Harry and Hermione looked up from their books to stare at Ron.
"I mean it. You two have read and reread our school books, and you two have to go and get books from the library to read. It's crazy!"
Hermione got a very indignint look on her face, and was about to tear into Ron, when Harry started to laugh.
"Ron, if you think this is bad, you don't want to know what a magic education is like back home."
"What do you mean, Harry?" Hermione asked. Hermione took every opportunity she could to try and learn more about the world Harry had lived in for three years.
"Well, the spells we learn here at Hogwarts work a lot differently than the magic back home. Here, all you need to know is the words of the spell, and the gestures for the wand. Back home, you can know the incantation for a spell, but it won't do you much good unless you research it too."
"Research? You mean go and hunt through a library or something?" Ron demanded.
"Basically. You see, you have to not only be able to know the incantation, but you have to be able to understand the forces you're dealing with. The more you know, the better you can cast the spell, and the more control you have over it."
"That's fascinating, Harry." Hermione said.
"It may be fascinating, but it's also a bloody nuisence too." Harry rolled his eyes. "My sister Lina knows a ton of spells, but there are some she can't cast because she hasn't researched them.
"Let me show you."
Harry ran up to the dorm he and Ron shared, and after a few moments, came back down carrying a leatherbound book.
"This," He said, opening the book. "Is all for one spell."
Ron looked at Harry in horror. The book wasn't that thick, compared to some of their school books, but for one spell, it was insane.
"I'm serious. The actual incantation is on one of the front pages, but the rest is all the research a wizard needs to be able to cast the spell with full control over it.
"This book is one I got just a few days before Hagrid came to pick me up. Most of the spells only have one or two pages of research, usually. It's only the higher spells that require this much."
Hermione stared at the book Harry was holding like Ron had looked at the Welcome Feast. If the boys didn't know better, they would swear she was drooling!
"Harry." She said slowly, as if she was having trouble concentrating. "What kind of spell is it? In the book I mean."
"Astral Break. It's a powerful spell that attacks an opponent's spirit from the Astral Plane."
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