From Azkaban To Hogwarts

‘A wand is an object used by wizards to convey magic. It is made of wood and has a magical substance as its core. ’

'Rather, it is a nearly sentient magical object through which a wizard can channel his magical powers and focus their effects to achieve more complex purposes. Most spells require the aid of a wand, but magic can also be cast without a wand. ’

William wrote this sentence on the parchment with a quill pen, thought for a while, and added another sentence.

'Of course, without the help of the wand, the power of magic has dropped significantly, making it almost impossible for unskilled magic to be used. ’

'According to the available information, both the wood used for the wand body and the core of the original wand were in a mess - it was not until generations of makers selected the best materials that the current wand was gradually determined...'

‘…’

After writing down nearly three pieces of parchment information, William stared at the known information in a daze.

'This is the history of the development of wands. It's almost the most complete information I can get - it even contains a personal gift from Professor Binns. I don't think many people except those wand manufacturers can get more information. Complete information. ’

But here's the problem - compared to the history of the development of the wand, the history of the development of magic in William's hands is almost nothing...

Not the history of magic commonly used by students, but the history of the development of magic itself, which is a completely different matter.

Where did the first magic come from? Different countries have different languages ​​and magic spells. How do they achieve almost similar effects?

Students at Wagadu College in Uganda only came into contact with magic wands in the last century. The magic they used simply consisted of hand gestures. This is really... people can't let go of their curiosity.

'It is also necessary to go back to the origin and focus on magic,'

He put down the quill and shook his head - he seemed to have reached a bottleneck in magic. As long as he made a slight breakthrough, he would get benefits that he didn't dare to think about now.

‘It’s just this small step, it’s too difficult. Although Durmstrang’s information is helpful, it’s still a little short of...’

‘If I hadn’t been held back by this, I would have already finished things like the elixir, and why would I let Adams rush me? ’

There is no need to pay taxes when you brag. William used this method to relieve his frustration.

'Dumbledore can definitely deal with my problem in his own way,' William leaned on his chair, 'but no, what I need is my solution, not Dumbledore's -'

He was very confident in the principal's ability, but he also knew very well that Dumbledore's was not his. This problem was not a simple spell, but a set of his own magic system.

This is similar to brewing a magic potion - he is currently stuck on making the elixir. If he can rely on his own efforts to figure out the method of brewing the elixir, then of course he can master all the highest-level elixirs at an extremely fast speed. The magic potion.

But if Professor Snape is blind and is hit by a confusion spell or something, he comes over and teaches him how to brew the elixir, then even if the potion is brewed, he will still be at the same level as before. Even when studying other potions, Unnaturally, it will be closer to Professor Snape's style of brewing potions. Let alone going one step further, it will take who knows how long it will take to get rid of that style.

'But this is not a magic potion...' William looked at his parchment and shook his head with a wry smile, 'Too much information has been hidden, the confidentiality law...'

Yes, the secrecy law - this was also an important reason why he couldn't collect enough information.

Crimes such as smuggling, fraud, and tax evasion are not enough to deal with in violation of confidentiality laws.

To be precise, the whole process of the Statute of Secrecy is the "International Confederation of Wizards Statute of Secrecy", which means that it is the will of all wizards and all the Ministry of Magic. In the face of the Statute of Secrecy, Azkaban, which is a symbol of the British legal entity, also It's Tu Yile - British law does not have the death penalty, but the secrecy law does.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Secrecy Law that some key information has been blocked indiscriminately, including the wizard's survival situation and magic use before the Secrecy Law was issued, which William urgently needs.

"It's okay to say that the magic wand is only marginal. Even Professor Binns, the ghost, refuses to disclose the information... I really have no choice..."

He leaned back in his chair, looked at the parchment, and tried to add something more - he would never do such a thing as fighting against the secrecy law, and skirting around was already the limit.

There is no other way. The last person who publicly challenged the Statute of Secrecy, that is, the International Statute of Wizards Secrecy, was named Gellert Grindelwald. Now he is staying in Nurmengard Prison. The person who sent him there personally William was quite familiar with him, his name was Albus Dumbledore.

If you want to fight against the Secrecy Act in Hogwarts, you really can't think of it...

'With the Statute of Secrecy blocking most of the information, the only ones that could be traced were the Puritans and Purifiers - the enemies of the wizarding world. ’

'And even for such information, you need to check the information from North America... It's simply... I just want to study the life trajectory of wizards in the past, so as to judge the growth history of magic, so as to improve my knowledge of magic. Why was it blocked by the confidentiality law? ’

William was worried in his heart, but he could only give up for the time being.

'In order to bypass the restrictions of the Secrecy Law, I should need more information to complete my knowledge system - all magic schools should be able to give me considerable help. ’

After all, magic itself is something that is inherited in an orderly manner. The older the school, the more traces of original magic are left.

For example, in Durmstrang's war magic system, because war magic does not require timely killing, it retains a large number of rituals and uses casting time in exchange for stronger power.

‘There should be some leftovers from the magic books from the Far East, perhaps those parts that I have not translated—or the parts that I have ignored due to their own ambiguities. ’

‘There’s no need to panic…this isn’t a wasted effort, it’s just bringing the work that needs to be done ahead of time. ’

He cheerfully opened a chocolate frog.

'How can you become a potions master if you haven't even seen herbs from other magical worlds? ’

——

"So, Padfoot, what are you going to do after you leave Hogwarts?"

In the hospital, seeing that Sirius was determined to start his own career, Lupine had no choice but to start planning his future career with him - this should have been completed more than ten years ago, but the war had already come.

"I said at the time that I wanted to join Gringotts and go on adventures -" Sirius leaned on the bedside, "but James was reluctant. He seemed to want to be a professor..."

