From Azkaban

The magic network breaks the limitations of space, breaks the barriers of knowledge transmission, breaks the wizards' originally solidified imagination, breaks the barriers of information, and even breaks the shackles of time.

Within the magic network, wizards can get much more time than in reality. Now many wizards use this extra time for fun, but some wizards have begun to use this time more reasonably.

Wanni was one of them. He found and participated in an online learning session organized by the Round Table Council, where he studied and improved with dozens of wizards.

And the Mabel he mentioned was a member of this study group.

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Hogwarts is like a paradise isolated from the rest of the world. The hustle and bustle of the outside world has not been transmitted here, and the same goes for the magic network.

The magic network used by students is very different from that in the outside world. The magic network in the outside world emphasizes freedom, entertainment and social interaction, while the magic network in Hogwarts is completely biased towards education and training.

"After adopting online classes, the students have made significant progress."

In the headmaster's office of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall was standing in front of Dumbledore, reporting to him the recent teaching results with a smile on her face.

"In Potions class, many young wizards have reached a level beyond their grade. The situation in Charms class is similar. Because the effect is so good, Professor Flitwick has even begun to teach young wizards of each grade magical knowledge that is higher than their current grade."

As Professor McGonagall spoke, she sent a more detailed report to Dumbledore through the magic network.

"Even the History of Magic course has achieved far greater results than before. The new Professor Meister makes full use of the magic network and combines it with magic images for teaching. The young wizards are very interested."

The online teaching of the magic network requires an account to be linked, but Binns Cuthbert, the ghost professor of magic history, obviously cannot accomplish this.

So in order to ensure the quality of teaching, Hogwarts recruited a new professor as quickly as possible to be responsible for teaching the history of magic in the online class.

As for Professor Binns, his classes were not cancelled either. It was just that although the students were taking his classes on the surface, they had actually all logged into the magic network.

Anyway, Professor Binns was only focused on teaching, and he didn't consider whether the students slept or not, so the course was maintained in this peculiar situation.

"Oh, I see. By the way, Minerva, did Professor Kazir tell me how long it will take for the new function to be launched?"

Dumbledore, who was wondering whether Grindelwald was going to find Locke again, was a little distracted.

"Professor Kazir didn't mention this, but this time we are more familiar with the magic network than before, and the development process is smoother than before, so it should be quick."

That’s right, another new function of the magic network is about to be developed. Compared with the last time, the teaching team this time is more skilled, so the progress is faster.

"Um...."

Dumbledore nodded, his expression calm, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

While Dumbledore was thinking about this, Grindelwald was in Locke's office on the other side, just as he thought.

"So, what we need now is a verification subject, and it just so happens that there is such a subject in the school."

Grindelwald was sitting opposite Locke, with his legs crossed, and spoke nonchalantly.

"I don't mind choosing Filch for the experiment, but if anything unexpected happens, you and Dumbledore..."

Locke also crossed his legs, with his left elbow resting on the armrest of the chair, his chin supported by the back of his hand, looking at Grindelwald with a faint smile on his lips.

"Don't worry about Dumbledore, he's just Filch. If we can achieve the result we want, the sacrifice of a Squib is insignificant."

There were some things Grindelwald did not say explicitly, but he knew very well that if Dumbledore were to make the choice, he would certainly make the same choice as himself.

"Okay, then let's set the time for tomorrow afternoon. You bring Filch here."

Hearing Locke's agreement, Grindelwald put down his crossed right leg, supported himself with his hands on the armrests of the chair and stood up.

"I have classes in the afternoon, so let's go in the evening. After all, you have classes in the morning as well. Although the matter of the Squib is important, it cannot affect the classes."

"Okay, then do it at night." Locke nodded and watched Grindelwald leave.

"Human experiments are a path that we haven't thought of yet. However, the current technology has been basically developed, so human experiments are not impossible."

Now, more than twenty days have passed since the night when Locke held the press conference. During this period of time, Locke not only developed a new magic network function again and is about to complete it, but he also worked with Grindelwald to quickly advance the Mute Cannon Magic Pattern to the point where it can be "clinically tested."

"However, before the magic school goes online, the core of the magic network must be upgraded to increase its intelligence."

Magic School is a new feature developed during this period. The names of the school version and the social version are the same, and the effects are basically the same.

This function is a magic version of the knowledge sharing platforms on the Internet that Locke had in his previous life. It is a place where everyone can share knowledge and experience, or find knowledge and experience tutorials.

However, unlike the knowledge sharing platforms that Locke had used in his previous life, the knowledge shared in the Magic School is not through videos, but through face-to-face one-on-one teaching. While learning, learners can also bring in the teacher's insights and understanding. When learning, all the necessary items for the knowledge learned can be reproduced, just like in an online class.

