Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 51: The Golden Legend

“Excellent! Mr. Green, circle a few more times, upwards! Keep your broom pointing upwards!”

Lady Hodge's hawk-like eyes instantly locked onto Sheehan.
As she helped the little wizard who had fallen from the broom to his feet, she began to enthusiastically instruct Sheen, a rare occurrence in her life.

"Keep your body leaning forward, lift your legs slightly backward, and finally—lift your head!"

Sheen moved like a shooting star across the sky; his speed wasn't particularly fast, but it was fluid and skillful.
He looks like a Quidditch player who has honed his skills for many years on the field.

The badger cubs, still practicing, all instinctively looked up at the nimble eagle.

Then, looking at his unruly broom, he felt quite disappointed.

Flight lesson ended quickly, and Sheen landed on the grass, pale-faced.

In fact, his physical strength soon reached its limit, but whenever this happened, a warm feeling would come from his body, supporting him to enjoy this hard-won freedom.

When he looked at the panel, he was momentarily stunned:
[Name: Sheehan Green]

[Title: Pilot Reserve]

[Slightly increases perception of flying broom magic, and slightly enhances flying talent.]

[Wizard Sheen, Flying Talent: Gold. Note: Normal wizards have Green.]

[Advanced: Beginner-level flying skills, which can unlock beginner-level titles in the field of aviation]

[Evaluation: You are a genius among geniuses in the field of flight. The broom is as obedient as a puppy in your hands. With your outstanding will, you are destined to become the best Quidditch player of the century.]

Golden...a golden legend?!

Sheen held his breath.

and many more,

What does "unyielding will" mean?
"Alright, everyone can leave the field now. Those reckless little wizards, I hope you remember this lesson!"

Mrs. Hodge surveyed the room, and the young wizards nodded meekly.

Looking at the flight instructor's askew robes and messy hair, some of the young wizards blushed with shame for their embarrassing actions.

“Mr. Green, you stay.”

Sheen, who was still pondering, was suddenly called upon, and he nodded subconsciously.

"Oh, child..."

After the main force left, Madam Huoqi quickly came over.
"You have a lot of questions, don't you?"

"Yes, Mrs. Hodge, I would like to know, is the wizard's will the deciding factor in the talent for flight?"

Sheen carefully considered his question before asking it.

“Clever little eagle, yes, most wizards are just riding brooms, but for a small minority…”

Madam Foster suddenly raised her hand, and the broom instantly landed in her grasp.
"They are riding brooms."

……

After leaving the stadium, Sheehan's mind was still replaying Mrs. Hodge's straightforward words:

"If you look closely at Quidditch players, you'll find that most of them are tall."
Some believe that only tall wizards can participate in the competition, but this is not entirely accurate.

When a wizard is stimulated, the magic within their body becomes more vibrant, and this vitality is mostly positive, improving the wizard's physical condition.

After Mrs. Hodge finished speaking, which seemed to have a hidden meaning, she patted Sheehan on the shoulder and left the stadium.

What could be more thrilling than riding a broomstick and flying through the sky?

Sheen thought,
It's like how playing basketball can make you taller. So, Shin has one more thing to do: practice flying—even if it's just to improve his physique?
……

Flying lessons and Quidditch have always been popular topics among young wizards.
And today, they've added another genius little wizard to their list.

"Sheehan, they actually said you're a Quidditch prospective player!"

Justin laughed out loud after he finished speaking.
“But you’ve never been in contact with the magical world before. Oh, I guess Ernie probably fell off the broom and got confused, which is why he forgot about that.”

In the Charms classroom,

Michael had somehow ended up sitting to Sheehan's right:

"Sheen, if I become your apprentice, can you teach me flying skills? Master..."

"The broom is powered by magic. When you sense the various spells within the broom, you can use a little magic to control them..."

Sheen interrupted Michael's super-expansion and earnestly explained his own understanding.

But after hearing the second sentence, Michael and the group of young wizards around him, who had been listening intently, seemed to lose their senses as if they were hearing a foreign language, and their eyes gradually cleared.

Michael and his two companions, along with Justin, had prepared in advance and took notes with feathers.
The other young wizards, upon hearing, "Use magic weaker than weak to guide the redirection spell, use magic slightly stronger than weak to guide the braking spell...",
He then completely gave up on eavesdropping.

Only Michael was taking notes and speaking at the same time:

"Perception spells, guiding faint magical energy, it sounds like mysterious alchemy..."

This brought Sheen's voice to an abrupt halt, not only because of Professor Flitwick who had just entered the classroom,
It was also because of the various ideas in his mind.

If the awakening of magical power would make wizards physically stronger,
Could a weak physique also affect the awakening or development of magical power?
So, is it possible that his difficulty in casting spells and brewing potions is due to his low level of magical power?

As Barty Crouch Jr. once said:

The Avada Kedavra curse requires a very strong magical power as a foundation... You bunch of weaklings can only make me bleed from the nose at most.

Sheen might be the same; he might not possess the normal level of magical power to cast spells.
That's why we need more effective postures and a higher level of mental focus.

His talent is below average because his magical power level is too low, and even with a strong will, he cannot easily unleash it.

What about Transfiguration?

Sheehan surmised that the wizard's will was also an important component of magic.

As the branch of magic that best embodies the wizard's will, polymorphism places the wizard's will in a dominant position.

This is something that magic cannot surpass.

Finally, there is flight.

This requires almost no high level of magic power; guidance is all that's needed.

Once you understand your own strengths, the most significant change is—

Sheen became more certain of some of his preconceptions, which also provided him with some new directions.

"Okay, okay, I know flying is an exciting thing,"

Professor Flitwick possessed a magical power; whenever he spoke, the young wizards would look at him with respect and earnestness.
Even Slytherins were no exception to this.

"If you haven't forgotten the technique of the Levitation Charm, why not make the feathers in front of you float up—like riding a flying broom—and spin around twice?"

As soon as he finished speaking,
Justin then waved his wand and chanted the spell.
The feathers on his body seemed to be trying to make up for the disappointment of his recent flight.
It not only floated up quickly, but also spun around beautifully several times.

"Mr. Finley, remarkable progress!"

Everyone heard Professor Flitwick's shrill scream.

(End of this chapter)