NOVEL NEXT Chapter 18: Delving into Magic!
{12 Grimmauld Place, London}
{1st July 1991}
Rigel sat in his room as he meditated, it was a skill he had unlocked when he tried to control his magic, and he had practiced it every time whenever he exhausted his mana. It's been a week since he transmigrated into the wizarding world and for the most part he had remained low-key.
Magic he realized was a lot different than he was expecting, just pointing your wand and saying incantations didn't work as all three essential steps were required to cast spells. He also found several old books in the Black Library that had a more detailed explanation of magic.
According to the books, there was a time when spells were not the mainstream method of casting magic. The wizards of old used rituals and other sacrificial magics to channel their mana and the mana present in the environment to perform magic. The older magical branches like divination, rituals, and Alchemy were the origin of magic.
It was not until the divination, and then the creation of the channeling mediums centuries ago that using and weaving spells became the mainstream form of magic. Channeling mediums first emerged in the form of magical staff and later they evolved into wands as they were calculated to be best suited to use spells.
Modern Magical arts like Transfiguration, Charms, and Dark Arts emerged and they quickly took over the world. With the innovation of wands, magical practices like rituals and alchemy became obsolete as a combination of ancient magical branch Runes and a new way to look at magic Arithmancy evolved Alchemy to its modern form Enchanting.
Spells have dominated the primary use of mana for almost 20 centuries now and even Rigel had to admit that the convenience of simply waving your wand, saying a few words while concentrating was far more efficient than training for years to learn how to create a magic circle and perform a ritual to gain some physical improvements.
Another interesting thing he figured out was that the genetic bias was true, while in the old times with countless wars happening every year, the male members of the wizarding community were generally stronger. The more popular channeling mediums in those times were swords and shields. With wands existing but with fewer spells geared to be used in conjugation with a wand, their usefulness was not apparent at that time.
As the eras between peace lasted longer and wands became popular with more spells created to be especially used in conjugation with a wand, the witches rose to prominence as a few Dark Lady emerged fighting for their rights. Unlike in the muggle world, with access to similar magic, witches spearheaded their own movements and slowly began establishing their own power bases.
Hogwarts helped tremendously as spells were taught freely and as countless new schools cropped up giving free education to everyone. All these changes accumulated to the fact that an average witch is slightly more powerful now but since the difference isn't much the status quo had remained.
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'The only thing stopping the wizarding world from switching to a Matriarchy was the existence of powerful wizards like Dumbledore and Grindelwald and the fact that the inheritance law dates to the times before the prominence of wands.' Rigel thought as he opened his eyes.
The history and changes that have happened to the wizarding world were interesting to him, he wondered if this would have been the same if he hadn't selected Harry Potter{Ero World}.
'The game likely put witches into a more powerful position just because I selected Ero World. My powers are better suited here but at the same time the challenge also increases as I have to conquer each witch.' Rigel thought as he smiled. He picked up the wand and concentrated.
"Wingardium Leviosa~" Rigel spoke clearly as the book on magical theory floated in front of him once again. He held the spell as he started reading again.
'''...Each wand is unique and acts as a brain that can easily direct your mana. You will be able to control your own mana more easily once you get used to casting magic, but wanded magic is the perfect way for you to get familiar with your magic as well as use your mana more effectively...'''
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'''...A wand is an alchemically altered wood that was alchemically fused together with the powerful core of a magical creature. Each wand has a different compatibility for you and would work to different degrees. A wand that is not compatible with you would oppose your mana travelling through it thus making it harder to cast proper spells...'''
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'''Spell casting could be divided into several parts, with wand movements and intent taking priority over incantation. The Incarnation was a clever way to bypass the limitations of intent that younger wizards and witches showed, so words from obscure languages were chosen with meanings that closely resemble the spell itself to trick your mind into focusing on the effects of the spell...'''
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'''...Spells could be divided into 2 distinct processes, the wand movements create the shell of the spell itself itself as it creates a stable film of mana in which a particular brand of magic could be stored and fired, depending on the requirements. That's why with most derived spells the wand movements remain the same only your intent and incantation changes...'''
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'''...Incantation or Intent could be closely bound together in spells. Saying a spell out loud focuses your intent on what you want your spell to do, similarly, you can use a spell without saying it out loud but the power of the spell depends on how much mana you can command. As you grow familiar with your own mana and with your wand, you might be able to decrease the wand movements and the intent needed for a spell that your magic has become familiar with...'''
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The Book collapsed as a sense of exhaustion filled Rigel, he looked opened his stats and looked at his mana.
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[Name: Rigel Black]
[Age: 18]
[Gender: Male]
[Family: Black]
[Level- 2 (13/100)]
[Mana- 1/345]
[Mana Control- 20%]
[Allegiance- Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black, Most Ancient House of Gaunt]
[PHY- 7/20{Race Limit}]
[REF- 14/20{Race Limit}]
[VIS 12/20{Race Limit}]
[AGI- 11/20{Race Limit}]
[Mana Points- 3]
[Points- 0]
[Money- £ 13,423]
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'I have got a lot of work to do...' Rigel thought as he closed his eyes and started meditating again. Each time he leveled up a spell he gained the same amount of experience that the spell was at. So if he leveled the Levitation charm from level 3->4, he would gain 3 EXP.
The grinding had been hard and Rigel could now understand why most of the wizarding world was stuck at such a low level. They might have thousands of spells but who would grind a spell they already know to max level?
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