Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Mikel put down his quill, let out a long sigh, and asked helplessly:

"Navie, when you filled out the forms, did you fill every single one out completely? How did you manage to answer the later questions with more than 800 words each?"

He was really tired.

Having spent so long in the magical world, at most he would study hard, do practice tests every day, preview lessons before class, and review lessons after class.

But he never gets involved in formalism!

Because this is a real waste of time.

Neville didn't hear Mikel's question at first; he was too engrossed in his book.

It wasn't until Mikel gently touched her that she snapped out of her daze and asked blankly, "Huh, what did you just say?"

Mikel repeated it again.

He still found it hard to believe that Neville could have written about these issues all by himself.

Neville said, "Because I had a standard template. When I was filling out the form, Ron gave me a template and told me to just copy it and change a few words."

If I was still worried, I would add a few more paragraphs of my own content. I was afraid that adding just one paragraph wouldn't be enough, so I added a hundred words of my own thoughts to each question.

Mikel's lips twitched. "It's that simple, is it going to work?"

Neville replied matter-of-factly, "It works, that's how I passed."

"Ron told me that even though you have to answer all the questions on the form in detail, the professors don't actually look at them. They can pass you if they want to, and they can fail you if they don't want to."

"By the way, Ron also told me that instead of spending time on these forms, it would be better to build a good relationship with the professor."

It was only then that Mikel vaguely and belatedly remembered that when he was filling out the form, Ron had asked him if he needed a standard template, which he had refused without a second thought.

He felt he could accomplish it.

His arrogance caused him a period of hardship!

Mikel said with a bitter face, "Do you still have that form? I want to copy it too."

Time flew by, and it was dinnertime.

This time, it was Lin Xia who ordered the food service.

Judging from the dishes, they were no different from the meal Hermione ordered for lunch.

Mikel watched this scene secretly, thinking that he would also like to get along well with the house-elves if he had the chance in the future.

Putting aside everything else, just in Hogwarts, as long as you have a good relationship with the elves, you'll at least have no worries about three meals a day, and you'll also get a lot of convenience in terms of clothing, food, housing, and transportation.

House-elves aren't just good at cooking.

After the meal, everyone has half an hour to rest. You can either go back to the common lounge to rest or stay in the lab to continue your research.

Lin Xia did not set a strict time limit for everyone to conduct experiments.

As long as the assigned task is completed, it doesn't matter whether the research is conducted in the research lab, in the common room, dormitory, library, or outdoors.

Moreover, the tasks are only updated once a week, every two weeks, or once a month.

The task was not demanding, giving researchers plenty of time for personal research.

If a researcher's own experiment reaches a critical stage and they lack the capacity to complete the research assigned by the laboratory, they can apply to Lin Xia to suspend the research for this period.

Once the researchers have finished their own personal research, they can then complete the assigned tasks.

After dinner, because many new members had joined, Lin Xia specifically asked them if they had any difficulties adjusting. She also asked the researchers who were resting nearby how the experiment was progressing.
Neville and Mikel naturally said they were getting used to it.

How could they not adapt? They come to the lab every day, just sit in chairs reading books and filling out forms, without ever getting involved in any actual experiments.

There's no reason for me to feel uncomfortable about such a small thing.

Lin Xia asked, "Mikel, have you finished filling out your form?"

Mikel immediately said, "It's done. I'll finish it tonight and hand it in to Professor McGonagall tomorrow."

On the researchers' side, Draco made new progress.

"You asked me to review the twin seniors' [Inspiration and Creativity] potion before, and my review results are in."

He looked at the two senior students, who immediately sat up straight. The two, who usually loved to joke around, put away their smiles and waited seriously for the result.

Draco remained silent for a moment, then, amidst their increasingly anxious gazes, suddenly smiled.

"You passed the test."

The Weasley twins breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Draco: "I haven't found any prohibited drugs here. The ingredients you added are all compliant, and the dosage is within a reasonable range."

"Congratulations, you've successfully passed the first round of review." He offered his congratulations.

Although Draco possessed the arrogance of a nobleman, he was never stingy with encouragement for his companions. When he heard about Ron's experiences during the winter break at the start of this semester, he also encouraged Ron.

George: "There are still the second and third rounds of review, and I hope we can pass them smoothly."

