A Professor of Magic at Hogwarts Chapter 535: Magic returns to magic

What is magic?

Magic, spells, gestures, emotions, thoughts, knowledge, wands, beliefs...

As the research progressed, Felix eliminated unnecessary elements step by step, getting closer to the essence of magic. At a certain moment, Felix had the idea that magic power is the foundation of all inconceivable phenomena, the source of miracles, and the heart points out the direction of miracles.

When the two are combined, people can get what they want.

The magic riots of little wizards are the closest to this description. They don't master advanced spells, but under the guidance of strong emotions—in other words, a kind of spiritual power—they accomplish many things that many wizards can't do in their entire lives. advanced spellcasting.

Of course, this time refers to the complexity of the magic power operation, rather than discussing the power.

When the little wizards entered school, they began to systematically learn how to control magic power and learn how to mobilize magic power, so that magic power can be used like a finger. This is actually a transformation from instinct to skill, and a process from wildness to rationality.

Magic is a natural part of wizard cognition.

If one day, this part of cognition is destroyed, what will happen?

The scene that is happening in front of me seems to give the answer.

Felix stared at the hysterical Professor Bubbaji. From his perspective, the magic power in this professor was something he had never seen before—a mess, like a ball of yarn torn apart. But he was sure she was definitely not a Squib.

In Hogwarts there lived a real Squib named Argus Filch, who was the caretaker of the castle. Felix's eyes flicked out of the crowd. Filch was standing at the door of the administrator's office next to the foyer, and the faint sound of a magic gramophone could be heard through the half-closed door.

He holds a bunch of keys in his hand and looks stunned, with Mrs Norris wrapped around his feet.

Felix withdrew his gaze, and once again got confirmation from Filch that the magic power in the two bodies was completely different. Of course, Squibs also have magical powers, but they can hardly play any role, and because they have never been exercised, they are not as good as the normal little wizards in school in terms of quantity or quality. The magic power in their bodies is incomparably lazy, like a quiet pool of water...more precisely, like a lifeless puddle of water.

"Professor McGonagall, it's best to take Professor Bubbaji to the school hospital and let Madam Pomfrey examine her. She may have been cursed by a certain unpopularity." Felix reminded, of course It's an excuse, but some things don't need to be made public.

He can't give an accurate conclusion now, so instead of letting the students guess randomly, he might as well keep his mouth shut for the time being.

After all, half-knowledge is no different from chasing rumors. They are basically breeding grounds for rumors.

Professor Bubaji heard this sentence in a trance, as if grasping the last straw, he said in a panic: "Yes, it is a curse! Those books——I brought them back from the Muggle world Books—they're messing with my brain! Oh my God! There's a vicious curse in every word of that..."

There is a loud gasp in the hall.

"There are curses hidden in Muggle books?" a student asked in a low voice.

"It's possible, Mum told me to stay away from all Muggle things," another student said seriously.

"Nonsense!" Hermione said domineeringly, the man glared at her, and when he saw the prefect badge hanging on her chest, he turned his face away in disbelief, and muttered in a low voice: " My mother said it."

"Caredy, let's go to the school hospital, you will recover." Professor McGonagall said softly.

But Professor Bubbaji only focused on repeating these words, and occasionally stopped to sniff fiercely. Felix shook his head slightly, his eyes flickered, and Professor Bubbaji, who was on the verge of collapse, slowly fell into Professor McGonagall's arms and lost consciousness .

The crowd was eerily quiet, as if what she had just said was still floating in the air, transforming into terrifying creatures baring their teeth and claws at them.

Felix had no choice but to say loudly: "Everyone!" Look at him, hoping to get an answer.

It's really because the news from Professor Bubaji's mouth is too shocking: a normal wizard turned into a squib? This is something that has never happened before.

"Professor Bubbaji's body has a problem, there is no doubt about it, the reason is not yet clear, so I need you to remain calm." He spoke calmly, moving his eyes slowly, covering the people present , Convincing power radiates from the inside out of the body.

"I don't want you to forget my other two identities - a Muggle research expert and a memory healer, so Professor Bubaji's troubles happen to be my field of expertise. It is better to ask me than to ask me, of course, in After the consultation."

He gave Professor McGonagall a look, she understood, and led Professor Bubaji away with a wand, and several professors followed. Snape stood by the wall, turned his black eyes, and walked towards the direction of the school hospital.

Students look at each other——

"O-oh--" Justin Fenriely exclaimed suddenly, startling everyone, as his companion stepped aside quickly and slapped his chest exaggeratedly. "I remembered that there might indeed be cursed items in the Muggle world, but they all came from the wizarding world. Professor Haipu also helped me check a vase made by a goblin!"

"Is that the case?" asked his friend Susan Burns.

"I can testify." Ernie McMillan, the Hufflepuff student who had just been frightened, said solemnly, trying to save his image.

