The Silent Bookstore Manager at Hogwarts

"You mean you think Malfoy has gone too far and want him to tone it down?"

Red turned a page of the book and looked at Harry. This book, "Advanced Transfiguration: The Soul," was already considered a Transfiguration book placed in the forbidden section, but its description of the soul was still too superficial. At least Red felt that the author's mastery of Transfiguration was countless times greater than his, but his understanding of the soul was even less than Red's. Red had at least systematically studied his own soul essence.

"Yes, Malfoy is always causing trouble for Gryffindor... and I can't just stand by and do nothing about him bullying Neville every day."

Perhaps seeing a reflection of his past in Neville, Harry earnestly asked Red for his help.

"If it's just about giving someone a lesson, you could easily do that yourself, couldn't you?"

"But that's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause... I don't know if Snape would solve this problem fairly, or rather, I don't expect the head of Slytherin to solve the bullying incident fairly at all."

Harry thought of Snape's usual behavior. He wasn't just a soft-hearted person who was all talk and no action. In Harry's opinion, the malice he displayed in many things was not something a qualified professor should have.

"But ultimately, the changes Neville himself makes are also important. If he can't change, then no matter what we do, there won't be any fundamental change."

Red offered a reminder, saying he didn't mind if it was about fighting Malfoy, since he was just killing time anyway, and finding a punching bag to practice on was a piece of cake, not to mention that Malfoy was indeed bullying other students because of his status and the curse.

"I know, in that case... can I let Neville join us for morning practice?" Harry nodded. Neville lacked many things, but the first step was courage. Only with the courage to change could Mr. Neville Longbottom take his first step and truly stand independently at Hogwarts as a Gryffindor and a young wizard.

"No problem, as long as he can keep up... The amount of exercise we two are doing is already far beyond what ordinary people do, not to mention the pitiful stamina of wizards who rarely engage in any systematic physical training except for Quidditch."

Harry paused for a moment, looking at the weights strapped to his hands and feet. In fact, he had been doing this for several days. Ordinary training was ineffective for him without enough time, and what he lacked most right now was time. Even though the academic pressure of a first-year wizard was not heavy, the required reading and language learning that Red had given him was still too much, and there were even practical lessons in great magic and spells.

"Let's give it a try; at least we can't exclude Neville."

Harry and Red had made the decision, and Hermione and Ron had tried to join them in their morning training, but even if they halved the amount of training, the two first-year wizards only tried for a few days before shaking their heads and never mentioning it again. Moreover, since then, Hermione and Ron have looked at Red and Harry with a slightly awe-inspiring gaze.

Of course, after discussing that, Red and Harry began their studies for the day.

What we're learning today... might seem a little strange to you.

Red looked at the book in his hand, "The Smelting of Venzant," written by a metallurgist who discussed many metallurgical techniques, including the manufacture of various alloys.

"The Smelting of Venzant": In this book, metallurgist and "master craftsman" Everett Venzant discusses "divine alloys," "eternal alloys," "inevitable alloys," and "ruling alloys"... (Mystery: 4 [Casting]) (Contains teachings of great art: [Bells and Bronze])

[Bell and Bronze Ware LV1]: The thunderous sound produced by the hammer's strike echoes far and wide. (Characteristics: 2 Castings, 1 Dome)

"Alloys and bell casting? Why do we have to learn this? The first one is understandable, but the skill of casting large bells is only used in churches or certain special buildings, and is practically useless otherwise, right?"

Harry read the book carefully. Unlike the previous books, the author, Everett Venzant, used very professional language, and the examples he presented were very convincing.

Of course, there were also things Harry didn't understand, such as... Venzant warned that melting "too noble metals" would produce "incestuous alloys." He cautiously suggested that the method used by the King of Controlled Flames to produce an heir might have similar problems: "Because while abominations can be circumvented, the laws are still the laws, both in the soul and in the literal sense."

"The ruler of the controlled fire is a celestial being, and His successor... I cannot tell you this now; it remains a secret. But I think you can uncover the truth of this secret yourself."

Red didn't want to be confronted the next day and die by suicide, so it was better to leave that matter aside for now.

"As for why we're studying this course, 'Bells and Bronze'... Harry, have you noticed that although it's about casting bells, all the casting techniques have actually been incorporated into it?"

Harry took a sip of water to calm his racing brain, and then he suddenly realized something.

"The Sichen Society tells us... In the right hands, the right tools can become weapons that start a war."

Red read out the statement that was originally meant to be presented to the Night's Watch Tree in its horoscope branch beforehand.

【The study of the Diviners】: This kind of wisdom is related to the laws (and divergences) set forth by the Diviners (and their incarnations).

"In other words... at the right time and under the right circumstances, you can forge your own weapon of war. Do you understand what I mean?"

Harry nodded seriously. He finally understood what Red meant, but was it really appropriate for an eleven-year-old like him to use it? He even doubted that he could use the blacksmith's workshop properly.

"You can think of yourself as a weapon waiting to be forged. This is also the approach of the Lionsmith. Through repeated failures and reforging, you gradually move towards perfection."

Harry looked at his hands, which, strengthened by training and practice, were responding to his thoughts—the fruits of his self-reconstruction.

"Oh, by the way, we can get to know that Norwegian Ridgeback more. You'll gain a deeper understanding of fire and [forging]."