Professor of Pharmacy at Hogwarts

"If they had magic, they wouldn't come up with such ridiculous methods." Slytherin sneered, then shrugged and apologized without sincerity. "Sorry, Mr. Alexis, I didn't mean to talk about you again."

Alexis slowly put away her smile, walked up to Slytherin, and looked at him.

The classroom became extremely quiet, and the little wizards all stared at the Slytherin with his head held high in disbelief.They probably thought he was crazy.

Not even the bravest (?) Gryffindor would do this if he rashly provokes the teacher in class.

Alexis glanced at the Slytherin emblem on his chest and was not in a hurry to fight back.He turned and scanned the classroom.asked softly

"Do you think so too?"

In the relatively spacious Pharmacy classroom, no one made a sound. All the little wizards who met Alexis lowered their heads and prayed silently in their hearts: Can't see me, can't see me, can't see me. …

Seeing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Alexis's eyes. He turned back to the podium and tapped the table gently.

"I hope you can learn something in my class. If you come to my class just to get credits, I will be very disappointed. So, before class, it seems necessary to discuss with you - "

"In the world of Muggles and wizards, who is truly backward?"

"Only by discussing this issue clearly will you be able to face up to this subject that was born out of Muggle botany and learn something a little different."

Alexis spoke very quickly, without giving the little wizards time to react. He directly asked the first question.

"Does anyone know what the most commonly used spells are in wizard duels?"

"I know!"

The one who spoke was the Weasley twin brother, and Alexis couldn't tell whether it was George or Fred.

"It's a disarming spell!"

Alexis nodded.

"Yes, it's a disarming curse. According to incomplete statistics, in almost every duel, the disarming curse will appear at least twice. And often, when the disarming curse appears, the party that is hit will lose the duel. So, does anyone know why? Will you lose if you are hit by a disarming spell?"

"Because the Disarming Charm will cause the wand to fly out of the opponent's control, the opponent cannot use the spell."

Next to the twins, a Gryffindor student answered.

"Yes."

Alexis nodded appreciatively.

"To a wizard, the wand is a weapon. If you lose the weapon, you will naturally lose in the duel. Perhaps we can put it another way. To the wizard, the wand is a common tool that is handy."

"In fact there is a kind of magic called wandless magic."

"Wizards use wands to guide magic, so the effects of spells can be more accurate and effective. Only powerful and highly skilled wizards can stably master difficult wandless magic. Spells are usually difficult to cast without the use of a wand."

"Therefore, the wand is a very handy tool for wizards. A wizard who loses his wand is no different from an ordinary person."

"So, if a normal person dueled a wizard, who would win?"

"wizard!"

"Of course a wizard!"

"How can an ordinary person defeat a wizard!"

The little wizards chirped in reply, with relaxed smiles and pride on their faces.

Alexis went on to ask, "What about a wizard holding a wand and an ordinary person holding a sword?"

"Wizard huh?"

"It should be a wizard!"

"Of course a wizard!"

After a brief internal commotion, the little wizards once again answered unanimously that they thought the wizard would win.

"What about a wizard holding a wand and an ordinary person holding a gun?"

This time, the little wizards argued for a long time, and finally several little wizards with loud voices shouted the answer "The wizards will win."

Alexis was noncommittal, continued to smile, and asked further

"What if there is a wizard holding a wand and an ordinary person driving a tank? What if this ordinary person controls a cannon or a rocket? What if it is an atomic bomb? Or a more powerful thermal weapon? Who will win?"

By this point, the little wizards were in complete chaos.

Some little wizards think that ordinary people will win, and some little wizards insist that wizards will win, but most of the little wizards think that such a comparison is unfair.

"Mr. Alexis." A Hufflepuff student stood up and said sincerely and seriously, "Such a duel is unfair."

"Where is it unfair?"

This little boy wanted to say that extra tools cannot be used in a duel, such as tanks, airplanes, and cannons. These are obviously over-the-range tools.But thinking of Alexis's analogy before, that a wand is just a tool to a wizard, he couldn't say this.

The little boy hesitated for a long time. He felt that something was wrong, but for a while he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Alexis waved her hand and motioned for him to sit down.

"I know that although you can't tell what's wrong, you all feel that this comparison is unfair. Obviously wizards only hold magic wands, but ordinary people have aircraft and cannons."

"That is to say." Alexis paused and then said, "Do you think aircraft cannons are more powerful tools than magic wands?"

"Or do you think that aircraft and artillery should not be compared?"

The little wizards did not rush to answer. They were not fools. They thought about the two explanations given by Alexis. No matter which choice they chose, they would eventually deduce a result - wizards are essentially no different from ordinary people. difference.

This somewhat subverts the young wizards' views.

They always feel something is wrong.

"Do you feel that something is not right, are you dissatisfied, and can't express your feelings?" Alexis simply spoke out for them.

"That's because when you think about wizards and ordinary people, you have already assumed that the wand and the wizard are one. You have not thought about it. The wand is actually a foreign object and a tool. Just like swords, guns, airplanes and cannons, it is just a tool. .”

"In fact, even if it is an ordinary person holding a gun, if he is not a highly skilled wizard, there is a high probability that the wizard will lose."

"To fire a firearm, you only need to tap the trigger lightly. From making up your mind to fire the bullet to reacting with your finger and pulling the trigger, the entire process may only take 0.2 seconds at the shortest. And what is the fastest magic spell?"

"Disarm you?"

"It will take you at least 0.5 seconds to finish pronouncing this word."

"Coupled with the gestures of casting spells and aiming, it will take more than 1 second for even the most skilled wizard."

"Even if the time required for both is the same, if two people fire it at the same time, if the spell fails to hit the person, the spell will be ineffective, and the wizard can only prepare the second spell."

"Firearms don't."

"Even if you don't hit a vital point, just hitting the body will cause damage. The unbearable pain will make your spells deformed, and the spells will become non-standard. Over time, wizards who have lost too much blood will fall into unconsciousness, and then It’s also impossible to aim.”

"Ordinary people even only need to hit the wizard and then dodge the spell. It only takes time to kill the wizard."

"Not to mention weapons of mass, widespread destruction."

"Do you still think the wizard will win now?"