Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 387 The Power of Emotions

Sainz felt that the working principle of the Hand of Glory was probably related to the mind, and not just ordinary magic.

This is somewhat similar to Old Deng's lights-out device.

When watching movies and TV shows in his previous life, Old Deng’s lights-out device attracted Mr. Sai’s attention as soon as it came on stage.

If the light extinguisher can only control the flickering of street lights, it is actually nothing and will not amaze Sai at all. It is just a remote control after all.

However, it can collect the light from the street lamp into a small metal body similar to a "lighter", so that the street lamp that is still powered will no longer glow, and then it can return the light and make the street lamp light up again.

The most amazing thing about the Deluminator is that when Ron was confused, it condensed a ball of light from his "heart" and guided him to find Harry and Hermione.

At that time, they were bewitched by Harry and had conflicts because of their long-term contact with Harry's Horcrux. Ron's mind was relatively weak, and the Horcrux aroused anger and jealousy, so he left Harry and Harry in anger.

After leaving the range of the Horcrux, Ron reacted and wanted to go back to look for Harry, but he couldn't find them because Hermione had set up "enemy traps" around the camp.

This spell can form a magical protection that hides the area protected by the spell, ensuring that people outside the shield cannot see or hear the protected person. If the spell is used well, even the smell cannot be smelled.

Its effect seems a bit like Sai's invisibility spell, but it is still a little different. The invisibility spell is put on a person and can move with the person, while the enemy trap is used in a fixed range and cannot be moved.

A person who is made invisible by the invisibility spell can be touched by others, and the area hidden by the enemy trap is deceptive. If outsiders do not specifically crack it, it is difficult for them to enter the protected area and they will subconsciously ignore the area.

After Ron left, when he came back, Harry and the other had already left. He didn't know where to find them until Hermione mentioned Ron's name and he heard Hermione's voice from the Deluminator.

Ron pressed the De-Lighter, and a little blue light came out from it and then penetrated into his chest. He felt "warm" and knew where to find them.

But after he Apparated to the place, he couldn't find them because of the trap set by Hermione. Ron chased them several times and finally found him when Harry went to get the sword of Gryffindor under the water.

It is not difficult to see from the whole process that there is psychological power in Old Deng’s light put-out device, as well as the power of "love" that he has always advocated.

To put it bluntly, "love" is just a strong emotion.

In essence, it is no different from the "malice and hatred" required by black magic. It is also just an extreme emotion.

In the current world view, the carriers of magic are all entities, and almost all of them are living things - wizards, magical animals, magical plants..., and minerals contain almost no magic.

The few minerals used in potions—water, Lethe, morning dew, moonstone—have no magical powers of their own.

Sainz has conducted special research on the "Water of the Forgotten River", which is the most magical substance, but has not yet found any "magic power" similar to that of animal and plant materials.

Sainz believes that all living things, whether animals or plants, should have "consciousness", "mind", and power similar to "emotions", although the "emotions" of plants may be a little weaker.

This may also be the reason why the magic of plants is weaker when they contain the same amount of "magic power".

Some powerful plants are even difficult to define whether they are "plants" or not. Plants like the Devil's Snare and the Whomping Willow are so likely to whip people that it's hard to believe that they are "ignorant".

Various evidences indicate that local magic is related to "creatures", and the strength of magic is positively correlated with the amount of wisdom, mind, emotions and other factors.

In this worldview, it is normal for advanced alchemical items to be associated with the mind and emotions.

Because of Sai's thinking pattern, "rational" thinking has always prevailed, and he does not like the habit of letting emotional feelings run wild when casting spells.

Extreme "rationality", the habit of asking "why" for everything and wanting to understand everything is actually a disguised desire for control, and is essentially an "extreme emotion".

This is also in line with the spellcasting rules in this world view, which ensures that he is not inferior to others in magic.

If Neville was as unconfident and skeptical about magic as he was in lower grades, he would definitely not have reached his current level.

Sai never doubted the authenticity of magic, and never thought that magic was "unscientific". He just wanted to understand the laws of magic more deeply and wanted to know the deep secrets of magic.

The "extreme desire for control" of his "rational" thinking mode allows him to cast powerful magic, but it also creates some weaknesses in certain aspects, which he is aware of.

Because of "rationality", they are not very good at some areas that are more "emotional".

Therefore, he could quickly master the making methods of complex items such as the Vanishing Cabinet and the Pensieve, but he always admired the De-Lighter because it contained emotions.

Now Sai feels that it is time to start studying the "power of emotions".

When it comes to the power of emotions, the most representative ones are white magic and black magic, the Patronus Charm and the three unforgivable curses.

When he was gathering the patron saint, Sai was still relying on the joy of buying a house.

As for the three unforgivable curses, their effects would be greatly reduced if there was no malicious intent, which was actually easy for Sai to do.

You cannot deceive yourself whether you are happy or not, and you cannot deceive yourself whether you have any malice in your heart.

However, it is much easier to harbor malice than to feel happiness and joy. If you want to control, torture, or even kill the other person, can you still say that you have no malice?

Malice is different from hatred. Sai doesn't "hate" anyone, but it doesn't mean he has no "malice" towards someone. Therefore, he is very good at black magic and can also ensure that he is "not abnormal or crazy."

Back to the Hand of Glory, it was made from the hands of prisoners who were executed (usually hanged).

Perhaps its meaning lies in the fact that the hearts of these people who have committed serious crimes are dark, but even the darkest people have a little light in their hearts. Perhaps this meaning allows people to feel the light in the darkness.

This is a kind of spiritual power, not just related to the magic contained in the severed hand.

It embodies a soul's yearning for light. Perhaps it is not just one, but even many souls - living or dead - yearning for light, which created such a miraculous object.

"What kind of enlightenment can this principle bring to me?" Sainz thought secretly.

"What similarities does the 'light ball visible only to oneself' that Sai wants to create have with this?"