Chapter 43: Withering and Glamour
In the Hogwarts admission letter, it is mentioned that apprentices are allowed to bring pets. Choose one of three types: owl, cat, or toad.
It may seem like owls are the most practical, but it's actually the opposite.
Because if it's just for sending letters and parcels, Hogwarts has a special owl for mailing, and wizarding families generally have it.
Cats are the guardians of souls and dreams, and young wizards with strong mental power are prone to lose their souls, that is, the problem of out-of-body souls, and the magic pet cat can prevent this kind of thing.
However, later a sorcerer invented a requiem spell, which only needed a set of runiwen embroidered on pajamas to solve the problem. The custom of cats as wizards' pets gradually declined.
Argus Filch, the janitor of Hogwarts, has a cat. He's a Squib, and his cat, Lady Loris, is able to see spirits and avoid being toyed with by ghosts that don't want him to see them, such as Peeves.
As for the toad, its main role is naturally not to play a chorus of people and toads, but to help the wizard apprentice immunize some toxins.
The world that wizards have to deal with is not amiable, but the magical Black Forest.
There is a magical black forest near Hogwarts, and the Forbidden Forest is its sub-forest area, where there are not only centaurs, werewolves, and large spiders, but also poisonous flying insects, tree insects, and grass insects.
Compared to this kind of magical insects, the ticks (grass crawlers) that ordinary people are familiar with are simply harmless little things, and after the little wizard is poisoned, he often can't survive to the medical wing, let alone alone.
As far as Kane knows, there have indeed been incidents of deaths due to poisonous insects in the history of Hogwarts, and there is no shortage of wizarding bloodlines like the Weasley twins who take pride in secretly violating the ban.
With the passage of time, the teaching system of Hogwarts has gradually improved, and all kinds of dangers have been eliminated little by little, so that it has the appearance it has today, even a hundred years ago, it is far from being as full of warmth, friendship, mystery and safety as it is now.
As a pet, the toad is not popular because of the soundness of the relevant methods.
Neville took the toad because there was a compartment in his house, his parents were mad with Death Eater torture, and his grandmother was unaware of the novelty of the outside world, and she still followed the traditions of the older generation. That's why I let my precious grandson bring a toad.
Kane also learned that some two hundred years ago, the world's wizards and pets were far more connected than they are today. They also sign magical contracts.
Now, however, they are facing the risk of losing the magic array technology, the expensive materials for casting spells, and most importantly, the death of a pet will cause its owner to permanently lose his mental power and magic power.
The high cost of magic materials is mainly due to the uneven and thin distribution of magic power, which leads to the shrinking of the magic territory and the long-term demand of wizards.
The magic array technology is also lost, because it is becoming more and more difficult to lay out and operate the magic array, and it is unable to use it, which means that even if you learn, it is difficult to have the conditions to identify whether you have really mastered it, and it will naturally be lost.
The risk of losing mental power and magic power, in the context of the wizard's own magic level, has become intolerable by wizards, and they would rather not use magic pets than have such a weakness.
As a result, the already underdeveloped magic pet system was erased.
In fact, there are many industries that are gradually withering and dying, enchantment, alchemy, runes ...... Newt Scamander, the author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", should have a deep understanding, he has witnessed the extinction of magical beasts and the shrinkage of magical areas in the process of caring for and saving endangered magical beasts.
After fully learning about the history and present of wizard pets in this world, Kane decided to get a real magic pet. Clues, bridges, and at the same time preparing for the future war, he is going to the abyss under the sea after all to completely solve the trouble he caused.
Compared to the need to dive into the extremely deep seas, the eyes in the air are not so valuable. If his iron-blooded swarm develops for a while, human satellites can be used, and even setting up a self-erected swarm monitoring network is not impossible.
The reasons to visit Diagon Alley dwindled, and eventually there was only one left, the wand.
Kane had another idea in mind: a visit to the underground vaults of Gringotts.
"Well, there can be. He made up his mind to go this way.
He was not interested in the dirty and broken Leaky Cauldron Bar, so he chose to use Floo Network directly.
Emerging from the communal fireplace, Kane waved his sleeve and cleaned up to finish his robe neatly and cleanly.
The space magic in the HP world is still very interesting, at least the same kind of magic he mastered, whether it was teleportation or teleportation array, was not as convenient as the magic power of phantom shifting and flying shuttle.
He combined his knowledge of magic with improved apparition shifting to eliminate the intense discomfort during and after the event. But there is nothing to be done about Floo Shuttle, this is a passage built by the magic array, and you can only adjust the magic fireplace and Floo powder to change it.
He can use the mage shield to protect himself from the burning Floo dust and furnace ash, and then the mage shield is far less frugal than cleaning up, so ......
He admits that the spells of the HP world do have their own charms, which is one of the reasons why he is willing to go to Hogwarts. After all, it is a school, there is a strong learning atmosphere, there is a memorable campus life, there is a famous large library, and there are thousands of years of magic castle to explore in your leisure, and it is not bad to think about it.
As for Diagon Alley in front of him, in his cognition, this is an alternative commercial street with an entertainment theme style. Even adult wizards can play here in a high-sounding manner.
The trail is filled with small, unique shops selling bizarre magical items that in Kane's opinion are mostly worthless.
Bat spleen, eel eyeballs, dragon liver and phoenix claws...... He didn't even need to look at it, and he used his innate magic perception to probe it from afar, and he knew that it was either expired or not dealt with properly. This means that those magic items are actually no different from stinky fish and shrimp.
The Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce now has its own channel for magical materials, and the requirements for materials are very strict, so they do not hesitate to conduct special training for collectors.
This practice has regulated the material market to a considerable extent and has been well received by industry insiders.
Nowadays, collectors who have been specially trained by the MAGIC EYE Chamber of Commerce and have special qualifications can get the best treatment when they go to any similar industry in the world.
The materials used by the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce are more advanced, generally refining effective ingredients and then using them for experiments or potion manufacturing, etc.
This makes the fabrication, including the Devil's Tears, look more like the work site of a fully automated, dust-free and sterile genetic laboratory, rather than hiding in a dark cave as mortals remind, killing bats and grinding bugs, and then snorting with blood and a little weird-colored smoke......
Although Snape has a habit of experimenting and making medicines using the scientific method and strives to promote it at Hogwarts, his method is still outdated, and it is the way human chemists played two hundred years ago.
The overall progress of craftsmanship is why so far there are potions of Potions that are as good as the Tears sold by the MONOCULUS Chamber.
Since professional items are not worth mentioning from materials to utensils, then Diagon Alley is also left with cultural and entertainment storefronts.
It is an ancient street with crooked roads and buildings, but it is decorated with bustling, messy and colorful decorations to create a carnival lively effect.
Others can't do it, but Kane, who has a lot of experience, is enough to see through some of the things behind the glitz......