Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 8: Only Being Strong Can Make You Really Strong
Ted let out a sigh and asked, "Can you tell me about Neville Longbottom, the Boy-Who-Lived? You know, I used to live in a Muggle orphanage and I only heard about him recently."

"Oh~" Old Tom raised his eyebrows, "That's right! The savior, the boy who survived, all thanks to him. Otherwise, we wouldn't know what we would be like now."

"He survived the disaster and defeated the mysterious man in some unknown way. After all, he was only one year old at that time..."

"I heard that he didn't perform very well, and was even a little, a little... unsatisfactory. So some wizards think he was just lucky..."

"But no matter what, it was because of his mysterious talent that he fell. We can sit here and talk about this instead of being shrouded in darkness and in constant fear. We should all thank him."

After returning to his utility room, Ted did not continue studying spells, but picked up a second-hand "History of Magic" which he had never read before.

The previous owner of this second-hand book might not have been a good kid, as many of the characters on it have graffiti like beards drawn on them.

But it is cheap after all, so it does not affect its use.

Ted flipped directly to 1970, when Voldemort led his Death Eaters to openly fight against the Ministry of Magic.

Since I don’t know what happened in the past ten years of the original work, I don’t know if there are any changes.

But in 1981, things were different.

The book records that Voldemort seized the opportunity to raid the safe house of the elite Aurors, the Longbottom couple. The Longbottom couple clearly had the opportunity to escape, but in order to protect their children, they ultimately chose to fight and die.

Then, when Voldemort was about to kill Neville Longbottom, an accident occurred, and he left an "S"-shaped scar on Neville's forehead, and he "died"!
After Voldemort died, the second conjunction of the stars soon occurred in this world.

If the first celestial conjunction mainly brought about huge impacts on the stars and climate, as well as many animals, plants and monsters from other worlds.

The second celestial conjunction brought intelligent races from another world.

Elves, dwarves, midgets, and subhumans are currently the races recognized as "humans" and accepted by the magical community.

But things like murlocs, gnolls, goblins, and bugbears... are considered humanoid monsters.

Although they have their own rudimentary civilization and their own language, they are brutal and ugly...

It seems that this world should be renamed "Neville Longbottom"!

Voldemort chose Neville as his archenemy, and the savior had changed.

The two conjunctions of the stars have caused the world to be filled with many unknown magical creatures, and it is still unknown how big the impact will be.

My biggest advantage, that I am familiar with the plot, is gone.

"Okay!" Ted put down the History of Magic with the edges worn out.

Must I live no matter what?

Regardless of whether it's Neville or Harry, don't they all have to learn magic and become stronger?

I have a golden finger, what am I afraid of?
It's not about bullying the mainstream...

He reopened The Theory of Magic.

The book was written by Adalbert Waffling, an English wizard who studied magical theory and is credited with writing about "all magic". Waffling is more or less considered the "father of magical theory" because every modern wizard has read his work.

Waffling worked out the basic rules of magic and wrote Magical Theory, which is still used as a textbook for young wizards at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

This is the character that was featured on the Wizard card in the Chocolate Frog candy.

After learning a few simple spells, Ted started reading the book.

After all, this is the basics, and some explanation is given about what magic is, the effects of spells, and so on.

If you want to make a difference in magic, you have to learn these basic theories sooner or later. You even need to explore them in depth.

It's not impossible to just use magic if you know the result but not the reason.

But in that case, he would only be a powerful elite Auror in the end. It would be impossible for him to become a magic master like Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Voldemort.

According to the statement in the book that has been recognized by the general wizard community, magic is created by wizards controlling magical power with their own thoughts.

The final effect of magic is highly related to the wishes of the caster.

And spells and wand movements are only auxiliary means of performing magic.

After all, the little wizards have no wands or spells when the magic riots, but they can still directly cause magical effects.

However, that primitive method is too uncontrollable and extremely difficult or even dangerous for most wizards.

