Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 172, page 170: Perhaps even Squibs can cast spells now.

"Can anyone demonstrate what I just said?"

Professor McGonagall looked at the young wizards below and spoke slowly.

The young wizards below either stared blankly at her or lowered their heads; not one of them raised their hand.

The lesson she taught was quite challenging—transforming a teapot into a bat, a topic typically taught to students in fourth grade and above.

Transfiguration is a relatively simple spell to turn one inanimate object into another. For example, turning a stone bench into a wooden bench or a candlestick, or a stick into a needle. As long as you grasp the basic principles of transfiguration and practice diligently, most young wizards can do it.

The second is turning living things into inanimate objects, such as turning ladybugs into buttons or mice into snuff bottles. This requires not only mastering the principles but also a lot of practice and a bit of talent. Many junior wizards cannot do it well. Either the transformation is incomplete, leaving part of the target's body exposed, or they can only change the shape, such as turning a mouse into the shape of a snuff bottle.

The most difficult thing is turning one living thing into another, and turning an inanimate thing into a living thing, such as turning a frog into a sheep, a person into a ferret, or, as Professor McGonagall demonstrated in her first class, turning a desk into a pig. In this case, a lot of practice is not enough; the most important thing is sufficient talent.

Talent is very important.

Dudley slowly raised his hand. Hermione, sitting next to him, paused, preparing to raise her hand as well, but hesitated and put it back. She could turn the teapot into the shape of a bat, but that wasn't a complete transformation. Harry faced the same predicament; he could conjure bat wings, but he couldn't do anything else.

This is what makes this level of transformation spell difficult: after transforming into a living being, the transformation must possess the characteristics of a living being; otherwise, it cannot be considered a successful transformation.

Professor McGonagall looked at Dudley with a hint of surprise. In her classes, Dudley rarely gave demonstrations and mostly answered theoretical questions. Even during weekend tutoring sessions, Professor McGonagall rarely saw Dudley, as he usually chose to use potions or study on his own.

Professors pay close attention to good students, especially outstanding ones.

"Then please have Mr. Dursley demonstrate."

Professor McGonagall was pleased that Dudley had become more active in her class.

Dudley stood up upon hearing this, gently picked up the wand with one hand, and ran the tip of his other finger along the side of the wand, feeling the touch of the brand-new wand.

He pointed at the teapot on the desk.

Sparks flickered at the tip of the wand, and the next moment a magical scene unfolded: the shape of the teapot began to change, and its color changed from bright and colorful to a dull gray.

Finally, a creature with large ears and wide wings appeared before everyone.

The little guy's round eyes stared at everyone. Under the watchful eyes of the young wizards, he seemed frightened, his expression somewhat terrified. He let out a scream, and amidst the exclamations of the young wizards, he flapped his wings and flew to the ceiling, hanging upside down from the chandelier.

They look just like ordinary bats.

"A perfect transformation, discipline team adds 10 points."

Professor McGonagall seemed very happy, and her generous way of giving extra points only highlighted this.

Normally she would add one or two points at a time.

"A perfect Transfiguration Charm would at least get me an O in the OWLs exam," Professor McGonagall thought to herself.

Dudley truly deserves to be called the most outstanding student at Hogwarts in recent decades.

Yes, he was the best student; almost all the professors who taught Dudley thought so.

Dudley looked at the wand in his hand and put it away with satisfaction.

Previously, he couldn't even successfully cast the simplest Transfiguration spell, let alone such a profound one. Even though he possessed magic power, for some unknown reason, he couldn't cast it in any form. He had tried many times to no avail.

He consulted a lot of materials, and the books said that this situation was a dud, but Dudley knew that he was not a dud, and that he was fundamentally different from a dud.

Now that I have this magic wand, I can cast spells as smoothly as before.

The modified wand has an additional crucial element—guidance.

A wand modified with magic can gradually channel the magic power within the user to achieve the effect of casting spells.

The key lies in the magic circles on the side of the wand.

One of them plays a guiding role.

The knowledge granted by the system is the core of the magic armor modification. There is also a magic circle engraved inside the red and white ball on Dudley's waist, but the principle is different.

This modification is a godsend for those who possess magical power but are unable to cast spells effectively.

Dudley thought of a special group in the wizarding world—the Squibs.

Whether it was Mrs. Figg, whom he first came into contact with, or Filch, the castle caretaker, both were duds.

According to Dudley's research and the Eye of Magic, Squibs also possess magic. So, can the Squibs use the wands modified by Dudley to cast spells?

This is a crucial question. If it can be achieved, it will be a groundbreaking achievement and will allow Dali to gain a group of die-hard fans.

Dali will study this further when he has time.

Now, let's return to the wand. Its advantages go far beyond just guiding. Look at that sapphire-like magical crystal; it can continuously provide energy when Dudley's magic is insufficient.

Even spells that consume a lot of energy can be easily cast.

However, it needs to be replenished before the stored magic power is used up.

Of course, there was also the emerald that was originally on the crown. It was a very rare treasure called the Stone of Wisdom. Under the Data Magic Eye, Dali discovered that it could slightly enhance the spirituality of some users.

The idea that the Ravenclaw tiara can increase wisdom is likely related to this gem.

This brand-new wand also has the most important and crucial ability—to recognize its master.

Some wands made by Ollivander are designed to be unusable by anyone other than their owner. This is related to the materials used in their production, but the rejection is not particularly noticeable and the effect is limited. In most cases, they can be used normally.

But if anyone else were to get hold of Dudley's wand, then sorry, forget about casting a spell, the wand would definitely give them a huge surprise.

Actually, Dali wanted to add some other abilities to it, but due to limited materials, this is all he can do for now. He'll add them later when he has the chance.

Finally, I was able to cast the spell successfully.

I thought I would be very excited, after all, casting spells was his dream, but after actually succeeding, I was actually not that excited.

It wasn't even as joyful as when he broke through the Ripple Qi Gong.

Because this doesn't count as a true spellcaster?

Perhaps because he was using props, there was still some difference between his impression of the spellcaster and the one in his mind.

In any case, he is now considered a qualified wizard by outsiders.

Actually, I can use magic too.

This is what Dudley thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)