What is magic?

Magic, spells, gestures, emotions, thinking, knowledge, wands, beliefs...

As the research deepened, Felix removed unnecessary components step by step and became more and more realistically closer to the essence of magic. At one moment, Felix once had the idea that magic is the basis of all incredible phenomena, the source of miracles, and the heart pointed out the direction of miracles.

When the two are combined, everything you want can come true.

The magic riots of the little wizards are the closest to this description. They did not master the profound spells, but under the strong emotions, under the guidance of a spiritual power, they completed the profound spell casting that many wizards could never do in their entire lives.

Of course, this time refers to the complexity of the magic operation, rather than discussing the power.

When the little wizards entered school, they began to systematically learn how to control magic and learn how to mobilize magic, so that magic can be like an arm to use fingers. This is actually a transformation from instinct to skill, and also a process from wildness to rationality.

Magic naturally forms part of the wizard's cognition.

What will happen if one day this part of the cognition is destroyed?

What is happening in front of you seems to give the answer.

Felix stared at the hysterical Professor Bubaji. From his perspective, the magic in the professor's body was a mess he had never seen before, like a ball of yarn tear apart. But he was sure she was definitely not a squin.

There was a real squib living in the Hogwarts school. His name was Argus Felch, who was the administrator of the castle. Felch glanced out of the crowd quickly. Felch was standing at the door of the administrator's office next to the foyer. The sound of a magic gramophone came from the crack of the closed door.

He was holding a bunch of keys in his hand, looking stunned, and Mrs. Loris wrapped around his feet.

Felix retracted his gaze and once again confirmed from Felch that the magic power in the two bodies was completely different. Squids certainly also have magic power, but they almost couldn't play any role. Moreover, because they had never been trained, they were not as good as the little wizards who were admitted to school normally. The magic power in their bodies was extremely lazy, like a quiet pool of water... More accurately, like a small puddle of life.

"Professor McGonagall, it's better to take Professor Bubaji to the school hospital and ask Mrs. Pomfrey to check her out. She may have been hit by some unpopular curse." Felix reminded that this is of course an excuse, but some things are not necessary to be disclosed.

He could not give an accurate conclusion now. Instead of saying half of the words, he would rather keep his mouth shut for the time being.

After all, just having a slight understanding is no different from catching wind and shadows. They are basically breeding grounds for rumors.

Professor Bubaji heard this in a daze, as if he was grabbing the last straw, and said in panic: "That's right, it's a curse! Those books I brought back from the Muggle world have messed up my mind! Oh my God! Every word on it contains a vicious curse..."

A loud breathing sound rang in the foyer.

"There is a curse hidden in Muggle books?" a student asked in a low voice.

"It's possible that my mom kept me away from everything about Muggles." Another student said seriously.

"Nonsense!" Hermione said arrogantly, and the man glared at her. When he saw the senior badge hanging on her chest, he turned his face away dissatisfiedly and muttered in a low voice: "It was my mother who said it."

"Caredi, we go to the school hospital and you will definitely be cured." Professor McGonagall said softly.

But Professor Bubaji only focused on repeating these words, occasionally stopping and sniffing. Felix shook his head slightly, his eyes flashed. Professor Bubaji, who was close to collapse, slowly fell in Professor McGonagall's arms and lost consciousness.

The crowd was terriblely quiet, as if what she had just said was floating in the air, turning into a terrifying creature that was swaying at them.

Felix had to say aloud, "Everyone!" His voice came from afar, and the students present looked at him blankly. Even the professors who came were watching him, hoping to get an answer.

It is because the news revealed by Professor Bubaji is too amazing: a normal wizard turns into a squib? This is something that has never happened before.

"There is no doubt about Professor Bubaji's physical problem. The reason is not clear yet, so I need you to stay calm." He spoke calmly and slowly moved his gaze. His eyes enveloped the people present, and convincing power radiated from the inside out of his body.

"I don't want you to forget my two other identities, Muggle research experts and memory therapists, so Professor Bubaji's trouble happens to be the area I'm good at. Instead of thinking about it, it's after the consultation, of course."

He gave Professor McGonagall a look, she understood it, and hurriedly took Professor Bubaji with his wand, and several professors followed. Snape stood by the wall, his dark eyes turned, and also paced towards the school hospital.

The students looked at each other

"Oh," Justin Finlieri suddenly screamed, scaring everyone. The companion next to him flashed to the side and patted his chest exaggeratedly. "I remember, there may be cursed items in the Muggle world, but they all flowed out of the magic world. Professor Happ also checked a fairy-made vase for me!"

"Is this happening?" asked his friend Susan Bones.

"I can testify." Hufflepuff student Ernie McMillan, who was just frightened, said seriously, trying to regain his image.

The frozen air in the foyer melted away, and the discussion became enthusiastic. Many young wizards squeezed to Justin, wanting to hear it more clearly.

