Chapter 12 The first combat of magic
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Ten o'clock in the evening in the small town of Winton, Edward Orphanage.
"Crookshanks, daddy is going out for a trip. Don't run around at home!"
Jerry picked up the wand, put on some black clothes, said something to a ginger long-haired cat that was lying on the ground, holding on to its fluffy tail, and then opened the window and got out.
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Jerry's room was on the second floor of the orphanage, but with his skills, the second floor was not a problem at all. He just used the window sill on the first floor to jump down easily.
In fact, many children are better at climbing than adults, especially Jerry, who has eight-pack abs and is as strong as an average 17- or 18-year-old boy.
At ten o'clock, the orphanage was already dark. Jerry walked through the front yard in the dark, quickly climbed over the big iron gate and left the orphanage.
When choosing to experiment with magic at night to earn little red stars, you should consider that your actions at night are not easily discovered, and many criminal incidents generally occur at night.
"Lumos!"
Taking out the wand from his arms, Jerry muttered a spell in a low voice, and the top of the wand suddenly emitted a bright light, as bright as a flashlight.
The wand lighting spell is one of the simplest of the fourteen spells Jerry has learned so far.
However, when he was learning this spell, he saw an extension at the end and said that there is an advanced version of this spell. Once used, the brightness is comparable to that of a small sun. It is generally used in small worlds to replace the sun.
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This made him think of Newt's suitcase in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" in his previous life. Maybe the sun in the small world inside the suitcase was made of this advanced spell.
Therefore, Jerry felt that he should not underestimate the basic spells he was learning now. Many subsequent powerful spells might be created based on these low-level spells.
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The Edward Orphanage is located in the south of the town, which is relatively remote. Jerry took the wand to illuminate and walked for nearly 20 minutes before arriving at the center of the town.
Unlike everyone in the orphanage who has gone to sleep, there are still many small shops open in the town at ten o'clock, especially near the bars in the town, where many men and women dressed in colorful clothes are coming in and out.
In Jerry's impression, crimes were more likely to occur near bars at midnight, so he kept patrolling around bars with his wand, and specifically went to dark alleys with fewer people.
Unfortunately, he continued to patrol until one o'clock in the morning, but he did not encounter even a single criminal incident. However, when he first entered the town, he encountered an old couple who were walking at night and accidentally slipped. He went up to help him and then broke free.
At two o'clock the little red star arrived.
He had no choice but to return to the orphanage to sleep first, planning to attack again the next day.
Facts have proved that the world of "Harry Potter" and the world of Marvel are still different. Especially in a small town with low life pressure, it is really not easy to encounter a crime.
I go out at ten o'clock every night and return at one o'clock in the morning.
It wasn't until the night before his return that Jerry finally encountered a small robbery.
It was half past eleven, in a dark alley in the small town of Winton.
A young white-collar woman who came home late from working overtime was blocked by a strong white man holding a fruit knife.
And this scene happened to be enough for Jerry, who was patrolling everywhere, to catch him.
However, he did not appear immediately to save the white-collar worker. Instead, he hid at the exit of the alley and watched the strong man quietly. After he succeeded, he took the stolen money and necklace in one hand, took away the fruit knife in the other, and rushed towards
He ran towards the alley.
"Flavi!"
Taking out his wand, Jerry aimed at the puddle of water at the exit of the alley and threw a transformation spell over it.
The weather in London is rainy and foggy, and you can often see puddles on the ground left by rain.
Hit by the magical light of the transformation spell, the large pool of water instantly turned into super moist lubricating oil, and the strong man who fled in a hurry stepped on the pool of lubricating oil as soon as he came out of the alley.
"Ouch!"
As soon as his foot slipped, the strong man's speed was too fast, and he was thrown away and fell hard to the ground.
The Transfiguration Spell is the most difficult of the fourteen magic spells Jerry learned. Other magics generally add certain attributes to a certain substance, while the Transfiguration Spell completely transforms one substance into another substance.
Also, it can be distinguished from all magic spells and listed as a subject, and its profoundness can be imagined.
However, when learning transformation spells for beginners, not all transformations are so difficult. The book mentions that if you want to increase the success rate of transformation spells, you should pay attention to several points during transformation.
First of all, it will be easier to transform the same substance, such as turning water into wine or water into oil. Generally, young wizards who have just entered the first grade can master it easily.
Counterexample, if you turn water into stone or steel bars, it will be extremely difficult.
However, converting non-living things into living things and converting living things into non-living things is not too difficult, but it requires some learning about conversion spells.
Secondly, the smaller the object, the easier it is to successfully transform it, such as turning a match into a needle or hair into a thread.
Counterexample, if a match is turned into a spear or a telephone pole, it will be very difficult.
Finally, the simpler the structure of something, the easier it is to successfully transform it. For example, turning a mouse into a snuff box and a rabbit into slippers are all things that a first- or second-year wizard can do.
Counter-example, if you turn an owl into a telescope, it is very difficult. Even many fifth-year wizards cannot complete it, let alone conjuring airplanes, cannons, and machine guns. Even Dumbledore may not be able to do it.
These are still basic. For example, more in-depth transformation techniques also involve Gamp's transformation rules, cross-species transformation, human body transformation, etc., which requires him to go to school and learn slowly.
"Smokey!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the strong man fell down before he could get up, Jerry threw a smoke screen spell at him.
Suddenly, the strong man was surrounded by a burst of smoke, and Jerry rushed into the smoke like a little cheetah.
The strong man on the ground was still in a dazed state from being thrown, but he seemed to notice someone appearing in front of him, and quickly grabbed the fruit knife that fell on the ground.
“Softening fast!”
However, Jerry reacted faster and threw a softening spell on the fruit knife. The fruit knife instantly collapsed like noodles.
"Little dragon wag its tail!"
After removing the biggest threat to himself, Jerry showed no mercy and kicked the strong man in the head with a whip kick that was about to stand up.
Jerry's strength was no worse than that of an ordinary boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. He kicked the strong man in the temple with all his strength, knocking him unconscious immediately.
Chapter completed!