Fred: "George, I'd prefer they find some problems so we can improve and make it a bestseller as soon as it's released."

George: "No, Fred, research that is delayed for too long will gradually wear down your passion."

Fred: "No, no, George, I wish the things I researched didn't have so much after-sales service. You have no idea how much it hurts when those little wizards come to me saying there are quality problems and asking me for a refund."

George and Fred were about to argue when Hermione coughed loudly.

She put down her milk tea cup. Yes, Hufflepuff has a milk tea cup, and she has a Gryffindor milk tea cup too.

But this cup was given to her by a house-elf, not something she commissioned herself; only she has it, none of the other Gryffindor students do.

Hermione said seriously, "The results of my review of the [Inspiration] potion are also in."

Unlike Draco, who deliberately paused for a long time to keep her in suspense, she immediately announced the review results after saying that sentence.

Hermione: "My review result is—passed!"

She explained, "The positive effects of this potion are significant, but its only drawback is that it only lasts for a short time. It only takes effect for 10 minutes and cannot be used for long periods of thinking. It can only be used for short flashes of inspiration, so people can only use it in critical moments."

The next step is to extend the time from 10 minutes to 30 minutes, so that more can be done. As for the side effects of this potion, it is mild diarrhea.

As you said, as long as it's not taken for more than three consecutive days, going to the toilet one or two more times a day is an acceptable result and won't burden the body. However…

She emphasized, "If you take it for more than three days, the side effects will be very obvious, and you'll have to go to the toilet at least ten times a day."

She turned to the Weasley twins, her expression serious, and said, "I don't think you've handled the side effects properly. The side effects of this potion after being taken for more than the recommended number of days are more severe than those of the previous Wisdom Potion."

"So although I approved this potion, I hope you can modify the side effects to make it even more perfect."

Just as the Weasley twins were about to say something, Lin Xia said, "No need to change it."

She calmly said, "The side effects of this potion become obvious after it has been used more than a few times. So you should research another potion that can stop diarrhea and sell it as a complementary product. We won't force you to buy it."

The Weasley twins immediately understood!
George: "What a brilliant idea, what an amazing suggestion! How come I never thought of creating a product that addresses the shortcomings?"

Fred: "Selling one item in two installments? That's amazing! That's what a real businessman does!"

George and Fred said in unison, "Lin Xia, you're so heartless!" Lin Xia: "...Just tell me, do you want to improve or add accessories?"

The Weasley twins shouted: "Add accessories!"

Hermione glanced at Lin Xia, but said nothing.

Of course, it's not because she's accepted this business mindset; Hermione still prefers to refine the product to perfection.

However, the effect of this [Inspiration and Creativity] potion is very limited, lasting only ten minutes. It's unclear how long it would take to research and extend its duration.

Secondly, she believes there are many ways to solve diarrhea problems, and it is not necessary to improve the shortcomings of the product, which would actually increase the difficulty.

Instead of directly improving the product's shortcomings, it's better to find a way to address the harm caused by those shortcomings. This approach is actually less difficult because the two methods target different areas.

Of course, the real reason Hermione didn't ask them to make the product even more perfect was that she felt the Weasley twins relied on shortcuts in their research.

Now that we've finally developed a reasonably decent product, we should publish it through academic papers as soon as possible. If they have to conduct research again, they might not be able to rely on shortcuts to succeed.

To put it bluntly, she still didn't trust the twins' research capabilities.

In the common lounge.

Seeing that both researchers' results were satisfactory, Lin Xia instructed the twins to prepare the materials to submit to Professor McGonagall.

"I will be in charge of the third phase of the assessment. I will be responsible for observing the volunteers' condition. If anything is wrong, I will intervene immediately. But you can prepare materials to convince the professor to review this project first."

She said meaningfully, "I've told you before about the importance of gaining the professor's approval. My assessment can be conducted simultaneously with your writing of materials, so get ready."

This time, the Weasley twins didn't joke around or interrupt; instead, they nodded very seriously.
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Having resolved all the issues in the lab, Lin Xia, who had patrol duties for the evening, lingered there, waiting for her patrol time to arrive.

Before the meeting adjourned, she stopped Ron and Harry and said, "I haven't seen the snail-like creatures you adopted from Hagrid in a long time. Why don't you bring them out to see them this weekend? I want to know how they are doing."

