ryze wondered, wondering if he should sneak a peek at the situation.

Speaking of which, although the Raven quest rarely spawns in the underground classroom, it did appear once before.

Before heading outside the castle, it's a good opportunity to go and take a look.

Chapter 60: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

Because a potions class had just ended, the staircase leading to the underground classroom was filled with a complicated smell.

The strongest odor was a foul, burnt smell, likely from the potion Marietta failed to brew.

Ryze cast a nose-blocking spell on himself and continued down the stairs.

Hundreds of years ago, this place was considered a dungeon at Hogwarts, used to imprison dark wizards or dangerous magical animals that broke into the school.

However, this place has now been transformed into a potions classroom and a gathering place for the ghosts of Hogwarts.

Slytherin's common room is also underground, but it's deeper than the Potions classroom and a distance away towards the Black Lake.

The most distinctive feature of the Slytherin lounge is that it is built on the bottom of the lake, so you can see the view of the Black Lake as soon as you look up.

Soon Rizz arrived at the Potions classroom.

Then, he paused, and saw the red-glowing raven on the bronze lampstand outside the potions classroom.

The ravens have indeed been spotted here today.

If he hadn't seen Zhang Qiu and Marietta, he might have completely overlooked the underground classroom today.

With a sigh in her heart, Ryze gently walked over and touched the red light on the crow's body.

In an instant, a quest appeared before Ryze's eyes.

The special crow quest has been activated.

Mission Requirements: Gain Snape's approval and register for the 77th Potions Race at Hogwarts.

Task completion reward: Juicer (Silver): You are now better at making "drinks", and the "drinks" you make have a chance to gain additional effects.

Mission duration: two years

Looking at the tasks that have been refreshed in front of me.

Rizzi perked up. After a whole month—last time at the end of September and this time at the end of October—he finally encountered a new, special raven.

"Does this special kind of crow refresh every month?"

He pondered this, then turned his attention to the raven mission.

"Potion for Speed... They want me to sign up, and I even need Snape's approval?"

Upon seeing the mission details, Ryze's expression immediately became subtle.

I never expected that I would hear Hagrid mention this competition this morning, and now this competition is connected to him.