Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Azeroth

Chapter 229, Section 228: Elemental Revival and Harry's Overtime Work
Without a doubt, this is the revival of the elements, and it can no longer be considered a sign. At least the elemental spirits in the Hogwarts area have become so active that they could move at any moment.

But this is an exceptionally unusual occurrence.

According to Harry's original estimate, it would take at least two to three years, or even five years, for the elements to recover to this extent.

Now, however, every morning when I go out, I see all sorts of elements strolling around. No wonder Fudge looked like the sky had fallen when he walked in—suddenly, the Ministry of Magic was under immense pressure, and the workload of all its members, from top to bottom, even surpassed that of the war years ago.

The memory erasure team is far from sufficient. Many memory erasure workers haven't slept for two days. They must erase the memories of Muggle people in the UK who have inadvertently witnessed the elemental spirits as quickly as possible.

The current situation is equivalent to magical accidents happening simultaneously and randomly all over the UK. As a result, the Ministry of Magic's original memory erasure team is simply not enough. People have to be drawn from other departments to help, and manpower has to be constantly sent out to deal with the trouble or damage caused by the elemental spirits.

Honestly, Fudge was even considering quitting his job and running away.

The only good news might be that the elemental resurgence in other parts of the UK isn't as severe as in the Hogwarts area, where you have to worry about the milk spilling out or splashing all over your face when you try to drink it.

When this happens for the first time, students may find it fun and interesting, but when everyday objects suddenly come to life, or their homework is repeatedly stained black with ink, even the most playful students find it hard to resist.

Many students even fled to the Great Totem for refuge, where at least the elements still followed the rules... Harry finally witnessed the consequences of elements living freely in the real world instead of in the Elemental Realm, living up to their chaotic nature and representing the chaotic state of prehistoric Azeroth.

Well, not to mention Fudge, even Dumbledore consulted Harry multiple times. Then this busy old man flew all over the world. As the president of the International Confederation of Wizards, Dumbledore also had to deal with the accelerated resurgence of the elements on an international level.

The last time Harry saw Dumbledore, he felt that the centenarian looked much more haggard.

It was precisely because of this unusually rapid pace of elemental revival, as if someone had kicked the sleeping elements awake, that Harry became nervous—for the first time since last year, he had so earnestly urged Ron and Neville to study hard and to stop lending them his homework to copy.

She did what Hermione would normally do, making Ron despair so he ate two fewer sausages at dinner.

As for Luna... this obedient disciple didn't require Harry to worry too much. Luna's progress in the shamanic path was very fast, and Harry even had to advise her not to get too absorbed in the spiritual world and to pay more attention to the real world.

Those who suffer from drought will die from drought, and those who suffer from waterlogging will die from waterlogging.

The entire wizarding world—not just the British wizarding community, but the entire global wizarding community—was suddenly busy. They had to keep the wizarding community hidden from Muggles' eyes as much as possible, in accordance with the Act of Secrecy, given that elemental spirits could appear unexpectedly from time to time.

It's fortunate that the Muggle government officials knew about the existence of wizards and were willing to help conceal it; otherwise, given the number of wizards, it would have been quite difficult to do so.

The moment the elemental resurgence intensified, Harry performed several rituals to seek the reason from the elements, but the elements' answers were baffling—according to the elements, they suddenly woke up like this, their bodies no longer heavy, and their consciousness became clear, as if an invisible force had been injected into them.

As for why this is the case, even the element doesn't know.

Since the outcome was positive, they were happy to accept the change.

From the perspective of the elements, this is indeed a good thing; Angry Horn has been in a better mood lately than before. However, from the perspective of humans, or rather, from the perspective of other creatures living in this world, things are not so rosy.

The living environment that the elements find comfortable is very likely one that other creatures cannot survive in. In just one week, Harry had already seen news of several volcanic eruptions causing serious disasters, and many people living on the islands being burned to death because they were unable to evacuate.

After quickly calming down the elemental spirits in the Hogwarts area, especially those who had become familiar with Harry since last year and had a good relationship with him, Harry asked them to help suppress the other elementals in the Hogwarts area and to ensure that the students would not be harmed in the process. Then he used the Floo Network to travel through various countries.

As the world's only recognized master of elemental magic and the founder of the new shamanic tradition, Harry has the responsibility and obligation to investigate the current state of elemental resurgence around the world, teach local wizards as many methods as possible to appease the elemental spirits and prevent them from becoming enraged and causing destruction, and help the local Ministry of Magic enact some relevant laws in an emergency.

Things were happening so fast that Harry was overwhelmed with work, even busier than when he was dealing with world-ending crises in Azeroth. Back then, he had many other knowledgeable shamans working alongside him, but in this world, his apprentices were far from being able to stand on their own, so Harry had to do many things himself.

"...Remember, never think of the elements as a whole. Their nature is chaotic. Even if they are both earth elements, one earth element may be more inclined towards humans, while another earth element may be more inclined towards a world without humans, only rocky earth."

In a conference room at the New Zealand Ministry of Magic in Wellington, Harry was quickly explaining the key points of dealing with the elements to the employees below the stage.

"Of course, the nature of the earth element is generally quite peaceful. This is just an example. I'm simply reminding you never to apply the experience gained from dealing with one element to another. There are also conflicts and struggles for interests between elements..."

