Hogwarts: My name is the Unforgivable Curse...

Chapter 377 New Road

"Magic...university?"

Many students, especially those from wizarding families, are still quite unfamiliar with the word "university" and have no idea what it means; even Muggle-born students, having been out of the Muggle education system for too long and lacking knowledge of the current level of magical society, have gradually lost their concept of "university": "What is that? A new magic school?"

"But why are they recruiting from existing magic schools? What do graduates need to learn?"

The Muggle Studies textbook does mention the concept of a Muggle "university," but according to the book, isn't it a product of those guys who can't even learn the Levitate Charm being too stupid and needing to spend more time going to school?

What would they, as wizards, need this for?

"It seems that everyone still has a lot of doubts, which is why I describe this as a groundbreaking feat—we shouldn't have so many doubts about this."

Dumbledore shook his head, whether amused or regretful, but then became cheerful again: "But it's not too late now, and even if you are not familiar with the institution of 'University,' I think you should know the people who founded this school—yes, the people behind me."

"All you need to know is that they are the most elite wizards in magical society, top wizards who have made tremendous contributions to the advancement of magic and society—among them, some have written the textbooks you hold in your hands, some have defeated countless dark wizards, some have served as Minister of Magic, and some have developed wolfsbane potion, as well as some even greater magic… So, let's hand over the next speech to Ms. Miranda Gossack, the Principal of Nobiridge University!"

As he spoke, Dumbledore stepped back, offering his seat to an elderly woman with white hair but a very good complexion. She exchanged glances with Dumbledore and the other two headmasters beside him, nodded to each other, and then cast a loud voice spell on herself, looking at the young and bewildered faces with a kind but excited gaze.

"I have already introduced myself, and you have all had a preliminary tour of the facilities at Norbridge University—but since the faculty and students of Hogwarts and Beauxbatons have not experienced what happened before, please allow me to introduce myself again."

Her gentle voice clearly resonated throughout Durmstrang, and echoed in the Great Halls of Hogwarts and Beauxbatons, leaving everyone who heard her, students and professors alike, stunned: "I am Miranda Goshak, author of the *Book of Spells* and the *Standard Spells* series, recipient of the Order of Merlin, First Class, and current Chancellor of Nobiridge University..."

"First, I need to reveal a somewhat disheartening fact to those children who haven't graduated yet—that is, even if you can memorize most of the books in the library during your seven years at magic school, the knowledge you painstakingly master and memorize is only the tip of the iceberg of the total amount of knowledge in the current magical society."

"Over thousands of years of development, wizards have accumulated a vast amount of knowledge, skills, and experience in countless fields. The sheer volume and the difficulty of understanding it far exceed the limits of what a single person's mind can grasp. Even if one were to dedicate a lifetime to learning, one could probably only master a very limited portion of this knowledge... Many seventh-grade students may be able to sense this. If you choose a technical position during your internship, you will be surprised to discover on your first day that there is still so much you don't understand or haven't mastered."

"..."

The students below looked at each other, but no one could come up with a word.

In their minds, they should naturally continue their studies at magic school, take two wizarding exams and obtain certificates, then find their ideal job (preferably in the Ministry of Magic) after graduation, and work and earn money until retirement—this is the most natural thing in the world, and almost all of their predecessors have followed this path.

And is it possible to continue systematic, full-time learning after graduation?

This is something I never even considered.

"Therefore, many people have always believed that it is too early for a wizard to stop studying and start working at the age of seventeen—wizards nowadays can easily live to be over a hundred years old, and teenagers are when a person's energy is at its peak and their learning ability is strongest... Perhaps many people are happy to find a job that they can work until retirement right after graduation, but at least, young people who want to continue their studies should be given a choice."

"Thus, led by Mr. Nobi Ritchie, the former Minister for Magic of England, a wealth of talent, knowledge, and technology were gathered to formally establish the world's first magic university. After his death, the university was ultimately named after him in his honor. Due to various external factors, the university has operated secretly outside the public eye for decades, requiring students to sign confidentiality agreements during admissions—but now, the biggest obstacle to the university's open admissions has disappeared. Therefore, we have decided to take advantage of this Triwizard Tournament to issue our first public announcement..."

"Wow."

Avada's eyelids twitched at Goshak's words: "This is directly pinning the blame on the pure-blood families!"

"No, it doesn't seem like a completely unfounded accusation... but this, combined with the Voldemort incident, has fueled the students' hatred for those troublesome pure-blood families..."

"After this tournament, not only did Dumbledore once again severely damage the stubborn pure-bloods, but Karkaroff also completely shed his dark past, Crouch cleaned up the mess, and the university could now legitimately make its debut... Wow, almost everyone involved benefited?"

"Do those Death Eaters really have so many uses? Do they even know it?"

While Avada grumbled inwardly, Goshak continued his speech not far away: "...The university is different from the magic school you're in now. It's not just an educational institution, but also a cutting-edge research institution. Here, you can freely choose your favorite and most proficient field to pursue advanced studies until you reach the forefront of that field and become one of the forces pushing the boundaries further; and elites from different fields can also exchange ideas and cooperate to overcome the same problem together..."

"for example,"

At this point, Goshak couldn't help but reveal a hint of pride: "Not long ago, through the collaboration of several wizards with profound expertise in the fields of mental power, life force, potions, curses, transfiguration, and dark magic, the werewolf syndrome, which has long plagued magical society, also known as werewolfhood, has taken another big step forward in its conquest—"

He paused deliberately, looking at the countless astonished faces below, and raised his voice again: "With the help of the university's latest achievements, we have been able to completely eliminate the contagiousness of the werewolf curse and almost completely suppress the symptoms of werewolfification and rage, making patients indistinguishable from normal people!"

(End of this chapter)