...

The school hospital was crowded with people.

Almost all the professors rushed over after hearing the news, and there were many students standing close to each other at the bottom of the school hospital. Professor McGonagall had to go outside every few minutes to maintain discipline, so that the chaotic students could shut up and not cause trouble.

Some people, such as Hermione and Ron, were arrested as tyrants and ran back and forth in the corridor. In a messy atmosphere, Mrs. Pomfrey completed the inspection.

"This is the strangest patient I have ever seen. Her body is normal, except for magic. Often, this situation is the most difficult to deal with. Even if she lacks an arm, I can cure it." She kept shaking her head, showing a confused expression. "I can't judge, but it shouldn't be a squib, but this symptom."

There was another noise outside, and Professor McGonagall stood up suddenly, his chest fluttering violently: "Those students can't look at it! I must deduct points for them!" She rushed to the door angrily, opened the door, and there was a tall and thin wizard standing outside the door.

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief, "You finally came, Dumbledore Carredi."

"I know everything." Dumbledore nodded at her, first looking around, his eyes seemed to have magic, soothe the professor's restlessness. Then he strode to the hospital bed, bent down to check Professor Caridi's condition, dragging his silver beard to the sheets.

After a long time, he straightened his body, with a hint of confusion in his eyes. "I can conclude that she has not become a squin, and of course it is not a curse."

"President Dumbledore, is it possible that it is silent? I have seen it in the book that its characteristics are very similar to the magic in her body," asked Mrs. Pomfrey.

"Absolutely not." Dumbledore said firmly.

He looked at the others present, and Professor Flevy screamed, "I didn't find any hidden spells." Snape stood in the corner and said expressionlessly: "It's not the influence of potions." Professor Sprout also said: "She has not been exposed to plants such as sneeze grass and bad blood grass recently."

"Maybe it's not the effect of magic." Trelawney, wearing a pair of big glasses, poked her head out from behind Sinista, a professor of astronomy and Glaplan, a substitute professor of Fantastic Animal Protection, and looked towards the hospital bed.

"Thank you, Sybil," Dumbledore said briefly.

He looked at Felix, who had just opened his eyes and had a weird expression on the other side of the hospital bed, and asked softly: "How are you communicating with Caridi?" Several professors in the ward opened their eyes wide and stared at Felix's face in unison, trying to see something.

Felix hesitated for a moment, "Albus, you'd better see it for yourself."

Dumbledore calmly met his gaze, his blue eyes dazed under his semi-circular glasses, and then found himself in a colorful and strange world: it was impossible to distinguish up, down and left and right here, there was no place to go, and surrounded by empty and dark scenes, as if he was in the universe. Dumbledore looked around with interest, and the curved double helix structure formed golden steps, extending from near to the end of infinite sight. Then a large blue light ball was like lightning, radiating bright white currents, filling only part of the gap. Gold and blue intertwined but clearly separated, forming large areas of dark and uncertain light and shadow on the edges of contact with each other.

"Here is..." Dumbledore said slowly.

"Professor Bubaji's dream." Felix replied briefly.

While speaking, a familiar voice sounded from somewhere. It was Caridi Bubaji. Her voice was much more ethereal than usual, with an echo, as if it came from the wilderness. Moreover, her tone was full of confusion and fear, and it came from all directions: "Why... why there is no magic position..."

Dumbledore's expression was solemn, and he explained: "There was an accident in Caridi during the summer vacation. She visited more than a dozen Muggle biologists in succession. The last time, she was very excited. Maybe her body had already had problems at that time. The wand warned her. Unfortunately, the Muggle Professor who was talking to her suspected that she had a gun, rushed up and knocked her out, and called the police. When I brought her out, she became absent-minded..."

"Mileva told me about this." Felix showed a recollection expression: "At the International Muggle Research Conference two years ago, Professor Bubaji showed curiosity about biology knowledge, but the content of her research at that time was very basic, and her level was probably similar to the floating curse in the first grade? Her speech was unexpectedly interrupted, and Ifamoni's students attacked the Busres Hotel... I have rarely paid attention to her research field and progress since then, but obviously Professor Bubaji did not give up, and her research has become more and more in-depth in the past two years."

Dumbledore stared at Caridi Bubaggi's strange dreams, "Can she understand the new knowledge?"

"She understood it worse than that, but couldn't be included in the existing cognition," Felix said.

Dumbledore pondered for a moment, and ignored Professor Ribbaji's erratic voice. "Is it another system? Does it conflict with magic?"

"Magic and science." Felix said softly, "These two are like two circles. Over the past thousands of years, they have developed a completely different system. If compared, they are: magic is sensible, changeable; science is rational and rigorous, and they are becoming more and more distinct from each other, forming two brilliant flowers of civilization..."

