Chapter 251: The Deathly Hallows
Levi was stunned for a moment when he saw this, but he immediately thought of something:
The Invisibility Cloak that never fails, one of the Deathly Hallows passed down from Harry Potter's ancestors!
He reached out and touched it, and sure enough, he felt a cool and smooth sensation, while different changes appeared in his ears and before his eyes at the same time.
"Who, who is it?"
Harry Potter's nervous voice sounded in Levi's ear.
Harry Potter was startled. In the middle of the night, even though he was looking through the Invisibility Cloak and saw nothing, he felt as if someone was touching him!
Merlin! Could he have encountered a ghost?
Wait, that's not right! Aren't ghosts just spirits? How could he not be able to see one?
While Harry Potter was dazed, he felt the Invisibility Cloakon his body being lifted!
Levi held the Invisibility Cloak, one of the Deathly Hallows, as the system's mist swirled before his eyes, constantly shifting until a new prompt appeared:
[Deathly Hallow detected, Legendary MOD loading...]
[Loading complete, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Legendary MOD!]
As expected, as long as he came into contact with a legendary item like a Deathly Hallow that runs throughout the plot, the mod system would load a new MOD!
Levi had anticipated this, but he hadn't expected that Headmaster Dumbledore had already returned the Invisibility Cloak, a Deathly Hallow, to Harry Potter.
After all, he wasn't in the same House or dormitory as Harry Potter and knew nothing about it. He had no idea that Headmaster Dumbledore had returned it to Harry Potter as a Christmas gift last Christmas.
Fortunately, it wasn't too late. He had finally come into contact with the Invisibility Cloak and loaded the brand-new MOD.
"Who exactly are you?"
Harry Potter tightly gripped a corner of the Invisibility Cloak, scanning his surroundings warily, while reaching out with his other hand to grope for Levi's presence.
"It's me, Harley! Don't be nervous, keep your voice down!"
Levi dispelled the invisibility of the Disillusionment Charmand signaled Harry Potter to be quiet so as not to attract Filch.
But whatever one fears most often happens. As soon as Harry Potter saw it was Levi, he breathed a sigh of relief and was about to complain about being startled.
Suddenly, a pair of glittering, eerie eyes lit up in the darkness. With the help of the moonlight shining in, Harry Potter realized it was his most hated cat—Mrs. Norris!
"Run! Levi, this cat has spotted us, it will definitely bring Filch here!"
Harry Potter grabbed the Invisibility Cloak and turned to run, not forgetting to warn Levi before he left, but he froze as soon as he turned his head!
He saw Levi holding Mrs. Norris in his arms with extreme familiarity. His nimble fingers teased Mrs. Norris like a master massage therapist.
In Harry Potter's eyes, the incredibly terrifying cat was exceptionally well-behaved in Levi's arms, letting out a purr of extreme comfort.
Levi's pet, Nami the Cat Thief, was the big boss of all the cats and dogs in Hogwarts Castle, and Mrs. Norris was no exception!
As the boss's master, Levi had long since become well-acquainted with Mrs. Norris. Piece after piece of dried fish had long ago made Mrs. Norris bow down beneath Levi's Wizard robes.
Mrs. Norris: Sorry, Filch, I'm no longer the cat I used to be! I can't go back!
"Alright, go play!"
After feeding Mrs. Norris a piece of dried fish, Levi rubbed the cat's ears and let her go.
"Levi, will she..."
Seeing this, Harry Potter hesitated, worried that Mrs. Norris would bring Filch over in a moment.
"Sigh, Harley, how could a little kitty have such bad intentions?" Levi stopped Harry Potter's baseless suspicions and led him to continue wandering through the castle.
He wasn't in a hurry to check the newly loaded Legendary MOD, but instead concerned himself with the reason for Harley's night excursion:
"Why are you out for a night stroll? Why aren't you sleeping properly in the Gryffindor dormitory? Aren't you afraid of being discovered by Hermione?"
Levi asked this, and he and Harley simultaneously imagined Hermione's expression when she found out. That McGonagall-like aura made both of them shudder in unison!
"Levi, speaking of this, I have to thank you! Not just me, but my godfather Sirius also asked me to thank you on his behalf!"
"Thank you, thank you Levi, for exposing that damn bastard Peter Pettigrew, clearing my godfather Sirius Black's name, and letting me reunite with Black!"
"If it weren't for you, Peter Pettigrew, who betrayed my parents, would never have been brought to justice and locked in Azkaban!"
"My godfather Sirius Black would also have continued to be a wanted man and eventually caught!"
"Thank you, Levi. I really don't know how to thank you. If there's anything, just say the word and I'll definitely help you!"
Harry Potter spoke to Levi with a sincere expression and extremely earnest words.
That grateful look seemed as if a thousand words couldn't express his gratitude to Levi!
"It's nothing, Harley," Levi also felt Harley's sincerity.
Although he didn't think Harley could help him with much, this grateful attitude was enough to satisfy Levi.
"I think anyone who discovered something wrong with Scabbers the rat would have exposed him and brought him to justice."
"And congratulations to you, Harley. Congratulations on finally reuniting with Sirius Black. From now on, you have a reliable relative in this world!"
Hearing Levi mention Sirius Black, Harley immediately nodded with a face full of smiles.
To him, nothing was more precious than a relative. Not Galleons, nor the Philosopher's Stone, could compare to his godfather Sirius Black!
As for Uncle Vernon's family, Harry Potter indicated that he didn't want to mention them right now!
"But what does that have to do with your night stroll?"
Levi continued to ask Harry Potter.
"It's... Professor Snape," Harry Potter struggled to utter Snape's honorific, explaining indignantly:
"I've never understood what I, or my relatives and friends, did to offend him!"
"This guy is like a lunatic. It wasn't enough that he targeted me like crazy in class, he even started insulting my father and my godfather Sirius Black!"
"I was so furious at the time that I confronted him on the spot, but his words, both overt and subtle, always make it seem like my father and godfather did something to wrong him back then!"
"I... I didn't dare ask Sirius Black, so I'm checking for myself in this castle. After all, they were all Hogwarts students back then!"
Harry Potter explained to Levi, hesitating at the end.
In Harry Potter's view, it was only natural that something as annoying as that Old Bat Snape had been dealt with by his father and godfather back then!
The relationship between Professor Snape and his father and godfather was probably equivalent to the relationship between Malfoy and himself and Ron.
After all, he and Ron had already agreed that when they had children of their own, they would be each other's godfathers!
Thinking about it this way, Harry Potter was a bit worried. What if Malfoy became the Head of Slytherin in the future? His children would be bullied by Malfoy just like he was!
Damn Malfoy. No, I'll definitely give him a good beating tomorrow!
As he thought, Harry Potter felt that Snape's face was growing out of Malfoy's head!
Chapter 252: legend mod
"So, have you found out anything, Harley?"
Levi asked Harry Potter curiously.
He really wanted to know what Harry Potter's mood and expression would be if he found out about the melodramatic love triangle between his parents and Snape.
Harry Potter shook his head under Levi's disappointed gaze and said dejectedly:
"I haven't found out anything. I've only heard a few snippets from Black about the Marauders, and I don't even think I know as much as you do!"
"Whenever Sirius mentions the past, he just sits there in silence, his expression complicated—filled with longing, regret, silly smiles, and clenched teeth."
"Levi, can you tell me about my parents' school days? And about Sirius Black and the others? I really want to know, I really want to understand my parents' past!"
"And that bastard Peter Pettigrew—he was clearly on the same side as my dad and Sirius, yet he chose to betray them. Why? Why did he do it?"
By the end, Harry Potter's tone became extremely agitated, filled with incomprehensible anger and hatred.
Levi could imagine that if Harry Potter had been at the scene when Peter Pettigrew was captured, he would have surely been like Professor Snape, hitting Peter Pettigrewwith a harsh Unforgivable Curse!