The frozen air in the hallway melted away, and the discussion became heated. Many young wizards crowded around Justin, trying to hear it more clearly.

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The school hospital was full of people.

Almost all the professors rushed over after hearing the news, and there were many students crowded together under the school hospital. Professor McGonagall had to go outside every few minutes to maintain discipline and keep the chaotic students closed Mouth, don't make trouble.

Some people, such as Hermione and Ron, got caught and ran up and down the corridors. In a messy atmosphere, Madam Pomfrey completed the inspection.

"This is simply the strangest patient I have ever seen. Her body is normal except for her magic power. Often this situation is the most difficult to deal with. Even if she loses an arm, I can cure it." She kept shaking her head , showing a puzzled expression, "I can't tell, but it shouldn't be a squib, but this symptom——"

There was another noise outside, and Professor McGonagall stood up suddenly, his chest heaving violently: "Those students can't look at the time! I must deduct points for them!" She rushed to the door angrily, and opened it , a tall and thin wizard stood outside the door.

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief, "You're finally here, Dumbledore. Caredy—"

"I know all about it." Dumbledore nodded to her, first looked around, his eyes seemed to have magical powers, calming the restlessness in the professor's heart, then he strode to the hospital bed, bent down to check In the state of Professor Caredy, the silver-white beard dragged onto the bed sheet.

For a long time, he straightened his body, with a trace of confusion in his eyes. "I can tell that she didn't become a squib, and of course it's not a curse—"

"Principal Dumbledore, is it possible to be silent? I read from the book that the characteristics are very similar to the magic power in her—" Madam Pomfrey asked.

"Absolutely not." Dumbledore said firmly.

As he looked at the others present, Professor Flitwick said sharply, "I don't see any concealed spells." Snape stood in the corner and said blankly, "It wasn't the potion's effect either. "Professor Sprout also said: "She has not been exposed to plants such as sneezeweed and scurvy recently."

"Maybe it's not the effect of magic." Trelawney, wearing a pair of large glasses, poked her head out from behind Sinista, the professor of astronomy, and Graplan, the substitute professor of the Protection of Magical Beasts, and looked towards the hospital bed.

"Thank you, Sybil," said Dumbledore curtly.

He looked at Felix who had just opened his eyes on the other side of the hospital bed with a strange expression, and asked softly, "How is your communication with Caredy?" Several professors in the ward opened their eyes wide, Shushu stared at Felix's face, trying to see something.

Felix hesitated, "Albus, you'd better see for yourself."

Dumbledore met his gaze calmly, his blue eyes dazed for a moment under the half-circle glasses, and then he found himself in a colorful and strange world: up, down, left, and right could not be distinguished here, and there was no foothold under his feet, Surrounded by an empty and dark scene, it seems to be in the universe. Dumbledore looked around with great interest, the twisted double helix structure formed a series of golden stairs, extending from the near to the end of the infinite line of sight. Immediately afterwards, the large blue light spheres radiated bright white currents like lightning, filling the only part of the gap. Gold and blue are intertwined with each other but are distinct, forming a large area of ​​dark and uncertain light and shadow at the edge of contact.

"Here is..." Dumbledore said slowly.

"Professor Bubbaji's dream." Felix answered briefly.

During the conversation, a familiar voice sounded from nowhere, it was Caridi Bubbaji, her voice was much more ethereal than usual, with echoes, as if it came from the wilderness, and her tone was full of confusion And fear, from all directions: "Why...why is there no place for magic..."

Dumbledore looked solemn, and explained: "Caredy had an accident during the summer vacation. She visited more than a dozen Muggle biologists one after another. The last time, she was very emotional. Maybe at that time her There was already a problem with her body, and the wand gave her an early warning, but unfortunately the Muggle professor who was talking to her suspected that she had a gun, rushed up and knocked her unconscious, and then called the police. When I brought her out, she became I'm so out of my mind..."

"Minerva told me about this." Felix showed a reminiscing expression: "At the International Conference on Muggle Studies two years ago, Professor Bubaji showed his interest in biological knowledge. Curious, but what she was studying at the time was very basic, probably at a level similar to first-year levitation spells? Her lecture was interrupted unexpectedly when the students of Ilvermorny attacked the Boothrace Hotel... since then I rarely Pay attention to her research field and progress, but it is clear that Professor Bubaji has not given up, and her research has deepened in the past two years."

Dumbledore stared at the strange dream of Caredi Bubaji, "Can't she understand the new knowledge?"

"It's worse than that—she understands it, but doesn't fit into it," Felix said.

Dumbledore pondered for a moment, and ignored the erratic voice of Professor Libu Budge, "Is it another system? It conflicted with magic?"

"Magic and science." Felix said softly, "these two are like two circles, each of which has developed a completely different system over thousands of years. ;Scientific rationality, rigorous, and more and more distinct from each other, forming two bright flowers of civilization..."

"But unfortunately, our Professor Bubaji discovered the intersection of the two by mistake." Dumbledore said with emotion.

