Chapter 619: Thinking Too Much II (Sincere thanks to the Silver Alliance Leader Aiai)
Alan came to the location of the Three Broomsticks Tavern in his memory, and its layout was similar to what he remembered, but the wooden door was closed, and it was clear that Mrs. Rosmerta had not yet been born, and there were not even two broomsticks in the tavern.
Alan looked through the wooden fence and looked into the house full of life, and when he noticed the door sign engraved with Woodkft's Hangis, he thought of what he had learned from the history of magic: Hogsmeade is the only pure wizarding village in England, and it was founded by the medieval wizard Hangis of Woodcraft. Born in Woodkft, Gloucestershire, Hangis himself attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the age of 11 and was sorted into Hufflepuff House.
After graduating, after witnessing the persecution of wizards by Muggles, Hangis came up with the idea of creating a village for wizards only, and did his best to turn it into reality, and Hogsmeade was born, becoming a good place for wizards to hide from Muggles and communicate with each other.
And the location of the Three Broomsticks Bar where Alan is at this time is said to be the residence of this Hangis.
Alan, who hadn't found any shops except for a tavern, shook his head and wandered helplessly along the village path without hope, where he could occasionally see young wizards in black magic robes flying through the air on broomsticks, some senior students were apparently using apparitions, and in some corners of the village, Alan had seen some wizards teleported by portkeys— Floo powder wasn't invented until the thirteenth century, when a Ravenclaw house named Ignatia Wildsmith, who appeared on the chocolate frog and attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Obviously, the International Secrecy Act, which was implemented in 1692, was not yet in force at this time, so these Hogwarts students could travel unsupervised to the school.
Since the implementation of the International Secrecy Act, the problem has been a problem for wizards: how to ensure that hundreds of students arrive at Hogwarts each year safely without attracting the attention of Muggles, and that portkeys are scattered around designated locations in England to allow students to get to school.
However, portkeys are not an ideal way to get around school, as up to 1 in 3 students are unable to arrive on time each year because they miss the time to use them, and many students get sick.
It was impossible to reinstate the previously unregulated mode of travel, as that would violate the Secrecy Act, and successive school principals were adamantly opposed to the use of other, safer routes, such as the use of Floo powder to enter the castle, as that would threaten the safety and security of the castle.
It wasn't until 1827-1835 that a witch named Otaliaen Gambles, who was related to the founder of the bouncing and frolicking magic joke shop, became the Minister of Magic and solved the problem. Ottalene proposed a "bold and controversial" proposal. Inspired by Muggle technology, she realized that trains could be used as a safe and comfortable alternative to portkeys and other unregulated forms of travel.
In order to obtain a train, the Ministry of Magic undertook a massive project involving one hundred and sixty-seven Oblivion Charms and the largest Hidden Charm ever created in Britain. The morning after the end of the project, Hogsmeade residents woke up to find a train station that had never been there before - and the Muggle Railway employees in Crewe felt they had misplaced something important for the rest of the year.
Before it was handed over to the school, the Ministry of Magic made further changes to the Hogwarts Express. This was initially met with an initial backlash from some pure-blood families, who refused to use the Muggle-built device as a means of transportation for wizards. They claim that the method is "unsafe, unhygienic and degrading". However, after the Ministry of Magic said that the students would either take the train to school or not go, the opposition died down.
Alan had no gain in Hogsmeade and could only think of a piece of information, so he had to put his hood back on and walk towards Hogwarts School with his prey, teleporting directly into a wizard's room would seem rude and rude, and might even directly attract the other party's attack - although Hufflepuff obviously wouldn't be so intense, but Alan was already a little embarrassed with such a shabby gift, so he decided to make the visit more formal.
When he saw the familiar and somewhat unfamiliar Hogwarts Castle, Allen's mood was a little more relaxed.
From a distance, there were far fewer students walking around Hogwarts' huge castle than in Alan's time - although Alan had thought that there were very few young wizards in his time, it seemed a little unreasonable now.
Outside the academy, by the Black Lake, students gathered around their teacher and listened attentively to the teacher's explanation. The students seemed to be living to the fullest, and they cherished the fact that Hogwarts provided them with a safe place to study and the opportunity to learn magic, and they also regarded Hogwarts as their home, immersed in the study of magic, and tirelessly absorbing knowledge - apparently most of the students were Muggles and half-blood wizards with little background.
After all, in this era, the vast majority of pure-blood families have their own set of ways to cultivate talents, and they are more accustomed to using the old method to cultivate their juniors, that is, to teach the magical knowledge and skills mastered by their own family to the young wizards in the family, they still don't trust Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry very much, and they don't think that mixing with the mudblood they think in the school can make their family's little wizards get better training, only a small number of pure-blood families will send their own children in the name of the four founders- Just wait until they graduate and let them continue to learn the secret art of the family.
It seems that even in Alan's time, Hogwarts, which maintained the reputation of the world's number one magic school, is now too few people willing to come to study because the school has just opened and its reputation is not very good - so their teaching method is close to the traditional learning method of tutors and apprentices.
"If you really listen to Salazar Slytherin, Hogwarts won't be easy......" Along the way, Alan observed Hogwarts on this plane.
At the same time, he also got the attention of the wizards, without him, Allen's appearance at this time is too conspicuous, the precious magic robe that the magic power is constantly rotating makes people know at a glance, this is definitely not something that ordinary wizards can get casually, and this kind of weird and evil shape also makes people afraid, if it weren't for the fact that he used a floating saucer to put a few deer behind him to make him a little popular, I'm afraid that the timid will start to run away.
On the stone bridge at Hogwarts, Alan stopped, and a middle-aged witch dressed as a brown-robed professor with slightly sunken eyes and red hair pushed away her students and walked over to stop him, if it weren't for the trembling voice betraying her heart, she was tall and very brave: "This gentleman ...... Who are you looking for? I can help you know. ”
"Thank you Bonnie, but I don't think it needs to be that much trouble. Alan kindly stopped the acquaintance in front of him, the female apprentice of Hufflepuff who loved to burn things, apparently the other party did not recognize him at this time.
Alan raised his hand, and a shadowed raven landed on Alan's arm, an extra eye in the center of its strange forehead, and Alan handed the Hufflepuff invitation to the Three-Eyed Raven, who flapped its wings and flew away in an instant.
The expression on the red-haired witch's face grew even more terrified, and she stared at Allen's wandless magic in amazement. Then she looked down again at Allen's pale chin under the wizard's hood, which was not the color of ordinary human skin, and thought of the raven that exuded a black shadow just now, and was a little afraid - is this magic black magic, will it be harmful to the recipient?
"Don't panic, I'm old friends with Helga, Hufflepuff and you, I'm just here to see her, and I don't mean anything. Allen, who had read through the other party's thoughts, explained.
Helga's female apprentice apparently didn't accept this explanation, and the hellish smell and faint smell of the devil's skull belt around Ellen's waist caught her eye and attention.
"You don't need to cast a spell to see through your own thoughts and know your name!A Master of Regent Reading!" The witch's heart was even more frightened, the other party's exposed chin and voice were so young, how could it be an old friend of the headmaster?And this dress and style obviously had little to do with kindness, was he a devil in disguise?
"You're thinking too much, Bonnie......" Alan had to lower his hood, revealing his silver-white hair, which was neatly combed back, and he winked at Helga's female apprentice, leaning his face closer so that the other could see it, "Don't be afraid, it's me, Allen, Harris—are you still burning the food now?"