Connor's Hogwarts

"To Connor: I heard you say that you are very interested in the magic of the double-sided mirror, so I asked someone to find out this magic pattern model that has been dusty for a long time at home. I hope you can accept this small gift.—— Zack Knott"

It says so on the note.

"I see." Connor picked up the square magic pattern ball (although it is not a ball), is this the core magic pattern of the double-sided mirror.

Connor did ask Professor Nott about the double-sided mirror before, and just as Connor guessed earlier, the double-sided mirror is indeed one of the products of the Nott family.

Why say one?Because the Nott family is the famous "mirror family", the Nott family is good at magic related to mirrors, and they have created many magic mirrors.

The double-sided mirror was just a by-product accidentally made by the Nott family when they were researching mirror magic. It was once intended to be sold for money, but unfortunately the profit was not satisfactory, and it was no longer produced.

The double-sided mirror allows wizards to communicate over a long distance. It sounds very useful, but the production cost is too high (the production was all manual in the past), and they can only see one face, and the two sides who see the face cannot speak. Lip reading, there are many other methods of communication between adult wizards, the function of the double-sided mirror is very weak in comparison.

But Connor feels that the function of double-sided mirrors has not been discovered. At least now, double-sided mirrors can be mass-produced through factories. The cost is no longer a problem. How to operate it...Connor has not yet figured it out , but there is already an immature idea in my mind.

"Connor, what is this?" Fred asked curiously.

"A small thing, an interesting magic." Connor observed the magic ball in his hand. The magic lines on it were quite complicated, and he might not be able to learn it in a while.

"What magic? Is it fun?" George also looked curious.

"No, take a look." Connor took out the pair of double-sided mirrors he bought at the grocery store from his pocket, and threw them to the twins.

Then the twins took one piece each, looked in the mirror, saw themselves, and looked up at the same time: "Isn't this an ordinary mirror?" x2

"..." So in fact, you yourself can't tell who belongs to who.

"Look clearly, what you see is not yourself."

"Hey! That's it! George, I saw you!"

"Me too! Fred! What a fun mirror!"

The twins excitedly made faces in the mirror, leaving Connor speechless for a while.

"Okay, okay, take it and play with it yourself, I'll send it off to you."

"Really?" Fred's eyes widened.

"I still have a pair." Connor took out the pair of double-sided mirrors that Professor Nott gave for Christmas.

"Oh! Thank you for your generosity, Lord Connor!" x2

"Yes, yes, yes." Connor responded perfunctorily, then spread his hands and said, "I've been busy recently, so I may not be able to help you much now... Put aside your idea of ​​skipping school sweets for now, Or you can research the potion on your own, and you may be able to make it yourself without my help."

"Understood, Captain Connor." x2

The twins saluted and ran back to the long table of Gryffindor with the new toy they got.

Connor looked at the messy dining table, and lost interest in eating, so he packed up his things and left the hall.

.........

"Connor, what have you been up to lately?"

In the principal's office, Connor was chatting with Dumbledore. He had been here many times, and Connor, who was already very skilled, casually spread out on a chair, eating Dumbledore's snacks.

Since returning from Christmas, Connor always felt that Dumbledore was much "nicer" to him, and he didn't know if it was an illusion...

Connor didn't think he had done anything extraordinary, except for providing the twin brothers with a lot of trouble-making props for free; secretly instructing the Gang of Four to persecute the Slytherin trolls; and flying around the castle with big wings on his back in the middle of the night...

He really didn't do anything, but Dumbledore became more and more enthusiastic about him. Being stared at by Old Deng with a smile, Connor felt uncomfortable all over. He always felt that he would be clearly arranged...

"Ah... I'm not busy with anything. I've been studying some rare magic patterns recently, practicing biological transformation, memorizing the third-grade potion textbook, and designing my new monster card. Well, that's probably it." Kang Under Dumbledore's smiling gaze, Na ate the last honey toffee in one bite.

The corners of Dumbledore's brows twitched inconspicuously. He sorted out the files on the desktop and said in a nonchalant tone, "Well, it sounds like you've had a fulfilling life."

"Yeah, it's true, I just got busy with something yesterday, and I got a new magic pattern today, so I really can't take it easy."

"Oh? New magic pattern? Do you mind sharing it with the old man?" Dumbledore paused and asked.

"Professor Nott gave me the magic pattern about the double-sided mirror." Connor took out the magic pattern ball and showed it to Dumbledore.

