Daily News: The Prophet of Hogwarts

Chapter 286 The Century Has Arrived!

The Transfiguration Professor's Office.

Dumbledore and Flitwick had not yet arrived, so the other three heads of the house and Lane each carried a stool and sat down.

"I agree in principle, but having those talentless little wizards on stage will only make others laugh at Hogwarts' incompetence."

Snape scoffed, "You called me out of potions research for something so trivial?"

The more one studies the incomplete formula, the more one can feel that the logic and combination of medicinal materials in the formula have exceeded the limits of what a wizard can calculate.

After all, the recipe describes a potion that completely cures werewolves and transforms them into a special kind of being, which is beyond the imagination of magic.

During their research, he and Horace Slughorn would occasionally have their eyes light up, never imagining that potion ingredients could be combined in such a way.

During this period of research, they have jointly developed several different new potions, each with enough potency to make the inventor a member of the International Potions Association. If they were only in Britain, they would naturally become special guests of the Extraordinary Potions Association.

Professor Sprout has no problem with it; her top lieutenant Neville can easily win the gold medal in herbal medicine at the competition, thus establishing his reputation among the eleven magic high schools around the world.

Professor McGonagall: "Now all four of us agree, it's just a matter of what Albus and Flitwick have to say."

Before long, a silver phoenix flew in, bringing Dumbledore's message.

Dumbledore's voice came from the mouth of the silver phoenix, saying that they had calculated a critical moment and that he and Flitwick could not leave. However, he agreed with Lane's idea and supported Lane's integration of the eleven magic schools.

"What do you mean by integrating eleven magic schools?" McGonagall shook her head, thinking that Dumbledore had been slacking off for too long and was now confused from suddenly being put to work: "It's just about strengthening communication between the young wizards in the various houses."

Professor Sprout nodded: "Albus is probably really busy."

Snape snorted, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

Ryan chuckled. Professor Snape and Headmaster Dumbledore really knew him. The Young Wizards Skills Tournament was definitely not just a simple sporting event.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to consolidate the power of the magic academy—wizards with knowledge possess powerful magic, which is why there are so few wizarding schools. Ultimately, it's because there aren't many wizards qualified to be professors.

"I'll write to the other magic schools in Hogwarts' name first, and then I'll leave the rest to you," McGonagall said, looking at Ryan.

McGonagall went to write a letter, while Snape went back to study potions.

Sprout continued tending to her crops. It was said that the latest potato harvest, treated with mandrake growth hormone, yielded five to eight times more than normal. The only downside was that this trait was not stably inherited and would completely revert to ordinary potatoes after three separate propagations.

Ryan also found all the manuscripts related to the Wizard's Tower in the Room of Requirement, his own Adventurers' Club office.

When visiting other schools, one should naturally appreciate the structure of ancient wizarding communities that have been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years, in order to contribute to the design of one's own wizarding tower.

Perhaps he can draw inspiration from the wizarding architecture that has emerged from different schools of thought to further refine the design.

"The most important thing for the whole world is the Wizard Tower. The construction of the Wizard Tower symbolizes that magic energy has been incorporated into the planning and use, and it is not impossible to build a magic network and universal magic in the future."

"It's just a pity that the steam engine, the spinning machine, and even the invention of the computer were all tiny parts that propelled the beginning of the revolution. Only my wizard's tower faces infuriating difficulties—"

Compared to this, he felt utterly incompetent—Lyan consoled himself: "Perhaps this means the impact of the magical revolution will be even greater!"

Sending letters is never as fast as communicating directly with a communicator, but apart from Hogwarts and Beauxbatons, even Durmstrang might not be able to integrate communicators into their work within a year or two. This is not to say that wizards are inflexible, but rather that these highly respected and powerful wizards believe that serious matters should be communicated in writing using letters, and that communicating with a communicator is very lacking in ceremony.

For example, Durmstrang's Karkaroff isn't much of a figure; he's a former Death Eater with a criminal record, but at least he hasn't been caught yet and is still the headmaster of a magic school, so naturally he has to put on a show.

For example, Cordos Dorez School of Magic is arguably the most mysterious of the eleven magic schools, and rituals, which often accompany mystery, are naturally prevalent there.

In more remote areas like Waggadu, located in Uganda's Moon Mountain, and Castelobushers School of Magic, located in a tropical rainforest where all teachers and students are proficient in herbalism, communicators have been sold, but not in large quantities. Wealthy families and high-status wizards certainly have them, but they might not use them for anything of importance.

"Let's go to Durmstrang first and talk to Karkaroff about life and ideals, but all within the European sphere. He should be able to see reality in front of me, right?"

Ryan imagined a rather exciting scenario:

The century-long agreement has come to an end. Grindelwald, the former outcast who was kicked out of Durmstrang, has sent his personal disciple Ryan back to Durmstrang to challenge them!

The vast Durmstrang Stadium had no one capable of fighting, so they could only sign an unequal treaty in humiliation. Karkaroff bowed and scraped, constantly praising Grindelwald's outstanding teaching ability, while also loudly praising Ryan's performance when he challenged the stadium, saying that he had beaten him so badly that the patterns on his face were symmetrical.

Ryan then swaggered around Durmstrang before leaving.

At the end of the scene, Grindelwald and Ryan, one old and one young, both grinned wickedly.

"Terrifying! This is terrifying! What kind of weird Dragon King Returns plot is this?!"

Ryan shook his head frantically, trying to banish this terrifying thought, lest he suddenly have a wild idea and be infected by this magical plot, actually choosing to challenge the Dragon King and make him return.

"Actually, it's not necessarily that we won't need it—I've heard that Karkaroff is an extremely arrogant and unprincipled person who recklessly encourages bullying and intimidation among students. He doesn't seem like a good person—especially since he asks visitors to forget the school's address if they want to forget it. There's a high possibility of conflict."

as predicted.

The next day, after Ryan reviewed the day's intelligence, Professor McGonagall sent him a message saying that Durmstrang somewhat agreed to Ryan's visit, but with additional conditions.