Chapter Sixty-Four: Lovell's First Spell Is ...... (Happy New Year!) )

"Seriously!" Dumbledore nodded very seriously, he had already decided to teach the little wolf cub a few magic in advance.

This is a very normal and common operation.

Young wizards born in magical families often master a few simple little spells under the guidance of their elders before going to school, and some young wizards from Muggle families will also start to preview the textbooks as soon as they get them, which can only be said to be everywhere.

But no matter what level of wizards the elders are, these young wizards can often only learn some basic spells. The simple reason is that they don't have a wand of their own.

The vast majority of English wizards would go to the Ollivanders Wand Shop in Diagon Alley to buy their first wand before reaching the age of eleven and starting their magical education, and before that, they would often have to make do with their family's wands. So it's hell to be able to learn advanced spells.

"Yay!" After receiving Dumbledore's clear answer, the wolf cub almost jumped for joy.

I'm finally able to learn magic!

Lovell: (≖ᴗ≖)

After the excitement, it sat upright and well-behaved on Dumbledore's desk, waiting for Dumbledore's Charms teaching.

Dumbledore had a big head: he had to go to class on the spot, it was too rushed.

There was a muffled laugh on the portrait wall behind him, and Dumbledore didn't have to look back to know that it was the headmasters of Hogwarts who were watching him have fun.

Dumbledore sighed, he already had a lesson plan in mind—he had been a Transfiguration professor for decades before he became Headmaster, and it was still easy to develop an initiation course for a little wolf.

"You little fellow, you don't have a wand, but you're so interested in learning magic, really." Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, and casually conjured a blackboard and wrote and drew on it.

"But it doesn't matter if you don't have a wand, many spells can be cast without a wand, wandless casting sounds high-end, but there are actually tricks, I'm going to teach you a few tips for wandless casting today."

Lovell sat upright, listening intently to what Dumbledore had to say, eager to copy everything on the blackboard.

After Dumbledore briefly explained the essentials of casting spells without a wand, he began the formal teaching session.

"The spell I taught you today is a very basic spell, a fluorescent spell, which can make your wand shine, which is essentially to transform the magic power in your body into light, and its spell is 'fluorescent flicker'."

Dumbledore picked up his wand and said "fluorescent flicker", and the tip of the wand immediately generated a faint light.

"Knox!" He said another incantation, and the glow from his wand vanished.

"It's its counter-spell, the extinguishing spell, the spell to extinguish the wand's light." After Dumbledore's demonstration, he lowered his wand again, and the wand demonstrated a fluorescent charm and an extinguishing charm.

This time there was no difference from the last time, except that the fluorescent spot had changed from the tip of the staff to the tip of the finger.

"Once you're skilled enough with spells, you can add your own understanding." Dumbledore shook his index finger, and the light that came out of his fingertips turned into a small glowing ball of light, like a moon that had shrunk countless times.

"Try it yourself." After Dumbledore finished explaining the gist of the Fluorescent Charm, it was Lovell's turn to play it himself.

He placed his wand on the table and told Lovell, "Try not using it first, and if it doesn't work, try my wand." ”

Dumbledore also wanted to experiment, wanting to see how far a young wizard could learn wandless spellcasting without relying on wands in the first place. This is not nonsense, when wizards first appeared, wizards at that time generally did not have wands. To this day, shamans in Africa are accustomed to casting spells without a wand.

Lovell didn't think much of it either, and since Dumbledore said so, it would give it a try as directed.

It imagined itself holding a wand in its hand, then using its magic as Dumbledore had said, and finally, when it was almost ready, it pronounced the incantation:

"Fluorescent flicker!"

Mana poured into its fingertips, and a faint light was born from the tips of its claws, shining on the desk. Although the light was faint enough to be as light as a candle, Lovell managed to cast the Glowing Charm.

And it was a success!

"Oh?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows, it was a bit unexpected that Lovell could succeed in one attempt, looking at Lovell waving his claws, Dumbledore opened his mouth for him to try to terminate the spell.

"Knox!" The mana that rushed to the tip of the claw was cut off at once, and the glimmer of light flickered twice like a fire that had been cut off from the gas supply.

"Congratulations, Lovell." Dumbledore clapped softly, "You are indeed very talented. ”

The surrounding principals also applauded.

"Talented!"

"The first time you can cast a fluorescent spell without a wand, that's good!"

"Slytherin is for you—"

"Hey, hey~" Lovell was also a little flustered, but when it tried to cast the fluorescent spell again, its spell failed.

Lovell:?

[・_・?]

"You pay attention." Dumbledore tapped on the table, allowing Lovell to focus.

"Oooh!" Lovell hurriedly gathered his mind, concentrated, and then "held" for a while like the first spell he cast—

"Fluorescent flicker!"

Shimmer reproduction.

"You're not skilled in using spells, so you'll have to practice more." Dumbledore looked at Lovell lovingly and touched its head.

He grew fond of the silver-haired ball, and he could see in the little wolf cub a great talent and a playful but kind heart, which was even more valuable to him.

Listening to Dumbledore's words, Lovell nodded, and ran to the side to contact the spell himself.

"Fluorescent flicker!"

"Fluorescent flicker!"

But after casting a few glowing spells, no matter how much Loeull tried to concentrate, he couldn't use the spell - the magic in it seemed to be exhausted.

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Note: Regarding the timing of wand acquisition, the timing of wand acquisition varies from country to country. Young wizards in England go to Diagon Alley to buy them after they are eleven years old and receive an acceptance letter from Hogwarts. In the United States, young wizards travel to a large hall to choose their wands after entering the school for a sorting ceremony. However, until the Rappaport Law was repealed, wizards under the age of 17 could not take their wands out of school. (This law was enacted in 1790 and repealed in 1965.)