Not a Bad Deal

The claim that Albert possessed Prophecy abilities was quickly forgotten by the students after it was proven to be a "rumor".

Yes, it's interesting. Everyone's memory is short, only a few days, and they're quickly drawn to new topics.

As for their new topic, it stems from a recent paper that Albert submitted at a Transfiguration Club gathering, titled "Advanced Applications of the Transformation Charm."

After Professor McGonagall revised the paper, she helped submit it to Transfiguration Today, which caused a stir.

The paper essentially describes how, by using advanced Transformation Charm, a "Video and Text" communication platform similar to Muggle phone is constructed.

All right!

This is actually beyond the scope of students. Many wizards have not been able to master the advanced use of Charms, and wizards who can deeply explore the effects of spells are even rarer.

The fact that students at Hogwarts School of Magic could propose such a framework has undoubtedly astonished many. In particular, the paper's understanding and application of the Transformation Charm demonstrates the author's comprehension and knowledge of this field.

When the paper was first published in Today Transfiguration magazine, it immediately attracted a lot of attention, especially from students who knew that Albert was still a student. Every time they met Albert, they would look at him with admiration and complicated feelings.

Albert won the Most Promising Newcomer Award at this year's Transfiguration Today for that paper, which is undoubtedly a great honor.

Many students believe that Albert has surpassed the NEWTs exam level in the field of Transfiguration.

However, what no one knew was that the paper was just a blueprint for magical communication that Albert had come up with on a whim while researching Two-Way Mirror.

The simplest way is to create a communication book. When needed, you open the book, find the target page according to the table of contents, and then contact the other party through something like Two-Way Mirror, whether by text or video. The downside is that it is not very convenient to carry around.

Albert plans to put it into practice in the near future. Even if most wizards in the Wizarding World don't buy it, he believes that couples in love will also need Two-Way Mirror to chat on the phone.

This is much more practical than writing a letter.

Before that, Albert needs to master advanced Transformation Charm. Advanced Charms usage is really not easy to master, and he needs to continue practicing.

Of course, the Advanced Transformation Charm is easier to master than the Advanced Patronus Charm. Although it also won't appear on the Skill Panel, Albert has indeed mastered some advanced techniques for using Transformation Charm.

If he is willing to invest enough experience or Skill Points in the Transformation Charm, he should be able to quickly master Transformation Charm advanced applications, but Albert still needs to consider the allocation of experience.

Although there is indeed a lot of experience accumulated in the experience pool, experience is usually not enough. He usually only selectively upgrades the more important skills to level one or two.

Most of the time, Albert would practice the Charms taught in textbooks on his own, as his wizarding bloodline gave him a great advantage.

In the midst of a busy campus life, time slowly moved toward the end of September, and the rainy season in Scotland officially began.

Frequent rain is really annoying, especially when you're taking Herbology class outdoors. You always end up covered in mud, cold, wet, and exhausted.

The Care of Magical Creatures is also held outdoors, which can be troublesome when it rains.

Albert recalled one time when everyone was having class outdoors under umbrellas, but because the rain was getting too heavy, Kettleburn moved the class to the nearby forest so that everyone could take shelter under the trees and listen to his explanation of how to care for Bowtruckle.

However, even in the dreary, damp rainy season, there are always a few things to be happy about.

What pleased Albert most was that he had obtained a new mission from Mr. Adolf Fournier.

The task is called "Equivalent Exchange".

The content is very simple: it involves an Equivalent Exchange using what both parties need.

Adolf Fournier needed the method for making Two-Way Mirror, while Albert needed Adolf Fournier's knowledge of alchemy.

The task requires both parties to maintain a relatively equal and voluntary transaction during this process.

This can be interpreted as not wanting to suffer a loss.

Just a few days ago, Mr. Adolf Fournier obtained the remaining information about the Two-Way Mirror as he had hoped. Of course, the information Albert provided to him came from the records and descriptions in the Gold Book.

In exchange of knowledge, Albert also received a lot of useful alchemical knowledge from Mr. Adolf Fournier, one of which was the method of making Peeping Mirror.

The Peeping Mirror was not invented by Mr. Adolf Fournier.

In the Wizarding World, there is almost no awareness of protecting intellectual property rights. Once you learn it, anyone can basically use it. That's why recipes like Floo Powder are firmly held by Wildsmith, who values knowledge, to ensure that the method of making Floo Powder will not be leaked, thus protecting his own interests from infringement.

This kind of thing naturally has its downsides; the methods for creating some Charms and magical items may be lost due to the death of the inventor and maker.

It is worth mentioning that, at Albert's request, Adolf Fournier has completed his research theory on the Magic Lamp. Similar to the thinking pattern of the Remembrall, it involves creating a container and using a wizard's wand as an igniter. When the wizard uses the Lumos on the container, the Magic Lamp will be lit by the wand.

Well, it's basically a magical version of an oil lamp.

The downside is that it doesn't last long and isn't as practical as one might imagine.

Following the method he received from Adolf Fournier, Albert created a Magic Lamp for himself that could only be lit for ten seconds.

Fortunately, the "Magic Lamp" alchemy skill does appear in the Panel Skill.

Tom, who witnessed the event, was so startled that he slapped the Magic Lamp to the ground.

The first prototype of the Magic Lamp was immediately swept into the trash heap by a cat.

In fact, Albert wanted Dumbledore's skills more, but unfortunately Adolf Fournier couldn't provide him with the technical and intellectual support he needed, as that was beyond his comprehension.

All I can say is that alchemy can sometimes really be a knowledge-intensive subject.

Shortly after Adolf Fournier obtained the remaining materials, he sent Albert a pair of Two-Way Mirror as a gift.

Of course, there was a hint of showing off in this gift, but Albert didn't care and was thinking about whether to send a Two-Way Mirror home.

As for this transaction, Albert didn't lose out at all. He gained several more alchemy skills on his Panel Skill, completed the "equivalent exchange" quest, gained several thousand more experience points, acquired the Two-Way Mirror, and also got the Magic Lamp quest settled. It was a huge win.