Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

"Then neither did I."

In between their daily blaming and bickering, the twins would remember something and stealthily glance up and down the corridor to avoid any petty-minded individual appearing.

Then they looked at Guoguocha again.

"Is it looking at us?"

"Um……"

"I heard Kneazle is very smart. What if it complains?"

"Are you stupid, Fred? The Kneazle can't talk, and it's a half-blood!"

"Right!"

Guo Guocha's round eyes, with pupils shrunk into a slit, reflected the twins pacing back and forth, sighing.

Listen to them discuss:

"How about...we threaten him with his relationship?"

"How can I threaten you? Mom is dying for us to find girlfriends at school. She's been preparing our prom dresses since we started school!"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"I think we should be more assertive and negotiate with him. Yes, we did make some mistakes this time, but the fault isn't ours! It's the school that's suppressing us. I firmly believe that once this hype has passed, the Skipping Class Candy series will be a huge hit!"

"Then you better be tough later, don't kneel down just because he scares you."

"Hehe, are you talking about yourself, George?"

The two men sneered at each other and argued sharply, but soon they were arm in arm and huddled together to whisper for a while about their response strategy after Vaughn arrived.

More than ten minutes later, a series of crisp footsteps appeared in the darkness of the corridor.

Not long after, Vaughn walked over in the dim light of the torches in the corridor. He frowned slightly and seemed to be immersed in some trouble. He didn't even greet the twins. He directly picked up the Guoguocha who greeted him, opened the door of the Room of Requirement, and walked in.

Only after entering did his voice come: "Come in!"

The twins signaled to each other, reminding each other to be tough and not to act rashly, before following each other into the Room of Requirement.

The room was summoned by the two when they were pacing back and forth outside. It was an ordinary abandoned classroom with almost no furnishings.

When the two walked in, they saw Vaughn pull out his wand and point it at the ground. An old table turned into a chair with a backrest. The magician walked to Vaughn with a clatter and helped him sit down.

Vaughn picked up Guo Guocha and looked at the twins.

Before he could speak, the twins, who had just been warning each other to be tough, rushed to Vaughn, hugged his thighs on both sides, and accused him in unison:

"Dear brother, I want to report George (Fred). He just said you are narrow-minded!"

The two were stunned for a moment, then glared at each other:

"Damn liar George, I knew you had bad intentions when you said that just now!"

"Aren't you the same? You tempted me to belittle my dearest brother and tried to destroy our relationship!"

Guo Guocha squatted on Vaughn's legs, holding his front paws, shaking his head left and right, curiously watching the twins teasing each other, and then meowed at Vaughn.

After hearing this, Vaughn tilted his head and looked at the two of them with a half-smile: "I heard that you two want to be tough on me?"

The twins looked at Guo Guocha, who was still holding her paws and looking curious, and said awkwardly, "It... no, can she talk?"

Vaughan smiled but said nothing.

Of course Guo Guocha couldn't speak, but in fact he had woven a personality suit on Guo Guocha, which could collect everything Guo Guocha saw and heard, and when Vaughn approached, it would convey some simple information to him, and could also be read by him using Legilimency.

The specific effect is somewhat similar to the innate Legilimency in the magical world.

It's just that those born with Legilimency cannot control themselves, and anyone's divergent thoughts will be absorbed by them. The technique developed by Vaughn can only absorb the thoughts of the existence implanted by his personality.

This was originally a technology he developed to continuously monitor little Batty's mental world. Later, he discovered that it could be used on pets, allowing him and his pets to communicate across languages.

Of course, the twins didn't understand such advanced things. Apart from their interest in alchemy, these two guys were always mediocre in other aspects.

But at the same time, their alchemy is indeed interesting.

Thinking about this, Vaughan opened his bag and took out a candy for skipping class.

Many people think that these candies developed by the twins are potions. In fact, they have little to do with potions, but are a kind of alchemy.

A magical effect created from "nothingness" using "ether" and potion materials.

Vaughn didn't know alchemy before, and his knowledge of the twins' talents was limited to their imaginative thinking and their love of pranks.

It was not until he was finally able to understand the introductory books on alchemy that he realized that the twins' seemingly unreliable level of alchemy actually contained more possibilities.

It's such a waste for them to use it as props for pranks.

Vaughn looked at the twins, paused, and said, "I heard from Hermione that you wanted to borrow money from me to pay off the deposit?"

Fred and George nodded.

Vaughn smiled, reopened the bag, and while searching, he asked the twins, looking anxiously at him, "What can you give me to help you?"

"Uh……"

The two looked at each other. It was not that they could not accept the "sacrifice", but they did not know what they could do to help Vaughn.

Vaughn didn't expect them to answer. He rummaged through his bag for a moment and pulled out a small box. He opened it and found two Muggle light bulbs inside.

Fred and George had seen these things before; Dad had taken the front and rear lights off the car when he was working on it.

The two men looked at the light bulb and then at Vaughn, confused.

Vaughn didn't say anything, but continued to rummage through his bag, finding the lamp holder, wires, and batteries, and assembling them.

The twins watched his movements in silence.

The two were no strangers to these things. Influenced by Arthur and Vaughn, they had often come into contact with things from Muggle society since childhood, and had even personally modified many Muggle technological products.

Once Vaughan is assembled, screw the bulb into the socket and turn on the switch.

The light bulb is not on.

