The Ancient Wizards of Hogwarts

"magic."

Professor McGonagall murmured and repeated it, and she asked seriously:

"Is this what you got from the literature? Don't lie to me!"

Ash responded calmly:

"In fact, it's something I was inspired by from ancient magic."

Upon hearing the word 'ancient magic', Professor McGonagall pushed up her glasses, but she did not interrupt Ash, but motioned for him to continue.

"The biggest difference between ancient magic and modern magic is that ancient magic is often more powerful, while modern magic is more subtle. This difference is not reflected in wands or spells, but in the difference in the 'magic power' of individual wizards !”

After a pause, Ash continued:

"For example, if the average magic level of adult wizards today is 1,000, then the average magic level of wizards 100 years ago was 2,000. Five hundred years ago, this number might have been 10,000. Two thousand years ago, this number The number may even reach a staggering 100,000!”

"One undeniable fact is that both the individual strength of wizards and the overall strength of the wizarding world have been declining."

Seeing that Ash's speech was getting more and more dangerous, Professor McGonagall forcibly interrupted him and asked in a deep voice:

"Are you a pure-blood supreme?"

Ash was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion:

"Of course not, why do you ask?"

Professor McGonagall frowned and said:

"I think a Pureblood Supremacy might like your point of view."

Ash waved his hand and denied:

"No, no, you may have some misunderstanding."

"I am very aware of the theory of pure-blood supremacy. They believe that the magic of wizards comes from the blood of wizards. Therefore, the purer the blood, the stronger the magic it possesses. And more and more Muggle wizards are Joining, the bloodline of pure-blood wizards was contaminated by Muggle wizards, which caused the power possessed by wizards to become weaker and weaker."

"The only thing I agree with about this theory is that 'the magic power of wizards comes from the bloodline.' But as for the continued decline of wizards' magic power, I think this has nothing to do with bloodline, but has something to do with the decline of magic power in the world as a whole. .”

"The magic power of the world is declining?" Professor McGonagall's expression changed slightly. This was the first time she had heard of this theory.

Ash explained in detail:

"In fact, I once met a mysterious wizard from the East. This theory was actually what he told me. He called this phenomenon of the overall decline of the world's magic power the 'End of Law', and the theory I proposed is actually It is built on the basis of the 'Dharma Ending Age'."

"Still with the example just now, the average level of magic power of an adult wizard today is 1,000. If this wizard's parents are Muggles, then his magic power may only be 10 when he is born, and his magic power will be 100 when he enters school. When he graduates, his magic power will be 100. It will grow to 600. When he truly matures and masters all kinds of magic, his magic power will gradually reach the peak of 1,000."

"If this wizard is pure blood, then his magic power at birth may be 50. The magic power when he enters school is 200, and the magic power when he graduates is 800, and his peak magic power will be about 1,200. Only a very small number of powerful wizards can Break through this limit.”

"A hundred years ago, a Muggle wizard might have been born with a magic power of 10, but when he entered school, his magic power had already reached 200, when he graduated, his magic power would have reached 1,200, and when he reached adulthood, his magic power would have peaked at 2,000."

"A pure-blood wizard will be slightly stronger. His magic power when he is born is 50, his magic power when he enters school is 400, his magic power when he graduates will reach 1800, and his magic power as an adult can easily exceed 3000."

Ash paused briefly, giving Professor McGonagall some time to digest, and then said:

"There is no doubt that the descendants of pure-blood wizards are generally more talented than the descendants of Muggle wizards. Even if there are occasionally one or two wizards with superior talents among Muggles, those are ultimately very few cases. It is for this reason, As a result, pure-blood wizards are extremely hostile to Muggle wizards, believing that they have polluted their noble blood, which will lead to the decline of the wizarding world."

"But if wizards can take a longer view, they will find that the strength gap between pure-blood wizards and Muggle wizards is not only related to blood, but also inextricably linked to time, and the influencing factors of the latter Bigger.”

"Just like the example I just gave, an ordinary Muggle wizard a hundred years ago had slightly lower magic power than a pure-blood wizard today when he was born. But when he entered school, their magic levels were already the same."

"The magic level of Muggle wizards a hundred years ago when they graduated was already equivalent to the peak magic power of today's pure-blood wizards, and the magic level after adulthood is far higher than that of most wizards today!"

"It's very simple to prove the data I proposed. I can easily find many examples, such as the Iron Armor Curse."

"Protego (armor protection)!"

Ash took out his wand and waved it gently, creating an invisible barrier in front of him. He then said:

"A hundred years ago, this was only a medium-difficulty spell, and Hogwarts students were required to master it in the fifth grade. If you still can't learn the Iron Armor Charm in the seventh grade, you won't be able to successfully graduate from Hogwarts. Graduation. But I believe Professor McGonagall knows better than me what the current situation of Hogwarts is."

Professor McGonagall remained silent, because she knew that everything Ash said was true.

A hundred years ago, the Iron Armor Curse was a compulsory subject for fifth-year students at Hogwarts, and all graduates were required to be proficient in it.

But today, a hundred years later, even in Hogwarts, the most outstanding magic school in the world, fifth grade students do not even have the opportunity to be exposed to the Iron Armor Curse. It's not because the school is hiding something, but because today's students simply can't learn this curse.

Even among seventh-grade students, only a handful can learn the Iron Armor Curse. Even in order to allow most wizards to graduate successfully, the O.W.L. exam has long since canceled the practical exam for the Iron Armor Curse.

Even in the Ministry of Magic, there are only one in ten adult wizards who can learn and skillfully use the Iron Armor Curse!

Professor McGonagall sighed softly:

"Maybe you're right."

She tried to refute Ash's point of view, but in the end she found that she couldn't find a strong enough argument.

Ash asked politely:

"Can I continue?"

"Of course." Professor McGonagall nodded slightly, but her expression became much more serious.

She is not one of those old stubborns common in the wizarding world. She has always been very tolerant of new theories and ideas.

What's more, she has realized that Ash's theory is feasible and has sufficient basis in reality.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Ash's theory can continue to be improved, it will definitely cause an uproar in the wizarding world!