Chapter 18: Matches and Needles (Ask for Recommendations)

Professor Troka may not be good-looking, but when it comes to Transfiguration, he does seem to have some real talent.

With the rustle of fumbling with quill and parchment, Matthew jotted down all what he had said earlier on the first page of his notebook.

Looking at the impatient faces under the podium, Professor Troka told everyone that if they wanted to turn the podium into an animal, they would need to study for at least a few more years.

And what they can do now is build a solid foundation for the future.

"We started with the simplest of things, first learning how to turn matches into needles. ”

As he spoke, he handed out a few matches to each of his classmates.

"Remember, be decisive and cautious!" Professor Troka said with a serious face, "first carefully observe the appearance of the match, and remember every detail of it......"

“...... Then in your consciousness, build a template for a needle, imagine the process of a match becoming a needle, follow the will in your mind, and let consciousness coincide with reality!"

"The mantra is 'Acus', pay attention, the accent comes last. Also, when casting a spell, rotate the wand clockwise by one-eighth of a turn. ”

As soon as Professor Troka's voice fell, many students had already begun to try.

"Akus...... Akus ...... Akus ......"

The incantation kept ringing, but no one had been able to change the match in front of them for the time being.

"Observe and imagine, decisively and cautiously!" repeated Professor Troka as he walked around the classroom.

Matthew picked up his black walnut wand with his left hand.

When it is held in the hand, it gives a very comfortable feeling, as if the wand and the hand are inherently connected at one time.

Matthew looked at the wand in his hand, then at the match in front of him, and after a moment's hesitation, he raised his hand.

"Mr. Wakefield, what's the problem?" Professor Troka quickly spotted him.

"Professor Troka. Matthew stood up and asked, "Are we doing this to change the structure of the match, or are we changing its nature?"

"That's a good question, Mr. Wakefield!" Professor Troka smiled a sinister smile, "You sit down first." ”

He walked quickly to Matthew's side, lowered his head, and then Matthew could faintly smell a faint smell of blood.

"Changing the structure of things, or changing their nature, are two different manifestations of transfiguration magic, and where it is truly complex, and a topic that has been debated by generations of Transfiguration masters. While fiddling with Matthew's matches, Professor Troka said excitedly:

"In fact, no one can answer this question, and every true shapeshifter needs to have their own answer, the answer they have personally explored. ”

"The more complex the deformation process, the more you need to explore your answer, whether to change the structure of matter, or to change the nature of matter...... You need to follow your heart, use your inner thoughts as a beacon, keep yourself, and explore the truth!"

Professor Troka said a lot, but there was a bit of a fog, and many students listened in a daze.

Matthew was the same, but he was vaguely aware of something.

"Try it, Mr. Wakefield!" Professor Troka looked at Matthew expectantly.

"Professor?" Matthew looked up, confused.

"Try to turn matches into needles!" Professor Troka said softly, softly.

Matthew nodded, looked at the tiny match in front of him, and began to imagine in his mind what it looked like a needle......

"Observe, imagine...... Decisive, and cautious......" Professor Troka's voice rang in his ears.

A series of information flickered past Matthew's eyes-

Establish a template for the needle...... Let consciousness coincide with reality...... The wand rotates clockwise in an eighth...... The mantra is......

"Akus!"

Matthew suddenly felt that there was a wonderful power that began to spread from his hands.

It's subtle and cozy!

It's as if everything is under your control!

"Very good!" exclaimed Professor Troka, "Well done, Mr. Wakefield!"

A bright silver needle appeared in front of Matthew, replacing the previous match, exactly the same as the needle imagined in his previous consciousness.

"Mr. Wakefield has succeeded, everyone work hard!" Professor Troka began to cheer up the other students.

"It's so easy!" Draco Malfoy said with a grim face, a little displeased.

"I was able to do that...... It's a breeze......"

He raised his wand and slammed it at the match on the table:

"Akus!"

Instead of any change, one end of the match suddenly began to burn violently.

And with so much force, Malfoy's wand stabbed into the table, and the lit match flew into the sky before falling into Goyle's collar with unmistaken accuracy.

"Ahhh......h

The entire Transfiguration classroom was in shambles.

Professor Troka hurried over there to deal with the emergency.

And Matthew still looked directly at the silver needle in front of him, while recalling the feeling just now.

......

This interesting transfiguration lesson is over in no time.

Matthew felt that he had done a good job, and he turned the three matches that Professor Troka had given him into silver needles.

The whole class, except for him, was the only girl named Lestrange who made a match change a little.

Professor Troka said nonchalantly, "Homework, a one-foot-long essay on what it's like to turn a match into a needle, except Mr. Wakefield, you don't have to turn it in." ”

With that, he took the matches and went into a dark hut behind the podium, and closed the door.

Ma Xiu was about to pack up and leave.

Suddenly, someone came to his desk.

Surprisingly, it was Agnes Lestrange!

"Something?" Matthew looked up confusedly.

"How did you do that?" asked the other party with a serious face.

"Honestly, I don't know......" Matthew shook his head.

"Do you want to say that it's just luck?" suddenly showed a sarcastic smile on the other party's face.

"Of course not...... It's just that feeling, I can't describe in words......" Matthew replied honestly.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it......" The other party snorted coldly, and then walked away.

“???”

Only Matthew was left sitting there with a question mark on his head.

Forget it, I don't have the same knowledge as elementary school students.

As he thought about it, he packed up his Elementary Transfiguration Guide and his wand and left the Transfiguration classroom.