Wizards Need to Respect Technology / Percy Weasley's Career Ambitions Are Thwarted

It was only then that Harry fully explained to her why he did it.

"The current spell is ineffective on you because although you have some human blood, you have never had a human form from the beginning, so there's no way you can regain human form."

To be honest, Harry's Human Restoration Spell is not yet complete.

This spell is far too complicated, and the need for continuous casting is a major drawback. Furthermore, it cannot be cast by the Werewolf himself; he can only rely on someone else.

Therefore, after barely managing to put together this spell, Harry was already thinking about how to improve it, and his idea for improvement was undoubtedly Animagus Transformation.

Werewolf descendants and Werewolf are both Fantastic Beasts. Since they can use magic to mimic human language, they can naturally learn human magic... and even further, they can learn human Animagus.

However, the name of this Transfiguration might need to be changed, since it involves transforming from an animal into a human.

As for the specific training steps, Harry felt they should be similar to those of the Animagus.

At least the Mandrake leaf, saliva, hair, dew, and potion materials like the Death's-head Hawkmoth pupa should not need to be replaced; the only difference lies in the final incantation.

Harry is currently working out the spell, and once he fully masters it, the wolf girl and her people should be able to transform into humans in this way.

If Harry's prediction is correct, the Werewolf should also be able to use this spell autonomously, and with the antidote serum he developed, completely control his Transfiguration!

Of course, there was another hidden reason why Harry valued this spell so much, but that required him to conduct further experiments.

For example, there are currently pressing issues such as Lucius Malfoy's infection experiments on wizards; and Harry's future experiments, such as inducing Werewolf to transform on non-full moon nights.

Harry doesn't view Werewolf, who don't like to bite people indiscriminately and experience pain every time they transform, with prejudice.

These Werewolf are an absolutely disadvantaged group in the Wizarding World, and naturally, they are the targets of oppression by the Ministry of Magic... So, conversely, for Harry, they are natural allies.

Imagine if there were a pack of Werewolf who could not only transform at will under any circumstances, but also wouldn't spread their disease through biting—how astonishing would that be?

When the entire Werewolf pack reaches functional extinction, the remaining Werewolf might transform from universally hated scourges in the Wizarding World into sought-after celebrities, and might even be protected by special legislation...

Like vampires and Half-blood- Giant ~

As May arrives, the only activity still taking place on campus is probably... final exam review.

Hogwarts exams usually begin in early June and last until mid-to-late June, at which point students have finished their semester's studies and can happily welcome the summer vacation in July.

Therefore, this month is definitely the most stressful month for all students in the school... Even Hermione, who is known as a genius student, looks terribly tense every day.

Harry should have been just as nervous, since he had many subjects where he would be taking the OWLs (Overseas Professional Level) exams alongside fifth-year students.

However, the school teachers did not see Harry looking overwhelmed; instead, they were dismayed to find him still busy doing nothing.

For example, after a Muggle Studies in early May, Harry approached Charity Burbage was about to leave.

"Mr. Granger, are you asking if it's possible to add a practical exam component to the O.W.L. Exam?"

Upon hearing Harry's purpose for coming, Charity Burbage was taken aback.

Charity Burbage knew that Harry would be taking his O.W.L. Exam this year, since she always saw Harry in her fifth-year classes.

But... Muggle Studies never have practical classes, not even a subsequent NEWT course.

Charity Burbage was genuinely a bit bewildered when Harry suddenly announced that he wanted to take a practical exam.

"I hope to demonstrate something to everyone through this practical exam. Please take a look at this." As he spoke, Harry handed Charity Burbage the paper he had prepared long ago.

"Is this... homework for the first lesson of the third year?" Charity Burbage gave Harry a resentful look as he looked at the discussion on the parchment that was clearly related to 'electricity'.

Harry Granger from Ravenclaw is definitely a character that every teacher both loves and hates.

The professors liked him because Harry was an excellent student; but the main reason they were annoyed by him was that Harry would avoid doing his homework whenever possible.

This kid even dared to have Hermione do his Transfiguration assignment for him. When Charity Burbage assigned this paper on electricity on the very first day of school, he never expected Harry to hand it in.

Unexpectedly, after dragging it out for an entire school year, this kid actually threw this thing in front of me.

That's because Charity Burbage's temper is good; if it were Snape, he might have already thrown a bottle of poison at him.

"Uh... anyway, please take a look first." Harry was also looking embarrassed; this matter had indeed been dragging on for quite a while.

But there was nothing he could do. He had encountered so many problems this semester that he had to rack his brains over almost every single one, leaving him no energy to care about the minor details.

The reason I had time to chat with Charity Burbage today was because he had made new progress in his research on Werewolf, so I wasn't as nervous as before.

