#492 - Strict jury, lethality from Hermione

Harry tried hard to recall the scene he had seen before, and finally shook his head helplessly, "I'm not sure."

He explained: "The picture I saw was from a first-person perspective, I could only see what it could see, but I couldn't perceive its inner thoughts.

At the moment, I don’t feel any malice from the images. To be more precise, I don’t feel any emotions at all.”

Hermione frowned, "Do you think it will bring danger to Lin Xia's press conference?"

Harry shook his head solemnly: "I'm not sure. I don't even know if he is a person or an object."

He stretched his body and found that his head no longer hurt and his body had almost recovered, so he quickly got up from the bed.

Harry said worriedly, "I have to go to Lin Xia's press conference."

Hermione was a little worried about his health and asked again and again: "Are you sure you are okay?"

Harry nodded solemnly. Seeing that she was really worried, he said in a relaxed tone, "Hermione, I won't joke with my body."

He paused and said, "Besides my health, I am more concerned about whether Lin Xia's press conference can be held smoothly."

The matter was urgent, and Hermione was also worried that something unexpected might happen at Lin Xia's press conference, so she went to the press conference with Harry.

At this point, the press conference had only started for 10 minutes and everything was not on track yet. Ron was on the podium explaining the inspiration for the creation of the Binding Wand.

The Binding Wand is not only an inspiration, but also a commodity. If a commodity wants to sell well, it must first have a good story.

So starting with the inspiration for the binding wand, everyone worked very skillfully to package it.

Lin Xia let Ron make the opening remarks because Ron liked to talk nonsense.

Moreover, his expression always makes him sound very confident when telling nonsense. Being thick-skinned can sometimes be a big advantage.

So after a group vote, everyone agreed that Ron was capable of doing the job.

Harry and Hermione were already members of the group, so they didn't need to show any proof when entering the press conference.

The professor guarding the entrance let them in just by scanning their faces.

The two of them squatted down, hunched over, and walked lightly to the third row.

The first one or two rows are all jury members, the third, fourth and fifth rows are all students, and the back are all scholars.

Although these scholars are not as important as the jury, the press conference will be considered a success only if they witness it.

If it comes to the question-and-answer session, the jury members in the first and second rows will have priority in asking questions.

Only when they stop asking questions will it be the turn of students or later scholars to ask questions.

Neville felt a movement coming from the seat beside him. He turned around and saw that it was Hermione and Harry. He lowered his voice and asked:

"Why did you come just now? Because these two seats are empty, and the professor always looks at me when he is patrolling. If you don't come soon, the professor may arrange for other students to come in."

Logically speaking, students are not interested in this kind of academic paper press conference.

But Lin Xia was too famous. She had been holding paper release conferences in the auditorium since her first year, and this continued until her third year, and she produced academic results every school year.

This led to both senior and junior students being very curious about Lin Xia.

Normally, I couldn't run into Lin Xia because of classes, and at night, because the common room separated the four colleges, I had no chance to see Lin Xia.

In addition, there were so many people in the auditorium, so Lin Xia always ate in a hurry. Most of the time, she stayed in the laboratory, and the house-elf personally delivered meals to her.

This resulted in many students in the school having only heard of Lin Xia's reputation but never seen her, and their curiosity and admiration for her reached its peak.

I hope that the third graders can take their peers as role models and study harder.

With so many people scrambling for spots, the two empty seats next to Neville were very eye-catching.

Harry hurriedly explained that he was not feeling well, so Hermione accompanied him to the infirmary and successfully diverted Neville's attention.

While Neville was chatting with Harry, Hermione was observing the surroundings.

Whether it was the judges in the front row or the scholars in the back, everyone looked very serious, and this paper press conference was even more solemn than previous press conferences. It was almost completely silent, with only Ron's voice coming from the podium.

Hermione felt a little depressed, she always felt that these scholars had bad intentions.

If they came here with the intention of exchanging knowledge, then why do everyone's expressions look so serious?

She thought again of the strict inspection at Hogwarts in the morning. Maybe the school had discovered something a long time ago, which was why they were checking for prohibited items so strictly.

This time, these scholars were carrying a lot of contraband. It is said that one-third of the scholars were detained by the Ministry of Magic for carrying too serious contraband.

