Hogwarts: This holy light is righteously evil.

"After all, the idea of ​​an unmarried witch teacher suddenly becoming pregnant and having to leave her cursed position because of it is more bizarre than any rumor circulating in the school!"

Puni stood aside, listening silently to everything, and clicked his tongue.

Poor professor.

......

When news of the unexpected turn of events involving the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher spread throughout Hogwarts, the older students reacted with unusual calmness, showing no shock, as if they had already anticipated such an event.

This habitual attitude is not apathy, but rather because similar situations have been so common in the history of Hogwarts that they have long been accustomed to them.

They all knew that if such an accident had happened to any other professor in the school, it would have become a major event that would have shocked the entire school.

Whether it's Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, or Professor Snape...

Whenever such unexpected changes occur in their lives, they are repeatedly mentioned by students from one generation to the next, and may even become anecdotes that are passed down in Hogwarts for decades and remembered for a lifetime.

But when it happened to the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, everything became "perfectly natural".

An older student leaned against the wall in the hallway, scratched his head, and casually chatted with the student next to him: "Speaking of which, how many Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers have left for strange reasons now? I've lost count. I'll have to check that list with Ravenclaw later."

Someone else laughed and chimed in, "That's right, this reason might even rank among the most bizarre on that list, more outrageous than those other excuses like accidentally ingesting a potion or being scared off by a Boggart."

Listening to their conversation, Puni's curiosity was fully piqued. After pressing for details, he learned that a special record that had been passed down for decades was hidden in the Ravenclaw common room.

This record was not officially compiled, but was started decades ago by a restless Ravenclaw student. The original intention may have been just to relieve boredom, but it gradually became an unwritten tradition of the college and has been continued by generation after generation of students.

The record was written on a yellowed and brittle parchment, with handwriting from different eras detailing the names of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers each year, their length of service, and the specific reasons why they were ultimately unable to continue their duties.

There was no fancy embellishment or rigorous formatting. In fact, many students wrote their own jokes and reflections in the remarks column, their words filled with helplessness and curiosity about this cursed position.

For new Ravenclaw students, this parchment list is a "special collection" they must see upon enrollment.

Senior students would always bring freshmen to the list and explain the various bizarre reasons for leaving their jobs.

such as.

Some students went mad while practicing black magic defense techniques and had to drop out of school to recuperate.

Some students were unable to teach normally because they were bitten by the defensive magical creatures they kept.

Some people even resigned voluntarily out of fear after accidentally discovering the secret of the curse on their positions.

Each reason was both bizarre and true, leaving the freshmen in awe.

According to Ravenclaw tradition, each new class has a special obligation: at the end of the year, they must neatly add the reason for the departure of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to the end of the list, so that this record spanning decades can continue.

When Puni first saw the list, he was deeply shocked by its length.

The entire parchment was carefully rolled into a roll, as thick as an adult's arm. When unfolded, it could almost cover the long table in the common room. The handwriting on it had changed from generation to generation, some neat and tidy, some cursive and unrestrained, but each stroke carried a small piece of Hogwarts' history.

Puni could imagine that the student who initiated this list back then had probably already seen through the fact that this curse was difficult to break, which was why he was so persistent in leaving this record, hoping that future generations would continue to write it down and see how many more bizarre stories this cursed position would give rise to.

Chapter 42 A Great Magical Feat

When he had nothing to do on weekdays, Puni would always take out this list and look at it as a way to pass the time. Looking at the absurd and helpless experiences on it, he would occasionally chuckle.

But after laughing, Puni felt a deep sense of awe.

Behind this list lies a curse left by the Dark Lord, and the duration and potency of this curse far exceed his comprehension.

Having read so many books over the years, Puni believes that ordinary curses either have a limited duration or their power gradually weakens over time. It is rare to find a curse that can span decades and still accurately affect every person in office.

The sophistication of this curse far surpasses the scope of ordinary black magic.

In Puni's view, it could even be called a unique magical art.

It doesn't directly harm people, but it can force every employee to leave in all sorts of bizarre ways.

As Penny spent more and more time studying at Hogwarts, he was exposed to more and more magical knowledge, and he increasingly felt the vastness and profundity of magic in this world.

Only look at the infrastructure and popularity of magic.

This world is undoubtedly a high-magic world.

