To confirm his latest theory, Logan immediately kidnapped the nearest available test subject.
Unfortunately for Hathaway, that test subject happened to be her.
A few minutes later, she sat cross-legged on the floor inside Logan's bedroom while staring excitedly at the floating grimoire hovering beside him.
"So only you can touch it?" she asked in amazement.
"Looks that way," Logan replied thoughtfully.
Over the next several minutes, he performed repeated experiments using the spellbook as a casting medium. The results quickly confirmed his suspicions.
When Logan cast spells through the grimoire, other people could indeed see the spellbook.
However, nobody except Logan himself could physically interact with it.
Not even slightly.
Hathaway repeatedly tried grabbing the floating book and failed every single time. Her hands passed through harmlessly, almost as though the grimoire existed in a separate layer of reality.
To her, the entire thing was incredible.
To Logan, it was mildly terrifying.
Meanwhile, Hathaway became increasingly fascinated by the "magic trick." Her curiosity exploded completely once Logan demonstrated several beginner spells in succession.
"How are you doing that?"
"Can I learn too?"
"Does the book bite people?"
"Can it fly on its own?"
"Can it explode?"
"Can you summon dragons?"
By the end, Logan needed nearly twenty minutes to physically push his overly excited sister out of the room.
Once the door finally closed, he collapsed onto his chair with a tired sigh.
The situation remained troublesome.
The spellbook had already made him incapable of properly using ordinary wands. Worse, casting magic through the grimoire itself looked incredibly abnormal by wizarding standards.
And far too conspicuous.
The amplified spell power was undeniably useful, but the increased magical exhaustion was equally dangerous. The weakness he experienced after casting proved that clearly enough.
Most importantly, Logan wanted to keep a low profile.
At least for now.
The last thing he wanted was attracting the full attention of Albus Dumbledore before even arriving at Hogwarts.
Still, one thought continued lingering in his mind.
If he could master wandless magic, then nobody would notice his inability to use a wand at all.
Not only would it conceal his weakness, but it would also dramatically increase the mystery surrounding him.
As that thought surfaced, Logan subconsciously glanced toward the pen resting on his desk.
Without thinking too deeply, he casually raised a hand.
"Wingardium Leviosa."
The pen instantly floated into the air.
Logan froze.
"…Huh?"
The pen hovered calmly above the desk without any wand.
Without the spellbook.
Without anything at all.
For several long seconds, Logan stared blankly at the floating pen.
Had he actually mastered wandless casting already?
That made no sense.
Even highly skilled adult wizards struggled with wandless magic. There was no way an eleven-year-old beginner should accomplish it naturally.
Eventually, Logan attributed the phenomenon to the spellbook itself.
After all, the grimoire had already altered his relationship with magic fundamentally. If it prevented him from using ordinary wands, then enabling wandless casting did not seem entirely impossible either.
Unexpectedly, his biggest problem solved itself.
The fewer people who discovered the existence of the spellbook, the better.
For the remainder of the summer holiday, Logan practically sealed himself inside his room. With the assistance of Sage Mode, he buried himself completely within magical textbooks and theory guides.
His obsession became increasingly severe.
Every single day, he studied from morning until late into the night. He barely slept properly, forgot meals constantly, and gradually became thinner from exhaustion.
Anne and Huggins watched the transformation with helpless concern.
Neither of them truly understood the magical world. Professor McGonagall had already explained that they were ordinary Muggles, while many wizarding families raised children inside magical society from birth.
Compared to those children, Logan already lacked years of experience and education.
If he wanted to compete with them, he would need to work harder than everyone else.
At least, that was how Anne eventually justified it to herself.
...
Late one night, after hours of nonstop reading, Logan finally closed the final page of the final textbook stacked across his desk.
Thanks to Sage Mode, learning magic felt less like studying and more like downloading information directly into his brain.
He slowly stood and glanced at himself in the nearby mirror.
Dark circles hung heavily beneath his eyes.
His hair looked chaotic.
His expression resembled an exhausted mad scientist moments before creating something catastrophic.
Logan stared at his reflection for several seconds before sighing dramatically.
"Wealth has corrupted me. Handsomeness has isolated me. Wisdom has made me lonely."
