Chapter 98: Aguamenti

The three-headed dog incident was just a small interlude and didn't cause much of a stir in Sean's Hogwarts life.

However, Professor Fuliwei's notes were a great help to Sean. Although the content described within remained vague, there were always traces of knowledge hidden within the ambiguity.

【Regarding the casting gesture for the Aguamenti Charm, it is usually described as an "upward diagonal arc."

Miranda Goshawk in "The Standard Book of Spells: Grade 1" likens it to "the arc of water from a fountain statue," which is vivid and intuitive, suitable for beginners to establish a mental image.

However, in "The Book of Spells" written later in her life, this description was revised to "the beautiful arc created by natural water hitting a stone."

Regrettably, I have never heard Ms. Goshawk publicly explain the specific reason for her revision.

But in terms of actual casting effect, the latter gesture indeed brought about more fluid magic guidance and more stable results—this has been verified many times in my teaching practice.

Therefore, we might speculate that this change was not a casual act, but based on a deeper understanding of the spell.】

"I think I understand—"

The lethargic atmosphere of Saturday at Hogwarts didn't permeate this classroom guarded by owls.

Early in the morning, one could see two small heads huddled together, engaged in deep research over books spread across the table.

In the corner of the books, the steam from three cups of honey lemon tea curled in wisps, blurring two earnest faces.

"Want to try?"

Sean stared at that passage for a long time and said to the little witch beside him.

"Of course—Agua—men—ti!"

Hermione waved her wand confidently, the tip of her wand tracing a natural arc.

A trickling stream gushed from the tip of Hermione's wand, finally hitting the ground with a "splat."

"It needs to be higher, more vibrant... oh, what am I even saying..."

Hermione wanted to express her feelings but found her words as vague as those in the book.

So she let out a low sigh and could only cast her gaze toward Sean, hoping he would understand.

"A larger arc, a faster wave of the wand, right?"

Sean first used a cleaning spell to sweep away the water stains, then described it in detail, making Hermione's eyes brighter and brighter.

"Agua—men—ti!"

【You practiced the Aguamenti Charm once at an apprentice standard, proficiency +1】

【Aguamenti Charm: Unlocked (27/30)】

【Summoning Charm: Unlocked (1/30)】

【Levitation Charm: Entry Level (200/900)】

In an hour, Sean had already ground the Aguamenti Charm to the verge of unlocking.

This was inseparable from some of Hermione's help; Miss Granger indeed possessed talent in spells,

otherwise, she probably wouldn't have been able to become Professor Fuliwei's confidante later on.

Sean used a cleaning spell to sweep away the water stains on the floor and, while not yet completely exhausted, practiced a few more times.

【You practiced the Aguamenti Charm once at an apprentice standard, proficiency +1】

【You practiced the Aguamenti Charm once at an entry standard, proficiency +3】

【Aguamenti Charm Unlocked】

It wasn't too difficult.

But the feeling of physical exhaustion was not pleasant; Sean felt he couldn't even lift his wand.

He exchanged a look with the exhausted Hermione, both of them filled with the excitement of learning a new spell.

"There's also the Summoning Charm; Professor Fuliwei's notes mentioned:

When a wizard summons an unknown object, they don't need to specify the name of a certain object, but they must know some attribute of that object.

Although it's not entirely impossible to summon living things, most living things cannot be summoned, and those that can aren't really worth summoning..."

Hermione recited a string of tongue-twisting words; if it were anyone else, they would definitely be confused.

But Sean, who had been burning the midnight oil with Hermione and had read the entire notebook in one go, could fully understand the meaning.

After the three-headed dog incident, Hermione became even more obsessed with learning spells.

Perhaps out of some pressure from the crisis, she often discussed magic with Sean. ===== CHAPTER 99 =====