Ron was in a good mood when talking about his pet.

"Great! They're so cute, I'd like to bring them out for a walk too!"

Harry added, "We feed them every day, and they've grown bigger and stronger, a little chubby, but they've also become even cuter."

Lin Xia smiled faintly.

After all, you're eating extra meals every day, how can you not gain weight?
Tonight, her patrol is scheduled for the period between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Starting from this time period, students can receive extra points as a subsidy, so some outstanding students prefer that the school assigns them patrol points later in the evening.

After all, Hogwarts is already quite safe. If even this place isn't safe, then the outside world will only be more unsafe.

Aside from the initial patrols, which encountered many strange events, the occurrence of strange phenomena has decreased significantly after the school's recent cleanup.

More than a month has passed since the start of the school year, and Hogwarts has gradually gained popularity. Many artifacts, unable to sense the presence of the evil god, have once again hidden themselves away.

The danger gradually decreases.

The matter of the dark corridor has been resolved, and the place has become normal. When the students come to patrol here again, they no longer feel panicked or uneasy.

Lin Xia was once again assigned to patrol the area of ​​the dark corridor.

She would deliberately turn around and walk through this area again during the day.

I've walked this place at least twenty times, just to see if Salazar's quill pen chose to appear here because there's something mysterious about this place.

Even in the secluded corridor next door, strange objects like silver-white boots appeared.

Even without Salazar's quill, getting the silver boots is still a pretty good adventure.

Lin Xia felt that the appearance of two rather interesting artifacts in this area must be due to something special about it.

Her intuition told her the same thing, but unfortunately she never discovered the secret.

After patrolling the dark corridor, she turned and continued patrolling the adjacent area, the place where the silver boots had appeared.

She walked slowly, strictly following the patrol team's instructions with each step.

After walking ten steps, they would pause briefly to observe their surroundings.

On the surface, she could no longer find anything unusual here, and Lin Xia inexplicably thought of the way the silver boots moved space.

She thought to herself, "Could it be that we need to observe this place through the inner world to discover anything unusual?"

The inner world is another dimension, hidden in the cracks of the outer world.

Theoretically speaking, the volume of the inner world in the outer world does not affect the true capacity of the inner world.

Therefore, the gap hidden in the surface world can be infinitely small, but once you step into this gap and enter the inner world, it may become infinitely large.

By reviewing the materials, it can be found that many outstanding research masters often set up their laboratories in the Otherworld.

Because the inner world is hard to find, more hidden, and infinitely large, it is suitable for hiding things and serving as one's own base.

Lin Xia guessed that wizards like Salazar probably had many of their laboratories hidden in the Otherworld, and he wondered how many Hogwarts possessed.

While lost in thought, another idea suddenly popped into Lin Xia's mind.

"Perhaps I can use the spatial rune array and the spatial power above it to observe the inner world here."

"After all, I used a spatial magic array to locate the silver-medal boots back then."

In order to find the strange object here as soon as possible, she made some modifications to the spatial magic array, ignoring some details.

If we complete all the spatial runes now, we might be able to observe more deeply.

With this in mind, Lin Xia continued her patrol, planning to test it again tomorrow.
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In contrast to Lin Xia's leisurely pace, Neville was diligent and vigilant during his patrols.

Originally, Gryffindor's patrols were somewhat lax, but after the incident where Neville's companion fainted from fright, everyone became more strict with patrols than with other houses.

If even one person fails to follow the patrol guidelines, they will be criticized by the others.

If you tell the captain after returning from patrol, you will be penalized with points deducted.

The team captain doesn't have the right to deduct points, but the captain can apply to the professor, who has that right.

Professor McGonagall was on duty tonight, and nothing happened all night.

Neville had just finished his patrol and breathed a sigh of relief when Professor McGonagall suddenly called him back.

"Navie, come here for a second."

Mikel turned to look at Neville and asked in a low voice, "Why did the professor call you over alone? Did you offend him?"

Neville shook his head blankly: "I don't know either."

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, he entered Professor McGonagall's duty station.

Seeing his anxious expression, the professor's serious face broke into a faint smile as he handed him a black bracelet.

"This is the strange object you found during your patrol. It has now been purified and is ready to use."

Neville took the strange object in a daze.

McGonagall said softly, "This is also a reward from the school." (End of Chapter)