One of the twins then "kindly" reminded him, "Dear brother, Hogwarts is full of magic. It will cause great interference to the magnetic field. Muggle technology items cannot be used here."

Vaughan nodded, thanking him for the reminder. "Thank you, but if I remember correctly, I told you this when you first started school. The radio you bought at that time was broken, and you thought you were being ripped off by a Muggle profiteer."

"..."

The twins scratched their faces at the same time, feeling a little embarrassed, and quickly changed the subject: "So, dear brother, what do you want us to do?"

Vaughn stopped mocking them. Looking at the light bulb he had assembled, he stated his plan: "I hope you'll put aside those mischievous ideas for now and use your knowledge of alchemy to make lights usable at Hogwarts. Or maybe just abandon Muggle electricity and research the creation of magical lamps!"

"……what?"

The twins looked at each other.

For both of them, making prank props is like their faith and soul, and it would be difficult for them to give it up, even if it is only temporarily.

But now they had something to ask of Vaughn, and they didn't dare to refuse outright. After a while of hesitation, one of the twins, it wasn't clear if it was Fred or George, spoke up and argued:

"What's the point of this? Hogwarts has magical braziers and oil lamps, and we also know lighting spells..."

Before he could finish his words, Vaughan interrupted him: "More than a hundred years ago, Muggles also had oil lamps and gas lamps, so why did they invent electric lights?"

The twins were a little confused. They were not yet at the age to think about such questions, so naturally they could not answer why.

Vaughn didn't want to lecture them about some grand principles, so he simply said, "Anyway, I only have one request. Now, how much does it cost to pay off the deposit?"

Seeing their brother's firm attitude and no room for negotiation, the twins finally faced reality and knew that this time, they could no longer get away with it by throwing tantrums and making trouble as usual.

"12 Galleons."

The two men slumped their shoulders, looking gloomy, but they didn't say anything random. They proactively added, "Just give us four Galleons. We're processing the raw materials we bought earlier, so we should be able to get eight or nine Galleons."

Vaughn ignored him and pulled out a small bag of gold coins. "Here are 20 Galleons. This will cover the purchase of your materials, as well as your future research expenses... You're familiar with my personality. This time, I'm serious. Not only will I monitor your progress regularly, but I'll also set a deadline for results. I hope you can complete this research before the end of summer vacation, whether it's solving the problem of electric lighting at Hogwarts or creating a magic lamp."

"Then I will no longer restrict you from developing prank props. I will even fund you until 'Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes' is established... although in my opinion, by then you will probably no longer look down on the magic shop!"

The twins hummed vaguely.

The Magic Tricks Shop is their lifelong pursuit and career, how could they just give it up?

After taking the money bag handed over by Vaughn, the twins were finally able to settle their debt, but they were not happy at all. It was not only because of their brother's coercion, but also because the time set by Vaughn was too tight.

One of the twins decided to try harder. "Vaughn, it's impossible to finish it during the summer vacation. We've never conducted research in this area before. You need to give us some time."

The voice just fell.

They saw Vaughn take out a rather simple-looking radio made entirely of wood. As Vaughn turned on the switch, the rustling sound of the broadcast immediately came out.

This is the magic radio!

Products that combine magic with Muggle technology are rare in the wizarding world, including radio stations that come with radios. They are also the crystallization of magic and technology. Magic replaces electricity, but can restore the same effect and will not be distorted by the magical magnetic field.

This thing is not rare. The Weasley family has one, and Molly often uses it to listen to gossip and interesting stories.

"Whether it's using alchemy to protect electromagnetic fields from being distorted by magic, or using magic to replace electricity, this radio has applications. With a finished product like this for you to disassemble and learn from, I believe that a simple electric light problem shouldn't be difficult for you!"

Seeing their brother's complete preparations, the twins, reaffirming his attitude, reluctantly agreed.

Only after leaving the Room of Requirement did the twins discuss in a low, angry voice, "Look at how thoroughly he's prepared. Money, technical products, research ideas... I bet, George, he's been coveting us for a while."

"That's right, Fred. This cunning guy must have been hiding from us on purpose this morning. He wanted to make us suffer so that he could exploit us!"

"Damn capitalist!"

"That's right, Fred! But... I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight, ah..."

Touching the small purse, the heavy gold Galleons inside made the two of them feel extremely relieved. Although they paid the price of their freedom for it, the feeling of being chased for debt was even worse.

The twins sighed with relief as they walked further and further away. Guo Guocha, who squatted at the door and watched them leave, wagged his tail, turned around and went back to the Room of Requirement. He jumped onto the legs of Vaughn, who had opened his notebook and was writing something down, and meowed at him.

Vaughn tilted his ear, then smiled and rubbed Guo Guocha's head:

"Oh, don't worry about them, Guoguocha. I just want to smooth out their character flaws and make them focus. Also, I don't want their talents to go to waste."

"Meow~"

"No, I respect their hobbies, but reality is not a fairy tale book, and the magical world is not as safe as it seems. As a wizard, you can have hobbies, but you can't give up the right path because of them. That will only hurt them in the end."

Guo Guocha didn't say anything else, but just rubbed Vaughn's chin affectionately, then jumped off him and lay down beside him to rest.

Vaughan continued writing in his notebook.

What he said to Guo Guocha was indeed his idea. He didn't think so before, until he got the talent for alchemy, then he truly realized that the twins' talent in alchemy was actually quite extraordinary.