#70 - Section 70
Night, on the Hogwarts staircase.
Cho Chang and Penelope were on their way to the Room of Requirement, discussing Lockhart's matter this afternoon.
This is currently the hottest topic at Hogwarts, with many little wizards who dislike Lockhart arguing with Lockhart's fans, and there are many such situations in Ravenclaw as well.
Even if they hadn't experienced it themselves, the two of them knew the story inside and out from other people's mouths.
At dinner, news came that Lockhart had taken a week off due to illness.
This also intensified the degree of confrontation, and you could really hear the sound of arguments everywhere.
"Senior, why would an excellent Ravenclaw graduate be like this?"
Cho Chang felt a little unbelievable. When she learned that Lockhart was coming to Hogwarts as a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, she still had a trace of expectation.
Lockhart was once a member of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
In the group photo of previous players, there is also a photo of him.
The Ravenclaw students of that year also had quite good comments on him. No matter how you look at it, he is an excellent wizard.
Combined with the books he has published, his achievements are quite remarkable.
As a result, he showed his true colors on the very first day.
"Who knows what he experienced after graduation? Maybe his novels were plagiarized."
After this incident, Penelope had a deeper understanding of the wizarding world.
An excellent graduate can degenerate into this in just over ten years. It is conceivable what kind of social beatings he has suffered, and he has no choice but to choose the path of fraud. Moreover, now that he has degenerated into this, he can't even solve Cornish Pixies.
Penelope dares to be sure that if she replaced him with a little wizard who had passed the O.W.L.s, no matter how good or bad their grades were, they would not be made like that by the Cornish Pixies. There are many spells that can deal with them.
Even though he was born a half-blood, he has fallen to this point.
If he were a Muggle-born, he probably wouldn't survive in this wizarding world. Fortunately, I met Ethan, otherwise I wouldn't have had a good ending.
"But if he doesn't have real skills, why would he dare to come to Hogwarts to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts?"
Cho Chang had been unable to understand this point for a long time.
Lockhart is also a Hogwarts graduate. During his seven years at Hogwarts, he also experienced seven Defense Against the Dark Arts professors.
He clearly knows the curse on it. It's okay if he has confidence.
But he doesn't have the ability, so is he rushing to his death?
Who gave him the confidence?
"Maybe he has brought himself into the world of the book, thinking that he has the power as in the book, maybe!"
Penelope shrugged and casually made a guess.
But she was right.
Anyone who has taken a few weeks of classes at Hogwarts, even if their aptitude is poor, has learned more magic than Lockhart, and he was once an excellent graduate.
The reason he has fallen to this point is that he has lost his understanding of himself. Whether it is appearance or inner self, he has no idea.
Magic is idealistic, it is the power of the mind.
Emotions, cognition, and thinking can all affect the success or failure of spellcasting, and the magnitude of power.
He has stolen too many things from others, but these are not his own. In order to express them completely, he can only bring himself into it, and slowly he will lose himself.
If he doesn't even have an understanding of himself, his memory and thinking will be biased. How can he release magic?
Only the Obliviation Charm, he needs to rely on this to make a living, and he also knows that he must use this magic on others, so it has not been lost.
"Ethan, what are you doing?"
After Penelope and Cho Chang entered the Room of Requirement, they looked at Ethan's operation with some incomprehension.
He didn't study alchemy, or read books, or practice magic.
Instead, he was grabbing a handful of Floo Powder and playing with it. On the table were the Marauder's Map and some parchment.
Today, no one is studying properly.
"Preparing to make a communication tool for the wizarding world."
Ethan turned his head and explained.
"Communication tool for the wizarding world?"
"Isn't that owls?"
"Are you going to prepare biological alchemy?"
Cho Chang looked at Ethan in surprise.
He studied with Nicolas Flamel for a summer vacation, is the progress so great?
Biological alchemy is quite advanced knowledge.
Among magical creatures, some are born in nature, and some are hybrids created by artificial intervention, naming Hagrid.
There are also some products of Animagus transformation failures, such as the Blast-Ended Skrewt, a XXXXX-level big guy.
Alchemy has also contributed a lot to the diversification of magical creatures.
The most typical are the Basilisk and the Sphinx. The former was refined by Salazar Slytherin using a rooster egg and special techniques, and the latter was transformed from humans and animals using alchemy in ancient Egypt to guard treasures.
"It's not biological alchemy, it's a communication device."
"It's similar to the fax machines and emails in Muggle families."
Text messages haven't come out yet, at least the phone Ethan uses doesn't have this function.
"Alchemy can do it?"
Penelope couldn't figure it out. She had used fax machines and emails, but they were purely technological means and had nothing to do with magic.
She doesn't understand the principle, after all, her education level is only elementary school, but it is definitely quite complicated, and it also requires electricity as energy.
"It depends on how you understand it."
"Just like this Marauder's Map, before you saw it, you didn't believe there would be such a thing."
"In fact, it uses Marking Charms, Dynamic Imaging, Trace Revelation, Point Me, Concealment Charms, and Dissimulation Charms, so it can mark the traces of everyone in the Hogwarts area."
Ethan has had the Marauder's Map for so long, how could he not study it?
He had already figured out the principle. The original four Marauders were indeed geniuses. It was not easy to perfectly fuse these spells together.
The current Ethan has been able to replicate it.
