From Azkaban

"So Headmaster Dumbledore, as I said, I am saving wizards and saving the wizarding world."

"I don't want war or harm more than anyone else, but just like dealing with a squib, if we want to merge, magic is a hurdle that must be overcome."

"Besides, Muggles are not Squibs. I have made it very clear in the magic science class that Muggles have their own wisdom and civilization, and they can be integrated with magic. Leading them onto the path of magic will do more good than harm to wizards."

A solemn atmosphere began to spread. Listening to Locke's basically revealing story, Dumbledore's eyes became more and more serious as he looked at Locke. Grindelwald stood aside with a smile on his face.

Speaking of support, he naturally supported Locke, otherwise he would not have been in constant contact with Locke. However, he did not expect that Locke would suddenly confront Dumbledore.

Volume 1: Chapter 154: Morning

In the early morning, the originally peaceful magic world was suddenly ignited by a series of huge pieces of news in the newspapers.

"The Subversive Reform of Hogwarts, the Great Help of the Magic Network in Education"

《The Wizengamot has been completely finalized. The awarding ceremony will be held in the Magic Network Public Square in two days.》

"It's been less than a month, and MagicNet is going to launch new features again!"

《The duds have been solved! Another great achievement of Locke Kazier, the creator of the magic network!》

The overwhelming news spread throughout the entire wizarding world within half an hour with the help of the magic network. No matter how introverted the wizard was, he or she was able to obtain the information in the shortest possible time.

"Oh my Merlin, pinch me and see if I am dreaming!"

In a dim little room, several figures were hunched over reading the same newspaper.

"It's true! Professor Cazier really has developed a technology that allows Squibs to cast spells successfully! Didn't you see it says that this technology has achieved substantial success? That Filch guy!"

In the British wizarding world, the Squibs' circle is actually very small, much smaller than the wizarding circle, so almost all Squibs know each other.

Filch, who was originally a Squib and was able to stay in Hogwarts as an administrator, has always been the top successful one among the Squibs, and almost all the Squibs have heard of him.

The eyes of several duds bulged out severely, and their sight was basically locked on the column related to duds. They were completely unconcerned about the information in the other three columns.

They read every word in the column word by word, not daring to speed up for fear of missing any information.

Through the detailed reports in the column, the few duds quickly understood all the news.

First of all, this great technology that can help Squibs gain the ability to cast spells was developed by Professor Cazier and Headmaster Dumbledore, with Professor Cazier being the initiator and main developer of the technology.

The column contains magical images of reporters interviewing Dumbledore and Locke, so this information can be basically confirmed to be true.

Then secondly and most importantly, in the development of this technology, in addition to the two great wizards, there was another respectable participant, that is, the administrator of Hogwarts, Mr. Squib Argus Filch.

The column's reporting was very fair. It did not ignore the contribution of this participant, but instead, through Locke's narration, carefully explained the huge risks and contributions he took in this experiment.

"Filch is a role model for all of us Squibs!"

Seeing the description of Filch in the column, the Squibs all looked excited.

As a grassroots group that sticks together for warmth, these Squibs feel honored to see Filch appear in the newspapers and receive such glory.

"Fortunately, he managed to pull through and provided Professor Kazir with valuable data, which not only successfully verified the technology but also enabled Professor Kazir to improve the technology more quickly."

"In fact, I think Professor Kazir's current technology is sufficient. As long as he can gain the ability to cast spells, a little pain is nothing."

Even though they had already finished reading, the Dummies' eyes were still fixed on the newspaper, and everyone kept looking at it over and over again, as if they would never get tired of it.

"Why rush? Professor Kazir said it still needs to be improved, so he must be right. We just need to wait patiently. It is an honor for such a great wizard like Professor Kazir to consider us. We are not qualified to point fingers at him."

The middle-aged Squib holding the newspaper glared at the young man who had just spoken on his left, and several other Squibs echoed him.

"Yes, Professor Kazir must be right. We just have to wait."

"I have to save money quickly. Once Professor Kazir announces the perfect technology, I will go buy the necessary materials as soon as possible."

"Fortunately, Professor Kazier's technology this time is released for free, just like the previous return potion. He also promised that the materials will not be expensive, and promised that the wizards of Magic Network Company will provide us with assistance after the technology is released. Merlin, the magic world can actually have such a great and compassionate wizard, he is simply Merlin reincarnated!"

As they spoke, tears welled up in the eyes of every dumb. They kept muttering to themselves, mentioning Locke's name from time to time. Two of them were so exaggerated that they prostrated themselves on the ground.

In fact, the reports in the newspapers were still incomplete. For example, the newspapers did not report that Locke was not satisfied with the existing dumb cannon magic pattern technology and was preparing for an iteration.