"...Effective spells for dealing with earth element attacks include...Effective spells for dealing with wind element attacks include..."

"...Every element has its own elemental core, equivalent to the human brain or heart; that is their Achilles' heel...When eliminating those malevolent elements, be sure to search for the damaged elemental core after the battle to ensure you have truly killed the enemy..."

"..."

Harry has gone through this process of imparting experience and quickly summarizing key points countless times over this period of time. To be honest, he can almost recite these key points backwards.

After the meeting ended, Harry picked up his suitcase and prepared to leave. Time was of the essence; he needed to hurry to the Ministry of Magic in Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in Africa.

According to the information Harry had received beforehand, things were quite complicated in this country. After all, Africa and South America retain a lot of primitive magical elements, and there are many native shamans here, but they had never received a response before. However, when the resurgence of the elements suddenly intensified, many shamans and witch doctors suddenly found themselves receiving definite responses during rituals or when calling on certain things... In short, things became a mess.

Because the shamans who responded were not only real wizards with magical powers, but also many Muggle shamans—who, in the past, had done nothing more than charlatanry or use herbs to cure people.

But now they have actually gained the ability to cast spells.

It's a complete mess.

"Wait! Professor Potter! Please wait a moment!"

A sudden female voice stopped Harry in his tracks. He turned around and saw a witch who had been sitting in the front row of the conference room blocking his way.

"Is there something you need?" Harry thought for a moment and said, "I remember you are—"

The witch, Eliza, smiled and extended her hand, saying, "I am the Minister of International Cooperation at the New Zealand Ministry of Magic."

“Oh, I remember,” Harry nodded. “Is there a problem? Sorry, I have to hurry to the next Ministry of Magic—the world is too big, and there are too many Ministryes of Magic. I need to spread those instructions.”

“It’s just a little while, Professor Potter. You are a great and selfless man, just like Dumbledore,” Eliza quickly said.

She could see in the boy in front of her, who wasn't even as tall as her, that kind of adult vibe, that kind of exhaustion from overwork.

Now all the Ministries of Magic around the world know about Harry Potter. Professor Potter of Hogwarts, the Minister of the Department of Shamanism of the British Ministry of Magic, is currently traveling all over the world promoting his set of precautions for dealing with elemental resurgence.

As far as Eliza knew, those methods were very useful, effectively preventing many injuries and deaths among Ministry of Magic employees, allowing them to deal with the situation directly and in a mature way instead of having to fumble around in a completely unfamiliar field.

This is indeed a very grateful favor, after all, it's not the beginning anymore, and the destruction and losses caused by the elemental spirits are already well known to the magic minions of various countries.

“My question to you is, well, I saw your paper on the discovery of elements last year, and I even asked President Dumbledore at an international conference whether elements really exist,” Eliza began simply. “So I assumed, Professor Potter, that you were on the side of elements—I mean—your stance in the paper was very much in favor of elements—”

"Why would I teach you so many ways to defeat or even kill elementals, and reveal the weaknesses of different elementals?" Having already guessed what the minister wanted to ask, Harry interrupted her and asked directly.

“Uh, yes,” Eliza said somewhat awkwardly, as she hadn’t intended to ask so directly.

“Look at me, madam,” Harry said, pointing to the pair of horns on his forehead. “I know many in the Ministry of Magic think I’m a weirdo, and I always call myself a minotaur—but I also know that I am, at my core, a human being.”

"From the elements' perspective, I am also a human being, and you are also human beings. We are all—we humans have special requirements for our living environment, so we are destined to be unable to coexist with certain elements. The reason is that simple."

Harry nodded to Eliza again and left without looking back... He still had to catch the Flying Network's departure time, leaving Eliza standing there pondering his words.

“That’s really…cool?” A wizard walked up to Eliza, having overheard their conversation, and said as he watched Harry walk away.

“Indeed, there is a bit,” Eliza nodded. “I feel like I’m seeing the next Dumbledore. It’s strange, why do people like this always come from a place like England?”

"Who knows?" the wizard shrugged. "Let's hurry, we need to get the manpower deployed quickly according to those methods."

Harry didn't know what specific measures the New Zealand Ministry of Magic would take next, but he had done his best to fulfill his responsibilities. The ease of travel available to wizards came in handy at this critical moment, allowing Harry to travel across most of the planet in a very short time to teach batches of Ministry of Magic officials dressed in different outfits.

But before he could travel the world, Dumbledore sent Fawkes to find him. The International Wizarding Federation was about to hold an emergency meeting about the resurgent elements and the magical world on the verge of being exposed.

As a now recognized professional shaman, Harry naturally needed to be present.

So he traveled from Asia to North America, where this time the meeting was held at the Magical Congress of America.

Woolworth Building, New York.

This was Harry's first time in the United States, but like the other countries he had visited during this period, he still didn't have much time to explore.

To be fair, Harry thought the interior of the U.S. Ministry of Magic... no, I should say the Magical Congress of the United States was more grand than that of the British Ministry of Magic. At least you didn't need to go into a pitiful telephone booth or crawl underground to get in.

Sharing a building with Muggles, wizards only need to walk through the door to reach the Magical Congress's office area, where they are greeted by a very spacious hall with crystal chandeliers hanging overhead, and wizards and witches constantly coming and going.

(End of this chapter)