Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 300 The Magic Network
The mirror appears clear and is set in a gold frame; it is small and exquisitely crafted.

But why would Duir give himself a small mirror? Bilbo was very puzzled.

Just as he brought the mirror close to his face and examined it closely, a cartoonish little yellow dragon appeared in the previously crystal-clear mirror.

"Hello, Master. Please bind your identity and complete the identity verification first, so that you can use the mirror better," the mirror reminded you in a voice.

Bilbo was startled and nearly dropped the mirror. His face filled with shock, he asked, "You, what are you?"

"I am your mirror steward, responsible for assisting you in remotely contacting other mirrors... and I can also help you with many other things!" The little dragon gave a detailed, human-like self-introduction.

Having understood the mirror's power, Bilbo's mouth dropped open. "You mean I can use this mirror to contact other people who also have mirrors?"

The little dragon in the mirror nodded.

"Yes, but before that, you need to complete the identity verification and bind this mirror."

"Identity verification? How do I verify my identity?"

"Just follow my instructions... Please place your entire face within the mirror's area... Please nod... Please blink..."

Bilbo looked a little silly, following the little dragon's instructions step by step to make facial expressions and gestures.

"Authentication complete. Congratulations, Master! You now fully own this mirror!" the little dragon said proudly. "From now on, no one can use this mirror without your permission! Also, if you don't like my current skin, you can change it to a new look."

"A new look? What else?" Bilbo couldn't help but ask curiously.

The little dragon on the mirror instantly transformed into a chubby little bird surrounded by lightning bolts, and introduced itself as "the Thunderbird."

Then he transformed into a cool little green snake wearing sunglasses, "This is the image of a basilisk."

It then transforms into a small, clawing octopus, "This is the image of a large octopus."

"And there are Pegasus, Griffin, Cerberus, Hippogriff..." The Mirror Spirit changed into several more forms in succession.

"Of course, if you are still not satisfied, Master, there are also elf, orc, troll, warg, ringwraith, Sauron image... If all else fails, you can also design a new image yourself."

"Wait, you mean you also have Sauron's image?!" Bilbo felt like he had misheard, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"Of course I have one, I'll show you right now!" The Mirror Spirit patted its chest and assured him, then transformed into a cartoonish dark shadow with a burning demonic eye on its back, its voice becoming both sinister and comical.
"Master, what do you think? If you like this look, I'll go with this skin."

Bilbo shuddered and frantically shook his head: "No, no, no need! I still think the image of a dragon is the best!"

He must be crazy to like this image of Sauron. I don't know what Duir was thinking, to actually design such an image.
Upon hearing Bilbo's answer, the Mirror Spirit instantly transformed back into its dragon form and said proudly, "Master, you have excellent taste. I also like this skin the most, so I chose it from the beginning."

After selecting the skin, the Mirror Spirit asked again, "Master, would you like to contact Lord Duir now?"

“Let’s get in touch.” Bilbo nodded eagerly.

The little dragon immediately turned around and banged hard on a mirror that had appeared, shouting, "Hey! Number 3, open the door! My master, Mr. Bilbo Baggins, wants to have a video call with Lord Duir!"

Another golden baby dragon immediately appeared in the mirror, poking half its body out of the mirror and punching the yellow baby dragon hard, making it see stars (it really did see stars).

"What's the rush? Are you going to pay for the screen if I break it? Besides, my owner is on the phone with someone right now, just wait!"

Looking at the little dragon lying on the ground with its tongue sticking out, and then at the irritable little golden dragon, Bilbo couldn't help but shrink back.

It seems that not all mirror spirits are so easy to talk to.

Before Bilbo could wait long, the Mirror Within a Mirror instantly enlarged, merging with the outer mirror. The two little dragons disappeared, and Dui's smiling face appeared on the mirror's surface.

“Long time no see, Bilbo. This time I’m giving you a two-way mirror. You can use it to contact me, Gandalf, Balin, or the others anytime. If we’re busy and can’t reach you, you can leave a message and the mirror spirit will notify us.”

“This is amazing! Duir, thank you for the gift!” Bilbo said happily.

He felt that taking in Duir and having Duir become his friend was the best and luckiest thing he had ever done. Not only had they experienced a great adventure, but they had also witnessed many amazing things.

He didn't feel overwhelmed by the gift's value, after all, he had already been given an elixir of immortality, which added ten years to his lifespan and prevented him from aging during those ten years.

Furthermore, Duir also said that he would give a bottle of elixir of immortality every ten years on his birthday.

Compared to the elixir of immortality, this mirror, though valuable, seems insignificant.

So he could only keep his countless words of gratitude in his heart.

The two chatted for a while before ending the call.

Especially for Dui, after the other mirrors were delivered to their intended recipients, calls started coming in one after another to him.

Like Bilbo, owl messengers departed from Hogwarts Castle and flew to all corners of the world.

Lorien, Mirkwood, Vale, Lonely Mountain, Moria, Rohan, Gondor, and many others all received gifts from the owls.

Under the guidance of the Mirror Spirit, everyone figured out the function of the mirror.

Like Gandalf, who was riding his horse, the Shadow of the King, wandering in the Enede region south of Eliador, the moment he received the mirror, he happily played with it with great interest and chatted with the spirit in the mirror for quite a while.

Then, the spirit's appearance is set as a dynamic skin, changing to a new skin every day to ensure that it is different and always fresh.

Furthermore, the inclusion of Sauron's image in the skin is well-received.

During the call with Dui, he said with some schadenfreude that if Soren knew, he would be furious.

Other recipients of the gift also created various different skin designs.

For example, Legolas's skin was set to Thunderbird; while the skin-changing Beorn was set to Cerberus.

The dwarf lord Balin has unique tastes, and he was given an orc skin. He enjoys hearing the Mirror Spirit, in the form of the orc king Azog, call him master.

After everyone finished setting their skins, they immediately expressed their gratitude to Dui and said they really liked the gift.

As everyone gradually explored and became familiar with the functions of the two-way mirror, they became even more immersed in it after discovering that the mirror also had functions such as leaving messages, creating groups, and sharing.

The dwarf Balin transformed into a propaganda king, sharing various scenes of Moria's scenery, mithril mining, banquets, and more on the magical network to gain likes from others.

The others followed suit, and Beon transformed himself into a giant bear and recorded the scene of fighting the orc squad in the Misty Mountains.

King Sengir of Rohan uploaded a video of himself riding a horse and leading his cavalry in a chase of prey across the steppe.

Prince Denethor II, regent of Gondor, took a picture of the magnificent city of Minas Tirith from the top of the tallest white tower.

……

The once blank magical network gradually became lively, filled with various information, messages, and images.

Because of the mirror, many people who were originally strangers began to connect with each other.

For example, the Regent of Gondor met Balin, the Lord of Moria, on the "Magic Web" and even made a deal with him. Gondor planned to import mithril from Moria to forge the sharpest and hardest weapons.

While things were getting lively on the Magic Network, Dui was preparing for something else.

He summoned the butler Edward, looking at this grown-up young man with a calm demeanor who managed the castle impeccably.

He went straight to the point and asked, "Edward, do you want to become a wizard?"

(End of this chapter)