The reason why this matter was not reported was mainly because Dumbledore had the same idea as Grindelwald, believing that the existing technology was sufficient and there was no need to mention iterative upgrades.

Anyway, this matter is still unknown now, so it won’t be too late to talk about it after the development is completed.

As for the real purpose of Muggle transformation of magic patterns and Locke, this is obviously something that cannot be reported.

Regarding these two matters, Dumbledore faced his traitorous lover and the young and strong man. After weighing the pros and cons, he reluctantly chose to compromise.

There were a few moments when Dumbledore felt that his decision to bring Grindelwald out was really a wrong decision.

His original intention was to get his help, but from the current situation, there was no help, and the disadvantages seemed to appear little by little.

At Hogwarts, the weather was good in the morning. Filch, who had stayed in his office all night, stood in front of a mirror and straightened his clean clothes. Then he reached out and picked up Mrs. Norris, who was licking her paws.

"Let's go, Mrs. Norris. Today will be the first day of my new life. From today on, I will no longer be the Squib Filch. I will become a wizard, and I will be able to return to my family!"

Filch, who came from a wizard family, certainly had a family. Although it was not a big family, it was also orthodox and the family also had its own family tree.

But it was obvious that Filch, as a Squib, had undoubtedly become a disgrace to the family, and as a disgrace, Filch was not qualified to be on the family tree.

This might not seem like a big deal to some people, like Sirius.

But in Filch's view, it is a very important matter, or rather, it is an obsession in his heart.

"I, Filch, will return with my own wand, today."

Filch's eyes were firm, but when he glanced at the mirror out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Mrs. Norris's hairstyle was a little messy.

"Oh, I almost forgot! I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time!"

Filch showed an excited expression. He reached into his pocket and took out his second-hand wand. He put Mrs. Norris down and raised his wand at her.

"The hair is smooth!"

A spell that was not even as good as the little evil spells used by students when playing pranks, but it was a spell that Filch had dreamed of countless times.

Volume 1: Chapter 155 Once Again

"Meow~~"

The magic network account jumped, and magic power flowed through Filch's second-hand wand. The next moment, as Mrs. Norris cried, its hair became smooth and its appearance rose to a higher level.

Filch had a look of satisfaction on his face after completing the spell. His right hand holding the wand trembled slightly, but he immediately controlled his emotions.

Filch picked up Mrs. Norris, opened the door and walked out of the office.

Walking in the school corridor, Filch soon ran into several Hufflepuff little wizards, both boys and girls.

Originally, he ignored the little wizards as usual and was about to walk past them.

But he didn't expect that the little wizards did not ignore him this time. "Um, Mr. Filch?" A cute little witch with round face and brown hair blinked and called out to Filch who was about to walk by.

"What?" Filch, who was being greeted by a student for the first time, stopped and said, "Are you calling me?"

Filch's voice was stiff and cold, and his facial expression habitually showed the seriousness and indifference he would show when facing a little wizard who had made a mistake.

"Um... yes, that's right." The little witch was a little scared, but the curiosity in her heart still drove her to muster up the courage.

"Well, we read today's campus newspaper, and it said that you participated in an experiment conducted by Professor Cazier and Headmaster Dumbledore last night and successfully gained the ability to cast spells."

"The report in the newspaper is not very detailed, so we want to get more details from you. I wonder if you have time to tell me, Mr. Filch?"

The little witch blinked her big, round, watery eyes at Filch. She was very smart and didn't say anything like, "You turned out to be a Squib, no wonder you didn't use magic to clean before."

"Principal Dumbledore? No..." As someone who knew the truth, Filch subconsciously wanted to correct the little witch's mistake, but he immediately realized that since it was a campus newspaper, Professor Casimir and Professor Grindelwald must also know about it.

Thinking that this matter also involved Professor Dumbledore, Filch suddenly had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and at the same time a feeling of anger rose in his heart.

He felt that something must have gone wrong. Perhaps Headmaster Dumbledore used his power as the headmaster to suppress Professor Grindelwald and Professor Cazier, and shamelessly stole Professor Grindelwald's credit.

"Damn it! I used to respect him so much!"

In Filch's heart, Dumbledore, who took him in, was a great wizard whom he respected immensely, second only to Locke and Grindelwald, who gave him magic and a new life.

"Mr. Filch?"

The little witch looked at Filch in confusion, who suddenly froze and seemed a little annoyed. When he heard her voice, Filch came back to his senses.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not in a position to talk about this. If you're curious, go ask Professor Kazir or...or other professors."

Filch wanted to say he wanted to find Headmaster Dumbledore, but the anger in his heart prevented him from saying it.

After saying this, Filch did not stay any longer and quickly left the corridor.

