Magical Studies at Hogwarts...

Chapter 253 Resonance from Thousands of Years Ago

Most of the magic we know today was invented after the 11th century. We can only glimpse what magic looked like before that by looking at some ancient magic, the most representative of which is the Guardian Charm.

A close examination of the Patronus Charm and the Disarming Charm, a representative of modern magic, reveals significant differences. The Patronus Charm relies on emotion, requiring the power of joy to activate it, while the Disarming Charm is much more straightforward. By reciting the incantation correctly and waving the wand in the standard posture, it is easily cast.

One is a spell that all wizards know, while the other is a spell that only a few can master, and it may even backfire on dark wizards who want to use the Patronus Charm, simply because their hearts are dark and evil.

It can be said that ancient magic and modern magic are two completely different systems of magic, with entirely different cores driving their power, resulting in a significant difference in the power they manifest. As for ancient magic, only the art of sea control has been passed down to this day. Its exaggerated manifestations can no longer be called magic; they are more like miracles.

Standing on the shore of the Red Sea, surrounded by crowds of tourists, the sound of camera shutters clicking filled the air as everyone took photos to commemorate the occasion.

Ike concealed himself, carrying his briefcase as he quietly walked through the crowd. Before long, he had walked quite a distance. The crowd thinned out until there was no one left.

The Red Sea is still prosperous today, but only in the developed areas; the rest remains desolate, with ships occasionally passing by.

Ike gently waved his wand, and invisible ripples spread across the sea as he searched for any remaining traces of magic.

He knew very well that the hope was slim. No matter how powerful Moses's sea-controlling spell was back then, it was unlikely that it would have left any trace after so much time. After all, the situation here was different from that of the Tower of Babel. The Tower of Babel was once a gathering place for ancient wizards and was itself imbued with and solidified many spells, while Moses only used one spell to lead people across the sea and that was it. The two were not comparable.

But there is always a glimmer of hope. Ike also knows the art of controlling the sea, a spell that requires the user to continuously supply magic power after it is cast. And to part the entire Red Sea like Moses did, and wait for all those who followed him to cross, the amount of magic power consumed must be unimaginably enormous.

Even now, maintaining the effect of a spell for a long time will leave some traces, let alone the Sea Control Spell.

However, with the passage of time and the changing of the world, it is extremely difficult to accurately locate the place where Moses parted the sea.

A day passed, and Ike headed south to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait but found nothing. He then turned north and this time finally found some clues not far from Suez.

The spell he used to detect anomalies was a common technique wizards use when exploring ruins, somewhat like how bats use ultrasound to navigate. The magic spreads out and reflects back upon encountering magical fluctuations. While he couldn't pinpoint the exact spell, it provided a clue. In fact, this was an invention of Gringotts' spellbreakers; these days, only these guys are still enthusiastic about exploring various ruins.

The magic's response to Ike was strange, like a broken wall, some parts completely collapsed, while others only had a hole. A similar feeling was present in another location a hundred meters to the north, also with an uneven texture.

"Found it..."

Ike sighed and waved his wand again. This time, the investigation was more thorough, revealing two dilapidated magical walls stretching over two hundred kilometers in length, with the highest point nearly four hundred meters above the sea surface, almost touching the seabed.

Without hesitation, he threw his suitcase on the ground, put on a Bubble Head Charm, and jumped into the sea between the two walls. He went straight down, and with the soft white light emanating from the tip of his staff, he could barely make out the situation on the seabed.

The wall is invisible; you can touch it but not see it. However, under the light, you can clearly see how the seawater changes as it passes through, just like a protruding rock in a stream that can't stop the water but can deform it.

Instinctively, he swung his wand straight down, and magic surged wildly from the tip of the wand, forcefully squeezing out a waterless space of more than ten meters square on the seabed.

The feeling was completely different from that in the Black Lake. Using the Sea Control Technique on the seabed was extremely taxing; even with all his strength, Ike could only extend it a little over thirty meters. The seawater was constantly surging and crashing against him, and the immense pressure made all the muscles in his body tremble.

Suddenly! The two broken sections of the wall reacted, resonating with Ike's magic. The waterless space slowly expanded until it was pressed against the wall.

In the instant they overlapped, the flowing seawater seemed to stop, and at the same time, the top of the waterless space rapidly expanded, rising more than a hundred meters in the blink of an eye. But at the same time, the walls on both sides crumbled at a visible speed, their width constantly shrinking until finally only about half a meter remained.

Ike silently put away his wand, reached out and touched the seawater in front of him that seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier, and easily passed through it. He spread his five fingers, and a white ball of light appeared.

Turning around, I walked towards the now-narrow wall to the south, withdrawing my hand from the seawater. The wall shimmered with vibrant colors under the light. My wand rested on it, and I closed my eyes, carefully sensing the changes within.

Unbeknownst to him, the level of his Sea Control Technique on the Waste Notebook System was also rising rapidly, soon reaching LV6.

But that's where it ends.

"It's still a little short..."

Ike sighed, withdrawing his hand from the wall, a hint of regret and helplessness in his eyes.

Moses was indeed more powerful than imagined. His sea control technique not only parted the Red Sea, creating a channel hundreds of meters wide and hundreds of kilometers long, but also casually solidified the two sides of the channel. Even after being washed by the sea for thousands of years, that power still remained, and it could even resonate with Ike's sea control technique.

This kind of thing, which no one would believe if told, actually happened right in front of Ike.

It's neither magical nor magical.

With another sigh, Ike waved his wand, casting the Bubble Head Charm. The waterless area shrank rapidly until it disappeared completely. He waved his wand again, his body leaping upwards, and soon he burst out of the sea, landing lightly on the shore.

With a slight twitch of his fingers, his body dried under the magic. With another wave of his hand, the suitcase that had been left on the shore flew over and landed at his feet.

He casually scratched his head, then suddenly swung his wand, unleashing an explosive spell forward. A flash of red light appeared, but it was blocked by a purple shield, although strictly speaking, they seemed to cancel each other out.

"Wizard, tell me your origins!"

A dozen or so wizards wearing headscarves and white robes appeared, some carrying wands and others empty-handed. They were very serious, subtly surrounding Ike, their eyes revealing undisguised wariness and hostility.

One of the older wizards stepped forward, without a headscarf, and wearing a more ornate robe, his white beard and hair contrasting sharply with his dark skin.

He glanced at the surging seawater behind Ike and asked, "Do you know what you just did, young wizard? You destroyed an ancient miracle."

Ike tilted his head, casually waving his wand behind him. The seawater behind him instantly parted to the sides, revealing a rugged seabed that stretched for hundreds of meters into the depths before stopping. With another movement, the split seawater closed up again, and a long, narrow column of water shot into the sky and then crashed down, the churning water like rain, soaking a large area of ​​land.

He shrugged and a smile appeared on Ike's face.

"so what?"

(End of this chapter)