"But unfortunately, our Professor Bubaji accidentally discovered the intersection of the two." Dumbledore said with emotion.

"That's it," said Felix. "Her cognition is too biased towards wizards. She is undoubtedly qualified as a wizard. But on the other hand, IMHO, her scientific literacy is pitifully small, but she just wants to use the wisdom accumulated from life to understand another rigorous behemoth. It's hard not to have any problems."

"So that's it." Dumbledore let out a sigh of relief and looked at the dream in front of him. "Since you know the reason, it has become easier to solve the troubles in Caridi. There may be more than one way to use the specific one. Let Caridi choose it after we go out."

Felix nodded, and he thought of it too.

The most direct way is to let Keridi Bubaji forget this memory, and then treat her as a newly enrolled wizard, and re-crush her magic. The whole process is not difficult, of course, she may not be happy.

Another method is even more difficult, without erasing the memory, she must re-accept magic and stabilize her cognition when there is interference.

But no matter what, Dumbledore will probably warn her not to get into such 'dangerous' knowledge in the short term.

Felix was a little regretful. His Christmas gift had not been given yet, but he didn't dare to give anything related to the world of Muggle. Who knows if it would touch her nerves? This incident also alerted him. He had been secretly promoting the integration of the world between wizards and ordinary people in the past, and now it seems that he still has a long way to go.

Perhaps a buffer zone should be established between the two, located between open and closed, and make careful choices...

Limited openness? Felix wondered.

Dumbledore sighed, "She should be the wizard who has studied this knowledge to the extreme for hundreds of years."

"She is indeed a pioneer," Felix said agreeably.

"What about you?"

"I?"

"Your achievements in the field of Muggle research are equally amazing," Dumbledore said softly. "I have read your book, which contains a lot of scientific knowledge, and as far as I know, what a person can express through language only accounts for a very small part of his wisdom."

"You think my research is even more in-depth than Professor Bubaji?"

"This is also the most puzzled thing about me. You never seem to have troubled this aspect? And you can apply this concept to the companies you founded. It is said that a considerable portion of the spending of the World Company in the future is to buy Muggle items, but these employees are not like Caridi... Well, the only difference I can think of is the different fields of research." Dumbledore said in a tone of discussion.

"There are indeed reasons for this." Felix said: "The development strategy I have formulated for the company at least in the early stage is to absorb the concepts and uses of Muggle technology products, and then try to replace them with magic. I did not ask them to master the principles, and the most important point is," he turned his fingers: "Mechanical structure, physics, chemistry... These concepts are either wizards themselves, or they are still blank and do not have serious conflicts with their cognition. Unlike Professor Bubaji, she has already involved the most essential and intense issues."

"As for my unaffectedness, I think it may be related to my origin, which makes me feel awe of both magic and science, and I don't think I can easily control the power of both by myself," said Felix.

Dumbledore smiled: "Ah, I have a wonderful association. What kind of sparks will the combination of Muggle's wisdom and magic be created as your job advertisement in the newspaper says?"

"Yes, I'll wait and see."

"You are too modest, Felix, if I were asked to find a word to describe it, I would say: It was awesome." Dumbledore said. In the dream, Caridi's voice was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, as if he had been wandering in the dream, searching over and over again.

"Gene...information...evolution...why is there no magical location here?"

"Have you ever thought about how to deal with this problem?" Dumbledore asked thoughtfully.

Felix magically understood Dumbledore's meaning: Dumbledore did not ask for the answer itself, which was unrealistic, and he could not answer it immediately. He just wanted to know how to deal with this kind of conflict of thought and concept if the wizard and ordinary people were destined to merge.

"I haven't thought about it before." Felix said bluntly.

"What about now?"

"I have a little idea!"

Dumbledore looked at Felix with a smile. Felix seemed to have an illusion, as if he had returned to three years ago, when they were sitting in the round principal's office, where he was undergoing a serious interview instead of exploring the problem in a professor's weird dream.

"In the short term, magic will be magic and science will be science. Artificially draw a buffer zone to leave enough time for each other to adapt." He said seriously.

The sound in the dream suddenly became quiet, as if Professor Bubaji's subconscious mind was also listening. The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, and the blue light ball and the golden double helix structure were separated little by little, with a large black area exposed in the middle.

"Limit communication to a certain range?" Dumbledore nodded, "Good idea, who will be the bridge between?"

Felix hesitated for a moment and still expressed his thoughts: "In the past, the Ministry of Magic was doing this by accident, but now it is the future World Company that takes the initiative to promote it. In the future, all the little wizards from Muggle families will work together..."

Dumbledore didn't agree and just said, "Let's go out first, the people outside should be anxious... Speaking of which, I wonder if Carredi has the chance to board the chocolate frog card? What will her introduction be?"
Chapter completed!