Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 384 Countermeasures for the Resurgence of Magic

The improvement in magic power is not only reflected in magic disasters.

In October, Snape informed Murphy through Lightning Raven that he needed to return to the school for something.

The school Snape was referring to was still Hogwarts. Although, due to the proximity of Hogwarts to the Spirit World, Murphy had moved the students to the "Umbrella School of Special Skills," which was specially built near the mansion, for the students' safety, the facilities at Hogwarts remained intact.

What Snape wanted to show Murphy was the "Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission," located in an abandoned old tower at Hogwarts.

"Since I took over as principal a few years ago, I've noticed that the number of young wizards' names listed in the admissions book has been increasing year by year. This year, there are over six hundred names listed, three times the number from five years ago!"

The Pen of Acceptance can sense all newborn wizards throughout England, while the Book of Admission will allow the Pen of Acceptance to write their names on it once the wizard's qualifications are confirmed.

Therefore, this system is equivalent to the most accurate census registration manual in the UK.

The number of names now listed in the admissions book has tripled, which is roughly equivalent to three times the number of young wizards being born in Britain.

Given the total wizard population, the birth rate is unlikely to suddenly increase dramatically. Therefore, the main contributors to this number should actually be wizards of Muggle origin.

"Because of the increase in magic power, has the probability of wizards appearing among Muggles also increased?" Murphy pondered. "If it's three times, that means that in the future there will be more and more pure Muggle wizards, until they far exceed pure-blood and half-blood, becoming the largest category."

Snape nodded. "It seems your plan to find another place for teaching was the right one, otherwise Hogwarts wouldn't be able to hold so many people."

"What are you going to do with all these Muggle-born wizards?"

Wizards awaken their powers at different times. In the past, most young wizards had at least one parent who was a wizard, and they would guide the young wizards' magical awakening. Occasionally, some young wizards who were Muggle-born would not cause any major problems.

But in the current situation, most young wizards' parents are Muggles, and they have no idea how to handle magic.

If the tradition of starting school at age 11 had been followed, these young wizards might not have been able to properly understand their own powers until they were 11 years old.

Some Muggle parents even view magic as a curse or something strange, forcing young wizards to suppress their natural instincts. This is not only dangerous for the young wizards, but also detrimental to their development.

"This change must be guided correctly," Murphy said. "Magic education needs to start earlier."

However, this matter is not suitable for the wizarding world to handle. After all, these young wizards are all Muggle-born, and their parents know nothing about magic. Suddenly, a group of strangers appear and say that their children are wizards and need to attend a school that God knows where. It would be a miracle if they were not mistaken for human traffickers.

Speaking of which, Murphy has always suspected that the parents of pure Muggle students like Hermione might have been subjected to spells like the Imperius Curse by wizards.

"Muggle and wizarding societies are rapidly merging; perhaps it's time to advance cooperation between the two official forces."

……

"The Ministry of Magic can be seen as a special department within the Muggle government, operating independently and managing itself. Merging it into the Muggle government wouldn't be particularly difficult," Patrick said. "But this involves more than just two governments; it's about the integration of two societies, isn't it?"

"Indeed, the economic system alone is enough to give anyone a headache," Murphy said.

The economic systems of Muggles and wizards are almost completely independent and cannot be interconnected at all, because there is no true general equivalent.

Although both worlds recognize the value of gold, its purchasing power is completely unequal between the two societies.

Not to mention magical creations; many of the wizards' items are of such high value to Muggles that they cannot be measured in monetary terms.

From this perspective, Murphy's creation of the Umbrella Corporation and his sale of potions to Muggles was, in effect, establishing an exchange system and opening a gap in the huge economic barriers between the two sides.

"However, social integration can be done gradually. I don't even plan to directly merge the two governments. After all, there are too many things that don't require the other party's involvement. There's no need to merge them into one entity. Establishing effective cooperation is enough."

"I plan to establish a department in the Muggle government that deals with magic, and I'll call it the Magic Restoration Countermeasures Bureau."

"Magic resurgence? That's a very apt description," Patrick said.

"The primary function of the Countermeasures Bureau is to address the various social problems arising from the increase in magic power."

"This includes reducing the negative impact of magical disasters on Muggle society and managing Muggle wizards."

"The Countermeasures Bureau should include a rapid response force, similar to the Magic Disaster Management Division in The Wizarding World, which must have a certain ability to fight magical creatures."

"With the current means, injecting the modified werewolf potion is the most suitable option."

……

Two months later, a special selection process was launched among various units, including the British Army and Royal Marines.

The soldiers who signed up were only told that this was a test to select talent for a special operations unit called "Wolf Warrior".

They need to undergo a series of physical, tactical, combat, intellectual, and psychological tests, followed by a month of survival combat training that pushes their mental and physical limits, eliminating more than half of them and leaving 500 people in the end.

These 500 people will be sent to a military base called a conversion center, where they will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.

……

In a large hall of the Magic Revival Countermeasures Bureau's Transformation Center.

An instructor is speaking to hundreds of "Wolf Warrior" reservists below.

"You have all signed the confidentiality agreement. One last reminder: this involves top state secrets. Any violation of the agreement will be considered treason."

"Now you are qualified to know the next piece of information. You will have the choice to move forward or withdraw. If you want to truly become a member of the Wolf Warriors, you must undergo transformation, and I mean physical and literal transformation."

"You will be injected with the Wolf Warrior Serum. I don't know the specifics of how this serum is made, but it's said to involve so-called Void Particle Technology."

"This potion can greatly enhance your physical abilities, making you immune to ordinary melee weapons and even firearms, granting you powerful regenerative abilities, increasing your strength and speed, and improving your vision, hearing, and sense of smell. You will become incomparably powerful warriors."

"There are also side effects. On the one hand, you have to be injected with a mitigating agent once a month to prevent berserk behavior. On the other hand, the agent has a one in a thousand chance of failure, and there is a one in ten thousand chance of death."

"Now, make your choice."

(End of this chapter)