Hogwarts: The Unscientific Wizard (TL)

"Wizards understand the world through magic..."

Professor Trelawney explained, "But...the more you understand about the world, the more they will hinder your ability to see."

"Divination is the most difficult of all magical arts, and it requires a high level of talent. Without Sight, you can only do the most basic divinations based on the experiences of others."

"Sight is a kind of inspiration that transcends the real world, so...the only thing that can hinder your sight is your own perception of the world."

Andy nodded knowingly.

Knowledge from books is the divination experience summed up by previous generations.

Without sight, you can only divine according to experience.

For example, a black dog is an omen of misfortune.

But if you have sight, knowledge from books is useless—because sight itself is a kind of inspiration that can predict the future.

Sight is inspiration that transcends the real world!

Andy was like a character in a two-dimensional comic book who saw the plot behind the comic through the perspective of the three-dimensional world.

For this reason, the more you know about the world, the more things there are to get in the way of your inspiration—just like the saying goes, 'the more obstacles someone has in front of them, the less they can see beyond'.

Andy not only knows magic but also science.

So there are a lot of obstacles in front of Andy!

But the crystal ball...

Why does Andy get such positive results when he uses physical objects for divination?

Andy looked at Professor Trelawney in puzzlement.

Professor Trelawney continued to explain: "It's different when you use physical objects for divination. When we use a medium like a crystal ball, magic replaces your vision."

Hermione asked curiously, "Replace your vision with magic? What if you don't have a 'Sight'?"

"Of course, nothing will happen!"

Professor Trelawney said. "Sight is a kind of perception that transcends the physical world. Without sight, even if you do the same divination, you will only be a blind man."

Hermione felt as if she had lost her soul.

Andy, on the other hand, understood a little better. "Professor, if you were to do the divination... no, you could just use your vision to perceive the future. But someone like me, who can't see through the fog, would have to use a tool and let magic replace my vision, right?"

Andy's words immediately made Professor Trelawney's heart bloom.

Although Professor Trelawney was also unable to make real predictions very often, the predictions she casually made were also highly accurate.

Andy had calculated that the accuracy rate was at least 90%.

"Collins, you are a good young wizard."

Professor Trelawney said, naturally beginning to trade compliments. "When your sight cannot see through the fog, we will use tools to let your magic pass through the fog."

"However...this requires a very high level of magic mastery, which is not something an average person could do."

Andy understood!

Upon further thought, this method of divination was very suitable for Andy.

After all, there is a visual representation of the future!

Unlike Professor Trelawney, who is often regarded as a fraud, he could show it.

"Collins, you can try again." Professor Trelawney looked at Andy with an encouraging expression.

If Andy succeeds in divining again, Professor Trelawney has decided to go to Dumbledore immediately.

She wants a pay rise!

After all, people who can divine are still very rare in the wizarding world.

Especially someone like Andy, who not only possesses the Sight, but also has a high level of magical ability—they can use magic to manifest what they see with the Sight.

How valuable!

"Mm!" Andy nodded.

Andy was also looking forward to the next divination.

In particular, the red liquid in the system orb was really rising!

"Hoo—"

After adjusting his mindset, Andy closed his eyes, placed his hands on either side of the crystal ball, and began the divination process.

Andy's conversation with Professor Trelawney had attracted the attention of many people in the classroom. They were all well aware that Andy had the Sight, but he had never been able to make an accurate prediction.

In Professor Trelawney's words, Andy's Sight was obscured by a fog.

But now... the situation had obviously taken a new turn.

They watched quietly as Andy performed the divination.

Hermione also came back to her senses and stared intently at the changes inside the crystal ball.

The young witch had always been sceptical about the whole 'sight' thing. She thought that if you just learnt all the facts from books and memorised them, you could learn real divination.

But that was obviously not the case!

Time passed slowly, and when Andy opened his eyes again, a white mist appeared inside the crystal ball.

Andy held his breath and watched carefully.

The white mist first showed Hogwarts Castle, and then Fudge walked in with two Aurors.

The image disappeared.

This time, Andy did not predict something about a person but predicted Hogwarts.

Wow –

The classroom erupted into a buzz.

"Minister Fudge is coming to Hogwarts?"

"Is this for real?"

"Andy has made a real prophecy?"

"Andy, when will Minister Fudge be coming?" Someone suddenly asked.

"Half past nine, not quite ten."

Andy thought for a moment and said, "After this class, you can wait by the door and see. If there are no more classes, you will probably see Fudge before ten."

The young wizards immediately started talking, and many were already preparing to go in groups to wait for Fudge by the door.

Because this was the first... no, the second prophecy made by Andy, who had the Sight.

They were eager to see if the prophecy would come true.

Andy was also very satisfied with the situation.

If the prophecy came true, then once the news spread, more people would come to seek his help.

Andy already foresaw that the red liquid in the orb was about to rise sharply.

"Professor Trelawney!"

Ron suddenly asked, "Can we use a crystal ball to tell fortunes too?"

"Of course,"

Professor Trelawney said, "If you progress quickly, you can learn to use crystal balls to tell fortunes after you have finished studying palmistry next term."

The young wizards were suddenly excited.

Andy: "..."

Andy suddenly thought of something.

Professor Trelawney had said before that it required a very high level of magical expertise to use a tool to channel magic through the fog.

Ordinary people couldn't do it!

Andy felt that Professor Trelawney might be one of those 'ordinary people'.

If Professor Trilawney could really make magic pass through the fog and make it show images of the future, then she wouldn't be considered a fraud.

After all, a picture tells a thousand words!

Thinking about this, Andy suddenly realised that perhaps among all the Seers, there were only a handful of wizards like himself who had 'extremely high magical attainments'.

Awesome!

----

Thanks for all your love and support.

Read advance chapters on P@treon. If you have some extra pocket money, Support me at P@treon: [email protected]/Crazy_Cat.

Happy Reading!!!