"Well, it's still a little bit off, just a little bit."
"Alright, then try it once, turn it into a silver needle."
With that, Lucien placed the match on the desk in front of Ron.
Ron could only brace himself and give it a try.
He waved his wand, and a small white light flashed from the end of the worn wand, the magic surging from the Unicorn hair.
Lucien saw that the match remained motionless.
Well, not exactly; there seemed to be a bit of silver-white on the red match head.
It seemed he wasn't just 'a little bit off,' but only knew 'a little bit.'
"Sorry, sorry, my, my Transfiguration..."
Looking at Ron, whose ears were already starting to turn red with embarrassment, Lucien's tone was calm, without reproach,
"It's okay."
"When performing Transfiguration of inanimate objects into other inanimate objects, you only need to think about the item you want to transform..."
Lucien patiently explained the key points and techniques of this basic Transfiguration.
During the process, he would also stop appropriately to let Ron try.
But Ron's progress was always very slow; the transformed matches always looked strange.
Lucien was still breaking down the details, but Ron's face was getting redder with embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, Lucien, magic, I'm really not very good at it..."
Hearing Ron's words, Lucien shook his head,
"There's no need to rush to deny yourself; going fast or slow is perfectly normal."
Looking at the wand in Ron's hand, Lucien seemed to think of something,
"You mentioned that this wand belonged to your brother, didn't you?"
Ron nodded,
"Yes, this is my second brother Charlie's; I..."
"I haven't been to Mr. Ollivander to buy a wand yet."
As Ron spoke, his voice grew softer and softer.
The Weasley family was large and a long-standing Wizard family.
However, they were indeed very financially strapped, and most of Ron's belongings were hand-me-downs from his older brothers.
Ron's reply made Lucien instantly understand.
That's right, every Wizard has a wand that is most suitable for him.
Mr. Ollivander had said that the wand chooses the Wizard.
Lucien recalled how he had spent most of a day trying so many wands without success.
For Ron to directly inherit his brother's wand, it would basically not be compatible.
And...
Lucien looked at the wand in Ron's hand; the Unicorn hair of the core was already exposed at the end.
If it couldn't even be sent to Ollivander for repair and maintenance, then there was even less hope that the wand's use would be smooth when casting magic.
Wand making involved the field of Alchemy; manufacturing a wand from scratch would certainly be difficult, but if it was a simple repair...
Lucien pondered solutions to the problem, even if the problem wasn't his own.
This process of thinking about how to apply knowledge had almost become Lucien's habit.
Seeing Lucien remain silent, Ron thought he was very disappointed in his learning ability, and said dejectedly:
"My talent isn't good, I learn magic very slowly, and as for the wand..."
"Maybe I shouldn't learn anymore; that spellcasting techniques book can be a gift, we're friends after all..."
Not learn?
This sentence pulled Lucien back to reality.
Ah, how could anyone give up learning knowledge halfway through?
Lucien listened to Ron's rambling, which all came down to expressing his lack of talent and not having money to buy a wand.
Besides his poor family background, compared to his five brothers, each with their own strengths, Ron felt his talent was even worse, practically nonexistent.
"Humble origins are not a disgrace; true men bend and stretch as needed."
"Wh-what?"
Ron looked at Lucien in confusion, completely unable to understand the unfamiliar pronunciation.
Lucien shook his head, his tone calm,
"That's a saying from the East, meaning that no matter one's talent or family background, there's no need to feel inferior or ashamed; continuously learning, constantly accumulating, and exploding at critical moments—that kind of person is a hero."
Seeing Ron still not grasp the meaning, Lucien continued softly:
"You might think that me saying this doesn't carry much weight."
"But the saying itself is perfectly fine."
"You may think your magic talent is poor, but you still have magic talent."
"Compared to the vast majority of people in this world, you are naturally able to use magic; you possess the 'qualification' to pursue knowledge like magic."
"Don't give up easily, don't underestimate yourself."
"Being able to learn, being able to learn knowledge, that in itself is a kind of fortune."
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