The man behind Hogwarts

"William?"

"It's me, what's wrong, Fander."

Fandel's steady voice sounded in his mind, with a hint of richness and some vicissitudes of life.

"Last night, Crohn and White conducted an experiment on a full moon night, and the results were beautiful. They were consistent with the previous data, and there were no abnormalities."

"Oh, how's White? Is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine with him, and he said he was very happy." Fandel said, thinking of White's expression at that time, he was extremely happy.

For him, the full moon that he once feared the most has lost the source of fear.

On a full-moon night, he could run and rest freely. He could transform into a werewolf if he wanted to, or not if he didn't want to... This was the taste of freedom.

It was as if the choice of life suddenly returned to his own hands.

Fandel continued: "Everything in the store has been taken care of, including decoration, clerks, etc. There is also the name of the store. I thought of a name called Sides Store?"

Well, William asked him to think of a store name, and he directly used William's last name as the store name.

This method is very common in the magic world, even in the world of ordinary people... The most classic one in the magic world is Ollivander's Wand Shop...

Focused on making sticks for hundreds of years.

"No, this name is too common, let's find a more creative one." William smiled.

His purpose was not just to let Fandel think of a store name, but to let Fandel put more effort into the store.

Fandel also smiled.

"So, how about the Full Moon Store?"

"Okay, that's it!" William said, "Since there is no problem with White's experiment, I will send out the article within the next two days, and then the Full Moon Store can open for business..."

"Great!" Fandel high-fived, and then whispered: "There are ten sun bracelets in the shop, plus the potions provided by Ms. Laura, and the alchemy items provided by William... The sun bracelets Will the quantity be a little low?”

"I made some more and will bring them to you tonight."

……

In the Hogwarts library, small groups of wizards came in and out.

After returning from the Christmas vacation, the number of little wizards coming to the library has increased significantly. Professor McGonagall's words must have had an effect.

Fifth grade wizard level exam.

The final wizarding exam in seventh grade.

Generally speaking, the fifth grade exam that young wizards at Hogwarts attach the most importance to is the exam, which is just like graduating from an undergraduate degree in an ordinary university. With good grades, you can have more employment opportunities.

For example, to enter the Ministry of Magic, there are strict requirements for wizard examination scores.

The ultimate wizarding exam in seventh grade is only for a handful of wizards.

Only students who excel in certain subjects will take this exam, which represents the highest achievement of students.

The grade examination is still far away from William...

What he hears most about now is the third-year elective.

In the club, Cedric, Fran and Ariel are all second-year students, and the three of them are preparing for elective courses. William also heard many students discussing this while attending class...

inside the library,

Mrs. Pince was wearing black clothes, and there were two little wizards standing in front of her, looking downcast.

"...If I catch you eating in the library again, you will never come to the library again..."

Mrs. Pince severely rebuked the two little wizards, and then made them disappear from her eyes. Until the two left, Mrs. Pince was still angry.

"Hello, Mrs. Pince."

"William?" Mrs. Pince smiled slightly and said softly: "There are no classes today?"

"There are two periods, and there is also a Potions period in the evening."

After chatting for a while, William did not disturb her reading and found a seat in the library.

First, he took down three or five books from the bookshelf on the second floor and spread them out on the table, as if he were drying them.

"Jarvis, can I scan?"

"There is one book that doesn't work. There is magic not only on the outer cover of the book, but also on the inside."

Pick out that one and put it on the left hand side, and ignore the remaining books. Jarvis will scan it slowly, and then accumulate knowledge about the magical world to reserve data for his calculation simulation function.

According to Jarvis's budget, at this pace, he can establish the basic framework of the magical world, including magic and magic, within a week.

At that time,

Many of the tasks William asked him to build could then be simulated computationally.

"The article can be published after adding some more data..."

Looking at the notebook in his hand, William filled in the blank space with the experimental data on the full moon night, integrated it from beginning to end, and finally wrote on the sales store address: Knockturn Alley - Full Moon Store.

As for the final name of the paper, he chose the simplest one: sun bracelet.

Cover the manuscript, put it in an envelope, and have it sent by owl to Wizard Weekly.

"William." A slight call came from behind.

Then a girl walked up to William and stood aside, looking at the books on his table with confusion.

"Ariel, long time no see, sit down."

The girl in front of her has a delicate appearance, especially her pair of extremely thin and long eyebrows, which add a bit of cold temperament to her, like a mixture of white snow and red roses.

"What are you doing?" Ariel sat across from him and asked softly, pointing to the book on the table.

"Reading, I'm reading using quantum reading."

"Quantum reading method?"