Speaking of Professor Snape, that guy almost got hauled off to Azkaban by Scrimgeour, the Head of the AurorOffice, for casting an Unforgivable Curse.
Fortunately, Old Dumbledore had enough influence, and since everyone present except Scrimgeour was a Hogwarts teacher or student, they managed to suppress the matter.
Otherwise, this former Death Eater and current double agent would have truly gone to the place he belonged—Azkaban!
Levi's thoughts wandered for a moment as he thought about Professor Snape. Facing Harry Potter's question, he didn't act like a know-it-all teacher; instead, like a close friend, he sat down to tell Harley about the stories of the previous generation.
This sort of thing was better left for Harry Potter to investigate and uncover the truth himself; only then would it feel real.
However, while he didn't plan to answer Harley's question, he did offer a suggestion:
"Why don't you ask the Professors in the castle?"
"You should know that almost all the Professors in the castle taught your parents as well as Professor Snape. Especially Professor McGonagall—she was already the Head of House of Gryffindor back then!"
"I only know that Peter Pettigrew's nickname was Wormtail. I don't actually know much about what happened back then, but if you ask Professor McGonagall, she will definitely know the truth!"
Levi made the suggestion to Harry Potter, though he suspected Professor McGonagall wouldn't reveal the events of those years either.
In the end, this matter might still rely on Harley learning Legilimency himself to read the memories from the mind of the person involved—Professor Snape.
Sigh, his mother's childhood friend being bullied by his father, his mother turning against that friend, his father taking the opportunity to show concern and winning the beauty's heart, unrequited love, plus a sudden death... it's enough to film a Korean drama!
Levi sighed in his heart; Mother Rowling's plot design was comparable to a Korean drama writer!
Hearing Levi's answer, Harry Potter couldn't help but show a disappointed expression, but he didn't push it.
He also felt that those were, after all, his parents' affairs. Even if Levi, who was his own age, knew a few bits and pieces, his understanding would be limited.
On the contrary, he was very intrigued by Levi's suggestion!
That's right! He couldn't ask Professor Snape, who was involved, but he could certainly ask the more senior Professor McGonagall!
Although Harry Potter felt a bit of internal dread whenever he thought of Professor McGonagall pursing her lips and looking at him with a serious face.
But for the sake of understanding his parents' stories, a heartened Harry Potter gritted his teeth and decided to go for it!
"Thanks for the advice, Levi. I'll ask Professor McGonagalltomorrow!"
Harry Potter thanked Levi with a face full of smiles.
Look at that, the guy is even thanking me!
In his heart, Levi offered a bunch of small white flowers to Harry Potter, thinking as if mourning for him in advance.
The two chatted as they walked, parting ways at the fork leading to the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor common rooms.
Watching Harry Potter leave with a smile, Levi waved his hand. The system's mist swirled before his eyes, and a prompt from the mod system appeared.
An introduction to the legend mod was laid out clearly:
Every household name, every widely circulated story and experience, is a legend.
The function of the legend mod is to record the stories and experiences Levi leaves behind that are sung by others, and finally, condense them into a legend belonging to Levi!
"What legend?"
After reading the brief introduction, Levi was truly confused. This so-called legend didn't seem to be Academic Credits or a specific reward; what exactly it was remained unclear.
Pondering, he opened the specific legend mod, which recorded:
[The host's speech on equality at Hogwarts is widely circulated and is condensing into a legend... Please perform more equality speeches to promote the completion of the legend's condensation.]
[The host's provocation of the Heir of Slytherin has greatly shocked the Wizards of Hogwarts and is condensing into a legend... Please demonstrate more of the host's bravery to promote the completion of the legend's condensation.]
[The hero king game console refined by the host, the hero king game designed, and the game tournament held are widely circulated in the wizarding world and are condensing into a legend... Please promote the hero king game more to facilitate the completion of the legend's condensation.]
The legend mod recorded these three widely circulating legends, and none of them seemed to have finished condensing yet.
Looking at the three highlight moments recorded by the system, Levi became thoughtful.
It seemed that as long as he did something world-shaking and it spread through enough people's word of mouth, a legend record could be left.
Then, by doing more things related to or similar to that legend, he could push the legend toward completion.
But what exactly was the use of this so-called [Legend]?
Levi studied it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
Perhaps it was because the legends hadn't finished condensing yet?
He thought for a while and felt that this must be why he didn't feel any effect.
The legend mod was the first MOD he couldn't figure out. Levi decided to try and condense a legend to see what the actual effect would be.
It just so happened he was preparing to design the second hero king game console, making the hero king game a sensation across the entire wizarding world, just like Quidditch.
Perhaps by then, he would know what legends were used for!
Chapter 253: Christmas is Approaching
But what Levi didn't expect was that there were people in this world who cared more about the second-generation hero king game console than he did.
With a month to go before Christmas, Mr. Sanchez from outside the school, and the Weasley Twins from inside the school, either wrote letters or visited in person, all approaching Levi at the same time.
"...There's still a month until Christmas, is there any need for you to be this anxious?"
Cornered by the Weasley Twins, Levi spoke helplessly; looking at his resigned expression, one might have thought he was being bullied by the twins!
"Merlin's underpants, it seems you still don't realize the gravity of the situation!"
The Weasley Twins put on a mock-serious face, speaking like two security guards:
"Do you have any idea how much young wizards all over the world, and even adult Wizards, are looking forward to the new game console! They are yearning for brand-new game content!"
"And there are countless loyal customers who bought the first-generation machine, ready to trade in their old ones for new ones!"
"There's only one month left until Christmas. If there isn't enough stock by then, or even worse, no finished product!"
"My Merlin, they will surely storm Hogwarts and tear us all to shreds!"
As the Weasley Twins spoke, they acted out a shivering, fearful expression, even closing their eyes in fright!
However, their acting was completely unconvincing. Who closes their eyes in fear while leaving a tiny slit to peek at Levi's reaction?
"Alright, I know you two are worried but don't want to pressure me too much!"
"Don't worry, before Christmas, I will definitely be able to produce a sufficient quantity of innovative second-generation hero king game consoles and new games as the most popular gifts of the entire Christmas season!"
How could Levi not know what the Weasley Twins were here for?
Amused, he gave his guarantee. After all, with Tower Spirit One's computing power and assistance, designing the second-generation game console would be an absolute breeze.
Once a single finished product was refined, he could simply toss it into the Alchemy Workshop, and hundreds or even thousands of identical products could be easily manufactured.
With the portable Alchemy Workshop from the alchemy mod in hand, Levi's individual productivity completely blew away all the Alchemists in the entire wizarding world.
What era was this? Still refining alchemical items one by one? Levi was going to show the Wizards of the wizarding world what a soul-snatching assembly line looked like!
After bidding farewell to the Weasley Twins, Levi had just sat down at the Ravenclaw table in the Great Hall when his two good roommates, Michael and Anthony, and even Harley and Ron, surrounded him.
They all looked at Levi with eager expressions, hesitating to speak, looking as if they were trying to use the bathroom but were constipated.
"Please, if you guys are sick, go see the school nurse. Don't come here to bother me, okay?"
Levi rolled his eyes helplessly. Sometimes, he felt that what Hermione said was absolutely right:
Boys will always be a bunch of children who never grow up!
Upon hearing Levi's words, the boys shoved each other around for a bit before Ron was pushed forward as their representative to ask Levi:
"Levi, the game shops outside are all saying that the latest hero king game console will be released this Christmas, and even the games will have a major update. Is it true?"
"That's right. Don't worry about anything. I can tell you clearly that the only gift you'll receive this Christmas will be the hero king game console I give you!"
"Don't expect anything else, don't get your hopes up!"
Levi said with dead fish eyes and a completely flat tone.
As soon as he said this, the young wizards surrounding Levi immediately showed complex expressions.
Knowing they would get a game console for Christmaswas certainly a good thing, but having the answer revealed in advance suddenly killed their sense of anticipation for Christmas gifts.
