Chapter 110: Practice Time [bonus]
Regulus stood still, running the choreography in his head.
During the Side-Shift Spell's two-second cooldown, maintain speed with the Swiftness Spell. On a straight path, switch to the Sprint Spell for acceleration. Need to turn or brake hard? Cut back to Swiftness. Hit an obstacle or need a vantage point, trigger the Flight Spell to clear it, then immediately chain into a Side-Shift on landing to reposition.
The key was the transitions.
Switching between spells took time. Even a fraction of a second could be fatal in a fight. He needed to drill the changeovers into instinct, so his body was already channeling the next spell's magic before the current one faded.
This wasn't inventing new magic. He was combining old tools into a single workflow.
His mind drifted to Voldemort's unaided flight.
That magic moved like smoke through the air. No broom, no Thestral, operating on principles that defied everything known about flight magic. The first time Voldemort used it, members of the Order of the Phoenix had been stunned. It shattered their understanding of what magic could do.
Moody had spent a lifetime on the front lines against dark wizards. His experience was second to none. He'd been stunned too. Then he'd died.
Every Death Eater, even core members like Bellatrix and Barty Jr., still relied on brooms. None of them could replicate Voldemort's unaided flight.