American comics: Starting with gaining Spider-Man's abilities

Chapter 20 Mental Defects

Upon hearing Li Buying say his English name, the male classmate next to him visibly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he didn't have to say such a difficult name. He asked curiously, "Hello North, my name is Terry Boot. I've met many Chinese people, and none of their names are as difficult or strange as yours."

"My parents liked a book, so they chose two characters from it as my name."

Li Buying shrugged. The real parents of the main universe are Chinese Americans, and their grandparents came to the United States.

His parents are very passionate about classical Chinese books. I heard that when he was pregnant, they took the word "不盈" (not full) from their favorite book, the Tao Te Ching.

The phrase "The Way is empty yet its use is inexhaustible; it is profound and seems to be the origin of all things" is taken from this.

As for why this name was chosen, the meaning of the two characters "不盈" can be "endless" or "not full". Li Buying didn't know whether his parents wanted him to be limitless or to prevent him from being arrogant.

He chatted with the classmate next to him intermittently, and soon the party ended. As they were about to leave, Dumbledore got up and told the students some important things to note.

First, do not go to the Forbidden Forest. Second, do not go to the right-hand corridor on the fourth floor, which is above the secret room where the magic stones are stored.

After a sparse rendition of the school song, a beautiful blonde girl clapped her hands and announced, "I'm your prefect, Penelope Crivart. Now come with me, I'll take you to the Ravenclaw common room!"

After passing through corridors and staircases, Li Buying and the other students arrived at a tall tower on the west side of Hogwarts. Penelope turned around and introduced, "This is the Ravenclaw Tower, which belongs to us Ravenclaws."

The students had now split into four groups. There weren't many Ravenclaw students. They continued up the spiral staircase, passing a portrait of a knight.

Upon reaching the very top of Ravenclaw Tower, a bare wooden plank blocked their way, above which hung a bronze ring carved with an eagle. Penelope turned and called out loudly:

"This is the bronze eagle door knocker we use to guard the gate. Only those who answer the questions correctly can enter, so sometimes you might all be turned away at the door."

As she spoke, the beautiful senior student stood in front of the wooden board and knocked on the door knocker. The bronze eagle on the knocker twisted and flapped its wings, its eyes turning to Penelope, and posed a riddle: "What letter is an animal?"

The prefect thought for a moment and said, "B."

Li Buying didn't react immediately, and it took her a while to realize that it was a pun, as "B" and "Bee" sound similar, which is the same as "bee".

The bronze eagle retracted into the door knocker, and the old wooden plank slowly opened, making one a little worried that it might suddenly fall down.

Stepping through the door, one enters a large, round room with elegant arched windows in the walls, draped with blue and bronze silk. From these arched windows, Ravenclaw students can enjoy panoramic views of Hogwarts' Great Lake, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch pitch, and the greenhouses.

The ceiling is a dome adorned with stars, as is the dark blue carpet below. The room contains tables, chairs, and bookshelves, and in a niche opposite the door sits a white marble bust of Rowena Ravenclaw.

Penelope opened the door next to the statue and knocked on the door to alert the students:

"This door leads to the dormitories. Boys go to the left and girls go to the right. There aren't many students in Ravenclaw, so there are plenty of rooms. You can find your own rooms to rest. It's usually two people per room, but if you really want to be with a few friends, you can have up to four people per room."

"Hey, Boot, wanna come with me?"

Li Buying suggested to Terry Boots that he had already learned something about the red-haired Scotsman from the previous conversation; he wasn't very talkative, liked reading, and shouldn't be hindered from learning.

"Oh, of course, thank you for the invitation."

……

Having become a student at Hogwarts, Li Buying calmed down and temporarily put aside matters concerning his mission, focusing instead on learning magic. After five days, he had gained some basic understanding of magic in the Harry Potter world he had entered.

In addition to the necessary magic and mental power, wizards need two other important factors to cast spells: gestures and sounds.

Gestures and sounds serve two purposes: firstly, they create a suggestion, convincing oneself that one is about to cast a spell; secondly, they draw upon a small amount of magic power within the body to construct a basic [magical foundation].

With the support of mental energy and the magic base, more magic energy in the body and air will gather together and eventually be released as a complete magic.

In this situation, the wand becomes very useful. If casting magic with bare hands is like punching, the wand is like a power amplifier.

First, it enhances the control over mental power; second, it allows for greater precision in constructing the foundation of magic. Therefore, many powerful wizards can still cast spells even without their wands, because they can achieve the above two points with unerring accuracy.

Compared to Marvel's white and black magic, which rely on the power of dimensional demons, the magic in Harry Potter requires the user to cast it themselves without assistance, so it may be weaker than Marvel's white and black magic.

If white and black magic are about borrowing money to buy things (magic), then Harry Potter's magic is about earning things through his own labor; everything depends on his mental strength and the magical power he can summon.

The downside is that magic is synchronized with one's own strength; if one's own strength is not strong enough, then one's magic will not be strong enough either. There is no powerful figure behind one to help. The advantage is that one does not have to pay off debts.

As for why there are two completely different groups of wizards and Muggles in Harry Potter, there are many different opinions in the history books of the wizarding world. Li Buying didn't care too much about it, as long as he could cast spells.

As for whether he possesses magic power or simply relies on mental strength to cast spells, Li Buying believes he does. According to the "Magic Theory," as long as one's mental strength is strong, magic power will be attracted into the body, even if it is only a small amount.

However, in the process of learning magic, he soon encountered his first and most crucial problem—

As mentioned above, casting magic still requires mental energy. However, Li Buying's soul is still in a damaged state. So what will happen when a damaged soul mobilizes mental energy?

The answer is extremely intense pain.

……

"Transform instantly!" xN (ps: By the way, I don't think the incantation for the Transformation Charm was ever spoken?)

This was a Transfiguration class. Professor McGonagall gestured for everyone to turn matches into needles. Seeing that everyone had begun, Li Buying also picked up her wand, waved it, and chanted a spell.

During the chanting, a sharp, intense pain suddenly surged and assaulted Li Buying's brain. His eyes twitched slightly, but he endured the pain and continued casting the spell. The match in front of him began to shake wildly, and violent magic gathered towards it.

Just as Professor McGonagall was about to cast [Stop the Curse] to stop Li Buying's spell, the violent magic suddenly stopped, the trembling match turned into silver needles, and Li Buying, who was covered in cold sweat, almost knelt down.

(End of this chapter)