However, they also had to admit that a new model of the hero king game console was the Christmas gift they looked forward to receiving most this year!
Solving all the problems with one sentence, Levi shooed everyone away, finished his lunch, and prepared to leave the Great Hall.
"Going?"
Hermione walked over clutching her textbooks and uttered a single word with great familiarity.
The two were already so close that a single 'going' was enough for Hermione to ask Levi if he wanted to go to the library to study together.
"No, they're all worried about the game console. Rather than letting them worry, I might as well resolve this matter early!"
"I won't be going to the library today! I need to research the game console and then put it into production!"
Levi told Hermione, declining her invitation.
Hermione frowned slightly upon hearing this. It wasn't that she was angry with Levi, but she felt that spending all his energy on researching a game console was somewhat inappropriate!
As young wizards who had just started their second year, shouldn't they be focusing all their energy on their studies?
But remembering Levi's advanced learning progress, even Hermione felt that it wouldn't hurt if Levi indulged himself for a few days.
"Alright, do you need a help?"
The Little McGonagall asked warm-heartedly. As Levi's alchemy assistant, she almost instinctively asked if he needed help.
Hearing Hermione's question, Levi felt he should take the little witch along to broaden her horizons, so he smiled and replied:
"I was just wondering how to ask for help! Hermione, you've really saved me in my time of need! Come with me!"
Hermione's face immediately lit up with a bright smile, and she followed Levi toward what she guessed was his secret base.
However, the further she followed Levi up toward the eighth floor, the more familiar the path became.
She couldn't help but ask Levi in front of her:
"Levi, the place where you research and produce game consoles... it wouldn't happen to be the Room of Requirement, would it?"
Levi looked back, his face full of surprise: "Where else? Do you think there's a more suitable place in the entire castlethan the Room of Requirement?"
"But isn't that the classroom for the club? How have I never discovered your secret base?"
Hermione didn't know much about the Room of Requirement, only knowing it as the multi-functional classroom used for the club.
"You don't understand, Hermione," Levi explained the wonders of the Room of Requirement to her in detail.
And he let her see the true Room of Requirement with her own eyes—that original, massive space filled with all sorts of hidden junk and items!
However, the current Room of Requirement no longer had mountains of junk piled up in a disorganized mess.
Dozens of small Wall-E robots were running around the vast space of the Room of Requirement. Under the control and direction of the Tower Spirit, they were sorting all sorts of messy items into categories.
Row after row of towering shelves that reached the ceiling had replaced the undulating mountain ranges of trash.
Under the Tower Spirit's busy work, the Room of Requirement had been mostly cleared out, leaving no trace of the former chaos and the staggering accumulation of items.
This actually made Levi feel a bit regretful that he hadn't let Hermione see the original appearance of the Room of Requirement!
"Merlin, Levi, did you build a second-hand goods recycling and storage warehouse in the Room of Requirement?"
The astonished Hermione couldn't help but ask Levi as she saw the scene before her.
She had thought Levi was some kind of scrap recycling king!
Chapter 254: The Second-Generation game console
"What are you saying, Hermione?"
Levi couldn't help but laugh at Hermione's words.
He explained proactively, "Before you came here, the real Room of Requirement was just a place to hide things."
"Hogwarts has been established for so many years, and over the centuries, who knows how much junk and second-hand goods have accumulated in the Room of Requirement. I've just organized them!"
"The valuable ones that have no use, I'll sell them later!"
"The ones that can still be used after a little repair will be put in my castle and wizard tower to save money!"
"But the Room of Requirement isn't all junk; there are some useful things too. For example, the Vanishing Cabinet. I found an old but functional one. It just needs a repair, and once I find the other cabinet, I'll have this ancient alchemical item!"
"So that's how it is," Hermione nodded, her face full of excitement as she spoke:
"According to what you're saying, Levi, haven't you discovered a massive treasure trove in the school?"
"You've found all sorts of very ancient items!"
Hogwarts has a history of over a thousand years. In Hermione's mind, items from a thousand years ago were antiques, and those were worth a fortune!
"You could say that!"
Levi nodded and led Hermione on a tour of the surrounding shelves, showing her the "treasures" he had discovered.
As the two were happily looking around, Tower Spirit Onewalked over under Hermione's surprised gaze:
"Reporting Master's task sequence, searching for..."
Tower Spirit One spoke, then suddenly stopped as if a malfunction had occurred, before continuing:
"Task sequence: Design the new hero king game console, has been completed!"
"It spoke! This magic puppet actually spoke!"
The little witch Hermione looked at Tower Spirit One in surprise, even though she had seen various magic puppetsLevi had refined while staying with him at the castle.
But none were like the puppet before her, capable of speech and possessing intelligence; it seemed the smaller puppets around were all under its command and control.
"Hermione, let me introduce you. This is Tower Spirit One, which I designed. It's very smart, with intelligence no less than the Sorting Hat. You can give it instructions for anything in the future!"
"You can think of it as an intelligent robot!"
Levi introduced it to Hermione, whose eyes sparkled with wonder at his words.
"I knew you received guidance from Teacher Nicolas, but I didn't expect you to create something comparable to the Sorting Hat already!"
Hermione's bright eyes scanned Tower Spirit One as she spoke to Levi with a face full of admiration.
The concepts of artificial intelligence and robots had long since spread to every household through various sci-fi movies and novels.
As a Muggle-born Wizard, Hermione was naturally well-acquainted with these concepts.
She just hadn't expected that a grand vision technology had yet to realize, Levi had already achieved through magicand alchemy!
She immediately began chatting with Tower Spirit Onewith great interest, looking like someone who had never encountered AI before and was teasing it.
Levi shook his head in amusement at the sight and took the design blueprints for the hero king game console that Tower Spirit One respectfully handed over, beginning to examine them.
A Tower Spirit made using a soul crystal is essentially a super-computing entity transformed from a soul; it lacks innate innovative capacity.
A Tower Spirit can only perform deductions based on various data and create the design he wants according to Levi's requirements.
But even so, under Levi's advanced design philosophy and requirements, the second-generation hero king game could be considered a "sci-fi creation" in the entire wizarding world!
First was the communication, or online functionality. By leveraging the power of Ancient Runes, the hero king game console allowed owners to engage in text, voice, and video communication, as well as online multiplayer battles.
Originally, with Levi's alchemical skills, he couldn't have achieved this. But after the guidance from Teacher Nicolas Flamel, Levi drew inspiration from many other alchemical items and successfully completed the communication and online design.
Next was the game battle display, which was divided into two modes: handheld-style battles and virtual projectionbattles.
There wasn't much to say about handheld battles; they still used magic alchemy to replicate technological capabilities.
However, for the virtual projection, through Tower Spirit One's design, the battle stage was successfully compressed into the game console.
Players only needed to select the projection mode to project brilliant battle scenes in real-time, for playing or for others to watch.
In addition to this, Levi added some small features.
For instance, by utilizing the Arcanist's language comprehension spell, the hero king game console could facilitate international play. Whether it was English, French, German, or Chinese, players from all over the world could battle without language barriers.
For example, the memo function—the memo Levi had once given to Neville Longbottom was also compressed into the hero king game console.
It's worth mentioning that there were also small features like a clock, calendar, and calculator, which were exceptionally useful for Wizards in the wizarding world.
It was clear that the second-generation hero king game console designed by Levi and Tower Spirit One was already leaning towards a smartphone design.
The hero king game was less the main body of this console and more the first networked program of the entire King of Heroes phone—the future Magic Phone.
One could even say that the current hero king game console was already a phone; in terms of communication features, it already possessed text, voice, and video capabilities!
"I still have to thank Teacher Nicolas Flamel. Without his teaching of alchemical techniques, as well as the alchemical blueprints, grimoires, and the Ancient Runescrystal ball, I could never have easily researched and designed this second-generation hero king game console!"
Levi looked at the perfect blueprints designed by Tower Spirit One, his heart filled with emotion as he spoke.
