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Chapter 198 Study Group

Next, Levin began to explain the principles of the [Guardian Charm].

"Just as Zhang Qiu and Luna said, Dementors represent negative emotions and forces, bringing despair by consuming pleasure. To combat this negative force, we need positive and active emotions, which is the origin of the Guardian Charm's power."

"In fact, the essence of the Patronus is positive and happy emotional power, which is the external manifestation of what Dementors rely on for survival—hope, happiness, and the desire to survive—but it cannot feel despair like a real person, so Dementors cannot do anything to it."

"Therefore, before casting the Patronus Charm, we must concentrate on recalling the happiest memory we can think of. The stronger the pleasure from the memory, the more powerful the spell. We should then draw circles with our wands to build up the spell's power. Afterward, we need to chant the incantation 'Art of Protection.' The Patronus will appear from the tip of the wand, pointing towards the target..."

They rushed off.

Then, Levin drew his wand: "As the saying goes, nothing beats a test. I will personally demonstrate the Patronus Charm to everyone."

"Then, [Protector of God]!"

The next moment, silver light surged from the tip of the wand, converging to form a complete image—much more complete than when he first used the spell on the train.

However, its appearance was not that of the feathered serpent at that time, but rather a dragon—a fully grown carnival dragon, just like Aiur after he grew up.

"Look, do you see that? Look, there's a dragon just like me!"

Upon seeing the carnival dragon formed by the white light, Aiwu jumped up excitedly.

Levin could sense that with a single thought, he could transform his guardian spirit back into the form of a feathered serpent, but its primary form would still be the Carnival Dragon, a fact that seemed to have been determined after the man and the dragon formed their pact.

Levin didn't change anything; instead, he controlled the Carnival Dragon Guardian to circle the classroom, eliciting gasps of surprise.

As the guardian spirit approached, everyone felt waves of warmth and joy.

Finally, the guardian spirit ran to Aiwu and gently kissed the little dragon on the forehead before disappearing.

“This is the full effect of the Patronus Charm,” Levin explained. “However, I don’t expect everyone to do as well as I did in the first lesson. That’s unrealistic, because the Patronus Charm is a very advanced spell—far beyond the level of ordinary wizards.”

"In fact, many skilled wizards have not been able to master the [Guardian Angel Charm], so don't be discouraged if you haven't learned the spell yet."

After hearing Levin's warning, the young wizards below looked on with even greater interest—the clever Ravenclaws were not to be outdone in this regard, and they watched the boy on the stage intently.

Levin was unfazed by their confidence—or rather, their overestimation of their abilities—and added, "So, like I said before, everyone can think about what makes you happiest before practicing. Since we don't have to face Dementors, we have plenty of time to do this."

The young wizards in the study group were racking their brains to search their memories for their happiest moments—something much easier for Levin, who possessed psychic abilities. As a Level 7 psychic, he was already very skilled at controlling his mind and exploring and utilizing his memories.

Seeing that most people were eager to try, Levin nodded.

"Have you all focused your thoughts on pleasant memories? Now, repeat after me."

"Call the gods to protect you!"

"Call on God"

"No, the guards—"

"I'm sorry—"

"Call upon God for protection, call upon God for protection."

Suddenly, some of the young wizards noticed that something was rapidly shooting out from the tips of their wands, which looked like a wisp of silver gas.

“Well done, there’s progress,” Levin said, stepping down from the podium and praising the young wizard who had produced this phenomenon. “This is what the initial success of the Patronus Charm looks like.”

Levin's affirmation made the young wizards look very excited.

“Very well,” Levin said with a smile. “Then let’s try a Dementor. Ready? It’s not the real thing, but an unformed Patronus Charm will suffice.”

"Now you can practice freely. If you don't understand something, you can ask the teaching assistant. If you feel ready, you can line up and come here for a practice session. Please keep order."

Cerella immediately stepped forward to fulfill her duty, and Penelope also got up to help her.

Levin walked over to the wardrobe, where a long line of young wizards was already waiting.

Most of them were upperclassmen, but Levin was surprised to find Luna among them.

This also caused whispers among the other young wizards.

"Isn't that the crazy girl?"

"She's overestimating herself!"

"She's only in second grade. Not all wizards are named Levin Green!"

Even though Levin had already taught her a lesson, some young wizards still disliked Luna, but they didn't dare to do so openly, so it didn't come to the point of school bullying.

Even an upright official can't manage family affairs. Levin didn't say anything, but gave Luna an encouraging smile, and then pointed his wand at the cabinet door.

