A Professor of Magic at Hogwarts Chapter 583: All horses are silent

When he returned to school in the evening, Felix was in a very good mood.

This afternoon, he and Winnie came to the law firm where she worked and handled a legal consulting business as friends. Winnie's boss, a middle-aged man in his early forties, readily agreed to hand over the matter to Winnie, who was still an intern assistant, after learning that the consulting fee would not be discounted.

"The work content is not troublesome, but it is a bit trivial, and it takes time to run around." Winnie's boss whispered: "I will check your work progress regularly."

"Understood." Winnie said nervously.

She knew that her boss was worried that if she asked a friend for help, she would get away with work casually. . But in fact he was completely wrong-he had a lot more work than it made it out to be. In addition to the legal issues of several gold and silver jewelry shops, she also shoulders a secret project: analyzing the wizarding society from the perspective of the modern social system.

Winnie could talk about the difference between the two for three days and three nights, but Felix denied her analysis angle.

"Law——"

"You don't need to worry about it. There is no need to cover everything in a small society with tens of thousands of people."

"Finance——"

"You don't have to worry about it."

"Then what do you want me to do?" Winnie looked at him angrily.

Right now they are in the coffee shop downstairs of the law office, Felix scoops the ice cream with a small metal spoon, Varen prefers the strawberry flavor, it is sitting on the dining table by the window, and people come and go on the street More often than not, no one finds it.

"Use your brain, Miss Valentine. You have received a complete and comprehensive higher education. There are very few Squibs who have similar experiences to you. You are a rare talent, backed by a whole society What about the system. By the way, you have dealt with many companies, right?"

"These are all cases taken by the firm," Winnie said with low confidence, "I am responsible for collecting information, and sometimes I will write a report that can be seen as required."

"That's it." Felix nodded and waved the small spoon in his hand. "I'll give you a suggestion: You can think of the magic world as a large company that is actively seeking transformation, and it just happened to find you."

Winnie stared at him, curious about the metaphor, but she disagreed.

"We're discussing serious topics, aren't we?" Winnie looked at Felix confirmingly, he nodded, and she continued, "If that's the case, it would be inappropriate to use a company metaphor .According to my observation, the various systems in the magical world are still stuck in centuries ago, and there may be reasons for the "Secrecy Act", but you cannot deny that wizards cannot be like real companies: clear goals and unified actions."

"...If you have to compare it to a company, it is also a company with a loose structure, full of internal and external troubles, and has no future at all."

Winnie finished speaking in one breath, feeling inexplicably happy, and she had a feeling of revenge. Who made the magic world abandon her back then! Felix smiled at her, "I don't care if you think so, but right now this hopeless company has hired you, and you have to come up with a solution."

Winnie's hand holding the spoon froze, and she tossed her ponytail irritably.

"I can't figure it out—you tell me."

"Internal troubles and foreign troubles? Naturally someone will solve them; loose structure? You don't need to think about it." Felix said softly: "What I want you to do is to think about what is in the magic world from your own perspective. Attractive enough to form a new industry? Simply put, if I want to embed the wizarding world into Muggle society, like a gear, what points can be connected? Forestry, industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, Branch..."

"Why do you want to do this?" Winnie said holding her breath, "Do you know any inside information, the magic world plans to reform..."

"You can understand it as a plan reserve, a plan for the future."

Winnie looked at him puzzled.

"There is no large-scale war right now, but have humans given up developing weapons? The magic world has no plans to amend the secrecy law for the time being, but in the long run, changes are necessary... Do you know about mobile phones?"

Winnie nodded.

"Where's the camera?"

Winnie nodded again.

"Have you ever seen a product that combines the two?"

Winnie nodded first, then shook her head quickly.

"Not at all."

"Then you can look forward to it a little bit. It is estimated that similar products will be born in a few years." Felix said: "Try to imagine, if in the future everyone has a mobile phone that can take pictures , Will wizards still hide as well as they do now?"

Not to mention the Internet. But Felix didn't mention it.

"Do you think wizards will be exposed to public view?" Winnie couldn't help asking. She felt a little terrified.

"It's just a matter of probability and time. With the development of science and technology, the number of accidental leaks that the Ministry of Magic deals with increases year by year. They are facing new tests." Felix said: "I judge that there are two possibilities in the future: either magic The Ministry is exhausted and has to cooperate more closely with the Muggle government to let more people—at least some government staff—know about the existence of wizards.”

