Harry Potter: Days Mixed in Hogwarts

After returning from Diagon Alley, Loren thoroughly read through his textbooks and began practicing some absolutely safe spells.

Professor McGonagall had warned them about a case where a single mispronounced letter in a spell had nearly cost someone their life. Loren, no matter how bold, wouldn't dare to try those kinds of spells lightly.

The introduction of The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 listed a few spells that were completely safe—even if you mispronounced them horribly, the worst that could happen was nothing at all.

Among them, Loren was familiar with:

"Daisy, Sweet Cream, and Sunshine" – This spell coats objects with a yellow layer resembling daisy petals and sunlight. "Rabbit's Eyes Twinkle, Harp Strings Hum, Pure Water Becomes Fine Rum" – This spell makes water smell and taste like alcohol. Other similar spells were short rhyming phrases, mostly household charms with minimal effects.

From their structure alone, he could see how different they were from more precise spells like Reparo (Mending Charm) or Lumos (Wand-Lighting Charm).

Understanding Spell Classifications

The wizarding world divided charms into four main categories:

Transfiguration – Changes the form or structure of an object. Spells (Charms) – Adds specific properties to an object rather than transforming it. Counter-Spells – Used to undo or resist magical effects. Healing Spells – Used for medical and restorative purposes.

In The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1, the author Miranda Goshawk emphasized that charms don't change what something is but make it do something. Transfiguration, on the other hand, physically alters the object itself.

First-Year Spells

The first-year curriculum only included nine spells:

Softening Charm Severing Charm Levitation Charm Mending Charm (Reparo) Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) Locking Charm Illumination Charm (Lumos) Repelling Charm Fire-Making Charm

These were all foundational spells meant to introduce young wizards to magic.

Beyond just teaching spells, the book also explored their history and evolution.

For example, Alohomora (Unlocking Charm) originally meant "friendly to thieves" and was brought to Britain by a wizard who had studied in Africa. He later became a notorious thief himself and indirectly led to the invention of counter-locking spells.

Before Alohomora, the most popular unlocking spells were:

"Porta Apertus" (literally "Door Open"), which blew a hole through doors. "Open Sesame", an older, cruder version of unlocking magic.

Since many spells originated from Latin, Loren began noticing patterns in how they evolved over time.

Experimenting with Magic

After reading through his textbooks, Loren started practicing.

Since their home was in the mountains, far from town, he didn't need to hide while practicing spells.

His favorite spot was by the small lake near their house.

First Attempt: Reparo

For his first test, Loren ripped a £5 bill into five pieces, placed them on a rock, and cast Reparo, hoping to duplicate money.

A brilliant idea—but it failed miserably.

Instead of creating five bills, the magic pulled all the pieces together and restored the original note. The seams were still slightly visible, but the bill was whole again.

Despite the disappointment of not becoming rich, Loren noticed something:

"Maybe the final syllable of the spell needs to be pronounced with a slightly higher pitch?"

He tried adjusting his pronunciation, and casting became noticeably easier.

After several more repetitions, he realized that raising his pinky finger slightly while waving his wand also helped.

Mastering the Charm

He kept experimenting, making tiny adjustments each time.

Eventually, his Reparo was so precise that the seams disappeared completely—as if the note had never been torn in the first place.

This felt like some kind of innate magical intuition.

In his previous life, he had learned about "intuitive logic"—while most people followed A → B → C, those with strong intuition could jump directly to C without needing to consciously process A and B.

Maybe this was a natural magical talent, or maybe it was a special advantage from reincarnation.

Whatever it was, it helped him improve rapidly.

Discovering His Own Spell Style

His early attempts at the Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa) required dramatic intonation and elegant, rhythmic movements.

But after practicing enough, he could cast it stiffly and mechanically—with the same results.

A Dangerous Favorite: "Porta Apertus"

Loren quickly became obsessed with a destructive unlocking spell—Porta Apertus.

While his textbooks taught the more refined Alohomora, Porta Apertus was the explosive version that blew doors apart.

He practiced constantly, fine-tuning his intonation and gestures.

The wand glowed, but nothing happened—when cast on a rock, the spell didn't work.

That night at dinner, inspiration struck.

He tried casting Porta Apertus at the wooden door of their cabin.

With a clear, childlike voice, he shouted the spell—

BOOM!

A massive hole exploded in Bates' front door.

The spell worked flawlessly this time—too well.

Bates was so furious he almost transformed into a werewolf on the spot.

To appease him, Loren had to agree to handle all kitchen duties until September 1st when he left for school.

Expanding the Experiment

Loren discovered something crucial—Porta Apertus only worked when it targeted an actual door.

Excited, he built a crude wooden frame outdoors—and the spell easily blasted it apart.

Then, he tried using it on the massive boulder that sealed Bates' werewolf hiding cave.

At first, the spell barely made a scratch.

But after weeks of persistence, one sunny morning, the boulder finally gave way.

BOOM!

A football-sized hole blasted straight through the rock.

Pure Joy

Staring at the smoking hole, Loren felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

At that moment, he realized something—

He wasn't casting the original spell anymore.

The phrase he used wasn't quite "Porta Apertus" anymore, but something distorted and unique.

The incantation had evolved.

What exactly it had become, he didn't know—

But it was fun, and that was all that mattered.

From that point on, Loren went wild—blasting rocks, trees, anything in his way.

The constant explosions were so intense that when Bates arrived to check on him, the destruction looked worse than when he transformed into a werewolf.

Seeing firsthand the power of magic, Bates was shaken.

This was just an 11-year-old boy.

And yet, he was already an unlimited-ammo RPG.

What would adult wizards be like?

At least Loren never used the spell on animals, which slightly reassured Bates.

That relief lasted two days—

Until Loren started using it to fish.

By the end of the afternoon, he had caught so many fish that even a week wouldn't be enough to eat them all.

That was when Bates finally snapped and gave Loren a beating, selling the extra fish at the market.

That night, Loren sat in his chair, pouting in silent frustration.

Blowing things up was so much fun, but now he wasn't allowed to anymore.

As he absentmindedly petted his clumsy-looking owl, he thought about writing to Hermione—

But how could he possibly tell her that he had spent an entire month playing with explosions?