Chapter 18: The Second Public Lesson

Chapter 18: The Second Public Lesson

Upon hearing Felix Harp's words, young wizards were filled with excitement, their curiosity long awakened.

Even the few professors present were quite intrigued.

Professor Snape stood in a corner, wondering what this lad had managed to conjure and dared to interrupt his class time!

Professor Flitwick was positively thrilled. He adored charms, true enough, but his expertise in ancient runes was not deep. As for Felix's view on ancient magic, he agreed wholeheartedly. He possessed a few potent ancient spells himself, though rarely employed.

Lockhart, on the other hand, envied Felix standing at the center of the auditorium. Wouldn't he garner more attention if he hosted a public class?

If he included this scene in his new book...

But what should he do? Perform a theatrical act?

As each person in the room entertained their own thoughts, Felix Harp swiftly waved his wand, causing all the candles in the auditorium to extinguish instantly. The sky on the ceiling vanished too, cloaking everything in darkness.

The entire hall was plunged into pitch black.

"Flicker Luminos." Felix's voice resounded clearly in the ears of everyone present, quieting even the restive young wizards. "This is a commonly used spell that illuminates the surroundings—quite simple, even young wizards not yet enrolled can master it through self-study."

Bathed in the shimmering light of Flicker Luminos, the outlines of Felix's figure became vaguely visible.

"After you've mastered this incantation fully, you can make alterations to it—"

"Such as intensifying the brightness," with Felix's words, the glow from the tip of his wand expanded to encompass the entire platform;

"Changing the color," the sphere of light shifted from white to red, green, yellow, cyan...

"Or, casting it outward." Felix swung his wand, and the light ball shot far away from the wand's tip, tracing an arc in mid-air.

The hall descended into darkness again, "And the corresponding ancient magic for it—"

Following that, people heard the pronunciation of an odd word. In the next moment, a massive burst of light emanated from the center of the platform. Milky-white radiance enveloped the entire auditorium. Strangely, the light seemed to come from all directions, leaving no trace of shadows.

"This is the Illuminative Charm," Felix murmured softly.

Each young wizard in the audience erupted into thunderous applause.

Felix Harp's lips curved into a smile. "This is just a simple example, but even so, we can perceive the difference." Once more, he swung his wand, reigniting the candles, and the ceiling reverted to its initial state.

"Modern magic is bounded by limits of power and intensity, fluctuating within certain ranges—yet we can still clearly perceive this."

"What's this?" Ron, beside them, inquired. Being pure-blood, he had no idea what these things were. Just moving dolls, what was so astonishing about that?

"These are characters from a Muggle world's fighting game," Harry pondered, searching his memory to provide more information, but unfortunately, he hadn't played it either.

"A fighting game?" Ron's curiosity was piqued by this term, clearly more interested.

Felix Harp chuckled. "It seems some have recognized them. Indeed, the inspiration for these figurines' appearance comes from a Muggle game. However, that's not our focus today."

Felix waved his wand again, causing two of the figures to leap high onto the platform and stand at its center. The other figurines stepped back to the edges.

"Does anyone know their names?"

"Fire Boy and Ice Girl!" Justin shouted, this was his domain!

Felix Harp continued, "And do you know their abilities?"

"Fire and ice!" Justin rushed to answer again, his enthusiasm evident.

Felix repeated, "Fire and ice... Well then!" He waved his wand once more.

The figures on the platform immediately sprang to life. Fire Boy's right index finger burst into bright yellow flames. As he swung his hand forcefully, the flames expanded into a fireball the size of a Quaffle and shot far away... half a meter, then exploded with a resounding boom.

Wizards closer to the platform instinctively took a step back. Seeing the fireball not leave the platform, they relaxed, their gazes now hotly fixated on the figurines.

They wanted to play, and they wanted their own.

On the other side, Ice Girl kicked, displaying a graceful and fierce posture. A row of ice-blue icicles shot forth, causing some young witches' eyes to shine.

Awww, they're so cute!!! I really want to hold them!

Felix Harp wore a smile that seemed to control the entire room—

"Next, we need a battle!"

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