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Chapter 352 Dumbledore: I declare, a new era begins!
Chapter 352 Dumbledore: I declare, a new era begins!
Dumbledore's methods of persuasion and influence were extremely skillful.
Sometimes it takes people decades to discover chilling information in a summary.
For example, the great battle with Voldemort, the Dark Lord.
Did Dumbledore painstakingly build the Order of the Phoenix to fight the Dark Lord?
Lockhart disagrees.
Of all the members of the Order of the Phoenix, aside from the time Lily accidentally and severely injured Voldemort, when have they ever been able to do anything to a master of magic like Voldemort?
So what exactly was Dumbledore doing?
The answer lies in history. Instead of looking at what Dumbledore said, advocated, or even acted upon, look at what actually happened.
The fact is that Voldemort's "pure-blood supremacy" revolution, based on the theory of bloodlines, suffered its most fundamental failure—the most influential pure-blood families were almost all wiped out!
All dead!
Cut off all ties completely!
This is what you call truly terrifying upon closer inspection.
One after another, ancient pure-blood families that had been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years were reduced to only women or mentally disabled people.
Regardless of whether one is currently close to Muggles or not!
They have completely lost the foundation for the "pure-blood supremacy" reform that might still exist in the future.
Aside from the Weasleys having an exaggeratedly large number of offspring, the best outcome for the so-called "good guys" and "bad guys" during the war was that they would only have one or two male descendants. In another ten or twenty years, they would completely lose their influence and never become mainstream again.
The truth can be terrifying sometimes. Even in Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix, the frontline fighters are almost all purebloods, while the mixed-bloods often remain outside the core.
For example, Professor McGonagall, Lupin, and Hagrid —
These conclusions may be malicious speculation about Dumbledore, and may not be based on Dumbledore's subjective actions.
But these are all cold, hard facts.
Therefore, Lockhart sometimes believes that the war between the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters can be described as an ideological conflict between purebloods.
Old Deng: Come on, you want to fight, right? Okay, I'll set up the stage for you, you go and fight it out!
The result was as expected—a lose-lose situation!
Purebloods lost their future, and half-bloods rose to prominence. Fudge and Umbridge, two half-blood politicians, unexpectedly became Ministers of Magic, and Muggle wizards began to be politically correct due to changes in the demographic structure of wizarding society.
The old bee and the white devil are both examples of people with wrong names but no wrong nicknames.
Of course, Lockhart wouldn't go around talking about these things with others. Since he was secretly calling the other party the White Demon King, he had to be careful.
We must learn to respect.
We should learn from this!
hey~
The lessons you learn are meant to be put into practice; otherwise, what's the point of just daydreaming?
In the new era—when the media gathered after the game to discuss a new topic, Lockhart's speech finally clarified things for them.
Dumbledore, as the absolute clarion call of his era, influenced the wizarding world for nearly a century. If he possessed any magical...
The schools of thought or school of thought in magic are actually everything contained in the current teaching framework of magic schools and the framework of the modern magic system!
Yes, after nearly a century of influence, the world has long since become the image of this powerful figure whose authority and strength have reached their peak.
The systemic changes of the new era still bear the influence of Dumbledore.
He was always gentle, so gentle that it was hard to detect.
On the contrary, Lockhart, who went into practice (fairy tale theory, relationship magic), Grindelwald, and Voldemort, who explored the power of magical bloodlines, were clearly perceived because their ideas differed from Dumbledore's.
The changes brought about by these ideas are most clearly seen in the shining young wizards throughout the Triwizard Tournament.
They are the pioneers of the new era, they are the future.
"So what about us?" The editor-in-chief of "Spell Innovation" magazine seemed a little lost. He didn't follow in the footsteps of the big shots like Rita and Greengrass, nor did he have a daughter who had made it into the top 15 and was truly involved in the new era like Xenophilius.
In fact, this is the majority.
They were all somewhat confused about the new era.
As media professionals with greater wisdom and a deeper understanding of society, they certainly know the positive impact the new era has on the entire wizarding society. However, they also have to recognize that they may fall behind the times and be left stranded on the beach because the new era lacks a vessel to carry them.
"Continue learning, and embark on the path of magic."
