Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Muggle Expulsion Charm

"Wingardium Leviosa!"

With the elegant and melodious incantation, a gentle force poured from Gu Zhongyan’s fingertips. The magic flowed steadily—not fierce, but smooth and robust—like a breeze invisible to the eye, unimpeded as it streamed forth and wrapped around Su Yan.

Before Su Yan could even react to what was happening, he found his body floating lightly, as if he were a balloon. Flight is the eternal dream of mankind, even more so for a twelve-year-old child. After the brief surprise passed, Su Yan was so excited he nearly screamed.

Fortunately, Gu Zhongyan anticipated this and, before the outburst, raised a finger to his lips and softly shushed him. With other children, this gesture might not have worked, but after experiencing the kidnapping by the Hand Society, silence had become Su Yan’s instinct. If not for being with Gu Zhongyan, he might not have been so thrilled as to cry out.

As soon as Gu Zhongyan made the gesture, the excited boy immediately clamped his hands over his mouth, face flushed red, but not making a single sound.

In truth, Gu Zhongyan’s own excitement was no less than Su Yan’s. At last—he had finally cast a spell again. Though it was merely the Levitation Charm, the simplest and most basic of spells, Gu Zhongyan, who had once reached the heights as a Hufflepuff, understood well the importance of fundamentals.

Hogwarts had chosen the Levitation Charm as the first spell taught to young wizards not only because it was easy, but because it formed the foundation of most natural magic. Most spells in the world of Harry Potter—Expelliarmus, Accio, the Dangling Clock, even high-level spells like Sectumsempra and Apparition—were all derived from the Levitation Charm.

At its core, the Levitation Charm was the most basic method of using magical power to manipulate objects. Successfully casting it meant not only that Gu Zhongyan could use this magic, but that he could wield most familiar spells, and that the path of the psychic mage he had chosen was correct.

If he continued to strengthen his magical power and eventually forged his wand, he could cast more and more spells, perhaps even combine them with the Marvel Universe’s magical system to create new magic.

If becoming a psychic mage before had been a breakthrough from nothing to something, then the success of the Levitation Charm was the union of theory and reality. Had he not lived through three lifetimes and gained maturity, he might not have behaved much better than Su Yan.

After sending Su Yan up to the balcony with the Levitation Charm, Gu Zhongyan swiftly climbed up after him and brought him into the room. Even after landing, Su Yan’s excitement hadn’t faded; he pressed urgently, “Brother Gu, brother Gu, just now—just now, was that magic?”

Watching Su Yan’s wide eyes, as if he couldn’t believe he wasn’t dreaming, Gu Zhongyan smiled. “What, didn’t you already know I was a wizard? Why are you so surprised?”

“It’s not the same,” Su Yan shook his head.

True, Gu Zhongyan had told him from the start that he was a wizard; true, he had seen Su Yan’s Patronus; true, he had witnessed Gu Zhongyan drive the beast back to the Hell Dimension. But for a child, seeing with your own eyes was never the same as experiencing it yourself—especially floating in the air, something people have dreamed of forever.

Gu Zhongyan laughed, “Alright, don’t be so excited. It’s just the simplest Levitation Charm. If you want to learn it, I can teach you sometime.”

“Really?!” Su Yan nearly jumped for joy.

“Brother Gu, brother Gu, you mean—I—I can learn magic too? Is it true?”

Su Yan’s big, dark eyes were shining, so excited they were tinged with red, staring unblinkingly at Gu Zhongyan. With such earnestness, if Gu Zhongyan had said “no,” he might have burst into tears on the spot.

Luckily, Gu Zhongyan didn’t deceive him.

As a member of the Black Void, Su Yan was already closely tied to the mystical side. Especially since Gu Zhongyan had opened the connection between him and the beast, the demonic power of the beast had flowed into his body. Though Gu Zhongyan had siphoned most of it away, it had coursed through Su Yan, altering his constitution somewhat—in the language of fantasy novels, increasing his affinity for magical elements.

For someone like this, learning magic might not be effortless, but it would at least come naturally, without much resistance.

Meeting Su Yan’s expectant gaze, Gu Zhongyan nodded. “Of course it’s true—but not right away. At least wait until I deal with the beast, then we’ll talk.”

Su Yan was not disappointed by this; he was still immersed in the joy of being able to learn magic, nodding vigorously. “Mm, you’re someone who has important things to do. I’m fine—I can wait.”

“Good boy.” Gu Zhongyan smiled, then said, “Alright, go sit over there for a bit. I need to cast a spell so Father Landon won’t notice you.”

Without a word, Su Yan ran to the corner of the room, staying far away from Gu Zhongyan for fear of disturbing his spellcasting.

Seeing this, Gu Zhongyan focused and began to cast another spell. With a thought, his powerful psychic force enveloped the entire room. The magic within him flowed through his fingertips, gradually attaching itself to the walls.

This time, Gu Zhongyan wasn’t casting an ordinary spell, but one of a rather high level—the Muggle Repelling Charm.

The Muggle Repelling Charm was, in the wizarding world, one of the most practical spells. It was thanks to this charm that wizards had been able to hide within the magical world for so many years without being discovered.

Gu Zhongyan dared bring Su Yan back precisely because of this spell. Once cast on the room, Father Landon wouldn’t pay any attention to it; even if he did notice, under the magic’s influence, he would quickly ignore and forget about it.

As long as Su Yan stayed inside and didn’t leave, there would be no risk of exposure.

Invisible waves of magic steadily reinforced the room, forming a barrier that enveloped the entire space. At last, a faint glow flickered, and Gu Zhongyan opened his eyes, exhaling deeply.

That was close—almost failed. The Muggle Repelling Charm truly deserved its reputation as one of the highest-level spells in the wizarding world. Fortunately, it mainly relied on psychic strength, not so much raw magical power; otherwise, even with his increased magic, without a wand, he would have had no chance of success.