I've already become a Hogwarts professor, and the system only just appeared.

“There are many kinds of courage,” Dumbledore said with a smile. “It takes superhuman courage to deal with enemies, and it also takes great courage to stand up for one’s friends. Therefore, I award Mr. Neville Longbottom ten points.”

If someone were standing outside the Great Hall right now, they might think there had been an explosion, as cheers from the Gryffindor tables were rising in waves.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood up and cheered loudly. Neville was so surprised that his face turned pale, and he was immediately overwhelmed by the crowd that rushed up to hug him.

"He's never won a single point for Gryffindor!" Harry cheered, nudging Ron with his elbow and then pointing at Malfoy, and the two of them burst into laughter.

“This means…” Dumbledore had to shout to drown out the thunderous cheers, because even the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students were celebrating Slytherin’s sudden and crushing defeat.

“We need to make some small changes to the decorations here.” He clapped his hands, and immediately the green hanging ribbons turned bright red, and the silver ones turned gold.

The giant Slytherin snake had disappeared, replaced by a majestic Gryffindor lion.

Professor McGonagall was very excited. She got up and walked over to Snape, shook hands with him and hugged him. Snape, on the other hand, had a completely black face and could not see any expression at all.

Su Yu could understand, after all, Dumbledore's cheating method was just too... obvious, it was aimed at Slytherin. Snape not losing his temper on the spot was already a testament to his high level of civility.

If it were Su Yu, he might actually slam the table and leave on the spot. But then again, if Ravenclaw could win the House Cup, he would most likely also gain a skill point.

Su Yu glanced at Professor Flitwick, who was beaming in the distance. The old man was clearly unreliable; he would have to figure out a solution himself next semester.

"We'll talk about next semester then," Su Yu thought, as he had something else to do. He nudged Snape with his shoulder and asked, "Ready?"

"What's ready?" Snape didn't want to talk to him.

"The Jumping Pot, you haven't forgotten about it, have you?" Su Yu questioned.

“I’ve been prepared for this for a while, but I have a lot of doubts about this matter. Are you sure you don’t want to tell Dumbledore?” Snape asked hesitantly.

"What are you talking about? We're professors now, not students. Besides, we wouldn't have told him this kind of thing back in our student days. Meet at the Feather Experience Store in Hogsmeade Village next Monday." Su Yu set the time.

"Okay, got it."

"The Snake and Eagle Duo!"

"...Victory is assured."

Chapter 55 The Magical Network Goes Online

At Avery Manor, Jack Avery was in an underground factory in the backyard, checking on the progress of several of his men's work.

The factory was a mess, with a workbench in front of everyone, and on the workbench was a disassembled and broken Flying Feather Magic Phone.

Some were using their wands to emit white light, enveloping the wreckage of the phone to examine for magical runes; others were trying to replicate a component using various materials; and still others were writing and drawing on parchment, recording something.

These are all alchemical talents that Avery has recruited in recent months, with only one goal: to crack the method of manufacturing the Feather Magic Phone.

Jack Avery has many identities, such as the current patriarch of the Avery family, the head of the Third Group of the Department of Mysteries, one of the Hogwarts Board of Trustees, and a former Death Eater.

Avery was most proud of his last identity, because he was one of the few who, after Voldemort's downfall, was not implicated and was able to hold a high position in the Ministry of Magic.

However, Avery has two troubles recently. The first is that not long ago, he received a letter from his former master, the Dark Lord, in which he was asked to bring Dumbledore from Hogwarts to the Ministry of Magic on a certain day.

To be honest, Avery didn't have much loyalty to the Dark Lord. He joined the Death Eaters only because he wanted to use that identity to gain more benefits for his family.

Therefore, he has always kept his identity well hidden, and even within the Death Eaters, not many people know his true identity.

The Dark Lord has been dead for over a decade, or at least Avery believes he is. In those years, Avery has gradually laundered the profits he amassed during his time with the Death Eaters, turning them into legitimate businesses for the Avery family.

Avery originally thought that the matter was over and that he could comfortably be an excellent patriarch of a revitalized family, but he received such a letter, which really made him feel very complicated.

From Avery's perspective, he didn't want to help the Dark Lord. No matter what the Dark Lord wanted to do, the other party was Dumbledore, and if he took action himself, there would definitely be a risk of exposure.

But he dared not refuse the Dark Lord, because the Dark Lord was too powerful, so powerful that he felt despair and dared not have the slightest intention to disobey.

In the end, he did as the Dark Lord asked, and then the Dark Lord disappeared again, as if it had all been a dream, which made Avery feel a little relieved.