Lockhart smiled and said, "Obviously, the worst thing about the magic school system is that wizards always feel that going to magic school is for learning, and then after graduating at seventeen or eighteen, they feel that their learning is done."
"Unless there is an urgent need for magic in work or life, life ends here when it comes to magic."
He shrugged. "But if you look through old magic notebooks or books, you'll find that wizards never stopped exploring magic; they spent their entire lives living and researching magic."
"Magic is wizardry, and wizardry is magic; it exists throughout a wizard's life."
This is the biggest difference between modern wizards in the magic school system and ancient wizards.
Go to school, and then feel like you've finished learning once you graduate.
After that, many people's lives have little to do with their wizard identity anymore, and they end up looking more destitute than Muggles, as if they were living in the Middle Ages.
To reverse this situation, simply relying on pep talks or reasoning won't work.
Everyone understands the principles, but when it comes to actually doing things, if the principles don't take root in people's hearts and they can't put their knowledge into practice, they will soon revert to their old ways.
"You need a little spark."
Lockhart waved to Ron, who was holding Hakimi the cat in the distance, and when Ron came over, he gestured to the cat in his arms, "This is the catalyst I've prepared for this world!"
"Re-entering the magical life brings a constant, uninterrupted emphasis on magical presence and inspires one's own spiritual magical power; of course, it can also help inspire the power of magical bloodlines —"
Lockhart has many identities, the most famous of which is naturally the master of the dark magic animal defense spell.
This is evident in many of his past works.
From the first period, including "Breaking Up with a Female Ghost," "Traveling with a Ghoul," "Vacationing with a She-Devil," "Walking with a Troll," "Boat Trip with a Vampire," and "Wandering with a Werewolf" —
Then came the second period with the *Dark Magic: Where to Find the Beasts* series and *Voldemort the Mysterious Man* (crossed out) —
To be consistent with one's principles.
"It is a dark magic creature (phenomenon), and also a magical creature (animal); in fact, you can consider it an intermediate state."
Lockhart took the Hakimi cat from Ron, held it up to the crowd, and began talking to the media.
"It will gradually change within the wizard's life, becoming more animalistic, more wizard-like—"
"This is a reciprocal relationship, and the wizard will also undergo a transformation in his own state."
"Mr. Lucius Malfoy participated in this great undertaking and helped establish a huge breeding base. Currently, the output is not high enough to be sold directly to the public, but if it's just a few of you, you can go directly to him to buy."
Lockhart handed Hakimi the cat back to Ron, thought for a moment, and said, "I will publish a book before the competition ends, telling how to use life with this magical cat to move towards the romance of fairy tales and towards magic."
In the Triwizard Tournament, the young wizards finally began to display a scene that shocked everyone, and it is believed that the ensuing discussions in society will be intense.
The central point of the discussion is that these media groups that control newspapers and magazines, if they claim to have the correct answer, will become the most crucial link in promoting Hakimi the Cat.
It's time to market our dark magic creature breeding creations to this community.
It's time to start changing wizarding society!
Unlike Dumbledore, Lockhart couldn't do everything quietly, or rather, he could but wouldn't. How could this peacock, who yearned for a passionate and dazzling life, possibly live it quietly?
But unlike Grindelwald and Voldemort, he didn't initiate change or provoke intense conflict. He always found the right angle and the right time to intervene and then bring about change.
Looking forward to it————
The magic blossoms even more beautifully!
Speaking of publishing books, the framework for "King's Cross Platform: Albus's Transfiguration World," which is currently being written, has been completely finalized, and every detail is being filled in little by little.
These details come from the Transfiguration Masterclasses that Dumbledore interspersed throughout the Triwizard Tournament.
Today, Dumbledore is talking about spirituality and transfiguration.
This was something he had promised to discuss with Lockhart, and he decided to present it to everyone as part of his lecture.
Of course, from a political perspective, it can also be seen as an endorsement of Dumbledore's line and a guide to his direction.
It acknowledges the romance, freedom, and magical order of fairy tales, rather than focusing on things like magical bloodlines.
Voldemort and Snape went in this direction because the doctrine of pure blood had long been deeply ingrained in their beliefs, and their lives were greatly influenced by it, leading them instinctively to this path.
