"Strange . . . why can't I feel the sensation I used to have when using the wand?" Anduin couldn't help but wonder. "Could it be that the wand isn't just a tool for casting spells, but also has other effects on magic? Maybe it works as a channel?"
"Could it be that the magic I had before was active and unstable, which made it easier to use without a wand, while the wand helps stabilize the magic flow and simplifies spellcasting?"
Anduin thought through several possibilities. Then he picked up his wand and cast the Levitation Charm a few more times, repeating the experience of casting with the wand and focusing on sensing the flow of power inside him. After a while, he set the wand aside.
He stood up with his legs slightly bent and gradually relaxed every muscle in his body. This time, he stopped thinking about the sensation of mobilizing magic without a wand, and instead focused on mentally tracing the path magic followed when casting with one.
Before long, Anduin slowly opened his eyes. The spellbook he used for practice was already floating in front of him.
"Using a wand allows for more rational control and use of magic, making it more efficient. The previous method was too rough, and now that I have a better option, it's no longer effective". Anduin concluded, comparing his old and new ways of channeling magic.
No one would have expected Anduin to accidentally master the trick of wandless and wordless casting while practicing the simplest of spells, the Levitation Charm.
Years of developing his own psychic power had not only improved his control of the Levitation Charm but had also made him much more sensitive to the presence of magic.
At the same time, his total magical capacity and strength were unmatched among others his age, thanks to years of consistent training.
Now that he had rediscovered the sensation, the most important thing was to strengthen it. Anduin spent nearly all his time casting the Levitation Charm, sometimes with a wand, sometimes without it; sometimes with an incantation, sometimes in silence.
Soon, he felt that he had achieved a deep and complete understanding of the spell.
Anduin, who wanted to keep practicing a bit longer, suddenly heard his stomach growl. He checked the time and realized it was already evening, he had skipped lunch. Knowing how important it was to balance work with rest, Anduin took a deep breath and headed downstairs to eat.
"Kid, young people shouldn't spend all day locked up in their rooms. You didn't even come down for lunch". said Tom, who was reading a newspaper at the bar. He assumed Anduin had been sleeping all day.
"Haha, you're not upset I didn't come down to cook for you at noon, are you?" Since showing off his cooking skills the day before, Anduin had taken charge of both dinner and today's breakfast. He was in a good mood and couldn't resist teasing the innkeeper.
"I'm just worried you'll starve to death in your room!" grumbled Tom, annoyed by Anduin's jokes.
"Alright, it's all my fault. Let me show you what I've got tonight. I promise you'll be impressed" replied Anduin with a grin as he walked into the kitchen.
He prepared a hearty dinner, and Tom even served him a glass of butterbeer. Anduin found the drink from the wizarding world quite curious, it had the aroma of butter but didn't taste greasy.
"I saw you reading the paper earlier. Any news?"
"Things are getting worse. That mysterious man and the Death Eaters are clashing with the Ministry of Magic again. An Auror was seriously injured. I really don't know when this is going to end"Tom said, clearly concerned about the current situation.
Death Eaters? Are they the ones who follow Voldemort? Anduin had just learned a new term. He realized he needed to start collecting information about this world again.
After finishing dinner with Tom, Anduin raised his hand, and the empty dishes on the table floated toward the kitchen sink under his control.
Tom's eyes widened in shock. Such precise wandless magic, even if it was just a Levitation Charm, was something few adult wizards could pull off.
"You . . . what was that?!"
"Hehe, the result of skipping lunch," replied Anduin with a smile, leaving Tom stunned as he headed back to his room.
In the days that followed, Anduin continued learning many new spells — Alohomora, Lumos, Scourgify, Impervius, Aguamenti, and other practical ones, as well as defense spells like Protego, Flipendo, Stupefy, and more.
Some spells could be learned simply by following the textbook, while others, where the pronunciation wasn't clear, required him to ask Tom for help. With Tom's enthusiastic guidance, he was able to master most of them.
However, the only spell he could skillfully cast without a wand was still the Levitation Charm. Anduin believed this was due to his lack of mastery over the other spells, though he had already identified some important patterns.
First, the same spell could have different strength and effects depending on who cast it. For example, Tom's Lumos was much brighter than Anduin's, as Tom had more experience and a deeper understanding of the spell.
Second, willpower and emotions also influenced the power of the spell — something Anduin had learned from Tom. For offensive spells, a stronger will and firmer resolve would result in greater effects. After charging his emotions, Anduin found his Lumos was far more effective than when casting it blandly.
Also, many dark wizards specialized in dark magic, and their spells could even negatively influence their own emotions.
So Anduin concluded that willpower, emotions, and proficiency all affected a spell's strength, while one's magical strength and capacity set the spell's upper limit.
With that in mind, he quickly adjusted his study plan.
Anduin believed that self-preservation was the top priority, and the fastest way to protect himself was to master a specialized spell.
First, it needed to be simple and easy to learn — no good if he couldn't grasp it right now. Second, it had to be versatile and have strong potential.
He reviewed the defensive spells he had learned and decided to specialize in one of the following: Protego, Expelliarmus, or Stupefy.
Back when he played video games in his previous life, Anduin preferred to play in extreme builds — focusing all his skill points into a single attribute or technique until it reached the max. In other words, if you couldn't win, it just meant your stats weren't high enough.
After thinking it over, Anduin chose to focus on Protego first. He had learned it quickly and felt it suited him well. Also, he believed the spell had great potential for development. If things went the way he hoped, Protego could become a spell that combined both offense and defense.
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