"Also, there's using Floo Powder and fireplaces for transportation. I don't know if you've all experienced it, but you just need to say the name, and you can arrive at the exact location."
"This is because there's a magical network between the fireplaces, linking these specially made fireplaces together."
"Going to Muggle families, it's useless no matter how much Floo Powder you throw."
It's precisely because of the magical network that precise teleportation is possible when using Floo Powder. Each name is a code, just like a mobile phone number now. If you're off by even a little, you'll end up somewhere else.
Of course, this network is different from the Muggle world. It's just a connection between fireplaces due to magic.
As early as the second half of his first year, Ethan actually had this idea of creating a wizard version of a mobile phone to bring some Muggle shock to the wizards.
But his alchemy skills weren't up to par, and he didn't have any ideas, so he put it behind him.
The reason he wants to try today is because of Voldemort's notebook.
Voldemort's remnant soul has developed its own intelligence and can communicate with the person holding the notebook through writing.
Written communication is much simpler than voice communication. An alchemy mobile phone is difficult to make, but two notebooks that can be connected for real-time communication should still be possible.
Regarding Voldemort's Horcrux notebook, Ethan initially planned to intercept it, but he returned from Nicolas Flamel's place too late. The thing was already with Ginny. If it were in the twins' hands, Ethan would have just taken it.
But he can't rummage through a little girl's room, and he can't directly point out that there's a problem with the notebook and that he can help her deal with it.
As for what happens later, we'll see!
"The fireplace transportation is indeed as Ethan said. If you succeed, it will be much more convenient to contact each other in the future. It's just that the owls will be unemployed."
Cassandra had heard Hermione and the others talk about things like mobile phones and telephones last time and was also interested, but it was too complicated, so she had to give up.
If Ethan really makes it, she won't be behind them even if she doesn't use Muggle things.
"That won't happen. They can still be deliverymen. Only a part of them will be unemployed. Who told them not to keep up with the times!"
The owls in the wizarding world are indeed awesome. They can cross the sea, and their flight speed and endurance are excellent, but after all, they are not as good as instant communication.
However, because they don't need wages and only eat nuts, no one can compete with them in delivering packages.
"I'll make a simple version first, and you guys can try it."
As he spoke, Ethan began to act. First, he solidified the parchment with mercury and engraved ancient runes to improve its stability. This step was necessary; otherwise, the parchment simply couldn't bear so much magic.
Of course, using other magical animal materials might eliminate this step, but parchment is the cheapest!
Unlike the industrial parchment of the Muggle world, wizards' parchment is a thin sheet of material made of sheepskin, goatskin, or calfskin, and then cut into small pieces for sale.
After this step is done, it is necessary to inscribe the magic circuit. The linking charm is a must. Without the linking charm, they cannot be connected.
The Vanishing Charm, after use, all information is deleted, just like the Marauder's Map.
The Marking Charm, the Transformation Charm, the Revealing Charm…
"That's it?"
Hermione looked at Ethan's stopped movements and asked curiously.
Although she had read a few books related to alchemy, she didn't understand it very well. It was too complicated, which led her to give up.
"We'll know if it's successful when we get back to the dormitory later."
Following the same method, Ethan made four more.
And he allowed these four pieces of parchment to establish a connection with each other through the linking charm. How to form a connection with other parchments by searching for names or codes, Ethan hasn't figured it out yet.
[Thanks to the big boss, one more monthly ticket is needed, thanks to the big boss! A few].
Chapter 97: The Wizard's Address Book
[Nicolas Flamel: Quite a good idea, more universal than the Two-Way Mirror. Integrating alchemy into life is great, Ethan!]
[Ethan Yeadrian: I just borrowed the Muggle communication method and changed it to the wizard's method. This is also thanks to your teaching during the summer vacation; otherwise, I wouldn't have this skill.]
[Nicolas Flamel: I also know that Muggles have this technology. In fact, I also have a mobile phone, but I never thought about this aspect. Knowing and having ideas and putting them into practice are two different things.]
[Nicolas Flamel: I told you before about imagination and creation. This is an important part of the development of alchemy. I hope you can continue to maintain it.]
[Ethan Yeadrian: I understand, teacher!]
[Nicolas Flamel: Go find Dumbledore. He can apply for a patent for you. My current identity is not suitable for coming forward. I will communicate this with him.]
… …
[Fleur Delacour: School has started, Brenda is still so annoying, miss you!]
[Ethan Yeadrian: I miss you too!]
[Fleur Delacour: I'm going to your house this summer vacation. I've already told Mom and Dad.]
[Ethan Yeadrian: Welcome, it's just that my house is in the Muggle world. Does Beauxbatons prohibit casting spells off-campus?]
… …
[Gabrielle Delacour: Sister has gone to school, only me, Mom and Grandma are at home, so boring, want to go find brother to play!]
[Ethan Yeadrian: Good girl, your sister said she's coming to my house for summer vacation, then we'll meet.]
[Gabrielle Delacour: That's after Christmas, it's still a long time, and sister didn't agree to take me.]
[Ethan Yeadrian: I will prepare Christmas gifts for Gabrielle, and I will talk to her for you later, how can she not bring the lovely Gabrielle!]
[Gabrielle Delacour: Yeah yeah! I don't want to go to Beauxbatons, I want to go to Hogwarts!]
… …
[Philimon Yeadrian: Where's my car! Return it quickly!]
