A certain Hogwarts professor of runes.

"Lavender Brown!"

"Mirison Burst!"

"Seimor Finigan!"

Hermione Granger!

"Daphne Greengrass!"

"Gregory Goyle!"

"Vincent Crabbe!"

"Navie Longbottom!"

"Draco Malfoy!"

"Harry Potter!"

“Pavati Petil!”

"Pansy Parkinson's!"

"Brace Sabini!"

"Dean Thomas!"

"Ron Weasley!"

……

It took Felix a good seven or eight minutes to pronounce the name completely.

There are just too many students. Just thinking about grading so many assignments... wait, it seems like he doesn't need to grade them.

He glanced at Hermione and decided to give her more responsibilities, even entrusting her with setting the questions.

With various thoughts running through his mind, Felix said calmly, "Next, as usual, I will introduce you to the learning tasks for this academic year, including translational runes and practical runes—this is my own way of dividing them. In addition, I will also let you experience the wonders of rune creations."

Felix waved his wand, bringing a magical puppet on the podium to life, instantly attracting a large number of eyes.

“That’s right, magical puppets. I think you’ve all heard of them?” Felix said, feigning expertise. His words drew a burst of laughter. Not only had they heard of them, but many of them had borrowed and controlled them from upperclassmen.

He continued, "Fortunately, in addition to it, we will also be introducing another runic artifact this year, the Mirror of Sight."

Felix saw Draco raise his hand, his left hand—his right hand was wrapped in bandages, with a strap hanging around his neck.

'That injured student in Hagrid's class? What a coincidence,' he thought to himself.

"Mr. Malfoy?"

“Excuse me, Professor, my right hand is a bit injured… I was just saying, isn’t a spyglass something those alchemists invented? I have quite a few high-end spyglasses at home, enough to cover the entire manor.” Draco said smugly, glancing at Ron Weasley defiantly when he mentioned the manor.

Ron glared at him.

Felix stared intently at him, his gaze sweeping over the entire manor... Was this one of the Malfoy family's defensive measures?

How do I crack it...?

"Ahem!" Felix pulled himself back from his escapist thoughts and explained to Draco, "What you said is correct, but I have improved the method of making the peephole and incorporated some magic runes."

What is a magic rune circuit?

"You can think of it as connecting multiple runes to achieve a specific effect," Felix said briefly.

An idea struck him, and he seized the opportunity to promote the Magic Rune Club, which had no trace of existence: "I will consider teaching this knowledge in the Magic Rune Club. The notice will be posted soon, but of course—there will be an assessment."

Next, Felix spent about twenty minutes recounting the history of ancient runes, powerful ancient magic, ancient rune artifacts, and long-forgotten wizarding secrets... any one of them was captivating enough.

It must be said that he successfully motivated the young wizards to learn.

However, some raised objections. During the Q&A session, another Slytherin girl raised her hand and said, "Professor, I have a question."

"Miss Parkinson's?"

Pansy Parkinson crossed her arms in front of her chest. Her face was delicate and narrow, and her short hair reached her cheeks. Even when she didn't speak, she gave off an impression of arrogance and meanness.

She tilted her head and said, "Perhaps I was too blunt, but since rune-based creations have been replaced by alchemy, it means they are no longer suitable for the times. Why should we dig them out of their graves again?"

“Miss Parkinson, if we're just talking about facts, alchemy does indeed dominate the magic world today…”

Felix stopped and addressed the class, "Before answering this question, let me ask one. Does anyone know about the Pensieve?"

Hermione was the first to raise her hand.

Parkinson scoffed and said, "That's a memory-checking device. I have one at home. But nobody cares about it."

“Very good, Miss Parkinson, but please raise your hand next time you answer a question.” Felix stared into her eyes. “I think you’ll remember, won’t you?”

Parkinson lowered his head. "Oh, yes, Professor."

"Is there anyone else who can provide more detailed information... Miss Granger?"

Hermione stood up and recited a string of words: "The Pensieve can view and store memories, and it can faithfully reproduce any detail in the subconscious of the memory's owner. Some wise wizards use it to examine and categorize their thoughts, but most people keep their distance from it."

Felix nodded. “That’s already very comprehensive. What I need to add is that the concept behind the Pensieve is extremely ancient. You’ll find that it’s difficult to categorize it as an ‘alchemical creation’ or a ‘rune creation’ because it incorporates elements of both.”

He looked at the young wizards and said, “When an alchemist wants to go further, he will inevitably come into contact with the knowledge of runes, whether he wants to admit it or not.”

"The reason is simple—most of those rare and ancient magical artifacts contain rune circuits or variations of rune circuits, and the two are inseparable."

Harry raised his hand, and Felix nodded to him.

He asked with some excitement, "Professor Hyp, if an alchemist has mastered a large number of runes, why can't he also study ancient magic?"

Felix explained, "First, top alchemists are rational enough to know what they want. Alchemy itself is a vast field, requiring an immense amount of knowledge. Limited by their talents, they must allocate their time and energy wisely."

