Compounded Effects

A large amount of magic is done at Hogwarts. That magic has to have some effect, right?

Chapter One

A Butterfly in China - Wingardium Leviosa

Every year, the first years learn the Wingardium Leviosa charm, lifting feathers to the ceiling if they can manage to get the pronunciation correct. This charm makes the object float gently upwards, unless the caster pours too much magic into the spell, and then the object takes off faster than a rocket. Unlike what most first years believe, the charm is not a type of telekinesis. Instead, it creates a pocket of low pressure above the object and an area of high pressure below it, which causes light weight objects, like a feather, to move upwards.

Pressure systems are a tricky thing to understand. Muggles spend years and a large amount of power attempting to predict the movements of pressure systems and still consider themselves successful if they are correct half the time. Most wizards are not even aware of pressure systems unless they study weather magic, which very few do. Thus, they would be surprised to find that a group of first years creating artificial systems in Hogwarts can have any type of effect in say, Diagon Alley.

Minister Fudge was enjoying the lovely weather as he strolled down Diagon Alley greeting his constituents. It was important that the citizens see their leader was professional and powerful, so he was wearing his perfectly designed peach robes and favorite live green bowler hat. His hat he was particularly proud of as it helped to secure his world class toupee to his head. Each combined to create an air of greatness.

Because he was a great wizard.

And then his hat blew off. Along with his hair.

And so began Minister Fudge's slippery slide from power.

A/N: This is why I don't write often. I start one story and I just get sucked in until it takes over my life. Oh well. If you can't beat them…