"Fine, I know your situation anyway. It's good enough that you left it to me. What... what is this?!"

After muttering a couple of complaints to himself, Charity Burbage, who had only intended to take a look out of politeness, was immediately captivated by the contents of Harry's paper.

Because Harry actually said in his paper that he could generate 'electricity' at Hogwarts!

"Harry, you... you really did it?"

However, when she looked up at Harry in surprise, she found that he had already taken out a 'special circuit' made of wires, light bulbs and other things.

Then, Harry gently flipped the switch, and light appeared before Charity Burbage's eyes...

Chapter 450 Wizards Need to Maintain Awe of Technology

The common belief that electricity and electronic devices used by ordinary people cannot be used inside Hogwarts is actually a misconception.

Indeed, the magical energy inside Hogwarts is so powerful that it creates a strong magnetic field that renders many electronic devices unusable for ordinary people.

However, this does not mean that Hogwarts is completely isolated from electricity.

In fact, when Harry first arrived here and saw the sparks generated when he took off his sweater, he already knew that this place only partially shielded electricity.

It's possible to generate electricity through friction, and it's also possible to use battery wires to create a circuit to light up light bulbs and flashlights...

The reason no one noticed this before is probably because wizards don't know how to use flashlights.

After all... lighting can be easily achieved with just a Lumos.

As Harry just mentioned, Hogwarts' real impact on electricity is actually only on the magnetic field.

Under the powerful magical magnetic field of the school, electromagnetic waves cannot be emitted outwards, so electronic products that require signals, such as mobile phones, cannot be used.

Similarly, because of the shielding of magnetic fields, even if high-voltage power lines were connected to Hogwarts, the school would basically never have electricity... because any current generated by electromagnetic induction would create an open circuit when it reached Hogwarts.

Furthermore, even if Harry could obtain a portable power source under these circumstances, he still wouldn't be able to power devices containing motor rotors—such as the centrifuge he desperately needed... because, like electromagnetic induction, the principle of electric motors generating magnetism through electricity doesn't work at Hogwarts.

Incidentally, most wizards in the Wizarding World don't understand the world of ordinary people, and almost none of them have ever taken a physics class... Otherwise, Charity Burbage wouldn't have said something like, 'Electricity is the most important invention of Muggle.'

Therefore, in their view, Hogwarts' magical magnetic field shielding was equivalent to 'completely Muggle electronic devices ineffective'.

In fact, Harry has plenty of ways to generate electricity at Hogwarts.

The simplest method, of course, is what he just demonstrated to Charity Burbage: using batteries to generate electricity through chemical energy.

A regular 1.5V dry cell battery will work perfectly fine at Hogwarts. It might not be able to make a phone call, but it can certainly light a light bulb... If you connected more than 24 batteries in series with two wires, it might even electrocute someone!

Other methods can certainly be tried, such as using solar energy and semiconductors for photovoltaic power generation... Harry guessed that a large number of wizards didn't know exactly what 'solar energy' and 'semiconductors' were, but photovoltaic power generation technology had already been used by ordinary people, whom wizards looked down upon, to power space satellites in space as early as 1958.

As for the last and simplest one, it's what Harry wrote in his paper to Burbage...

"Static electricity... static electricity?" Burbage looked at Harry, who was fiddling with the light bulb switch, with a puzzled expression. "Mr. Granger, it's truly beyond my expectations that you can use electric lights in Hogwarts, but... is it really just like you said, rubbing a glass rod with silk and a rubber rod with fur, and then generating electricity? And can that electricity even light a light bulb?!"

"Uh... keeping the light bulb on might be a bit difficult, but creating an electric spark is no problem," Harry explained, shrugging. "All you need is a Leyden jar."

What is a Leyden jar?

"Just think of it as a bottle that can store electricity."

Seeing Charity Burbage's utter bewilderment, Harry could only helplessly twitch his lips.

Good heavens, a Muggle Studies professor who so enthusiastically advocates electricity doesn't even know what a Leyden bottle is? Can we expect other wizards to have any basic understanding of it...?

Incidentally, what Harry calls "basic" is likely to be professor-level knowledge for wizards.

"So electricity wasn't an invention of ordinary people, but a discovery... its nature is a natural phenomenon?" Charity Burbage was completely captivated by Harry's paper, but as she continued reading, she encountered another problem.

"Mr. Granger, in your paper you say that the thunder and lightning during rain are really the same thing as the electricity that Muggle create!!"

Charity Burbage seemed particularly concerned about this issue; even his originally gentle expression had become somewhat anxious.

"Both are electricity, so they're the same thing..."