Winnie imagined the scene: an ordinary person discovers the wizard, takes out his mobile phone to take a picture, and then breaks the news to the TV station... Faced with this situation, it is indeed difficult for the wizard to completely block the news, and it is very likely to be like As Mr. Haip said, wizards must make a compromise and rely on more adequate government agencies.

But she soon realized that there was a problem, and this approach was not a cure for the symptoms.

"Perhaps you've also realized that there is more than one Ministry of Magic and more than one Muggle government in the world, and when the day comes when the two societies must work together to keep secrets, it's normal for mistakes to occur." Felix thought to himself Say it yourself, "Not to mention..."

He didn't continue, but Winnie followed his train of thought and thought: What's more, it is impossible for all countries to be willing to cooperate. As long as there is an accident in one of the links in the middle, the negotiation will collapse... and the whole secret will be destroyed in the end.

"That's why you need to make a plan in advance?" Winnie somewhat understood Felix's thoughts, and this matter was indeed necessary. She just didn't expect that she would have the opportunity to participate in such a big event, but thinking about Mr. Haipu's status in the magic world, she felt a little relieved.

"That's right," said Felix curtly.

This is also one of the reasons why he hopes that the war will end as soon as possible: it is very difficult for the Ministry of Magic to maintain normal operation. If they are distracted from other things, especially the major issues related to the future fate of the magic world, Bones The lady is afraid that she will explode with anger.

But it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Magic to protect the entire magical world from being discovered.

Felix has gained fame in the past few years, so that one day, when he officially raises this serious question, everyone—including foreign wizards—must treat it with caution, and will not take these words as nonsense Raving.

He doesn't want to do all the work alone. Even if there is a "future world" now, the power is still too small.

Winnie asked softly: "The wizarding world has been paying attention to technological progress? I know about sound transmission mirrors, and I have seen people use them. At that time, I only thought magic was amazing, but now that I think about it, it is simply the direction of future mobile phones: compact It is convenient, besides calling, you can also transfer pictures, but there is a distance limit.”

"The problem of distance limitations is already improving," Felix said. "In fact, there are ready-made alternatives, such as two-way mirrors, but its manufacturing process is somewhat complicated and not suitable for mass production. We consider using magic photos instead."

"Can you tell me more about it?" Winnie asked with great interest. She was completely out of touch with this knowledge.

Felix moved his finger, and two roses in the cafe jumped down and transformed into two photos. Winnie stared at her own face in the photo, and then looked at Felix in another photo. Haipu was amazed.

"You've seen moving photos in newspapers, and you're not unfamiliar with this... There is also a more advanced magical portrait in the magic world, which not only can talk to people, but also retains part of the wisdom of the portrait owner's life , depends on how much memory you give it. The inspiration I said comes from this."

"If you want to see each other, the easiest way is not to transmit real-time images, but to hold each other's photos, and copy your current actions on your own photos through magic. Just like this. "

Felix waved, and the image in his photo waved back.

"This method is relatively simple, but it also needs to be customized. At present, only the predecessor of the sound transmission mirror - the inventor of the couple mirror, Fred and George Weasley accept this service, tailor-made for couples build."

Winnie's head is dizzy, and she feels very conflicted now. On the one hand, she knows that the magic world lags behind the real world in many places, even centuries behind; but on the other hand, the magic world almost predicts the future trend of technology.

Not only this product, but many products of Future World Company have a similar shadow.

She tried to classify this phenomenon as the peculiarity of magic, but it didn't make sense, and she stared at Felix again, suddenly realizing it.

"You are the most outstanding inventor of this era, Mr. Hap. There are too many old antiques in the wizarding world."

Felix waved his hand, "I dare not admit that."

He is not refusing, but the more he studies magic, the more he understands one thing: any magic master is a potential inventor.

If the Weasley twins could make a couple mirror, wouldn't Dumbledore be able to?

As far as he knew, Dumbledore was able to exchange alchemy with Nick Flamel when he was young, and he himself made some practical magic tools, but Dumbledore never thought of starting a company, nor Turn his wisdom into money.

Dumbledore's approach is actually very representative of those outstanding wizards in history.

These people do not have much business thinking in their minds and are bound by the traditional concepts of wizards, but they are not short of money, so they only need to meet the needs of themselves and those around them.

