Upon returning home, William looked at the wand in his hand, still feeling it was unbelievable.
“Hermione actually took the initiative to make friends with me?”
Regarding the main protagonist group, he had originally maintained an attitude of not taking the initiative but not avoiding them either.
After all, if he were to contact or distance himself from them with subjective intent, he would definitely be noticed by the several professors who always watched Harry Potter, as well as the Headmaster.
But now that an interaction had occurred, he couldn’t just ruin the relationship for no reason, especially when it was making friends with the top student, Hermione Granger.
Indeed, William didn’t desire Hermione’s wealth or looks; he only desired her top-student intellect.
Think about it, whether it was theoretical knowledge or the application of charms, she had been at the top of the rankings since she entered the school.
One must know, he was going to Hogwarts to learn magic.
As for romance and such, he was still too young.
Thinking of this, William gathered his thoughts and opened a textbook.
The first one he read was “Magical Theory.”
Although he really wanted to practice some charms, as someone who still knew nothing about magic, he had to understand the theory first so he wouldn’t end up like a headless fly.
However, as he read, William’s expression became increasingly strange.
It wasn’t that the book was profound or difficult to understand; most of its content consisted of examples of casting charms, including successes, failures, and those that violated Wizarding World laws.
As for a detailed explanation of Magical Theory, it could be simply summarized as: the incantation pronunciation must be clear and correct, the wand movements must be accurate, and one must have firm conviction.
Of course, this summary was one he had made himself.
After flipping through it quickly, William also understood why this book was a first-year textbook.
It described the terrors of magic in a simple and intuitive way, making the Young wizards maintain a sense of awe toward magic.
For William, he naturally had a sense of awe, but that didn’t stop him from practicing magic.
After all, regarding the ability to cast magic in the Muggle World before reaching adulthood, the period before starting school was the only time he could exploit this bug.
Opening the book “The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1,” the first spell he encountered was the Illumination Charm.
The incantation was Lumos, and the effect was to light up a bit of light at the tip of the wand.
Compared to Magical Theory, this “The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1” provided quite detailed explanations of charms.
After reading it, William suddenly felt that charms were actually quite simple; he even felt that as long as he practiced, he would definitely succeed.
Although he didn’t know where this feeling came from, William still picked up his wand and prepared to give it a try.
Before actually casting the spell, William recited the incantation a few times to ensure the pronunciation was correct and tried the wand movements a few times.
Once he was sure there were no mistakes, he finally began to cast the spell.
“Lumos.”
A soft voice sounded, and the tip of the wand lit up accordingly.
Although this pea-sized light wasn’t very dazzling, it was strikingly eye-catching.
“So this is magic.”
William said, the corners of his mouth curling up.
However, his joy didn’t last long before a series of short “ding-ding-ding” chimes rang out in his mind.
“Oh, it’s finally back.” William said as he interrupted the spell and shifted his attention to his system.
Unlike the systems of other transmigrators, his system was nicknamed “Traveling Pet,” which was an alternative version of that game “Traveling Frog.”
Simply put, his System Spirit would change its skin every time to travel to other worlds and bring him a gift upon its return.
Like the last trip, it went to a zombie plane in the form of a spider and brought back a pile of gold and jewelry.
This trip, however, had lasted for a month.
He didn’t know what gift it had brought back.
Calling up the system panel, the System Spirit had shed its dog skin and was now fast asleep in its original form—a cluster of starlight aggregate.
As for the gift, it was in the storage.
Finding the gift and opening it, a book appeared in William’s sight.
[Gift: magical chefs notes]
[Details: These are the notes of a master chef who was skilled at using magic to cook delicious food.
It records some of his insights.]
[Pet Message: Make the food taste better next time.
Have you ever seen anyone bring a backpack full of baguettes for a trip?]
William:…At this moment, William was truly quite embarrassed.
Fortunately, his System Spirit couldn’t have any other communication with him besides leaving messages.
Otherwise, if it complained to his face, he would have been embarrassed enough to dig out a two-bedroom apartment with his toes.
But now that he knew the problem, he naturally had to change it, so…
“Time to burn the midnight oil.”
Time passed from night until, in the blink of an eye, rosy clouds dyed the horizon.
William had indeed managed to study all night.
Yawning, William wiped the physiological tears from the corners of his eyes, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
After a night of study, he finally understood how to use magic to make delicious cuisine.
To summarize, it was just like the magic of this world—it was all about intent.
Simply put, it was using the power of magic to attach the power of the heart to it, just like the ‘Cooking Heart’ in certain gourmet anime.
It was very unscientific, but very magical.
Besides these, he had also learned the two spells recorded in the notes.
One was the [Light Revelation Spell] for inspecting ingredients, and the other was the [Detoxification Spell] for removing toxins.
This way, not only could he expand his selection of ingredients, but he could also ensure the food had no hidden dangers.
“A pity, there was another spell on there to enhance the flavor of the cuisine that hadn’t been fully created yet; otherwise, it would be even more perfect.”
Speaking, William let out another yawn.
Glancing at the still-sleeping System Spirit, William got up and went to the Kitchen.
Although he was quite sleepy, he should prepare some food first, lest the System Spirit wake up and go out without anything to eat.
After more than two hours of clattering, William finally packed the System Spirit’s travel bag with food.
Of course, he also left breakfast for himself and Kyle.
Leaving the Kitchen, Kyle had not appeared yet.
No need to think about it; this old man must have gone out for a run again.
Without waiting for him, William ate his own portion of breakfast, left a note saying “Catching up on sleep, do not disturb,” and then went back to his room to sleep.
This sleep lasted from the morning sun until it became the setting sun.
When William went downstairs again, he found that Kyle had actually followed his lead and left a note before disappearing.
“Emergency situation, going out for a few days.
If anything happens or if you miss me, you can call me.”
William: ( •᷄ࡇ•᷅ )
Although he didn’t know what the situation was, from the message, it didn’t seem like anything bad had happened to Kyle.
He promptly tossed the note aside and then looked at the system.
The System Spirit had already woken up and was currently organizing its many skins.
But soon, the “gurgle” from his stomach brought him back to his senses, and he quickly moved to the Kitchen to cook…