Chapter 13 Becoming All Things
After Dumbledore's order, the young wizards began to practice one after another, pointing their wands at matches and chanting incantations in a mess.
Next to Xiwen, Elshiona couldn't wait to start working. She recited the incantation to the match - "Facti Acus"
Nothing seems to be happening......
Elshiona pursed her lips.
"Remember, when you say the mantra, you have to clearly imagine in your mind what you want to change, the clearer and more detailed the imagination, the easier it is to succeed in the change!" Dumbledore looked at the students in the audience and reminded him loudly.
Elshiona looked at Xiwen, who was watching her match stealing fun, and unbelieving took out her wand and aimed it at the match again. In order to imagine what the needle would look like, she also closed her eyes.
"Wadi Arcus!"
Shevin was amazed to see a faint glimmer of light slashing from the tip of her wand to the matchβ
The matches have changed, but they don't seem to be completely changed. It seems that it is just the tail of the match that has narrowed a little......
Unlike the disappointment of Shivin and Elciona, Dumbledore seemed happy: "Miss Greengrass has made a difference in her matches, Slytherin plus three points, keep up the good work!" β
The sounds of mantras around were getting louder.
Hearing Dumbledore's praise, Elciona glanced at Shevin smugly and asked, "Why don't you do it?" β
Sven looked at his match, closed his eyes as Elshiona did, and imagined the shape of the needle.
"Wadi Arcus!" He read.
Then, he was surprised to find that his spiritual power came out of his body and covered the match, and the whole match seemed to have become a dough for him to knead, which was extremely soft.
Try to pinch the tail of the match, and it will easily deform.
Xiwen was immediately interested, and rubbed it on the match like kneading dough with his mental power, and soon kneaded a tip. On the other side of the match was black combustible, and he felt that it did not match the whole match, so he pulled it off with great force, and then rolled the whole match into a thin cylinder......
When Sevan opened his eyes, he found that Elciona was full of shock, and Dumbledore had already stepped off the podium, looking at him strangely.
"How did you do that?" Elshiona asked, shaking his left arm.
Dumbledore also asked differently, "Are you sure you cast the spell the way I told you, Rozier?" β
"It doesn't seem like it, Professor......" Xiwen shook his head weakly, as if he was patronizing the joy of kneading dough, and did not pay attention to following the method explained by the professor.
Dumbledore's eyes were still strange, he organized his words for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Rozier, it seems to me that the spell you just cast is not so much a transfiguration as a forcible change in the shape of an object with great force, but the nature of the object has not changed. In my opinion, this approach is rather laborious and thankless. Therefore, it is generally not advisable to do so. Of course, this is also something that normal wizards can't do. β
The corners of Xiwen's mouth twitched, does this mean that he is not a normal wizard......
Raising his hand to restore the match in front of Xiwen to its original state, Dumbledore patted Xiwen on the shoulder and encouraged: "Come on, as long as you learn to control and use it, this power can be of great help to Transfiguration." β
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Until the end of class, Xiwen didn't find the feeling of serious Transfiguration.
He motioned for his roommate to go to dinner first, and then sent the disgruntled Elciona to join her roommate, before running out of the classroom and stopping Dumbledore in the hallway.
"Anything else, Mr. Rozier?" Dumbledore asked curiously.
Xiwen replied, "Professor, I want to know where my problem is. β
"Actually, it's rare for you to do this, and I'm not sure what your problem is. But there's still plenty of time to go back and discuss with your friends. Dumbledore said. Aren't your table mates already able to change the material of the tip of the needle? Including Mr. Malfoy, he also deformed his matches, so you can refer to their situation more. β
Sivan nodded silently, and Dumbledore patted him on the shoulder and turned to walk towards the castle stairs.
"Professor Dumbledore!"
Just as Dumbledore was about to reach the top of the stairs, he suddenly heard the shouts of Shevin behind him. He stopped, turned around, and saw Xiwen running over with a match.
"Professor, I still have a problem, and I'm very unwilling to solve it." He said firmly.
"Let's talk about it." Dumbledore nodded helplessly and replied.
"I would like to know, what level do you think you need to know about the deformed object in order to be detailed?"
Sivin held up the match he was holding, stretched out his wand and lit it on it, and recited the incantation: "Vadiacus! β
And the matches did not change in the slightest.
Dumbledore also realized the problem and became serious: "And how much do you know about needles, Rozier?" β
Xiwen said: "For me, the shape of the needle has been well reproduced, which is not mentioned for the time being; In addition, the materials of the needles are mainly divided into copper, iron and silver, etc., with different textures; The structure of the iron, copper, and silver molecules in what Muggles call chemistry is also somewhat understood......"
This is what Xiwen is most reluctant to relinquish, he dares to say that there are few people in the entire wizarding world who know more about the structure of matter than himself. In the process of treatment, he has carefully flipped through various scientific journals and monographs in the 21st century, and has some insights into various aspects of scientific knowledge.
'The threshold for Transfiguration shouldn't be that high. He thought.
Dumbledore suddenly smiled, "Mr. Rozier, I have to say that the breadth of your knowledge is really admirable. β
"Thank you for the compliment, Professor." Shewin replied calmly, thinking that Dumbledore must be laughing at him.
"Do you know what magic can be used for?" Dumbledore suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.
Xiwen frowned, but still replied: "I can do a lot, life, battle, self-defense, there are countless of them. β
Dumbledore nodded, then shook his head, "Yes and no. Magic is actually a very magical power, and it is hard to believe in it. He sighed.
Xiwen nodded, this is indeed irrefutable.
Dumbledore continued, "Wizards have lived in the wizarding world since childhood, and magic runs through our lives, and few people have such thoughts as you. Rozier, I already know your problem, which may appear in the case of Muggle-born wizards, but it is also very rare. β
Xiwen's eyes widened in surprise.
"It's both a blessing and a misfortune to have too much knowledge. No other young wizard would want to dissect matter to dissect Transfiguration like you did. So how do they accomplish such complex spells? The answer is simple, learn to let go. β
"Let go?" Xiwen asked suspiciously.
"That's right, let it go. Instead of thinking about the nature of things, simply leave the things to be accomplished by magic. Dumbledore said. The real power of magic lies not in life, let alone in combat. It's its most important and fundamental quality β the transformation of all things! β
'Formationβall things? Xiwen's mouth opened wide, speechless in shock. This is completely different from his understanding of spells when he was in Kama Taj.
Dumbledore gave Shevin a deep look and said to himself: "Transfiguration is more about controlling magic to change the nature of things, manipulating magic to create or erase things. When one's own magical ability reaches a certain level, it sometimes produces the illusion of omnipotence. In this case, you can do whatever you want, and everything around you can be used by the wizard. That's the power of magic. β
"Professor, have you reached this level of competence?" Xiwen asked with some hope.
Dumbledore smiled and skimmed over the topic, "Don't you want to try your Transfiguration now?" β
Shivin smiled as well, pointed his wand at the match, and said softly, "Vadiacus." β
A flash of light flashed, and the match instantly changed into a delicate silver needle, and beautiful patterns appeared on it.
"Wonderful transformation!" Dumbledore applauded in amazement.
Xiwen bowed deeply to him, "It's all thanks to your teachings, Professor!" β
"No thanks. If you really want to thank me, you might as well let me go to the auditorium, and I might even catch a bowl of milk and honey pudding. Dumbledore winked playfully.
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