First Week (I)

Christian opened his eyes and exhaled. Today's meditation allowed him to recognize his thoughts better. He realized he had been enjoying fame too much, so he had to remind himself that his purpose of acquiring fame was to build soft power like Dumbledore to achieve his goal of improving the wizarding world. So, he added another mantra for his meditation, which stated, "Remember what fame turned Lockart into." He will recite this mantra repeatedly in parts of his meditation until this lesson, and this idea is firmly planted in his subconscious.

Christian looked around, and everybody was sleeping, so he was left to his thoughts. He took out his wand, which Professor McGonagall had sent via an owl, to write a to-do list in the air since he wanted a visual representation.

He had many things on this list, including improving his magical theory, learning the Extension Charm, learning Ancient Runes, training more on nonverbal casting, and many more.

"Besides Ancient Runes, maybe I should learn another language," muttered Christian, who suddenly looked at Harry. "Maybe I can learn Parseltongue." The ability to speak to a snake or any animal was interesting, and Christian wanted to know if he could cast spells using the language.

'But how to learn?' he thought. 'I could use the Confundus Charm on Harry, hypnotizing him to imagine he sees snakes and record their conversation.' This method was perfect since Harry could only speak the language when he saw snakes. However, Christian shook his head:

'It's wrong to do this without him knowing; revealing the truth will complicate things. Plus, I don't know the effect it will have on his mind if I have to hypnotize him every night. It's better to search for a book on the subject in the library. If not, just ask Dumbledore. I remember he also learned the language.'

After adding learning Parseltongue to the list, Christian memorized it before fixing his bonnet to ensure his hair would not bother him and slept peacefully. He woke early at 6 AM sharp, like he always does. He chose his destination from his enchanted map, and the thing turned into a paper arrow that Christian followed. With its help, Christian searched for the private bathroom that his mother told him about. As fate would have it, the thing was still there and unoccupied.

Christian then took care of his hygiene and got breakfast in the Great Hall. He tried to wake up his roommate, but they told him it was too early, and they went back to bed.

His first class was History of Magic with the ghost professor, Binns. As people started to get in, Christian saw Hermione, and she sat next to him. However, she looked horrible.

"What happened? Couldn't sleep last night because of excitement?"

"No, I was reading and forgot the time."

"Why are you reading on your first day instead of sleeping?"

"Of course, it's to catch up with you. I don't want to be behind."

"I'm sure you'll soon find out you're way ahead of all your peers."

"But not you," rebutted Hermione.

"I've had an entire head start. Plus, I won't stop advancing. So, it's best to give up such a pointless endeavor. Otherwise, you will burn out very soon."

Hermione snorted, "You can't tell me what to do." Christian shrugged. The class started, and as stated in the books, it was indeed dull, even for someone with his level of concentration. The good news is that Professor Binns was so detailed that many of his lessons were not in the history books. Unfortunately, many of the things he said were the same as his father's notes when he was at Hogwarts decades ago.

Christian took notes despite knowing everything with his superb memory and did not ask any questions despite having many. The second class of the day was Charms with Professor Flitwick. The tiny wizard tumbled over after saying Harry's name. He praised Christian for his exquisite mind while warning him about magical experiments.

The class was very basic but also somewhat educational. Professor Flitwick only taught students how to hold their wands properly before asking them to practice their wand movements. He gave many tips that Christian found helpful, so he wrote everything down. After class, Professor Flitwick announced, "The Charm Club and the Dueling Club will start in one month. Don't forget to sign up if you're interested. Yes, Ms. Granger."

"Can you tell us more about these clubs?"

"No problem. You will learn a few additional spells that may not belong to the curriculum and receive additional practice and guidance. The Dueling Club is for learning dueling etiquette, history, and dueling skills. You're in your first year and know very little, so don't expect much dueling in the first few months. However, you can watch others and learn from them."

The class ended with the students talking about these clubs. Almost everyone was interested in the Dueling Club and considered signing up. After class, Christian did not leave as he had a few questions for the professor.

"Mr. Malik, what can I do for you?"

"I was wondering how magic spells are invented?"

Flitwick looked at him, "This is your first lesson, and you're asking how to invent spells?"

"I'm not trying to create a new spell," explained Christian. "I merely would like to know the prerequisite before I'm eligible to do so."

"Mr. Malik, although you are talented and received basic training at home, you cannot run before you walk, as the saying goes. Creating any spells, even the most basic ones, is a complicated process that many wizards are never ready for in their entire lives."

Christian sighed before taking out his wand, and with a swift motion, a protective shield appeared before him. Professor Flitwick looked at him with his mouth agape. He had just seen an 11-year-old child cast a Shield Charm nonverbally.

"You!"

"As you can see, I did not just receive basic instructions at home." Christian did not want to show up, but he realized during this conversation that he needed to display his magical abilities if these teachers were to take him seriously and answer his questions.

"I've seen talented children, but this," muttered Flitwick.

"Now, can you answer my question?"

"Oh, yes," nodded Flitwick. "You should know a lot of spells were invented because of mistakes. Someone misspelled or mispronounced a word, leading to a different outcome and a new spell. Or, a witch or wizard used the wrong wand movement with the same effect. However, if you want to create spells actively, you need three requirements:

"A basic understanding of Latin or Greek for the incantations, magic theory that explains the correlation between wand movements, incantations, pronunciations, and the use of the mind—finally, you need some achievements in Arithmancy to safely, magically, and mathematically deduce the correct wand movements for whatever spells you want to create.

"However, Arithmancy requires a lot of math, which many wizards struggle with. So, some rely on their intuition and experimentation to create the spells."

"That makes sense," nodded Christian. However, all these subjects require the third year, which seems too long for him. "What about advanced spells like the Patronus that require an Intent?"

"Intent?"

"The power of the mind, as you stated. For example, you must visualize a happy memory to cast the spell."

"Oh, that," nodded Professor Flitwick. "For such spells, you'll need truly advanced magical theory and also experiment to ensure the Intent, as you said, matches with your wand movements and incantation. Intent, I'm starting to like that word."

Flitwick suddenly became severe, "Remember, any magical experiment is inherently dangerous, especially for advanced and complex spells."

"I'm very aware," nodded Christian, who often used the fate of Luna's mother as a reminder. "One more question: Why is most spelled Latin or Ancient Greek base?" In the books of different countries, he saw that many spells were of Latin, Greek/Old English origin. There were also many spells in other languages, including Old Chinese, Sanskrit, and Ancient Egyptian.

"Most spells seemed to be in dead languages. Is there a reason?"

"There is a theory that dead or unspoken languages are more effective at wielding magic than popular or modern languages, similar to how certain wand cores function," Flitwick explained. "No one knows why, but that's the case. As for other countries using Latin or Greek, it is the easiest dead language to learn. After European Wizards introduced the wand, these countries also noticed their language was easier to use and adapted it."

"That makes sense," nodded Christian. Learning a few words in Latin would be easier than learning Old Chinese, Sanskrit, or Ancient Egyptian. Additionally, European colonialism has affected the Muggle World to this day, so, understandably, something similar might have happened in the Magical World. After all, the two worlds were not wholly separated until the late 1600s.

"Thank you, professor, for answering my questions."

"No problem. You can come to me if you have any more."

"I will, but I think it's best to leave them for the Charm Club." Christian did not want to disturb classes or affect the professor's time, so the club was the best place to get all his answers.

"I look forward to it."

Flitwick watched Christian leave with a smile. "What an interesting child. I guess this school year will be more exciting than usual."