Regarding William's joking statement, Ariel did not realize that in this era, quantum theory was still very profound and secret knowledge and was not widely publicized in the ordinary world.

It was not convenient to discuss in the library, so Ariel simply communicated with gestures.

She handed a thick book to William and asked him for advice. When she saw the title of the book, it was her previous book "When the Wizards' Stars Shine".

She just finished writing one section before the Christmas vacation, and now she is almost finishing the second section. It seems that she is really a good coder.

Read slowly,

Just like the rain comes after a long drought, it makes people feel refreshed physically and mentally, and feels pure and thorough from the inside out.

"Excellent, not just in the second quarter. You made a lot of changes in the first quarter. There are few wizards who can match you."

"Thanks also for your advice."

"You're welcome." William smiled, "What are your plans next? Should you wait until all ten chapters are written before publishing them, or should you follow Stephen Zweig and publish one as soon as you have one?"

"I want to try publishing it first..." Ariel expected.

She had written many short stories before writing this book, but this was the first time she wrote such a long and thick novel. Thanks to William who gave her confidence and helped her make many revisions.

The thought of publishing it in a book made her extremely nervous.

"Okay." William nodded, and then said: "Send a copy to Wizard Weekly first to see if they accept it."

"Okay, it's up to you."

After saying the things, Ariel left softly.

"William, the scan has been completed." Jarvis' mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

Without further ado, I exchanged another batch of books.

……

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and a new issue of "Wizard Weekly" was published.

All the wizard families who subscribed to it made a surprising discovery. There was an article in the book called "Sun Bracelet", which said it could solve the werewolf problem...

How can it be? !

Everyone subconsciously thinks this way.

The wolfsbane potion can only keep a werewolf sane on a full moon night, but the function of the sun bracelet is even stronger?

Is there something fishy?

"Wizard Weekly" Newspaper Editorial Office

Countless owls flew in like dark clouds, politely dropped a letter and left, while rude ones would pester for food.

"Editor-in-Chief, there are too many letters!"

"What happened? I usually don't receive so many letters in a year... It seems that the last time Mr. Lockhart's article was published, there was such a scene..."

In the editorial office, the editor-in-chief beamed with joy and hurriedly ordered the editors to receive the letters and then classify them according to their contents.

"Eighty-nine of them were to confirm to us whether the Sun Bracelet is real, and the rest were to ask if there would be a follow-up to "When the Wizard Stars Shine"..."

"Quickly, reply with the same message!"

The editor shouted instructions, the smile in his voice almost overflowing.

As early as when he received William's letter, he was sure that this publication would definitely cause a sensation, so he made thorough preparations...

did not expect,

Today is the first day of publication, and so many people have written in to give feedback, which is enough to prove the huge impact of the sun bracelet.

After the editor made the arrangements, he knocked on a door.

"Editor-in-Chief, it's just as you expected, you are really amazing!" The Editor-in-Chief praised vigorously, flattering me invisibly.

The editor-in-chief smiled slightly and said quietly: "After all, I have been in this industry for decades, and I still have this sensitivity. Have you finished recording the photo ball?"

"It's recorded."

The editor took out a glass ball and stretched his hand across it. The glass ball immediately started playing images...

It was actually the scene where hundreds of owls flew into the editorial office just now.

Not only that, the editor also recorded the contents of several representative letters in the glass ball. This image proves the wizarding world's attention to the sun bracelet.

"Let's move on to the next step."

The editor-in-chief said calmly, holding his thick right hand tightly, as if he had grasped all possibilities.

Ever since he saw William's article, he had a bold marketing plan in mind.

A plan that would give Wizard Weekly a huge gimmick.

The first step is to publish an article about sun bracelets, but deliberately omit the editor's comments...

The second step is to record the scene of today's letter and create opposing public opinions in the wizarding world. One side thinks that the sun bracelet is real, and the other side thinks that the sun bracelet is fake;

In the third step, in order to satisfy readers' opinions, "Wizard Weekly" personally conducted experiments and conducted an exclusive interview with the author William...

One step at a time, step by step.

He wants to use the sun bracelet as a fuse to ignite the entire magical world.

By the time,

There are only two biggest winners, one is "Wizard Weekly" and the other is William and his Full Moon Store.

Both parties can gain fame and fortune,

A win-win outcome!

Regarding the editor-in-chief's plan, William thought about it and agreed.

The advantages are obvious and there are almost no disadvantages. There is nothing to hesitate about. On the contrary, for this editor-in-chief, William feels that his marketing acumen is as sharp as that of later generations.

The wizards who wrote the letters never imagined that their actions had been accurately calculated.

Lively discussions took place in countless wizarding families...

