novelhk Chapter 16 Enhancing Talent
Chapter 16 Enhancing Talent
According to the record on the parchment, Vaughn found his dormitory room.
Slytherin dorms are usually four people per room, but this can be adjusted depending on the number of students enrolled. Vaughn was lucky; his room only had three people.
The other two don't deserve any names, and Vaughn can't be bothered with them. If they're smart enough, they might move out soon.
As soon as he pushed open the dormitory door, a large orange and golden cat pounced over, placing its two front paws on Vaughn's chest and rubbing its furry head against his chin.
"Alright, alright, Fruit Tea, you clingy little thing, you're too heavy!"
"Meow~"
"Are you starving? Sorry, pets aren't allowed at the banquet... Okay, stop rubbing against me, I'll feed you some dried fish, and you can have breakfast with me tomorrow morning." Vaughn soothed the cuddling cat, smiling happily.
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary office worker in a first-tier city. He didn't have the energy to keep pets. He bought Guoguocha because he thought it was smart and hoped it could help him keep an eye on Banban.
But the longer he spent with this clingy, adorable creature, the more he grew to love it.
If even cats are like this, what about family members in this life... While feeding him fruit tea and dried fish, Vaughn thought about how Percy, Fred, George, and Ron were surprised when he was assigned to Slytherin House, and he had a bit of a headache.
I wonder what my parents will think!
But there was no way around it; he was a time traveler, and he always carried the mindset and ambitions of an adult.
Fortunately, I got the max-level Brain Occupation skill from the newbie gift pack.
Otherwise, setting aside whether the secret of time travel has been exposed, the Sorting Hat would likely be terrified just by the thoughts of adults.
Even if a child is cruel by nature, due to their immaturity in knowledge and concepts, they are still somewhat naive and foolish!
Adults with mature values are different. Their behavior can be restrained by the law, but their thoughts cannot. The unintentional evil in every thought of an adult is probably enough to send them on a trip to Azkaban.
Setting aside these thoughts for the moment, Vaughn combed Fruit Tea's fur while silently chanting:
"System, claim your reward!"
Several lines of information popped up in front of me:
[Claim Reward]
[Free Talent Points +1]
[Magic Scale +50]
The air trembled slightly; it was a fluctuation of magic.
Guoguocha noticed the commotion, looked up at Vaughn, and seeing that he seemed fine, she continued to nibble on her dried fish.
Warn opened the system panel.
[Host: Vaughn Weasley]
[Magic Scale: 432 (500 for a typical adult wizard)]
【天赋：魔咒学7、黑魔法6、变形术7、魔药学10、草药学6、占卜学2 (满值为10)】
【魔咒：大脑封闭术LV5(MAX)、铁甲咒LV3(3/8)、缴械咒LV2(2/4)、漂浮咒LV2(1/4)、石化咒LV2(1/4)、火焰咒LV2(2/4)、照明咒LV3(0/4)……】
[Potions: Ecstasy, Energy Replenishment, Blood Tonic, Hair Conditioner, Hair Growth Potion, Beauty Potion (Master Grade, includes various types of formulas)...]
[Reputation Points: 17]
[Free Talent Points: 1]
[New task updated, to be checked]
Looking at his various statistics, it had been almost two months from receiving the acceptance letter to enrolling in school.
Compared to before, his magic scale has increased by 62 points, of which 50 points are the reward he just received, and the extra 12 points are the natural increase over the past two months.
Previously, Vaughn had guessed the natural growth trend of magic power within wizards based on the standards marked in parentheses in the system.
Because the timing of each young wizard's awakening and burst of magic varies, there is no universal template, but it is certain that the natural growth of magic is related to magical talent.
The higher your talent, the more magic power you will naturally gain each month.
There is no universal template in this regard either. Vaughn guesses that the three talents that mainly affect magic power growth are Charms, Dark Magic and Transfiguration, while other talents have lower weight.
This may also be affected by the developmental cycle.
He has observed his brothers and sisters quite a bit over the years, but he still can't calculate an expected value based on his own situation.
Magic isn't that simple, but improving your talent is definitely the right thing to do!
After all, it also affects the learning, mastery, and development of magic.
After carefully sensing the surge in magic power for a while and confirming that he could still control it, Vaughn focused his attention on his talent.
He needs to think about where to put the newly added talent points.
"Based on past comparisons with Percy, Fred, and George, as well as my own experience learning spells, I can conclude that a talent rating of 7 is considered exceptional."
"Based on the original work, she's probably around Hermione's level, maybe a little higher... Well, for now, she's good enough to learn spells."
"Although the level of black magic is a bit low, it's difficult to learn any black magic in a short period of time."
Thinking of this, Vaughn frowned slightly.
Black magic is not only difficult to learn, but also requires the cultivation of specific emotions when casting spells.
To use Avada Kedavra, one must possess a sufficiently intense killing intent and malicious thoughts.
To use such a method as ripping out one's bones requires sufficient cruelty and profound hatred.
Those dark wizards and Death Eaters are mentally unstable and seem crazy, but they weren't born that way; it's more related to their misuse of dark magic.
Vaughn stroked his chin: "Before learning dark magic, you have to find a way to avoid this problem. Dumbledore should have had the skills. Before he believed in the 'power of love,' he was also a master of dark magic. Unfortunately... given his personality, it's impossible for him to teach students to study dark magic."
"Another traceable individual, skilled in dark magic and not insane... Snape!"
This Slytherin headmaster was both a Potions Master and a Dark Arts Master, and was able to develop "Divine Strike" while still in school.
As long as you can get on his good side, you can have your cake and eat it too.
Excellent!
"So, Dark Magic talent PASS, Herbalism talent PASS, Divination... my biggest weakness, even if I improve it, it's useless, PASS!"
"Only Transfiguration is left!"
Transfiguration is the most complex and extensive discipline. It is not just a few spells, but a vast system of knowledge that intersects with Charms, Black Magic, and Potions.
From the simplest transformation of inanimate objects to transformation of living beings, and then to magical transformation and human transformation, it can be said that every advancement in Transfiguration is comprehensive!
It is also unique in that it requires no incantations from the very beginning.
Vaughn stopped worrying and allocated that free talent point to Polymorph.
The improvement in talent is silent and subtle, unlike the obvious improvement in magic power. But when Vaughn drew his wand and gently touched the dried fish in the fruit tea, it was noticeable.
A completely different feeling immediately flooded his mind—
The magic flowed into the dried fish like a babbling brook, permeating and outlining its most minute internal structure, and then fed back into Vaughn's mind.
The entire process was no longer as difficult or unclear as before.
As Vaughn's thoughts raced, he effortlessly manipulated the structures within his mind, many small techniques suddenly becoming clear. He smoothly adjusted and altered them, then used magic to project his imagination into reality.
puff!
The dried fish turned into a lively, jumping mouse!
Guoguocha's eyes widened, and she pounced on it immediately.
According to Gamp's law of deformation, the deformation of an object does not change its essence.
In other words, the fruit tea tasted like a dried fish mouse...
meow~
Double the happiness!