Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 11 The Fourteen Curses

Five days later,

Jerry, wand in hand, pointed slightly nervously at the wooden door of the room and whispered the incantation:

"The Arahomon Opens!"

A faint magical energy flowed slowly from Jerry's body along with his incantation and mental power, then entered the wand through his arm. After being amplified by the wand, it turned into a blue magical ray that shot out and accurately hit the lock on the wooden door.

"Click click click!"

The wooden door, which had been locked, opened automatically after a mechanical shudder, thanks to Jerry's unlocking spell.

"Phew, I finally succeeded!"

Seeing that the unlocking spell had been successfully cast, Jerry breathed a long sigh of relief.

Two days ago, he had gradually read and memorized all the magical knowledge and spells in the four magic books by intermittently activating the "enhancement and awakening" function.

However, simply reading and understanding the theoretical knowledge in the magic book does not mean that you can successfully cast the corresponding spell.

Although the spells that appear in these books are the most basic and simplest spells.

According to Jerry's understanding of the content from the four books, wizards are able to cast spells because they possess a special wizard bloodline, which naturally generates a magical power called magic.

Magic is based on this power, and through incantations and spiritual power, it is transformed to produce all sorts of magical effects.

To successfully cast a spell, you must first have magic power within you. This is why Muggles and Squibs cannot cast spells even if they know the incantation.

Besides magic, you'll also need a wand.

A wand is like an amplifier and stabilizer; it amplifies and stabilizes the magic you output, allowing you to cast spells more effectively.

It's not impossible to cast spells without a wand, but that requires the wizard to have sufficiently powerful magic and a strong control over it.

Different wands have different effects on amplification and stabilization.

The more suitable a wand is for you, the easier it will be to cast spells and the more powerful they will be.

An unsuitable wand can not only increase the difficulty of casting spells, but may also render the spell unusable altogether.

Besides a wand, to successfully cast a spell, you also need a certain theoretical foundation in magic, as well as a clear understanding of the spell you want to cast.

Every word of the incantation must be pronounced clearly and accurately, and the rhythm and speed of reciting the incantation must also meet the requirements.

The book "Standard Spells, Beginner" tells the story of a wizard named Balfio who mispronounced a spell, saying "s" instead of "f," and found himself lying on the floor with a bison standing on his chest.

Therefore, in order to cast a spell correctly, you must practice, practice constantly. The more times you practice, the more accurately you will be able to cast the corresponding spell.

Of course, some spells are more difficult to cast, and there are more complex techniques required to cast them successfully. These techniques may not be covered in books and require guidance from a professional teacher to learn them gradually.

After two days of practice, Jerry finally managed to find some techniques today and successfully cast his first spell – the Unlocking Spell.

With his first success, his practice will become increasingly smooth, and it won't be long before he masters all the spells in the first-grade textbook.

Ten days later, Jerry, wand in hand, practiced various spells incessantly in his room.

The spells learned in the first year are mostly simple and don't consume much magic power.

Even with the magic power Jerry currently possesses, he could easily unleash it, but its power would definitely be much weaker.

Of the four spellbooks, or rather three, the book "Magic Theory" only contains theoretical explanations and records a total of fourteen spells, namely:

Softening Charm, Cutting Charm, Unlocking Charm, Levitating Charm, Locking Charm, Repairing Charm, Transforming Charm, Restoring Charm, Snot Charm, Fire Charm, Repel Charm, Smoke Charm, Wand Illumination Charm, and Wand Extinguishing Charm.

Of these, Jerry has mastered most of the spells except for the Transfiguration Spell, which he doesn't use very well yet.

However, of the fourteen spells, only the Cutting Spell and the Fire Spell have some offensive capabilities; the other spells do not have much offensive effect.

Moreover, the crucial point is that with his current magic power, the cutting spell he casts cannot even completely cut through clothing, and the fire spell can only release a small flame at most, about the size of a lighter.

Jerry originally thought that these magic books would contain records of a full-body binding spell, the kind of spell Hermione used to immobilize Neville in the movie.

In terms of practicality in combat, that spell actually feels the most useful.

If he knew the full-body binding spell, he could easily petrify each of those robbers when he got back!

As it turned out, the spell wasn't in the first-year textbook. The full-body binding spell was likely something Hermione learned on her own from some magic books in the library, or it might have been a spell from an older textbook.

No wonder Ron and Harry looked completely bewildered when Hermione cast that spell.

Although the two were academically weak, there were only a dozen or so spells taught in the first-year textbooks, so it was impossible for them not to know any of them, especially since it was already the end of the semester.

Unless the spell wasn't even in the textbook, which is why the two of them acted as if they didn't know when Hermione cast it.

However, even though these spells from the first grade don't have much offensive power, they are still magical spells, and Jerry thinks that if used properly, they might produce unexpected results.

However, just to be on the safe side, he felt he needed to test the power of these magical combinations before returning.

Similarly, he can also get some little red stars, as he has already used them all up.

He remembered that young wizards were not allowed to perform magic outside of school, otherwise the Ministry of Magic would detect it.

However, it seems that young wizards who haven't started school are not included in this rule. In the movie, Hermione seems to mention on the train that she tried casting spells at home a few times before school started, and she succeeded each time.

Therefore, before entering Hogwarts, he was free to use magic, as long as he wasn't caught by the Ministry of Magic.

The chances of that happening are probably very small.

There aren't many wizards to begin with, and the orphanage he lives in isn't in central London, but in a small town in Surrey. If you're careful, there shouldn't be any major problems.

(End of this chapter)