A hideaway in Devon, England

The Burrow of the Weasley family,

Ron and Ginny were playing in the backyard when they suddenly heard their mother's screams coming from the kitchen.

"What's wrong?" The two of them rushed into the kitchen.

"Oh my God, has Wizards Weekly reduced itself to a fabrication made by Boruto?"

Mrs. Weasley was leaning in front of the stove, holding a book and periodical in her hand, and kept shouting in disbelief.

Her family subscribes to several books and periodicals.

Her husband Arthur's favorite is "The Daily Prophet", their two children's favorite is "The Quibbler", and her own favorite is "Wizard Weekly".

Today I am excitedly preparing to cook while listening to books and magazines read aloud to myself...

Until she heard the article about sun bracelets, she was immediately stunned, put down her kitchen knife and picked up books and periodicals.

…Hogwarts first year students create alchemical item that can solve werewolf problem…

It sounds extremely fantasy,

Anyone who sees it for the first time finds it incredible.

"William? This name sounds familiar..." Mrs. Weasley muttered.

Ron said: "It was also reported a few months ago that he is one grade below Fred..."

Ginny jumped up and raised her little hand, "Yes, I remember him, he is from Ravenclaw House, and I want to enter Ravenclaw too!"

"No, no..." Ron waved a finger, "Ginny, we must be in Gryffindor. This is our destiny."

Ron opened his hands and counted them.

The eldest brother is Bill, the second child is Charlie, the third child is Percy, the fourth child is Fred, the fifth child is George...

These people are all Gryffindors, without exception.

Ignoring the fight between Ron and Ginny, Mrs. Weasley went straight to her husband Arthur.

"Look at this..."

Arthur was rinsing his mouth, and when he saw this report, he frowned, "This... is unlikely."

I sprayed away the foam with a sip of water, took the book and read it from cover to cover, and then fell into deep silence.

Mr. Arthur is an employee of the Department of Muggle Management of the Ministry of Magic. His favorite thing is to tinker with Muggle items and then combine his own magic to create interesting things...

It is precisely because of this interest that he is quite accomplished in alchemy.

Unlike Mrs. Weasley who could only see the surface text, he could infer the refining process of the sun bracelet based on the text...

After much thought,

Arthur shook his head and said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, how can alchemy items have such an effect... If it is a magic potion, it will be almost the same."

Before he could reach a firm conclusion, he fell into deep thought again when he saw the picture of the bracelet in the article.

Gray and white wooden bracelet,

Black unique texture,

Other than that, there is nothing special about it.

"This thing should be a mulberry tree..." Arthur pointed at the bracelet.

This unique pattern is very distinctive, and it is most suitable for the mulberry tree.

"What are these black lines...not Proto-Indo-European, nor runes." Arthur murmured to himself, "Since it is carved on it, it must have a special purpose. Could it be that the secret lies in these lines?"

Mrs. Weasley checked it out, but also said she didn't recognize it.

"I'll write to the editorial office and ask." Mrs. Weasley acted immediately. She would not tolerate any fraud in her most beloved newspaper.

"Okay, let's make sure first."

Arthur said solemnly: "If it is true, then there will be big disturbances in the magic world."

As a member of the Ministry of Magic, he has insights beyond those of ordinary wizards.

In the eyes of ordinary wizards, the Sun Bracelet is just an alchemical item, with a very strong effect at best.

Arthur could see more.

There is a department in the Ministry of Magic called the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, which contains the Beast Office and the Alien Office, and werewolves often hover between the management of these two offices.

If the sun bracelet is true,

The first to be affected is the Ministry of Magic.

"I'll go to the Ministry of Magic right away." Arthur stood up from the table, picked up the key and went out.

"Breakfast hasn't been eaten yet."

"That's too late!"

……

Three days later, the magic world became completely restless.

All departments of the Ministry of Magic are operating quickly.

Werewolves from all over the world are gradually moving towards Diagon Alley.

There are more and more owls in the editorial office of "Wizard Weekly", especially letters of inquiry from the Ministry of Magic, as well as letters from the British Potions Association and the Alchemy Association...

"The time is ripe!"

The editor-in-chief sat alone on the stage, slapped his right hand on the table, and shouted loudly: "Announce it, add another issue, and the title is 'The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Sun Bracelet'."

"Yes."

After the big BOSS gave the order, all employees took action immediately, took out the books and periodicals that had been typed long ago, published them with the date of publication!

The busiest place right now is undoubtedly Knockturn Alley.

Many wizards with their faces covered came to Knockturn Alley through Diagon Alley and found the Full Moon Store written in the books.

Stand in front of the door and hesitate to enter.