"Mr. Granger, are you absolutely certain?" Professor Charity Burbage suddenly grabbed Harry's shoulder excitedly. "This is a very serious problem! If what you're saying is true, this...this is simply unbelievable! That's lightning from the sky, a power that even wizards haven't mastered. Has Muggle technology really gotten this advanced?!"

"It might actually be much stronger than you expect..." Harry thought to himself, but he didn't say it to Charity Burbage.

He was afraid of scaring the other person.

All it takes is a little girl selling nuclear bombs, and the entire Hogwarts will have to go with her to visit her grandmother... What is Harry supposed to say about that?

Especially since this crappy place is Anti-Apparition Jinx, if an Intercontinental Express were to suddenly crash down from the sky one day, aside from the hundred or so House-elf in the kitchen, probably only ghosts would survive.

Upon learning that ordinary people could control lightning in the sky, Charity Burbage was visibly panicked, which also reflects that the so-called 'equality between Muggle and wizards' in the Wizarding World is actually based on a condition of friendliness and sympathy from the higher to the lower.

Even kind wizards like Charity Burbage emphasized that "Muggle should be treated as equals to wizards" and that "Muggle technology should be considered to have its merits."

To put it bluntly, they still believe from the bottom of their hearts that ordinary people are a vulnerable group.

So from Harry's perspective, it's acceptable to cause a little panic among the wizards, including Charity Burbage.

They may consider ordinary people without magic to be weaker, but it's best to maintain a sense of awe for the technology of ordinary people!

Also... Charity Burbage doesn't know that the electricity in the sky and the electricity used by humans are the same thing, right?

So she didn't know about the famous kite experiment either?

Suddenly, Harry realized that he could use the OWL practical exam, which Muggle Studies, to pull off a big heist in front of the entire school!

"Charity Burbage, if... I were to be able to intercept some of the lightning in the sky, could you help me apply to the Examination Authority for a special practical exam?"

"Mr. Granger, you... you're not joking, are you?!"

At this moment, Charity Burbage was completely shocked.

Harry Granger, the most unpredictable student in all of Hogwarts, has this time come up with the outlandish idea of catching lightning!!

Chapter 451 Percy Weasley's career aspirations were greatly frustrated.

Harry didn't think he was being delusional by wanting to replicate Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment during a thunderstorm.

Even if Harry didn't understand the actual steps of the kite experiment, he felt he could recreate it fairly well.

Attracting lightning from the sky was extremely dangerous in those days; one wrong move could be fatal.

But that was because people at the time lacked sufficient understanding of electricity, so they could only rely on the sages who risked their lives to explore and discover it.

However, nowadays, the theories and research on electricity are quite mature, and many high-load conductors and protective gear with excellent insulation have been developed. Ordinary people's understanding of electricity is no longer as fearful as it used to be.

Therefore, as long as adequate precautions are taken, and one should never imitate the 'Franklin' who only exists in elementary school textbooks and directly grab the kite string that has been struck by lightning, the overall safety of kite experiments can be guaranteed.

Harry was absolutely certain that once the Hogwarts students and teachers, along with the proctors from the Wizarding Examinations Authority, witnessed this experiment firsthand, they would be utterly astonished.

At that time, another headline will dominate the page on <The Quibbler>.

Once wizards realize the power of technology used by ordinary people, it becomes natural for Muggle Studies this subject.

Speaking of "The Quibbler," I heard from Luna Lovegood that Xenophilius seems to be preparing to relaunch the magazine in mid-May and is currently working on the content for the first issue.

Then I guess I need to hurry and schedule a meeting with the editor I've already chosen.

Oh right, there's another person too, he's probably coming to see me soon...

Harry was right. One evening in the middle of the first week of May, after he had finished studying some historical materials with Professor Binns in the library, the student council president, looking conflicted, approached him.

"I'm about to close here, so get to the point quickly." As the caretaker, Madam Pince noticed the tension between the two and quietly reminded Harry, while also clearing out the few students who were still lingering.

Now, only Harry and the other person were left in the library.

"I never expected Professor Binns to actually be willing to help you reinvestigate historical materials, and Madam Pince is so lenient with you... Granger, you really are..."

Looking at Harry in front of him, Percy Weasley suddenly felt speechless.

He has always been, without a doubt, the most prominent of the Weasley in school.

He became Gryffindor Prefect fifth grade, and this year he became president of the boys' council, and he also obtained all twelve certificates in the OWLs exams.

Moreover, he's quite good-looking and has a goddess-level girlfriend like Penelope Clearwater...

Percy Weasley was undoubtedly the best student at all of Hogwarts... until he met Harry.

The other party is neither Prefect nor the student council president, but is the Hogwarts God of War and school bully, who will even argue with professors if he is unhappy.