"So you are gathering now for a meeting just to study and observe how Professor Millicent Bagnold... will be killed?"
Manus is a little speechless.
Isn't this subject a bit hellish?
However, if you put aside the fairy tale world tendency, if you know that a person will inevitably encounter bad luck... Manus thinks that he might also be interested.
Moreover, the exploration of destiny and Curse is indeed a serious research topic, regardless of the entertainment element.
"Eh? How did you know?"
Jasper was stunned, he had just raised his head.
"You're not the only one talking about this topic."
Seeing Manus pointing around, Jasper's face was at a loss.
Almost everyone around is talking now - what's the difference between that and no one talking?
Under such circumstances, could Manus be able to hear the cause and effect of this incident? Even if there is no doubt that Manus is a genius, is the scope of this genius's involvement a bit too broad?
Jasper hasn't figured it out yet, but Manus is no longer interested in staying here.
Whether these people gather together to watch the fun or to engage in serious academic research, it is not a bad thing, but it is obvious that he will not gain anything by participating, so it is better to go back to the dormitory to rest.
It's just January now, and the quilt in Four-Poster Bed is so tempting.
Bellows actually plans to stay and watch the excitement.
Although Mrs. Travers's condition has not improved significantly, there is no sign of deterioration. It is obvious that the treatment is really working, and he has become a lot more cheerful.
Manus returned to the dormitory alone, lay down on the bed and wrapped himself in a thick quilt, took out a book and spread it on his lap, but he did not rush to start reading, but recalled what happened to Millicent Bagnold.
The fact that he did not stay there to participate in the research does not mean that he is not interested in the news at all. It is just that compared to others who are curious about how Curse takes effect, Manus is more concerned about what Millicent Bagnold was doing at the time.
Inquire about information, track someone...
Is the person she is following Voldemort? Or another member of Death Eaters? Or...
Probably because he just thought of the Greater Good some time ago, Manus suddenly felt that it would not be impossible if the other party traced the Greater Good's whereabouts because of St. Mungo's's accident.
Just thinking about it, none of these three possibilities is safe. Maybe Millicent Bagnold's Curse will really be in this industry, but I don't know whether she will be able to save her life or die directly in the end.
"Huh?"
Manus was just about to concentrate on reading when he suddenly let out a soft moan and took out a piece of parchment from Mental World and unfolded it.
This is the core of the task delegation function of Wizard Sage Party. Compared with before, many of the originally hanging tasks have been completed, but the number of tasks on the parchment has only increased.
This is not just a side project thrown by Manus himself. During this period, he also used Word Magic to conquer the function that allows others to remotely release commissions.
However, Wizard Sage Party is not Adventurers' Guild. Only research projects can be published. Violators will be punished with points deduction, ban, or expulsion from Wizard Sage Party according to the actual situation.
Normally, this system operates completely on its own. Unless you want to issue a commission or update the system, Manus will not take out this parchment.
But now there is an abnormal situation... a large number of commissions are accepted at once, and they are still by the same person.
In order to prevent two people from colliding with their results, and because these tasks are generally not too difficult compared to time-consuming and labor-intensive tasks, these tasks will be temporarily hidden after being accepted until they are completed, abandoned, or have not been completed for too long to trigger an alarm.
Manus frowned. Although Wizard Sage Party's rules and regulations did not explicitly prohibit accepting a large number of commissions, there were restrictions on accepting tasks that could not be completed for a long time, or giving up tasks.
If the reason for not completing the task for a long time or giving up the task is legitimate, such as an unexpected accident, then it's okay.
But if you take too many tasks at once, so you procrastinate for a long time and cannot complete them, or if you delay the task for too long and feel that it is too late and then give up the task, then there will also be various penalties.
As Manus's magic power was injected into the parchment, the flashing text on it turned into a background record part. Manus saw who had just taken over a dozen task commissions at once.
Um...Dumbledore?
That's okay. The other party is indeed capable of completing it. For example, if he mobilizes the power of Order of the Phoenix, if he really can't complete it, just give it to him when the time comes.
Manus put away the parchment, still a little confused in his eyes.
Dumbledore suddenly received so many commissions, what is it for?
In order to accumulate credits and redeem magic items?
This possibility is the highest. It is impossible that Dumbledore is short of money and wants to exchange it for Galleon.
But Dumbledore has been joining Wizard Sage Party for so long, and usually only completes one commission a month, so there is no reason to suddenly change his mind.
Unless something happened to him that made him think he would need the help of magic items sooner than originally planned?
Or... the amount of magic items he needs is larger than before?
"It really won't stop for a day outside."
Manus looked out the window. It was still snowing heavily. When Herbology went to Herbology tomorrow morning, I was afraid that I would have to walk one foot deep and one foot shallow in the snow to the greenhouse.
Although the snow clearing confinement schedule is already full, the scope of snow clearing is only within the castle. The furthest stairs extending out of the castle and the lawn outside are not within the confinement range.
Well, thinking about Hogwarts's now overcrowded lockdown list, Manus thought maybe we could talk to the professors and add the snow clearing on the lawn to the lockdown project.
This needs to be done as soon as possible. In another month, it will basically not snow again.
A night of silence.
As the sun rose as usual the next day, Manus returned to his peaceful and daily study life.
However, life inside Hogwarts is as usual, but all the details in life remind him all the time that the chaos outside is still going on.
Neither Death Eaters nor Order of the Phoenix will stop their actions because of the huge casualties caused by a battle, not to mention that there are still people hiding in the dark.
The explosion mentioned on Daily Prophet, the close-up of Dark Mark in the air on the front page of the fancy newspaper, the significantly reduced number of commissions in the task bar, the medium and low-level protective magic items that were exchanged in large quantities...
Even sometimes the crying suddenly breaks out at the Great Hall.
War is never far away.