Take Snape, for example. Since entering the wizarding world, he has been constantly provoked by this: the disdain of the Slytherin pure-bloods, the contempt of the Gryffindor pure-bloods, and the discomfort of Muggles receiving special treatment and finding it difficult to empathize with their emotions.
Grindelwald's path to magical bloodline enlightenment was different, because in his era, everyone was pure-blooded, and there were almost no...
There is no concept of what kind of Muggle wizards appear on the mainstream stage.
Inspiring magical powers within one's bloodline is a practice of old-school wizards, not one based on pure-blood doctrine.
In comparison, it is clear how lovable Lockhart's magical path is.
Dumbledore was always supportive.
From the very beginning, he allowed Lockhart to combine classes from several colleges to conduct fairy tale adventure drills, to supporting the allocation of a space on the edge of the school's forbidden forest for professors to participate in fairy tale adventure training grounds, to him starting to privately teach Lockhart some magical tricks, and so on until now.
"Spirituality is a concept proposed by Professor Lockhart to distinguish the true self."
He called his true self "the mind," believing that the mind's appearance is what one sees in a mirror, and that things like ghosts and magical images are reflections of the mind.
"Therefore, if you want to observe the distorted state caused by the corruption of the mind by dark magic, dark wizards can see their own character by looking in a mirror."
"The spiritual self is the 'I' in the world," and its image often appears symbolically, existing in the form of various animals. Guardian charms and Animagus are manifestations of different dimensions of the spiritual.
"Therefore, it contains the principles of nature's operation, and is a kind of rhythm in which human beings participate in the flow of all things in the world. Professor Lockhart calls this rhythm vitality."
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"These are some of the core insights that take his fairy tale theory a step further."
"It's amazing how broad it is, encompassing magic from the mystical realms of divination, prophecy, fate, time, and more."
Dumbledore quickly and concisely recounted Lockhart's further research findings, clearly explaining the definitions involved.
Old Deng is always like this.
He secretly followed everyone, then followed their paths, leaving them with nowhere to go.
Lockhart looked somewhat helpless, wondering what he would be able to teach if he were to start a course in the future, since Lockhart had already told him everything!
"Transfiguration does not actually fall under the same framework as Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Potions, or Magical Creatures Protection."
"It originated from the discipline of spells, but was separated and quickly expanded into an entire category. In fact, like Professor Lockhart's theory of fairy tales," it belongs to the category of "theoretical disciplines" that encompass various fields.
"The foundation of transfiguration lies in the wizard's will and in the wizard's desire to change the world, which is beyond doubt, so it is difficult for it to encompass the fields of various mystical disciplines."
"Of course, we don't need to rank them. Each discipline has its own direction, and there is no superiority or inferiority among them. It simply guides wizards on how to get closer to magic step by step."
Dumbledore smiled and looked down at the audience. More and more people were coming to listen to the lecture, including those from outside the community, as well as non-competition students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.
"I previously explained the concept of 'control' to you."
"According to Professor Lockhart, this is the concept of transfiguration that originates from the power of the mind."
"So, from a spiritual perspective, what is the transfiguration world like?"
Dumbledore said nothing more, but looked at everyone in front of the podium with a mysterious expression.
So everyone started discussing it.
"Ouch!" Crabbe, sitting next to Lockhart, suddenly cried out in pain, turning to glare at Goyle. "You're hurting me!"
Goyle appeared to be breathing rapidly, his whole body trembling violently, his face flushed, and he whispered, "Draco, Crabbe, I felt it!"
Draco, who was sitting in front of Goyle and discussing something in hushed tones with his father Lucius, suddenly froze, turned to look at Goyle with a very serious expression, and asked, "What did you sense?"
Malfoy would never ignore the warnings Goyle brought!
Even Lucius stared at Goyle with a serious expression.
"I don't know—" Gore looked utterly bewildered, his tall, massive body huddled up like a hamster in a cave, fearing the thunder that might strike at any moment from the low, dark clouds in the sky. "A cataclysmic change! A terrible cataclysmic change! I smell that horrible aura!"
In a secluded corner, Voldemort's eyes were fixed on Goyle.
As the former master of the Goyle family, he was well aware of the Goyle family's capabilities. Perhaps thinking of something, he quickly looked up at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore simply smiled and looked at everyone.
