I’m Only A Defense Against The Dark Arts Professor

Chapter 114: Casting It In The Air

“Alright, alright,” Ollivander muttered.

“I could sell you a hundred wands of the same material, but even if each wand has to be made of laurel wood and dragon heartstrings and all 14 inches in size, the qualities of each wand would not be exactly the same.”

“Also, you won’t be able to get that much in a moment. Making a wand is not as simple as stuffing the core of the wand into a stick, and regarding the dragon string, I have to buy a batch of it from Romania.”

Sherlock wasn’t in a rush and wasn’t looking for the ultimate perfection of craftsmanship.

He asked, “How many wands can you have ready by September?”

Ollivander gave him a number, “About fifty.”

“At that time, I will come and take away 50 first. I will come to pick up the remaining fifty at the end of October. How much deposit do I need to leave to you?”

“You can give me a deposit of three hundred Galleons first.”

Sherlock poured out three hundred Galleons from the purse, and after making a deal with Ollivander, he left the wand shop. Thanks to Snape’s bargain to buy the Basilisk, Sherlock has a lot of money. Even if he spends 900 Galleons to buy a hundred wands, it will not affect his money situation at all.

He wandered around Diagon Alley for a while, picked out a birthday present for Harry, and returned to his home. The Daily Prophet reported Sirius Black’s escape from Azkaban while Sherlock and Harry were still traveling.

Even the Muggle government has been notified about it. The TV portrays him as a murderer with an armed weapon in his hand, so people must call the police as soon as they find him. Sherlock was impressed by the third part of the original book, knowing that the story was about to take a dark turn.

Sherlock recalled only that he had turned into an animal for a long time, and he didn’t know whether this was accurate or not. He simply didn’t think about how things developed and began to study the spell he had been studying since this holiday, the Patronus Charm.

Dementors will come to Hogwarts this year, and it’s inevitable. Now that someone has discovered the purpose of Black escaping from prison, which is to find Harry and kill him.

Azkaban guards would definitely waiting for him, coming to the castle, closely guarding and monitoring Harry at the same time. In Sherlock’s mind, the time the Dementors were stationed at Hogwarts was not a good one. If something happens, the Patronus Charm is undoubtedly the best way to deal with these creatures.

Sherlock sat in the study room, looking at his new wand from Ollivander. The laurel wood and dragon string wand are much longer than the one before the original Sherlock, and they are a lot easier to use.

Sherlock waved his wand and used Transfiguration on a teacup, constantly turning it into various cups and finally turning it back again. After getting acquainted with the feel, he was ready to use the first advanced spell of his new wand.

“Expecto Patronum.”

Silver light came out of Sherlock’s wand and spread to every corner of the study room. He could feel that his Patronus was trying to form its shape, but in the end, it was like something was missing, and it could only float around as silver strands of mist.

He aborted the spell. Although it was still unsuccessful, Sherlock could clearly feel that this wand was better than the previous one when he used the Patronus Charm.

In the end, he didn’t succeed. His happy emotions didn’t accumulate much, and he needed to accumulate more. Sherlock sat in the chair and closed his eyes.

He tried his best to recall the joy in his past life when he found out his college entrance examination scores and received a college admission letter.

After entering the wizarding world, he was a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts for a year. He felt that his students’ exams were enough to meet the standards, and during summer vacation, he felt joy in having a vacation in France.

Positive emotions accumulated in Sherlock’s heart. He waved the wand in his hand and said the spell again.

“Expecto Patronum.”

The wand flickered again. But this time, those strands did not spread out but sprayed from the tip of Sherlock’s wand, continuously forming something. Sherlock looked at the silver strands that gathered together with anticipation, and he could feel that his spell must have been successfully cast this time.

But what form will it take?

A bird of silver strands fluttered down the ceiling, hovering over Sherlock’s head for a moment, and landed on his shoulder.

Sherlock looked at his Patronus carefully. At first glance, he thought it was a pigeon. But after he studied for a long time, he was sure that it was a crow. Because it is composed of silver light, some people may not be able to recognize its features.

Sherlock played it with his hands, and the Patronus standing on his shoulder was quite satisfied. After the Patronus is summoned, it can not only be used to deal with Dementors but also to send a message. Flying birds like crows will undoubtedly be more effective for this.

As for the meaning of the animal itself, perhaps in some places or a certain period of time, crows are seen as something as the unknown.

However, for the British people, crows or ravens have always been considered a sign of something. The British government still keeps a large number of crows in the Tower of London. It is said that as long as these crows do not leave the Tower, the country will not suffer bad luck.

The British government tasked someone with taking care of them to prevent them from flying away, so the country would always be protected or lucky.

The bird with a special meaning is his Patronus, and Sherlock is satisfied. After appreciating the crow again, Sherlock canceled the spell and began to try to master it with multiple wands. It takes time for Ollivander to make his wands, so for now, he only has two wands to experiment with.

Power spread out from Sherlock’s body; everything around him floated gently around him and returned to its original position. The two wands were floating in midair.

Sherlock controlled them, aimed at the two blank parchments on the table, and cast a Severing Charm. The next moment, the two pieces of parchment shattered into countless small pieces of paper. There are still some subtle differences in the magic on the wands.

Sherlock got a new one today, and the effect of the Severing Charm on the parchment was better than that of the previous wand. The original Sherlock’s wand is not suitable for Sherlock, and the laurel wand is the most suitable one for him.

Afterward, Sherlock held his wand again and used a Severing Charm on the parchment. The result is the same as the effect of the Full Body Bind Curse in the fight against the goblin before. The spell released by using the wands was weakened by between four and five times compared to casting it normally.

This laid a foundation for Sherlock to form his own wand formation and how to cast it at the same time better. However, if he wants to use this tactic, he can only use it in certain situations.

Sherlock still needs to conduct an important experiment, which is how to use and control it more effectively. If he had prepared the wands and recklessly shot the enemy with indiscriminate attacks while they came directly to him with a spell, then it would have been a waste.

Sherlock levitated his old wand, used the new wand, and cast the Freezing Charm on the old wand. The spell was released, but the old wand remained floating in the air without any change.

Sherlock breathed a sigh of relief and got up from his chair. This spell stops an item’s motion, and it is usually used frequently in daily life.

Its advanced form is an unconventional version of it. Historically, only in large-scale wizarding wars has the application of this spell been used, and multiple people can join forces to improve its effect again. However, the gestures of the spell and the way of casting it are completely different.

Sherlock turned his wand down, pointed it at the ground, and recited another spell to remove its effect. A red light immediately spread from the tip of his wand and spread upward along the ground. The red light was bright and shone in the study room.