Hogwarts on the tip of the tongue

Broomstick, more commonly known as broom.

This is one of the ways wizards and witches in the wizarding world travel from one place to another by air.

Since wizards had not invented any spells that would allow them to fly in human form without the aid of any tools, they had to come up with other ways to make themselves fly.Animagus can enjoy flight after transforming into a winged animal, but this is only rare.

Even before the International Statute of Secrecy was implemented, wizards were shrewdly aware of the need to hide their magical abilities when living among Muggles.Therefore, if a wizard wanted to have a flying instrument in his home, it would have to be unobtrusive and easily concealed.

At the time, a broom was an ideal item—easy to carry, cheap, and something that could live openly in the home.

The earliest record of the use of broomsticks in the wizarding world dates from 962 and can be found in a German manuscript.

The original broomstick was neither realistic nor aerodynamic.Early broomsticks were often just a lumpy, unpolished ash stick with a few hazel twigs casually tied to one end, which was neither comfortable nor aerodynamic.

Of course, the spells cast on it are also basic:

It only flies forward at one speed; it doesn't rise, fall, or hover.

However, in the early [-]th century, with the establishment of various broomstick companies, the industrialized production chain quickly made broomsticks the darling of the modern wizarding world. At least in the UK, almost every wizard family owns at least one. broomstick.

On the other hand, in addition to the necessary flight functions, a broomstick can also respond to some of the simplest commands, such as...

"stand up--"

Elena stretched out her right hand and raised it straight forward.

The next moment, the giant metal broom lying quietly on the ground slowly floated up and stuck to her palm.

She turned her head and glanced at Hermione, jumped up lightly, and sat sideways on the floating metal creation like a rocking chair.

"Just like no matter how big the Hyperion is, it is still a ship after all. A larger broomstick made of harder material, as long as it can fly, is certainly a flying broomstick. If you are surprised when you see this, that would be too much. A little anxious..."

Even if this "flying broom" is not made of common wood, even if it is thicker than the wooden stick in the hand of an adult troll.

But based on Elena's ordinary behavior, even if officials from the International Broomstick Federation were present, there would be nothing to question.

"Valkyria Type 1, this is a top-notch broomstick jointly developed by Hogwarts, Gringotts, and the Destiny Group. Currently, all relevant information is at the highest level of confidentiality - equivalent to the true identity of the Hyperion. Information. It weighs 2.33 tons when empty in broom form. It is equal to zero after being activated by magic. It accelerates from standstill to 200 miles per hour in ten seconds. It is also equipped with a powerful braking spell and can automatically hover at any height. As for resisting It can withstand 1000-kilogram armor-piercing projectiles and 2-ton anti-ship missiles head-on."

"But, it doesn't look like it's suitable for competition—"

Hermione glanced at Elena and said calmly, "As a flying broomstick, its diameter is too large. Unless you are a wizard with a physique like Mr. Hagrid, most people can only sit sideways. To move at high speed and change direction, you must ride astride.”

"Well, that's a question."

Elena nodded, patted the broom lightly, sat sideways and crossed the 360-degree pendulum in the sky back to the starting point.

"Therefore, we referred to a series of flying props from other countries such as magic carpets and flying swords, and added corresponding magic spells to the Valkyria Type 1 to ensure that the user will not fall off the broom due to inertia, and the same applies to sitting sideways. Can be at top speed and shifting at all times—"

"Are you planning to use it in the next Quidditch match?"

Hannah looked at Elena curiously, "If it's this broom, can it block the Bludgers we throw?"

Although she didn't understand those complicated parameters, Hannah could still roughly understand some concepts. For example, this thing was very hard and very resistant to hitting - because Elena used more words when describing its ability to resist hitting. Adjectives and examples.

"Well, theoretically it should be possible -"

Elena blinked and answered subconsciously.

Before the light in Hannah's eyes lit up, she added another sentence.

"But you can't play this for the time being. This was not developed for the Quidditch game - the broomstick models are just to give her a corresponding and reasonable identity, just like we wizards turned broomsticks into flying broomsticks more than 1000 years ago. That way.”

"so--"

Luna Lovegood looked thoughtfully at the broom in Elena's hand.

"That's not what she really looks like now, right? Maybe she's like...a bird or a snake?"

Elena narrowed her eyes proudly.

