Alchemy Black Technology at Hogwarts

Chapter 150
Mirror of Erised.

It is a mirror that reflects what the heart desires most—it can be a guiding light, but it can also be a curse, especially when the person looking into the mirror can never achieve their goals.

In the past, William had always been afraid of this mirror, but now standing in front of it, William suddenly had the urge to take a look at this mirror.

After being separated from his past self, William still didn't know clearly what he wanted to do in the future, but he knew that no matter what kind of picture appeared in the mirror, he would no longer feel afraid.

"Not bad."

William approached the Mirror of Erised.

A picture appeared on the dark mirror.

It was a boy with blond hair, he was holding a wand, looking at William quietly.The boy wore black wizarding robes with a Ravenclaw ribbon, and a relaxed smile hung on his lips.

William raised his left hand to greet him, and himself in the mirror also raised his hand to echo him.

The Mirror of Erised seemed to have really turned into a mirror, and William didn't see any change in himself, or who he was with, or what he was doing, but he couldn't be happier with the answer.

William in the mirror pointed to his right trouser pocket.

William felt that something hard was suddenly stuffed into his pocket, and he reached out to take it out, and found that it was a transparent gem with an irregular shape of dark amber.It was about as long as a finger, and it felt cold to the touch.

"Is this the Philosopher's Stone?"

William looked at it carefully for a while, and then threw the Philosopher's Stone back into the mirror—William in the mirror took it easily and watched it turn into light spots and disappear, with a knowing smile on his face.

Dumbledore enchanted the Sorcerer's Stone so that it would only be available to those who did not want it.

To be honest, William is not envious of this powerful Philosopher's Stone.But he is also an alchemist, and accepting the Philosopher's Stone means that he will be bound by it when he creates his own great work.

For the rest of the day, William didn't do any more "business", but stayed in the common room, lying on the bench like a salted fish.The little panda Gable lay lazily on his lap, and from time to time pressed his wet nose against William's hand.

It was not until dinner time that William lazily went downstairs and walked towards the auditorium.

"Ah! William, you are here! Come and sit here."

No sooner had he entered the auditorium than Hagrid, who was facing William, stood up and waved him in greeting.There was a gentle smile on the face of the rough-looking half-giant, since William's Gray Matter Center was completed, he had been buried there almost all day long.

Hagrid also had a flock of Nifflers, a few salamanders, and a large brood of wretches, as well as gray snakes.

"Hagrid, Professor Kettleburn, Professor Lupine."

After getting closer, William saw Professor Kettleburn and Remus Lupine huddled behind Hagrid, who looked like a small group in contrast.Not many students will be at the school for Christmas, so the auditorium has been rearranged and students and professors are seated together.

There are still three vacancies on the table right now, which should be reserved for Snape, Trelawney, and Dumbledore sitting on the main seat.

William pulled the chair next to Lupin and sat down.

"William, the horsemen in the forest want to see you, so that they can thank you in person."

Lupine said quietly.

After the fire in the Forbidden Forest, he was entrusted by Dumbledore to help the horse people with the aftermath—whether it was the repair of the camp or the care of the wounded, they all needed the help of an excellent wizard.He is a wizard, but he is also a werewolf, so in the eyes of those stubborn centaurs, Lupine's wizard smell is not so strong.

Although the centaurs don't like werewolves either, they hate wizards even more.

"What happened to them? I mean the centaurs who got bitten by the werewolves."

William suddenly thought.

On that night, although it was not a full moon, the werewolves were controlled, forcibly aroused their transformation form, and turned into human wolves.Their teeth contain toxins that turn wounded into werewolves too.

Many horsemen were bitten by werewolves that day.

"They were still affected by the werewolf toxin, but I don't know if it's because the centaurs are stronger than humans, or the werewolves weren't really transformed that day, and the toxin is much less harmful than we expected."

Lupine was also puzzled by this question.

"Much lighter?"

William pressed Lupine for an answer.

This is quite an interesting subject.

"Yes, I think you should also know that after being bitten by a werewolf in a transformed state, human beings will be slowly cursed and will become a werewolf on a full moon night."

Of course.

In the second week when Snape acted as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, he couldn't wait to change the course content of all grade students to werewolves, and asked them to write a very long paper as homework.