Voldemort then looked at Grindelwald, only to see that Grindelwald's face was filled with a very peculiar kind of ecstasy, and his heterochromatic eye was radiating a very strange magical power.
What exactly is going to happen?
The classroom was now filled with far too many wizards, some of whom possessed mysterious abilities, such as the ability to foresee or sense parts of the future.
For example, Luna, who was sitting among the Duel Club members, suddenly tilted her head back and waved her arms nervously, as if grabbing something, shouting, "Wow~ so many colorful butterflies! I've never seen these kinds of insects before, what are they?"
What are they?
No one around her could answer her.
All anyone could see was a crazy girl suddenly grabbing at the air and yelling for no reason.
emmm**
It was hard to keep up the tension. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and the others sitting nearby looked a little embarrassed as everyone around them noticed them.
Voldemort withdrew his gaze, his brows furrowing deeply, and looked once more at Dumbledore, who was most likely to bring about this change.
Dumbledore slowly pulled his wand from his wizard's robe pocket, smiled, and said, "Sometimes magic doesn't need so many concepts. It's actually very simple, sometimes so simple that it's just a feeling, a feeling that doesn't need to be described in words."
"Next, please feel it carefully—"
As he spoke, he gently pointed his old wand at the air in front of him.
His movements were so slow that everyone wondered if he was doing slow motion. The slow motion got slower and slower until the whole scene came to a complete standstill.
It was as if Dumbledore and the Elder Wand were frozen in place, the sense of stillness was particularly eerie, as if everything had completely stopped changing, yet as if countless changes were quietly taking place.
Some people with keen intuition even had to look away and couldn't stare at the image for long.
"Look!"
A young wizard exclaimed in surprise, and everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.
Some wizards who were sitting further away were unsure of which direction to look and became somewhat anxious, but they soon became able to see the changes clearly.
The windows and walls on all four sides of the classroom disappeared, the ceiling vanished along with it, and the floor beneath our feet became transparent.
Many people exclaimed and stood up. Through the ground, they could see that they seemed to be flying rapidly into the sky.
The scene beneath my feet traversed layer after layer of classrooms in Hogwarts' main castle, until I reached the roof of the spire. As I flew higher and higher, I could now overlook the entire castle.
The following visuals became somewhat eerie.
They seemed to be rising, yet their position didn't feel like it was rising, but everything beneath their feet was shrinking. They could even clearly see the Forbidden Forest in front of them, as well as the adventure grounds and the temporary community stacked with Burrow Plus next to the Forbidden Forest.
The scene was still changing, and they soon saw the path outside the woods, and at the end of the path, Hogsmeade Station, located in a corner of Hogsmeade Village.
Looking further along this forest, you can see the endless depths of the Forbidden Forest, where there are centaur tribes, cliffs inhabited by giant snakes, and the nests of eight-eyed giant spiders.
"Hmm, this place looks familiar?"
A huge basin appeared to the side of the forbidden forest, and two wide roads extended from the end of the basin.
They seemed to be flying toward one of the roads, and a low, rolling hill came into view.
Scattered among the hills and plains are exquisite houses of all sizes, and from time to time you can see fairy fountains and mermaid ponds.
As the view slowly moves forward, amidst the undulating mountains, a magnificent castle, comparable to a palace, comes into view.
"Beauxbatons!"
"This is Beauxbatons!"
Many people who knew about it exclaimed in surprise.
But how did Beauxbatons end up here, right next to Hogwarts?
Everyone looked at Dumbledore, hoping to get an answer.
But no, all they could see was Dumbledore holding his wand, seemingly utterly silent and still, yet also a strange visual spectacle filled with countless changes.
The transparent ground that carried them flew backward rapidly, retreating quickly from Beauxbatons to the huge basin next to the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts. It twisted its angle in place and flew quickly towards another of the three paths in the basin.
The air began to grow cold, and in the distance, a mountain range covered with a layer of snow appeared before us.
Everything in sight appeared enormous and rough.
Tall pine trees and multi-story-high boulders covered in vines; a vast plaza with towering stone pillars; a lake so wide it resembles an ocean; and along the lake's edge, pebbles about half a person's size.
