Chapter 4147 4149 [Online Chat Room]
During the subsequent Potions exam, Xiang Nan brewed the most perfect vitality tonic as quickly as possible, leaving the invigilator speechless.
Later, Xiang Nan also performed very well in the protection of magical animals, astrology, arithmetic divination, ancient magic texts, etc., which made all the invigilators very satisfied.
With the end of the owls exam, the fifth school year also comes to an end.
Xiang Nan and others then took the Hogwarts Express home.
On the way, he made an appointment with Lupine, Barty Jr. and others not to lose contact during the summer vacation. They would continue to work together to make anti-curse equipment and magic props to make a fortune together.
Everyone agreed unanimously.
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During the following summer vacation, Xiang Nan was busy making anti-spell equipment and magic props.
Because in the past six months, Death Eaters have become more and more active and have killed more and more people. Not only Muggle wizards, but also mixed-blood wizards and even pure-blood wizards have suffered casualties.
Because those mixed-blood wizards and pure-blood wizards also opposed Voldemort and the Death Eaters, they were attacked by them.
This makes people more and more frightened.
Because although Death Eaters and others were raging before, they only targeted Muggles and Muggle-born wizards, not mixed-blood wizards and pure-blood wizards.
Therefore, although half-blood wizards and pure-blood wizards sympathize with the plight of Muggle wizards, they are actually somewhat grateful that they are not Muggle wizards.
But things are different now. Mixed-blood wizards are attacked just like pure-blood wizards, which puts most wizards into panic.
They also began to worry like Muggle wizards that Death Eaters would fall from the sky one day and kill their entire family.
Therefore, they were so scared that they began to try every means to save their lives, such as immigrating, moving, buying anti-curse equipment, etc.
Xiang Nan's anti-curse equipment and magic props have also become more popular.
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It is worth mentioning that Xiang Nan's home has also been attacked by Death Eaters in the past six months.
Although Xiang Nan did not openly oppose Voldemort and the Death Eaters, he developed too many anti-curse equipment and magic props, which disrupted many attacks by the Death Eaters.
Therefore, they found the address of Xiang Nan's family through a traitor in the Ministry of Magic, and launched an attack on their home.
Fortunately, Xiang Nan installed an anti-theft alarm at home and set up multiple protective spells and mechanisms to resist intruders, so the Death Eaters finally returned without success.
Erin and Tobia also escaped death.
But they later had to move and hid the address of their new home.
Tobia even had to sell the bar he had owned for many years.
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At the end of July, both Xiang Nan and Lily received their OWLS test results.
As expected, Xiang Nan got "excellent" in all ten subjects. Lily's spells, potions, transfiguration, and Defense Against the Dark Arts classes were all "excellent", and only two subjects, Care of Magical Creatures and Divination, were "good."
But overall, both of them performed very well.
As usual, Erin uses the owl to do mail ordering to avoid being attacked when they go to Diagon Alley. But in fact, Xiang Nan was not afraid at all. He wanted to have a head-on confrontation with the Death Eaters.
Time came to September, Xiang Nan and Lily returned to Hogwarts.
During the summer vacation, he frequently corresponded with Lupine, Barty Jr. and others, and worked with them to develop new magic props and anti-curse equipment.
In order to facilitate communication, Xiang Nan specially developed a communication prop. He cast a spell on a stack of parchment. As long as one person writes on the parchment, the same writing will appear on other people's parchment.
This magic is very complex and very clever, even more useful than Voldemort's Dark Mark.
Voldemort's Dark Mark is branded on the Death Eaters' hands. As soon as he touches the Dark Mark, all Death Eaters will feel the sting of the Mark on their hands and will apparate to him immediately.
Later, this magic was borrowed by Hermione. After Dumbledore's Army was formed, she gave everyone a fake gold Galleons. There were numbers on the side of the Galleons. When Harry decided to convene the next gathering, the Galleons would be changed. Change the number on the side to the time of the next gathering.
And after he changes the number, other people's Galleons will also change. This way, everyone knows when the next meeting is.
Xiang Nan's parchment has the same principle as the Dark Mark and False Galleons, but it is more subtle and the information it conveys is more precise, similar to an online chat room.
This saves the time of the owl flying back and forth, and any ideas can be communicated in time before it is too late.
Lupine and Barty were very surprised when they got this roll of parchment. They didn't expect Xiang Nan to be so smart and actually invent such a communication tool. It was really amazing.
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After the new semester started, Xiang Nan's business continued, and various anti-spell equipment and magic props were produced.
Among them, anti-curse cloaks, anti-theft alarms and temporary transformation candy are the best sellers.
The anti-spell cloak has the largest defensive area and has the best defensive effect when attacked. Anti-theft alarms are best placed at home to avoid being invaded by thieves.
Temporary transformation candy is best for hiding. There are many types that can make people temporarily transform into another person, or a sofa, a table, a rock, etc.
The duration is about five minutes, and the time may be slightly adjusted depending on your weight and physical condition. It is very suitable to have one when you are being followed or ambushed.
The parchment paper invented by Xiang Nan for real-time communication was also very popular after it was launched on the market.
Because this communication tool is obviously much faster than an owl, communication is more timely and convenient, and it can even be said to have achieved a qualitative leap.
Before, it was through letters, but now it’s online. Therefore, many people are eager to buy them for communicating with family and friends.
Xiang Nan also added a "password" on the parchment. Only those who know the password can communicate with each other, which avoids the possibility of leaking secrets.
Even Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick were full of praise for Xiang Nan's invention, praising him for his ingenuity and his ability to master the transformation spell so well, which was truly remarkable.
You must know that the transformation spell can only be mastered by seventh grade students, and Xiang Nan may not be able to master it as well.
Regarding their praise, Xiang Nan had other ideas.
In fact, the magic used for parchment correspondence is not too difficult.
He believed that with the talent and strength of Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick and others, they should all be able to develop it.
But after so many years, they have never developed it and still use owl communication. I have to say that the magical world is really too rigid.
While the Muggle world is changing rapidly and has begun the third industrial revolution, the wizarding world is still essentially living the life of small farmers in the Middle Ages.
They use candles for lighting, rely on owls to communicate, farm their own land, raise their own pigs, and are self-sufficient... However, they are not aware of their backwardness and think wizards are far nobler than Muggles.
Really, people don’t know what to say.