The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 567 Preparation for Action
"Why didn't Headmaster Dumbledore accept our advice?" Hermione asked Ryan directly on the way back to the dormitory. "I think what we just said is correct."

"That's true, but as the leader of the white wizards, Mr. Principal certainly can't act as recklessly as we do. He has too many things to consider. For example, after we arm everyone, some of the originally neutral pure-blood wizards will definitely turn to the You-Know-Who. This will bring unfavorable consequences to the subsequent war."

"In the final analysis, we are too weak." Hermione shook her head, her brown hair flying across Ryan's nose, making it itchy. "Professor Dumbledore can stop the You-Know-Who, but neither the members of the Order of the Phoenix nor the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic are opponents of those crazy dark wizards in a battle. Not to mention that our headmaster Dumbledore has too many things to protect, and he can't go around attacking and killing like the You-Know-Who. In this case, the headmaster can only compromise as much as possible in order to protect more people."

"So this is the significance of our two secret operations, and now it seems that this secret operation will have to remain covert for a long time." Ryan took this opportunity to test Dumbledore today, and found that the headmaster should have recognized the current situation, but reality forced him to do these things in the same way as before.

In this situation, Ryan found that he could only rely on himself if he wanted to do anything. Fortunately, he had a strong enough golden finger that should be able to support him to do what he wanted to do.

In short, after today's experience, Ryan once again confirmed that if he wanted to change the situation in the direction he hoped, improving his own strength was the only way. So in the next period of time, he spent all his free time every day on mastering the rules of alchemy.

Therefore, Ryan was very busy during this period, but all these hard work was rewarding. On the morning of the day when Hermione and the others took the Apparition test, Ryan completed all the preparations for the production of the Rose Madonna. Now in the Wanjie Grocery Store, four small balls representing earth, water, fire and wind are slowly rotating on an alchemy array. Even people who don't understand alchemy can feel the power contained in these things.

Of course, even though these achievements seem to be only one step away from making the Rose Madonna, there is still a long way to go. This distance is not only in the production of the Rose Madonna, but also in the level of understanding of the alchemical laws. However, Teacher Luo Zhen is very satisfied with Ryan's current progress. He warned Ryan not to be impatient at this time.

"Then when is the right time for me to break through?" Ryan asked curiously. At this time, Hermione was doing her usual review before the exam in the laboratory, flipping through the booklet of the Ministry of Magic: "Common Mistakes in Apparition and How to Avoid Them". Ryan took this opportunity to go to the world of Rose Maiden and ask Teacher Luo Zhen directly.

"I don't know either." Luo Zhen shook his head helplessly. "Even though the rules we chose to master are very similar, our understanding of the rules is still very different because of our individual differences, so you can't just apply my experience. The only experience I can tell you is that when you are truly proficient in this rule, you will know in your heart that the time has come."

"Well, it seems that I can only wait now." Ryan touched his hair, and then chatted with Teacher Luo Zhen and Alice for a while before saying goodbye to them and returning to the laboratory.

"How is it? Do you have an idea now?" After hearing Ryan appear in the laboratory, Hermione asked directly without raising her head.

"I guess so." Ryan answered in a more certain tone.

"That's good." Hermione also replied in a cheerful tone, "In this war, at least one of us needs to reach the level of Professor Dumbledore or the mysterious man. Only in this way can we protect innocent people in this war and realize our dreams. If we are not strong enough, no one will be willing to listen to what we say."

"So how do you understand the rules of death?" Ryan asked.

"It's a little stronger than before, but it's still a long way from mastery. So the next hope can only be placed on you." Hermione closed the book and looked at Ryan seriously. The reason why Hermione said this is because in the wizarding society, strength still determines everything. So Ryan is now improving his strength not only to defeat the enemy during the war, but also to change the entire magical world after the war as he wishes.

Of course, it was a little too early to think about this in the current environment. Ryan quickly put away his thoughts and left the laboratory with Hermione to go to the auditorium for lunch.

"-There should be few people attending Potions class this afternoon, as we are all going to take the exam... Harry. In my opinion, you should take this opportunity to find a way to soften Slughorn!" As soon as Ryan sat down at the dining table, he heard what Ron was saying to Harry.

"I have thought of dozens of ways, but none of these methods can guarantee that there will be no problems. Unless we are lucky enough to create countless coincidences--"

"Lucky," said Ron suddenly. "Harry, that's right - lucky!"

"What? What are you talking about?" Harry was a little confused, but Ron immediately reacted and turned to Ryan and asked, "Do you still have that Felicity Potion?"

"Of course it's still there." Ryan nodded. "I only consumed a few drops when I was researching before, and I kept the rest. Because there's really no need for me to use this potion recently."

"So that's how it works." Hermione also reacted immediately. "You mean to use the bottle of Felix Felicis in Ryan's hand to make Harry lucky enough for a short period of time, and then use this luck to make Harry's plan go smoothly. Finally, get Professor Slughorn's memory, right?"

"That's right." Ron nodded, then looked very embarrassed. "Of course, I know that Felicis is very expensive, so -"

"So I'll pay you for the Felicis Felicis," Harry continued. "You won't suffer any loss."

"With our relationship, there's no need to talk about loss or no loss." Ryan waved his hand generously, "You can just take the bottle of Felicis when you need it. If you need any help from me, you can just tell me. After all, there's only one chance to pry open Slughorn's mouth, so I think we should do our best to be perfect."

"If that's the case, I hope..." Harry began to talk about his plan. After listening to him, Ryan found that there were still too many uncertainties in the plan. It seemed that he could only hope for the effect of the Felicis Flox.

"Relax, Harry. Your plan has invested all our resources at once. I am sure we can't do better than this." Ryan comforted. "Then we can only see whether the effect of the Felix Felicis is the same as Professor Slughorn said."

(End of this chapter)