Professor McGonagall was sent by Hogwarts.
She walked to the platform, tapped the stone bricks with her wand, and uttered a spell that none of the three understood. Turning to Harry and Ron, she said, "Alright, you two go in first this time."
"You've come just in time, Professor McGonagall." Lorne tipped his hat, though he wasn't wearing one.
"Don't mention it, Lorne, we have to get going too," Professor McGonagall said hesitantly, "Congratulations on the success of your Magic Mobile Phone shop, but you'll need to focus more on your studies after school starts. I'll be even stricter with the final exams this semester."
Lorne looked at Professor McGonagall with a puzzled expression. Why would even a professor from the castle be paying attention to the opening of Magic Mobile Phone shop?
As if sensing Lorne's question, Professor McGonagall thoughtfully added, "I thought you knew everything when you gave Hagrid the Magic Mobile Phone; not just me, but the whole of Hogwarts would know."
Lorne had completely forgotten about that.
He only knew that Hagrid would definitely report to Dumbledore how he found out about him, but he forgot that Hagrid wanted to tell the whole world whenever he was happy.
Even when I bought the dragon egg, I had to tell myself that.
So, after following Professor McGonagall onto the train, Lorne kept pondering a question: should he give one to each of the other professors as well? After all, he couldn't show favoritism, and what if the other professors had second thoughts about it?
I doubt there's such a trend in England.
Lorne was about to let it go, but while Professor McGonagall was in the restroom, Harry suddenly asked him, " Director Lorne, didn't you give Professor McGonagall Magic Mobile Phone?"
Why bring this up?
" Hagrid told me you gave him a Magic Mobile Phone that was made just for him. I was thinking that Professor McGonagall is a good person too, could you save one for me next time you have some in stock? She gave me Nimbus 2000, and I'd like to give her something in return."
"..."
Lorne understood.
If Hagrid has already told the students about this, then it means the spiders in the Forbidden Forest already know.
When the train arrived at the station, it was Hagrid who came to pick them up to take them to Hogwarts.
" Hagrid?" Professor McGonagall glanced at the darkening sky. "You didn't need to come. We have two teachers who can take two students to Hogwarts."
"I happen to have nothing to do at this time," Hagrid laughed, his mustache twitching. "Besides, I texted Lorne but he didn't reply, even though the Magic Mobile Phone is very convenient..."
Hagrid was interrupted by Lorne mid-sentence, "I wasn't paying attention, Hagrid. Let's go to Hogwarts first; Harry and Ron are exhausted."
"You're right, I've prepared a carriage."
Hagrid stepped aside, gesturing for the group to get into the car.
"What are you talking about?" Ron exclaimed in surprise, "Where's the horse?"
"They're called Thestral," Professor McGonagall explained, first boarding the carriage and waiting for Harry and Ron to get on. "Only those who have seen and understand death can see them."
Lorne stood there, looking at the twelve emaciated Thestral in front of the carriage. Their heads were covered with scales, and their wings were folded to their sides, like soldiers returning from hell.
Why could he see the Thestral?
Quirrell was rescued, and Voldemort didn't really die either. He spent the entire term at Hogwarts and didn't witness any death.
Or did the body's predecessor witness death?
As Lorne boarded the carriage, Professor McGonagall was still patiently instructing Harry: "Don't try to escape or reject death. Perhaps when you truly understand the irreversible weight of death yet still accept it, you'll see the Thestral."
Harry understood what Professor McGonagall was talking about.
He was answering the question in his heart: why he had witnessed his parents' death but could not see the Thestral.
Night has fallen.
The night view of Hogwarts is always magnificent and awe-inspiring. The Thestral pulling the carriage were a bit bumpy, prompting Ron to complain, "Are all these invisible horses lame?"
After the carriage landed, Professor McGonagall prepared a late-night snack for everyone, and after they had all finished eating, she personally escorted Harry and Ron back to their dormitory.
Lorne bid farewell to everyone and returned to his office.
He hadn't even checked the quantity requirements and rewards for the next stage of his system task.
[Task: Gather the Power of Emotion of those like you]
[Progress: 520/1500]
[Reward: A new rare item slot has been added to the shop]
[Rare Items Section Effect: Refreshes daily at midnight. Rare items are randomly selected from those not currently displayed in the shop, including higher-level books, Potions, and finished alchemy items.]
Rare Items Section?
Lorne didn't have a good impression of random things, but the increase in Power of Emotion over the past few days did make him very happy.
He looked at the specific distribution and found that the Power of Emotion gained from contact on the day of sale was over one hundred. In other words, the Magic Mobile Phone, which has sold less than three hundred units so far, can provide him with about one hundred Power of Emotion every day.
At this rate, he should be able to achieve his mission objective in two weeks.
However, the speed at which the mission objectives accumulate is really fast. Last time it was 800, and this time it almost doubled. Moreover, the rewards haven't included spells or total magic power for a long time.
We can't afford to give up yet.
Lorne, who had intended to rest, also logged into the game's backend to check the number of online users on several software programs.
The number of users of the Cuckoo is not very high at present, which is also Lorne's own doing. He limited it to one per household, and people with Magic Mobile Phone can only chat between households. Unless it is for work, no wizard will frequently disturb others.
Even fewer people are using the Senior's Help, which was within Lorne's expectations; not many young wizards will start studying hard in the first two days of school.
The remaining two games both experienced exponential growth in user numbers.
Street Wizard Fighter needs no introduction. The introduction of the matchmaking system allows those who used to play arcade games to experience the thrill of intense fighting at home. Now, they are all eager to climb the ranks so they can face more challenging matches.
The Wizard Legend, which was once lukewarm in arcades, has seen its popularity rise with the increasing adoption of Magic Mobile Phone.
In particular, the game's art style after the update, although it still retains many pixelated 2D elements, has maps and characters that Firenze polished, with distinct lines and colors, giving it a more medieval magical world feel.
A game like Street Wizard Fighter, which requires full concentration, can't be played all day. In your spare time, listening to music, fighting monsters, and leveling up in Wizard Legend is a much better experience.
For every casual player, there's a hardcore player. The power system in Wizard Legend has also motivated many people, who, like Harry back then, grind day and night to try and climb up the leaderboard.
Redemption codes naturally became very popular.