Hogwarts: My name is the Unforgivable Curse...

Chapter 385 The Final Chapter: The Key to a New Era

"Have you heard? Barty Crouch Jr. seems to be dead..."

"I've heard about that too—apparently he committed suicide after watching the live stream of Voldemort's destruction?"

"I wonder what Old Barty's attitude is towards this... but I guess he won't deliberately stop it, right?"

"However, this eliminates his biggest weakness. Will this have any impact on our cooperation?"

"It should be fine, after all, he won't be working for many more years before he retires..."

"Quiet down, everyone! The principal is here!"

Suddenly, someone shouted, and the professors who had been chatting in the conference room all fell silent. They sat up straight and looked towards the door. Sure enough, a kind-faced old witch was smiling as she pushed open the door and walked straight to the chair at the far end of the conference room.

"Good morning, everyone... Has everyone toured the new campus? Are you all satisfied?"

Miranda Goshak looked radiant and relaxed, a stark contrast to the haggard-looking president who was practically glued to her office two months ago when the university was first announced.

Looking at the professors staring at her from the conference room, a slight smile involuntarily crept onto her lips—in just two short months, in addition to officially moving out of the enclosed space and enjoying real sky and sunshine under the premise of absolute seclusion at the campus, the number of professors at Norwich University had nearly doubled!

Moreover, the newly joined professors were not some unknown figures. Seeing the university's impressive faculty and knowing that, in addition to their regular courses, they could use the university's equipment to conduct research freely, and that valuable projects even received special funding, a large group of already prestigious wizards submitted their resumes to the university. The number of applicants far exceeded the university's initial expectations... They even had the right to carefully select from among these academic giants!

"That's really great..."

Avada, manipulating Kru Impree's body, glanced around at the new faces and couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction—thanks to the newcomers, he only needed to be responsible for the psychodynamics subject, teaching only three classes a week, and the rest of his time was entirely at his disposal, except for the occasional special mission he needed to handle…

However, at Grindelwald's behest, he is to lead the university's research into the realm of the soul, which will involve a lot of work, so he won't be able to relax too much in the future.

—Although the progress of this project basically depends on his mood, how much and when he's willing to share his knowledge. Especially after Dumbledore "donated" the Resurrection Stone to the university, he has an excellent shield to share his findings... So how much work he does ultimately depends on his personal will.

"After I graduate from Hogwarts in two years, I must find a way to get my original self to take over this professorship, so that I can enjoy the double benefits of compensation from both the university and the Department of Mysteries..."

"By Merlin, I can't even imagine how comfortable that kind of life would be."

"It seems you've all finished chatting before I arrived... Well then, let's begin our first work meeting of the new semester."

As he spoke, Goshak pulled several sheets of parchment from his mouth and placed them on the table: "First and foremost, the most important issue is the university's open procedure... Professor Baker, would you please report on that?"

"I would be delighted."

Benjamin Baker stood up with a chuckle and waved his hand, projecting the contents of several parchment sheets onto the center of the conference room: "As expected, the actions of the die-hard pure-bloods have been a great help to us—besides Barty Crouch being completely on our side, many Ministry of Magic officials whose offspring were infected during the werewolf attack two years ago have also been won over, so they've faced almost no procedural difficulties. Even Dolores Umbridge, who was most opposed to us, has had a lot of dirt dug up by a reporter, and now she's too busy to interfere with the progress here."

"As for social prestige, surveys show that after the hundreds of graduates revealed their identities, the vast majority of British wizards have begun to trust the university, with only a small number still feeling wary and uneasy about a strange and large organization... In short, the university's foundation in Britain has now been firmly established."

"In all the negotiations with the Ministry of Magic, the original plan already included the following agreements signed by both parties: the school's location could be kept completely confidential, and its daily operations would only involve negotiations with the Wizarding Examinations Authority, without direct interference from the Ministry of Magic; it could freely disseminate controlled knowledge below the Classified Book level, while courses above Classified Book would require special approval from the Ministry of Magic—but believe me, this special approval wouldn't be difficult to obtain; there were also cooperation agreements signed with the Department of Mysteries and the Auror Office..."

After explaining for more than half an hour, Professor Baker casually produced a glass of water, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then continued, "In short, we have basically succeeded in replicating Durmstrang's model. The only drawback is that we announced that the school's location is in the UK, so we still need to be involved with the British Ministry of Magic... However, overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. We need a certain degree of transparency to maintain our social reputation."

"Across Europe, Durmstrang has successfully signed a guaranteed admission contract with us, while Beauxbatons is still observing, but at least there's no explicit prohibition against graduates going to Norbridge University... and the Magical Congress of the United States seems to be trying to replicate the university model, which is a good sign..."

"very good."

Goshak nodded in satisfaction: "Then, Professor Belby, could you please report on this year's enrollment situation?"

"Alright—all one thousand places have been filled in this recruitment drive open to all of Europe. Only three hundred and ten of them were recent graduates; the rest were all adult wizards who entered the university through its own entrance exams..."

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"The progress at the university is going quite smoothly."

Inside a library in London, Avada was receiving information from the university while nodding with some satisfaction. Although he had only been a member of the university for the past two years, as a witness to and main instigator of the biggest changes, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief, like his own child had finally grown up, as he looked at the thriving and developing university.

"The disappearance of pureblood barriers, the opening up of controlled knowledge, the free development of academic research... everything is moving towards the future we envision. I wonder how many years it will take to see the results?"

"And this is just the development in one part of Europe. I don't know how many years it will take to see this kind of progress spread to the entire magical society of the world... I hope to see this before I retire."

"And when that day comes, this gift, prepared in advance and given to Muggle society, will probably be able to fulfill its purpose..."

Thinking this, Avada peeled back a corner of the seal she had just placed, glanced at the paper she had just completed—a paper that, in her plan, could be considered the key to the new era—and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

The discovery of a new hedgehog (tentative name: *Hedgehog spp.*) – extracts from its spines may overturn existing chemical systems.

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