The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

However, Penelope had probably developed some affection for Percy by this time, so she said a few good things about him.

"After all, he really wanted to succeed, but having ambition isn't a bad thing, is it?"

Ryze didn't refute, he just smiled.

Penelope noticed that Reese wasn't interested in the topic, so she pointed in the direction of the Great Hall: "Let's go, we should go to the Great Hall too. I'll get you a potion notes later, it should help you understand the principles of potions for fourth graders and above more quickly."

Ryze quickly thanked him, and the two stopped talking about Percy and instead continued discussing the principles of potions.

These are topics that students will be introduced to in third grade and above.

The potion classes in the first two years were only basic. As long as you followed the instructions on the blackboard to brew the potions, it was actually difficult for everyone's grades to be too far apart.

It could be said that it wasn't until the third grade that one truly began to assess whether someone had a talent for potions.

Although Ryze now possesses considerable potion-making talent thanks to the juicer, he is still far from being a master of the theory.

If possible, he would naturally prefer to make his cooking process easier, instead of being as flustered as he was just now.

The two arrived at the auditorium while chatting, and found it already quite lively.

After all, the Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor is about to begin in just one hour.

Although each house only has a few matches each year, in terms of professionalism, the Quidditch matches within Hogwarts are naturally not as good as the more professional higher league matches.

But the Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor is always the most intense match of the year.

The grudges between the two colleges will almost all be vented in this match, and even the referee's penalty standards will be magnified accordingly in this match.

The people at the Slytherin and Gryffindor tables have now gathered, and they plan to go to the Quidditch pitch to set up after their meal.

Gryffindor used a bed sheet to create a huge banner with the lion representing Gryffindor drawn on it, and the words "Harry Potter will win" written on it in bright paint.

It seems this sentence has been enchanted; you can see the color changing depending on the direction you look at it.

Several upperclassmen even suggested that the banner float over Gryffindor Stadium for the entire game to witness how Gryffindor defeated Slytherin.

And the same was true in Slytherin.

Generally speaking, Slytherin doesn't produce too many fancy things.

However, Slytherin was severely suppressed by other colleges in the first two months of the semester this year.

Ravenclaw's Rizzi earned over 100 points for the College in just two months, and now Ravenclaw's College Points are slightly higher than Slytherin's.

On the other hand, freshman Malfoy embarrassed Slytherin twice in just half a month after the start of the semester.

He was once taught a lesson by Rhett Butler, and another time he avoided a duel with Harry Potter.

If it weren't for the fact that Malfoy's family was truly willing to spend a lot of money, sending many magical items and some treasured magical notes to share with the younger students, and using money and his father's power to recruit a group of older students, Malfoy would probably have been isolated in Slytherin long ago.

In short, in order to regain their face at this Quidditch match, Slytherin's Quidditch team had to put in an extra month of training, and even took over Gryffindor's training time several times by relying on Snape's help.

Upon seeing the banner that Gryffindor had created, the Slytherin students immediately went back to their dorms, found a piece of dark green silk, and used magic to draw a giant, menacing snake on it.

The giant snake was coiled around a trembling lion cub, its tongue flicking in and out under the influence of magic, as if it were about to swallow the lion whole at any moment.

The Slytherin students laughed triumphantly, which made several hot-tempered Gryffindor seniors want to rush over and argue with them on the spot.

It was only because of the attention of the teachers on stage that the situation was not made worse.

But indeed, the atmosphere in the auditorium was starting to become somewhat tense.

"Every time there's a Slytherin vs. Gryffindor match, the Great Hall turns into this mess. The losing side won't be able to hold their head up in front of the other side for at least a month. I really don't know why they're so obsessed with Quidditch."

Penelope shrugged helplessly; she was one of those people who wasn't very interested in Quidditch.

“Probably because there are too few forms of entertainment in the wizarding world,” Rizz replied with a smile. “Besides, Quidditch is really intense, and even if you don’t understand the rules, you can still get into the fun.”

He actually did study the entertainment activities of the wizarding world.

At Hogwarts, the most popular game is Quidditch, followed by Wizarding Chess, and then two games that make you want to complain.

One is the "Crackling Explosion" deck, which might suddenly explode while you're playing.

Another one is the Goblin game, which is basically a Wizarding version of pinball. Whenever someone loses a point, the stones they use will spray a smelly and difficult-to-remove slime onto the loser's face.

Don't think these two games are weird; the former is just as popular as Wizard's Chess at Hogwarts.

Gobstone Games even has its own club and team at Hogwarts, and every year they travel abroad to compete against teams from other magic schools in Europe. The number of matches they play each year may be more than the Quidditch matches between the houses.