But the man had passed away; the only thing he could do was lead the alchemical trend of the next millennium, letting the industrial and information revolution sweep through the decaying and backward wizarding world!
Calling out to Hermione, he had the little witch act as his alchemical assistant and entered the alchemy room of the Compendium Chamber together. Levi began to refine the second-generation hero king game console according to the blueprints!
Technological design and manufacturing concepts, the wonders of magic, and the mysteries of alchemy combined perfectly in Levi's hands.
A hero king game console capable of changing the entire future wizarding world—or rather, the prototype of a smartphone—thus appeared before Levi and Hermione.
"It's hard to imagine that this is a creation of magic rather than a sci-fi product from the future!"
Hermione marveled as she looked at the hero king game console floating before her, designed by Levi, which already bore a striking resemblance to future smartphones.
"Perhaps the future is born in this very moment, witnessed with our own eyes!"
Levi spoke as if making a prophecy.
Chapter 255: Future Crisis
After testing the prototype's functions, Levi tossed it into the Alchemy Workshop under Hermione's reluctant gaze.
He casually topped up a thousand Galleons as starting capital for the Alchemy Workshop and bought various raw materials from the Shop to supply it.
Having finished the production setup in a few simple steps, Levi noticed Hermione's reluctant gaze and asked jokingly:
"What's wrong? Our Top Student Granger is actually obsessed with a toy? I'll give you one later, how about that?"
Hermione rolled her eyes at Levi. Although she found the new game console interesting, what truly held her attention was the sense of the future embodied in the hero king game console.
She had a premonition that if the hero king game consolewere to be popularized on a large scale, or even slightly modified and evolved, it would surely bring about a massive change!
This premonition grew clearer and clearer until, at a certain moment, like a burst of inspiration, Hermione couldn't help but ask:
"Levi, can the hero game console you designed integrate a camera as well?"
"If the hero king game console could take photos or videos and then spread them to every corner of the world through communication functions, or even be used by ordinary people..."
"Or rather, even without your hero king game console, if the technological development of ordinary people alone could achieve this, then the Statute of Secrecy, the existence of Wizards..."
"Then Wizards and magic will no longer be able to hide!"
Levi said in a low voice, suddenly realizing that the Harry Potter world actually hid such a massive crisis!
As a Transmigrator, he had never even thought of this, and had actually considered Voldemort to be his greatest enemy!
Right, looking at the epilogue of the original work, it seemed the main trio joined the Ministry of Magic after graduation and changed the entire wizarding world.
Even the protagonist's children continued to attend Hogwarts, and the wizarding world was at peace.
But will the future really be like that?
Levi certainly knew that the Ministries of magic in various countries had contact with high-level Muggle officials and had the time to modify memories on a large scale to prevent the Statute of Secrecy from failing.
Modifying memories is not the same as modifying reality, especially on a large scale; the magic of the Harry Potter world is still unable to modify reality on such a broad scale.
By the time the twenty-first century arrives, with the explosion of the internet and social media and everyone having a smartphone, once a Wizard is exposed to ordinary people, it could spread all over the world!
Even if the Ministry of Magic communicates with high-level government officials in time, it would be too late to delete the spread of information!
Even the '404' censorship functions wouldn't be able to take effect instantly!
Technology will change the future and also expose Wizards and magic!
So what happens after the exposure?
Even Levi, thinking of this, couldn't help but look at Hermione standing beside him.
The two young wizards, both from Muggle backgrounds and having a full understanding of humanity, simultaneously saw horror in each other's eyes and swallowed in unison.
How could humans allow a race that looks exactly like them, yet can modify their sensory perceptions and soul memories at any time and fool them like idiots, to exist in their midst?
Either destroy them!
Or bring them under control!
But with the arrogance of Wizards, especially the arrogance cultivated after being isolated for so long, how could they ever be willing to submit to ordinary people?
Britain's Conservative Party and Labour Party are already at odds and constantly fighting!
How could ordinary people and Wizards possibly live together in happy harmony?
"Levi, will the development of technology definitely expose Wizards and magic?"
"Is there really no possibility for ordinary people and Wizards to coexist peacefully?"
Even with Hermione's intelligence, she had already thought of the most terrifying and likely possibility for the future, but she still refused to believe it.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger were ordinary people without any magical abilities, yet Hermione was a witch. Caught between the wizarding world and the ordinary world, she wanted to stop that terrifying future as soon as she thought of it!
Stopping the technological development of the ordinary world, preventing the exposure of the wizarding world and Wizards—how could she, a mere little witch, possibly achieve such a thing?!
Even Levi, despite knowing he had a Cheat, felt that he couldn't possibly stop this from happening!
Unless the magic he mastered could truly reshape the world and completely control everyone, no one could stop that day from coming!
"I'm afraid so, Hermione," Levi responded with a grim expression.
Britain's dark colonial history needs no further explanation; even the British themselves are reluctant to talk about what it was really like.
If it's like this between ordinary people and other ordinary people...
If Wizards were truly exposed, Levi had no doubt that a Nuclear Bomb would be dropped on Hogwarts the very next day.
As for why it wouldn't be dropped on Diagon Alley—because Diagon Alley is in London!
"Then what should we do, Levi?"
The little witch Hermione was on the verge of tears now, asking Levi with a sob in her voice.
Sometimes knowledge really is like a Curse; once you know it, it entwines around you like a Curse you can't escape!
This was exactly the case for Hermione now. Before she realized the terrifying future, she could still be a carefree little witch admiring Levi's wonderful inventions.
She even had the leisure to study the magical knowledge applied within them, pondering which parts could be perfected or improved.
But once she realized that the development of technology would inevitably expose magic and Wizards, leading to conflict between ordinary people and Wizards...
Looking at these wonderful inventions again and thinking of the world-destroying weapons held by ordinary people and those terrifying spells, she could only feel a chill run down her spine!
Guns, ammunition, magical alchemy—no matter which one it was, they would only lead to rivers of blood in the future!
"Hermione, I don't want to deceive myself, but the possible exposure and conflict in the future are just our conjectures!"
"Until magic truly fails to hide Wizards, none of the terrifying futures we've imagined will happen!"
"But," Levi took a deep breath, thinking that perhaps this was the real reason the Harry Potter world presented a Transmigrator like him:
"Since we've realized the most terrifying possibility, we can't just sit and wait for death. We must do everything possible to prevent the future from heading toward war, conflict, and slaughter!"
"So what should we do?"
Hermione took a deep breath, suppressing her inner panic. It wasn't that she wasn't brave, but rather that individual power was utterly helpless against the tide of destiny.
"If time is a river, and the ordinary world and the wizarding world are two ships about to collide in that river!"
"What we can do is become the helmsmen of these two ships, or at least one of them. Only then can we prevent the collision."
"This is the solution I've thought of, but Hermione, you must understand that achieving this will be incredibly difficult!"
Levi looked into Hermione's eyes with a burning gaze and said.
He hadn't expected that a single report would solve the second-year crisis. Just as he was about to eliminate the Horcruxes and deal with Voldemort once and for all, he suddenly realized this crisis that was highly likely to occur in the future!
Even ordinary people have internal struggles and wars; how could Wizards and ordinary people ever have peace?
Unless Aliens descend, Levi inevitably fell into confusion regarding the future!
Chapter 256: Dealing with the Diadem
Having anticipated a terrifying future, Levi and Hermionewere currently without any concrete solutions.
As Levi had said, unless they could lead all ordinary people, or all the Wizards in the wizarding world.
Otherwise, ordinary people—harboring a sense of crisis, jealousy, and xenophobia—
And Wizards—possessing magical power, arrogant in nature, and contemptuous of ordinary people—are bound to have a war!
A war that would turn the entire world into a river of blood and even affect the continued existence of human civilization!
Realizing this, Hermione no longer felt like staying; she urgently wanted to return to the library to read.
