Volume 3: A Tombstone Stained with Sin and Blood Chapter 143: The Patronus Spell and the Invisible God
John is very interested in the advanced defensive technique called the Patronus Charm.
This spell seems to have great limitations. It can only pose a greater threat to creatures like Dementors, and cannot kill them completely. But in fact, in most combat scenarios, the Patronus can provide great help to wizards.
It is not just an imaginary individual, but a real living creature condensed from positive emotions.
And in future battles, the Dementors will definitely always stand firmly on Voldemort's side. The sooner he learns this spell, the better.
Lupin was not opposed to teaching Jon the Patronus Charm. He was just a little surprised that Jon had to learn such advanced defensive skills in his third year.
But he also knew that the boy in front of him was far more talented and intelligent than his peers, so he did not refuse. After the summer vacation began, he took time out to invite Jon to his office to teach him about the Patronus Charm.
Lupin's teaching ability is not bad at all, not to mention that the Patronus Charm is his forte.
During the three years he lurked in Azkaban, he taught more than thirty wizards imprisoned there how to successfully summon their own patronus, which enabled them to escape successfully.
So he has .
"In fact, if there is a Dementor who can cooperate with us in teaching, and experience that feeling firsthand, your speed in learning this spell should be able to improve rapidly." Lupin's face, which always looked a little pale, was very serious. He always looked like this when teaching. "However, we are not in a very urgent situation now, so there is no need to rush to catch up."
"Come on, show me once, Jon, let me see how well you've practiced this spell over the past week."
Jon drew out his wand and cast the Patronus Charm according to Lupin's instructions.
" Expecto Patronus."
He waved the staff and chanted the spell, all in one go, and it was obvious that he had practiced this frequently.
But only a shallow silver thread emerged from the tip of his wand, and there was no further reaction. However, Lupin showed an expression of surprise on his face, and he praised.
"Very standard casting movements, and the pronunciation is also accurate and correct."
Jon frowned at this and stared at the wand in his hand.
"Then why doesn't the spell work?"
"Because the Patronus Charm is very different from other spells," Lupin explained to him. "This magic requires very high emotions. Even if the casting movements and pronunciations are standard, if the emotions are not enough, the spell will not succeed."
Jon pondered, "How can I make the emotions more intense?"
"You have to judge for yourself." Lupin looked at Jon seriously, "You need to understand what makes you truly happy. There are many things that can make people happy, but because everyone's situation is different, the requirements for this emotion of happiness are also different."
"For example, when I taught the adult wizards the Patronus Charm in Azkaban, their happiness at that time was very simple, that is, the days before they came to Azkaban. Every day before being imprisoned was extremely happy for them at that time, because the despair brought to them by the Dementors was unforgettable for life. So I said that if there is the teaching assistance of the Dementors, learning the Patronus Charm will be twice the result with half the effort."
"But you don't have such conditions now, so you have to try it yourself and find out what really makes you happy and joyful. This is the difficulty in learning the Patronus Charm, Jon, because human emotions are not easy to detect, especially your own emotions. It is difficult for you to judge the degree of your happiness and what exactly makes you truly hopeful and happy."
Jon could understand what Lupin said. The Patronus Charm was a typical spell that only depended on the wizard himself. Dark wizards with evil hearts had no way of learning this spell because the source of their happiness and joy was dark itself.
The emotion of taking pleasure in killing, torturing, and forcing cannot summon the purest patron saint.
Learning magic is not something that can be done simply by relying on talent. It mainly depends on Jon's understanding of himself and when he can figure out what makes him truly happy.
This was not an easy task, at least Jon made a lot of attempts.
He recalled how he felt when he was admitted to university in his previous life, and also tried to imagine how it felt when he studied Occlumency and ring magic with Slughorn, but all had little effect. Not to mention the Patronus, there were only three or four faint silver lines emerging from the tip of his wand.
However, although he did not make much progress in learning the Patronus Charm, John made great progress in another spell, the Shadowless Strike.
He had been practicing this spell for nearly half a month. Jon used an old desk to experiment. The magic he used was enough to leave a half-centimeter deep mark on the wooden table. If it was on a key part of the human body, it would be enough to cause fatal injuries.
There is no way to see the effect of the Oblivion Spell intuitively. This spell cannot be used on people at will, and Jon has no way to test how far he has practiced. However, when he releases it on the experimental frog, the stupid frog has confused memories and thinks it is a fish, lying on the ground with four legs flapping around.
The summer vacation passed slowly.
Still nothing unexpected happened in the carriage, as if the speculations Dumbledore had talked about with John before were all his imagination.
After entering August, Lily and McGonagall, the two professors who were usually responsible for welcoming new students at Hogwarts, left the castle and went to look for 11-year-old children of appropriate age with magical talent based on the names and information on the admission book that Jon brought back to the carriage.
Their targets are only those students of Muggle origin, and they will not take the initiative to contact half-blood and pure-blood students unless they are from families where the parents know everything about them.
Since Dumbledore was able to let John sneak into the castle, Voldemort would certainly be able to think of letting children of appropriate age get into the carriage.
This year, it became extremely smooth for Lily and McGonagall to recruit students. Without the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance, it was not easy for Hogwarts Castle to even identify whether the children of school age from wizarding families had magical talents, let alone searching among Muggle children like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The results that Jon obtained at the risk of his life last year are gradually being reflected in the carriage.