Another troublesome thing is this Feather Magic Phone. This thing was officially released at the end of last year, and it was a game-changer from the start, completely revolutionizing the way wizards communicate.

Six months have passed, and nearly 2500 wizards across the UK have started using magic phones, which is about one-fifth of the total wizarding population in the UK.

Avery was very worried about this, because the Avery family's main business was owl breeding, and almost 85% of the owls in the UK came from the Avery family.

With the release of the Magic Phone, Owl's business volume has decreased significantly, with sales down by more than 35% year-on-year in the past six months.

This made Avery very anxious, so three months ago, he started to set up this reverse engineering factory, determined to crack the manufacturing process of the Magic Phone and get a share of the profits.

In fact, Avery had some crooked ideas, such as inviting the inventor of the Feather Magic Phone to his home for a meal and a friendly discussion.

However, after asking around, they discovered that the inventor was no ordinary person. First of all, he had the backing of the Magical Congress of the United States, so it was not appropriate for them to directly take action against him.

Secondly, this guy is a professor at Hogwarts, and the head of the mobile phone factory is Dumbledore's man. Therefore, Avery has reason to suspect that Dumbledore was actually involved in the invention of this magical mobile phone.

After all, Dumbledore, along with Nicolas Flamel, advanced the field of alchemy and discovered twelve uses for dragon's blood, making him extremely famous in alchemist circles.

Finally, Avery was surprised to discover that this person's name was Su Yu, and that he was of Chinese descent. If he remembered correctly, more than a decade ago, he and several Death Eaters had once ganged up on a Chinese alchemist named Su Yu.

Avery had a deep impression of that battle. The Dark Lord discovered Su Yu's home and sent ten elite Death Eaters with the task of capturing Su Yu alive.

Avery and the others initially dismissed him, thinking that he was just an alchemist and there was no reason for him to go to such lengths.

But when they arrived at the place, they discovered that this person was extraordinary; his residence was surrounded by all kinds of concealment magic items and magic traps.

Just to get to his doorstep, one in ten people was seriously injured. Then the problem arose: to open his door, someone had to drink a cup of water locked in the door.

Upon investigation, they discovered that the glass of water contained a large number of brain-eating worm eggs, a very troublesome and magical creature that, once inside a wizard's body, would hatch rapidly with the help of magic.

Then it burrows into the wizard's brain and gnaws at it, thus controlling the wizard's thoughts and actions to some extent.

However, after years of research, wizards discovered that as long as the insects are just hatched, they can be emptied out all at once using a cleansing spell.

Ultimately, Avery was chosen to drink the water, and he would never admit that he was chosen because he was the worst player on the field.

He would never admit that he drank the water after being beaten up. In his private diary, Avery wrote: "The Death Eaters are a very united group, and I am willing to make small sacrifices for a common goal."

Of course, no one would actually let him have his brain eaten up by the brain-eating worms; they dealt with these little things for him immediately.

But when they entered Su Yu's room, they discovered that this was just the beginning of a nightmare. You never know what awaits you around the next corner, nor what kind of mechanism the next floor panel will trigger.

In this way, they lost two people and four others were seriously injured, but in the end, Su Yu still managed to escape. As a result, all of them who returned were punished by the Black Demon King.

I wonder if this Su Yu is the same person as the Su Yu from back then!

As Avery was deep in thought, a wizard in his fifties came to him and said, "Lord Avery, we have basically deduced the method of making the magic phone, and we expect to be able to complete the imitation within a month."

Avery's face lit up with joy, but he also asked with some concern, "Approximately how much will it cost to manufacture, and how long will it take to produce one unit?"

The wizard opposite him looked a little embarrassed and said, "The initial estimate for the production cost of one phone is 30 Galleons. It's hard to say about the production time right now. I estimate that it would take at least two days for one person to make one phone!"

Seeing Everett's displeasure, the wizard quickly added, "But please rest assured, Lord Everett, this is just our preliminary estimate. As we become more familiar with it, the cost and production time will decrease significantly."

Avery's expression softened somewhat, but just then, his magic phone vibrated with a system notification.

Dear user, Magic Phone 2.0 is officially launched. Simply click to install. This update includes the following features:

1. Magic Network Service, please click to view details ▼.

2. Fetion Moments: After connecting to the Magic Network, you can upload your daily life status and mood through Fetion and share them with your friends. Click to view details ▼.

3. Wizard Chess (Mobile Version): Invite your friends for an exciting Wizard Chess match anytime, anywhere! Click for details ▼

Avery stared at the three messages on his phone, his big head filled with equally big question marks. What was this babbling jargon? He recognized each word individually, but couldn't understand it at all when they were put together.