"Furthermore, you don't think that just by mastering enough runes, you can learn ancient magic, do you?"

“I must remind you, Potter, there are still many hurdles to overcome, from single runes to ancient magic.”

Seeing the students' somewhat confused expressions, Felix knew he might have gone too far. He clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's take a look at these two types of magical artifacts."

Chapter 189 Seven Types of Peeping Mirrors

"First, let's talk about magical puppets. Since you all know about them, let's skip this part quickly."

Felix flicked his fingers, and the magical puppet on the table came to life, performing all sorts of unbelievable actions under his control. Finally, the magical puppet released a fireball to end the event.

The young wizards looked at Felix expectantly, and he smiled gently: "After the course ends, I will give each of you one, without any restrictions. I hope this will become a Hogwarts tradition. You can enjoy the fun of magical puppet battles until next Tuesday."

Hermione's eyes were fixed on the puppet with ice-blue hair, but she met the same intense gaze from the Slytherin girl named "Greengrass".

She pursed her lips, determined not to back down!

She had been looking forward to it for a whole year.

The brown-haired girl across from them returned the same look, and they both realized: the war had begun.

"Next up are seven miniature viewing mirrors."

Felix walked from one side of the podium to the other, his left hand sweeping across the table. A ring glowed faintly, revealing a row of viewing mirrors on the table. The young wizard craned his neck, straining to see.

"What you've seen are seven types of endoscopes. Now, to give you a sense of participation, I'm going to ask: What is a endoscope?"

Hermione raised her hand, but Felix, to balance things out, specifically called out Draco Malfoy's name.

Draco stood up and said, "It's a detector, used to sound an alarm. My dad said that the ones sold on the market are all junk, and our spyglasses are custom-made."

Felix glanced at him: "That only represents the opinion of a minority... Let me explain. In the 18th century, the wizard Edgar Strauger invented the prototype of the spyglass, a kind of black magic detector, shaped much like the spinning top we use today. But magical items with similar functions can actually be traced back thousands of years, although they weren't called that then..."

From a later perspective, we can consider a peephole as a general term for a class of detection and alarm devices.

In modern times, the categories have become more detailed, and many derivative magical items have been created, such as Gringotts' Honesty Detector, whose shape has completely deviated from the original design and looks like a thin, long golden antenna.

Or, a detection device, capable of uncovering conspiracies or lies;

The spyglasses we see now are basically limited to discovering suspicious people or detecting some kind of black magic.

But actually...

It can do more.

For example, warnings for specific types of magic;

Targeting a specific behavior;

It's even targeted at specific bloodlines, to the point that... a particular individual.

Felix's words were astonishing, completely overturning the young wizards' understanding of the Spyglass.

Most of the Slytherin students were skeptical, which contradicted their upbringing.

But some people firmly believed Felix's words.

For example, Ron wouldn't mind having a spyglass to target Malfoy. Just imagine, if Malfoy gets within 100 feet of him, he'll get the message. He can hide in the bushes or behind a gatepost in the yard and wait for the right moment to deliver a curse to Malfoy.

He was willing to give up a whole year's allowance for it, and it would be even better if he could make it by hand.

"Professor, so you're saying that if I hate someone, I can make a spyglass specifically for them?"

Ron spoke loudly, looking unabashedly at Draco Malfoy.

Draco's expression turned dangerous. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Weasley, you might want to put a spyglass in your house... to keep out mice. If you lose a Knut, your mother won't cry her eyes out, will she?"

"Malfoy, you wicked seed..."

"Alright, stop arguing. Otherwise, we'll each lose fifty points, plus three weeks of confinement," Felix said speechlessly. He hadn't realized before how good Malfoy was at sarcasm.

"As for Weasley's question earlier, the answer is that I can do it, but you can forget about it..."

"It would be better to train your eyesight to be more alert."

Professor Hyp's words left everyone feeling helpless. After hearing his description, the young wizards did indeed have similar thoughts to Ron's, since everyone has one or two people they dislike.

Neville's thoughts were more normal. He really hoped for a special viewing lens to remind him not to be forgetful, but he worried that he might lose the viewing lens, which was not impossible, since his memory ball disappeared last school year in the same way.

Neville, frustrated, wrote "Good Fortune" on a piece of parchment. It was the password to the Gryffindor common room, but he could never remember it, so he would write the word down wherever he could find it whenever he had a spare moment.

In his mind, as long as he wrote down the passwords in enough places, he would never have to worry about forgetting them again, and even if he got them right by chance, he could get them right once or twice...

“Alright, let’s take a look at these seven types of spyglasses.” Felix casually waved his wand, causing a fist-sized brown chestnut wood spyglass on the podium to float into the air.

"The first type is the most common, and this is what's sold on the market. At most, there are some variations in appearance. It's not very targeted, the effect is so-so, and it's easy to make mistakes. The advantage is that it's easy to make and cheap."

"But it's barely enough to defend against dangerous creatures when camping in the wild."