Hermione, Luna and others were familiar with this expression.

When the corners of Bai Mao Tuanzi's mouth are raised like this, it usually means that she is extremely proud and proud.

However, in their impression, even when she led the freshman team to win the championship last year, Elena never seemed so proud.

"Has the Valkyria Type 1 debugging been completed? Can it be deployed?"

Elena turned around, looked at the researcher standing next to her, and asked softly.

It was only then that Hermione and others discovered that everyone in the hangar had unknowingly stopped what they were doing and silently formed a circle around them, looking expectantly at Elena in the center. , or the giant steel broom under her body.

"There are still some problems with the electronic control system, but it does not affect the activation of the mobile module... Let me see -"

The project manager in charge of the Valkyria 1 type looked at the schedule and continued, "Since your last debugging, we have made adjustments in the armor space and completed the deployment armor in various positions. However, it has not been deployed yet. Among them, the series system..."

"Well, to put it simply, the modeling is completed, but the skills haven't been added yet, right? I understand."

Elena quickly concluded, glancing around in the messy hangar.

To be honest, this is progressing very quickly.

Compared with the last test, less than a month has passed. Is it really worthy of the collision of the top of human civilization?

Then she jumped off the broom in a light motion, holding her palms down and forward.

The shimmering metallic "arms" floated on her chest like a legendary ancient wand.

"As you can see, the first thing to be stimulated—"

Elena smiled at Hermione, Luna, and Hannah and said, "Don't blink and remember my steps. It's very simple. There are only three steps in total. After that, you will be almost the same when you unfold your Valkyrie." . Of course, it may take at least half a year.”

"It's mysterious, no matter how good the broomstick is, it doesn't matter to me."

Luna heard Hermione muttering glumly, obviously not that high of interest.

"The second step is to enter the authorization code - for now it's my wand."

Under their gaze, Elena pulled out her wand and placed it in the slot on the side of the broom, making a crisp click sound.

"Finally, free Valkyrie."

Elena's index finger gently touched the metal handle floating in front of her.

"ValkyrjaOperational——"

Suddenly a dazzling blue light flashed, and the next moment, the seemingly indestructible giant metal broom quickly disintegrated.

As if a magic box had been opened, dozens of regular metal blocks of different sizes floated around Elena, hovering around her like moths chasing the light of fire. Elena, who was in the center, slowly floated up. His limbs were relaxed and suspended in mid-air as if he were in the water.

Light blue light began to bloom between the blue and white metal armor, converging to outline a network of light around Elena.

As the light becomes denser and denser, the grid becomes denser and denser, and the surrounding metal armor begins to stretch and deform.

The blue-white metal armor that originally looked a bit exaggerated gradually shrank in size, tightly covering all parts of Elena's body to form armor.

Arms, thighs, lower abdomen, chest... Different from the medieval armor transformed by wizards' armor spells, the blue and white armor covering Elena's body perfectly outlines the girl's figure, looking light, agile and full of vitality. strength.

The light gradually dissipated, and the streamlined armor structure extended back from Elena's waist, forming two flying wings like blades.

Elena slowly opened her eyes, her lake-blue eyes cold and calm.

Suddenly touching Elena's line of sight, Hermione, Luna, Hannah and others stopped breathing for half a second subconsciously.

However, the next moment, the familiar agility and cunningness from the past returned to her eyes.

"What do you think? Isn't it beautiful?"

Elena slid lightly across the hangar dome and landed silently in front of the three little ones, unfolding her long tail gracefully.

"Valkyria Type 1, the prototype is the Su-17 and the Firebolt to be developed by Gringotts. It is formed using hundreds of magic spells such as the Traceless Extension Charm, the Braking Charm, the Shock Absorbing Charm, and the Armor Charm. Individual magic armor. The estimated ultimate speed is Mach 1.9. The enhanced tail when moving at the highest speed can theoretically shred most of the conventional armor in the world today."

"Since the hybrid propulsion system has not been debugged yet, it is purely magical braking for the time being, and the maximum speed is only Mach 0.22."

"Of course, this is already twice the fastest broom in the wizarding world today."

"The finished product will not be considered until the CNC system and weapon system are debugged. This will be the core strength of the Hyperion in the future, an air superiority 'carrier-based aircraft' and a local battlefield terminator in the absolute sense -"

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Great!