My Days Making Games and Entertainment at Hogwarts
Chapter 142

Custom avatars

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The Weasley family.

Ron's Magic Mobile Phone originated from a gift Lorne gave to his business partner. Mrs. Molly had bought phones for her two sons who were far away, but the four children in the family did not yet have one. When she offered to give the new Magic Mobile Phone to one of them, the children, unusually, became modest and refused to give it to her.

Percy: "I might be able to get one next time I go to Hogsmeade, and even if I can't, there's always next time. I don't need Magic Mobile Phone... Can I get cash instead?"

Fred and George: "We need two. If there's only one, give it to Ron first."

Ron: "Really?"

Ginny wanted it too, but she knew that Ron, as the youngest boy in the family, rarely had new things, so she waved her hand and said, "Give it to Ron, I can wait a little longer."

So Ron got his own Magic Mobile Phone, but he didn't get carried away. He patted his chest and assured everyone that anyone who wanted to use the Magic Mobile Phone could ask him for it; he was just a custodian.

Then he played all night.

Watching others play is a completely different experience from playing it yourself. Even though Ron had previously used Harry's Magic Mobile Phone, playing it again now gave him a different feeling.

Just in time for the Christmas update, Ron has decided that today is the first day he'll be able to play the new version before Harry and Hermione!

In fact, Ron hadn't touched the Magic Mobile Phone in a long time. Since entering their third year, their schoolwork had increased considerably, leaving them with very little free time to curl up on the sofa or bed and play with Harry.

It was still familiarly cool to the touch. Ron kept rubbing it with his fingers, as if he were making a pact with it.

The first software Ron opened was Cuckoo Messaging.

Ron never used this later-released software, but he knew from watching Harry and the others use it that Cuckoo Messaging could identify the user by sensing magic, and that Cuckoo could be used to log in directly to the other three games.

It can be said that Cuckoo is now the main software of Magic Mobile Phone; logging into Cuckoo Messaging is equivalent to binding a Magic Mobile Phone.

Driven by a strong desire to assert his dominance, Ron eagerly registered his own account.

After registering, Ron suddenly noticed an interface different from what he had seen before; the system was prompting him to complete the editing of his personal information.

Ron had already decided on his online nickname.

The gender is, of course, male.

The profile picture... seems to allow uploading images? But where do I get those images from?

As a loyal fan of the Magic Mobile Phone, Ron had long since learned a unique trick from the Magic Mobile Phone owners around him—when in doubt, go to the forum.

Sure enough, the first post Ron encountered was introducing the new feature of Cuckoo, the operation and benefits of personalized avatars. This person praised the avatar feature to the skies, and Ron even suspected that he was a shill hired by Director Lorne.

As the most prominent feature in the Cuckoo Forum and friend chat, the profile picture function can give a good first impression and express personal characteristics. However, very few people are proficient in both drawing and using the Magic Mobile Phone. So how can we get a profile picture that is uniquely our own?

[DM this account for profile picture customization services]

Oh, it was just an advertisement.

Ron, still very curious, added the friend. The other person immediately sent him several sample images. Ron keenly noticed that those sample images looked remarkably similar to the ones Dean had shown them in the dorm.

He asked the question tentatively.

[ Dean?]

[... Who are you?]

Unexpectedly, he ran into an acquaintance as soon as he arrived at the forum. Ron immediately became excited and introduced himself, recounting how he acquired the Magic Mobile Phone Magic Mobile Phone and expressing his happiness that Dean could also have one.

[Actually, I don't have Magic Mobile Phone yet. I draw on the arcade machines at the Magic Mobile Phone store with my wand, but I'm saving up to buy one, and I've already saved up a third of Magic Mobile Phone.]

Dean, Harry's roommate, was a big fan of the Magic Mobile Phone from the very beginning. Ever since he got the Philosopher's Stone from a seventh-year student and started carving, he discovered that the lines drawn by holding the wand like a pen were more stable and accurate.

So after the Christmas Cuckoo feature was updated, he immediately tried using his wand as a pen to draw on the arcade machine. Although his drawings were not as free and unrestrained as his drawings on paper, they were still exquisite and beautiful.

So he quickly created an account and posted on the Cuckoo Forum to accept custom profile picture orders, striving to be the first to try it out.

They really made a lot of money.

[Um, how much are your profile pictures?]

Seeing Ron's cautious demeanor, Dean didn't mention the price. He knew Ron didn't have any money, and besides, he had just obtained the Magic Mobile Phone and certainly didn't have time to get a membership card for the Magic Mobile Phone store.

[I'll draw you a simple picture, and you can help me with some homework at school, or bring me some honey cookies your mom makes.]

Ron readily agreed, even offering to bring him some more fruit pastries. He excitedly lay on the bed waiting at lightning speed, until Dean sent him a picture of someone with fiery red hair, an exaggerated pose, and extremely sensual.

[I drew this based on your name, " Red-Haired Minister for Magic." This is a sketch. Please take a look at the pose, expression, colors, composition... Is there anything you're not satisfied with? If not, I'll draw it exactly as it is.]

[No need to draw anymore, I want this sketch. I'm very satisfied. Don't worry, Dean, you'll eat honey cookies until you're sick of them this year.]

Ron changed his profile picture following the steps taught on Dean's Forum and immediately felt like he had become a master of the Magic Mobile Phone.

He wanted to show his aesthetic sense to those around him, only to find that he didn't have a single friend.

It's okay, he remembers Harry and Hermione.

While waiting for his friend request to be accepted, Ron kept adjusting the way he held the Magic Mobile Phone. He twisted and turned like a worm, wrinkling the sheets, and muttered to himself, "Could there be a better way to use the Magic Mobile Phone that hasn't been discovered yet, waiting for me, the Magic Mobile Phone master, to discover it?"

Won't.

The excitement of obtaining the Magic Mobile Phone dominated Ron's mind; he couldn't even think deeply, just fiddling with his Magic Mobile Phone, finding everything about it wonderful.

With a "ding," Harry's friend request was accepted.

Where did you get that Magic Mobile Phone?

[This was sent to my house by Director Lorne. How is it, Harry? Does my profile picture look good? It's much better than your system's default profile picture, isn't it?]

[Uh... so ugly]

[Please, Harry, this is my first profile picture. Don't you think it has a kind of simple beauty? It suits my style perfectly. Look at that red hair!]

I think it has a kind of crude ugliness.

[Stop it, stop saying it's ugly, Harry, can't you be a little more tactful?]

[Okay, your profile picture is a bit subtle.]

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