Volume 1 Chapter 42 Fly
Neville had not done any research on how high a normal 11-year-old boy could jump from a standing position.
But he was sure that as long as the boy was a normal person, even if a spring was added under his feet, he would never be able to jump to a height that was twice his height.
Unless the boy was a giant cub, even at the age of 11 he would already be over two meters tall.
But now Jon couldn't have the bloodline of a giant, but the height he just jumped was enough to be on par with Hagrid, the tallest person in Hogwarts. It was the ceiling of the carriage that obviously limited his performance, otherwise three meters would definitely not be his limit.
And before he accomplished this feat, he just recited a levitation spell that was mispronounced terribly!
"how did you do it?"
Neville stared blankly at John, who had fallen to the ground, rubbing his head with excitement and pain on his face. He couldn't understand how such a thing that went against magic could be done.
Jon obviously underestimated the effect of the levitation spell on his body. He could feel that his body had lost about half its weight. He thought that even if he jumped harder, he would not be able to jump to a height of three meters. But three meters was obviously too low.
Judging from the degree of dizziness he felt from the hit on his head, Jon felt that if there was no ceiling restriction, he could at least jump more than four meters. Even if he practiced his power techniques a little and exercised more often, it would not be impossible for him to jump over five meters.
Jon knew exactly what this meant.
He was about 1.5 meters tall, and the ceiling was more than 3.2 meters high, which meant that his feet were more than 1.7 meters off the ground.
The world record for standing high jump is only 1.83 meters!
If there were no ceiling limit, as his body developed and he exercised regularly, Jon would be confident enough to more than double this height.
Jumping from the spot to a height of more than three meters off the ground is far beyond the physiological limits of human beings.
Moreover, he could clearly feel that the benefits that the levitation spell brought him were definitely not only reflected in the standing long jump. As long as he became more familiar with this feeling, he would definitely run faster and react more quickly.
In the magic world where most magic is directional skills, possessing such dexterity far beyond that of ordinary people is like playing lol with a script - a tough guy.
Jon was in a very happy mood and did not forget to answer Neville's questions.
"Just like you just saw, chant the spell and then jump."
Of course he was joking, but honest Neville obviously took it seriously . He raised his wand with an incredible look on his face and cast the levitation spell in the same tone as John did.
As a result, there was no change in others, but the wrong spell set his holiday homework on fire.
After hurriedly putting out the fire, Neville still thought that it was a problem with his wand. He put the wand down and recited the spell again. John compared his clumsy movements to a stupid hippopotamus who wanted to escape but ended up jumping on the spot with uncoordinated limbs.
"How on earth did you do that?"
After two failures, Neville looked at Jon in disbelief again.
This time Jon didn't lie to him, but spoke seriously.
"I told you before that Professor Slughorn taught me something different. These things have a high learning threshold. It's not that I don't want to tell you, Neville, but I promised the teacher not to tell this to anyone."
Neville could understand what John said. The Longbottom family was also an ancient wizarding family with a long history. He knew that although the academic school had become the majority of the wizarding world, some magic was taught privately between master and apprentice or between father and son.
At the same time, without Jon saying much, he also took the initiative to say that he would keep the matter confidential and not tell anyone.
After spending half a school year together, Jon certainly believed in Neville's character.
Besides, it doesn't matter . Since he has learned this magic, he will definitely use it in the future, so it will be known to others sooner or later.
The huge physical changes did not make Jon forget to get on the scale. He measured his weight this time and found that it was half lighter than normal, about 16 kilograms.
He couldn't calculate the specific numerical measurement for the time being, but if his body weight was reduced by half and there was no change in his body functions, even if his jumping ability and speed were enhanced, there would not be such an exaggerated change.
It is likely that when he jumped upwards, the levitation spell itself provided him with an upward force, allowing him to jump higher more easily.
But Jon quickly suppressed his excitement and resisted the urge to run to Slughorn's office to tell him the good news. Instead, he sat back at his desk and began to study the next spell combination.
Neville was very confused by his behavior.
"Haven't you already tried it out? What else do you want to do?"
Jon shook his head and said seriously.
"I can only say that this combination of syllables has shown the most significant effect so far. Before all possibilities are tried, I cannot say that it is definitely the most suitable one. And this degree has not yet reached my initial expectations."
“What did you expect at the beginning?”
Jon said without looking up as he wrote the next pronunciation combination on the parchment with a quill.
"What a normal levitation spell would do is what I expected."
Neville didn't react to his words at first, but after thinking about it carefully, his eyes widened.
"You still want to fly!"
"The levitation spell can't make me go into the sea or into the ground."
Jon said as he started trying the next spell.
Even though he had seen John successfully apply the levitation spell to his own body once, Neville still found it difficult to accept John's "crazy idea".
After all, this world is based on magic, and what Jon did is equivalent to magic among magic.
But he didn't say anything more. He had been slapped in the face once before, and Neville would not be stupid enough to stretch his face over and ask for a second slap.
Faced with Jon, who could no longer be viewed with normal eyes, he chose to remain reserved and wait and see, in case one day he returned to the dormitory and really saw Jon go to heaven.
For the next three days, Jon never left the dormitory except to eat. He kept trying various combinations of pronunciations of the levitation spell, but he could not find a pronunciation combination that could surpass the best one so far.
Just when he was about to stay at home until the end of the Christmas holiday, Ron Justin and the others anxiously knocked on the door of Jon and his room.
