"But the key lies here—" The "Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide" pointed to a special mark on the sheet music: "In the sixteenth measure, all dissonant chords must be 'resolved' according to their natural tendencies—the major second resolves to a perfect third, the augmented fourth resolves to a perfect fifth, allowing all conflicts to instantly dissolve into perfect harmony."
"This process of resolving from extreme dissonance to consonance creates an unprecedented sense of release—the beauty of it is more moving than any consistently harmonious music."
As Ron looked at this peculiar sheet music, he began to understand its meaning.
"You mean that the painful process of compressing Magic Power is actually a 'necessary dissonant chord'?"
"Not only is it necessary, but it can also be 'conducted' and 'resolved.'" The voice of the book went deeper: "Most wizards attempt to eliminate the pain during compression, just as musicians try to avoid all dissonant chords."
