Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 323 A Day Trip to Diagon Alley
August 1st,
Almost every wizard family in the Dui territory has a Floo Net fireplace.

You can get directly to Diagon Alley just by going through the fireplace.

Therefore, the portkey badge that was included with the letter of acceptance for wizarding families was not very useful.

Some wizarding families couldn't even wait for the Portkey to activate, and also to avoid August 1st, so after receiving their acceptance letters, they would bring their children to Diagon Alley to buy wands and other school supplies in advance.

Of course, some wizarding families who like to join in the fun or want to experience the Portkey simply wait until August 1st and then use the Portkey to travel to Diagon Alley.

The Dúnedanites, and elven families who did not have Floonet fireplaces, opted for the Portkey route.

Like the Anlomir family of Dunedam in Riverhorse, who chose to wait for the Portkey to activate after receiving their Hogwarts acceptance letters.

Moreover, this time, Chieftain Aragorn also chose to go along.

On the morning of August 1st, the Anlomir family got up early.

After everything was prepared, they kept calculating the time until Chief Aragorn arrived.

Originally, Zhongzhou did not have very precise timekeeping tools such as minutes and seconds. Timekeeping was very crude, and they could only calculate time using things like hourglasses and water droplets.

However, since the establishment of the Ministry of Magic, the wizards of the Department of Mysteries, under Duy's guidance, began to study time magic.

The wizards who work in the Department of Mysteries are collectively known as the Silent Ones. They are a group of people who are extremely obsessed with the study of magic. They are focused on researching the mysteries of magic and have signed an unbreakable oath and a spell of unwavering loyalty with Dui, and are responsible only to Dui.

Dui entrusted the crafting techniques of the Deathly Hallows, Ravenclaw tiara, Hufflepuff Cup, and Gryffindor sword to the Humvees for research, and even the creation of the Philosopher's Stone. He instructed the Humvees to study and uncover the hidden magical secrets within them, to understand not only what happened, but also why it happened.

Dui even gave these taciturn people more research directions, such as death, time, soul, prophecy, and the universe.

Although these directions are currently just vague concepts, Dui believes that as long as research continues, it is not impossible to unravel their mysteries in the future.

One person's plan is short-sighted, but many people's plans are far-reaching. Dui always believed in the wisdom and potential of the masses.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be confident that he could master all the magical knowledge on his own.

This is why he took the initiative to open a magic school and recruit students.

Only by cultivating a continuous stream of wizards and selecting the best to produce more potion masters, alchemy masters, spell masters, transmutation masters, and so on, can magic flourish and more magical wisdom be accumulated.

Then Dui will be able to reap the final fruit of magical wisdom and reach a higher level of magic.

Getting back to the main point, since the establishment of the Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic, under Duy's guidance, the Silent People quickly invented clocks and pocket watches, making time accurate to the hour, minute, and second.

Furthermore, a giant clock was erected in the hall of the Ministry of Magic, which, in addition to recording time, also had various warning functions.

Gradually, wizards also began to appreciate the convenience of accurate timekeeping, and magical clocks and pocket watches became available for sale in Diagon Alley.

These clocks and pocket watches, under the influence of magic, are accurate to the second and will also provide timely reminders, such as emitting a sharp noise to wake people up, or reminding them to feed livestock, go out, eat, and so on.

These magical clocks and pocket watches gradually became popular among wizards, and later among people outside of wizarding circles.

Some skilled craftsmen, referencing the principles of magical clocks and pocket watches, created purely mechanical clocks and pocket watches without using magic as a power source.

Thus, clocks and pocket watches became popular throughout Middle-earth. Even elves and dwarves greatly admired these timekeeping tools, and elven and dwarven craftsmen, with their exquisite skills, created even more intricate clocks and pocket watches. Furthermore, to show respect for this innovation, clocks everywhere adopted the time set by the Ministry of Magic, with synchronized second hands.

Therefore, the entire Central Continent adopted a unified time.

Aragorn possessed a silver pocket watch crafted by an elven artisan. Thanks to the artisan's skill and magic, the watch was indestructible and would never stop or malfunction.

Aragorn took out his pocket watch and looked at it, only to find that it was only a few minutes until ten o'clock.

He immediately instructed the Anlomir family to get ready, hold hands tightly, and wait for the badge bearing the Hogwarts crest on the table.

When the stopwatch reached ten o'clock, the silver badge on the table emitted a blue light and began to vibrate slightly.

Seeing this, Aragorn's expression turned serious. Holding Anlomir's hand with his left, he called out to the parents who were also holding Anlomir's other hand, "Everyone, hold hands tightly and don't let go! We're about to set off!"

Little Anlomir and his parents immediately became tense and solemn, holding each other's hands tightly.

Then Aragorn stretched out his free right hand and grabbed at the vibrating silver badge.

The instant his hand touched the silver badge, a suction force appeared out of nowhere, sticking Aragorn's hand firmly to the badge. Everyone felt a strong pulling sensation, as if an invisible hook had suddenly grabbed their navel and yanked them violently toward the direction of the door key.

The sensation was swift and irresistible. The four people were instantly lifted off their original positions. Accompanied by intense dizziness and speed, countless lights and colors became blurred. After a brief period of spinning, it was as if they had been stuffed into a rubber tube and then squeezed out again.

With a "bang," Anlomir and his parents all fell to the ground, dazed and nauseous.

Aragorn reacted quickly and nimbly, and did not fall, but still felt dizzy.

"Ugh, this feels awful! Isn't there a better way to get around?" Aragorn looked at the silver badge in his hand with lingering fear, not wanting to experience it again.

This thing is fast, but the problem is just too torturous.

The group remained in place for a long time to recover before the dizziness and nausea subsided, and then they looked up at their surroundings.

They are currently at the end of Diagon Alley.

Looking at the bustling Diagon Alley, everyone's eyes widened in amazement at the lively scene before them.

Anlomir, the protagonist in particular, was extremely excited, as if he had entered a magical world.

Diagon Alley is busier than ever today because of the start of the school season.

People come and go on the winding streets paved with cobblestones.

The streets were lined with a dazzling array of shops, some selling robes, others telescopes and strange silverware. The shop windows were filled with baskets of bat spleens and eel eyes, and piled high with spellbooks, quill pens, rolls of parchment, medicine bottles, cauldrons, and all sorts of other magical items.

The streets were bustling and lively, filled with an aura of magic, with magical light flickering and dancing in every corner.

Owls busily flew back and forth over Diagon Alley, carrying various goods. Groups of young wizards pressed their faces against the flying broomstick display windows, gazing longingly at the latest broomsticks.

There are also various magical dolls, which have been enchanted and constantly beckon customers outside the shop.

(End of this chapter)