"Demstrand!"
The students from Durmstrang shouted excitedly; after Beauxbatons appeared, their school had finally appeared too.
Their school castle wasn't very tall, at most four stories high, but it covered a vast area, stretching out in one section after another.
Just then, everyone suddenly felt an upward force.
Amidst gasps of surprise, the transparent floor lifted them rapidly upwards, soaring into the sky. They could faintly smell the salty scent of the sea breeze and vaguely see the vast ocean with icebergs floating in the distance.
It flew higher and higher until it finally disappeared into the clouds.
Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, they looked down and felt as if everything was shrouded in fog.
There, the grounds of the three schools are rotating and adjusting their positions, forming a triangular shape, with the main school castle nearby, and the forbidden forest, hills and woods, and lake facing outwards.
Then, some distortions began to appear on the side where Hogwarts was located, as if a giant hand was pulling out something like dough, which was the playing area of the Triwizard Tournament.
They were moved to a large basin where the three schools intersected.
A huge train platform quietly appeared in a corner of the basin.
A long railway track extends outward from the platform, passing through the gaps between Hogwarts and Beauxbatons, all the way to Hogsmeade Station in Hogsmeade Village.
Bang~!
A very unique sense of shock resonated in everyone's hearts.
It was as if everything had finally settled down.
They began to descend, breaking through the clouds, and came to high altitudes to look at the three schools standing close together. Finally, they headed towards the huge basin between the schools and landed in it.
Finally, everyone felt grounded, and all the invisible constraints seemed to have completely disappeared.
From ahead came Dumbledore's mysterious yet gentle voice, "Welcome to the New Age Basin, the venue for the Triwizard Tournament, and the center for exchange among the three schools!"
Boom!
Everyone was exclaiming in amazement; what they were witnessing was nothing short of a miracle.
"Dumbledore means—is—" Fudge stammered in surprise, looking at Scrimgeour, the Auror's office director, in disbelief, "He just used Transfiguration to bring the three schools together, and it's not temporary; this place will exist indefinitely?"
Scrimgeour didn't answer; he was completely stunned, his lips twitching.
There used to be a conspiracy theory circulating within the Ministry of Magic, but many people didn't think it was a conspiracy.
This means that Dumbledore secretly built an army at the school, intending to seize control of the Ministry of Magic.
He knows now.
I now fully understand—this is nothing but a conspiracy theory!
Dumbledore doesn't need an army at all!
Many young wizards cheered and ran in groups towards the two directions of the basin they had just seen.
They were so eager to see if the other two schools had really appeared nearby!
At this point, clever people would know to pull out their flying brooms; nothing is more suitable for exploration than that.
Or perhaps some young wizards, harboring certain expectations, made some attempts.
"Bang!"
The tremendous sound of space tearing apart caused everyone around to gasp in surprise.
"Apparition! You can use Apparition here!"
Okay, flying broomsticks aren't enough anymore.
Apparition is still the most practical.
The young wizards began numerous experiments and quickly came to some conclusions.
Apparition is limited to the basin, with the furthest distance being the three schools, the train station, and the boundary of the basin.
Firstly, they cannot Apparate from here to other places, and it is estimated that there is no way to Apparate from other places to here either.
But that's enough!
This could even completely change the way young wizards live their school life and their approach to magical duels.
The bigwigs each have their own focus.
Grindelwald raised an eyebrow with interest. "The New Era Basin?"
"Yes!" Dumbledore smiled at the people who seemed to have discovered a new continent, and said softly, "I declare that a new era has begun!"
And this place, home to three schools, is where the new era began!
Wow~
Lockhart stared in astonishment at the scene before him. "Relationship magic? Relationship magic! Dumbledore, this is incredible!"
Old Deng just winked mischievously. "How about it? I'm learning too. I've learned all the magical concepts you explained."
If you want to continue living, and if your heart is already full of vitality, then how can life stop here?
How can you sit in the sun like an old man on his deathbed, waiting to close your eyes for the last time?
He was just as passionate about magic, and just as full of imagination and a desire to explore all the unknown aspects of magic.
Lockhart's exploration of this magical path suited him so well that he couldn't help but want to give it a try.
"Awesome!"
Thus, he received Lockhart's highest praise.
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