Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 318 The Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission

Inside Windrise Castle, Galadriel and Alvin sat on a tall Maurice platform.

A gentle breeze rustled the golden leaves, and the red sunset cast its glow upon the castle, painting the entire place in a vibrant crimson.

Gazing at the magical fireworks that kept flashing in the sky above the city below, Galadriel looked lovingly at her granddaughter beside her and said softly, "Arwen, it seems you're doing well here, so I'm relieved. I think Celebrian would be happy for you too."

Alvin nestled close to Galadriel, her smile radiant and innocent. "Grandmother, don't worry about me. Duir is very good to me. I'm very happy here."

Then, without realizing it, she reached out and stroked her belly, her eyes filled with tenderness and affection. "And now that I have a child, I will be a good mother and give them enough love and protection!"

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As time went by, Alvin's originally flat stomach gradually developed a slight curve.

Dui also became more and more nervous, carefully guarding his wife's side, never daring to relax for a moment, like a taut string.

Seeing her husband, who was even more nervous and anxious than she was, Alwen felt a little amused and could only try to comfort him and calm him down.

Galadriel was both relieved and speechless. In the end, she used her queenly authority to forcefully send Dui away, telling him to go about his own business and not bother Alvin.

Dui knew he had a problem, so he quickly tried to distract himself and calm down.

So he temporarily focused his attention on government affairs.

After ten years of development, the number of wizards in the territory has reached nearly three thousand.

These wizards lived in three places: Brie, Hogsmeade, and Eisengard. As their numbers increased, they gradually formed a wizarding market.

Wizards Market is located in Hogsmeade, the most populated area for wizards, and consists of an entire street.

This street was named Diagon Alley by Duy.

Diagon Alley has shops such as wand shops, robe shops, bookstores, owl shops, potion shops, flying broom shops, Floo powder shops, and more.

At the far east end of the street is Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

Gringotts Bank has two doors, front and back, which are identical. The front door faces the main street of Hogsmeade City and is used by ordinary people to exchange and deposit Galleons, Sickles, and Nutters.

The back door faces Diagon Alley and is specifically for wizards.

At the westernmost end of Diagon Alley, directly opposite the Ministry of Magic tower, lies the building itself.

Diagon Alley was very lively, with dwarves and elves appearing in addition to wizards.

Over the years, thanks to the efforts of the Department of Transportation of the Ministry of Magic, many FlooNet fireplaces have been built in other parts of Middle-earth, in addition to the territory itself.

Floo powder is sold to all races and regions. Many dwarves, elves, and even human families have hired employees from the Department of Transportation of the Ministry of Magic to connect the Floo Network to their fireplaces.

Moreover, Floo Powder is reasonably priced; one silver scoop can buy a large spoonful, enough for an average family's monthly consumption.

On the streets of Diagon Alley, the sounds of vendors hawking their wares and haggling filled the air.

Busy owls fly back and forth over Diagon Alley, delivering messages or goods.

Because of Dui, wizards also tend to choose owls as messengers and pets, and now almost every wizarding family has at least one owl.

There were also mischievous children riding toy flying brooms, rushing around Diagon Alley, eliciting gasps and scrambling for cover.

...Getting back to the main story, after the first batch of people in the crash course in magic graduated and started their own families and careers.

The first batch of baby wizards were born, and the oldest is now ten years old.

According to the standards of the magical world in another world, young wizards will receive an acceptance letter from a magic school after they turn eleven, thus officially entering the magic school to study magic.

Dui, of course, would not allow these young wizards to grow unchecked.

After all, the magical abilities of adult wizards vary greatly, and each has their own strengths. If they learn magic from their parents, it is difficult to cultivate a sound magical literacy.

Therefore, Duy planned to formally establish Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and then send acceptance letters to young wizards when they reached the age of eleven.

Unlike previous crash courses in magic, this time the training is done step by step, with students learning various magic courses from low to high according to the seven grade levels.

Around next year, the first batch of students will reach the age for admission.

Although the Ministry of Magic staff could be asked to compile a list of admitted students and their names, Duy felt it was better to first create the Acceptance Pen and the Book of Admission.

This will allow for better statistics on new student enrollment and make it easier to send out admission notices later.

The Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission are important tools used by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to select students for admission.

The Pen of Acceptance is a magical quill that can detect children with magical talent throughout Britain. When a child first displays magical talent, the Pen of Acceptance flies out of its silver inkwell and writes his name in the Book of Admission.

The Book of Admission, which oversees the Pen of Acceptance, reviews the names written by the Pen of Acceptance. Unless it receives sufficient evidence that a person possesses magical abilities, it will refuse to let the Pen of Acceptance write their name on it.

For example, some children who unfortunately experience magical outbursts and do not receive treatment become Squibs. They originally possessed magical abilities but later lost them. The Book of Admission will review and delete them to prevent sending admission notices to Squibs.

Dui planned to create these two items so that he could select suitable students for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Making these two items is not difficult for Dui today.

The only thing to consider is how wide the detection range of the Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Access should be.

Hogsmeade and Brie are both relatively close to Hogwarts Castle, but Eisengard is thousands of miles away.

If the Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission are to be able to detect objects in Hogsmeade, Brie, and Isengard, such a wide-ranging detection capability is not easy to achieve.

After all, this already covers the vast continent west of the Misty Mountains. Even a divine artifact like the True Knowledge Crystal cannot cover such a wide area.

Furthermore, Duy was also considering whether the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry he was establishing would only admit young wizards from his own territory, or include other races, such as elves.
However, elves grow up at a different rate than humans. Elf children learn to speak, walk, and dance before they are one year old, but their growth rate is slower than that of humans. While human children of the same age have grown into adults, elf children still look like they are six or seven years old.

It is not until they are 50 years old that elves' bodies grow to the size and appearance they will eventually take. They are considered adults when they are around 100 years old, when their minds and bodies are fully mature.

Moreover, for some high elves, it may take 100 years to fully mature.

Dui had seen some elven children in the Valley and Lorien before. They looked to be seven or eight years old, but were actually older than him.

Regardless of the differences in the elves' growth rates, Duy, still adhering to the principle of mutual consent, went to consult with Lady Galadriel and Elrond to see if the elves would be willing to study at Hogwarts Castle.

In accordance with the elves' consistent principle of seclusion, if they were unwilling, Dui would simply consider only the junior wizards within his own territory, and there was no need to make the detection range of the Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Access very large.

At worst, we can also create a small copy of the Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission in Eisengard, the place furthest from Hogwarts Castle, and then use that copy to select students from the surrounding Eisengard area.

(End of this chapter)