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Chapter 617 Some Changes

The wizarding world is always changing - at least that's how Andrew knows it is.

The original Hogwarts definitely did not have flush toilets and faucets. The great invention of the tap water system did not appear early. The backward development of the wizarding world was simply because it had not experienced the technological explosion of the Industrial Revolution.

Fortunately, the wizarding world has a small population and is easy to turn around. In addition, the special financial model allows Fudge to come up with a bill to buy votes with development - eggs and meat will certainly not grow on their own and enter subsidized stores, but with almost free feed and potions, it is very normal to lower the price further.

Andrew didn't know about more micro-management, but it was nothing more than raising money, distributing money and preparing sufficient materials - anyway, a bunch of people who specialized in economics and those who were ready to send people who exploited loopholes to Azkaban were in the Ministry of Magic, so it was not Andrew's turn to care.

He was just curious about what Diagon Alley had become - you know, Sirius wasn't completely immersed in the wizarding world right now.

Because he adopted Harry, he had to live there for a while every summer vacation to maintain the protective magic, and he could be said to have truly seen the life of a Muggle.

Apart from other things, at least Andrew knew about making phone calls, watching TV, and playing video games. As for taking the bus or the subway, rich second-generation people like Sirius had long been bored of them - when the wizarding world was not so open, Sirius had already started riding a flying motorcycle!
"How about going and taking a look?"

He suggested that, after all, they should go see what Diagon Alley had become.

"I think it's okay, but if we go out together, we have to ask Dumbledore for leave."

Hagrid nodded repeatedly, but he couldn't suppress the look of wanting to laugh at Andrew - this made Andrew quite regretful that he didn't take some photos when the headmaster of Beauxbatons visited.

"What can I expect...Daying's current construction industry is not even top-tier, let alone in the future..."

Andrew remained silent, ready to laugh at the joke of the other two - he didn't dare to say how many famous buildings he had seen, but not only did he know about them on the Internet, he also knew of two buildings that would soon be limited in time and had seen photos of them.

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"Harry, what flavor of ice cream would you like?"

Coming out of the fireplace, Sirius took the lead and asked.

"Vanilla, Sirius."

Harry answered.

"raspberry!"

Hagrid's voice was just that, even at the lowered level.

"Are there any pistachio ones?"

Andrew responded and looked around - nothing has changed...ah?

He was stunned for a moment, then blinked.

No, this, when did alchemy become so advanced?

No, it's not alchemy, it's Transfiguration!

Florin Fusco, the owner of an ice cream shop that used to sell here, was sitting next to him and adjusted the machine. "Hagrid, long time no see. Adjust it yourself. This thing sometimes has some problems. I have to go and ask." The thing he was talking about was a steel-like thing, very crudely assembled, but very effective.

Well, Andrew figured out how this thing worked at a glance.

An alchemical device with transfiguration effects, a dream feedback, and a box with various flavors of ice cream.

You pinch it into the shape you want, and then the alchemical device uses transfiguration to make the ice cream, directly making the shape you want. To put it bluntly, the ice cream is still the same ice cream, but with a different shell...

However, this idea changed after Andrew made an electric rat - although it was more expensive than before, there was some reason for its high price.

Hagrid created a fire dragon that was much thicker than his finger. It was obvious that the machine tried very hard, but it still looked like a finger biscuit.

But Hagrid couldn't let it go. After they had their ice creams in their hands, they planned their route briefly and then started heading towards the Leaky Cauldron, the final destination.

But it would have been fine if he didn't walk. When he started walking, Andrew felt a little crazy - No, when did the wizarding world become like this?
He remembered that this was a proper building, but it had some magical features, such as various alchemical gadgets that might or might not be deceptive, or various signs that tried every means to attract attention.

But now, how should I put it, not only has the street been widened a lot, but the buildings have also become crazy - they are no longer square buildings, but have become extremely magical. Although occasionally some places look a bit messy due to poor design, the entire building has suddenly become very individual.

Specifically, without magical support, this thing will collapse.

It made him feel like he was watching SpongeBob SquarePants - the house was not a house, but a pineapple or some other shaped building.

But when he looked carefully, the messy illusion was revealed - most of the buildings were not actually renovated or anything, but were covered by dreams.

Simply put, by using relatively cheap dream beads, a skin-changing software is directly opened for the store, and it seems that due to the fixed projection of dreams, the consumption is not high.

But a small part of the buildings were actually modified and then propped up with magic - there is no doubt that the emergence of dream communication has greatly enhanced the creativity of wizards, the inherent limitations of transfiguration have been alleviated in dreams, and wizards who have succeeded several times dare to show what they are satisfied with.

The reason why we didn't do it this way before was not because we didn't want to, but because we didn't have the ability. Without professional skills, we would only end up in a situation like the Weasleys' Burrow - the cost of trial and error would be too high.

"There are a lot of new things in the building, and the application range of Transfiguration has been broadened a lot, but there is one thing that is not so good," Sirius blinked, "Guess what it is?"

'Riddler, get out of here!'

Andrew just wanted to complain, how would he know?

But he soon found out, because the store was giving away some exquisite introductory products for free - various sugar models.

After just walking through seven or eight shops, he had already seen owls made of sugar, quills made of sugar, books made of sugar, and books made of sugar...

The materials are solid and the workmanship is exquisite - there is no doubt that the employment opportunities for students who are good at Transfiguration have become much broader.

"Please put on your cloak, Andrew," Sirius said, smiling but in a serious tone, "This is still a side road. When you get to the main road, you will see how much Diagon Alley has changed. Please put on your cloak. We are fine, but you must not show your face!"

(End of this chapter)