Chapter 199 Learning Ancient Magic?

"Can magical animals cast spells?"

Professor Flitwick showed a surprised expression and looked at Townsend, who was sitting on the sofa opposite his desk, "This is a very novel angle. How could you have such an idea?"

"I had a sudden idea while dining." Tang Sen said: "I was thinking that since many magical animals have special abilities, then they must also have magical powers, right?"

"While dining." Flitwick recalled the recent news about this orientalist's recipe and showed an indescribable expression.

"I don't have much research on magical beasts. You can ask Hagrid or write to Professor Newman about this."

He said: "But I did read some information, and it is a proven fact that magical animals have magical powers."

"Since they possess magical powers, why have I never heard of magical animals casting spells?" Tang Sen asked.

"The ability of magical animals to use themselves is also a kind of spellcasting. For example, the Hungarian Horntail has the ability to breathe fire, and the Phoenix can apparate and be reborn from the fire. These abilities are passed down in their blood, and they are born Know it.”

"But if you're talking about casting spells like a wizard, it's impossible for magical animals to do it."

"Spellcasting is a complicated matter." Professor Flitwick explained: "Having magic power is only a part of spellcasting, or even a small part of the conditions. What is more important is knowledge and will."

"Even with this series of prerequisites, not every wizard with magic power can successfully cast a spell."

"It doesn't matter that even young wizards can cast simple spells now, but these spells have been perfected and simplified by generations of wizards, and they also have the help of magic wands - this is very important, there is no magic wand , most wizards can’t even cast the basic levitation spell.”

"Wizards are like this, let alone those magical animals. Many of them can only rely on instinct and do not possess high intelligence. Naturally, they cannot learn magic."

Tang Sen nodded and said: "So, if a magical animal has the same intelligence as a human being, then it has the conditions to learn magic knowledge. If it happens to have a magic wand, maybe it can become a magician." Magical animals that learn and cast spells?”

Professor Flitwick shook his head repeatedly, looked at Townsend in surprise, and said decisively: "Of course it's impossible!"

"There are many magical animals that are as intelligent as humans, but there are no magical animals that can cast spells like wizards."

As he said this, he even stood up and explained: "The magic power of magical animals and the magic power of wizards are completely different. The magic power of magical animals only has a certain quality, while the magic power of wizards is more comprehensive and malleable. Modern magic powers Curses are almost always a system created based on the magic power of wizards.”

"If, I mean if, even if a magical animal tries to learn a modern spell, the effect it releases will most likely only be the ability of the magical animal itself. Of course, this is unlikely to happen."

Tang Sen suddenly realized.

Professor Flitwick is worthy of being a master of spells. He has a very thorough understanding of spells and magic. Although it is just a hypothesis, there is no doubt that the situation he mentioned is not far different from the situation faced by Tang Sen.

Even if a fire dragon learns the magic spell, the only thing it can release is flame. This is determined by the nature of the fire dragon's magic power.

This is not good news for Tang Sen. It means that no matter how many magical animals he eats, he will only gain the abilities of those magical animals, and he will not have access to many magical spells in this world.

"I thought the essence of magic was the same." Tang Sen said: "It's funny, I haven't done much in-depth research on magic."

"I am happy to discuss these interesting topics with you." Professor Flitwick said nonchalantly: "Actually, there are fewer and fewer wizards who are willing to think and study. Although the modern spell system is simple and complete, But it also makes wizards accustomed to the convenience of casting spells, and they no longer care about the essence of magic——"

He said regretfully: "Many wizards even think that without the wand, wizards are no different from Muggles. They also don't think about it, didn't wizards cast spells before the wand was created?"

"The nature of magic?" Tang Sen raised his eyebrows.

"Magic is incredible." Professor Flitwick said with a hint of yearning in his tone. "With magic as the basis and will as the bridge, wizards can change the world. I have always believed that in the world of magic, anything can happen. Of course, it also includes the interesting topic you just mentioned."

"But you said the magic of magical beasts isn't as malleable as that of wizards—"

"Under the premise of modern curses." Professor Flitwick corrected: "It is impossible for magical animals to release modern curses, because they are tailor-made for wizards."

"But if you think about it, the evolution of magical animals to modern times is not static. Some of them have evolved, and some have degenerated. In the process, they have gained some abilities and lost some."

He said with great interest: "For example, the thunderbird, maybe a long time ago, was just an ordinary bird, until it realized the ability to use thunder and lightning. For a more simple example, the basilisk is obviously not a naturally magical animal. , according to the data, it is more like a terrifying creature created by magical means, and its abilities must contain some traces of ancient magic experiments."

"These evidences prove that even though the magic power of magical animals is single, it is not static. Those evolved magical animals may have learned the secrets of a certain kind of magic by chance and let it pass on in their instinctive bloodline."

"Of course, these are the realms of ancient magic."

"Ancient magic?" Tang Sen, who was originally disappointed by Flitwick's inference, suddenly became active again. He looked calm on the surface, looking like he was discussing casually, "What is ancient magic?"

"This is a more complicated subject. Although I have been researching it, I still don't know much about ancient magic." Professor Flitwick said modestly:

"The only thing we can know is that ancient magic is more powerful, but also more uncontrollable. Learning ancient magic is a very dangerous behavior. It is not as easy as a little wizard failing to cast a spell. There are any mistakes in learning ancient magic. It may lead to loss of control of magic power or even death.”

"Is this also the reason why modern magic spells are promoted and used?" Tang Sen said.

"That's right." Professor Flitwick said in agreement: "But modern spells are like a flying broom. Any wizard can use it, and even use it well, but they will never know how to make one. Flying Broomstick. If you want to deeply explore the mysteries of magic, exploring ancient magic is essential."

"Unfortunately, the threshold for ancient magic is too high. At the very least, you have to learn ancient magic scripts. This is a more complex subject. It contains many kinds of ancient scripts. Currently, the only ancient magic scripts that can decipher most of their meanings are Ancient Runes"

"However, not all ancient books are recorded in runes. For many books, we can only rely on speculation, and some have completely become dead characters. Even the best existing ancient magicians, There is no way to know what is recorded in those books, let alone find out the magical knowledge that people need in them."

Tang Sen's heart moved slightly.

It seems that this is not a problem for me.

"That's really a pity." Tang Sen sighed: "I'm very curious about how the ancient soothsayers got omens from the future."

"It must be more primitive and dangerous, maybe through some bloody sacrifices." Professor Flitwick made a joke that was not funny, and then said: "If you are interested, the library contains the most comprehensive collection of information in the entire UK and even the entire Europe." The ancient books, of course, are all in the forbidden book area. I can take you to see Professor Babuling from the ancient magic text class, she may be able to give you some help."

"If there is a chance, of course I would be happy." Tang Sen stood up and said apologetically: "I have delayed you for too long, Professor Flitwick, thank you very much for answering my questions."

"This kind of communication makes you feel happy, Professor Tang." Professor Flitwick smiled: "I appreciate your fantastic ideas. British wizards are always very rigid. They can't think of such interesting topics. If You can come to me anytime if you want."

After walking out of Professor Flitwick's office, the corridor was a little quiet. Townsend hesitated and walked towards the library.

This conversation was of great help to Tang Sen, at least it saved him a lot of time——

There is no need to waste time in the framework of modern magic. With your current situation, it is not applicable to modern magic at all.

"Hogwarts is such a wonderful place."

Tang Sen sighed: "If you don't use the convenience of your status to gather wool, you will be living up to your trip to this world."