However, it is precisely against the backdrop of the Exploding Cards and the Goblin game that Quidditch truly shines.

Watching the young wizards arguing heatedly about Quidditch in the Great Hall, Ryze thought to himself, "When I learn some alchemy, I'll recreate the Teamfight Tactics board and let these young wizards experience the charm of auto chess from the future."

Chapter 78: The Opportunity to Beat Up Ryze

If there's anything about Hogwarts that Rhett Butler regrets, it's that Hogwarts doesn't offer a dedicated Alchemy class.

Unlike Beauxbatons in France, which, thanks to Nicolas Flamel's funding, offered alchemy as an elective course to young wizards in their third year.

Strictly speaking, Hogwarts does have an alchemy course, but most students are unaware of it.

After all, neither OWLs nor NEWTs in the British wizarding world have any scrutiny of alchemy. Only those with sufficient interest in alchemy and who meet certain unknown conditions will be allowed to take the course at Hogwarts.

No one knows exactly what conditions need to be met for the alchemy class to be open. Rizzi found out from Professor Baburin that the last time the alchemy class was open was three years ago.

Only four people were able to register at the time, and the professor who taught them was none other than Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts.

While it's certainly appealing to have Dumbledore personally teach, the restrictions on sixth graders and above, along with the unclear conditions for opening up, are enough to leave people completely bewildered.

However, Ryze didn't pin his hopes on six years later. Once his ancient runes level reached the required standard, he planned to take some time to learn alchemy.

After all, he would only have more and more equipment in the future, and he would need to find a suitable reason to explain the origin of this equipment.

In this regard, one could try to get recommendations for books from the Weasley brothers and Sirius Black. The former runs a magic trick shop where the magical items are obviously made by themselves.

The latter created Marauder's Map during his student days, and the Black family's collection should also contain many related books.

Make a mental note of it, and Ritz sat at the edge of the long table, ignoring the argument between the two colleges.

In the afternoon, he simply stood on Ravenclaw's stands, clapping for Harry when he looked in their direction. After seeing that Harry was already in the game mode, he glanced at Quirrell and Snape not far away before quietly leaving the crowd.

Then he took Anthony to Professor Flitwick's office.

This afternoon, besides continuing to complete the Ultimate Flash spell, he also had some questions about the Double Protection Charm that he wanted to ask Professor Flitwick.

Anthony went to practice at the Duel Club—although Professor Flitwick stopped Anthony's idea of ​​reviving the Duel Club's glory, saying that it was not yet appropriate to open the Duel Club to the public.

Professor Flitwick, however, agreed to let Rez and Anthony, who were preparing for the dueling tournament next spring, join this small club of only about ten people, even smaller than the Goblin Club.

Terry and Michael are too young, and after two months of training, they have found that their talent in dueling is only average, so now they usually come over once or twice a week to help with sparring.

Upon arriving at Professor Flitwick's office and seeing Rez's arrival, Professor Flitwick happily stood on his desk and waved to Rez. When Rez got closer, he patted him on the shoulder forcefully.

"Oh, I saw you use Ultimate Flash to pierce the troll's wound the day before yesterday. That spell was indeed more powerful than I imagined. The ancient spell that followed was also very beautiful. It's rare for a first-year wizard to be able to deal with a troll so cleanly and efficiently."

Ryze nodded, and then shared the problems he had encountered in actual combat.

Professor Flitwick had clearly considered these aspects as well, and soon began explaining them to Rez.

"...If it's perfected to this extent, then in wizard duels, if your opponent uses those barriers to protect against magical attacks, you'll be able to easily break through their defenses."

"Of course, you must be careful not to hit your opponent's vitals, and even more so, you must not injure the spectators below the dueling ring. According to the rules of the dueling tournament, if a wizard's spell breaks through the arena's defenses and harms any spectators, they will be punished severely!"

"Also, it's best to save this move for a crucial moment. Otherwise, once everyone knows about it, they'll definitely use a magic shield that can block lasers when facing you."

While Professor Flitwick, the dueling champion, was discussing magic with Rhett, he didn't forget to tell Rhett the details of the dueling matches.

At this point, Professor Flitwick used the Double Protection Charm as an example again.

The most distinctive feature of this spell is that it can generate two layers of protection with different properties at the same time.

Generally, one is used to block magical attacks and the other to block physical attacks. Of course, you can also switch to more detailed protective spells according to your own ideas.

Those who use this spell well will constantly adjust their defenses. For example, they might use a physical shield in front of them normally, and then switch to a magical shield when facing magical attacks, ensuring that the two shields can withstand more types of magic.

However, this requires the user to be proficient in various magics and be able to make judgments immediately.