That's why wizards two thousand years ago invented spells and wands. The purpose was to "standardize" magic, reduce the difficulty of casting spells, and make it easier to learn more magic. Before BC, each wizard had a very limited number of magics. It all depended on talent.

For example, a kindhearted and compassionate wizard may only have a few healing spells, which makes him completely powerless in a fight.

For example, some witches who grew up in the countryside may be best at brewing potions, and the best they can do is use black cats and crows as spies. They are still not very effective in fighting.

Some are only good at Transfiguration, others are only good at long-range Cursing... otherwise the witch hunt wouldn't be so effective.

Anyway, it is now a great progress.

Ted picked up another book borrowed from the bookstore, "Control Your Magic - A Must-Read for Young Wizards."

This book is a simple way to teach young wizards how to control their magic power to avoid a huge riot.

Although the content is simple, it is especially suitable for novice wizards to learn.

In addition, Ted also has a book called "The Power of Will".

This is the benefit of working in a bookstore, you can get books for free~
Deep in the warehouse of Blooming and Blotts, there are many books that have been piled up over the years. They are all the leftovers that were not sold out that year, and some of them are that no one buys.

Ted even found a copy of The Invisible Man's Invisible Book.

It is said that the bookstore bought several copies that year, but they were never sold because they could not be found in a short time.

These are all free treasures, and Ted has made detailed reading notes...

If Ted had had this energy back then, he would have graduated from Tsinghua University long ago.

Now, there is one more skill in the skill bar of his character interface: Spell level 1.

It seems that he has reached the level of entry in the field of spells.

He has also come to terms with it - no matter how the world changes, being strong is the most important thing.

Maintaining the status quo!

……

The next day Ted went to the pharmacy again to process the herbs.

Now he can process more than a dozen kinds of herbs, which can be said to be rapid progress.

Such things all depend on how carefully you put your mind to it. Ted wrote down everything Mr. Giggs said about potion ingredients in his notebook and reviewed them in the evening.

Mr. Giggs basically doesn't need to say it a second time.

Now Giggs also feels the benefit of having a reliable "child laborer" in the store, which really reduces most of the tedious and repetitive work with little added value and having to deal with low-grade materials.

Giggs went to buy some goods, and when he came back he brought a backpack. It was obvious that a traceless extension spell had been cast inside, and he took out things that were five times the volume of the backpack.

"What are these herbs?" Ted asked.

"Hehe! These things are not easy to get! They are all new species that appeared after the intersection of the stars. These have been confirmed to have medicinal value after long-term experiments..."

Giggs began to show off. "Look at this..." He picked up an ordinary white flower. "This is called the tranquilizing flower. It can be used to make healing potions."

Ted was stunned. The name sounded familiar.

Giggs continued, "Unlike Dixian, the healing potion can also effectively treat many internal injuries, which is something that Dixian cannot replace."

"And this, silverleaf grass, this groundroot grass...these are all herbs that appeared after the stars converged."

"As for this~" Giggs took out a large glass jar filled with liquid, and something that looked like pig brains was floating inside.

"This is the brain of a water ghost. It is the brain of a water ghost. The water ghost is also a monster that appears after the intersection of the stars. If you go to the waterside in the future, be careful. This thing is very dangerous!"

Tranquilizing flower? Silverleaf grass? Groundroot grass?
Isn't this the herb from World of Warcraft? Is Azeroth connected to this world?

What about the Burning Legion?!

As for the water ghost, Ted initially thought it was the legendary water monkey!

As soon as I mentioned the word "water ghost", I remembered that this is the monster material from "The Witcher 3" or the Witcher world?
What are the things that are converging when the stars meet?
Although Ted had gained a lot of experience today because he had learned new knowledge about herbology and potion materials, he was not happy.

This world doesn't have the Well of Eternity, so the Burning Legion shouldn't take it seriously, right?
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(End of this chapter)