She was just that kind of person; when faced with panic or difficult problems, she would instinctively turn to books, hoping to find answers within them.
Levi did not try to make Hermione stay, as this was the most suitable way for her to soothe her emotions.
To be honest, Levi was also a bit dazed; he couldn't be certain whether the wizarding world and Wizards would truly be exposed to ordinary people as technology developed.
After all, looking at the original story, it seemed that when Harry Potter's children entered school, the wizarding world was still doing fine?
It seemed to be a scene of calm and peace, without much of a feeling of an impending storm.
But Levi was, after all, a Transmigrator from the future of another world; he knew the development of future technology and how convenient and fast information dissemination would become once smartphones became ubiquitous!
Given the Wizards' penchant for making trouble, if someone really drove a flying car to school like Harry Potter and Ron, it definitely wouldn't be as simple as appearing in just one or two newspapers!
This matter would likely become the front-page headline of news all over the world!
Even with the cooperation, suppression, and blockades of Muggle governments, it would be to no avail; it would spread across the global internet in an instant, and even with censorship functions, it couldn't be stopped!
In that case, the exposure of the wizarding world was a matter of destiny!
After some reflection, Levi finally accepted this viewpoint with a sense of resignation.
He also realized that as a Transmigrator, he would likely be swept into this massive tide of future conflict!
Whether he would be standing on the crest of the wave as a player or merely a pawn would depend on his future strength and capabilities!
This wasn't about Levi taking the weight of the world on his shoulders; the tide of the times sweeps across the whole world, and no one can remain unaffected or isolated from it.
Since he realized the inevitable conflict between Wizards and ordinary people, Levi decided from the bottom of his heart that starting today, he must consider and plan for the future.
"At the very least, managing my manor territory and building a magic fortress that can never be breached is an absolute necessity!"
"I wonder if a Magic Tower can withstand a nuclear bomb once it's fully built?"
Levi thought with a bit of trepidation in his heart.
Although a war between magic and technology was extremely frightening, Levi didn't know why there was still a small hint of anticipation in his heart!
Did he also want to see rivers of blood?
Suppressing his violent thoughts, Levi stepped out of the Compendium Space and came before Tower Spirit One.
Without needing a word, Tower Spirit One handed Levi a stone box made of Anti-Magic Stone.
This was the task sequence Tower Spirit One hadn't mentioned earlier; although it had only cleared half of the Room of Requirement, the Wall-E puppets it controlled had already found Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, which Voldemort had turned into a Horcrux.
He nodded to Tower Spirit One, instructed it to continue operating the Wall-E puppets to clean the Room of Requirement, and then returned to the Compendium Space to study the diadem in the alchemy room.
Opening the stone box, an old, crooked, grayish-black diadem appeared before Levi, looking unremarkable, just like a piece of metal trash!
But when Levi entered the Source View, he saw the dense dark magic, the terrifying Curse, and the soul fragment of Voldemort contained within!
Unlike the Tom Riddle diary—the first Horcrux Voldemort made, which was crafted with very unrefined skill, splitting off a small portion of his soul and lacking dark magic or Curse protections, appearing as just an ordinary diary—this was different.
Voldemort had fooled the Grey Lady with sweet words to obtain Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem; by the time he turned it into a Horcrux, it was long after his graduation.
According to Dumbledore's memories, Voldemort had already delved deep into the field of Dark Arts at that time, and the Horcruxes he produced could be called complete forms!
Just like now, if it weren't for the stone box Levi made from Anti-Magic Stone to completely imprison Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem,
This Horcrux would surely keep trying to bewitch Levi, tempting him to put the diadem on his head to obtain Ravenclaw's wisdom.
But that was simply impossible; if Levi put this Horcrux on his head, it was more likely he would become a puppet for Voldemort's soul fragment, an accomplice to it.
"How should I deal with you? My teacher, Voldemort!"
Levi looked at the dirty, old Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem and murmured to himself.
Because of the protection from Dark Arts and Curses, and being inside the Anti-Magic Stone, Levi could not directly use Soul Extraction Technique to pull out Voldemort's remnant soul.
Nor could he simply use Fiendfyre or something like a Basilisk fang to crudely and directly destroy this Horcrux.
Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem was, after all, the most representative relic left behind by Ravenclaw!
One could even say it was the sacred relic of the entire Ravenclaw House; for many years, the statue in the common room had been missing this diadem from its head!
If Levi could bring the intact diadem back to Ravenclaw House, if he ever wanted to become the Head of House of Ravenclaw House in the future, Professor Flitwick would probably happily step down!
Moreover, Levi also wanted to experience the legendary wisdom-enhancing function of Ravenclaw's Diadem.
One must know that even in the Arcanist system, spells or special rituals that can enhance wisdom are extremely rare and precious.
After all, the Arcanist system boils down to investing in wisdom, continuously learning various knowledge through wisdom, and then mastering Spell Templates to achieve continuous advancement.
Levi was still just an Arcane Artisan right now!
"...Let me think," looking at Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, what troubled Levi the most were the Dark Arts and Curses protecting this Horcrux.
If he removed the Dark Arts and Curses Voldemort had placed to protect the Horcrux, Levi could solve the rest with just a Soul Extraction Technique!
"Perhaps I'll have to ask the Unicorns for help!"
After thinking it over, Levi remembered the Holy Radiancehe had received as a Bestiary reward when he approached the Milu the Little Unicorn.
That was true Holy Radiance, which could grant him immunity to some Dark Arts damage!
This also proved that the existence of Unicorns has a restraining effect on Dark Arts and Curses; perhaps he could seek help from the Unicorn herd to find a way to eliminate the Dark Arts and Curses on Ravenclaw's Diadem!
Acting on his thoughts, relying on his close relationship with the Unicorn herd, Levi obtained some Curse-free Unicorn blood, giving him enough materials to finally experiment with the hair and shed horns he had obtained previously!
"With my talent in Potions and alchemy, to remove the Dark Arts and Curses from Ravenclaw's Diadem, I should aim to stimulate the holy and light attributes within these materials to counter and wear down the dark magic and Curses..."
In the alchemy room of the Compendium Space, Levibegan to busy himself.
Chapter 257: Purifying the Diadem
After failing once, Levi had brewed a pot of transparent liquid in front of him that emitted a pale golden light, resembling holy water.
"It should be enough now, right? I have already pushed the light and holy attributes of the Unicorn materials to their absolute limit!"
Levi said uncertainly, then had Tower Spirit No. 1 come over, pick up Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, and place it into the purifying holy water.
This Horcrux of Voldemort had just fallen into the holy water without any reaction, right when Levi thought he had failed again.
Suddenly, a hissing sound erupted from the purifying holy water. The holy and light magic belonging to the Unicornannihilated the dark magic and Curse within the Horcrux, sizzling and emitting puffs of white smoke!
Levi could even see ghostly soul forms gradually dissipating within the white smoke!
"Oh no, could it be that the purifying holy water is too potent and has purified Voldemort's remnant soul as well!"
Anything in excess is harmful; Levi was genuinely worried that he wouldn't be able to inherit Voldemort's legacy.
You have to know, if he used Soul Extraction Technique to pull out Voldemort's soul fragment later, he could definitely compress it into a top-tier soul crystal.
Then he would have the materials to make Tower Spirit No. 2, instantly saving 100,000 Academic Credits—that's all money!
It was all precious legacy left by Voldemort to his good student!
Fortunately, Levi's worries were unnecessary. As the purifying holy water gradually dried up, the dark magic and Curse in Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem were simultaneously purified completely.
Levi immediately cast Soul Extraction Technique on Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, and a terrifying soul fragment, a mix of a dead infant and a snake, was pulled out by Levi and compressed into a blood-red soul crystal.
"As expected of Voldemort's soul fragment, even the color is unique!"
"But it doesn't matter. In the future, when I turn you into a tower spirit, no matter how evil or terrifying you are, after the baptism of life and death conversion, you will only be a clean tower spirit!"
