Chapter 7 Magical Theory and Wand Studies.
Opening the book, the contents are utterly absurd.
[Magic doesn't exist.]
[Like physical strength, it's not a real substance.]
[It's merely a psychological illusion, a fabricated concept.]
[You can sense it, and you can make others perceive it, but it doesn't actually exist.]
[This is why powerful wizards prefer to call it "power" or "magical force."]
[Magic is a phenomenon produced by combining one's own field with the Earth's field.]
[A wand is merely an antenna.]
[If one's field is strong enough, that is, if one's will is firm, gestures, spells, and even a wand are unnecessary.] And
that's not all that's absurd.
Turn to the page on [Magical Magnetic Fields].
[Creatures with magic possess magical magnetic fields]
[These fields can bring objects to life]
[The talking mirror in our house comes from this]
[The process of bringing objects to life in alchemy is a way to accelerate the creation of this product]
[Squibs also possess magical magnetic fields, though they are extremely weak]
[This is why they are different from our Muggle counterparts; they can still use magical tools and see Dementors]
[They are not so vulnerable to spells]
"How scientific!"
Basil felt his imagined magical world shattered.
What the hell is a magnetic field?
Does it exist in the novels?
According to the books,
magic power isn't something consumed when casting spells.
It simply represents that you can cast spells.
It's like an ID card distinguishing wizards from mortals.
So magic power is more like spell strength?
Putting aside these complicated theories, the birth of magic mainly relies on the power of belief.
That is, things like willpower and emotions.
Moreover, Basil searched through all the books.
Not a single sentence mentioned cultivation or refining any extraordinary energy.
Improving magical skill is simply about continuous practice and using magic power,
as mechanically as a Muggle exercising muscles.
The more advanced methods involve magical transformation and modification of oneself.
Voldemort was a prime example.
Wizards seem to be born wizards.
Wizards and Muggles are different races.
Before they had wands, a young wizard's anger, fear, or joy, when extreme, would trigger magic, producing a magical phenomenon—a magical outburst.
Accumulated negative emotions, rejection of magic, and even the materialization of one's own conceptualized magic, coalescing within the body to become the terrifying Obscurus.
Muggles, on the other hand, only experience physical reactions due to hormonal changes accompanying emotions. For wizards
, age, depth of knowledge, and the completeness or incompleteness of their personality translate into increased magical power.
But Muggles?
No wonder wizards are so arrogant.
They seem to be chosen by a mysterious force, separated from humanity.
Magical knowledge is the method of applying this power.
Gestures, incantations, wands, the trajectory of wand swings, and emotions are all things that bring wizards closer to and facilitate their use.
Muggles, even with profound magical knowledge, cannot cast a spell or use magical implements.
A thick, tragic barrier exists between wizards and Muggles from birth.
If there were no reproductive barriers, wizards would also be born from among the Muggles.
Perhaps, the attitude of wizards towards Muggles would be more like Grindelwald's.
Thinking of this, Basil stretched.
He slammed his book, *Theory of Magic*, shut and tossed it into the pile of books beside him.
In these five days, besides reading, he hadn't done nothing else. Besides increasing health
by killing ants, [+0.0001, +0.0001, +0.0001] can also help.
During his morning, noon, and afternoon breaks, he had gathered all the necessary items except for his wand, according to the list.
The stack of books contained *Standard Spells (Beginner)*, *History of Magic*, *Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration*, *A Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms*, *Magical Potions and Elixirs*, *Monsters and Their Origins*, and *Dark Powers: A Guide to Self-Defense*—all required for the first year.
Unfortunately, his parents, whom he had never met, weren't interested in studying; aside from their names on the covers, the books were practically brand new.
The other essential items were similarly pristine:
three sets of plain black work robes, a plain black pointed hat for daytime wear, a pair of dragonskin protective gloves, and a black winter cloak with silver buttons. There was also a tin-plated crucible, several small medicine bottles, a telescope, and brass scales.
All of these were found in the storeroom.
The clean magic preserved there kept them looking brand new.
According to the "Theory of Magic," not only the storage room, but all the rooms in this tunnel, including the tunnel itself, possess magical magnetic fields due to their magical properties. These
magnetic fields combine with and reinforce the Earth's magnetic field,
which is why they can function continuously.
Advanced magical artifacts, magical fortifications, and the inextinguishable Ancient Flame of Gubulai are all based on this principle.
Ordinary prank items, like the Wolf Fang Flying Saucer, will lose their magic as their magnetic fields weaken if not used by a wizard.
Basil yawned and entered the entrance room.
He casually picked up the gilded sculpture, and after a flash of blue light, he returned to the treehouse.
Under the redwood tree, to avoid offending his eyes, he used Fenrir's corpse as fertilizer for the Devil's Web.
The meager nine Galleons and eight Silver Sickles he had plundered were naturally accepted by Basil with a smile.
Fenrir's wand, made of blackthorn wood with a dragon's tether core,
was another reason he came to the treehouse besides feeding the snowy owl Fanta.
In fact, the moment he touched the wand, the cold, mechanical voice sounded again.
[Wand found: 10 3/4 inches, blackthorn wood, dragon's tether]
[[Curse bonus 10%, Poison/Dark Curse bonus 8%, Transfiguration/Magic Curse bonus 5%]]
[Loading failed. Would you like to spend 2000 gems to repair the wand's appearance?]
Basil wasn't surprised by these strange bonuses.
Actually, these bonuses were probably just rough, average statistics.
A more detailed calculation would likely be specific to certain spells.
For example, [Killing Curse bonus 12%], [Fire Curse bonus 6%], etc.
These were mentioned in the book *Our Companions—The Wand*.
[If you're a wizard, you should be able to use almost any tool to express your magic.]
[But the best results always come from the closest bond between wizard and wand.]
[These bonds are complex, initially mutual attraction, then mutual exploration of experience.]
[Wands learn from wizards, and wizards learn from wands.]
[Undoubtedly, they are our closest and most enigmatic friends.]
[They absorb our techniques and learn our magic.]
[Even so, I advise against using a wand that is overly learned and magically advanced.]
[No matter how powerful the magic they contain, the wand itself is still fragile.]
[The habits and styles they learned from their previous owners often clash with the new owner's magical style.]
[Using them, the new owner needs to suppress their own personality to adapt to the wand.]
[This is unwise, especially for a wizard with aspirations and ambitions in the magical realm.]
[Therefore, I suggest using a wand that "chooses" you, not any secondhand wand.]
[When a wand learns too much, the roles of master and servant are reversed.]
[The infamous dark wizard and wand expert, Godrow, is a prime example.]
[He viewed his wand as a partner, even a mentor.]
[Guided by it, his mind was twisted, leading him from a virtuous wandmaker to a dark wizard.]
[This is why, in modern times, wands are generally buried (or burned) with their owners after death.]
[This practice prevents a wand from learning from too many owners.]
[Some wizarding families deliberately preserve their wands for future generations.]
[Hopefully, the closeness of blood ties and shared family education will mitigate the negative effects.]
[But remember, no two leaves are alike!] **
Note:** The term "magical magnetic field" is not my invention; please don't say it doesn't fit the style. It's not found in the novels or the Harry Potter encyclopedia because Rowling added it later.
[Hogwarts has no electricity or electronic devices. Hermione Granger mentioned that due to the strong magical magnetic field, magical alternatives used by Muggles, such as computers, radar, and electricity, would "malfunction" around Hogwarts. However, radio in the wizarding world is an exception.] Rowling once mentioned that the radios used in the magical world are not powered by electricity, but by magic.
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