The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 158: Questions about Knowledge and Bloodline (Please subscribe, collect, and recommend)

Ryan was in a hurry to go back and summarize the information, because the most important thing about this knowledge today was that it served as a link to connect Ryan's knowledge of plants and magic, so that Ryan's knowledge of botany could be transformed into his own strength.

This kind of important magical knowledge is not available in ordinary days. Even if the professor is optimistic about a student, the notes he gives are only an extension of the classroom knowledge. If they are not sure to pass on their mantle, this kind of core knowledge will never be revealed from their mouths.

So Ryan was a little surprised when the professor called him, because he could see that the professor was also anxious to incorporate the information he got from Ryan into his own research. Since both of them were in a hurry to do their own things, why would the professor let him stay a little longer?

Soon the answer was revealed, and Principal Fernando walked in from the door with a serious face. After seeing Ryan and the other two, he said directly: "Old Treebark, I came here as soon as I received your notice. Shall we start now?"

Old bark? Ryan knew that South Americans had the habit of calling each other by nicknames, and a nickname related to plants meant that the professor was an authority in this area. But what did the principal mean by starting now?
Principal Fernando then turned to Ryan and said, "Perhaps you don't know, you have just completed a formal academic exchange between wizards. In this case, as long as one party wishes that the knowledge not be passed on, then magic will be used to ensure this. Of course, in this case, the other party will also have to pay an equal price."

As expected, the wizarding world has a very strict blockade of knowledge. It is estimated that ordinary Muggle wizards do not have enough knowledge to fight against those pure-blood wizard families. This is why even today, the power of the wizarding world is still firmly in the hands of pure-blood wizards.

It is no wonder that the wizarding world is not developing very fast and everyone is so keen to find the wisdom left by ancient wizards. Because this way of inheritance can easily lead to the loss of many previously researched things, and later generations have to start researching again if they want to develop in this direction. This kind of repeated research not only wastes resources, but also greatly slows down the overall progress of the wizarding world.

Although Ryan had countless complaints about the conservative knowledge dissemination environment in the wizarding world, he was now on someone else's territory and could only obey their arrangements.

Soon, under the guidance of the principal, Ryan and the professor held hands together, and the principal pointed his wand at the place where the two people shook hands.

Two hours later, Ryan walked out of the office, rubbing his arm and thinking about the flames that had just wrapped around his hand. Just now, through the unbreakable oath, Ryan and the professor swore to each other not to reveal any knowledge they had obtained from each other. At the same time, the principal used a magic prop to rule that the knowledge Ryan had contributed was more valuable, so the professor had to pay a corresponding price to make up for the difference.

Ryan naturally chose knowledge as compensation. After all, knowing the value of knowledge, he would definitely choose the most precious thing. The professor thought about it and took out a thin notebook as compensation, but asked Ryan to read it here and not take it away.

After the principal confirmed that the notebook could make up for the previous gap, Ryan spent more than two hours in the office looking through the notebook given to him by the professor, and did not leave until he was sure that he had mastered the knowledge in the notebook.

The knowledge in the book is the basis of what the professor just said. With this, Ryan can immediately start studying how to use the knowledge of plants to improve his abilities after returning. He does not need to spend time to reverse-engineer the basics from the knowledge gained from the discussion as planned before.

But the most important thing now is to go back and eat. After all, I was hungry after a busy morning. Ryan thought and went straight to the hall. In the hall, he met Hermione who had just finished the Transfiguration class and came to eat. When she saw Ryan, she asked, "What did you do upstairs with the professor just now? Why didn't you come to the Transfiguration classes later?"

Ryan looked at the bustling crowd around him and said, "I've been hungry all morning. Let me finish my meal first." Hermione also found that there were too many people around and it was not suitable to talk, so she lowered her head and ate quietly.

After quickly finishing their lunch in two bites, Ryan told Hermione about what happened in the morning on the way back to the carriage to get his afternoon textbooks. He mainly emphasized the degree of confidentiality of knowledge in the wizarding world, and as evidence, he showed her the mark of the Unbreakable Vow on his arm.

Hermione looked a little unhappy after listening to Ryan's story. "Does this mean that both Muggles and Muggle-born wizards are far from pure-blood wizards? After all, based on what you have seen, pure-blood wizards may have mastered countless knowledge that we cannot access at all. No matter how hard the Muggle-born wizards try, they cannot change the status quo of the magical world."

"You don't have to worry so much." Ryan wanted to evade the question, but when he saw Hermione's serious look, he suddenly remembered that she had set a lifelong goal in her fourth grade. This meant that Hermione was much more mature than ordinary people in some aspects. Thinking of this, Ryan decided to discuss this matter with her seriously.

"Well, you're right to worry." Ryan said, and then he began to reveal a series of cruel truths to Hermione: "I got some information from Percy, which shows that although there are a large number of Muggle-born wizards in the Ministry of Magic, they are generally grassroots staff in various departments, such as memory cancellation officers, Aurors, etc. The managers of various departments are basically pure-blooded. In the important Wizengamot and Department of Mysteries, most of the members come from various magical families, and the only Muggle-born wizards are those who have married pure-bloods and are members of a pure-blood family."

At this point, Ryan suddenly remembered that in the original book, Hermione was able to become the Minister of Magic, which was probably closely related to the fact that after she married Ron, the Weasley family, the most important pure-blood family after the war, stood behind them.

"It's the same economically. The shops on Diagon Alley are basically the ancestral property of pure-blood wizards passed down from generation to generation. Muggles are at most workers there."

Ignoring Hermione's increasingly ugly expression, Ryan continued, "According to the dark magic that we hate the most, among those who are arrested in Azkaban for the dark magic every year, Muggle-born wizards account for a large proportion. For example, most of those half-baked dark wizards in Knockturn Alley are Muggle-born."

"How is that possible?" Hermione said in surprise. In her mind, dark magic was synonymous with Slytherin, and Slytherin students were purebloods and a few were half-bloods. So she had always thought that only purebloods liked dark magic. It was natural to hear Ryan say that and she found it incredible.

The two had returned to their compartment by now. After sitting down at the table in Ryan's dormitory, Ryan poured a glass of water for himself and Hermione and said, "This is true. You will understand after listening to my analysis."

(End of this chapter)