Levi held the soul crystal in his hand, looking at the screaming and wailing soul fragment of Voldemort inside, and said happily.
The successful compression of the soul crystal was equivalent to Voldemort dying once more. The master modsystem mist appeared before his eyes, and he could inherit Voldemort's legacy again:
Morsmordre, also known as the Dark Mark, is the iconic Dark Arts of Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
Its effect is to summon a giant skull with a snake protruding from its mouth, floating in the air to bring about a terrifying and intimidating magic effect.
Or it can be branded onto others' arms to be used for communication and punishment.
Levi hadn't expected that he would actually master such an iconic Dark Arts of Voldemort!
What's more interesting is that because it was inherited through the master mod, his authority over the Dark Mark is almost identical to Voldemort's, possessing the same level of access.
Under the circumstances where Voldemort had been blown to smithereens by his good student, Levi, and his remnant soul could only linger on in the forests of Albania.
Levi, as the only successor of Voldemort, could almost use the Dark Mark to act as a second-generation Dark Lord!
"Hehe, Voldemort, I'll accept your mantle. As for the Death Eaters, that will be very interesting..."
Levi twirled the +3 reinforced Elder feather wand in his hand, while vicious ideas for tormenting the Death Eaters flashed through his mind.
I am King Arthur, which might not fool the pure-blood wizard of the wizarding world.
But if I am Voldemort, I can definitely swindle those Death Eaters out of their last penny!
It's time to let these Death Eaters see what a telecommunications scam is all about!
As the successor of Voldemort, Levi was prepared to thoroughly overdraw his good teacher's reputation!
Putting the soul crystal into his Storage Space, Levi picked up Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, which had regained its brilliance and magnificence.
Having purified the dark magic and Curse and extracted Voldemort's remnant soul, this Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem was no longer a Horcrux and had recovered its status as a relic of the the Four Founders.
Levi checked it and found no hidden dangers, so he gently placed it on his head.
A cool sensation flowed down from the diadem, as if injected into his mind. Levi immediately felt as if his thoughts had been unburdened, and they suddenly began to run nimbly and lightly.
Is this the feeling of wisdom being enhanced?
He immediately felt that some puzzles he hadn't fully grasped before suddenly became clear, and even studying Ancient Runes and Spell Templates became incredibly easy.
Ravenclaw, truly worthy of being Ravenclaw; the relics left behind, even when applied to magic systems that had never appeared in the Harry Potter world, were so useful.
But Levi could also clearly feel that the diadem only played an auxiliary role after all. His thinking was so agile, and his wisdom was so profound, which was ultimately something he already possessed himself.
The existence of the diadem just helped him unload some of the burdens, allowing him to easily go into battle and focus on thinking about certain problems.
This was, after all, only Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, and not all of Ravenclaw's wisdom!
It was Ravenclaw's intelligence and talent that achieved the reputation of the diadem, not the diadem that achieved Ravenclaw!
After experiencing the magic of Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, Levi was somewhat reluctant to take it off.
Although he realized that the diadem was not the deciding factor for everything, the boost it gave to his wisdom still made him somewhat reluctant to part with it.
But how should he dispose of this relic of the the Four Founders next?
As Levi thought about it, he felt that Voldemort was truly disgusting!
The Horcruxes he created, apart from Harry Potter, the diary, and Nagini, all without exception used relics of the the Four Founders, or even the Resurrection Stone, such Deathly Hallows!
So many good things were ruined by this guy; it's really like a toad on a foot—it doesn't bite, but it's disgusting!
Now, this Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem had finally been saved by him. To return it to The Grey Lady, to return it to Ravenclaw House, or to return it to Hogwarts was really a bit reluctant!
"For now, I'll keep it in my hands. Wait until I destroy all the Horcruxes, or rather, redeem them, and then I will return this diadem to Ravenclaw House!"
"By then, I will be a famous alumnus of Ravenclaw House!"
"Professor Flitwick will be so grateful to me!"
Levi said happily.
Before that, it didn't hinder him at all from using Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem to assist himself in researching magicand solving various problems.
Chapter 258: The game console Explosion
The Ministry of Magic and Diagon Alley are both located in London, England. For Wizards in the British wizarding world, this is equivalent to having the political and economic centers in the same place.
For officials of the British Ministry of Magic, the only benefit is that after work, they can go to Diagon Alley for a stroll to relax.
It's a chance to wash away the weary air of working in a stagnant institution all day and brighten their mood.
Liam Powell was one such person. Over ten years had passed since he graduated from Gryffindor House at Hogwarts.
He had transformed from the reckless and brave young lion of his youth into a heavy-hearted but still righteous, world-weary middle-aged lion.
Had he known the British Ministry of Magic would be like this, the regretful Liam Powell felt he never should have joined so eagerly in the first place.
But if I had chosen to travel and adventure around the world, I never would have met Lina or had Viviane—the most important little angel in my life!
Liam Powell knew, of course, that life always presents two paths: the path chosen and the path not taken.
Perhaps the path not taken was filled with beautiful scenery, flowers, and applause, while the chosen path was covered in thorns and perils.
But in life, one must walk the chosen path with unwavering determination.
Moreover, on this path, he had already gained many things he could never give up.
Forget it, stop thinking about it. Liam shook his head after clocking out, trying to shake off all the terrible things regarding Umbridge and the suffocating 'work smell' on him.
He prepared to go to Diagon Alley to relax like his other colleagues. After all, Christmas was approaching, and Diagon Alley had already mailed out the Christmasproduct catalogs.
Thinking of Lina and his little angel Viviane, he needed to carefully pick out Christmas gifts to give the most important mother and daughter in his life a Christmassurprise!
As Christmas neared, Diagon Alley was exceptionally lively. The streets were crowded with Wizards and witches in pointed hats, moving in and out of the shops on both sides of the street to pick out Christmas gifts.
The gift Liam Powell chose for his wife, Lina, was relatively simple. He had known for a long time that his wife had her eye on a beautiful dress at Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, but because it was expensive, she had been reluctant to buy it.
"I really look forward to seeing Lina in that dress!"
Liam Powell thought with immense anticipation, a look of excitement characteristic of a man in his thirties appearing on his face.
Having picked the gift for his wife, Powell began to worry about a Christmas gift for his little angel daughter, Viviane.
It wasn't that he couldn't afford it or was out of money; he simply didn't know what kind of gift would be best for his little angel.
Powell doted on his daughter Viviane to the extreme, wishing he could pluck the moon from the sky for her.
Under these circumstances, Viviane naturally had whatever she wanted and lacked nothing; nothing seemed to catch her interest.
"Perhaps I should get Viviane some novel and interesting toy?"
Thinking of his eight-year-old daughter, Powell felt that after much consideration, only a toy was appropriate.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered the promotional posters on the wall when he entered the Leaky Cauldronearlier, and the hero king game console mentioned by the owner, Tom.
That had been the most novel and interesting toy in the wizarding world over the past few months!
According to Tom's promotion, that Mr. Levi Keynes—whose fame had already spread through the wizarding world before even graduating from Hogwarts—had developed a new model of the hero king game console this year, and it was already on sale!
This piqued the interest of Mr. Powell, who was currently fretting over his daughter's Christmas gift!
He still clearly remembered the scene a few months ago when Professor McGonagall brought that Mr. Levi Keynesto process a property transfer.
He hadn't expected such a young boy to have already made even further inventions!
And that damned Umbridge; people like her had ruined the atmosphere of the Ministry of Magic. He really had quite enough!
Mr. Powell took several deep breaths to suppress his anger toward Umbridge and quickened his pace through Diagon Alley, preparing to buy a new hero king game console as a Christmas gift for his daughter!
As the most popular game item in the entire wizarding world, Powell had of course already bought the first-generation game console for his daughter Viviane.
But that didn't stop Powell from buying a newer game console for his daughter to see her smile.
As a Ministry of Magic official, he wasn't short on money at all. Not only because of his family inheritance but also because both he and his wife had incomes. Unless it was an exceptionally large expense, the Powell family lived quite respectably.