Filch knew very well that he was just a small Squib and had no right to meddle in the affairs of the big men. At the same time, it would not necessarily benefit the two adults if he jumped out and told the truth.

So he could only keep this matter in his heart and choose to obey the wishes of the two adults.

In fact, Locke had not taken Filch's situation into consideration at all. There was no way. Just as Grindelwald said, Filch was really not important. He was not at all considered by the three big bosses of Locke.

Walking through Hogwarts, Filch ran into more students on the way. Although he was usually invisible, he now enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention.

But Filch didn't want such attention at all. He threw away the free campus newspaper in his hand, left Hogwarts, and quickly went to Hogsmeade village, where he used Floo powder to go to Diagon Alley.

In Diagon Alley, Filch, who originally wanted to go to the wand shop in a low-key manner, was discovered the moment he appeared.

Filch was surprised that so many wizards knew him, considering he was just a Squib.

But he didn't think that the magic world now is not the same as before. With the existence of the magic network, it is extremely easy to convey a person's appearance.

"He is Filch, the brave Squib who took part in the experiment and successfully gained the ability to cast spells!"

"Merlin, it really is him, but he is very different now from the image in the public square."

"He looks like he's here to buy his own wand."

"What a lucky guy, both to have met a great wizard like Professor Kazir and to have survived the first experiment."

On both sides of the narrow road in Diagon Alley, wizards and witches all focused their eyes on Filch and talked to each other in low voices.

It is not difficult to see from this situation that for the wizards in the magical world, the solution to the problem of squibs is also the most concerned thing among the four major events.

After all, compared to the other three things, the Squibs are the biggest change. The reform of Hogwarts is very important, but classes are still the same before the reform.

The new features of the magic network are very exciting, but even without the new features, the current magic network is already good enough.

It was also important that Locke obtained the Order of Merlin, First Class, and almost all wizards decided to go online to participate at that time, but like the previous two, this kind of thing can only be considered good, but not unprecedented.

The Squib problem is different; it is undoubtedly an unprecedented and huge change, just like the werewolf problem before it.

And unlike the werewolf problem, the Squib problem is more desperate and unavoidable.

Werewolves can also do a good job of protection and avoidance, and they will not lose their ability to cast spells after being infected with lycanthropy.

It's different for duds. This problem applies to everyone equally. Anyone's child may be a dud. It is completely unavoidable. Once your own child has a dud, it will be a hopeless thing for the whole family.

This is absolute in wizard families, just like Neville. It was precisely because of the fear that he was a Squib that his uncle constantly stimulated him with extremely dangerous methods when he was a child.

His uncle did that not because he didn't love him, on the contrary, his uncle loved him very much, and it was precisely because he cared about him enough that he was afraid that he would become a squib.

Neville was lucky, as he successfully demonstrated his magical talent under stimulation, but the same could not be said for other Squibs.

Therefore, compared with the other three things, solving the dud problem has undoubtedly become the most popular.

Under the gazes of wizards on both sides of the road, Filch arrived at the door of Ollivander's Wand Shop. Looking at the door that he had never been qualified to touch, he took a deep breath, held Mrs. Norris in his arms, walked forward, and pushed it open with his hand.

"Ding~"

The doorbell rang. Ollivander, who had already received the message through the magic network and was waiting in the store, raised his head and looked at Filch who came into the store, looking at this lucky man whose life, like his own, was changed by the greatest wizard of this era.

"Welcome, Mr. Filch..."

While Filch was excitedly trying to find his own wand, in France, relying on the transmission of information through the magic network, the New Age Newspaper once again carried an earthquake-level report, defeating a group of opponents with a brutal attitude, and once again making Locke the only topic of conversation among the French wizarding public.

Volume 1: Chapter 156 Progression

"Print more! Send more people to print more. This is not only to spread the greatness of the adults, but also a battle for our newspaper to gain a firm foothold."

In the "New Age Newspaper", a wizard member of the French branch of the Round Table Council, whose official position was manager, was spitting and talking loudly with an excited look.

"Hurry, hurry! The opportunity is fleeting, we have no time to waste!"

Situations like his can be seen everywhere in the entire newspaper headquarters, and every member of the newspaper is busy as hell.

As each copy of the New Age newspaper was printed, they spread the news throughout the French magical community in a time that other newspapers had no time to react.

By the time people from other newspapers reacted, the New Age Newspaper had already spread throughout the entire magical world, and every wizard in the French magical world knew the general news either by themselves or through the spread of others.

"Damn it! How come those guys from the New Era Newspaper always get the news so quickly!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Get moving!"

The newspaper owners who received the news were all furious and updated their own newspapers as quickly as possible.

Although the market is now basically occupied by New Era Newspapers, every newspaper still reported the incident immediately.