noveltune Chapter 45 Classroom Q&A
Chapter 45 Classroom Q&A
"What does he mean...?"
"Yes, I'm afraid that's what he meant..."
"By Merlin, what a bold theory..."
Similar conversations echoed throughout the area where the professor was located.
Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore with a worried expression. Dumbledore shook his head very slightly and then gave Professor McGonagall a reassuring smile.
Snape's usual gloom was replaced by a mocking smile. His dark eyes were fixed on Lynch, who stood in the middle of the arena, and his eyes were filled with complex emotions that were hard to describe.
Lynch had no idea what was going through Snape's mind at that moment.
He simply stood quietly behind the lectern, his hands resting naturally on either side of the table, his gaze calmly sweeping across the stands, patiently waiting for the students to digest the conclusions he had just presented.
The noisy discussions in the stands finally subsided like a receding tide.
Just then, a loud voice, brimming with obvious superiority, pierced the brief silence—it came from the direction of Slytherin House.
"No offense, Professor," a student of unusually tall and muscular build stood up, grinning with a smug yet foolish smile, "but what use are all these grand principles to us? We can still cast spells without understanding them, and," he emphasized, "we cast them quite well!"
Lynch's fingers gently stroked his chin. "I understand. You are...?"
"Marcus Flint, Captain of Slytherin Quidditch!" The answer was firm and resounding, filled with undisguised pride.
"Very good, Mr. Flint," Lynch nodded slightly. "Since you're a Quidditch expert, let's use Quidditch as an analogy; it might make it easier to understand. What position do you play in the team?"
"Chaser!" Flint puffed out his chest and shouted.
"So, can the core abilities you need for the competition be roughly categorized into two types: the skill of wielding a flying broomstick, and the throwing skill of accurately throwing a Quake into the hoop?" Lin Qi asked clearly and logically.
"And the wisdom of the game!" Flint immediately added.
Because Marcus himself was very tall and looked as if he had some troll blood, when he said that, a burst of suppressed laughter came from the audience, mainly from the students of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
Upon hearing the laughter, Marcus's face flushed red instantly. He turned his head sharply, glaring fiercely in the direction from which the laughter came, trying to find the ringleader.
"Of course, intelligence," Lynch's calm voice drowned out the commotion. "So, Mr. Flint, do you agree that to become a better Quidditch player, one needs to continuously improve these three abilities?"
Flint frowned, his large knuckles clenched, and after a moment's hesitation, he replied in a muffled voice, "...probably."
Lin Qi's gaze shifted to the words floating in mid-air.
As he gazed upon them, only the words "Magic" and "Will" remained brightly lit; the rest of the writing quickly dimmed and disappeared.
He pointed to the two glowing words: "Hogwarts mission is to teach you to become great wizards."
Previously, this meant you needed to learn a vast and complex body of magical knowledge and practice casting spells countless times.
"But from this day forward, you will understand that, in addition to this," his voice suddenly rose, clear and powerful, resounding throughout the entire area, "you need to consciously hone these two core qualities! This is the value of this answer—it points to the path to becoming a stronger wizard!"
He paused for a moment, letting the weight of his words sink into everyone's hearts.
"The purpose of this course is to study the laws governing the operation of magic more deeply, to find the key factors that are usually overlooked by most people, and to help you strengthen them!"
Ultimately, this will enable you to go further on the path of wizardry and magic.
Lynch paused, then gestured for Marcus to sit down: "For Mr. Flint's courage in raising questions and participating in the discussion, Slytherin gets five points."
Then, he glanced around the quiet stands and said in a calm but firm voice, "Does anyone have any questions?"
No need to worry, no need to hesitate.
Feel free to voice your questions; the purpose of today's lesson is to answer them.
A Hufflepuff student stood up timidly: "Professor Lynch, if... if, as you say, magic doesn't need a wand..."
But... many of us can't cast spells without a wand like you!
Without our wands, we can't even use the simplest levitation charm. We're practically... practically no different from Muggles!
So...is a wand really not necessary?
"Good question." Lynch clapped his hands lightly, his eyes showing approval. He gestured for the young Hufflepuff wizard to sit down. "I'll answer the part about wandless spellcasting first."
He smiled slightly, his expression becoming mysterious and suggestive: "Most people have forgotten, but the vast majority of you unconsciously practiced wandless spellcasting before entering Hogwarts."
The young wizards in the stands stared wide-eyed at Lin Qi, wondering why he would say such a thing. Had they ever done something as amazing as casting spells without a wand?
How come I didn't know?
The same question lingered in their minds.
Lynch didn't let their doubts linger for long; he immediately revealed the answer: "In the life of every wizard, before you received your systematic education, each of you must have experienced one thing, and this has happened to you more than once—a magical riot."
The young wizards looked at each other, most of them still puzzled, but some of the quick-thinking ones had already shown expressions of sudden realization.
"When you experience a magical outburst, the magic within your body comes into play under the influence of your own strong emotions and desires, fulfilling your wishes."
At that time, you could make objects levitate and disappear...
It can make withered branches bloom; it can even lift itself off the ground briefly...
When all this happened, were you holding a magic wand?
Lynch's voice carried a powerful persuasive force, "No! That was purely your own will triggering a response from the magic within your bodies—this is the most primitive and essential form of staffless spellcasting!"
A chorus of "Oh—" of sudden realization rippled through the stands, and many professors nodded in agreement.
"As for the wand," Lynch changed the subject, his tone filled with respect, "it is one of the greatest inventions in the history of magic."
It skillfully guides and concentrates the magic within a wizard's body, enabling us to cast spells stably and efficiently, maximizing our potential.
Even in rare cases, when a wizard establishes a profound resonance with their wand, it can help the wizard push their limits.
He concluded, "It may not be an absolute necessity for magic to occur, but it is definitely an indispensable partner and tool for you to grow into a great wizard."