Videogame Epiphany (Defense Lesson 2 Remix)

Dennis Creevey packed his school bag, trying to wrap around what Professor Ayame had just taught the entire class. Spirit Point, Spirit Energy, the idea that each spell cost a certain amount. It was a lot to take in. He had gotten just down the hall when it hit him.

Turning around, he dashed back into the Defense classroom and blurted, "It's like a videogame!"

Professor Ayame raised an eyebrow. "What's like a videogame?" she asked.

He blushed. Wait, did she even know what a videogame was? Not many wizards and witches did as it was a muggle thing. "Do you know what a videogame is?" Dennis asked.

"Of course, otherwise I would have asked what is a videogame instead," Professor Ayame said. "Now what's like a videogame?"

"The thing with SP and how spells cost a certain amount," Dennis said, excitement filling himself again. "You have a set bar, usually called Magic Point or MP in videogames. And every time you use magic, that bar goes down. Depending on the game, it usually recovers if you rest and wait."

Professor Ayame nodded. "Yes," she said. "That's an accurate enough analogy."

Oh man. Why didn't she just explain it like that in the first place? That was so much easier to understand. Well, no, still a muggle thing. Not many other people in the class would have gotten the analogy.

"Do other videogame elements apply?" Dennis asked.

"Yes and no," Professor Ayame said.

"Really?!"

She smiled indulgently at him. "Depends on how you look at it. The Intelligent Stat for example, is usually connected to how much magic. What would the equivalent to that in the real world?"

"Studying?" Dennis asked. "We read how to perform a spell in a book."

"Correct. But do you know how to perform it just by reading it?" Professor Ayame asked.

"No… you have to practice it. That's a physical component like the strength stat but not really!" Dennis said.

"Hmm the strength stat does play a role too," Professor Ayame said. "The stronger your body is, the stronger it can withstand the whiplash of magic. Magic itself is organic; it doesn't output anything stronger that could hurt yourself. It's why you learn the spells in the order you do. A stronger spell, requires you to be stronger in combination with the knowledge, something you would gain just by growing older and attending school."

Dennis scrunched his nose in thought. There was something here that Professor Ayame wasn't outright saying. Wait…

"Are you saying that if I run a lap around Hogwarts every day I would actually improve my magic?" Dennis asked, gaping. A stronger body meant exercising after all. PE was never his favorite subject, but if that's all it took to have stronger magic, Dennis would be willing to run a lap every day.

"Yes."

"Why don't they teach us this?!" Dennis cried out. In one afternoon, Professor Ayame had not only simplified the last 3 years of schooling, but gave him a basic and logical explanation on how magic worked, how to improve his magic, and the how and why it all worked together!"

A flash of irritation crossed Professor Ayame. "That is an excellent question and one I don't have an answer to."

"Alright Mr. Creevey. I believe you are going to be late for your next class," Professor Ayame said. "You're welcome to come back later if you have more questions."

"Thanks Professor," Dennis said.

As he left, he vowed he would start running laps around Hogwarts before dinner.

Right, so clearly I'm not maintaining my original updating schedule. So until I run out of chapters, we'll be updating every Sunday. :3 (I'm in the middle of RL stuff which causes me to lose track of my days during the week so yeah...)

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