Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

“I have some knowledge about wands,” Vizette said, gently squeezing the wand. “Do you know anything about the properties of hawthorn wood?”

"The properties of hawthorn wood?" Draco asked, somewhat taken aback. He shook his head and said, "Uh... I don't know much about it..."

Wizette explained, "Wands made of hawthorn wood have complex properties; they are a so-called 'paradoxical' wand wood."

“Using hawthorn wood to cast spells can make healing spells more effective, and it can also increase the power of curses. This is the most direct manifestation of its ‘contradiction’.”

“Is that so?” Draco nodded, waved his wand again, and frowned. “But now it doesn’t seem so comfortable to me…”

“Vizet, can I understand it like this... I’m not so... conflicted anymore? So it doesn’t suit me anymore, and that’s why I feel uncomfortable?”

“Very good understanding.” Vizet nodded in agreement. “When you can’t control this wand well, considering the properties of hawthorn wood as a wand material…”

"My advice is to replace it as soon as possible, otherwise, there is a high chance that an accident like 'wand backfire' will occur when you cast a spell."

……

"Wand backfire?" Draco was slightly taken aback. He was aware of the risks associated with wand backfire. "How could something like this happen?"

Vizet continued, "If you don't mind, I can adjust it for you, which should prevent this from happening; of course, you can also choose to buy another wand."

Draco murmured, "Help me adjust it?"

Gregory Goyle said somewhat nervously, "Draco, why don't you write a letter to Mr. Malfoy and then go to Diagon Alley... to see Mr. Ollivander?"

Vincent Crabbe, realizing what was happening, chimed in, "Yes! Mr. Ollivander is the best wand maker!"

Draco's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a moment, he shook his head. "Vizet, I think I'll go find Mr. Ollivander instead..."

“It’s not because I don’t trust you, but because I feel… this wand symbolizes my past, and I need a fresh start!”

“A wise choice.” Vizet nodded. “But ‘Wand Backfire’ is indeed somewhat dangerous…”

"I'll still make some adjustments for you, just to reduce the possibility of 'wand backfire,' that's all."

"Is there anything I can do?" Draco asked. "Making adjustments probably won't be an easy thing, will it?"

“It’s finished.” Vizette handed the wand back to Draco. “The feel of it might be a little different, but at least it won’t affect casting… It’s unlikely that anything unexpected will happen.”

He only made the most basic adjustments to the wand; a complete overhaul would take a lot of time.

Draco has already decided to get a new wand, and Vizzet only needs to ensure one thing—that the wand doesn't backfire—so it won't take too much time.

……

"Vizet, what are you talking about?" Vizet's roommates walked towards them.

Anthony Goldstein looked at Draco, who was surrounded by Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe, and asked curiously, "Justin and the others told me..."

"You seem to have been injured in some accident... You were stepped on by a hippogriff, and it seems you were seriously injured. Hagrid even took you to the school hospital... But you recovered so quickly?"

“Uh…” Draco looked a little embarrassed and stammered as he explained, “No… no such thing… it was just an accident.”

“Anthony, let’s go!” Wizett said with a smile. “Professor McGonagall should be here soon.”

"They're almost here!" Michael Conner sprinted up to the group at top speed. "I saw Professor McGonagall transformed into a tabby cat, hopping and skipping towards us!"

Watching Vizette and the others leave, Gregory Goyle was still a little worried. "Draco, how are you feeling?"

“Much easier to use…” Draco waved his wand. “At least there’s no more of that uncomfortable feeling, and there’s no more of that effortless feeling I had before.”

Vincent Crabbe scratched his head, a clear look of confusion on his face. "What exactly does 'some' mean in his statement 'I've had some knowledge of wands'?"

“I don’t know…” Draco smiled helplessly, “Let’s chase after them! Maybe Professor McGonagall is right behind us!”

“It’s true!” Gregory Gore instinctively turned around and screamed, “It’s right at the other end of the corridor!”

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As the days went by, people gradually began to submit their papers to the Hogwarts Voices Club, following the instructions in the announcement.

On the way to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Vizet's roommates were discussing this.

Michael said, "It feels like writing a paper suitable for 'The Voice of Hogwarts' isn't as easy as I thought... but it doesn't seem that difficult either."

“If that’s how you put it, then I’d like to say…” Anthony’s tone was laced with sarcasm, “The Healing Charm doesn’t seem as simple as I thought… but it doesn’t seem that difficult either.”

Terry Booth and Chris Moon laughed; it was a spell they had just learned in Charms class.

“What do you know?” Michael rolled his eyes at Anthony. “I have definite information! Robert Hilliard…our prefect, you know him, right?”

"He wrote a paper discussing the Freezing Curse, which was rejected. Delis de Winter's assessment was... that he did not express his ideas clearly."

“Of course, these are the main annotations,” he added. “There are also some suggestions on details, but I’m not so clear about those.”

“Dalise de Winter?” Terry interjected. “Wasn’t she the headmistress of Hogwarts? And a renowned healer as well?”