"That's it," Felix said, "her cognition is too wizard-oriented. As a wizard, she is undoubtedly qualified, but on the other hand, with all due respect, her scientific literacy is pitiful." , but she just wants to use the wisdom accumulated in life to understand another logical behemoth, which is hard to go wrong."

"I see." Dumbledore exhaled lightly, looking at the dream in front of him, "Now that we know the reason, it becomes easier to solve Caredy's troubles—there may be more than one way , which one to use specifically, we will let Kai Ruidi choose by himself after we go out.”

Felix nodded, thinking of it too.

The most direct way is to make Caridi Bubbaji forget this memory, and then treat her as a newly enrolled little wizard, and reorganize her magic power again. The whole process is not difficult, of course, she may not be happy.

The other method is more difficult, without erasing the memory, she must re-accept the magic in the presence of interference to stabilize her cognition.

But no matter what, Dumbledore must have warned her not to come into contact with this kind of 'dangerous' knowledge in the short term.

Felix was a little regretful, his Christmas present hadn't been delivered yet, but he didn't dare to give anything related to the Muggle world now, who knew if it would touch her nerves. This incident also made him vigilant. He had been secretly promoting the integration of the worlds of wizards and ordinary people in the past, and now it seemed that he still had a long way to go.

Perhaps a buffer zone should be established between the two, between the open and the closed, carefully make a trade-off...

Limited opening? Felix pondered.

Dumbledore sighed, "She should be a wizard who has studied this knowledge to the extreme for hundreds of years."

"She was indeed a pioneer," Felix agreed.

"What about you?"

"Me?"

"Your achievements in the field of Muggle research are also amazing," Dumbledore said softly: "I have read your book, which contains quite a lot of... scientific knowledge, and as far as I know: a What a man can express through language only accounts for a very small part of his wisdom.”

"Do you think that my research is deeper than that of Professor Bubaji?"

"This is also what puzzles me the most. You never seem to have this problem? And you can apply this concept to the company you founded-it is said that a considerable part of the future world company's expenditure is for Buy Muggle items, but these employees are not like Caredy... Well, the only difference I can think of is a different field of study." Dumbledore said in a probing tone.

"There is indeed a reason for this." Felix said: "The development strategy I formulated for the company—at least the early research direction is to absorb the ideas and uses of Muggle technology products, and then try to replace them with magic. I don't They are not required to master the principles, and the most important point is—" He snapped his fingers: "Mechanical structure, physics, chemistry... These concepts either have the wizards themselves, or are still blank, and have not occurred with their cognition. Serious conflict. Unlike Professor Bubaji, she has already touched on the most essential and intense issues.”

"As for me being unaffected, I think it may have something to do with my background, which makes me feel awe of magic and science at the same time, and I don't think that I can easily control the power of both of them by myself ’ said Felix.

Dumbledore smiled: "Ah, I have a wonderful association, just like what you said in the job advertisement you published in the newspaper-what kind of collision will be produced by the combination of Muggle wisdom and magic?" Sparks?"

"Yes, I will wait and see."

"You are too modest, Felix. If I were to find a word to describe it, I would say: outstanding results." Dumbledore said. In the dream, Kai Ruidi's voice was strong and weak, as if he had been wandering in the dream, seeking over and over again.

"Gene...information...evolution...why is there no place for magic here?"

"Have you thought about how to deal with this problem?" Dumbledore asked thoughtfully~IndoMTL.com~ Felix miraculously understood what Dumbledore meant: Dumbledore didn't ask for the answer itself, That's unrealistic, and it's not an immediate answer. He just wanted to know, if wizards and ordinary people were destined to merge, how to deal with this kind of conflict of ideas and concepts.

"I never thought about it before." Felix said bluntly.

"What about now?"

"I have a little idea!"

Dumbledore smiled at Felix. Felix seemed to have an illusion, as if he was back three years ago, they were sitting in the circular principal's office, he was having a serious interview, not in a professor's weird dream. question.

"In the short term, what is magic belongs to magic, what is scientific belongs to science, and a buffer zone is artificially drawn to allow enough time for each other to adapt." He said seriously.

The voice in the dream suddenly quieted down, as if Professor Bubaji's subconscious mind was also listening, the surrounding was eerily silent, the blue light ball and the golden double helix structure separated a little bit, revealing a large black area in the middle.

"Limit the communication to a certain range?" Dumbledore nodded, "That's a good idea, then who will be the bridge in the middle?"

Felix hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his thoughts: "In the past, the Ministry of Magic did this unintentionally, but now the Future World Company is actively promoting it. In the future, all young wizards from Muggle families will work together. Try hard..."

Dumbledore was noncommittal, but said: "Let's go out first, people outside should be anxious... Speaking of which, I wonder if Caredy will have a chance to get on the Chocolate Frog card? What will her introduction be?" What about?"

"It's really exciting."