A Wizard's Path in Hogwarts
Chapter 58

Personal Terminal

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"Those are ' Side-Along Apparition ' and ' Apparition,' which are teleportation spells. Wizards usually start learning them in their fifth or sixth year," Bell explained. "However, wizards cannot use ' Side-Along Apparition ' and ' Apparition ' within Hogwarts because Hogwarts has ' Anti-Apparition Jinx ' and ' Anti-Disapparition Jinx ' in place."

(Side-Along Apparition and Apparition are two spells; combining them allows for instantaneous teleportation. If Side-Along Apparition fails, the user splits into Splinching, leaving one part behind. If Apparition fails, the wizard embeds themselves into an object, such as a wall or a trash can.)

"I vaguely remember this; it seems to be mentioned in ' Hogwarts, A History.' How did Lim manage to Side-Along Apparition and Apparition?"

Hermione remembered what she had read in the book.

"Because the Lim are House-elf, their magic system is different from that of wizards, so the Anti-Apparition Jinx and the Anti-Disapparition Jinx cannot restrict them."

Lim was quick; before Bell and Hermione could even exchange a few words, it returned with its brand-new "Personal Terminal."

"Hermione, what's your favorite color?" Bell took the ' Personal Terminal ' and asked Hermione.

"Bell!? Could it be... this is really going to be given to me?"

Hermione had a vague idea from the beginning, but she was afraid of being presumptuous, so she didn't dare to ask.

"Certainly."

"No, I can't take it, it's too valuable!" Hermione shook her head vigorously. Although she really wanted a ' Personal Terminal ', she couldn't take Bell's things for free.

"It's not as valuable as you think, Hermione. You might not know this, but the ' Personal Terminal ' is actually made by my family. So I just took one from home, and it didn't even cost me a Bronze Knut."

"But..."

Seeing the Little Witch hesitate, looking like she wanted it but was too embarrassed to accept, Bell could only be a little tougher.

"Alright, Hermione, consider this my Christmas present to you, okay? I won't give you a present on Christmas Day. What color do you like? How about a rainbow one? It's pretty, except it's a bit eye-catching and dazzling at night. Or, would you like to Transfiguration?"

Seeing that Bell seemed to have already made up her mind, Hermione could only accept it with great joy. This was the first time she had ever received a gift from a friend.

"Then, let's go with the reddish-brown, the same color as my hair."

Hermione dared not Transfiguration herself; after all, it was such a valuable item. What if she accidentally broke it while Transfiguration? If Bell then brought out a new one, she would be too embarrassed to accept it.

Bell examined Hermione's hair closely, and without even taking out his Wand, the "Personal Terminal" in his hand turned brownish-red with a gradient effect, which was very beautiful.

Bell checked it carefully again before handing the "Personal Terminal" to Hermione.

Hermione took it and played with the ' Personal Terminal ' in her hands with great delight. She loved the color; it was even better and more beautiful than she had imagined.

"Thank you, Bell," Hermione said happily. "How do I use this?"

Bell pulled out his Personal Terminal, flipped it over, and pointed to a spot on the back, saying, "This can be opened. Use magic to open it like this... Yes, then take out the card inside, infuse it with a little magic, imagine you're casting Curses, and the card in your hand is your Wand... Yes, slower... Good."

Following Bell's instructions, Hermione retrieved a small silver card from behind her Personal Terminal and carefully infused it with some magic. Then, some blue patterns appeared on the card.

Hermione examined it closely and noticed that the pattern on her card was different from the one on Bell's card. She became a little nervous, wondering if she had made a mistake while infusing the magic and damaged the card.

"This card is now bound to your magic power. Once you put it back, you can use it... Click here to display your number. This number is automatically generated based on your magic power fluctuations. Just tell this number to someone, and they can add you as a friend and send you messages. The remaining magic power is in the upper right corner. The ' Personal Terminal ' can automatically absorb magic power from the surrounding environment, but considering cost and practicality, this function is not very powerful and can only maintain short-term use. If you want to use it continuously for a long time, you need to inject magic power yourself. However, it doesn't consume much magic power; just a little bit is enough to last a long time."

Hermione, secretly relieved, followed Bell's instructions and nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite. Bell then showed Hermione the various functions of her "Personal Terminal," and they added each other as friends.

"This is amazing! A Personal Terminal has so many functions!"

Hermione is growing to love the gift Bell gave her more and more.

"Your family is amazing, Bell, to be able to produce such a wonderful item."

"The wonders of magic far exceed your imagination, Hermione. You've only scratched the surface."

Hermione nodded vigorously, the Little Witch even more excited about magic and her future life.

Shortly after Bell and Hermione became friends, the Little Wizard suddenly erupted in enthusiastic cheers. Bell looked up and saw that the Quidditch players were beginning to enter the field.

Hermione quickly raised the prepared colorful flags and waved them vigorously. The poor Little Witch was unaware that Bell had set up Repelling Jinx around them, so no matter how hard she waved, no one else noticed.

The first Quidditch Match of the year was between Gryffindor House and Slytherin House, a rivalry that has a long history between the two houses. The already highly anticipated clash was further amplified by the powerful addition of Harry Potter this year, with some Harry fans even shouting themselves hoarse.

Madam Hooch placed a box between the two teams, containing Bludger, Quaffle, and Golden Snitch.

The Golden Snitch flies freely around the field, Seeker's task is to catch it; only the Seeker can touch the Golden Snitch Golden Snitch. The game ends when the Golden Snitch Golden Snitch is caught, and the team that catches it scores 150 points.

Quaffle is similar to rugby or basketball, with three Chaser responsible for throwing the Quaffle into the opponent's goal. Each side has three goals arranged in parallel at slightly different heights, guarded by a goalkeeper.

The Bludger flies around the players and attacks them, disrupting their game. The two Beater ' task is to use their bats to protect their own players from the Bludger Bludger while simultaneously hitting it at the opposing players to create interference.

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