Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 567, Section 565: Hogwarts Chat Group
It was snowing outside, a thick, fluffy snow.

Fine water droplets condensed on the greenhouse windows.

Water droplets quickly dripped down as a fireplace came running with a "thump, thump, thump" sound.

The snow on Justin's scarf and in his hair melted quickly.

His slightly trembling body finally calmed down.

“It’s too cold outside.”

Justin wiped his face.

"You should wear something thicker."

Sheen looked at the clothes he was wearing:

Wool underwear, embroidered silk vest, thick wool work robe, black winter cape with silver buttons...

It wrapped him up like a ball, making him look rather frail.

Professor McGonagall always liked to buy these wizard robes, and he didn't have any objections.

After all, for most of the year, the British climate makes the idea of ​​wearing warm, furry clothes very tempting.

It was Justin who laughed.

“Don’t mind it, Sheehan, my mother used to buy me these things all the time.”

He said with a smile,
"But she changed later."

Sheen cast an inquiring glance at him.

“She realized that I could handle these problems on my own.”

Justin said gently.

Sheehan nodded, recalling Professor McGonagall's faint smile while she was buying clothes, and then stopped caring.

Just as I was about to leave, suddenly, a hand reached out from the fireplace, followed by a head.

"Professor Quirrell."

Sheen said.

"I'm sorry to bother you, sir."

Professor Quirrell, wrapped in snow and looking apologetic,
"Those rush orders..."

Professor Quirrell's words left Sheehan somewhat dazed.

He's been busy practicing element activation these past few days and has forgotten that the Fairy Tale Workshop order has been on hold for a long time.

Logically, the buyer would wait quietly for a while at this point.

The delivery date for Fairy Tale Workshop is always within a certain range. It may be late, but it will definitely arrive, which is a characteristic of Fairy Tale Workshop.

The problem is that these magical hand mirrors were supplied to Vagado.

Cross-border transactions are complicated and cumbersome; if delivery is not made soon, it will likely be too late.

How long until the Quidditch match starts?

Sheehan looked at Justin.

Two hours.

Justin stared curiously at the fireplace.

They already knew that Sheen's fireplace was connected to the Floo Powder Network, but they hadn't seen him use it much, and didn't even know where it was connected to.

Looking at it now, it turns out to be a fairy tale workshop.

"Do you want to go to the Quidditch pitch first?"

After Professor Quirrell left, Sheehan asked.

"Oh, I still have some buttered toast to finish making today..."

Justin tugged at his scarf, smiled, and walked to his seat.

When Sheen created the three magical hand mirrors, he easily discovered Justin peeping.

"This is... a magic hand mirror?"

Justin went from peeping to doing it openly.

"The third-generation improved version is equipped with a mobile local area network... By the way, have you collected Hermione's and the others' magic hand mirrors?"

Sheen asked as he inscribed the ancient runes.

"of course."

Justin carefully placed several mirrors on the table.

The magic hand mirror is indeed a magical creation with communication capabilities. But at its core, it is still a mirror, and it can break if not handled carefully.

"Sheen, is this what you wanted me to collect for? You want to add a local magic network for us?"

Justin said excitedly.

“Hmm…” Sheen replied.

"The local magic network can store text for a period of time, allowing everyone to receive the same message, and supports wizards in building their own private channels within the magic network... The Daily Prophet will also publish news on it; if you don't want to see it, you can block it by simply pressing the magic rune on the side..."

Sheen explained as he modified the parts.

It was during this period that the technology of LAN (Local Area Network) matured.

Now, it can cover at least the entire Hogwarts.

If all wizards go to Fairy Tale Shop to buy the third-generation Magic Hand Mirror, they will be allowed to communicate within the same magic network.

Of course, only text can be used.

It feels like a chat channel.

Hogwarts chat group?
Sheen suddenly realized something.

"awesome!"

Justin shouted excitedly.

He was already getting impatient.

Soon, he took his magic hand mirror from Sheen's hand.

Justin: Is anyone there? Can you see me?

Suddenly, words appeared on Sheen's magic mirror.

"Not yet, the third-generation Magic Hand Mirror hasn't been released for public sale yet..."

Sheen looked at him, somewhat helplessly.

"Oh oh oh-"

Justin was clearly still very excited.
"When will that be..."

"Within this week."

Sheen thought for a moment.

A total of seventy third-generation magic hand mirrors were produced.

Almost all of them were ordered by the magic ministries or magic societies of various countries.

Among them were foreign wizards who, having failed to purchase the items, refused to leave even after showing up at the door.

Unfortunately, they were all clearly intimidated by Professor Quirrell's green-glowing wand and left dejectedly.

"I have to hand these over to someone else—"

Justin happily carried the mirror away from Hope Hut.

He could already imagine the lively scene that was about to unfold.

Without a doubt, young wizards, professors, staff, and perhaps even Headmaster Dumbledore will join this magical network.

Perhaps wizards will even form smaller groups... such as the Hufflepuff House chat group, the Quidditch Club chat group, the Never-Hungry Club chat group, and so on.

Meanwhile, Sheen quietly started looking at the dashboard:
[Wizard Sheen, Alchemy Talent: Gold]

[Advanced Level - Anywhere Door: Beginner Level (100/900)]

[High-Tier Wizarding Book: Expert Level (8900/9000)]

【Advanced Magic Hand Mirror: Master Level (100/?)】

【Advanced Fairy Tale Cookies: Master Grade (1700/?) (Collapse)】

[Advanced: Three types of master-level high-tier alchemical creations can unlock master-level titles in the field of alchemy (2/3)]

Sheen is just a little short of mastering the Wizard's Book before he can unlock master-level alchemy.

The problem is that expanding the internal space of the Wizarding Book is a slow process.

Sheen estimates it will take another two weeks for the space inside the Wizard's Book to stabilize, allowing Sheen to make his next modification and expansion.

Perhaps... Senior Hufflepuff has a solution?
Outside, the snow was still falling, making the ground soft and fluffy.

As Sheen walked up the stairs towards the outside of the castle, he could feel the gentle breeze and the melting snowflakes that landed on his cheeks.

Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of all the students rushing into the stadium outside.

He took out the magic hand mirror, which seemed to be in complete chaos inside.

Hermione: Is this for real? I can still leave a message?

[You received a message from "Hermione": Oh my god, this is real!]

[You received a message from "Justin": Sheehan, we're in the third row.]

You received... (*5)

Ron has changed the name of the magic network channel from "Hogwarts" to "Know-It-All".

Hermione: ?

(End of this chapter)