Chapter 592: Some wizards are destined to achieve great things
The book list for the new semester has already been delivered.
Starting from third grade, students can go to Hogsmeade on weekends as long as they have the signature of their parents or guardians.
This is something to be happy about, but for some students it is dispensable.
For example, Vincent is undergoing final debugging.
Not counting Knockturn Alley and Spider's End, which are not officially registered, the total wizarding population in the UK is close to 30,000.
(There were two wizard babies born on July 31, 1980. Apart from prophecy, this day does not have any special characteristics. The lower number is 1.5*365=547.5.
It is known that wizards live a long life, although the birth rate dropped after Voldemort's ravage. A conservative estimate should be about 30,000.)
Unlike Gwent, which is an entertainment project, the alchemy products of Energy Production are positioned as daily necessities, and have a wide range of functions and types, and are not limited to a single user group.
An assembly line requires 7 processes and at least 7 robotic arms.
The greater the variety of goods, the greater the quantity required.
On August 12, the "calcining" test was successfully carried out.
On the 14th, the "dissolution" was successful.
On the 20th, the "separation" is still being verified.
Each of the seven steps of alchemy is more difficult than the previous one, and it takes countless failures for the robotic arm to run a single step before it can be debugged perfectly.
When the mechanical finger joints successfully "separated" the impurities of iron metal and copper metal, the time has come to the 23rd.
There is still one week left before the start of school, and it is completed exactly the day before the appointment.
The remaining 4 steps were left until after school started, and he tested them a few more times before taking a rest.
Get up at dawn, go outside for an hour of routine exercise, and enjoy a traditional English breakfast in a good mood.
While packing up the equipment, the golden retrievers seemed to understand that it was time to say goodbye, and they all sat around Vincent.
"Qiuqiu, Andy, Simon, Jelly, Pique..." He read out the names one by one and gently stroked their foreheads.
After feeding them the last snack, I realized that they had all gained weight.
"Okay, I will come again next year."
The golden retrievers seemed to understand, their eyes wide open with reluctance.
The same goes for Gugu.
Although the relationship was "hostile" at first, they have long since become good friends after getting along.
They tilted their heads to show that they didn't understand owl language, but they all understood what Gugu meant by flapping its little wings.
As the most distinguished school director of Hogwarts, it can fly over to Burne Forest at any time.
Vincent was very relieved.
Gugu is an intelligent magical creature. Being able to make friends with ordinary animals means that wizards and Muggles are not incapable of living together peacefully.
After saying goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne, the family of four walked out of the forest and onto the road outside.
After returning home, I put down my luggage, took a short rest and drove to Charing Cross Street again.
The Leaky Cauldron is still the same.
Arthur and Vernon were sitting next to the bar. They seemed to be drinking a familiar wine.
Molly and Penny were not here, so they probably took the children into Diagon Alley.
"Eric, would you like a drink?"
Familiar colors, familiar smells.
Judging from Vernon's faintly green face, this damn thing could only be Gamp's old social wine.
Eric shuddered,
"No, I have to go to Gringotts with my kids first."
According to the current conditions of the Wayne family, there is actually no need to exchange pounds for gold galleons.
But as a good father who is "diligent and thrifty", he must not lose one piece of wool that should be gathered.
Arriving at Gringotts, they were greeted by last year's goblin Bogrod.
He has a passion that other salesmen do not have, and he works hard to promote the latest investment products throughout the process.
Starting from 1,000 Galleons, annual income is minimum 5%.
According to the greedy nature of goblins, it would be strange not to learn Muggle financial knowledge after the final verdict of the masters.
Seeing that his voice was about to smoke when he talked, Vincent reluctantly invested 1,000 Galleons to test the water.
Bogrod was not disappointed, but appeared more enthusiastic, "Mr. Wayne, we can accept the mortgage of items and convert them into gold galleons according to the current market price..."
That was originally the idea.
Everyone knows that Nico's Vault No. 7 must contain a large number of precious alchemical items, which have never been seen in hundreds of years.
The goblins cherish their treasures as much as their lives, and I am afraid they have long wanted to see it.
But unfortunately, they met Vincent, who was inexperienced and very good at pretending to be stupid.
"Mr. Bogrod, I will seriously consider your investment plan."
"Ah, that's...okay."
Eric and Evelyn were holding back laughter the whole time.
Cunning goblins are wise, and their sons are even wiser.
Want to fool around like a kid?
Dream on!
After collecting the 100 gold galleons exchanged for 500 pounds, the Wayne family walked towards the gate, when they happened to meet the Granger and Greengrass families coming up from the underground vault.
The two little witches of the same level have both grown taller, and their clothes are very different.
Hermione's new hairstyle was probably designed in France. The overall look is much smoother and she looks much more confident than before.
Daphne became a lot more cheerful again, and the dress she wore was in bright warm colors.
Astoria is still dressed like a princess.
She entered school this year, and the three sets of parents decided to go together after a short chat.
The first place to go is of course the wand shop.
Ollivander's gold-lettered signboard is still there, but a few more flakes of gold paint are peeling off than the year before.
"Let me think about it -" Ollivander's silver eyes looked at Vincent,
"Fifteen inches long, alder wood, phoenix feather core, very hard."
Then he set his sights on Hermione,
"Miss Granger, your wand should be made of vine wood, with a fire dragon's heart core, nine and three-quarters of an inch long."
Then move to Daphne's side,
"Miss Greengrass, if I remember correctly, your wand is made of cedar wood, with a unicorn tail hair core, ten inches long, and extremely tough."
Vincent and Hermione can be said to be coincidences, but Daphne only proves that he really doesn't need to touch it to remember which little wizard bought his work.
With such enthusiasm for making sticks, he is worthy of being one of the top three stick makers in Europe.
Seeing such a professional level, Astoria felt free to pick up the first wand she tried.
Ten and one-fifth inch long, acacia wood, heart nerve of a fire dragon.
The stick body trembled slightly, and then brilliant sparks of fire spattered from the tip of the stick.
"Oh! It looks like it likes you very much!"
The corner of Vincent's mouth twitched violently.
"Well, how many wands did you try last year?" He asked the two little witches in a low voice.
Hermione and Daphne said without thinking:
"once."
"I am twice."
"ah!?"
He took out his alder wand and looked at it with a horrified expression.
Ollivander had said that he was a "picky guest" the year before last, but until now he thought he was just trying to fool the little wizard.
But it’s also very easy to use Dark Night’s ebony wand. It’s impossible that I just happened to find two wands that suit me.
"I'd like to try your wand, is that okay?"
Hermione and Daphne held out their wands with puzzled faces.
Vincent first picked up the grapevine wood wand and chanted a simple levitating spell, and the empty cardboard box in front of him successfully levitated.
Then it was the same with the cedar wand, the only difference was that it was slightly slower by half a beat.
Such a magical scene, of course Ollivander, who had just collected seven gold galleons, saw it.
He quickly came to Vincent, his expression gradually changed from doubt to silence, and finally smiled in realization,
"Mr. Wayne, I said that you will make great achievements in this world with 'her'. It seems that you are mentally prepared."
Each wand is unique once it chooses its owner.
For example, Charlie's dream changed, and the changes that came with it were that the wand no longer fit.
But there are always some more special cases, and their changes will make them suitable for more wands.
Ollivander looked reminiscing, "My father always said that Mr. Dumbledore was the most extraordinary wizard he had ever seen in his life."
He looked at Vincent with burning eyes,
"Mr. Wayne, some wizards are destined to achieve great things, and I think you are one of them."