Ivan was disappointed. He had hoped to learn how to make a wand, but it seemed hopeless.
However, this was understandable. If wands were so easy to make, Ollivanders would not be the only wand shop in Diagon Alley.
"By the way, Mom, how are you doing with your Pager?" Ivan asked.
"It's not bad. Why, are you planning to learn it in the summer?" Alicia asked in surprise, then frowned.
"Although the Puffs are high-level charms, they are generally useless. I think you should learn something more basic!"
"Basic Charms? As in these?"
Ivan waved his wand and chanted a spell, causing a sandwich on the table to levitate, then break into pieces, and then rapidly transform into birds.
The crisp sound of birdsong filled the hall, and in the next moment, it was burned to a crisp by a raging fire…
The smell of roasting meat filled the air.
Due to the destruction of the deformation structure, the burnt meat soon turned to ash and disappeared in the wind.
Ivan noticed this and gave up on the idea of displaying a few more basic charms with a shrug. He looked at Alicia…
Look… I think it's a good time to start cultivating the Hundun Guard…
Alicia watched the scene in a daze.
Even though Yvonne had previously mentioned to her that her grades had been good at school, and that she had received "outstanding marks" for every subject except History of Magic.
However, in Alicia's opinion, Ivan was only in his first year. No matter how good his grades were, how good could his spell-casting be?
Ivan's performance was far beyond Alicia's expectations. In just a few seconds, he had used the Levitation Spell, Splinter Spell, Transfiguration Spell, and Fire Spell in succession. His casting was smooth and fluid without any pauses, showing how solid his foundation was.
This alone was more powerful than some adult wizards in Knockturn Alley.
Ivan looked at Alicia, who was still in shock, and wondered if he had been too high-profile.
Ivan was annoyed, and the next thing he knew, he felt a pinch on his cheek. He cried out in pain, and realized that it was Alicia rubbing his face with her hands, leaning in to sniff him, and asking a lot of questions.
This confirmed that he was not some wizard in disguise using Polyjuice Potion…
"What's going on?" Yvonne was tongue-tied from the kneading, and she was frightened by the whole process, but she managed to retain as much surprise and displeasure as she could.
"I can't believe I've given birth to a genius!" Alicia rested her chin on her hands and stared at Ivan with her purple eyes.
"It can't be helped. Geniuses can't be explained away by common sense, like Harry Potter, the savior of the wizarding world, who defeated the Dark Lord at birth," Ivan vowed.
The deliberate mention of Harry was meant as a test, as he was concerned about Alicia's displeasure with Dumbledore.
"I didn't see you being special when you were born!" said Isiah, petting Ivan's hair and rolling her eyes. "And next time, use something else to practise magic. Don't waste food!"
Ivan nodded, slightly relieved by Alicia's lack of reaction, and then whispered a question.
"What about the Hundun Guard?"
"Not until after dinner." Alicia shoved a sandwich into Ivan's mouth, telling him to shut up. She was still reeling from the shock.
After a quick breakfast, Alicia was finally able to accept the fact that her son was a super-genius. She became extremely excited and couldn't wait to see how strong Ivan was.
"Come, let's go to the basement practice room. If you please me, I'll consider teaching you."
Ivan reluctantly followed Alicia down to the basement, which was much larger than the first two floors, and was divided into three areas: the storage area, the work area, and the practice room.
It seemed that Ethiopia had been expanding illegally in recent years.
Alicia went into a cubicle in the training room and changed out of her robe. She put on her usual dark green wizard's robe and black gloves on her right hand. The gloves were made of silver silk, and there were several rings on the fingers of her left hand.
"All right, that's it." Alicia stopped on the right and turned to Ivan, indicating that he should make the first move.
Ivan looked around and saw that the place was empty except for practice dummies and wooden tables and chairs.
To be honest, Ivan was still not used to waving his wand in a face-to-face battle, especially against a wizard who was obviously more powerful than he was…
How could he fight like this?
Ivan sulked for a while, and Alicia waited for a while, then grew impatient, frowned, and started to speak…
Ivan drew his wand the moment he noticed Alicia's change of heart.
There is no such thing as duelling etiquette, let alone a hint that the battle has begun…
"Expelliarmus!"
A brilliant red light swept through the air,
Alicia bit back the words she was about to say and smiled, flicking her wand through the air to create a barrier of magic that blocked the red light.
When Isiah saw Ivan again, he had cast the Shield Charm on himself.
The sound of birds chirping filled the training room. With a sweep of Ivan's wand, dozens of small birds split into several groups and, under Ivan's guidance, flew towards Asia.
Alicia had no intention of attacking; she was just testing Ivan's strength, so she moved slowly towards him, the black silk glove on her right hand glowing with magic.
With a light tap of his right hand, a small spark flew out of the wand, which then expanded into a wide purple flame barrier. The bird crashed into it and was reduced to ashes before it could pass through…
At that moment, a thought occurred to Alicia, and she turned her head. A blinding white light shot out of the flames and passed through the hair of the dummy, hitting it from behind.
"It would not do to have the intention of battle so obvious…" Alicia pointed out with a smile, but then her expression changed.
A gust of wind swept past her from behind, and she ducked to avoid it, then forcibly twisted her waist and flipped her body, kicking out with her long legs and sending the animated dummy flying backwards.