"The centaurs didn't turn into werewolves, but that doesn't mean they weren't affected. As far as I know, the centaurs who were bitten now prefer meat that hasn't been cooked, and when the moon is full, they like to shout at the moon. "

Thinking of how those centaurs looked on the night of the full moon, Lupine felt a little speechless.

As a serious werewolf, he had to drink the painful potion of Wolfsbane to keep his sanity on the night of the full moon—but the effect of the potion of Wolfsbane was only to keep him awake, but not Keep Lupine from turning into a wolf.

While sane, changing from a human to a wolf and back again was a very painful experience. He felt that the bones of his entire body were creaking, stretched, and thickened.

"It's interesting."

William noticed something unusual.

According to the "scientific results" of John Tee, the bodies of the centaurs are actually not so different from humans - their organs and functions are basically the same as those of humans, but basically every part has been enhanced, and they have very Strong digestive tract.

It can be a toxin that acts on the human body, and it will have the same effect on the horse.

"Unless the werewolf's toxin is not actually a toxin, but a kind of magic for humans."

William thought of a possibility.

On top of this possibility, William suddenly came up with a thought that might be absurd, but he thought it might be very feasible. For a long time, in terms of communicating with the architect Mr. Anderson, he used the house elf to pull the idea. Luo sent letters back and forth.

In Godric's Hollow, wizards and common people were mixed, so the occasional presence of magic around the lives of common people did not arouse the suspicion of the Ministry of Magic.

Only in this way, Mr. Anderson will not see the magic with his own eyes, and will not trigger the detection mechanism of the Ministry of Magic.

But what if Mr. Anderson is anything but ordinary?
It is indeed too early for him to become a Squib at his age, may God bless his health.But if he could become a magical creature recognized by the Ministry of Magic, wouldn't he be able to contact William openly?
"Professor Lupine, I want to entrust you to contact the horse people. After the Christmas holiday, I want to meet with them."

William decided to try to work it out.

Centaurs are of course only an option, as they are rare social magical creatures.Although they are very angry at the Ministry of Magic for classifying them as magical creatures, they completely refuse to associate with wizards.

"Of course, there is no problem, and they will be very happy to see you. Recently, the number of acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest has suddenly decreased a lot, and their usual work has also become a little easier."

Lupine readily agreed.

The atmosphere at the table was very relaxed, and not long after, Snape and Trelawney also came down from upstairs and joined them.For William's invitation, Snape has not given a clear answer so far, but when William mailed him the first month's salary as an advance payment, he did not return it.

Dumbledore came in from outside the auditorium, wearing a silky purple robe, with a broad smile on his face.

"Ah, although there are not many people staying in the castle, it seems that you have already begun to enjoy the festive atmosphere."

Dumbledore sat on the main seat and said with a smile.

"I don't think anyone wants to hear a full-on whine from an old guy at a time like this, so... go ahead!"

He stood up and announced, clapping his hands.

Abundant food suddenly appeared on the table.

This may be the most lavish dinner since the establishment of Hogwarts. More than 100 house elves worked together to introduce many new dishes-they spent a long time studying the recipes William found for them , and even at this moment they are serving guests at the Christmas Eve dinner at "Nymph's Secret".

The highlight of the dinner was a whole beef tenderloin grilled and then pan-fried.The house-elves spend hours marinating, slowly simmering in the oven, and finally cooking over high heat in a frying pan, giving the beef a charred-smelling crust.

As a side dish for this glistening beef tenderloin, there are mushrooms drizzled in a fragrant gravy, roasted until dabbed with the back of a spoon, they will soften into puddles of mashed potatoes, and lightly fried, sprinkled White asparagus tossed with black pepper and kosher salt.

Of course, how can the British Christmas lack the classic roasted whole turkey and various pies.

In addition, at the Christmas dinner, in addition to the very classic drink of pumpkin juice, various iced carbonated drinks were added for the first time.Although many students from wizarding families were a little confused, they quickly accepted and liked these sodas.

Professors can enjoy a variety of alcohol - wine, whiskey, sherry, and eggnog freshly made by house elves.
William spent more than [-] pounds to build the "Nymph's Secret" wine cellar, and today, for the professors at Hogwarts, unlimited alcoholic beverages are available.