Hermione turned to look at Harry, nudged him with her elbow, and whispered, "Did you notice anything?"

Harry's eyes flickered slightly, knowing that Hermione was asking him if he had seen anything, and he shook his head slightly.

In the morning, he saw the scenes of Hogwarts from a scholar's perspective. Now that he had entered the press conference, he should be closer to the first-person perspective, but his head did not feel any pain.

It was so calm that he almost thought the pain he felt in the morning was just an illusion.

Soon Ron finished talking about the birth of the inspiration, and Lin Xia took a few steps forward and began to explain the principle and process of inventing the binding staff.

When she mentioned that the core of the binding wand was made of the devil vine's core, the scholars at the scene finally felt something strange, and they began to communicate quietly with their companions around them.

But because it was still explanation time, no questions were asked.

After Lin Xia finished explaining the invention process, Draco stepped forward a few steps and took over from Lin Xia to begin explaining the commercial uses of the binding wand.

As the name suggests, the binding wand has special bonuses to binding spells, and it performs far better than ordinary wands. Even though the one they showed was only a castrated version, it was still good enough.

The binding wand is a wand used for specific spells, so they do not recommend using it as a general wand, but rather as a prop or as a specific magic item.

It took an hour to finally explain the invention process and principle of the binding wand clearly, and the next hour was for question and answer time.

A member of the jury in the front row stepped forward and asked another question that was quite explosive.

“How do you ensure the safety of users?”

Without waiting for Lin Xia to answer, the man said with a veiled intent, "The core of your magic wand is made of the devil vine, which has such a strong bonus to binding magic. I have also studied magic wands and understand that the power of magic spells cast by using magic wands is largely related to the core.

I reasonably suspect that you used highly active devil vine as the wand core in order to enhance the power of binding spells. Don't let the user be bound and killed by the devil vine in the wand before casting the spell!"

Before Lin Xia could react, Hermione, who was listening, became the first to become unable to sit still and immediately raised her hand.

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows and said in a relaxed tone: "It seems that I don't need to answer this question. Hogwarts students can help me answer it."

She pointed at Hermione specifically: "Please ask this student to help me answer this question."

Hermione stood up and said bluntly, "I really doubt whether you have done any academic research. Since you said you have studied magic wands, you must have discovered that if you use materials that are too active, they cannot become wand cores and will not have any effect when used, right?

Using wood as the wand core is to ensure the stable transmission of magic power. Each type of wood has its own characteristics, which are indelible. This is also the reason why wizards have to choose a wand that suits them.

Some woods can keep the user calm, while others can make the user's mind active. As the core of the wand, Devil's Ivy can enhance the strength of binding magic.

According to your idea that you doubt safety because the bonus is too great, then no matter what kind of wood is used, it is dangerous. Aren’t the bonuses of other woods great? They are just great in other aspects!"

Hermione spoke a long string of words with great momentum, overwhelming the other party with her momentum.

"The devil vine as a wand core is only used to increase the magic power. If you want to harm the owner, you have to use a devil vine directly instead of a wand to cast a spell."

When these words came out, the scholars hadn't reacted yet, but the students couldn't help but burst into laughter.

One student even started to make a scene, "Who would be so stupid as to use the devil's vine to cast a spell? Isn't this asking for the devil's vine to bind you?"

The scholar who asked the question turned pale, but the most outrageous thing was not this, but Hermione's next sentence.

"You should re-read "The Principle of Conversion of Object Energy and Properties (Magic Wand)" first. Anyone who knows how to make a magic wand would not ask such a question."

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The students who were listening around laughed again, but Hermione sat down neatly, as if she had not just cursed, but was discussing academic issues calmly.

“You, you…”

The scholar's face turned red and he wanted to say something, but was immediately pulled back to his seat by other scholars.

Forget it, they can't afford to lose face.

What the student said was right, this question was indeed of low standard.

The scene was silent for only a few seconds before another scholar stood up and asked Lin Xia to provide detailed experimental data.

Lin Xia did not hide this and provided them with a castrated version of the data.

After all, the Binding Wand will still be sold on the market, but it is divided into a special version for Ministry of Magic Aurors and an ordinary civilian version.

