Translation: "......"
"Is that enough?"
George took out a bulging cloth bag, inside of which there were more than four hundred gold Galleons.
He chose such a large owl mainly for two reasons.
The first reason is that the owl of this body size has already acquired considerable attack capabilities, and if he really encounters danger, it can provide him with significant assistance.
The second reason is the emphasis on its flying abilities. A normal magical owl can carry items weighing several tens of pounds and fly; so, with an owl this size, carrying over a hundred pounds should not be a problem.
In the future, if he encounters trouble he cannot handle and fights back, he can let the owl carry him away. Not only is it a pet but also a flying mount. Who else would he choose?
"If you're sure about it, then there's no problem."
The clerk, upon seeing that George was genuinely wealthy and not joking, immediately enthusiastically helped George move the eagle owl onto the trolley, fearing that George might change his mind.
This owl eats a lot every day, and it would be a loss if no wizard came to buy it again.
With the pet purchased, George then went to the last but most important shop, Lizzie's Bookshop.
Today, he wasn't just planning to buy all the textbooks for first year; he also intended to purchase many other magical books, especially those on hand gestures for spells.
Because if he couldn't learn hand gesture spells, then before he made his wand in the Marvel world, he would not be able to normally use magic abilities.
Today is August 3rd, and there are still eighteen days until Gilderoy Lockhart's autograph signing at Lizzie's Bookshop, so the number of people in the store isn't very high, and finding books is relatively easier as you can simply ask the staff for assistance.
"Hand gesture spells? Those books haven't been sold for a long time. Now everyone uses wands, who would still learn that outdated way of casting spells?"
The clerk shook his head.
George didn't give up but continued saying:
"I'm very interested in that outdated way of casting spells. Could you help me find a copy for me?"
"I'll pay more!"
To show his sincerity, he first took out twenty gold Galleons.
The clerk hesitated upon seeing this and finally held up four fingers.
"Needs to be ordered separately, costs a lot, forty Galleons."
"That's not a problem."
George directly took out forty gold Galleons and placed them on the table.
He knew that he was definitely getting ripped off at this price, but as long as he could get his hands on hand gesture spell-related magical books, he would even pay four hundred Galleons.
"I'll have it delivered to you within three days."
The clerk, seeing this, immediately smiled and accepted the forty gold Galleons.
"Then I'll come to pick it up in three days."
George, with his small cart full of purchases, humming an unknown tune, began to return to the pharmacy in Florean Fortescue's, ready to self-study magic using the gold Galleons he had paid.
On the way back, due to the prominent and striking eagle owl, George attracted quite a few curious glances.
"Be good and don't make a noise."
Upon arriving at the store, George placed the eagle owl on the table in his bedroom, bought a wild rabbit from the owl shop to feed it, and then instructed it before beginning to sort through the newly purchased magical books.
And the eagle owl, after hearing George's words, actually nodded very calmly.
For ordinary wizards, the eagle owl is too large to carry and is also dangerous, making it unsuitable as a pet.
But it's different for George.
His body is stronger than that of a normal adult, so the eagle owl, though large, is not a challenge for him.
As for the danger, George inherited X-Men Professor Charles Xavier's psychic ability at only level 2, which has little impact on humans with complex thoughts but has a good effect on simple animals.
Not only can he easily communicate with animals, but he can also influence their behavior to some extent.
Sometimes George finds himself thinking that if he dedicated his time to the study of magical creatures, he might not be far behind Newt and Hagrid in the future and could even become a master of magical beasts.
"Start with 'The Standard Spellings, Level One' and 'The Theory of Magic', then."
He withdrew the two most important magic books from a pile of magical books and began to focus on studying them.
Nowadays, the most important thing is to master practical spells. Matters such as magic history, herbs, alchemy, and other disciplines can be put on hold temporarily until after the crisis for his Marvel body is over.
This study lasted until evening.
"It turns out it's not as simple as I thought."
Putting down the magic book, rubbing his dry eyes, George took out the bread he had bought on his side trip to Diagon Alley and started chewing on it.
While watching movies, I felt that wizards simply wave their wands to cast spells, which seems very simple.
But actually, when I started to learn, I found that it's not so easy to successfully release a spell.
This is like cooking, you have to put in the effort and practice to master it.
It looks like the same steps, but when it's your turn to do it, you're stumped.
Even if the steps are the same, the taste is different.
According to the instructions in the magic book, to successfully cast a spell, you first need wizard blood and magic. Otherwise, even if all the steps are correct, it's still a waste.
Secondly, it's the spell itself. The spell's pronunciation must be clear. Different spells have different pronunciation speed and emotions, and if they don't reach the standard, either the magic effect is greatly weakened or it simply won't work at all.
There is also a very small chance that it could produce some unexpected effects.
Finally, the movement of waving the wand itself is not just random. Different spells require different trajectories when waving the wand.
Of course, these are for beginners.
If you truly understand and master a spell, even if you have deeply researched its fundamental principles and rules, it's not difficult to cast it without a wand or a voice.
True top-tier wizards can cast most spells without a wand or a voice.
"Softening Curse, Cutting Curse, Unlocking Curse, Floating Curse, Locking Curse and Repairing Cure. Focus on learning the unlocking curse first."
After eating the bread, George turned to the page in "The Standard Spellings, Level One" that explains the Unlocking Curse.
The spells taught in the first-year textbooks are the most basic and easiest to learn, and also have little power.
Just like the cutting curse, even if he learned it, at his level, he could only cut something as thin as a napkin. He probably wouldn't even be able to cut through the skin of a person.
It's better to learn the Unlocking Curse first, so that in the Marvel main world, he can unlock the Mutant Ability Suppressor around his neck and unleash his powers.
He can also open the various high-tech doors of the experimental laboratory and escape smoothly.
If he has any spare time, it's not too late to learn more spells.
He actually thinks that the Transformation Curse should be more useful than the Unlocking Curse, especially for high-tech weapons. If he could destroy just one part, he could render it inoperable.
However, after thinking carefully, he gave up on it.
The Transformation Curse, as a separate category of magic to be learned, would definitely be much more difficult than other spells. Even Hermione, who is a genius, couldn't learn it before the start of school, and he doesn't think he can master it in a short time without guidance.
Even if he did learn it, the effect might not be very pronounced, and it's not worth taking the risk.
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