From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 164 Melody Casting
For Ivy, fabricating memories in the soul was a piece of cake.

It turns out that the so-called Phantom of the Opera was indeed a real human being who once lived. But he was not, as described in the novel, a playwright and architect who lived in the Opera Garnier.

He was a wizard, a wizard who fell in love with a Muggle.

For him, he is a warrior who breaks through the barriers of the "Secrecy Act" and is willing to sacrifice everything for love.

However, his love interest, the soprano Christina, did not appreciate his love, as she did not find this magician who "can show off a few tricks" attractive. She was in a relationship with another composer who was well-known in the Muggle music world.

The Phantom's unrequited love turned into jealousy, which eventually burned down the entire Garnier Opera House, killing hundreds of people including Christina. The French Ministry of Magic disguised the incident, so the Muggles could not tell what caused the fire.

Unwilling to believe that Christina would reject him, the unrequited love wizard becomes a ghost after his death, wandering the underground facilities of the rebuilt Opera Garnier all day long.

Many curious people would hear the noise he made from time to time, and thus a rumor was born that a terrible phantom was always wandering in the basement of the Opera Garnier.

After the artistic processing of the novelist, the suspense story of "The Phantom of the Opera" finally spread in France. Things started to get strange until this suspense novel was adapted into a musical by a new-age playwright.

Because it was not kept in a magical place like Hogwarts, the ghost wandering in the basement of the Garnier Opera House had been irreversibly worn out for more than a hundred years. He had almost lost the power to show his body.

But as the musical spread, the wizard ghost, who knew nothing about music, seemed to be injected with new magic. He not only learned the singing style of the Phantom of the Opera in the musical, but he was even able to magically summon the ghosts who died in the fire with him. Some of them could provide accompaniment, some could play supporting roles, and some could act as the audience. The only thing missing was a heroine.

This is why the Phantom of the Opera set his sights on Fleur.

The magic of wizards is the power of belief. With the widespread spread of musicals and suspense novels, the "belief" of Muggles has become the power of the Phantom of the Opera, which not only gives him the ability to summon past dead spirits, but also allows him to cast spells through music and singing. If Ivy hadn't used the "Silence Spell" to turn off his speakers, the noise he made in the end would not have been so easy to cover up.

But considering the efficiency of the French Ministry of Magic, that is not necessarily the case. Ivy and the Phantom of the Opera fought for so long in the basement of the Garnier Opera House, but they did not send a wizard to investigate the situation. Later, when I was enjoying the breeze with the Flamel couple on the Eiffel Tower, they attracted two wizards who were making a bet, and even one unlucky guy fell down.

This level of work efficiency and responsible attitude is not much inferior to that of the British Ministry of Magic. Even if Ivy really blew up the Garnier Opera House, the French Ministry of Magic might not be able to find anyone.

Thanks to the popularity of musicals, operas and suspense novels, the Phantom of the Opera is no longer simply a ghost left by a wizard in the Opera House Garnier. It is a phenomenon that combines the "beliefs" of Muggles, the marks of wizards, and the ghosts of those who died in the fire more than a hundred years ago.

Compared to a harmless ghost, he is more like a ground-bound spirit or an evil ghost. It is for this reason that he can use some magic that seems particularly bizarre. After completely absorbing the spirit of the Phantom of the Theater, Ivy gained a lot of experience points and a new specialty - melody casting.

The effect of melody casting is to use music instead of spells and gestures to create a magical melody that causes a wide and lasting spell effect.

With this feat, Ivy can use solo singing instead of spells, use ensemble singing instead of magical rituals, and even weave the melodies of multiple spells into a symphony and trigger multiple different spell effects at the same time within the duration of the symphony.

For example, a wizard has an 8th-level spell, Earthquake, which is a concentration spell that the caster must continue to channel after completing the casting.

For the duration of the earthquake spell, a violent tremor tears at the ground in a 100-foot radius centered on the target point, shaking all creatures and structures that are connected to the ground in that area.

All targets standing within the spell's area cannot attack or move unless they have a bonus to balance or are able to leave the ground. An earthquake spell permanently affects the earth, causing caves to collapse, cliffs to crumble, the ground to crack, creating fissures that drain water from rivers and lakes, and causing severe damage to buildings, just as if it were a real earthquake.

If Ivy uses melody casting to release this spell, he can even make the rhythm of the earth's tremors keep up with the rhythm of the magic melody. In simple terms, he can make the earth dance to his command.

Isn’t it very exciting to think about it this way?

For example, he can combine the Human Transformation spell and the Acceleration spell into a symphony. When playing this piece of music, all targets that can hear it can be affected by Ivy's spells and gain the benefits of these two spells at the same time, directly transforming into large, speeding monsters. Moreover, the spell effects will not end and will not be dispelled during the duration of the symphony, unless someone can turn off Ivy's speakers.

But there is only one problem with this specialty, that is, Ivy must have the corresponding musical literacy. Music theory knowledge is easy, Ivy can quickly get it done with just the scholar's touch. But the muscle memory in the fingers is not something that can be easily fooled.

Even if Ivy really used the Scholar's Touch to become a master of music theory, if he didn't really practice, it would be very easy for him to find himself in a dilemma where his brain had learned it but his hands had not.

Fortunately, Ivy is a wizard himself, so he only needs to use Transfiguration to create musical instruments and then command the hands of the telekinetic wizard to play. After all, those magic fingers made of telekinetic power are completely controlled by Ivy's thoughts, so there will be no situation where you think about this key but press that key.

Ivy looked at his new expertise and sighed silently. School hadn't even started yet, but there was already another item on his to-do list.

(End of this chapter)