Chapter 384 Helga Hufflepuff's Golden Flagon
Chapter 384 Helga Hufflepuff’s Golden Flagon
Rice's idea is actually a bit similar to the ceiling of the Hogwarts Great Hall, except that it faces outward.
The magic will form something similar to a "cover", showing the illusion created by him and Helga to the outside world, but normal weather to the inside - so the members of the Quidditch team still have to play in the storm.
"This will be very demanding for us." After being happy for a moment, Helga also realized the difficulty of this solution.
To put it bluntly, it was to torment them both.
Les sighed.
"There is always something to leave behind for future generations, and it is easier to make a large magic circle than to continuously destroy Muggle satellites or completely destroy Muggle civilization until the end of the world." At this point, Les suddenly narrowed his eyes. eyes.
Huh? I seem to have a bold idea...
"No!" Helga hit Les on the head, knocking back the bold idea that had just popped up.
"You are simply crazy! The modern Muggle knowledge system is extremely complete and the inheritance method is very stable. You cannot do it on your own. What's more, there are so many students from Muggle families, and they don't She will sit back and ignore it - for example, isn't the child Roy adopted born from a Muggle family? If you do something like this, she will definitely fight you. "
"Okay, I didn't do that either." Les rolled his eyes.
Helga glanced at him and complained in her heart: If Rowena and I weren't here, you might actually do such a thing.
For an old viper like Salazar, it's best not to corner him, because he'll destroy the whole road. He is really like a venomous snake. He can still tolerate minor troubles and only gives small punishments. But if it really makes him unhappy or puts him in a desperate situation, then he will be very cruel - showing his fangs and injecting all the venom at once is his style.
But the wizards from Muggle families that Helga just mentioned made Les think of a flash of lightning, and he realized something.
"Helga, I have a question." Les rubbed his fingers on his chin, "You said that with so many students from Muggle families admitted to Hogwarts, the magical world can really remain completely independent of the non-magical world. Keep it confidential?"
At first, Helga thought Salazar was "relapsing from an old illness." In order to keep it secret, she turned her attention to students from Muggle families and tried to do the same thing he did a thousand years ago. As a result, after hearing Salazar's words, she also became curious: Yes, why?
Unlike a thousand years ago, the modern magical world and the non-magical world are strictly separated. However, there is a group of people who can repeatedly jump across this barrier. They are students from Muggle families and mixed-race students.
After graduating from Hogwarts, they all chose to stay in the magical world without exception. No one considered returning to the non-magical world to study at university.
This is a bit strange.
"Tell me, is it possible that the school or the Ministry of Magic cast some strange spell on young wizards from Muggle families when they graduate, so that they..."
"Absolutely impossible." Helga said with certainty.
This was not in line with Hogwarts' style of conduct, and it was too Slytherin. She didn't think that Dumbledore could do such a thing. To put it bluntly, she felt that even with the current level of the magic world, there was not enough power to achieve the scenario Salazar described.
That is equivalent to imposing a soul-stealing curse on every young wizard from a Muggle family. This is obviously beyond the capabilities of the modern wizarding world.
In addition to the Imperius Curse, there are other spells that can achieve this level, but Helga has never seen her colleagues mention them, and there is no trace of them in the book. It is most likely that they have been lost.
"That's right." Les nodded. He also believed that the Ministry of Magic and the school could not have such courage. It's a bit overwhelming to expect those guys to do something that he hasn't accomplished yet.
"So I'm also thinking that maybe a small number of Muggles are aware of the existence of the wizarding world, but their number is very small. I mean, apart from those Muggles who are related to wizards, there are still Muggles who know about wizards. existence, that’s what I just realized.”
Helga began to consider the possibilities of the speculation advanced by her old friend. She held her chin in one hand and tapped the table with the other hand unconsciously. After a while, she also felt that Salazar was right.
"Perhaps the Ministry of Magic will let the leaders of Muggles know the existence of the wizarding world. Who is the current leader of the British Isles?"
"The Queen and the Prime Minister, right?" Rice thought for a moment and took out the corresponding Encyclopedia Britannica from his pocket. "You can read the introduction to the British political system above."
Looking at Helga who was quickly flipping through the encyclopedia, Les couldn't help but said to her: "I feel that you really need to make up for your mistakes. Your understanding of Muggles is really lacking. From this set of " Are you starting to read the Encyclopedia Britannica? I think they are very useful and I will get you another set if you want."
Helga stopped what she was doing and glared at Les fiercely.
"At my age, I should have traveled around the world first, and then found a quiet little village to spend my old age and enjoy happiness, but instead I was brought here by someone to go back to work! Now I still have to Learning a lot of new knowledge, is this what an old man who is about to retire should experience?" Helga's tone was full of resentment, obviously she was extremely dissatisfied with the intensity of work at Hogwarts.
"I need to remind you that there is no concept of retirement in the wizarding world -" Seeing Helga's tendency to get angry, Rice directly changed the topic: "If you turn a few pages back, you will be introduced to the British political system."
Under Rice's guidance, Helga found the encyclopedia's introduction to the British system.
"Queen, Prime Minister, constitutional monarchy? What do these mean?"
Les gave Helga a brief introduction to the British political system. He had consulted with Hermione in detail about this information before, and he still had some understanding of it.
"The royal family has become a symbol, and the prime minister is the biggest?" After hearing Rice's introduction, Helga always felt that something was not right.
"This is just an appearance. In fact, the royal family (the Queen), the prime minister, the cabinet, and the civil servants jointly run this country," Les analyzed for Helga based on the information he got from Hermione. "According to Hermione's information from her Based on the few words I heard from my father and my own understanding, I believe that the civil service group is the group that holds the highest power in this country, and the royal family is by no means just a mascot as the book says."
