Chapter 164 A busy day
"Beans, beans..."
It was too late to ask Percy for it, so Andrew got a large bucket of beans and an abandoned iron can directly from the kitchen - used to hold a can of beans whose taste was difficult to evaluate for breakfast.
'We can't find an empty classroom this time. Even if there are no lights, the risk is too high...'
Yes, there are no lights.
The entire Hogwarts has no electricity and no modern electrical appliances - due to generations of magical protection problems, when trying to connect to electricity, it was discovered that Hogwarts was completely shielded from electricity and electronic products.
Don't ask Andrew how he knew - he had already seen no less than thirty relevant documents.
Since Hogwarts, a vital educational location, does not have electricity, the progress of cracking electrical products in the entire wizarding world is actually very slow - wizards' use of magic will also interfere with Muggle products, and the more sophisticated they are, the worse it will be.
In addition to the simplest electrical product, the electric light, the non-alchemical electronic product that has been cracked and promoted the most (after all, once it is mixed with alchemy, the cost is scary) is the radio, which has been rolled out in wizard families.
The phone was also successfully cracked the year before last, and is now used in some pure-blood families, and the Ministry of Magic has also installed it. Unfortunately, those Ravenclaws had just graduated before Andrew entered school, and no one knew them. (Note)
Unfortunately, these two complex power inventions cannot break through Hogwarts’ impenetrable protective system—even the laboratories they use are off-campus experiments established in Hogsmeade. In the room.
He only had a general understanding of the place before. After working alone during the summer vacation to take inventory, he knew these things very well.
‘Magic light sources are only available in laboratories, not to mention vital protection. Anyway, they probably won’t be issued on the first day of school, so I’ll try my luck with the professor. ’
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"Laboratory?" After Andrew briefly told his purpose, Professor McGonagall hesitated for a moment, "Tell me what you think, Taylor."
"Double transformation, for these canned beans, means deforming the metal outer wall on the outside and restricting the inside, and using another transformation technique on the inside to force the beans to deform. I can't put too many restrictions on one transformation technique , then add it through another transformation spell."
Andrew's own thoughts had not yet been smoothed out, and he was stammering.
"Just use the transformation technique as a container to forcibly superimpose part of the power of the transformation technique onto another transformation technique?"
"That's right, Professor."
Andrew nodded repeatedly.
"What a great idea. This is the key to the laboratory. I've given it to you for safekeeping. The laboratory is located on the fourth floor, the one next to the escalator on the right. You have been there."
"ah?"
He only plans to use it temporarily, and he has no project, so why does he need such luxury? This is the most high-end resource that only sixth- and seventh-grade students can apply for!
"In previous years, Hufflepuff's share was allocated to other houses. There was just one extra room. I originally planned to spare it, just for you to practice - Hufflepuff has a new greenhouse, which is more beautiful than the castle. Suitable for experimentation.”
"Go to practice and be safe."
"Yes, Professor!"
Andrew spoke in a very firm tone and turned to leave.
After the office door closed, Professor McGonagall shook her head slightly.
If she remembered correctly, what she wanted Taylor to study was regional spellcasting, but why did her thoughts now go to the more complex superposition of transformation spells?
But, it does sound doable...
Moreover, the effect should be similar, or even better...
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"Hufflepuff's share of the laboratory... If there is no greenhouse, who would dare to think about this this semester..."
He carefully opened the laboratory door, then closed it, then turned on the light source, put on oversized protective clothing, and started operating carefully on the test bench.
According to the assumption, if this thing fails, it will be no different from directly heating the can - it will even produce a more violent explosion.
'Let's test the explosion resistance of the container first... I hope I won't repair it to make it stronger. ’
Andrew put a bean in, then used transformation to control the seal of the jar, and began to cast a spell on the beans in the jar - it began to expand crazily, squeezing the jar.
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'It's stronger than expected...' Next...
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"Andrew?"
"Um."
"I didn't come back until the astronomy class was about to end. What were you doing?"
"Experimenting a new magic, but it's much more difficult than I thought..."
Andrew sighed - he finally understood why the professor gave him the laboratory directly. From the very beginning, the professor could tell at a glance that this experiment could not be completed in a day or two.
'But the general direction is right, otherwise the professor wouldn't have given me the laboratory...'
"Be content, you have hope at least, Bell is miserable..."
"Shut up, Hal." Bell, who was playing chess, rolled his eyes, "Who would have thought that last semester's Chaser, who practiced hard all summer and then changed positions, would actually have better results than expected, and they didn't recruit a goalkeeper. "
This is so miserable...
"Why don't you try Chaser?"
He asked tentatively.
"No, there's no point in playing Quidditch without being a keeper!"
"Pull him down, it's not that he doesn't want to, it's just that he can't shoot accurately..."
Hal leaned back in his chair and said, "It feels so bad, there's nothing I can do about it..."
"I'm going to fight you!~"
"But, there is nothing we can do about it. Gryffindor is said to be recruiting a substitute today, and we seem to have to learn too."
Bell, who had originally pounced on him, immediately braked.
"What does a substitute do?"
"Well, there will be one more training place, and I will also participate in the training. The main position is similar to that of the senior students. Of course, I also need to know some other positions. This is to prevent too many people from graduating at once and the team's strength will suffer too much - they still have Quite a trick..."
"Who will train with me tomorrow?"
Bell was so enthusiastic all of a sudden that he finally took Hughes out...
Andrew also had to promise that on the day of the selection, he would be there to cheer - even though the substitutes and selections were all the same.
What happens next is very routine.
Exchange experiences during the summer vacation, complete homework, prepare books for tomorrow, and gossip about this year’s new students.
"Go to sleep, everyone."
Andrew finally reviewed today's attempt and greeted several roommates.
Drowsiness suddenly came over him, and the whole dormitory quickly fell into sleep.
"Speaking of which, today is the first day of school..."
Andrew changed his sleeping position and closed his eyes. "I always feel like I forgot something somewhere, but it doesn't seem to matter."
"Forget it, go to sleep. There are still many things to be busy with tomorrow. No one will do things without sleeping, right?"
With this thought, Andrew fell into sleep.
(End of chapter)