"What is meditation?"
"Before answering this question, I would like to ask the wizards here first."
"What are the most basic elements for casting a spell?"
Lockhart stood on the high platform and asked the audience below.
Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Soon, a group of students raised their hands.
Seeing this, Lockhart directly called on one of them and said, "Hermione, tell us."
After hearing this, Hermione stood up quickly, recalled the information in the textbook, and said loudly: "Professor, according to the principles of casting spells, they are goal, determination, and calmness."
"..."
"To cast a spell, you need to meet basic requirements: specific wand movements, correct incantations, the caster's subjective awareness of the spell's effect, and a certain degree of concentration..."
Hearing Hermione's answer, Lockhart nodded slightly and praised her: "Hermione's answer is correct..."
"Ten points for Gryffindor."
When Lockhart finished speaking, the Gryffindor students applauded.
Lockhart waited until the applause died down a bit before continuing to speak.
"These views are clearly written in our textbooks, and they have also been the consensus of all our wizards for thousands of years."
"But."
At the mention of 'but,' Lockhart changed the topic and said calmly, "If we dig a little deeper."
"We will find a very simple fact that we have overlooked."
"To perform magic, the most basic elements are spells, magic power, and spiritual power."
Having said this, Lockhart paused slightly, waved his wand, and these three words appeared in the air.
Looking at everyone's serious reactions, he continued: "Magic power gives us the foundation for spellcasting, spells allow us to open the door to magic, and spiritual power gives us the possibility of successful spellcasting."
"The role of meditation is to give us the foundation for spellcasting and increase the probability of successful spellcasting."
"This is the meditation method, a technique that allows Squibs and wizards alike to increase their magic and spiritual power."
Clap! Clap! Clap!
After Lockhart finished speaking, the students below applauded.
Then, when the applause grew a little louder, Lockhart continued his lecture.
"How does meditation improve magic and spiritual power?"
"First of all, we need to understand the magic elements or energy particles, which are all around us."
"..."
"There are runes that are a very special kind of symbol that have a high resonance with energy particles and spiritual power."
"..."
"When we meditate on these runes, we can not only absorb energy particles and convert them into magic power but also use the power of runes and magic power to warm, enhance, and change mental power."
"..."
While Lockhart was explaining the principles of meditation in detail, he would wave his wand from time to time and outline characters of different colors and runes in mid-air.
At the same time, to facilitate everyone's further understanding, he would wave the magic wand to construct various reactions of the wizard when they meditate.
The pure-blood families sitting in front of the professors listened with interest and nodded from time to time.
The students who were closer to the front were also listening attentively.
Most of the wizards in the middle, being younger and more restless, had already begun to communicate in low voices.
The group of reporters behind them kept pressing the shutters of their cameras.
Along with the clicking sound, white light continued to shine, capturing Lockhart's figure as he gave his lecture.
They all knew it: Professor Lockhart would be the center of conversation tomorrow and for some time to come.
The more photos they took, the better.
Lockhart looked at the reactions of everyone below, nodded slightly, and began to gradually add some personal insights.
"What I just shared with you is the most basic meditation method I have researched. It is also called the Nine-Element Meditation Method. It consists of the most basic nine runes."
"However, I think that meditation methods in the future should be diverse, not only with different levels of quality but also with their own special effects."
"For example, a meditation method that favors the fire attribute might increase one's ability to cast fire spells, and may even have exclusive magic spells that are compatible with that meditation method."
Having said this, Lockhart paused, looking at the rapt gazes of many wizards below, and his tone began to grow impassioned.
"Think about it. In the future, when we meditate and reach a certain level, we may be able to cast spells naturally, even silently and without a wand, just like the innate magic of magical creatures."
"This will be a milestone for us wizards."
"I believe that the emergence of meditation is no less significant than when we wizards invented the magic wand. It will, like the magic wand, change our spell-casting concepts and habits."
"The emergence of the wand allowed more wizards to master magic efficiently and quickly."
"The emergence of meditation can not only further improve the efficiency of controlling magic, but more importantly, it can increase the number of wizards."
"Enhancing the potential and power of the entire wizarding world."
After finishing speaking, Lockhart changed the topic, and his tone became a little more serious.
"I believe that many forward-looking wizards should have noticed that the current wizarding world has become somewhat stagnant over the past few hundred years, and significant research breakthroughs are becoming less and less common."
"Hundreds of years ago, we can recall many famous wizards and the major research results they brought about."
"For example, the potion fusion concept introduced by Baris Alter, the potion master; Rory Zimmerman, the spell master who created a new way of fighting spells, and so on. The inventions left by these masters are still in use today."
"But now, especially in the last hundred years, how many inventions have truly impacted our daily lives and the way we cast spells?"
"Unfortunately, very few."
After hearing what Lockhart said, the pure-blood families and professors sitting in front fell into deep thought.
Because they found that there was nothing wrong with what Lockhart said.
Especially in the past hundred years, two Dark Lords have appeared in succession, which has caused a huge blow to the entire wizarding world, particularly the British wizarding world where they reside.
At this time, Lockhart also paused very deliberately to allow them to think for themselves.
After a moment, he said in a persuasive tone:
"I believe that the emergence of meditation will inject a new source of energy into the increasingly stagnant wizarding world."
"The current meditation method is still in its infancy and needs more nurturing and careful cultivation."
"Here, I issue a call to all wizards in the entire wizarding world."
"Come, join me in the study of meditation."
"Let us leave our mark on the history of the wizarding world just like those famous wizards in history."
"Let's change the wizarding world together."
"Make Wizards great again."
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