As Ternas continued pulling his hands farther apart, the five magical threads in his hands continued to stretch.
Then, at a certain moment, Ternas suddenly clenched both hands.
The magical threads around his fingers converged together.
They were no longer five relatively thin magical threads.
Instead, they condensed into a single, somewhat thicker magical thread.
No, at this point, it could no longer be called a magical thread.
It should be called a magical whip.
Ternas released his left hand while keeping his right hand clenched, as though he were holding a whip.
He swung it toward a chair beside him.
With a loud “bang,” the chair was torn apart by Ternas’s strike.
A mark left by the magical whip also appeared on the wooden floor.
Seeing Ternas suddenly unleash such a powerful attack, Algie and the other two were all extremely shocked.
They had never expected that after only three years of learning magic, Ternas would already be capable of unleashing such an attack without relying on any external aid, whether a spell or a wand.
They were not particularly concerned by the fact that Ternas’s magic was offensive.
As adults, they understood the cruelty of the wizarding world better than anyone.
Their children were still young now, but once they grew older, even if they did not teach them the three Unforgivable Curses, they would certainly teach them some weaker curses and offensive spells.
That was an absolute necessity.
Only after understanding the true nature of the wizarding world could one realize that, here, the one with the bigger fist was the one who could have whatever they wanted.
However, through this demonstration, they also discovered that Ternas’s wizarding talent was exceptionally high.
Furthermore, the amount of magical power within his body was not to be underestimated.
At the very least, it had already reached the level of a wizard apprentice.
Such talent naturally delighted them.
After all, if the Longbottom family could produce a powerful wizard, it would be an extremely positive development for the entire family.
If they could produce someone like Dumbledore or Voldemort, then the Longbottom family might have a chance to rise to become the most powerful wizarding family in the magical world.
The reason the two of them had failed to become such figures was also due to various coincidences that had caused problems for their entire families.
However, there was no denying that their overwhelming strength had allowed their influence to extend beyond their own personal power.
More importantly, they had gained the obedience of the people around them.
Powerful wizards never lacked followers.
That was the true source of their strength.
Take Voldemort, for example.
He was indeed powerful, but no matter how strong he was, at most he could probably fight ten Aurors to a standstill.
But what about twenty?
Thirty?
Even fifty or a hundred?
He would still have to kneel.
Then why had he been able to dominate the wizarding world at that time?
Wasn’t it because of his followers?
They had gathered around him and formed an enormous force that made the entire wizarding world tremble.
That was the true reason for his power.
And now, with the support of the entire Longbottom family, if Ternas could grow into a powerful wizard, then even if he did not reach Dumbledore’s level, merely reaching the level of Professor McGonagall or Snape would be enough for him to gather an extremely powerful faction.
This made them see hope for the rise of the Longbottom family.
It was the first time in eight years that they had felt such obvious hope.
Eight years ago, the Longbottom family had also possessed considerable power.
At the time, not only was Algie serving in the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic, but Neville’s parents, Frank and Alice, were Aurors as well.
On top of that, there was Aini, who also held an important position within the Ministry of Magic.
With such a force, they had a good chance of establishing a significant presence within the Ministry of Magic.
In the future, perhaps Algie or Frank could have relied on the support of the Longbottom family to successfully become the head of the Auror Office.
Then, by advancing another step, they might even have had a chance of becoming candidates for Minister of Magic.
However, everything changed after Neville was born eight years ago.
First, Frank and Alice, both Aurors, were captured by Death Eaters and tortured into insanity.
Then, because Dumbledore declined to serve as Minister of Magic, the Longbottom family, as staunch supporters of the Order of the Phoenix, came under Fudge’s intentional and unintentional pressure.
As a result, the Longbottom family’s influence within the Ministry of Magic suffered.
This also caused the Longbottom family’s voice throughout the wizarding world to become much quieter over the past few years.
They could only quietly carry on with their own affairs.
But things were different now.
They had found new hope.
The strength of the parents had already reached a bottleneck, and it was basically impossible for them to improve much further.
But their next generation possessed tremendous potential!
From that day onward, the education Ternas received was raised to another level.
He began receiving more comprehensive instruction.
Whether it was etiquette, social conduct, or other matters, even magic itself, his education now began in earnest.
Of course, Ternas was not given early access to what he would eventually learn at school.
There was no need for that.
Most of what was opened to him consisted of knowledge that would normally not be taught at school, relatively obscure subjects, or things privately collected by the Longbottom family.
And this was possible precisely because he was Ternas.
He had awakened his wizarding talent far too early, beginning to awaken it at only five years old.
Even Neville had not begun awakening his wizarding talent until he was eight.
This was also thanks to Ternas, who had intentionally or unintentionally strengthened Neville in various ways.
Perhaps there was a limit to what he could do, but magical materials from other worlds were continuously and generously invested in Neville.
Neville had eaten plenty of magical beast meat from other worlds, fruits containing magical power, and similar things.
Under the nourishment of all that magical power, even if Neville could only absorb a small amount instinctively, it still had some effect.
Moreover, Neville’s talent was not poor at all.
It was true that his memory was not particularly good because of the effects of the Memory Charm.
This made him appear somewhat clumsy and not particularly intelligent.