Turning the corner in Diagon Alley, a booming shop caught Mr. Powell's eye.
The Hero King Game Store, converted from the Used Bookstore, had clearly become the most popular and trendy shop in Diagon Alley.
Even though it was nearly closing time when Mr. Powell arrived, there was still a long queue at the shop's entrance.
There were adult Wizards like Mr. Powell preparing gifts for their families, wizarding families with children pestering them to wait in line together, and young Wizards who had just left Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with their youthful innocence still intact.
They had all come to the Hero King Game Store entrance to queue up for the new game console. The bustling scene almost made Mr. Powell think that every Wizard in the British wizarding world had turned up!
Most eye-catching was a circular stage in front of the game store, where two handsome and beautiful Wizards cosplaying as a Fire Mage and an Ice Queen were using the new hero king game consoles to conduct a projected battle.
Between the two, the projected Ice Queen and Fire Magewere unleashing incredibly brilliant moves. Flames soared into the sky and ice sealed the air, drawing the gaze of every Wizard who came to buy a game console!
"Is this the new hero king game console?"
"This magic projection is truly beautiful, even more brilliant than the first version's Battle Stage!"
Powell had also played the first hero king game consolewith his daughter, so he naturally saw the improvements in the second version compared to the first!
Just for this brilliant projection that didn't require a Battle Stage, he was definitely buying the second version of the hero king game console!
"Hey! Liam, you came to buy a hero king game consoletoo?"
While Mr. Powell was wondering how much the new game console would cost, a colleague from the Ministry of Magic suddenly approached him, holding the latest hero king game console, and greeted him.
"Yeah," Powell replied. Just as he was about to ask about the price, his colleague said:
"That's great! Liam! In that case, we must definitely add each other as friends!"
"You probably don't know yet, but this new hero king game console has a friend communication function in addition to the battle function. Whether it's sending text messages, voice calls, or even video chats, it can do it all!"
"We won't have to use those incredibly stupid owlcommunications and Magic Paper Planes anymore!"
Mr. Powell was instantly surprised to hear this from his colleague. Having lived in the wizarding world his whole life, he could understand text communication, but what did voice chat and video chat mean?
Seeing Powell's expression, his Ministry colleague remembered that Powell was a pure-blood wizard and had no understanding of Muggle world technology at all.
But as a Muggle-born Wizard, he quickly began explaining to Powell. With this hero king game console, setting aside whether one played games or not, the communication functions and other small features were extremely convenient!
As a Muggle-born Wizard, he never expected to see and use such a convenient and fast magical item in the wizarding world!
He almost thought a mobile phone from the Muggle worldhad been replicated into the Wizarding World!
However, electronic products cannot be used in the Wizarding World; this must be a magical item with the same functions as a mobile phone. This young wizard Levi Keynes is truly a genius!
Powell's Muggle-born colleague marveled in his heart while explaining the new features of the hero king game console to Powell!
Chapter 259: The Happy Grindelwald
Once the second-generation hero king game console was released, it immediately became a hit throughout the British wizarding world!
And with the momentum of a prairie fire, it spread to the global wizarding world!
In particular, the Hero King Game Company even launched a trade-in program, where one only needed to add a few Galleons to exchange the first-generation hero king game console for the second-generation game console.
However, because the Hero King Game Company declared that the first game console would become a collector's item and would no longer be sold in the future.
Therefore, even though the first-generation game consolewas inferior to the second in terms of function and design, a massive number of Wizards chose to keep the first-generation game console as a collection, resolutely refusing to use it to exchange for the second-generation game console, let alone participate in the trade-in.
Wizards are even more nostalgic than Muggles!
What's more, the first-generation hero king game consolehad only been on the market for less than a year, and many Wizards hadn't even gotten over the novelty yet!
Besides the popular offline hero king game stores, the wizarding world also supported online shopping with owldelivery; Wizards from all over the world placed orders for the new game console through the product lists sent by the hero king game stores.
This, of course, also included a certain unknown Professorat Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Although Levi had subcontracted the sales business within the school to the Weasley Twins, when people really placed orders via owl, neither Levi nor the Weasley Twinscould easily stop it.
As the former Dark Lord, Grindelwald was undoubtedly a trendsetter; he had long since foreseen the Magic Phoneinvented by Levi through a prophetic dream, and naturally wanted to see what the prototype of the Magic Phone, the hero king game console, looked like!
"But King of Heroes? Is this the king that child wants to become? How truly naive!"
Grindelwald stood at the door of the Headmaster's Office, thinking to himself.
As a key figure destined to change the future wizarding world, Levi wanted to become a "King of Heroes"; Grindelwald did not know if this was Levi's naive fantasy or a title he had come up with to promote the game console and the game.
But wanting to become a hero, how could it be that easy?
Wanting to bring change to the wizarding world was destined to provoke a counterattack from the stubborn and conservative forces in the wizarding world; did he still want to be a hero then?
It would be good enough not to be branded a villain or a Dark Lord by those stubborn and conservative forces!
Grindelwald understood deeply that if not for Dumbledore, and if not for his own earth-shattering level of magic, how could he still be locked in Nurmengard? He would have long been thrown into Azkaban, tossed to the Dementors, or thrown into a dissolving pool to die and be done with it!
The Gargoyle noticed Grindelwald's arrival, and without asking a single question, it honestly hopped aside, clearing the way.
Dumbledore had given special instructions; for Grindelwald, going to the Headmaster's Office was just like going home.
"Albus, look what I've brought!"
"Come on, today let you and me fight to decide who is the true powerhouse!"
Grindelwald, holding two second-generation hero king game consoles, said excitedly to Dumbledore, who was eating candy in the Headmaster's Office.
Who knows what magic was at play, but in front of Dumbledore, he was always so enthusiastic and full of vitality, just like a young boy!
As soon as Dumbledore saw Grindelwald's excited appearance, he only felt a wave of exhaustion; this guy was over a hundred years old, how could he still be as lively as a young boy!
He had just dealt with letters from a group of people, and his heart felt as nauseated as if he had swallowed a toad.
The hero king game console designed by Levi Keynes was simply too attractive, too excellent, too good; it could be said to be something that had never appeared in the entire wizarding world!
Good things would be highly sought after by people, but would also attract those lurking in the shadows.
Levi hid in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, responsible for design and production, while the people outside the school only handled sales and collecting money; even if people outside coveted it, they couldn't get to Levi and had no way to start.
Thus, those rats and vermin in the shadows who had developed covetous hearts thought of starting with Dumbledore, wanting to pass through the thickest barrier that was Dumbledore to influence Levi.
Although this sounded a bit whimsical, profit moves hearts, and the interests involved in the King of Heroes were simply too attractive!
Moreover, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardrywas not Headmaster Dumbledore's personal domain; determining Headmaster Dumbledore's position was also the Board of Governors, an organization behind the scenes where pure-blood wizards and the Ministry of Magic held important positions.
"What's the matter? Can't recognize what I have in my hands, can you!"
"Take a look, Dumbledore! Even if I cannot change the wizarding world and make Wizards appear before the eyes of ordinary people, your good student will influence the wizarding world and bring new changes to Wizards!"
Grindelwald certainly noticed Dumbledore's expression; even eating candy couldn't make him happy.
But he acted as if he hadn't seen it, tossed one of the second-generation hero king game consoles in his hand, placed it in front of Dumbledore, and said triumphantly, as if he had won a great battle.
This was the feeling, yes! This was the feeling of snatching away someone's love!
Even though Grindelwald hadn't done anything, this feeling—that the good student Dumbledore had cultivated was doing exactly what he himself most wanted to do—made Grindelwald feel ecstatic!
It was worth it for him to come to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to teach; just witnessing this moment, Grindelwald felt ecstatic!
Dumbledore picked up the second-generation hero king game console in front of him; through the letters from his "old friends," he already knew most of the functions of this game console.
