NABC Chapter 158 The Concept of the Magic Golden Wand
Chapter 158 The Concept of the Magic Golden Wand
Chapter 158 The Concept of the Magic Golden Wand
What are the properties of alchemical tools?
Everyone has their own understanding.
Some might think it was an item made through alchemy.
Some might argue that items that wizards can use and that allow magic to circulate can be called alchemical items.
There might be wizards whose style doesn't fit the current trend who think: This is it.
In Ryan's view, alchemical items should possess magical power and have certain alchemical patterns, which can achieve magical effects.
For example, the Sorting Hat in a school.
Possesses magical powers, has alchemical patterns, and can use a shallow level of Legilimency to perceive the traits of a young wizard.
Or perhaps it's the sword of slaughter in Doro's hands, possessing magical alchemical patterns and solidifying the concept of slaughter on the sword; the entire sword can be seen as being made primarily of Avada Kedavra.
He briefly explained his idea, saying that he wanted to load some fixed spells onto the wand so that he could cast spells instantly by injecting magic power.
However, he himself did not believe that it was possible to directly activate spells by attaching them to a wand.
Because he didn't believe his own idea, something that wizards in the turbulent years of the past couldn't have imagined.
You should know that wizards in turbulent times learn whatever is useful and whatever can send their opponents to their deaths.
The fact that no wizard in that era could imprint specific spells on a wand to achieve an instant effect indicates that his idea was inconsistent with theoretical basis and real-world models.
"This idea comes up every now and then. That's normal; young people naturally have novel ideas."
Ollivander remained calm after hearing this, showing no sudden shock or tremor, nor did he seem to have heard some profound truth, nor did he praise Ryan's idea.
He spoke slowly, as if recalling a case from his mind: "Based on the long history of Ollivanders Wand Shop, on average, someone comes up with this idea every half-century."
"But until now, no wand with a similar concept has appeared."
"The reason is that the wood used to make wands and the magical animal materials used for the wand cores are not suitable for further processing with alchemy. Processing them could easily lead to unstable spellcasting, causing the wand to shatter and endanger the user. However, if the wand-making materials are replaced with materials that can accommodate alchemy, the spellcasting effect will be inferior to wands made according to the well-established wand science theories developed over many years. Furthermore, wands that are one spell short of alchemy costs at least as much as, if not more than, ordinary wands."
I understand. In other words, with a regular wand, imprinting spells and ensuring safety are incompatible; and after changing materials, safely imprinting spells and maintaining good spell casting effects are also incompatible.
Ryan understood why a wand capable of instantly casting spells hadn't appeared all these years: it was better not to change such a wand at all.
However, the spell's effectiveness was not within his consideration!
His goal is to give Squibs, and even ordinary people, the opportunity to use wands to cast spells!
If an ordinary wizard were to use a wand that had been modified by alchemy, the power and accuracy of their spells would be reduced from 100% to 50%, so ordinary wizards would not attempt to use such a wand.
However, Squibs and Muggles don't care about the effectiveness of spellcasting; successfully casting a spell is already a remarkable achievement!
This is a breakthrough from zero to fifty percent!
What's more, this is just one part of the legal system that Ryan envisions! This single part alone has already brought incredibly good news!
He took out the magic metal that Nicolas Flamel had analyzed and put into production, and handed it to Ollivander: "Mr. Ollivander, I understand what you've said. I'd like to ask you a question: can this metal be used to make wands?"
Ollivander took the wand, took out his own wand, and tapped it lightly. Ripples of magic spread through the air, looking like a spell to test materials.
After careful examination, he said, "The material can replace the main material of the wand to some extent, but compared to wands made of wood, wands made of this material are not as flexible during spellcasting."
"Moreover, choosing the wand core is difficult. Previous magical biological materials are difficult to be compatible with metals, so new wand cores need to be developed."
Ryan: "In wand science, what does the wand core mean?"
Ollivander: "For a wand, the wand core is like the wizard's brain, playing a central control role. Different types of wand cores are better suited to wizards with different personalities; this is how a wand chooses its wizard to maximize its effectiveness."
It turns out that the core was added to enhance the spell's effectiveness—the future unscrupulous wand manufacturer, Lane Welsh, has already decided to sell wands without cores in future production.
Since Muggles or Squibs don't matter much in terms of spellcasting effects, as long as they can cast spells, there's no need to make a really good wand, which saves the effort of researching wand cores for making magic wands.
He said, "That's enough. Mr. Ollivander, I'd like to learn from you for a while how to make wands with magic metal."
"It seems you already have a plan." Ollivander walked towards the back room. "Then come with me."
Ryan followed Ollivander into the dim light of the back room. "Shouldn't we turn on a light?"
"Getting old. Forgetting things." The lights and Ollivander's voice appeared together.
The dim corridor brightened, illuminating the towering wand boxes piled up on both sides. The light cast shadows on the platforms, creating a symphony of light and darkness that split the two sides.
As Ryan stepped from the darkness into the light, the procession just passed by Ollivander's wand shop, chanting slogans and waving flags.
Everyone has a bright future.
"For a bright future! For us! For the magical world!"
"We need a strong and capable minister!"
"Fudge step down!"
"A foolish and incompetent ruler, yet unparalleled in his power grab and greed!"
The slogans of the marchers became increasingly radical.
Any rational observer could tell that someone was definitely stirring up trouble within the group, and it was at the magical level.
But there were few rational onlookers; the vast majority of them were wizards caught up in the desires and atmosphere.
They may not have a clear understanding of what Fudge has done, but they just want to see some people build tall buildings while others' buildings collapse.
Furthermore, there's the concept that "the law doesn't punish everyone," meaning that it's harmless for people of this size to infiltrate a march to vent their emotions, since the Ministry of Magic can't possibly arrest them all.
Flourish Blotts.
Larvin was flipping through the catalog, holding "Higher Spells" in his hand, talking to a friend.
"I haven't looked at a magic book in a long time since I graduated, because of work."
His friend, who was also part of the small group that went to France last weekend, said, "Now that you can still concentrate on reading, I believe you're telling the truth. It's really because work keeps you from reading—"
"One must remain calm in times of great importance—" Larvin said without looking up, as if the spells recorded in the book were some profound and mysterious thing that needed to be carefully and repeatedly studied and pondered.