After a few glances, he disappeared into the crowd...

"Fander, why doesn't anyone come in to buy it? Don't they believe that the sun bracelet is real?" White paced anxiously.

"No rush, no rush."

In front of the checkout counter, Fandel looked calm, even holding a book and pretending to read.

"Oh, how can we not be in a hurry? William values ​​us so much, yet we haven't sold a single thing."

"No one is buying it now, and it won't be enough to sell it after a few days."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, you just wait to get paid."

Fandel held the book but did not look at it until a sound of "Scanning completed" sounded in his mind.

Hearing the beep from the subsystem, Fandel smiled, closed the book and opened another one.

Next door in Diagon Alley, Flourish and Blotts Bookstore

Mrs. Garbo held up a wooden sign at the door of the bookstore.

... "Wizard Weekly" has recently released an additional issue to help you interpret the causal consequences of the sun bracelet.

As soon as the wooden sign was opened, there was a rush of people, people wearing wizard robes, people wearing numb robes... some were gorgeously dressed, some were shabby... The first words they said when entering the bookstore were "I want the latest wizard weekly".

This scene happened all over the UK,

Wizard gatherings, wizard families, large organizations...

It is the custom of "Wizard Weekly" to publish one issue a week, but today there is an additional issue, and it is about an issue that is of great concern to the wizarding world, and everyone is looking forward to it.

Hogsmeade receives books and periodicals,

Liverpool Wizards' Coven receives literature,

The Weasley family received books and periodicals,

Hogwarts receives books...

One stone caused thousands of waves, and the wizarding world of a small country with few people ushered in a big event.

Dumbledore was the first to receive the books and publications. He was fully aware of William and the editorial board's plans, and they were carried out with his consent. He knew the progress of the event before anyone else.

There are two books and periodicals on the table.

One is the regular issue published on Monday, in which the sunband article appears for the first time;

The other is an additional issue just published today, which contains a detailed introduction to the sun bracelet, including test results, and a report on William.

"That's enough. These two things are enough..."

Taking two books, Dumbledore put on his hat and said, "Fawkes, tell Professor McGonagall that I won't be here today."

Wand waved, Apparition, target - Yorkshire.

In a dilapidated residential area, Dumbledore found the destination of his trip.

This is also a gathering place for wizards, but it is larger and more open than Hogsmeade.

Some of the wizards walking on the road were wearing traditional wizard robes, and some were wearing clothes designed in the ordinary world.

beeping,

Knock on the door.

After knocking on the door three times, the sound of movement came from inside.

"headmaster?!"

Lupine couldn't help but exclaim when he opened the door. He never expected that the person knocking on the door would be Mr. Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts.

"Why did you come to my place?"

Lupine greeted Dumbledore and awkwardly guided him to sit on a slightly neater chair.

It was very dark inside the house, and there was some moisture in the air.

Even though the sun is rising outside, there is no sunlight in the house. All visible light sources come from a chandelier on the roof.

Dumbledore looked at it casually,

Not to mention the shape of the house, the home decoration inside is also a bit messy. There are a few holes in the gray sofa, the fabric inside is poked out, and the thick curtains...

"Ugh"

"Lupin, you're having a hard time."

Looking at the restrained Lupin, Dumbledore couldn't help but feel pity and some guilt.

"I'm okay..." Lupine whispered, with no trace of blood on his pale and haggard face.

"Principal, why are you here?"

"It seems you haven't paid attention to what's going on outside." Dumbledore handed him two books.

Lupine said bitterly: "There's nothing worth paying attention to..." He took the book. Although he didn't understand why Dumbledore gave him this, Lupine didn't ask and opened the book and started reading.

Sun bracelet?

What is this, a new alchemy item?

Lu Ping lives a difficult life after leaving school. He often lives here one year and has to change places next year, and he is homeless and unstable.

Life is not the only thing that makes him miserable;

It’s also about his identity as a werewolf and the night of the full moon.

Every month I have to endure the excruciating pain of transformation, lock myself in a house and self-mutilate over and over again, and then experience the weakness after transformation...

Everything made Lu Ping feel despair.

…Hogwarts students, sun bracelets, helping werewolves…

"how can that be?!"

With an exclamation, Lupine's scarred face was filled with disbelief, and he suddenly looked up at Dumbledore, his voice trembling like a ball.

"Principal, is this true?"

Pleading eyes, red eyes, trembling voice...

This scene made Dumbledore even more uncomfortable. How could he have come to this point? Lupine was such a lively child in school.

Werewolf! Werewolf!

Dumbledore whispered softly: "It is true, I am a witness."

"Lupin, you can be saved..."