International students at Hogwarts

Chapter 102
What is Hogwarts' greatest wealth?
A thousand people may have a thousand answers.But in Lu Ren's view, no matter in the magic world or the non-magic world, the most precious wealth is books, which condense human wisdom.What is the difference between man and livestock?It is wisdom.Books are the crystallization of human wisdom.

The essence of the magic world is in these thousands of bookshelves.

Going to the library to read books is not shabby!Lu Ren dared to assert that without the shame of Lord Voldemort, Hermione would have the best development in the trio in the future.

Without him, just mastered the knowledge.

The black-haired and black-eyed monster walked out of the Gryffindor lounge, the demolition maniac approached the stairs on the eighth floor of the castle, the glutton came to the second floor, Lu Ren walked into the corridor on the second floor, and the future of the wizarding world once again arrived at his faithful library.

Revisiting the old place, everything that happened here is vivid, as if everything happened yesterday.

"Child, you are here again. What do you want? Are you looking for some books?" The librarian Mrs. Pince, like the queen of spiders, sensed that someone had stepped into her domain and walked out of the shadows. came out and asked softly.

Her attitude towards Lu Ren is very complicated. The kid who came to the library at the beginning of the semester must be a good kid who loves reading in her eyes. destroy……

So deep down in her heart, she hoped that this guy would leave here quickly, but she also hoped that this kid came here to study.

Very tangled. (°-°〃)
"Hi, professor. I don't have class in the afternoon. I'm here to read some books. I feel that my transfiguration technique is flawed. Do you have any books about transfiguration spells that you can recommend to me?" Lu Ren said to Mrs. Pince.

He decided to read books on Transfiguration this afternoon, and instead of looking for them like a chicken without a head, he might as well consult Mrs. Pince.

Mrs. Pince pondered for a while, and murmured in her mouth: "Books related to transfiguration outside the restricted area include "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration", "Intermediate Transfiguration", "Advanced Guide to Transfiguration", and "Major Discoveries of Contemporary Transfiguration" ..."

"The transfiguration techniques involved in the first grade are very basic, that is, turning mice into snuffboxes and matches into needles, so the more basic ones are best..."

She made a decision, and then said to Lu Ren: "I suggest you read three books: "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration", "History of Transfiguration Development", and "Transfiguration: From Beginner to Master."

"Please wait a moment." Mrs. Pince walked quickly to a bookshelf, took out a book, then took two books from the other two bookshelves, handed them to Lu Ren, and then continued: "Call me if you encounter problems, don't shoot blindly, okay?"

"Understood." Lu Ren paused, feeling that he had discovered something extraordinary, "Professor, I still have a "History of Magic" tonight, but you know the status of Professor Binns. I usually take one word in class." I can't listen to it, I want to light up after class..."

"Don't call me Professor, just call me Mrs. There is no shortcut to learning "History of Magic". Other books are not as suitable as "History of Magic". It is very normal that Professor Binns can't listen to the class. I I personally suggest that you read the book again after class."

"What you just looked at is the restricted book area. Unless you can get the authorization of the professors, otherwise, you are not allowed to watch or borrow related books."

Mrs. Pingsi turned around and left after recommending to Lu Ren. Seeing her back in the shadows, Lu Ren frowned thoughtfully.

He had underestimated the librarian earlier.This lady should have a certain understanding of the entire Hogwarts book collection, and she has nothing else to do on weekdays, so she should have read a lot of books.Her reading volume should be very scary.

The magic world is in line with the saying that knowledge is power.For some spells, you can easily break them if you know how to solve them, but if you don’t know them, you will die.And if Mrs. Pince has read all the forbidden books, then she is simply a walking catalog of forbidden books!

Lu Ren instinctively thought that Mrs. Pince should not be that exaggerated, but her knowledge reserve should not be weaker than that of professors—especially professors at the level of Snape and McGonagall.

In such an outrageous position as Defense Against the Dark Arts, even recent graduates and con artists who only know the Oblivion Charm can sit there-even if there are various reasons behind it.

Finding a secluded corner, Lu Ren sat down at a comfortable angle, and then slowly flipped through the book he just got.

The book looks a bit old, and the pages exude the unique smell of old books.However, the book itself is not parchment, but ordinary imitation parchment.

Indeed, even for Hogwarts books, only ancient books are made of parchment—this kind of book is generally out of reach.On weekdays, what little wizards look at and use is parchment imitated by white paper.

If parchment is really used to make paper, few wizards present may be able to afford the expense.You know, the part of a piece of sheepskin that can be used for writing is about 100 x 80 centimeters. Some books in the European Middle Ages often need hundreds of sheep—if the production success rate is 100%.For example, the Seville Bible has 750 pages, each page is 48 x 33 centimeters, and at least 375 sheep are needed.

Another example is the Sinai Bible, which requires 360 sheep.

Is this reasonable?Is this something ordinary people can afford?Even if it is cutting corners and using rabbit skin, it is also very expensive!A parchment Bible is worth a vineyard!
After the introduction of papermaking in the 13th century, parchment was used less.So parchment bibles were rare in the late 15th century-but Europeans and Americans still used to write important documents on parchment.Until the 21st century, you can still buy real parchment, about 4 yuan for an A160 size.

Parchment has been used in the wizarding world for a little longer, but by the 20s, Hogwarts was basically only using parchment.

Just imagine, for a student, it is not too much to use 4 rolls of parchment every week, right?A semester of 18 weeks, 7 years of study, will consume 1008 sheep.

If you were a bitch wizard, would you be able to afford it?
Just buying paper will cost 16!
However, spending 16 yuan to study in the UK for 7 years does not seem to be very expensive...

And you can make some money too!In general, a book in the wizarding world does not exceed 10 Galleons. According to the Gringotts exchange rate, it is 50 pounds. You learn a dispelling spell, erase the handwriting, and then disassemble the book to sell paper. Ten thousand yuan is not a problem.

So it is impossible for the wizarding world to actually use parchment to make paper.

Lu Ren stroked the pages of the book and successfully lost his mind.

　From the chapter to the recommendation ticket, there is nothing I don't want!
　　


(End of this chapter)