But once he got his hands on it, especially when that communication function that could easily connect people from all corners of the world was displayed before him, the wise Headmaster Dumbledore could easily think of the impact this thing would have on the entire wizarding world!
Especially since Grindelwald had already explained to Dumbledore the first prophetic dream he had!
The mobile phones invented by Muggles would, in the future, cause the entire wizarding world and all Wizards to be exposed to Muggles!
So, what kind of huge changes would the second-generation hero king game console that Levi had now invented—a mobile phone exclusive to Wizards—bring to the entire wizarding world?
Even Dumbledore could not imagine it; people cannot imagine things they have never seen, and Dumbledorefound it difficult to foresee how much influence Levi's invention would have.
Good? Bad? Perhaps both.
Thinking this, Dumbledore did not put more of his attention on Levi and the game console in his hand.
Because just as he could not stop the development of Muggle technology, which led to the exposure of Wizards, Levi's invention was also a part of the development of magic; Dumbledore knew he could not stop it, and should not stop it!
He turned his attention to Grindelwald; by now, how could he not understand that Grindelwald had taken the initiative to find him and reveal the prophetic dream, and the purpose was definitely not as simple as he had originally claimed?!
Something about bringing development to the wizarding world, allowing the wizarding world and the world of ordinary people to reach a balance.
Over the past half year, Grindelwald, disguised as the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, had done his job by the book, and Dumbledore really hadn't seen any sign of Grindelwald wanting to develop the wizarding world.
Instead, today, Levi's invention of the second-generation hero king game console let him see a clue, but, what exactly was this old friend of his trying to do?!
Chapter 260: If Jade Is Not Carved, It Will Not Become a Gem
As soon as Grindelwald saw Dumbledore's scrutinizing gaze, he knew what this guy was thinking.
Sometimes, Grindelwald had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, feeling like an eagle catching chicks to eat.
And Dumbledore was like a mother hen protecting the entire wizarding world as if they were chicks, always looking at him with a scrutinizing and suspicious gaze, worried that he would come to eat the chicks.
Clearly, he was also working hard for the wizarding worldto become better, for the greater good, wasn't he?
Grindelwald felt extremely wronged.
"It is indeed a very wonderful invention, Gellert. Did you come to Hogwarts just to witness Levi invent this thing with your own eyes?"
Dumbledore asked Grindelwald.
"That's right," Grindelwald no longer hid it. While fiddling with the second-generation hero king game in his hand, he began to tell Dumbledore about the second prophetic dream he had.
After a long while, Dumbledore, shocked by the second prophetic dream, remained silent for a long time, and said in disbelief:
"...Magic Phone? Early warning? world gate? Lizardmen?"
"Gellert, if these words hadn't come from your mouth, I would have thought it was the ravings of a mad old man."
"Will the future become so difficult?"
"Could it be that even if the Statute of Secrecy fails and Wizards are exposed to the eyes of ordinary people, a world war is not the final tribulation for the entire world?"
Dumbledore was so sorrowful he almost cried out; he could hardly imagine how many people would die in a future with so many tribulations!
For an old man like him who was full of compassion and love, it was simply unacceptable!
"I actually think this is a good thing!"
But what Dumbledore did not expect was that Grindelwald said something incomparably cold.
"If the Statute of Secrecy fails, the conflict between Wizards and Muggles will be almost irreconcilable!"
"However, the appearance of the world gate and the invasion of outside races can actually shift the conflict."
"By turning internal conflicts into external wars, Wizards and Muggles might be able to use this opportunity to achieve peaceful coexistence!"
Grindelwald was indeed a great Wizard who influenced the whole world; he had actually found a path to survival directly from two crisis-like prophetic dreams!
As soon as Dumbledore heard Grindelwald's words, he put away his sentimentality, and admiration flowed uncontrollably from his eyes.
He was indeed the partner and loyal companion he had chosen in his youth. Grindelwald's words immediately opened up Dumbledore's train of thought.
That's right, in this way, the external crisis would instead become internal pressure, causing the two different human groups, Wizards and Muggles, to choose to unite against the outside world.
Using external pressure to bridge internal contradictions was a common occurrence in human history!
"Then Levi..."
Dumbledore also realized Levi's importance. As the inventor of the Magic Phone, Levi should be the leader of the transformation of the future wizarding world!
"That's right, in the future, Levi will likely be someone like you and me, perhaps even surpassing us, leading the development of the entire wizarding world, and leading the entire wizarding world to deal with troubles like the invasion of Muggles and Lizardmen!"
Grindelwald stated his judgment and also the purpose of his coming here today:
"The reason I came to Hogwarts to teach is that I want to cultivate Levi, to cultivate this future leader!"
"Dumbledore, your educational philosophy is too backward. If jade is not carved, it will not become a gem. What is raised in a greenhouse is just a delicate flower."
"It is time to let him face the wind and rain of the outside world. He cannot always live under your protection. If we are not here in the future, Levi will ultimately have to face the Muggle world and those mysterious invading races alone!"
"You are right, but is it too early?"
Dumbledore was still skeptical of Grindelwald's words, especially when he heard Grindelwald's idea of wanting to educate Levi, and he stopped him without hesitation:
"Gellert, you are too radical!"
"And we should not interfere with Levi's ideas. How to change this world should be left to Levi to follow his own inner thoughts!"
As Dumbledore was saying this, he suddenly noticed the strange smile on Grindelwald's face, and he was immediately struck dumb.
Because he realized that his own protection seemed to also be influencing Levi's thoughts...
It was another Christmas holiday, but this time Harry Potter could choose to spend it with Sirius Black.
So the closer it got to the holiday, the more obvious the expectant smile on Harry Potter's face became, which was the complete opposite of last year.
Levi and Hermione naturally chose to go home for the holiday as well, and this Christmas, Levi invited the entire the Grangers to spend it at his Castle Manor.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger gladly accepted Levi's invitation. Ever since they learned about the existence of the wizarding world, this dentist couple had become loyal magicenthusiasts.
As long as it involved magic, the two of them were always eager to learn about it.
In Levi's view, perhaps this couple was not interested in witnessing the magic itself, but because their daughter, Hermione Granger, would be a witch in the future.
Parents love their children deeply, and thus plan far ahead for them.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger wanted to understand more about the wizarding world, wanting to start planning for Hermione's life in the wizarding world from now on.
"Mom and Dad, Merry Christmas!"
Riding the Hogwarts Express, the two got off at Platform 9 and 3/4 once again and met Mr. and Mrs. Granger at King's Cross Station.
Having not seen them for half a year, the little witchHermione naturally rushed into Mrs. Granger's arms like a swallow returning to its nest.
"Merry Christmas, baby girl," Mr. Granger laughed happily, greeted them as well, and said to Levi:
"Merry Christmas, Levi. Our family will have to rely on you this holiday!"
"Don't worry, Uncle. I guarantee this will be another unforgettable magical journey!"
Levi responded with a smile. With the Castle Manor, he had no pressure at all in hosting the Grangers.
What's more, there were two House-elves in the Castle Manor gifted by Nicolas Flamel, who were also very suitable helpers for daily life.
It was the same routine: everyone first went to the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley for a drink, then strolled around Diagon Alley, and finally headed to Levi's home.
This time, when Levi arrived at the Leaky Cauldron, he was even more widely welcomed!
In the eyes of Mr. and Mrs. Granger, Levi seemed to have become a big shot. As soon as he entered the bar, he was welcomed and greeted by everyone!
There were even reporters who wanted to interview Levi, but Levi politely declined!
"Levi seems even more popular. Hermione, has he done something earth-shattering?"
Mr. Granger asked Hermione curiously. As Muggles, Mr. and Mrs. Granger couldn't subscribe to magical newspapers like The Daily Prophet, even if they had Galleons.
As soon as Hermione heard Mr. Granger's question, her eyes lit up, and she immediately began to talk incessantly!