"O Maureen, Ariuya!
(Merlin, Hallelujah)"

Hagrid held up his own big scary wine glass, mumbled a toast, God knows where he heard "Hallelujah".Professor Flitwick, who was also drunk, stepped onto a chair, swung his wand, and pulled down a clump of shrubs hanging above the Great Hall, turning them into various musical instruments.

The "band" even played a lilting polka.

"Filius, you should set an example for the students."

Professor McGonagall put on a serious expression, but her cheeks were also red.

She also took out her wand, and paired the yellow gingerbread men with funny hats on the musical instruments that Professor Flitwick conjured up, and asked them to perform blowing movements in coordination.

"Filius, Transfiguration must not only be complete, but also real. Hiccup." Professor McGonagall covered his mouth and hiccupped lightly.

"Dude, I never thought Christmas dinner at the castle would be so much fun, and I'd never be home for Christmas. And this dark soda, what's it called?"

Ron put his arms around Harry and said excitedly.

"Coke, Coca-Cola."

Harry corrected Ron, but he was just as excited.Growing up in the Dursleys' house, he had never had the experience of sitting around a lot of people and happily enjoying a dinner party.

"Hey! Don't let my mother know, she will cry out sadly."

Fred joined their conversation.

"Her darling, Ron, won't go home in the future, what should I do?"

George came over with two Cokes.

William, who helped plan this dinner, sat relaxed in his seat, enjoying a glass of cold orange juice—it was freshly taken out of the refrigerator, and there were large pieces of fruit in it.

There was no one around him.

Lupine, dragged along by a drunken Hagrid, danced to the tune played by the gingerbread men, while Professor Kettleburn sat down next to Professor Sprout.But William himself felt that this feeling was very comfortable. When he raised his cup, he met Dumbledore who was sitting on the main seat.

Dumbledore smiled and winked at him, added a small cube of sugar to his eggnog, and raised his glass from a distance.William also raised his glass and touched the white wizard.

The dinner party went on for a long time.

Fred and George brought in the tune of a Christmas carol, and almost everyone (except Snape) joined in, getting into the festive spirit.When William returned to the Ravenclaw common room, it was quiet all of a sudden, and he even felt a little uncomfortable.

Ralo, the house-elf, suddenly appeared in front of William.

"Mr. Buffalo, would you please go somewhere with me?"

he asked very respectfully.

"Of course, where? What's the matter?"

William was a little puzzled, house-elves rarely offered to ask, and they weren't as cryptic as this.

"Give me your hand, please."

Lalo did not answer William's question.

With a sound of "poof", William found himself in a square with the slight distortion that had become more and more familiar.There is a very, very tall Christmas tree decorated with colorful ribbons and stars.Ribbons woven of mistletoe and holly form beautiful shapes in mid-air, holding flickering candles on them.

The ground of the square is covered with a shallow layer of snow, and at intervals, there is a small ball of light to provide illumination.

This is the gray matter center.

Decorated very beautiful gray matter center.

After the house elf Lalo brought him here, he suddenly disappeared - but more figures appeared one after another, Penello, Jimmy, Gemma, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Fernando... Red, George, Zhang Qiu, Margarita, and many faces that William only remembered seeing, but they were not so familiar.

"I thought you'd feel a little lonely having Christmas dinner at the castle, so... I asked, but it seems you're more popular than I thought."

Penello quietly walked to William's side. Her house must be very cold, because Penello's cheeks were red.

"Thank you."

William said softly, if he said he was not moved, he would be lying.

"Hey!"

Fred suddenly yelled loudly, and William looked along. He, George, Percy, and Angelina were waving their wands and flung a warm radiant ribbon of parasites over.

William just wanted to escape, but he found that his body had been fixed, and Penello had taken out his wand at some point—many ropes emerged from the top of her wand, binding William up.

Ribbons of mistletoe and holly streaked over their heads.

William thought of the traditions of Christmas.

Xie Ji was born.

It's Christmas.

　I read the original book a few times, some said that Christmas was spent together at school (the secret room), and some said that they had an early holiday and stayed in the castle. .So here is the same as the first part, first go back to each house, find each mother, and those who stay in the castle spend Christmas together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)