Puni knew very well that the so-called high magic and low magic were never the standard for measuring the strength of a world's combat power. The core criterion was the extent and maturity of magic in the world, as well as whether a stable magical social system had been formed.

This world has a very comprehensive system for popularizing magic. The Ministry of Magic uses specialized personnel to search for every child with magical talent worldwide, regardless of whether they come from a wizarding family or a Muggle family. They can be accurately found and given the opportunity to enter magic schools to receive systematic education. No talented child will be overlooked.

More importantly, the wizards here have long since formed a stable and orderly social structure.

The Ministry of Magic oversees and manages the order of the entire wizarding world, regulating the behavior of wizards.

Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, and other magic schools are responsible for training the next generation of wizards.

Diagon Alley, Knockout Alley, and other magical commercial districts provide wizards with all kinds of magical supplies.

The St. Goman's Magical Injury and Illness Hospital is responsible for treating injured or ill wizards.

With clear division of labor in all walks of life and wizards' lives deeply intertwined with magic, this mature magical social system is sufficient to support the title of "high magic world".

What shocked Puni the most was the existence of an incredibly powerful magical nexus in this world.

The ingenuity and practical value of this hub are absolutely perfect.

It is the Floo Network, which is under the unified control of the Ministry of Magic and spans the entire wizarding world.

It was this magical hub that completely broke the limitations of space, allowing wizards scattered all over the world to travel back and forth instantly, as if they were close to each other, no longer troubled by distance.

The magical nexus that Puni spoke of with such amazement was none other than the Floo Network, which was firmly controlled by the Ministry of Magic.

As the most central spatial magic facility in the entire wizarding world, its existence has completely rewritten the way wizards travel, allowing wizards scattered all over the world to easily travel close to each other, even if they are thousands of miles apart, thus completely breaking down the barriers brought about by spatial distance.

Many wizards mistakenly believe that Floo Powder is required to activate Floo Net, but this is not the case.

Through consulting numerous ancient texts and asking professors, Puni learned that all methods in the world capable of long-distance instantaneous teleportation are inextricably linked to the Filu Network.

Whether it's the Portkeys that wizards often use when traveling, or Apparition, which requires a certain level of magical skill to master, they are essentially based on the spatial magic power of the Floo Network; the only difference is the way they are activated and used.

This was different from what he had originally thought.

The door key does not require complicated spells to operate; it only needs to be bound to a designated location in advance, and you can be instantly teleported by holding the door key.

Apparition requires the wizard to skillfully control their own magic and connect to the Floo Network with their mind to achieve spatial jumps in a short period of time.

Puni often couldn't help but imagine that the wizards' range of activities was still relatively limited. If wizards lived in every corner of the earth and were all connected to the Floo Network, then the airplanes, trains and other means of transportation invented by Muggles would probably lose their meaning.

Especially the large passenger planes commonly used by Muggles. Once wizards can travel freely around the world with the Floo Network, whether for tourism or business, they can arrive in an instant. Who would still choose to take a passenger plane that takes a long time?

By then, companies that rely on passenger planes for operations will likely face business crises and may even go bankrupt.

Puni would occasionally have even bolder ideas: if future wizards could extend the power of the Floo Network into outer space and achieve instantaneous interstellar teleportation, then the power and value contained in the Floo Network alone would be enough to support a ritual of sacrifice to become a god.

After all, the power to control space and traverse interstellar space has long surpassed the scope of ordinary magic, reaching a level close to that of a god.

However, the more Puni learned about FlooNet, the more mysterious it seemed.

He spent a great deal of time poring over ancient books in the Hogwarts Library and repeatedly asking professors and upperclassmen, but he still couldn't find out who the creator of FlooNet was.

There is no written record of its origin. It is as if it was taken over and controlled by the Ministry of Magic from the very beginning, silently serving the wizarding world. The secrets behind it have remained unknown to anyone.

Unlike the mysterious origins of FlooNet, the information about FlooPowder needed to activate FlooNet is relatively public.

This grayish-white powdery magical material has a very fixed price; a spoonful costs only two silver kos, making it affordable for everyone and quite accessible.

Its sales channels are also very fixed, with a single, unidentified store in Diagon Alley selling it exclusively.

This store has no clear owner information and no advertising, yet it has branches in various countries around the world, making it a true global chain. No matter which country you buy it from, the price and quality of Floo powder are exactly the same.