If the teacher wishes, he or she can even completely copy the memory fragments of the corresponding learning and put them on the learner, allowing the learner to conduct unlimited practical operations with the replica objects, allowing the learner to experience the learning directly and immersively.

"After dealing with these things, it will be almost Christmas."

Christmas was the time Locke planned to contact Hermione's parents.

Volume 1: Chapter 148 Teaching Reform

In the early morning, all professors received a notice. The meaning of the notice was very simple. Due to the remarkable results achieved by Hogwarts recently after using the magic network online classroom function, the positive and negative principals communicated and discussed and decided to adjust Hogwarts' existing teaching materials and course progress.

This adjustment is a leap, and the specific amount of adjustment will depend on the professors' judgment based on the actual situation of each grade.

This piece of news was a bombshell. After receiving the news, the professors followed the instructions and temporarily stopped teaching for a day. They went online to the library and relied on the time extension of the magic network and the massive amount of information in the library to edit new teaching materials and tutorials.

While the professors were busy, the young wizards on the Hogwarts campus who suddenly received the notice had different opinions about it. They gathered in small groups to guess what had happened.

“I think there should be new features coming online.”

In the Hogwarts cafeteria, eleven young wizards of different grades and from four colleges were gathered together. These eleven people were the members of the Locke Club.

At this time, Ron, as the king of food, was still in his old style, holding a chicken leg in each hand, stuffing them into his mouth alternately to show off, while taking the time to express his opinions.

"I don't think so. If it was a new feature that was about to be launched, Professor Kazir would have asked us to test it."

Hermione, who was sitting with Harry and another senior female student, was reading a large book. When she heard Ron's words, she looked up and spoke while blinking to relieve the soreness.

"Yeah, given the teacher's style, he will definitely ask us to take a test and then assign us a long essay. Tsk, it makes me uncomfortable just thinking about it."

Ron's face wrinkled. When he thought about the experience of having to do not only class assignments but also club assignments every day during this period, Ron felt very uncomfortable.

"You are hopeless. You better be careful. Don't make a mistake. It would be fun if the professor kicks you out of the club."

"You will definitely become a laughing stock in the whole college, especially in Slytherin. Those guys in our college dream of joining the professor's club."

Draco also held a large book in his hand, but he did not read it as seriously as Hermione. He just went through the knowledge in it with some difficulty.

"Hey, Draco, read your science book. Look at you. I don't know when you started liking self-abuse."

Ron glanced at Draco unhappily, bit off a piece of chicken leg, and said something incoherently to Draco.

"This is not self-abuse. This is necessary learning. Draco's idea is correct. Although magic technology is mainly based on magic, the knowledge we have can still be helpful. At least, it can allow us to understand the world and scientific concepts more thoroughly from another perspective."

Hermione looked up and retorted to Ron. Since she joined Locke's club, she found that some knowledge from the Muggle world could actually be used, so she wrote a letter and asked her parents to buy some textbooks from the Muggle world and send them to her.

In addition to asking for books, Hermione also introduced Professor Locke and his magical science concepts to her parents in a very admiring and respectful tone in the letter. He also described to them the magic of the magic network.

Hermione filled out ten pages of letter paper, writing on both sides of each page, stuffing the envelope bulging.

His parents were also very shocked after reading her letter. They couldn't believe that magic could be so magical. You know, things like the magic network only exist in fantasy in Muggle society.

The couple's original impression of magic was basically from various mythological and fantasy stories. After all, magic itself fits this impression very well.

So in the eyes of the couple, magic is both magical and ancient, with a strong sense of fantasy, like an ancient thing that has existed for countless years.

But now their daughter actually wrote to tell them that magic is not ancient, but is also constantly improving, and the speed of progress is far faster than that of Muggles.

As the latest product, the magic net not only perfectly embodies the various fantasies of Muggles, but also far exceeds the limits of Muggles' fantasies. At the same time, it also has many functions that Muggles have never imagined.

While reading their daughter's letter, the couple began to imagine the magic of the magic net in their hearts, and thought it would be great if they could experience it and use it themselves.

Unfortunately, when reading later, Hermione explained the conditions for obtaining a magic network account, which made the couple feel disappointed.

As expected, only wizards are qualified to touch the magical power of magic. Ordinary people like them should not fantasize about it. The extremely simple yet desperate threshold of the magic network seems to be constantly emphasizing this fact to them.

However, the couple who read the letter quickly adjusted their mentality. They did feel lost and regretful. After all, the description in words alone had made the couple yearn for it uncontrollably. They couldn't imagine what it would be like when they actually felt it.

But the couple thought later that although they were sorry that they could not experience the magic of the magic net, their daughter could.

Not only that, their daughter was even more outstanding and hardworking, and eventually succeeded in joining the professor's club shortly after the beginning of the semester. She was trained by the professor and will definitely become a member of the professor's team in the future.