“Yes! Let me finish!” Michael continued, “Luna’s paper has been approved. It’s called ‘Which is more suitable for the Jumping Umbrella Fungus: Magic Illumination Charm or Moonlight?’”

"Luna? Wait!" Vizette's roommates called out in unison, all looking at Vizette. "This is... something you taught her?"

Chapter 163 "Magic Illumination Charm or Moonlight: Which is More Suitable for the Jumping Umbrella Fungus?"

As everyone entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, facing her roommates' questions, Vizet said, "Luna wrote it herself."

"Didn't Headmaster Dumbledore say that when publishing a paper on 'The Voice of Hogwarts,' all you need to do is write down your own ideas?"

Anthony Goldstein followed up on Wizette's words, saying, "But Headmaster Dumbledore also mentioned that it's possible to discuss things before putting pen to paper."

“If we consider this aspect…” Vizette pondered, “the help I can offer is… the magical illumination spell of ‘Glory’?”

Terry Boots recalled, "The one you shared with us a couple of days ago?"

“Yes!” Vizette nodded. “For things like drawing, I’m not really that helpful…”

“Painting?” Michael Corner said, somewhat surprised. “What exactly is her thesis about?”

“Haven’t you seen it?” Vizette retorted. “Then how do you know Luna’s paper passed?”

“I heard about it from Hannah Abbott after the Muggle Studies class,” Michael explained. “She also wrote a paper, which also failed.”

"But it seems she's found her direction and plans to try again next time. Speaking of which, I feel the Hufflepuffs... are very enthusiastic about this..."

"Not only Hannah Abbott, but Ernie Macmillan and Susan Burns have also submitted their work to The Voice of Hogwarts, though it seems none of them have been accepted yet."

“That’s not surprising.” Vizette realized that Hannah had also written a paper on herbalism, just like Luna, and that the two of them did indeed plan to submit their papers together.

Not only Hannah, but Neville, encouraged by Fred and George, also decided to try writing something he was good at.

Michael asked again, "So what exactly did Luna write in her paper?"

“She drew a comic strip…” Wizette smiled, “and wrote the content of her thesis as a fairy tale.”

Through lighthearted and enjoyable comic strips, Luna skillfully portrays the state of the jumping umbrella fungus in the face of two different lights.

……

The protagonist of the story is a wild jumping mushroom. It comes to the vicinity of a wizard's ruins and is about to bask in the moonlight when it encounters a jumping mushroom living in the ruins.

The two dancing umbrella mushrooms became curious about each other. They discovered that the dancing umbrella mushroom bathed in moonlight had a softer color, while the dancing umbrella mushroom bathed in magical illumination was much more vibrant in color.

They share each other's feelings. The dancing mushrooms, bathed in moonlight, feel a sense of inner peace, and the birdsong and insect chirps in the forest are full of fun.

The jumping umbrella fungus, enjoying the magical illumination spell, feels that it has endless energy and can jump higher and farther;

There was no quarrel between the two jumping mushrooms; they simply shared their lives until the sky began to lighten. Only then did the wild jumping mushroom realize that it should return to the forest.

The other jumping umbrella fungus also understood that it should return to the wizard's ruins. They made a pact with each other to share their conversation with more jumping umbrella fungus.

If you yearn to jump higher and farther, you can move to the wizard's ruins to live; if you yearn for the sounds of birds and insects, you can go deep into the forest.

……

When Wizette finished reading the paper, she was absolutely certain that it would pass the Hogwarts Voice.

Beneath the lighthearted text and visuals lies a profound understanding of moonlight and magical illumination spells;

Under normal circumstances, the soft moonlight has a calming and healing quality, which is the main reason why wild agaric mushrooms have a soft color and a peaceful inner state.

The knowledge of the Magic Illumination Charm came from Vizet's help, who used the Magic Illumination Charm with "Glory" to make the Jumping Umbrella Fungus more energetic;

Moreover, Luna's depiction of the two dancing umbrella fungi is extremely vivid, bringing out all the necessary details.

The attitudes the two dancing umbrella fungi have towards each other, and the promise they made when they said goodbye, also convey Luna's views on the magical world.

The points made in Luna's paper can also be applied to reality;

The magical fireworks that Fred and George experimented with yesterday used the "Bathed in Magic Light Charm" provided by Luna;

The experimental results were also very obvious. The magic fireworks with this jumping umbrella fungus were much louder and brighter than before.

……

The group found a place to sit down, and Draco, who was not far away, saw Vizet and immediately waved.

Vizette waved back and nodded in response.

Hearing Wizette's answer, Chris Moon asked in surprise, "Comic books... you can do that?"

"Expressing your ideas is the most important thing," Wizette explained. "So finding what you're good at is a trick, isn't it?"

"A trick?" Michael's eyes darted around, as if he had thought of something. "Oh! The incredibly brilliant Mr. Lovegood! Are there any other tricks?"

"Don't copy Fred and George's ways!" Vizette laughed and scolded, but still told his roommates what he and Harry had said in Diagon Alley.

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