Although Floo Powder is readily available, its production method remains a mystery in the wizarding world, and no ordinary wizard knows the secret.

Every year, St. Goman's Hospital for Magical Injuries receives many wizards who are injured from making their own Floo Powder. Most of these wizards think that Floo Powder is cheap and want to try making it themselves, which can save money and satisfy their curiosity. However, because they do not know the proportions of the ingredients and the core process, they cause violent explosions during their experiments.

Chapter 43 Professor Philius Fritville

These injured wizards suffered minor burns and blasts from the blast's blast wave, or even more severe backlash from the magical power, leaving them with lifelong aftereffects. They had to spend a lot of Galleons to receive treatment at St. Goman, where a single treatment fee could be equivalent to the price of hundreds of spoonfuls of Floo Powder.

The doctors at Saint Goman had long been fed up with this and often complained privately: "They could have bought ready-made Floo Powder for just two silver croissants, which would have been safer and easier. But these people insist on messing around with it themselves, and end up getting blown up and injured all over. They come here to spend a lot of money on treatment. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Hearing these complaints, Puni did not laugh them off like other wizards; instead, he pondered them in his heart.

He always felt that there was more to this than met the eye, and that the situation was far more complex than it appeared.

A shop of unknown origin that can monopolize the global sales of Filo powder, yet refuses to disclose its production method and keeps the price unchanged for many years, must have some unknown secret behind it, and may even have some hidden connection with the origin of FiloNet.

Pulling her thoughts away from the mystery of Floo Network and Floo fans, Puni refocused her attention on her Hogwarts lessons.

Besides the Polymorph and Defense Against the Dark Arts that we've already encountered.

He still has four subjects to study, and among these four subjects, Puni's preference is quite obvious.

He was most interested in Charms class.

Besides the practicality and fun of the course itself, the reason for its popularity was that the instructor was the headmaster of his Ravenclaw school.

Professor Filius Fritsch.

This professor had a very peculiar appearance. Because he had some fairy blood in his veins, he was exceptionally small, even shorter than the smallest freshman. Every time he taught, he had to stand on a stack of thick magic books so that he could barely look at the students at eye level and see the actions and expressions of everyone in the classroom.

Professor Flitwick was always kind and gentle, speaking softly and treating people with kindness. No matter how naive the questions his students asked, he would answer them patiently without ever being harsh. Over time, many students would subconsciously underestimate his abilities because of his petite stature and gentle temperament.

But only those who truly know him know that this seemingly frail professor was once a renowned dueling champion in the wizarding world in his youth.

That honor was by no means obtained by chance.

Unlike the close-quarters combat in the Muggle world that relies on physical attributes, strength, and skill, the duels Professor Flitwick participated in were primarily contested based on pure magical manipulation abilities.

It was a competition that attracted the attention of the entire wizarding world. The contestants were all top young wizards from various places. The competition was not only about the accuracy of spell recitation and the proficiency of magic allocation, but also about the speed of on-the-spot response and the flexibility of spell combinations.

Professor Flitwick, with his superb spell skills, overcame all obstacles and finally won the championship, becoming the most dazzling new star in the wizarding world that year.

The students at Hogwarts often whisper among themselves about the strength of the school's professors. Many boldly speculate that, apart from the unfathomable Headmaster Dumbledore, the strongest fighter might not be Professor McGonagall, who is usually strict and decisive and proficient in Transfiguration, nor Professor Snape, who is skilled in dark magic and has a powerful aura, but rather the petite and gentle Professor Flitwick.

After all, in pure magic combat, few can reach his level back then.

However, what Professor Flitwick taught in his Charms class was completely different from what everyone imagined "duel spells" to be.

He never taught his students how to use magic to attack others or defend themselves. Instead, he focused on teaching them how to use the power of spells to help magic achieve a more powerful and precise effect.

He often emphasized in class that spells belong to the category of charms, and their core function is not to directly release magical energy, but to endow a designated object with new and additional attributes, so that the object or the magic itself has a wider range of uses.

Many students confuse spells with the "enchanting" that is popular in the wizarding world when they first encounter this course, and some students even ask questions about it in class.

At these times, Professor Flitwick would slow down his speech and patiently explain the essential differences between the two.