As elite upper-middle class people, the couple knew exactly what this situation meant.

When they thought of their daughter's bright future, the couple felt extremely happy and overcame the regret of only being able to watch and not enter.

Also because of Hermione's letter, the couple already had a very good first impression of Locke, a wizard they had never met.

Just from the descriptions in Hermione's letters, the couple had already established their own image of Locke in their minds.

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Time passed in the casual chat between us. Because of the recent progress made by the students, the professors did not arrange any tasks for today, so it was basically a day off.

As the sun set and night fell, the Hogwarts students scattered across the campus received a notice to assemble in the auditorium at exactly seven o'clock.

"Good evening, students."

In the Hogwarts Great Hall, students from the four colleges sat at their respective long tables, all looking at Dumbledore on the podium.

"Recently, with the launch of the Magic Network online classroom function, students have made great progress. Overall, the current teaching arrangement of Hogwarts is no longer suitable for students."

"So after unanimous discussion among all our professors, we finally decided to modify the existing teaching arrangements. From today on, the knowledge level of each grade will be improved to varying degrees, and the amount of learning will also increase."

Dumbledore's voice was neither hurried nor slow, but it sounded like thunder to the students' ears, and many students let out unacceptable howls on the spot.

Volume 1: Chapter 149 Great Improvement and Preschool Education Development

At the Gryffindor table, Ron's little face was wrinkled into a ball. Even in the entire Gryffindor, the pain he showed was the most severe among everyone else.

"Why! Why do I have to experience such a terrible thing! No, I must be dreaming. Reality can never be this terrible. That's right, it must be a dream. Wake up quickly. I have to wake up quickly!"

Ron, unwilling to accept the reality, began to choose to escape. He kept paralyzing and hypnotizing himself, closing his eyes tightly and wanting to wake up immediately. However, after opening and closing his eyes repeatedly several times, Ron could no longer deceive himself and suddenly fell headfirst onto the long table with a dull thud.

"This is real! Merlin, how can there be such a horrible reality!"

Situations similar to Ron's happened repeatedly in the hall. Not many students at Hogwarts liked studying.

Originally, many young wizards were still complacent, thinking that they had already learned all the existing knowledge and that they would not need to work hard for the rest of the semester and could just have fun.

But unexpectedly, before I could even enjoy myself, I was hit hard by the professors.

"So that's how it is. Great. This way I can learn more."

Hermione didn't feel anything about the news, she was even very happy.

Her level is already much higher than that of the first graders. Relying on the magic network and Locke's teaching, her current level is among the top even among the third graders in Hogwarts.

The key point is that this is the third year at Hogwarts. If Hermione were to be placed in the fourth year according to the previous grade standards, her current level would be no problem.

There is no way. The magic network can add too much time. Although it seems that Hogwarts has only been in school for less than three months, in fact, the students have already studied in the magic network for more than a year.

Therefore, Hermione has long felt that the current first-year curriculum is completely inadequate, and now that it is being reformed, Hermione only hopes that more new knowledge will emerge.

"Quiet!"

The sound of students talking and wailing filled the hall, and Dumbledore could no longer continue speaking. Fortunately, Professor McGonagall immediately spoke up to calm the whole crowd.

"................."

As the sound of Professor McGonagall using the Amplification Spell echoed throughout the hall, the students closed their mouths one by one and looked at Professor McGonagall eagerly.

Seeing that the students had quieted down, Professor McGonagall put down the wand that was against her throat, looked at Dumbledore and nodded slightly.

"Thank you Professor McGonagall"

Dumbledore also nodded slightly to Professor McGonagall, and then continued to look at the young wizards below.

"Please don't worry. The specific amount of improvement will be determined by each professor based on the situation of each grade."

"The professors will make reasonable arrangements based on everyone's usual performance and circumstances, and they will definitely be within everyone's ability to complete."

Dumbledore's words seemed to be meant to comfort the little wizards, but none of the little wizards who heard them felt that they were comforted.

"In addition to the teaching arrangements, the Magic Network will also introduce a school scoring system in the future. Just like before, there will be four schools, and each school will have its own independent score."

The frustrated young wizards were initially excited when they heard there was new work, but immediately lost interest when they heard it was old wine in new bottles. Even the Slytherins, who cared most about scores, did not have much interest.

Dumbledore didn't care about this situation because these little wizards would soon change their minds.

"Unlike the existing school points system, the school points within the magic network are calculated separately, and the settlement time is once a quarter."

"As for the reward for the winning college, I have discussed with all the professors and unanimously decided to reduce the anti-addiction restriction time for the winning college and increase the free use of the magic network by one hour per day for the students of the college."

"!!!!!!"

"Add one hour!!"

"real!!!"

"How long will it increase? Will it keep increasing?"

When many students who had their heads drooped heard this, they all straightened up and looked at Dumbledore with excitement.