The cabinet door opened silently, and the old television reappeared, with Sadako creeping menacingly out from inside.

Sadako's appearance startled the wizards who saw her for the first time, until Levin activated [Mind Concealment], isolating his own thoughts and cleverly revealing the Dementor's appearance.

The next moment, Boggart was immediately misled.

With a "snap!", it transformed into a Dementor.

Its turbaned face was turned toward Levin, and a glowing, scabbed, rotting hand gripped its cloak.

The lights around the classroom flickered and went out, until Levin's [Daylight Spell] brought light back.

The Dementor emerged from the box, preparing to provoke Levin into approaching.

But Levin misled it again.

Under the influence of the [Command] spell, the Dementor's will was twisted, causing it to target the young wizard in front of it.

Although Boggart's transformation is an illusion, it also possesses a certain power to transform illusion into reality, somewhat resembling the wonders of the illusion magic [Shadow Shaping].

Such a Dementor could certainly evoke a slight sense of fear in a young wizard.

Several senior wizards failed almost immediately.

When faced with Dementors, they couldn't recall any happy memories, so naturally they couldn't even summon a silvery-white mist.

There is always a difference between real combat and practice.

They could only obediently take a piece of chocolate from the table next to them and then line up to receive Ai Wu's spiritual healing.

As yet another seventh-year wizard, so startled he dropped his wand, slunk away from the queue...

Luna is finally next!

Faced with the terrifying Dementors, Luna's usually dazed expression turned serious, and her hand gripping her wand trembled slightly.

As the Dementors, controlled by Levin, floated toward her, Luna recited the incantation:

"Call the gods to protect you!"

First attempt failed.

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She cried out repeatedly, "Call upon God for protection! Call upon God—"

The Dementor was rapidly approaching her, and it was about to reach her.

Luna stood there dumbfounded, her head slightly lowered, her long, messy, light blonde hair obscuring her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

Just as Levin was about to declare her defeat and temporarily control the Dementors to leave,

A change occurred at the tip of Luna's wand; a wisp of silvery-white gas emerged—even brighter than that of the other successful young wizards before her.

The gas dissipated shortly after it left the wand.

But it was this very force that made the Dementors take a few steps back.

Enraged by this, he lunged at Luna's face.

Then, like a puppet, it obediently turned around, put itself back in the wardrobe, and waited for the next challenger.

Levin quickly stepped forward and supported Luna with his hand to prevent her from collapsing from exhaustion.

Only after making contact did he realize that Luna's robes were soaked with cold sweat. As the young wizard who had the closest contact with Dementors, she could no longer practice.

So Levin helped the girl up and led her to the corner where Aiwu was.

As Ai Wu's little tune began to play, the girl gradually returned to her usual self—at least on the surface.

Levin didn't notice that while he was taking care of Luna, Cerella, Cho Chang, and Penelope all gave him meaningful looks.

“Okay, maybe we should call it a night,” Levin announced as he returned to the podium.

“This spell is still too difficult… Even with Aiwu here, I shouldn’t have made you face Dementors directly now…” Levin said with some self-reproach. “At least we should have waited until you could successfully cast the full Patronus before starting practical training.”

"It's alright, Levin. I was just startled. Don't worry about it."

"The Dementors won't give us time to prepare, will they?"

"I still think that real-world practice is more effective in helping me improve."

Am I the only one who thinks that female ghost named Sadako is scarier than Dementors?

The young wizards all offered words of comfort to Levin.

But Levin insisted on closing the wardrobe.

Before we knew it, the course was drawing to a close.

Levin clapped his hands, signaling everyone to return to their seats.

"Tonight's training was a great success. I noticed that most people were able to summon the prototype of their guardian deity. This is the result of hard work. Thank you all for your hard work."

"To reward everyone for their hard work, I contacted the house-elves in the kitchen in advance and prepared some surprises for everyone."

"A hearty late-night snack."

With that, he waved his wand.

All the desks were lifted into the air and formed several rows of long tables in the classroom, while the young wizards were automatically pushed to the sides of the long tables by their own chairs.

The table was piled high with cakes, puddings, chocolate frogs and other sweets, as well as jugs of chilled fruit juice and pumpkin juice.

The little wizards cheered and pounced on the sweets. Aiwu immediately hogged a whole plate, her earlier fear instantly vanishing from her mind.

After a satisfying meal, the Ravenclaws lined up and, led by Penelope, happily returned to the lounge.

"This group learning session was fantastic!"

"I feel like I've learned a lot."

"Levin actually provides late-night snacks; I would never miss a study group like this."

"I hope next weekend comes soon."