[Potential Points: 6]
Opening the system panel, Andy added all six [Potential Points] to the [Mind] attribute.
[Mind: 6]
As his mental strength improved further, Andy felt like he could now get an emotional power boost when using magic without having to concentrate on it.
In gaming terms, this meant a significant increase in magic damage.
Previously, he needed to concentrate and even hypnotise himself to use his 'explosive' abilities, but now he only needs to focus a little to achieve the same effect.
With this in mind, Andy took out his wand and pointed it at a wooden mannequin in the practice room.
Under the effect of the Severing Charm, the wooden mannequin instantly split into dozens of pieces according to Andy's imagination, and each piece ended up exactly how Andy had thought.
'...So powerful!'
Andy waved his wand again, and all the wooden blocks instantly returned to their original shape.
'Mind control magic... If I can increase my [Mind] talent to seven points or more, maybe every one of my spells can achieve the desired effect with ease.'
Andy was instantly excited.
Don't look at Andy just experimenting with two spells, but the feeling when casting a spell is something only Andy himself can understand.
Compared to before, it was two very different feelings.
Casting spells was easier, the magic was more powerful, and it was easier to control.
Of course, to do all this, the attribute of [Mind] alone, which had reached a maximum of six points, was not enough.
Back when he was improving the Patronus Charm, Andy had initially completed the fusion of mind and magic.
This was the fundamental reason why Andy could exert his mental power to the maximum.
Why is the Obscurial so terrifying?
That's because the Obscurial's mind and magic power have completely merged, and it has even given birth to a dark magical entity called the Obscurus, which can entirely unleash the wizard's negative emotions.
'Seven points of mind...'
Andy calmed himself down a bit and finally decided to add the attribute of [Will] to six points next.
Magic transfiguration is most important at the moment, given Voldemort's impending resurrection!
Voldemort has not yet been resurrected, so Andy does not need to be too powerful for the time being. After all...even if you have great power, you can't use it at school.
There are no opponents!
Moreover, Andy believes that magic transfiguration can also enhance one's magical power.
Just like the Patronus Charm.
The biggest improvement from Patronus Charm to Andy was never an extra helper called the Fat Cat Patronus, but rather the initial fusion of his mind and magic.
Even today, Andy still benefits greatly from this.
'Talent is only the foundation. Only through the accumulation of knowledge can the power of talent be brought into full play!'
After closing the system panel, Andy continued to practice magic.
With his mental strength enhanced and his abilities strengthened, Andy needed to master his current powers as soon as possible, lest he accidentally overdo it and kill someone, which would not be good.
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Early October.
Hogwarts has been in operation for a month.
Over the past month, Andy has been immersed in studying and practising magic, and his magical abilities have been improving almost every day.
The first thing he did was focus on basic spells and Transfiguration.
Well, Transfiguration can wait.
Andy has focused all his practice this month on concealed casting and fusion magic.
Concealed casting is progressing quickly, and Andy now only needs to carry his wand with him at all times to be able to perform various magical operations, much like 'wandless casting'.
For example, he can snap his fingers or tap his fingers lightly to cast a spell.
Andy has practised deliberately, and his casting posture is very cool!
In particular, after adding six points to the [Mind] attribute, the ability to cast spells covertly has been further enhanced.
As for fusion magic, Andy's progress is not too fast, but he has barely managed to use two spells at the same time—provided that he uses a wand.
In addition, Andy has focused most of his energy on divination.
Thanks to that accurate prediction, Andy's divination skills became famous at Hogwarts.
As Andy had predicted, after that day, many young wizards came to Andy for divination. Andy also refused no one, and after charging a nominal five bronze knuts as a divination fee, he began the road to making money from divination.
The red liquid in the system orb also soared.
However, Andy soon discovered his own shortcomings.
His talent in Divination was still too low, and Andy was unable to predict things too far in the future.
For the time being, six months was already the limit.
Moreover, depending on the weight of each person's destiny, this time would have to be shortened.
In fact, Professor Trelawney was the same; unless she entered a 'prophetic state', she could only predict the short-term future.
So Andy was already very satisfied.
A quiet learning environment, a little bit of progress in magical strength... Andy now sincerely hopes that there will never be an attack on Hogwarts.
Apart from that, there are two other things worth mentioning.
They both have to do with Professor Lupin.
It is said that in a Defence Against the Dark Arts class for Gryffindor, Professor Lupin brought in a boggart—it can see into people's hearts and turn into what you fear most.
Using the Boggart-Banishing Spell, the boggart can be made to turn into whatever you think is the funniest thing.
Neville was most afraid of Snape, and the funniest thing to him was Snape wearing his grandmother's clothes...
Andy, after hearing this, only hated himself for not being able to attend this Defence Against the Dark Arts class with the Gryffindors.
It is said that after this incident, Neville cleaned up five buckets of toad stomachs in the Potions classroom.
Amitabha!
As for the other thing, it was the fact that Professor Lupin finally used the Invisibility Cloak -of course, only when he was alone.
Andy only heard about it and didn't see it with his own eyes.
He also didn't know if this would work or if it would affect the Cloak's ability to avoid curses.
As for things outside Hogwarts, Andy usually just reads the Daily Prophet every day or writes to his family and Sirius to find out what's going on in the outside world.
He doesn't really care. There are only a few people in the wizarding world who are keen to stir up trouble.
Andy studies hard, and Snape teaches with all his heart. What else could possibly happen in the wizarding world?
Andy doesn't believe anything would happen.
Hogwarts is the one that decides whether the wizarding world is in chaos or not.
Isn't it so? Peter Pettigrew's execution is imminent... Even if Snape doesn't want to admit it, when his senses return, he will naturally make the most sensible choice.
He knows this is in his favour!
When Hogwarts decides to do something, it will become the biggest thing in the wizarding world!
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