Chapter 14: First Day of School, Sunday!
Sunday, September 2, 1973.
Ralph, who had slept beautifully, woke up early, and at this time the sun was already at work.
Through the window, you can see the vast world at first sight, the sky is high and the birds can fly, this beautiful scenery is enough to wash people's hearts and open people's minds.
With his hand open, the wand flew into his hand on its own, stretching his waist.
Ralph tapped his clothes on the hanger, and the pajamas on his body instantly became the ones he wore yesterday, and the pajamas stayed on the hanger instead of the original clothes.
Pants, clothes, socks, shoes, it's all like that.
This displacement spell - [Dress Charm], a by-product of Ralph's research on sniffing pocket space, can be divided into two types, one is [Dress Replacement], and the other is [Dress Increase], of course, they all work the same way:
The displacement of items in space is similar to the transformation spell in Transfiguration, the conversion between matter.
As the originator of the spell, Ralph understands it quite thoroughly, and the simplified spells and appropriate casting gestures have also been completed, which is convenient as the founder.
Their spells are "Quick Replacement" and "Quick Wear", the former being the basis of the latter, and for young wizards, the substitution of entities is easier to imagine so that the magic is complete.
However, the replacement of entity and air, it is difficult for young wizards and even some wizards with weak imagination to do, and once the volume is not equal, it is easy to have accidents.
The former's casting gestures are: 1) Tap your own clothes, 2) Move to the target clothes and hold, 3) Swing at yourself.
The latter is to point the target wearer and swing it towards itself.
The most convenient way to do this (the wand version) is to tap on the target garment, which takes a long time to practice and deepen your understanding of the spell.
From this, we can see the bias of Ralph's casting gestures, he is used to the action of "point", so the spells he creates are generally based on "point" when compiling casting gestures.
Moreover, when he uses magic (specifically wand casting), such as the Levitation Charm, he is also accustomed to being light.
After washing, Ralph sat down on a stool and took out a few pastries and some sweets from the box, oh! And the piece of paper that Aberforth sent, we talked so much last night that I forgot.
The Ravenclaw bedroom is quite spacious, with large floor-to-ceiling windows, and it is very bright during the day, and the blue velvet magic curtains stand on both sides, with bronze patterns, which is very Ravenclaw.
A dormitory can be single or up to six people, depending on the number of students enrolled at the time and the number of new students assigned to each college.
Due to the fact that there are generally few Ravenclaw boys, the Ravenclaw boys' dormitory is basically a 2, 3, or 4 person dormitory, and the school rarely has a one-person dormitory, which is also for the healthy growth of the little wizards.
There is a large round table in the middle of the dormitory, and several stools are arranged around it according to the number of students for studying.
Ralph was looking at the note Aberforth had given him, and the magic on it was up to time.
The note reads 5 secret passages from Hogwarts to Hogsmeade Village, three to the outskirts of Hogsmeade, one to Duke Honey's Candy Shop, and one to Pig's Head Bar.
The secret passage leading to the Hog's Head Bar was unclear to Aberforth, except that it was near the tapestry on the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle where the troll stick beat Barnabas.
The secret passage to Duke Honey was halfway up in the corridor on the fourth floor, and underneath the hunchbacked statue of the one-eyed old woman, Aberforth also thoughtfully attached the spell "Left and right separation." ”
Finally, Aberforth instructed that if he returned, he would remember to write a letter to the group first.
"Isn't that encouraging me to break the school rules?" Ralph muttered that before leaving, the neighbors told him to behave well at school, listen to the teacher, and not to break the school rules and so on.
'If you still write a letter, don't you want to help me with advice?' ’
Speaking of writing the letter, Ralph remembered that there was only one owl in his bedroom, which belonged to William, and no one bought a pet except him.
After reading the letter, Ralph casts the Fire Charm on some of the food that needs to be heated, and a flame envelops the food.
Every time he used the [Fire Charm], Ralph had to admire the guy who invented the [Food Preservation Charm].
The Food Preservation Charm was invented on the basis of the Freezing Charm involving a small amount of temporal cognition, but this is not what impresses Ralph.
What amazed Ralph was its detection of thoughts.
The Food Preservation Curse did not break the curse because its creators had a solution when they invented it.
As soon as the wizard touches the food under the spell with his magic and has thoughts like "eating" and related thoughts, such as "cooking", it will dissipate on its own.
That's what Ralph is most amazed about, the detection of specific thoughts of magical creatures!
It is important to note that Muggles should not be allowed to touch food that has been cast by the Food Preservation Charm, as they have no magic (Ralph is suspicious) and cannot break the spell, which will only lead to tragedy.
Under Ralph's precise control, the food is heated to edible level, and a burst of aroma gradually spreads.
Just as he was eating deliciously, a "gurgling" sound sounded not far away, it was Claude's bed.
After a while, Claude, with a slightly red face, sat down next to Ralph and ate breakfast.
"I think you should go to Hufflepuff, which is closest to the kitchen." Looking at Claude, who had a big appetite, Ralph said.
"Ravenclaw is good, I like the history of magic." Claude said as he ate.
"Merlin's pants! You are a Ravenclaw. Ralph responded.
"Thank you." Claude thanked him.
Then, the roommates woke up one after another, and strangely, Daniel turned out to be the latest, and I don't know what he dreamed about last night? Or maybe you want something?
When he saw his roommates sitting on stools, eating breakfast, or reading books, his head turned red again, which made Claude worry about his cerebrovascular.
After Daniel had finished eating, they rested for a while, and under William's leadership, they walked around the castle.
As soon as I came to the lounge, I saw the seniors studying, some writing homework, some holding books and talking quietly, and some reading.
This rich learning atmosphere made Ralph and the four of them slow down and try not to make a sound.
Some situations are unavoidable, though, like saying hello.
It was Sunday, and there was such a group of people in Hogwarts Castle.
A group of girls was in front, with four boys in the middle, and the girls were followed by boys from several colleges, communicating curiously.
In addition to Ralph, the girls have discovered another playful person, and that is Daniel.
The shy Daniel, surrounded by girls, became more and more shy, especially when he read William's baby book last night.
In the end, Daniel was tricked into telling him what William had tricked him into seeing his treasure last night, and the girl couldn't help screaming, so exciting!
Soon, the content reached the "mother" witches around Ralph, who first asked very vaguely, but to no avail, so they had to speak directly about the events of last night, to which Ralph replied:
"Isn't that just a fight? It's just that it looks brutal, but it's not as good as the street gangsters.
Over the years, I've seen not only men and women fighting, but also men and women, as well as people and magical beasts, magical beasts and fantastic beasts.
For example, I once encountered a male ptarmian fighting with a female dragon that had just laid eggs, and the scene was very bloody, and I managed to get out of there. ”
The girls looked at each other and nodded, and they understood that they had misunderstood, and that their "children" had not learned badly.