"The Complete Book of Magic" is a very strange book. The first few pages talk about the origin of magic, mentioning the magic of house-elves, the magic of fairies, and the magic of wizards. However, the magic systems of the three are completely different and cannot be used interchangeably.
He, the author of "The Complete Guide to Magic," believed that wizards' magical power originated from the inheritance of their bloodline...
But in Albert's eyes, the unknown author of this book was actually confused, because he hadn't made anything clear at all in this pile of obscure, dry, and tasteless text...
Perhaps the author of this book wanted to mention something in a veiled way, but such a record is meaningless now, even if it is accidentally interpreted by some people as the so-called truth.
Then what?
Do you believe it?
Can you believe it?
At least, Albert himself didn't believe it.
The wonder of magic lies not in its use of incantations, but in its reliance on willpower, which is idealism.
Whether using spells, wands, or gestures, they all simply enhance the spellcasting process, allowing wizards to manipulate magic more precisely and amplify its power.
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As far as Albert knew, Tom, or Voldemort, could do this before he even entered school. However, he relied solely on his will to distort reality to achieve the magical effect, which was crude, brutal, and devoid of any beauty, much like most ancient wizards.
Although they were aware of using spells, gestures, and wands to enhance their power, these wizards were still conceptually focused on areas of greater destructive power, more prominent effects, or other terrifying possibilities.
Brutal and direct, but undeniably, those spells are powerful, difficult to use, even demanding in terms of conditions, and sometimes easy to get out of control.
Fiendfyre is the best example; this ancient dark magic is still a favorite spell of many dark wizards, even though they almost never use it.
Use with caution, you will never be a wizard consumed by your own raging fire... These were the last words of a certain tragically deceased dark wizard.
Fiendfire is called the devil's flame for a reason; this magic is easily out of control, and the caster often becomes the first victim.
Compared to ancient times, those dangerous spells are disappearing, replaced by more sophisticated magic, as can be seen from the evolution of unlocking spells, from dismantling and kicking down doors to opening them.
The magic became more refined, but its power was also greatly reduced.
The Light Charm was invented by Levina Monks Stanley in the 18th century. Before that, wizards probably used the Eternal Fire: the Ancient Flame.
As is well known, the Ancient Flame is a very advanced form of magic, as only a very few wizards can master it.
In fact, among the limited records of ancient magic found by Albert, the spell of the Ancient Flame of the Ancient Flame was discovered, which is considered to be a rather profound form of magic, and this is not without reason.
The spell used by the ancient flaming fire is runes. Before casting the spell, a handle needs to be made, and the handle usually needs to be engraved with some ancient magic runes, which are its spells.
Yes, it's the incantation for the ancient flame. Wizards carved it onto the handle to enhance the magic's power and ensure the flame could burn forever.
Upon seeing these, Albert felt as if he had grasped something. His gaze fell on his wooden bracelet, and he continued flipping through the pages.
The book "The Complete Guide to Magic" does not mention runes. Perhaps wizards of that era used this script, so it is not difficult to understand why it is not recorded.
However, the contents of the book still left Albert feeling quite confused.
At least he read most of it, but he could only understand a small part. It wasn't that there was a problem with the translation, but rather that he felt a distance between the two sides, which might be better described as a generation gap.
It took Albert a long time to finish reading the book. By the time he turned to the last page, it was already April.
McDougall's second part of the manuscript is almost finished and is currently in the final revision stage. To be honest, it's happening faster than Albert had anticipated.
Albert once asked McDougall, "Would anyone buy a book like this?"
Since even Professors Albert and Broad couldn't fully understand it, how many people could truly comprehend such a book? The famous wizard's answer was: Obscurial Books had already agreed to help publish the book.
Later, Professor Broad privately told Albert that McDougal had personally covered all the printing costs of the book. This famous wizard was never short of money, and given the book's high price, it was clear from the beginning that he had no intention of selling it to ordinary wizards.
After hearing this, Albert was speechless. What could he say about the thoughts of a rich person?
"What do you think of the manuscript for Part Three?" Professor Brod asked, putting away the manuscript Albert handed him.
"It's very difficult, much more difficult than the first and second parts, and much harder to understand," Albert said with a self-deprecating laugh. "The third part of the manuscript already involves the issue of spellcasting using runes, but unfortunately, there are practically no students at Hogwarts who can understand it."
Even students who can get an O in the ancient magic script exam will probably have to look up a magic script dictionary and translate it sentence by sentence when reading this book.
The starting point is far too high.
However, Albert noticed something else, and McDougal used several ancient spells to analyze them.
The Patronus Charm is one of them; it is one of the most famous and powerful defensive charms known to wizards.
Records of guardian spells can be found on ancient woodblock prints or scrolls. Ancient wizards used this spell very early on, but it is undoubtedly an extremely complex and difficult spell to cast.
It is said that wizards who can summon physical guardian deities are often elected as members of the Wizard Council.
By now, the incantation for the Guardian Angel has changed somewhat; it has been translated into vocabulary more suitable for modern wizards, and its power is said to have decreased slightly, but Albert believes that's nonsense.
To successfully use the Guardian Charm, the caster must concentrate on recalling the happiest memory they can think of; the stronger the pleasure from the memory, the more powerful the spell.
The reason why wizards in the past had difficulty summoning guardian spirits was mostly related to the era they lived in. It was by no means a happy time. The Dark Ages were not called that for nothing. Without enough happy memories to support them, the guardian spirits they summoned would not be powerful enough, and they might not even be able to maintain their physical bodies.
Moreover, most wizards of that era were associated with dark magic, and their minds would be affected to some extent by the excessive use of dark magic.
Albert tried using the Patronus Charm, and this time he did not fail, but the wand only emitted a thin mist.
As for attempting to cast a spell using ancient runes, the wand did not react at all.
According to Professor Brod, he mispronounced the spell, or rather, mispronounced the tone.