In order to attract customers to buy, the data on the wand's bonus to binding magic must be made public.

After seeing the detailed data, the jury members' expressions became even more solemn.

When I heard the explanation before, I didn’t realize how great the bonus was, and what they said was very exaggerated, and it sounded like they were bragging.

But now it seems that the bonus has reached 40%!

If an ordinary wizard uses binding magic, the bonus is only a little bit, but in the hands of a high-level wizard, the 40% bonus is enough to change the situation of a battle.

The higher the level, the more terrifying any magic cast will be, because the strength of the magic used is different.

The 40% bonus to the Binding Wand is an all-round bonus, which significantly improves the spell strength, casting speed, and the effects caused.

With such a horrific bonus, the jury is no longer concerned about whether there is a problem with the wand, but rather the issue of its safety.

If someone uses this wand to deliberately do something harmful to society, will it cause a major safety accident in the wizarding world?

Ron had come down from the podium and sat next to Hermione and Harry.

He listened to the discussion of the jury and was a little confused. "Are they worried that the binding wand will cause a major accident? Isn't this a waste of worry?

The effects will vary depending on the people who use it. If it is used by a high-level wizard, it may cause serious accidents.

But if it is used by an ordinary wizard, no matter how he plays with it, it will not cause social harm."

Take Ron himself for example. Even if he got this wand and used binding magic, it would at most be slightly stronger than the usual one. Ron knew himself very well.

Hermione cast a spell and quickly took notes with a quill: "So the key issue is, if the binding wand is obtained by some criminals, will it cause public safety.

Because it is sold to the entire market, it is very easy for dark wizards to buy it. "

Harry asked, "So how do we avoid this?"

Hermione thought for a while and soon came up with the answer: "We can bring it under the supervision of the Ministry of Magic, just like our wands.

Each of our wands has brown silk implanted in it. If we use some powerful spells, it will attract the monitoring of the Ministry of Magic, which can prevent some dangers, but——"

She hesitated, then shook her head and said, "There is always a way for fallen wizards, or dark wizards, to avoid being regulated by the Ministry of Magic. All they need to do is buy a wand without the brown filament."

She didn't know what she was thinking of, but her eyes suddenly lit up.

"But every wand produced by the Ministry of Magic will have brown silk added to it. If a dark wizard gets a wand without brown silk, it is not our problem, but the Ministry of Magic's inadequate supervision. At that time, we can shift the blame to the Ministry of Magic."

Lin Xia had also thought about the security issue before, and the professor at Hogwarts had also thought about it a long time ago and provided Lin Xia with a good idea, so Lin Xia proposed a solution on the spot.

Just as Hermione thought, the Ministry of Magic could be brought in to regulate and add brown silk. In addition, restrictions would be placed on the people who could buy binding wands. Unless there was a reason to buy them, they would not be sold to the general public of wizards.

That is to say, every binding wand purchased must be registered and marked.

The reason for buying is just a small matter, the label is the most important.

The addition of brown silk can detect the strength and positioning of the spell, and the mark at the time of purchase also provides a layer of insurance.

Once a wizard uses a binding wand to cause a major accident, the source of his wand can be detected by simply finding the wand used.

The most serious safety issues were all avoided and resolved, and the strict jury remained silent, taking notes quickly with their quill pens.

Some scholars frowned and wanted to ask some questions, but then they thought of the treatment of the first scholar who asked the question, and hesitated.

Asking a bad question is secondary, but being ridiculed by students in person is really humiliating.

Because of Hermione's lethality, many scholars with less ability did not dare to find fault too blatantly.

The atmosphere fell silent again, and this time it remained silent for a full three minutes.

Seeing this, Lin Xia put the magic wand against his throat and used "Voice Like a Bell" to say, "Does anyone have any other questions? If not, this press conference ends here."

There was still silence at the scene. Just when Hermione couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, a scholar suddenly stood up resolutely and said in a sonorous and powerful voice:

"I have a question. How do you prove that your academic achievements were completed independently by you without any help from anyone?"

Everyone turned to look, the scholars' eyes flickered, while the students had no impression of this strange scholar.

The scholar who spoke was Professor Ruiz, who had questioned Lin Xia's academic achievements when he was in the village before.