Professor Flitwick then demonstrated his exquisite technique of controlling the alternation of the two shields to Ritz, which greatly motivated Ritz to practice.

After a brief practice session with the Ultimate Flash spell, Ryze pulled Anthony over for a sparring match.

The practice involved Anthony using the Disarming Charm and other common spells on him, while Ryze couldn't dodge and had to use the Double Protection Charm to defend himself.

After all, if he were allowed to dodge freely, the speed provided by his shoes would allow him to activate the acceleration effect for only one or two seconds each time, which would make Anthony practice until he was exhausted and still not be able to hit him once.

“You said it yourself, I’ve been waiting for this day for so long,” Anthony said, standing a few meters away, eagerly holding his wand.

For the past two months, Ryze's magical talent has made them all feel somewhat inferior.

Even during duel practice, Ryze's casting speed was very fast, and his spells flew much faster than theirs. Often, while they were still waving their staffs and chanting spells, Ryze's magic had already reached their faces.

Combined with Ritz's magic, which was equivalent to that of a third or fourth-grade student, Anthony never got the better of Ritz.

In Michael's words, the longer he knew Ryze, the more he began to doubt whether his own talent was really that bad.

Only after going out and meeting other young wizards did he realize that their magical level was already quite good among wizards of the same age. It was just that the gap between Ryze and them was too big, which was why he had this feeling.

Now that he finally has a chance to beat up Ryze, Anthony won't miss it.

Chapter 79: Magic Stone

"Except your weapons!"

Anthony skillfully waved his wand, releasing a beam of red light.

Ryze flicked his wand and chanted the Double Protection Charm, and a semi-transparent barrier appeared in front of him.

"boom!"

The red light struck the translucent shield, creating ripples on the barrier and barely managing to block Anthony's attack.

A second or two later, another shield-shaped magical shield lit up in front of Ryze.

Seeing this scene, Ryze couldn't help but shake his head.

Although they were able to block Anthony's attacks, the effect was not good.

After all, a true double protection spell is meant to create two barriers simultaneously to deal with multiple attacks from the enemy.

However, he subconsciously used a magical barrier that could block magic power first, and then slowly formed a barrier that could block physical impact.

Moreover, he hasn't been able to combine these two protective spells yet; it's more like he's using a shortcut to save time on chanting the protective spell.

While this level of spell is sufficient for ordinary students, it's far from enough to achieve results in a dueling tournament.

As expected, this spell is very difficult.

Ryze let out a breath, then had Anthony practice other spells, breaking through his two layers of shields before continuing his practice.

Two hours ago, Anthony was still full of enthusiasm, but now the excitement he had shown at the beginning, the desire to beat up Ryze, was gone.

After all, except for the first fifteen minutes when Ryze's casting speed was relatively slow and he couldn't even release a barrier, he could still bully Ryze a bit.

However, after Ryze put on the ring and used his divination abilities to assist in casting spells, after practicing for half an hour, Ryze was able to successfully release at least one layer of magical barrier before his spells hit him.

So for the next hour and a half, their practice changed from beating up Ryze to practicing using spells to break through Ryze's magical barrier.

Anthony had lost count of how many times he had waved his wand.

The machine continued its relentless attacks for over an hour, and Anthony found that even though Rizzi only defended and didn't attack, he could still feel immense pressure.

It takes him at least four or five spells to break through the beggar's barrier that others barely manage to release.

Moreover, as time went on, Ryze's spellcasting power did not fluctuate significantly. On the contrary, due to the long period of spellcasting, his mind and will began to lose focus.

What used to take four spells to break through now takes six or seven.

As dusk approached, with Anthony managing to break through Rizzi's barrier once again, Professor Flitwick called a halt to their practice.

"Huh...huh..."

Anthony lowered his wand and panted to the side.

Ryze, on the other hand, also looked slightly tired.

After all, he had been thinking about how to connect the two barriers, but he hadn't been able to grasp that feeling yet.

“We haven’t even reached the passing grade yet,” Ryze remarked.

"No, Mr. White, your progress in just two days has already surprised me."

Professor Flitwick stood on his desk, his eyes filled with the two young wizards' approval. "Double Protection Charm is a highly advanced technique that is only taught in sixth grade or even the Auror exams. You are only a first grader, and it is already very fast that you have been able to practice to this level in just one afternoon."

Professor Flitwick praised Anthony a few more times before signaling that the two should go and rest: "You don't need to rush. There are still more than four months until next spring. Now you should go back and get some rest."

Rez politely thanked the professor, then took Anthony back to the Ravenclaw Tower. After a quick wash, the two headed to the auditorium.