Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 50 Alaya Magic

Anyone who has a deep understanding of history knows that there are no coincidences in history.

Everything that seems accidental has hidden clues behind it. Every sip or bite of water is predestined.

Before every "result", there must be a "cause".

Why is it that the combination of a Boggart and a Harassment Fly gave birth to a Demon of Fear, rather than other creatures like the Invisible Boggart?

The combination of magical animals and magic mushrooms, why is the new species born not a fleshy mushroom, or a special species like the nematode fungus that parasitizes ants, but looks so much like the Warhammer green orcs?
A moment of doubt brought back Roger's memories of the past.

It is mentioned in the book "Ritual Magic Is Much More Than Blood Sacrifice" that some wizards have verified through field experiments that the reason the sun, moon and stars have magical mysteries is because all living beings believe that the sun, moon and stars are special.

Magic power is intertwined with the thoughts of all living beings. Under the construction of the sea of subconsciousness, world-class rituals last forever, so many magical creatures are born.

Dragons are resistant to magic because people believe they can resist magic to a certain extent.

Because of the belief of all living beings, various alchemical holy artifacts have powers far exceeding those of ordinary alchemical items.

Around 1400 AD, the world's population was only 4 million. In 1900, the world's population was only around 12 billion. Now in 1991, the population is over 50 billion.

It is known that the public thought at a time when the population was 4 million was sufficient to support the emergence of many magical phenomena.

What happens when the population increases ten or twenty times?
Will it be...

Roger thought of a possibility.

Glancing at Hagrid, this three-meter-five half-giant was clearly not an expert in the theory of ritual magic.

Discussing this with Hagrid was not a good idea.

Eager to learn more, Roger briefly told Hagrid about Warhammer 40K, a tabletop battle royale game developed by the British game company Games Workshop in 1987, and then left in a hurry.

When Roger left the Forbidden Forest and returned to Hogwarts Castle, it was almost midnight. As a student, it was theoretically against school rules for Roger to wander around the campus at bedtime.

But Roger had a handwritten letter from Dumbledore, so he did everything according to his own discretion. The administrator Argus Filch saw Roger but did not dare to intervene.

Of course, Roger would not take chicken feathers as a token of authority and wantonly break the rules. Roger had had enough of the chaos on the battlefield and did not want to return to it.

Only in special circumstances like the Demon of Fear and tonight would Roger use the power lent to him by Dumbledore.

As the saying goes, if you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening. Although Roger is not that exaggerated, it is really uncomfortable to not get an answer when inspiration comes.

After returning to Hogwarts, Roger did not go back to the Gryffindor Common Room, but went directly to the 8th floor, the Room of Requirement.

That was the Hogwarts campus, one of the few places that could support him in conducting various magical experiments.

Entering the Room of Requirement, Roger drew out his wand and began a magical development that he had never done before.

Roger's idea was simple.

Magic is a miracle of belief.

The 'belief' of all beings is powerful.

So, is there a possibility that as a certain perception is accepted by the public, the magic power will receive special support when it is "exerting" in that direction?

To put it in a more straightforward way.

After the Jedi lightsaber in Star Wars becomes a well-known thing, will it be easier for wizards to develop spells related to plasma lightsabers?
Or that after Hidetaka Miyazaki released the game, wizards could develop magic that makes the door open only from one side more easily than before?

Because everyone has subconsciously accepted the existence of this thing.

Warhammer is still very influential in the tabletop gaming world. Roger suspected that it might be some kind of thought in the dark that increased the corresponding probability, which then affected the final result of Hagrid's breeding of magical creatures.

And at this moment, Roger is verifying this conjecture.

He chose a rather special trend of thought. It is now December 1991, the final moments of the Cold War.

The most prevalent thought over the years is, of course, humanity's fear of global nuclear war!
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The breakfast at Hogwarts is pretty good, and if you really don’t like it, you can talk to the kitchen and ask them to slightly adjust the taste and dishes.

But today's breakfast time is a little different from usual.

It's not that anyone received a "yelling letter" from a parent. It's...

The young wizards from the four academies who were dining in the auditorium looked at a huge "metal coffin" floating over with astonishment.

The 'coffin' passed by the little wizards and went straight to where the professors were having dinner.

"...Roger, what are you doing?" Professor McGonagall knew who the person was at a glance.

Among the students, this troublesome little prophet is probably the only one who can perform this ingenious levitation spell.

"Um, there was a small problem with the magic experiment. Professor McGonagall, could you please contact someone outside the school? I want to buy something."

"what?"

"Geiger counter." A dull voice came from the metal coffin made entirely of lead.

The experimental direction Roger chose last night was slightly related to nuclear energy.

The fear of nuclear war is a huge trend of thought at this time, and the development of spells related to nuclear war can be relatively simple in two directions. One is a powerful explosion.

The other thing is...nuclear radiation!

You have to know that Chernobyl happened only 5 years ago, and everyone is very scared of it.

Roger's choice was the Radiation spell.

Anyway, with my level of transformation technology, ordinary radiation cannot kill me. I can just seal it in a lead coffin and try it casually.

But an explosion is different. We are still on campus and we have to consider the safety of others.

"You... forget it, you are a prophet, you know what not to do without me telling you, but you'd better be careful." As a half-blood wizard who has lived in Muggle society for a long time, Professor McGonagall certainly knows that a Geiger counter is used to measure radiation.

"I understand." Roger responded, thinking back to last night's events.

After a night of experimentation, Roger's creation of the spell was not successful.

He can only use magic to create radiation, but he cannot control it.

But his test has already yielded results.

Roger, who conducts a large number of magic experiments every day, has a very clear idea of the extent of his magic development ability.

He has truly felt that the development of radiation magic is indeed much easier.

The magnitude of this bonus is not particularly outrageous, but it does exist.

Thinking of this, Roger said, "Professor McGonagall, do you have time later? I want to ask you some questions about magic."

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It was his new discovery that Roger wanted to discuss with Professor McGonagall.

"Alaya magic?" Professor McGonagall raised her eyebrows as she looked at the manuscript in front of her.

"Yes."

"The collective consciousness of mankind is also called Alaya-vijnana in some ways. This is an idea of using the power of collective consciousness to develop magic," Roger explained.

"I know that under the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, we cannot reveal ourselves to the world."

"But we don't actually need to intervene in the collective consciousness ourselves. We can sponsor some entertainment industries such as games, movies, and animation to make an impact."

"If used well, although it cannot create something completely irrational out of nothing, after some guidance of thinking, it can still allow wizards to greatly reduce the time required to develop various magics, which is of great benefit."

This is almost equivalent to accelerating the overall development of wizard civilization.

And the risk is not that high.

"How about it, Professor McGonagall, do you think this idea is feasible?"

(End of this chapter)