Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

“These are all magical creatures raised on Uncle Wilson's ranch, I've told you, he has a special way of raising them, and the professor's cooking skills are amazing. Our happiest day of the year is when Uncle Wilson hosts a feast.” Neville already knew about Anduin's skills, and now he also showed a proud expression.

“You mean… all this food was made by the professor himself?” Hermione looked at Neville in surprise, obviously not expecting Anduin to have such a unique skill.

“Is there any doubt?” Neville nodded rather smugly, “Uncle Wilson even invented several gourmet magics, my grandmother praised them!”

“That's right!” Ron chimed in from the other side, “The professor can make a feast with just a wave of his wand. The food we're eating now was all invented by him, like this braised pork, cumin steak, and honey-glazed beef tenderloin. These are my favorite dishes.”

After saying that, Ron began to grab food from the plates in front of him as if he were robbing a bank, which caused dissatisfaction from the twins beside him.

“What are you grabbing for? Can you eat that much?” George unhappily used his fork to snatch two pieces of braised pork from Ron's plate.

“You bastard, there's clearly so much food left, why are you taking mine?” Ron glared at his brother angrily, but was only met with a smug look.

Just as everyone was happily enjoying the food, the nearby magical gramophone was turned on at the right time, providing elegant music to accompany the dinner.

Music and food are indeed two magic weapons for adjusting the atmosphere. The initially restrained crowd quickly relaxed in this atmosphere.

Even the slightly wary young wizards like Malfoy gradually integrated into the atmosphere, chatting happily with their companions beside them.

And Anduin just quietly watched and observed them. He wanted to use this atmosphere to explore the mysteries of 'emotion' and 'feeling', and at the same time take the opportunity to understand the character traits of these young wizards, so as to facilitate the follow-up training.

“How is it? Is everyone satisfied with tonight's dinner?”

When everyone had eaten almost enough, Anduin cordially looked around at everyone, just like an ordinary chef asking his customers about their dining experience.

“It's so delicious!”

“Thank you for your hospitality, Professor!”

“I didn't expect to have such benefits from joining the Tactics Club. Will we have similar opportunities in the future?”

Hearing Anduin's question, everyone chirped in response, with none of the previous restraint.

Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Anduin nodded in satisfaction, “Don't worry, my Tactics Club will be held every Wednesday, and each time I will prepare a dinner of the same standard for you. You can help me consume some of the ranch's inventory.”

“Of course, this is an invisible benefit of the club, and it is also within the scope of the confidentiality agreement.” Anduin paused and added, he didn't want outsiders to know about the situation inside the ranch.

“Really? Thank you, Professor!”

“I understand! This is our little secret.”

“Yay, I didn't expect to have such benefits from joining the club!”

The young wizards cheered excitedly after hearing Anduin's good news. Even reserved girls like Hermione and Penelope were extremely excited, showing that they were genuinely surprised.

“Okay, everyone calm down!” Anduin raised his hand and pressed down slightly, silencing the crowd, and then continued, “Good benefits are not obtained casually. Correspondingly, the training content will be more difficult than ordinary courses, and my standards will be higher.”

“Moreover, in the Tactics Club, I will treat everyone equally, regardless of whether you are a lower grade or a higher grade, understand?” After Anduin finished speaking, he specifically glanced from first-year students like Harry to fifth-year students like Percy, and his expression gradually became serious.

“Understood!” The young wizards at the scene had already been mentally prepared, so after Anduin asked, they answered in unison without hesitation.

“Very good.”

Anduin nodded appreciatively. What he wanted was to create a disciplined force within Hogwarts that could follow orders, with requirements even stricter than 6th and 7th grade wizards.

If his goal for those older students was to meet Auror standards, then these young wizards would be a true army, so building morale was the first step, and it was quite rare for them to be able to show such a state now.

“I'm going to arrange the first task for you after dinner.” At this point, Anduin specifically looked at Harry, “Do you remember what I told you about the standards and requirements for joining the Tactics Club?”

“You seemed to say that if you want to join the club, you have to pass the 'attribute' and 'level' assessments, that is, a physical examination is required during the selection, and members are selected based on everyone's improvement, but…” Harry paused, and looked at Anduin somewhat awkwardly.