"Oh, oh, I know, I know, Knott's double-sided mirror was popular for a while decades ago, but I haven't seen it much since then. The last time I saw it was more than ten years ago. ..." Dumbledore had a look of reminiscence on his face, as if he remembered something and shook his head and said:

"But I remember that this thing is not very useful, and it is far less popular than the [Omniscient Magic Mirror] of the Nott family."

"The omniscient magic mirror?"

"Well, it is also a unique product of the Nott family. The mirror is very talking, and it also incorporates a little prophecy. It used to be very popular with ladies. It is a pity that most of them were destroyed by these ladies. Now I can't find a few of them. This kind of mirror."

"Uh" the kind of magic mirror in Snow White?Or a magic mirror with its own beauty?

"You may not know it well. The magic mirror made by the Nott family was very famous in the European wizarding community before signing the magic confidentiality clause. You should have talked about it in your fourth grade magic history..." Dumbledore Nagging, very much like an elderly man, proudly sharing his extensive knowledge.

By the way, Dumbledore is 109 years old this year, he is indeed getting old, well, old men of this age are very lonely, maybe he cares about me and just wants to chat with me, Connor thought wildly, cooperated Chatting with Dumbledore, he still has experience in coaxing old people.

"Mirrors are very magical things. Mortals can see themselves clearly in mirrors, but wizards often hope to see more things through mirrors..." Dumbledore raised his head slightly, as if thinking. After a while, he looked down at Connor, who was sitting on the stool swinging his legs, and asked:

"Connor, what do you want to see in the mirror?"

"Huh?" Connor scratched his head. What a strange question this was. "Let me think about it...I hope I can see something when I need to see it."

"Oh? Do you wish to see what you desire?"

"No, no, no, what I mean is..." Connor gestured with his hands: "For example, when I want to see myself in the mirror, I can see myself clearly; when I want to see the distant scenery, I The eye can travel thousands of miles; I want to see what the scenery looked like yesterday, then I can peek into time..."

"I can see everything I want to see, I think this is the real magic mirror." Connor concluded.

"Your whimsical ideas always amaze me." Dumbledore smiled on his face. He grabbed a pile of cockroaches and bit them off in one bite. The old man's teeth are fine. He said:

"You know Connor, many wizards want to see themselves clearly in the mirror. The wizard's power belongs to himself. The clearer the wizard understands himself, the stronger his magic will be..."

? Does the Hp world still have such a setting?Connor looked surprised.

"I'm not lying to you. This is just a little bit of unpopular knowledge. It is only passed down by word of mouth among some magic families. I believe your grandfather will tell you when you grow up. There is a reason why the Nott family is obsessed with mirror magic. ...I also have a magic mirror, which allows you to see the truest desires in your heart. Connor, do you want to take a look?" Dumbledore said with a smile, a fox-like smile on his lips. .

Mirror of Erised, what's so good about that thing, if you don't look at it, you're such a bad old man, it's definitely not a good thing to smile so happily, Connor shook his head violently, rejecting Dumbledore's suggestion.

"Oh? Why? Don't you want to become stronger?" Dumbledore looked a little surprised.

"No, I don't want to." Connor kept shaking his little head: "I'm already very strong."

"Well, it's a good thing for young people to have confidence." Dumbledore did not mention this matter, and chatted with Connor again...

"Professor Dumbledore," Connor touched his stomach that felt a little stuffed (Dumbledore's snacks were almost eaten by Connor), and decided to ask one more question before leaving: "The gift you gave me for Christmas , is it really true? I have sent two... Well, I have been looking for it for a long time, but I haven't found any clues."

"Huh? Didn't I tell you that it was a gift from the Sorting Hat? I don't know anything about it." Dumbledore turned slightly, raised his teacup, and responded to Connor with the same answer as before.

That's right, when Connor came to ask Dumbledore for confirmation, he used this reason to avoid talking about it.

"It's true! It's true! Kid Connor, you have to trust me!" The Sorting Hat who had been silent next to him suddenly yelled loudly.

"..." Connor slapped his forehead helplessly, jumped off the stool, and said: "Okay, okay, forget it, it's getting late. I have to go back to find the treasure. Goodbye, Dumbledore professor."

"Well, bye, come back often." Dumbledore raised his tea cup with an expression like a hotel waiter, and winked mischievously. wink?~

"..." Connor couldn't understand Dumbledore many times.

When Connor walked to the door, Dumbledore's solemn voice came from behind:

"By the way, Connor, you shouldn't eat too much sweets at your age, it's bad for your teeth."

"......."oh.

Connor threw the few taffy in his pocket back on the table, turned and left the principal's office indifferently.