"Magic."

Professor McGonagall muttered and repeated, and she asked with a serious expression:

"That's what you got inspired by the literature? Don't lie to me! ”

Ash calmly responded:

"In fact, it's inspired by ancient magic."

At the words 'ancient magic,' Professor McGonagall pushed down her glasses, but she didn't interrupt Ash and motioned for him to continue.

"The biggest difference between ancient magic and modern magic is that ancient magic tends to be more powerful, while modern magic is more subtle. This difference is not in wands or spells, but in the 'magic' of the individual wizard! ”

After a pause, Ash continued:

"For example, if the average mana of an adult wizard is 1,000 now, then the average mana of a wizard 100 years ago was 2,000, and five hundred years ago, that number might have been 10,000, and two thousand years ago, that number might have even reached a staggering 100,000!"

"There is an undeniable fact that both the individual strength of wizards and the overall strength of the wizarding world have been declining all the time."

Seeing that Ash's speech was becoming more and more dangerous, Professor McGonagall forcibly interrupted him and asked in a deep voice:

"You're a pure-blood supremacy?"

Ash was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously:

"Of course not, why do you ask?"

Professor McGonagall frowned and said:

"I think pureblood supremacies might like your point of view."

Ash waved his hand and denied:

"No, no, no, you may have misunderstood."

"I'm well aware of the theory of pure-blood supremacies, who believe that wizards' magic comes from their bloodline, so the purer the bloodline, the stronger the magic it has. The addition of more and more Muggle wizards has caused pure-blood wizards to be contaminated by Muggle wizards, which has caused the power possessed by wizards to become weaker and weaker. ”

"The only thing I agree with about this theory is that wizards' magic comes from blood. But as for the continued decline of wizards' magic, I don't think it has much to do with the bloodline, but with the decline of the world's magic as a whole. ”

"The magic of the world is declining?" Professor McGonagall's expression twitched, this was the first time she had heard of this theory.

Ash elaborates:

"In fact, I once met a mysterious wizard from the East. This theory is actually what he told me, and he called this phenomenon of the overall decline of the world's magic power the 'Age of the End of the Law', and the theory I proposed was actually based on the 'Age of the End of the Law'. ”

"Again, the average level of mana for an adult wizard is 1000 now. If the wizard's parents were Muggles, he might have only 10 mana at birth, 100 mana when he entered school, and 600 mana by the time he graduated. When he is truly an adult and proficient in all kinds of magic, his magic power will gradually reach the peak of 1000. ”

"If this wizard is a pureblood, then his mana at birth may be 50. His mana is 200 when he enters and 800 when he graduates, and his mana peaks at about 1200, and only a very few powerful wizards can break through this limit. ”

"A hundred years ago, a Muggle wizard might have been born with 10 mana, but he would have reached 200 mana when he entered school, 1200 mana when he graduated, and 2000 mana when he became an adult."

"And the pure-blood wizard will be slightly stronger, his mana is 50 when he is born, 400 when he enters school, 1800 when he graduates, and 3000 when he is an adult."

Ash paused, giving Professor McGonagall some time to digest, and continued:

"There is no doubt that the offspring of pure-blood wizards are generally more gifted than the offspring of Muggle wizards, and even if there is an occasional wizard or two among Muggles who are extremely talented, those are very rare cases. It is for this reason that pure-blood wizards are extremely hostile to Muggle wizards, believing that it is they who pollute their noble bloodlines that will lead to the weakening of the wizarding world. ”

"But if wizards can take a longer view, they will find that the difference in strength between pure-blood wizards and Muggle wizards is not only related to blood, but also to time, and the latter is more influential."

"For example, I just gave an example, an average Muggle wizard a hundred years ago, who was born with slightly less magic than today's pure-blood wizards. But at the time of admission, their level of magic is already comparable. ”

"And the magic level of Muggle wizards a hundred years ago when they graduated was already comparable to the peak of magic power of today's pure-blood wizards, and the magic level of adults was far higher than that of most wizards now!"

"It's easy to prove the data I've come up with, and I can easily identify many examples, such as the Iron Armor Charm."

"Protego!"

Ash took out his wand and waved it lightly, creating an invisible barrier in front of him, and he continued:

"A hundred years ago, it was only a medium-difficulty spell, and Hogwarts students were required to master it by the time they were in their fifth year. If you are unable to learn the Iron Charm by the time you are in Year 7, you will not be able to graduate from Hogwarts. But what is the situation at Hogwarts right now, I'm sure you know better than I do, Professor McGonagall. ”

Professor McGonagall was silent, for she knew that what Ash had said was true.

A hundred years ago, the Iron Charm was a compulsory part of the fifth year at Hogwarts, and any graduate was required to be proficient.

But now, a hundred years later, even at Hogwarts, the world's finest school of witchcraft and wizardry, fifth-year students don't even have access to the Iron Charm. Not because the school is hiding, but because today's students simply can't learn the spell.

Even in the seventh grade, only a handful of them were able to learn the Iron Armor Charm. Even in order to make most wizards graduate, the O.W.L. exam has long since eliminated the practical exam of the Iron Armor Charm.

Even in the Ministry of Magic, only 1 in 10 adult wizards can learn and use the Iron Armor Charm proficiently!

Professor McGonagall sighed:

"Maybe you're right."

She didn't fail to try to refute Ash's arguments, but eventually found that she couldn't find enough strong arguments.

Ash asked politely:

"Can I continue?"

"Of course." Professor McGonagall bowed slightly, but her expression was much more serious.

She is not one of the old stubborn ones that is common in the wizarding world, and she has always been very tolerant of new theories and ideas.

What's more, she has realized that Ash's theory is practical and has sufficient practical basis.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Ash's theory can continue to be improved, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the wizarding world!