Magical Studies at Hogwarts...

Chapter 15 Speculation

"Thunderous explosion!"

"Thunderous explosion!"

"Thunderous explosion!"

Ike summoned a chair, his right hand dangling beside him, while his left hand clenched into a cup filled with water.

He tilted his head back and drank it all, then summoned three more dummies, but did not wave his wand again.

Explosion Charm Lv2, learned!

"Compared to auxiliary spells like the Levitation Charm, this offensive spell does consume a lot of energy."

"And something seems off."

Ike thought to himself, "Perhaps he released too many explosive spells in a short period of time, and now he wants to throw one at every dummy he sees."

"Is it because I'm using too much self-suggestion?"

In the Hogwarts library, there is a theoretical book called "The Mind: What You Don't Know," and one sentence in it left a deep impression on Ike.

"Magic can subtly change a wizard's will. Just as dark magic can make a wizard more and more extreme, bloodthirsty, and evil, some inconspicuous spells can also have an effect on wizards."

"Wizards who frequently use cleansing charms will find it increasingly difficult to tolerate dust, even if it is not easily noticeable, the effect is real."

From this perspective, it makes sense that the Explosion Curse would make people want to destroy things.

"However, it shouldn't be that obvious..."

Ike decided to take a break for a while. Compared to the other young wizards in his grade, Ike felt that the only thing he was better at was his mental fortitude.

"So, where exactly did the error go wrong...?"

As thoughts raced through his mind, everything in the room except for the chair Ike was sitting in began to flip over.

The ceiling had been replaced with a bright white dome, with a beautiful chandelier in the center, swaying gently. The rough but sturdy floor tiles had been replaced with brand-new wooden floors, the mannequins had disappeared, and a fireplace had appeared on the wall, with a fire even burning inside.

To the left of the fireplace stood five or six tall bookshelves, filled with books. On the other side was an exquisite desk, with paper, pens, and ink neatly arranged. A rug, embroidered with a majestic fire dragon, surrounded four sofas, served as a backdrop for the mannequin.

Ike stood up, and the chair he was sitting on flipped all the way to the front of the table. When it stood up again, it had changed its appearance and looked a lot like the professors' chairs in the auditorium.

He pulled a brand-new book from the shelf, but it was already worn in his hands. He opened it and found it was a fantasy novel Ike had read in the library. He then picked up another book at random, but it was *Standard Spells*, exactly the same one Ike had borrowed before.

Sitting on the sofa by the fireplace, Ike fell into deep thought.

The Room of Requirement's magic was beyond Ike's imagination. Not only could it appear according to people's needs, but it could also be changed and adjusted at any time. This was beyond the capabilities of ordinary magic, and figuring out its mysteries would obviously be extremely difficult.

Of course, this is not something Ike can explore right now.

According to "The Mind: What You Don't Understand" and "The Theory of Magic," it is certain that a wizard's will and magic have an interactive relationship. The former determines whether a spell will succeed and its power, while the latter can subtly influence the wizard's habits and personality...

"However, another crucial factor in the success of a spell is magic, a magical power unique to wizards..."

"So, here's the question..."

"What changes occur to magical power during the casting of magic?"

"What are the differences in magical power between offensive spells, even dark magic, and ordinary spells?"

"Is the wizard's will the fundamental reason for changes in the nature of magic?"

Ike raised his hand to summon paper and pen, wrote down the three questions on them, thought for a moment, and then circled "change in nature".

"A trip to the restricted book zone is imminent."

The feeling of discovering a problem but not getting an answer made Ike a little irritated, and what was even more irritating was that the Illusion Charm had not appeared on the useless notepad system for a long time.

Ike could sense that his Disenchantment was just a hair's breadth away from being fully perfected, but he couldn't seem to overcome that hurdle. A flawed Disenchantment didn't guarantee that Ike wouldn't be discovered.

Only by thoroughly mastering the Disillusionment Charm can one ensure that entering the forbidden library will not be discovered by the vast majority of people in the castle, thus ensuring that Ike has enough time to find the answers within the forbidden library, and only then can he confidently or systematically learn various spells.

"We can't rush to upgrade the attack spell before we find the answer." Ike made a decision, and with a thought, the room returned to its original state.

"They're all petrified!"

He collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious!

"Disarm you!"

"Flames are raging!"

"Flames are raging!"

"A barrage of bullets!"

"Flocks of birds!"

One Lv1 spell after another flashed before Ekko's eyes, signifying that he had mastered each spell. But along with it came a powerful urge to destroy everything, even...

"Avada..."

Before Ike could finish chanting the spell, the wand suddenly resisted, unilaterally cutting off Ike's magical input.

Ike was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly checked his wand and thankfully, the cedar wood was still perfectly smooth, and even emitted a soft white light after Ike regained consciousness.

"Unicorn hair?" Ike slumped to the ground, panting heavily, a wave of fear washing over him.

The backlash of spells on wizards was particularly evident in his case, a fact that Ike underestimated, or rather, that he was still under the negative effects of the Explosion spell when he made the decision to bring all his attack spells to Lv1.

If it weren't for the fact that the wand with its unicorn hair core could, to some extent, prevent its owner from succumbing to dark magic, Ike would probably have already successfully cast the Killing Curse.

By then, the negative effects of the Killing Curse will have been amplified to an unknown extent.

Ike glanced at the scattered mannequin fragments and ashes, then turned and pushed open the door. He casually cast an unfinished Disillusionment Charm on himself and headed towards the Ravenclaw common room.

Sitting on the familiar sofa, Ike cast wakefulness spells on himself one after another, forcing himself into a state of sagehood after twelve spells.

The Awakening Spell is used to revive someone who is unconscious, and to calm someone who is angry or impulsive. Twelve Awakening Spells can make someone extremely calm, even temporarily losing all emotion and becoming indifferent and apathetic towards everything.

Ike discovered this while practicing the Clarity Spell.

In Sage Mode, Ike is able to force himself to look at problems rationally, eliminate distractions, and more clearly perceive the changes in his body.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered "wise man mode," Ekko noticed something was wrong.

"The activity level of magic is even higher..."

If, under normal circumstances, the magic within Ike's body is like a slowly flowing stream, now it's like an energetic child who simply can't stay still.

"Stop the curse immediately!"

After his period of reflection ended, a surge of frustration returned. Ike looked at the Ravenclaw bust in the common room and inexplicably felt an urge to blow it up.

Suppressing the urge, Ike rushed back to his dorm, climbed onto his bed, and pointed his wand at his head.

He collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious!

A flash of red light, and Ekko lost consciousness.

I'm driving to Tianjin tomorrow for a wedding, a 12-hour drive that I can't take, so there will only be one update until the 27th.

(End of this chapter)