Expelliarmus! Expelliarmus! Expelliarmus!
[Proficiency +2... Proficiency +2... Proficiency +2...]
[Disarming Charm Entry-Level → Disarming Charm Proficient]
This was already quite impressive. The pre-entry state meant complete unfamiliarity; entry-level already represented stable skill mastery. Among lower-year students, only a few could be considered clearly entry-level with elementary charms.
Taking Harry's friends as examples, even top student Hermione had a large pile of non-entry-level charms.
Of course, [Non-Entry-Level] had gradations—some meant complete inability, others just lower success rates—actually completely different.
When Harry was ten with a system-assessed zero Strength, he could still beat up one-year-old babies and even attempt to beat eight-year-olds.
[Proficient] generally meant claiming expert status—already in the professional domain.
Young wizards were obviously weaker than adult wizards in spellcasting power ceiling, idealistic will and skill proficiency, stamina, and casting speed. Rarely could lower-year students defeat upperclassmen.
Most young wizards' charms hadn't reached entry-level, while upperclassmen had most common charms at entry-level. Harry, leveraging the system for rapid entry, had a different starting point.
The higher [Master-Level] skills required both effort and talent—neither could be skipped. Masters in the public eye were at this step. Professor McGonagall should be a Transfiguration master.
In the A Song of Ice and Fire world, though Harry had ground out a long string of mastery skills, that was because he constantly cheated. Actually, mastery skills were extremely rare—already at the limits of human capability. Even Harry spent a tremendous amount of time.
Harry was certain that even if swordsman Syrio could fight five Kingsguard, he was at most a particularly powerful master, because that world's skill level cap was master.
The Disarming Charm wasn't Harry's earliest learned spell but was the earliest to progress from entry to proficiency, and would probably also be the earliest to progress from proficient to mastery in the future.
He was already quite diligent—there were too many things to learn.
Just, why did only this charm's proficiency grow faster than other charms?
Harry practiced quite a few charms, rotating through them in his daily practice. Proficiency wouldn't decrease—once raised, it stayed raised—but proficiency increases were related to each practice's completion and dedication, including environment.
Additionally, rotating practice could increase proficiency more. Simply put, each skill's first few daily practices generally had better effects.
Consulting professors sometimes gained extra bonuses. Other charm practices usually gained proficiency +1; the Disarming Charm practiced smoothly, often landing critical hits for +2.
Harry also persisted daily in sword practice. When the Sorting Hat remarked that even Gryffindor wasn't as skilled with swords as Harry, Harry had already reached [Two-Handed Sword·Near-Divine].
Proficiency had long since maxed, capped by world limits at the maximum level, just short of that final step.
After obtaining the first near-divine skill, Harry sensed this world's ceiling was somewhat higher than that of A Song of Ice and Fire's world, but near-divine skills were already the limits. Still distant from true divine skills, but no longer mortal techniques.
Half-human, half-god.
Unlocking this skill, Harry finally had confidence—magical shields could block his spells, but they couldn't block his blade.
Even if his condition still hadn't recovered, and he was far from his strongest form, he already had the qualifications to challenge and slay any enemy.
Even Dumbledore—Harry had fifty percent confidence in taking his life—of course, that was only if the distance between them wasn't too far.
When practicing charms, though Harry's Magic was only 2 points, it was actually more than sufficient. Two points of Magic represented already extraordinary magical power.
Moreover, he discovered that true magical power wasn't like game resource bars—where after casting several spells, you'd generally need potions or long waits to recover. It was quite the opposite.
Even relatively weak wizards generally didn't lack mana—it was just that if their magical power was weak, spells had weaker effects and easily caused mental fatigue and exhausted stamina.
Harry discovered the Magic attribute actually resembled innate stamina—an energy source closer to one's core. In a sense, Silver attributes could interconnect. Without excessive strain, it wouldn't truly disappear, instead circulating between the internal and external flow of energy.
If you considered the universe the macrocosm, or great source, then his magic could also be called the microcosm, or small source.
After attending all required courses once, Harry gained another Bronze attribute point. At Hogwarts there should be achievements directly boosting Magic and Charisma—he just hadn't encountered them yet.
Harry wasn't anxious—he was only a first-year. In A Song of Ice and Fire, campaigning for many years and finally grinding achievements to accumulate 3 points of Charisma was already fortunate.
The extra 2 points of Divine Power still had aftereffects—he'd added 1 Golden attribute point to help coordinate his past kingship to suppress and integrate them.
It had taken many years of hard work.
Episode 1: Living in the North as a ten-year-old child.
Episode 1,001: Strongest vs Strongest! God vs God, the eternal emperor battles the Night King, the Great Other loses an arm! Emperor ascends!
Episode 1,018: I haven't been boss for many years.
Episode 1,036: Retired war god soldier king's campus daily life.
Previously requiring history-making achievements for chances at attribute points, harvesting destiny-changing power—in this [Harry Potter] world, just attending school gave them. Amazing, like fairy tales.
He'd never imagined Hogwarts, which seemed so dangerous in his mind, would actually be so manageable to navigate. He felt completely at ease—he truly still suited magical education.
Just like that, the early term time quickly passed.
Harry's studies weren't boring at all—far more interesting than standard education.
Besides the courses themselves being interesting—including Potions, which he loved; it was like a potion simulator, he just disliked Snape's gaze at him—his classmates also provided entertainment.
That explosive expert Seamus—Harry had thought Potions class was the peak but didn't expect it was just the legend's beginning.
After several explosions Harry prevented, he seemed to unlock his potential, finding his calling. Some charms were ordinary for others, but he used them with explosive effects attached.
Harry privately met him several times, personally instructing him in the Blasting Curse, and was often enlightened by his flashes of inspiration and creative operations, which instead gave Harry extra proficiency.
This kid Seamus—other charms aside, by graduation he might practice the Blasting Curse to mastery. His entire talent was focused on this one thing, taking it to perfection.
"Bombarda" became Harry's second proficient charm. The Unlocking Charm he'd been using while constantly attempting to open the school's hidden doors actually fell behind.
Young wizards' required courses taught truly useful knowledge. First years also had limited Flying lessons, Gryffindor and Slytherin together.
Harry didn't know whether his [Riding Mastery]—which included dragon-riding and horse-riding—could translate to broomstick flight.