"Later... I didn't study it later. After all, the war came and we all didn't like Voldemort."

"So...you're going to be a professor?"

Lupine asked hesitantly, knowing that his friend could do this.

"Of course not. For me, the professor is too boring..."

That's true - Lupine really couldn't imagine what it would be like for Sirius to be a professor. It was precisely because he knew him that Lupine couldn't imagine.

"Then, go to Gringotts?"

"It's too far away," Sirius shook his head. "The Gringotts expedition team will not be in England."

"That is?"

Lupine couldn't think clearly.

"Detective Agency—" Sirius announced the answer cheerfully, "Yes, it's like that!"

He showed a book, which was the book Harry recommended to him - "The Sherlock Holmes".

"Isn't this a wizard's book?"

"Well, it's a Muggle book. I'm looking for something to read for fun. Harry recommended this - he said he didn't like the Lockhart series of books that were popular some time ago," Sirius smiled cheerfully, "But I don’t even know who Lockhart is!”

He loved the book - if that idiot at the Ministry had half the brains of Sherlock Holmes, that bastard Wormtail wouldn't be able to stay incognito for all those years.

"Are you planning to set up a so-called detective agency in the wizarding world?"

Lupine really didn't understand the word, so he had to endure it, took the Muggle book, and started reading.

——

"Filch, please excuse me. The parchment purchased by the school recently has not been supplied by a different supplier, right?"

"Of course not, professor. The school has always purchased paper and pens provided by Wenrenju Quill Shop. Although the purchase volume has been larger recently, I am very strict about the quality."

Filch said proudly, "Are we going to order another batch of parchment? Are we going to conduct a preliminary examination?"

"Basic test?"

"Professor William said, use assessments to check students' mastery of knowledge during the holidays, and decide whether to review the knowledge they have learned before based on their scores."

Since the school had been unwilling to pass his proposal on corporal punishment, he retained his original opinions and became enthusiastic about exams, a behavior that students often complained about.

"The school has no such plan at the moment," Professor McGonagall said calmly, "Do you still have the old parchment? I want to see the quality of the recent parchment."

"Of course, Professor, I'll go find it right away."

The biggest difference between parchment and ordinary paper is that parchment is a good carrier of magic - unless you are a particularly clever wizard, a slightly powerful magic will directly damage the paper after being applied.

Although the price of parchment in the wizarding world is not that scary due to the production process, purchasing in large quantities still consumes a lot of money, so it is necessary to save money.

"Is that all?"

"Yes, Professor - this year, because we are familiar with the situation, we purchase sufficient quantities each time, and the processing methods of the same batch of parchment are not much different."

In these trivial matters, he is a professional.

"Please look for last year's papers, Mr. Filch."

Not long after, samples far exceeding this year's number were sent over. Professor McGonagall checked them out. He was disappointed at first, and then rummaged through them thoughtfully.

“Where is the place on campus that uses the least paper?”

"Flying lessons, Mrs. Hooch only needs some notice paper for a year."

After thinking for a moment, Filch replied, and then added.

"Down here is the hospital. Madam Pomfrey hardly knows how to use parchment - the prescriptions written on parchment are too easy to be changed, so we only use them occasionally in the ward."

——

"Are you crazy?"

Lupine even understood what a detective agency was after just reading one story - "If you really do it, you will probably die inexplicably within a year!"

He is not Sirius. He has lived in the wizarding world for more than ten years after graduation, wandering between white and gray. He has seen and heard much more darkness than normal wizards.

Purebloods are not a family that just waits for investigation. With ancient curses, inherited magic props, and unknown connections, it is actually not that difficult to kill a wizard.

"The mysterious death of the Minister of Magic was still a mystery! You run a private agency that investigates hidden matters - you should know better than me how many unrecorded curses there are in the entire magical world!"

He looked at Sirius angrily, and even wanted to slap this idiot to wake him up. He just wanted to read the story, but if he really wanted to imitate it, Sirius and Harry were not enough to be cursed!

Compared to this damn detective agency, he even hoped that Sirius would go to Egypt and eat sand with Gringotts money, at least that way he could save his life!

"It's just a declaration, Remus," Sirius took the book from Lupin, "I will never consider investigating a case in the wizarding world until Harry is of age."

"But if I didn't claim to investigate cases in the wizarding world - how could they allow me to open a Muggle-focused detective agency on the fringes of the Statute of Secrecy?"

Sirius looked into the distance, the disgust in his eyes unconcealed, "No one knows the thoughts of those pure-blood family members better than me - as long as I agree to give in, they will help me while shouting that I am a pure-blood shame. To pass the matter, they will not give someone in the Ministry of Magic the opportunity to do things in the name of the Black family."

"Besides, when there is a possibility of negotiation, there will be no curse or anything like that - tsk, the former First Death Eater, I have read those newspapers!"

He is not short of galleons, he just wants to do something meaningful. If there is a chance in the future, it is possible to expand his business.

Investigating in the Muggle world was like practicing his skills. He believed that the methods in the book plus some special help from the wand would definitely allow him to quickly get closer to the image that could discern the truth.

"All right…"

Lupine thought for a long time, but in the end he didn't raise any objections - Sirius was more mature than he thought. Although some things were not considered comprehensively, there was nothing wrong with him.

"Professor McGonagall! What's wrong, another student is injured?"

Madam Pomfrey's words rang outside. She didn't sound too nervous. "Broken bones, magical burns, curses or explosions?"

"No, I came over to see the patient."

Professor McGonagall's voice came through the door, and Lupine suddenly had a new idea.

He was a little undecided about the office now, maybe Professor McGonagall could.