Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 28 How to Increase the Power of Spells
This October is destined to be different for fourth-grade students.

Li Wei's innovative teaching methods brought them a strong sense of novelty, and they had almost never looked forward to class like this before.

Moreover, because their performances can influence the direction of the script, although there is only one main character in a play, each supporting character can also have their own role—as long as they perform well.

Not to mention, next month's reward is five drops of Felix Felicis. That's enough for one use.

The fourth-graders remained tight-lipped about the matter.

While the "top students" in other grades were showing off their newly acquired alchemical weapons, they were all quietly studying hard.

This wasn't entirely due to Frucrine.

The main reason is that the fights they put on in the show were all real.

Although the professor would treat them afterwards, the curses inflicted on them would not disappear.

The pain was real, the nausea was real, the crazy laughter and dancing after being cursed was also real, and the embarrassing state was all real.

This has led to a situation where fourth graders, who should be in the most relaxed grade, have started pushing themselves to an extreme.

Ravenclaw students took the lead in obtaining the test papers and homework that Levi had assigned to the fifth graders from the older students, and frantically did the questions whenever they had free time.

After the students from the other three houses discovered their behavior, even the most peaceful Hufflepuffs did not hesitate to join in the involution.

There's no way around it; as I said before, the play is fake, but getting beaten up is real.

Moreover, as the role-playing continued, they became increasingly immersed in the script and experienced a great deal of enjoyment.

Cedric, as the protagonist, felt it most acutely.

At the beginning, as a dud, he could only passively take hits.

After accidentally obtaining a wand while cleaning the library, he, the "dud," was finally able to cast a spell to retaliate, hanging Rien up in the same way!
That feeling, I have to admit, was really exhilarating.

On a Sunday afternoon at the end of October, Li Wei's study group gathered again.

"Hello, Joe Willie, thank you for sharing your tips on spotting blind spots with me last time. I relied on it to turn the tide in the last Quidditch match."

Cedric would always arrive at the office ten minutes early to greet Levi or one of his two assistants before the group meeting started.

While no one else was paying attention, Jowell gradually became friends with Cedric, someone they could talk to.

"Quidditch—is it really that fun? It just looks like riding on a broom and throwing a ball."

"No one in the world dislikes Quidditch—why don't you want to try it next time? Just watching from afar and actually participating might be completely different experiences."

Quidditch?

Jovel glanced subconsciously in Camille's direction—even though Cedric had already met them, she still had no interest in communicating with him and was still frowning and thinking about something while looking at the spellbook.

"No, let's not. Thank you for the invitation."

Cedric glanced in the direction he was looking, seemingly lost in thought.
He could tell that Joe Verri was actually somewhat interested, but he suppressed his thoughts due to some kind of concern.

As for the solution, he guessed it might lie with the professor.
"Everyone's here, let's begin the group meeting."

“Professor,” first-year class representative Ginny Weasley asked first, “after mastering the correct casting gestures and syllables, the third controllable element is willpower, right?”

But how can I improve something as intangible as willpower?

“I think you need to practice more,” Hermione said first. “That’s what the professor told me. If you keep practicing until you’re truly satisfied, your spells will change dramatically.”

"Not bad, but can monotonous practice really have a good effect? ​​Not to mention Ginny, you are only learning some basic spells now. After mastering the correct spell casting, excessively pursuing their proficiency is going too far."

Percy Weasley, a sixth-grader, shook his head and continued:
"Instead of spending time on these basic spells, you should broaden your knowledge, master more spells, and make yourself better. Willpower should be gained from other things; as long as you consistently maintain your top grades, the power of all your spells will naturally increase."

What's the point of striving aimlessly? Thinking needs direction, otherwise it's just a waste of time.

Can a ship that never stops sailing but keeps going in circles increase its power?

Paz, a seventh-grader, shook his head.

He believes the most important thing is to strongly visualize the effect you need to achieve in your mind and keep getting closer to it.

As Cedric listened to the discussion, and reflecting on his own experiences over the past month, he frowned slightly and fell into deep thought—his thoughts differed from everyone else's.

He believes that emotions are the dominant force—during this month-long theatrical performance, each student's practical skills have been significantly enhanced, and as for improving the power of spells? That seems to have been accomplished naturally without them even realizing it.

Actions are even faster than thoughts, and what governs all of this is abundant emotion.

Ginny asked a very insightful question, which piqued the interest of Joe and Camille, though they didn't join the discussion.

Five minutes passed, and the students, each holding their own opinions, could not convince each other. In the end, they turned their attention to Li Wei, who remained silent.

It seems we can only leave the decision to the professor.

"What you're saying is actually true."

Li Wei began by saying something that seemed to be a bit of a show of impartiality.

But the students weren't in a hurry—they knew that Li Wei wasn't someone who would do things half-heartedly.

“Ginny’s question is very interesting, and more complicated than you think.” Levi carefully chose his words and said slowly, “From the perspective of increasing the power of the spell alone, the methods you proposed can all achieve this goal.”

“Of course—” Li Wei said calmly, looking at the unconvinced senior students, “Different methods will definitely produce different results.”

In your view, perhaps this is a matter of the quality of the method.

But in my view, these methods are inherently different stages.

"What can truly enhance our willpower? Is it physical strength, solid theoretical foundation, diligent practice, or the power of emotions, or the unity of purpose?"

Li Wei suddenly remembered that during his student days, in order to improve the power of his spells, he even spent thirty minutes every day exercising, just to explore the connection between the body and magic.

Looking back now, I am filled with emotion.

He extended his wand and casually conjured a training dummy, demonstrating it to the group of students who had embarked on the same magical path.

"This is a fluorescent flashing effect that you can all achieve."

A soft, steady ball of light appeared at the tip of his wand, radiating a bright glow like a large light bulb.

"It's an effect that can only be achieved after mastering the correct casting actions and syllables," Li Wei said calmly.

Then, his wrist didn't even tremble, but his eyes became a little more serious.

"Fluorescence."

It's still the same incantation.

But this time the results were completely different.

At a moment when none of the students expected it, a blazing, violent, almost tangible pure white beam of light suddenly burst forth from the tip of Li Wei's wand!

A white bolt of lightning struck the training dummy, illuminating it completely and instantly turning its surface scorching hot, as if it had been burned by a laser!
The entire classroom was bathed in a stark white light by the sudden burst of bright light, and fell into complete silence.

(End of this chapter)