Another example is the pure blood family, they would rather hold the ancestors' magic notes and let them rot and be lost, rather than let this knowledge spread to the outside world.

…

After Valentine's Day, Felix went back to school as usual.

In the ancient magic text class——

"Welcome back, students," said Felix, walking up and down the classroom, "I believe you had a good weekend, yes, Madame Puddife's Tea House The Valentine’s Day set meal is very cost-effective, and the collapsed mountain peaks in the suburbs are enough to attract attention, and even... I heard that a visit to the Pig’s Head Bar has become a new fashion?”

The students were winking, and Harry saw Hermione silently mouthing: Bullshit. He grinned.

"But I hope you take it easy."

"Easter is less than two months away. After the holiday, you will receive employment consultation, but it may be a bit late at that time."

Halfway through speaking, Felix got stuck, and the students stared at him and took out a small note from his pocket, "Uh, let me see, the next thing is the importance and significance of the O.W.Ls exam, And the review plan...these things are really a headache."

He dropped the small piece of paper neatly, turning it into a paper airplane before it hit the floor.

The students stared at the paper airplane flying out of the window with their necks stuck.

"Okay, the above is what I recorded in the teaching meeting, I just want you to feel how boring I was at that time..." Felix strode back to the podium and said to the stunned students below, " Let's talk about something practical."

"If you enter the sixth grade, what will be taught in the improvement class of the ancient runes course?"

The students listened attentively to the professor's explanation.

"First of all, the content of the course is not fixed. At present, this subject is changing with each passing day, and new things are constantly being proposed. If you are interested, you can read the magazine "New Explanation of Magic Text" from beginning to end. There are many or It is cutting-edge or interesting articles, many of which are written and published by you yourself...

I plan to spend a few years to sort out a clear context, but no matter what, the improvement class will focus on the teaching of practical magic text, there is no doubt about it. "

"What I want to say is another thing. In the fifth grade, especially after employment counseling, you must carefully consider your future."

"I can let you enter the thinking classroom and learn hundreds of translated runes in one class, so it is logical that each of you can get excellent in the O.W.Ls exam..." Felix said calmly: "Yes, I can do that."

"Grade is not the problem, interest is the key."

"In the improvement class, my requirements for you will become higher and higher with the continuous improvement of ancient magic literature, and the teaching content will vary from person to person. You will spend a lot of time on relatively cutting-edge exploration , If you are not really interested, this process will be very tortured."

"So think about it carefully: what does this course mean to you, maybe your thinking today will lead to the birth of a new interdisciplinary field..."

Students have been busy throughout March.

But outside the campus, or outside the UK, the order of the international magical world was turned upside down by Voldemort alone.

From after Valentine's Day to early March, Felix and Lucius met several times and found that Voldemort seemed to have disappeared completely. Felix could only think that he was preparing for a date with Dumbledore. duel.

But it turns out that Voldemort is very difficult to settle down.

On March 12, a letter caught Felix's attention. Attached to the letter was a clipping from a foreign newspaper, which mentioned that Voldemort broke into an auction house abroad and snatched a precious magic cloak.

But according to the guard at the scene, he just said "garbage" after getting it, and then disappeared.

On March 17th, he appeared in the underground vault of the Gringotts branch in France and took away a rather famous goblin sword.

On March 25th, Voldemort broke into an ancient wizarding relic that was being excavated in Brazil~IndoMTL.com~ He pried open a coffin, and he threw the funerary objects on the ground like trash. The corpse decayed rapidly.

During this period, a hunting team formed by Aurors from various countries was formed.

They were ordered to capture Voldemort, but they found nothing for more than half a month. Newspapers were overwhelmingly reporting that the minister of the Ministry of Magic of a small country publicly issued a declaration, threatening that Voldemort was a clown who would only hide around.

The next day Voldemort broke into the country's Ministry of Magic and slaughtered more than fifty wizards. Then he appeared at the station of the patchwork pursuit team, killing the flies that had been following behind him during this time.

For a moment, all horses were silent, and no one dared to speak.

Even the British mainland seemed very negative. The pages of the newspapers seemed to be occupied by Voldemort alone. Many old people were forced to recall the horrible war more than ten years ago, and the tense atmosphere continued until Easter. forward.

The Ministry of Magic has finally finalized and announced the time for the trial of the dark wizard.

At the same time, Felix also received a letter from the Wizengamot, the highest court of wizards.