“But I directly determined the candidates, and didn't do the so-called selection, right.” Anduin smiled slightly, “I'm sorry for lying to you on this point, but if I didn't do that, I'm afraid everyone wouldn't have such high training enthusiasm, right? I've been watching your efforts during this period, and to be honest, it's really impressive.”

After hearing Anduin's words, everyone nodded in agreement to show their understanding.

They have indeed grown a lot in this month. If measured solely by the standard of spellcasting ability, they have already walked ahead of their peers.

“But it's also true that the data in your system needs to be updated.” Anduin smiled slightly, “Only by knowing your progress in real time can you be more motivated in subsequent training.”

“Then the first project we're going to do next is a physical examination?” Hearing Anduin say this, Harry naturally thought.

“Not exactly a physical examination.” Anduin shook his head gently, “In fact, if you want to measure your attributes and levels in real time, a physical examination is not the only way.”

“And what I'm going to introduce to you next is the advanced version of the [Silver Flash Charm].”

After saying that, Anduin took out a prop from his body that was the same shape as the nameplate everyone was wearing, “The advanced version of the [Silver Flash Charm], you can think of it as a legendary item. Its functions are more powerful than ordinary charms. With it, you no longer need to have a physical examination, and you can view your current attributes in real time. Whenever these attributes and levels improve, the data in the system will also change.”

“What? Legendary item?”

“Doesn't that mean we can know our progress at any time?”

“Why wasn't such a magical item distributed to everyone at the beginning of the school year?”

Anduin's introduction immediately caused an uproar, and some people asked questions in confusion.

“The reason why this advanced version of the charm is not promoted to the entire school…” Anduin smiled helplessly, “Naturally, it's because of the cost. It can be called a legendary item for a reason. If it is sold normally, probably half of the people in the school will not be able to afford it. I can only supply a small amount to you in the Tactics Club.”

“But you can rest assured that this charm requires a bloodline ritual and is bound to you, so even if you graduate, I will not take it back, so you can think of it as the second benefit of joining the club.”

The young wizards suddenly showed a look of understanding when they heard this, and at the same time, everyone felt a trace of rejoicing in their hearts. If they hadn't joined the club, how could such a good thing be their turn? This is a legendary item!

However, some people also heard other information in Anduin's words. Wood asked with some confusion, “Professor, what do you mean by the bloodline ritual? Can't this new type of Silver Flash Charm be worn directly?”

“That's right.” Anduin nodded, “This bloodline ritual is to associate your body and spirit with the charm, and that's why it can observe everyone's physical changes in real time.”

“I see, then is this ritual complicated?” Wood asked again.

“Don't worry, I have simplified the ritual, and it will not harm your physical condition. Even I have such a charm.” After saying that, Anduin took out the same charm from his collar and showed it to everyone.

“Next, everyone do it with me once.” Saying this, Anduin gently snapped his fingers, and then a round tray appeared in front of everyone.

In the very center of this tray was a Silver Flash Charm, next to it was a silver needle, and inside the tray was depicted an extremely complex rune magic circle. Some young wizards tried to touch it, and found that the charm seemed to be stuck to the tray and could not be moved at all.

“Everyone first take out the silver needle from the tray, then pierce your finger, and take a drop of blood and smear it on the charm.” Anduin twirled the silver needle and explained in detail, “Then what everyone has to do is keep your finger pressed on the charm, sense the flow of magic in the charm, and wait for the ritual to complete. You have all practiced a month of training methods, this should not be difficult for you.”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, even the first-year freshmen were no exception, but some young wizards still had some concerns about drawing blood.

However, after long-term contact and the previous dinner, everyone had developed basic trust in Anduin, and even Malfoy didn't say much at this time.

And fans like Percy and the Weasley twins were even more eager to try it themselves.

Soon, Percy was the first to press his finger with pierced skin on the charm, and as he moved, the rune array in the tray immediately flickered with bursts of firefly light, and the flickering frequency became more and more frequent.

Finally, these magic patterns were completely lit up, and a series of magical ripples began to flow from the outside to the inside, as if something was being transmitted into the charm.