Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 74, Section 73. Because this is science.

Before we knew it, Halloween was just around the corner.

With the huge success of "Dragonlance Chronicles", Dudley no longer had to worry about money for a short period of time.

However, he still had to go to the Forbidden Forest. Over this period of time, Dudley had been to the Forbidden Forest no less than twenty times, and had drawn up a small part of the distribution map of the various magical plants and magical creatures. There were many rare materials that could not be bought outside.

For example, the venom of the Octopoda is not only expensive, with a pint costing 100 Galleons, but it's also not sold outside the Forbidden Forest, making it a rare find.

The main reason is that the eight-eyed giant spider is too dangerous. A single ordinary wizard can deal with it, but if you find one eight-eyed giant spider, it means you have found a group. It is characterized by being carnivorous, highly intelligent, extremely aggressive, and having a rapid reproductive capacity. Its eggs are classified as Class A non-trade commodities. Currently, the wizarding world does not have a way to tame this species.

It belongs to a rather dangerous category.

But there are just too many of these things in the Forbidden Forest, so many that they are practically everywhere within its territory.

When Dudley and the other members of the training team returned to the castle, they smelled a sweet and tempting aroma of roasted pumpkin wafting through the corridor.

The roasted pumpkin tasted really good, especially the pumpkins grown by Hagrid, which were not only huge but also sweeter than those sold in the market.

If I had to give a critique, one word would suffice: "colorful art."

Wizards also celebrate Halloween, but they do it differently from ordinary people. There's no rule like "trick or treat" here.

Dudley overheard some young wizards passing by saying that Dumbledore had hired a Skull Band, apparently planning to have a good time.

All things considered, this was Dudley's first holiday at Hogwarts.

It would be even better if there were no Charms class.

Ever since Dudley faked a "Flickering Light" using "Illumination," Professor Flitwick has paid him special attention, believing that Dudley possesses a remarkably high talent for spells.

He has expressed his desire to transfer Dudley to Ravenclaw more than once in class.

But they were all rejected.

Therefore, I always pay attention to Dudley's progress in every class.

"Today's Charms lesson is about making objects fly," Professor Flitwick said, gently waving his wand. "The Levitation Charm! It's a very useful spell; it can save you a lot of energy."

The podium, textbooks, quill pens—almost everything on the podium floated up under Professor Flitwick's spell.

Professor Flitwick first demonstrated it himself, and then had the young wizards try it, but all of them failed.

Dudley didn't try; he just stared at the feather as if he had thought of something.

"One swing and one shake, remember, one swing and one shake. It's also very important to pronounce the spell correctly—don't forget the wizard Balfeo, who said 's' instead of 'f' and found himself lying on the floor with a bison standing on his chest."

Pronunciation is very important, especially for young wizards who are just beginning to learn this magic.

"Yugadimulle Vioosa"

Professor Flitwick chanted the spell again, and the feathers rose slowly into the air as he chanted.

Actually, the Levitation Charm is quite difficult for young wizards; it can be said to be one of the most difficult first-year charms.

Many young wizards failed, with almost no reaction at all, and some even set their hats on fire.

As you know, Hermione has a bad habit: she speaks very bluntly.

Without saying a word, he berated the little wizard who was assigned to his group—yes, the one who almost set Harry's hat on fire.

Simo.

"Your pronunciation, your gestures, and your movements are all wrong!"

"You can't cast the spell properly like that."

"You talk a big game, why don't you do it yourself?!"

Perhaps because he was used to being in a group with Neville, Seamus retorted angrily.

"Yugadimulle Vioosa"

Hermione was the first to pronounce the spell correctly.

With a gentle flick of the wand, the feathers on the desk began to float and sway gently.

"Perfect, Gryffindor gets a point."

Professor Flitwick pointed at the feathers in the sky and screamed.

Just then, taking advantage of Professor Flitwick's attention being on Hermione, Dudley slowly took off his scarf, grabbed a feather on the table and began rubbing it frantically until the feather stuck to the table. Then he grabbed his wand and began rubbing it in the same way with the scarf until he heard a faint crackling sound in the air.

The scarf around his neck was made of wool.

then

"Yugadimulle Vioosa"

With the same tone and the same standard movements as Hermione, it was a perfect, unparalleled replica.

Of course, we should ignore Dalina's mountain-like size.

The feather actually "flew" up.

"Oh my God."

Professor Flitwick screamed and pointed in Dudley's direction.

"Look, Dursley is doing even better. I think he has mastered the essence of the Levitation Charm. He just needs to rise a little higher to fully control the spell."

"It's hard to imagine that a young wizard could master it so perfectly on his first try."

Seeing Professor Flitwick's excited state, Dudley suspected that he might faint from excessive excitement.

"Slytherin gets two points."

They easily scored two points.

Dudley shrugged, as if everything was so casual.

The young Slytherins nodded to each other.

"As expected of Mr. Dursley, he subdued Malfoy, chatted amiably with Lord Carol, and so easily mastered the Levitation Charm."

So here's the question: Does Dudley know the Levitation Charm?

The answer is yes.

What a load of crap.

He doesn't know any levitation spells at all.

But he can also make the feathers "fly".

It's easy; you can do it even without any magic.

Because this is science.

The secret lies in that wool scarf. Dudley rubbed the wool scarf against the feathers, causing the wool scarf to lose electrons and become positively charged, while the feathers gained electrons and became negatively charged. The negatively charged feathers then adhered to the table.

When a wool scarf is rubbed against a magic wand, the wand becomes negatively charged, and the wool scarf becomes positively charged. The crackling sound is the sound of positive and negative charges neutralizing each other.

The feather and the wand, being of the same charge, repel each other, creating an upward repulsive force on the feather, which causes it to levitate in the air.

It looks like the levitation spell has taken effect.

It's actually just a simple physical phenomenon.

Or it can be called the electrostatic octopus phenomenon.

Dudley glanced speechlessly at the young wizards around him who were casting admiring glances at him. Poor kids, they've all suffered because of their lack of education.

He doesn't have magic, but he understands science.

"Dali, you're awesome!"

Only Hermione looked at Dudley with a slightly amused expression and said...

She clearly recognized Dali's tricks, but she didn't report it.

Don't forget, Hermione was also a top student in her grade at Oxford Dragon Elementary School, so physics was no problem for her.

A chicken feather flew up to the sky, where there were gods. The gods farted, and the chicken feather fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)