He placed a hand over his chest solemnly.
"I, Logan Anderson, merely wish to spend my legendary life drowning peacefully within the endless ocean of knowledge."
Then he immediately opened his system panel.
The Grimoire of Forbidden Spells: The Namer (Logan Anderson)
Holder: Logan Anderson (Bound)
Occupation: Wizard
Magic Level: 4(Spellbook feedback ongoing... Elite adult wizards are generally around Level 6.)
Magic Skills:Wingardium Leviosa [Beginner]Lumos [Beginner]Scourgify [Beginner]Alohomora [Beginner]Accio [Beginner]
Magical Knowledge:Basic Magical Theory [Introductory]Introduction to Transfiguration [Introductory]Magical Herbs and Their Properties [Introductory]Magical Creatures Encyclopedia [Familiar]
Legendary Points: 4
(...)
Logan nodded in satisfaction.
Compared to several years ago, his growth was enormous.
He had already mastered five beginner spells and accumulated considerable theoretical knowledge. More importantly, he gradually understood how proficiency actually worked.
Spell mastery increased through practical usage and refinement.
Magical knowledge, however, could be improved simply through study.
Still, Logan suspected things would become significantly harder later on. Eventually, books alone probably would not provide enough experience.
Real-world application would likely become necessary.
Of course, despite all this progress, Logan still obsessed constantly over the blank pages within the spellbook.
Because every blank page represented possibility.
He had repeatedly attempted writing wildly overpowered spells into the grimoire, only to receive the same cruel response each time:
Insufficient Legendary Points.
It was infuriating.
He possessed the ultimate treasure chest but lacked the key to open it.
Eventually, Logan began reconsidering his approach.
"Maybe I'm aiming too high," he muttered thoughtfully.
Spells like Super-Tier Magic, Mind Control, or Ragnarok sounded incredible, but their Legendary Point costs were absurdly unrealistic.
Perhaps simpler ideas worked better.
Something practical.
Something deceptive.
Something capable of catching enemies completely off guard.
As the thought developed, Logan's eyes suddenly lit up.
A brilliant idea emerged instantly.
He grabbed a pen, opened the grimoire, and began writing rapidly across one of the empty pages.
The spellbook immediately responded.
[Spell Analysis In Progress…]
[Concept Structure Confirmed…]
[Incantation Optimisation Underway…]
Several moments later, new text appeared.
Powerful Spell: Solar Flash(Status: Castable)
[Detected host possesses parallel spell integration capability.]
[Lumos has reduced a portion of Legendary Point consumption.]
[Required Legendary Points: 5]
Logan's grin widened slowly.
Success.
His theory had been correct.
The earlier spells failed because he had attempted creating concepts far beyond his current capabilities. However, simpler techniques could be developed through adaptation and integration.
More importantly…
The spellbook could combine existing magical knowledge to reduce costs.
That discovery alone was enormous.
Suddenly, countless new possibilities exploded through Logan's mind.
The inspiration for Solar Flash naturally came from Dragon Ball.
After studying wizard combat theory extensively, Logan noticed something important:
Most wizards relied heavily on vision during battle.
Even legendary figures like Voldemort and Dumbledore were no exception. If their eyesight vanished suddenly during combat, their effectiveness would plummet immediately.
Unless they somehow fought like blind martial arts masters sensing everything around them, visual disruption remained devastatingly effective.
That made Solar Flash absurdly valuable.
A spell designed entirely for surprise and battlefield disruption.
A perfect ambush tool.
Naturally, Logan's confidence immediately spiralled out of control afterwards.
Since Solar Flash worked, perhaps something even crazier might succeed too.
Without hesitation, he opened the grimoire again and wrote:
Transformation Spell — Super Saiyan
Several minutes later, the spellbook responded coldly.
[Required Legendary Points: 2,137]
Logan silently closed the grimoire.
Then he calmly deleted all traces of his unrealistic fantasy.
Reality remained cruel.
At present, he was still one Legendary Point short of unlocking Solar Flash completely.
Which meant the answer became obvious.
He needed to reach Hogwarts as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, deep inside a wand shop somewhere in Diagon Alley...
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