"Because you have time to truly have power, the prime minister and cabinet change too frequently, while civil servants have a lifelong tenure, and the Queen has been in power for decades."
Helga nodded thoughtfully.
Dumbledore is a good example. He lived long enough to remain the Headmaster of Hogwarts. This, coupled with his victories against two Dark Lords, brought him great popularity. If it weren't for some problems with his character, those ministers of magic would never be his opponents.
"So you think the Queen and the leader of the civil society would know about the existence of the wizarding world?"
Les shook his head, he wasn't sure.
If he was in charge of the operation of the Ministry of Magic, he would definitely let the Queen know about the existence of the wizarding world, and then arrange for one or even several wizard elites to become the chief civil servants. This can effectively spy on the Muggle government and interfere with the implementation of a series of policies that are not conducive to the existence of the wizarding world.
As for the Prime Minister, Rice was not inclined to let him know about the existence of the wizarding world. But there is no need to use the Imperius Curse to control it. That would be too extreme, so there is no need unless there are really special circumstances.
Does a guy who faces an election every five years really have to care? How long will he really be able to govern? The first step is to familiarize yourself with the situation for a year or two, overthrow or continue the policies of the predecessor, make up for the pits dug by the predecessor, and then have a battle of wits and courage with the civil service group for two years. When everything is settled, the election year is here, and the Prime Minister will prepare for the election!
If he loses the election and someone from the opposite party comes to power, it is estimated that the few achievements of the former prime minister will disappear immediately. It was somewhat difficult for Les to take such a being seriously.
Also, there is a big difference between prime ministers. Some even have to form a coalition government. If a cabinet crisis is triggered, they may even have to hold an early election. If Rice had known that decades later, some prime ministers would not be in office for a long time. Lettuce has a long shelf life, so he will definitely insist on hiding the decision from the Prime Minister and not letting them know about the existence of the magical world.
"I will contact Henry and ask him to ask Bones and Fudge to see if the Ministry of Magic strictly abides by the Statute of Secrecy."
"That must not be possible." Helga did not believe that the Ministry of Magic had no connection with the non-magical world. This was unrealistic.
"There is also the matter of the magic circle. Do you have any ideas?" After the topic of secrecy came to an end, the two turned their attention back to building a new magic circle for Hogwarts.
"Yes, it's similar to the ceiling of the auditorium, but the direction of the spell is reversed..." Les explained his idea to Helga.
According to Rice's idea, he would rely on Hogwarts' original defensive magic to create a protective shield over the school to hide the school.
After turning on the protection, not only Muggles, but also wizards cannot see the existence of Hogwarts.
He would like to call this magic "Magic Tent".
"Of course, this is only the first level of protection. We will also set up a wider enchantment outside Hogwarts to ensure that Muggles will not get close to here."
"That's a good idea. But this magic is quite difficult. Do you need help?"
"Need." Les was also polite. Of course he needed Helga's help.
"Okay, wait a moment." Helga left the office without saying a word.
Les:?
Give it some thought.
Damn it? Isn't she going to get that thing? !
Les' hunch was correct, and Helga did return with a gold flagon.
The gold wine flask was as big as an adult's hand, and the workmanship was quite rough. It was not as exquisite as the wine flasks on the auditorium table, but the moment he saw them, Les' breathing became a little heavier.
"What's the matter? Why did you even take it out?" Les thought that Helga was making a fuss out of a molehill. She was just making major changes to the school's magic circle. Why did she even need to use her golden wine flask?
After Ragnarok ended that year, the four of them used some difficult-to-handle parts from the gods to each make a unique treasure of their own. Helga used Odin's crown as a material and the flame giant Surtur. The energy source of Eternal Fire was used as the base, and with the help of Godric, the golden crown was made into a flagon.
She put the blood of the gods into the wine pot. According to her, the blood will slowly turn into wine in the pot. The drinker who drinks this wine will get an all-round improvement - the activity of magic, the speed of domain expansion, perception and even luck will increase. After the effect fades, it can also bring a little permanent increase in physical fitness.
More importantly, as long as it is a mature wine that has been transformed, there are almost no side effects when drinking it. At most, some broken pictures and strong emotions will flash through the mind. It is the one with the least side effects among the four exclusive treasures.
After this treasure was made, Les had not seen Helga use it several times, and he had never drunk the wine made from the blood of the gods. As a result, he could get some from her today? This is really a pleasant surprise.
"Thanks to you, it has been in my dungeon for a thousand years, and a lot of wine has been accumulated in it." Helga showed a sincere smile on her face.
Being brought to the modern world by Salazar has both advantages and disadvantages, but it has inadvertently helped Helga a lot, that is, her golden wine pot has been lying quietly in her exclusive classroom for nearly a thousand years.
If she takes it with her when traveling, it would be a huge loss.
"Has it been completely transformed?" Rice stared at the wine pot, his eyes full of curiosity.
"Of course not, there are so many false gods, only about half of them have been transformed."
"That's not a small amount." The curiosity in Rice's eyes turned into envy: Helga has taken out all the good stuff from the bottom of the box!
Helga took out two cups and poured some wine into each cup. The amount she poured out was very small, only a mouthful, and the wine was very viscous, looking like a ruby embedded in the bottom of the cup.
Rice was not polite, and directly took a cup and drank the thick wine in it.
The taste of the wine when it first entered the mouth was no different from ordinary wine, but it was much more viscous. It was more like syrup than wine. After drinking it, it was as if you swallowed a ball of fire, and your mouth, esophagus, and stomach all burned.
Several phantoms flashed before Rice's eyes, and then a feeling of anger and sadness surged into his heart, making his eyes turn red for a moment.
"Hu...Hu——" After taking a few deep breaths, Rice suppressed the complicated emotions, and the fire in his stomach had spread to his limbs during this period.
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