One was just beginning to formally learn the path of magic with Roger.
The other had received a 'cheat' created by Roger and was still in the adaptation period.
Coupled with Neville occasionally sputtering out a spell.
The three of them were locked in a fierce battle for a while.
But as time went on, Hermione gained more and more of an advantage.
Until...
Bang, bang! Two thuds as heavy objects hit the ground. Harry and Neville were knocked down by Hermione's Stunning Spell.
"So, this is the world as you see it?" After a long magical duel, Hermione finally adapted to the Second Brain's [Tactical Analysis] ability during the fight.
It was called combat analysis, but Hermione felt it was close to predicting the future.
By observing muscle movements, pupil tremors, and subtle changes in facial expressions, it could infer the angle of the opponent's wand swing, the emotions they were channeling, and thus predict what spell they would cast and from what angle they would attack.
The 'future' images overlapped with the present, and at the beginning of the fight, it had indeed caused Hermione's mind to become quite confused.
Now, she had just adapted.
"No, it's only similar. There's still a significant gap from the true appearance of the world as I see it," Roger denied.
Hearing Roger's denial, Hermione pursed her lips. "It's too unfair."
If what Roger could see was even more than what she was experiencing now, she couldn't imagine how she could defeat him.
At this moment, Hermione truly felt how outrageous the Seer was.
"Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you think. It's just like when you were fighting Harry just now."
"Magic is a miracle of the mind and belief. Harry subconsciously doesn't consider you an enemy and doesn't want to harm you, so the power of his spells is greatly reduced."
"Harry's best spell is the Disarming Charm, but he doesn't believe that the magic you cast is a 'deadly weapon' that can cause him serious harm. At most, he judges it as 'painful'."
"With two layers of weakening, his spell effect is only twenty percent of its peak, while you, with the assistance of the Second Brain, can unleash eighty percent of your power."
As he spoke, Roger looked at Harry, who was getting up from the ground. "If he unleashed his full power, even if you could predict it, he could still knock you over with brute force in the fight."
The Second Brain's prediction is based on continuing to observe data to make calculations; it's not true precognition, and it's not on the same level as Roger's abilities.
"Absolute power can bridge the gap in skill."
"For me, this point is also the same."
"If someone's strength is an order of magnitude greater than mine, I would also have a difficult time fighting them."
After speaking, Roger showed Hermione a friendly smile. "By the way, do you want to spar with me and test the limits of the Second Brain?"
Hermione hesitated for a moment before resolutely saying, "No!"
Just now, she had been fighting with Harry in this room, and spells were flying around occasionally, but none of them had harmed the surrounding items in the slightest.
All the 'stray shots' were dissipated into nothingness by Roger with a mere wave of his hand, without him even needing to draw his wand and cast a spell.
The magical strength of both sides was simply not on the same level!
She had no interest in torturing herself.
"Since you're not coming, then let's uninstall the Second Brain first." Roger said, raising his wand, intending to sever the connection between the Second Brain and Hermione.
Roger had only lent this thing to Hermione to play with, not given it to her.
"Wait, isn't there also a learning plan function? Can I try it out?" Hermione was always very interested in anything related to learning.
"Learning plan..." Roger hesitated for a moment, a rare occurrence.
He himself had developed the learning plan function before deciding that his development approach was flawed, turning this version of the Second Brain into a complete failure.
But then again, Roger thought that as a negative example, letting Hermione experience this failed path might be quite good.
It would save her from taking detours in the future.
"Then give it a try." A magical fluctuation flashed, and Roger unlocked the permissions for the learning plan.
The next second, a virtual panel appeared in Hermione's vision.
[Name: Hermione Granger]
[Gender: Female]
Then followed a lot of data like height, weight, blood pressure, organ function, expected natural lifespan, etc.
She focused her thoughts on the panel.
The data above changed slightly.
[Life Level: First Boundary]
[Physical Strength: 3]
[Mental Power: 10~13]
[Mastered Spells: Stunning Spell Lv5, Levitation Charm Lv3, Petrifying Charm Lv3, Transfiguration...]
[Mastered Skills: Potion Making Lv2, Broom Flying Lv2, Herbology...]
"This is... a game attribute panel?!" Hermione, who came from a Muggle family, found the thing extremely familiar.
"You could say that. My original idea was to organize what I've learned, keep track of my progress in various abilities, and study accordingly." Roger, as a transmigrator, had a bit of an obsession with 'systems.'
And then he hand-crafted a rudimentary 'Wizard Growth System.'
But after it was actually created, Roger realized he was wrong.
If he were an arcane mage, it could have been of great help.
But he learned magic at Hogwarts!
"However, my attempt failed. This attribute panel is just for you to play with, don't take it too seriously," Roger said with a serious expression.
"Wizard magic is a miracle of the mind and belief, not some specific technique."
"The human mind has infinite possibilities, so magic also has infinite possibilities."
"Don't get fixated on the so-called levels inferred from your mastery of spellcasting techniques, nor should you believe that the attributes on the panel represent your true limits."
"Data will limit your mind. Once you think, 'My mental strength is only 13, I shouldn't use strength of 14,' or 'My Levitation Charm is Lv3, its power cannot exceed Lv4,' you are putting shackles on yourself and abandoning true magic."
After speaking, Roger lightly flicked his wand from a distance, disconnecting the Second Brain from Hermione and letting it float back into his hand.
Wizards don't need systems, just as a child's dreams don't need the constraints of reality.
The miracle of magic only appears in the hands of those who believe in miracles.
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.
Roger was not one to favor one over the other. After Hermione had her turn, he lent it to Harry and Neville to try.
Harry, like Hermione, marveled at the power of 'predicting the future.'
Neville, however, had different thoughts. He, who always struggled with spells due to his poor memory, considered the spell-casting assistance to be the most terrifying thing.
"If it could be manufactured in large quantities, wouldn't all young wizards be able to master a large number of spells without attending school?"
To Neville's question, Roger replied that it wasn't that simple: "It only allows you to cast spells. That's completely different from fully mastering and deeply developing a magic."
It was like how a normal person punching, Tyson punching, and Ultraman Taro punching are all punches, but they are entirely different things.
The spell-casting assistance function merely allows one to 'throw a punch.' To truly become stronger, one still needs to put in their own effort.
"Oh..." Neville nodded, half-understanding.
The group's efficiency was quite good, and they quickly sorted out the alchemical items suitable as gifts.
After Roger thanked them, Hermione and Neville left one after another, while Harry stayed behind.
"Roger, I need your help with something." This time, Harry had stayed on his own initiative.
"What is it?" Roger had noticed Harry's distracted demeanor earlier, so he wasn't surprised by Harry staying.
"Can you lend me the Second Brain? I'll return it to you next week." As Harry spoke, a cold fire seemed to quietly burn in his pupils.
Roger had already explained the flaws of that failed product. Why did Harry still want to borrow it? Roger met Harry's gaze, and looking into his eyes, Roger instantly understood what he intended to do.
"Harry, you should understand that it's not time for you to face him yet."
"I know, but if I know he's there and do nothing, I'll never forgive myself!" Harry, who already knew where Voldemort was lurking, said without hesitation.
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