After he and his team checked the details and upgraded to experience it one by one, they were all dumbfounded, with only one thought in their minds: It's over, our first-generation product hasn't even been produced yet, and they've already iterated on it.

"How did you create this magical network?" Avery couldn't help but ask the alchemist beside him.

The alchemists stammered for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution. They could only say, "I'm sorry, Lord Avery, I think we need to do some more research on the upgraded phone before we can give you an answer."

"You mean you're going to take the phone apart again?" Avery couldn't hold back any longer.

He bought these phones from scalpers at a premium, each costing 70-80 Galleons. These guys had already taken apart more than a dozen of them, and if they took apart another dozen, even he would feel a little heartache.

Emerging from the underground factory, Avery was in a bad mood. He casually summoned a house-elf and said, "Go and find out about Su Yu's past in America, and also, find out his home address."

Avery felt he had to figure out Su Yu's identity first before deciding on his next move, and if the time was right, he wouldn't rule out using force.

……

Outside the village of Autry-St. Catchpol in Devonshire, there stands a very strange house, the Weasley Burrow.

Ron has been back for two days now, and his status at home has clearly improved, because apart from the twins and his father Arthur, he is the only one in the family who owns the magic phone.

Even his mother, Molly, didn't buy it to save money. Now, little Ginny is pestering him every day, wanting to see the photos of him and Harry on his phone. Her sweet talk is making his blood sugar spike.

Even his usually arrogant older brother Percy would occasionally cast envious glances his way.

Actually, Su Yu had met Percy when school started, but Percy felt that there was no future in studying with a Muggle research professor, since he was going to become a high-ranking member of the Ministry of Magic.

So he directly rejected Su Yu. But when the magic phone was released, Percy realized that this Muggle Studies professor was no ordinary person and was very likely to become a big figure in the British magical world in the future.

Percy regretted his decision and sought out Su Yu again, hoping to learn from him. However, Su Yu refused him this time, only telling him to study hard and strive to graduate and enter the Ministry of Magic.

Later, Percy heard about Raven's Feather and wanted George and Fred to bring him into the society, but the twins were too lazy to pay him any attention. So now Percy can only look on with envy at his three younger brothers.

Ron was chatting with Harry on his phone, listening to Harry complain about how his aunt and uncle treated him badly, when suddenly a push notification came in, telling him that his phone could be upgraded.

Seeing that his favorite Wizarding Chess was included, Ron updated without hesitation, and then he found three new icons on his phone.

The first one is naturally the icon for online multiplayer, the second is a Wizard's Chess board, and the third is the app store.

Ron connected to the internet, opened Fetion, and found that there was a new Moments interface. When he clicked on it, he was surprised to find that someone had already posted on Moments.

This person is Hermione, and Hermione's caption reads: "Another fulfilling day!" Below is a picture of a stack of magic books on her desk.

Ron pursed his lips, clearly annoyed. Seeing the comment section below, he wrote: "Go outdoors and play more. Don't just read books all day. You're already number one in your grade."

Hermione quickly replied, "Being first in the class doesn't mean anything; I must always maintain a thirst for knowledge."

Ron was about to reply when he saw a new line of text below, from Nave: "Hermione, you're amazing. I want to learn from you."

Ron quickly discovered how fun his WeChat Moments was, so he took a picture of himself, posted it, and captioned it: "Happy summer vacation, here I come!"

After posting on his WeChat Moments, Ron went to the app store, opened it, and found that there was only one installation package for Wizard Chess. He had already installed that, so he exited and opened the Wizard Chess app that he had been longing for.

Clicking the icon brought up two options: online matchmaking and inviting friends. Ron had originally planned to invite Harry, but after reading the instructions for online matchmaking, he immediately abandoned his original plan.

"The online matchmaking mode can help you find opponents of similar skill levels from all over the world to participate in a wizard chess tournament on the magical network."

Ron clicked to match. There are only about five or six thousand wizards in the world with magic phones right now. He waited for about a minute before he was matched with an opponent.

Once the game begins, countless rays of light surge from the magic phone, coalescing in mid-air to form a virtual 3D wizard chessboard. All the operations are no different from those of a physical wizard chessboard.

Ron quickly won his first game, and his phone displayed the message: "Congratulations on winning your first match. Your current record is 1 win and 0 losses, and your rank is Bronze!"

There were even ranks! Ron's interest grew stronger and stronger. Even when his mother came to call him for dinner, he was still engrossed in Wizard Chess and had raised his rank to Silver Order!