Archdruid of Hogwarts

In the dead of night, Ernie, the brick mover, once again finished his work and began to settle the harvest.

Work twelve hours a day, all year round unless necessary.

Being so hard-working doesn’t look like a ‘British’ citizen at all.

Not to mention the people in the wizarding world whose life pace is more relaxed.

In Selena's eyes, her son is so sensible that it makes people feel heartbroken, especially after experiencing the series of pursuits four years ago.

She once tried to persuade her son not to live so tiringly. If a person does not have a childhood, he will probably feel deep regret when he looks back on his life in the future.

But she has neither the capital nor the ability to persuade.

The legend of her shrewdness and ability has spread in the British wizarding circle in recent years. Many young, handsome, erudite and unmarried wizards with good backgrounds and good careers have directly or indirectly expressed their love for her, and even went straight to marriage. Come.

However, she knew that there was no shortage of men in the MacMillan family, but because of secular prejudice, it was not easy to accept young Ernie, even if he did better than many adult men, so she had to stand at the front desk.

"Today's revenue is 5310 rage coins, and we spent 2000 on food. The total deposit is 16.4 rage coins. We are still 1 short of redeeming the level 3.6 rejuvenation technique. Alas! These rage coins are almost as good as the Zimbabwe dollar, and they are so worthless. Already..."

Ernie parked the Archdruid back to his exclusive cabin in the Dream Woods. He gave the troll servant Zanjiji a few words as usual, and then exited the inner universe.

Soon after, there was a knock on the door and Selina brought hot milk.

While drinking milk, we chatted for a while. It was almost midnight and it was time to take a rest.

Almost every day.

Ernie hopes to make some changes. He dreams that the campus life at Hogwarts may allow him to develop more and higher-value emotions such as heartfelt happiness, love, etc., and then be better than this kind of campus life. Moving bricks is much more cost-effective.

That way, even if it's not as stable as moving bricks, he can still recognize it.

Otherwise, he would really have no choice but to sleep through class after class.

It's not like he hasn't considered giving up school altogether.

After all, he decided to focus on Druid's extraordinary technical system. Guardian, wild, balance, recovery, four major departments, as well as auxiliary majors and life majors, this huge and complete system, if you want to refine all its skills, it will probably take you a lifetime.

So, is spending seven years going to Hogwarts too luxurious?

What's more, when an adult pretends to be young, just thinking about it makes me feel itchy and trembling with shame.

But after thinking over and over again, he finally decided that this wizard school was worth it.

Specifically, we have to start with his understanding of the wizarding world.

He still clearly remembers that when he watched the "Harry Potter" novels and movies in his previous life, his first impression was of the magic of magic, and then he felt envy of that era, that environment, and that identity. He felt fresh and Fun and exciting.

But when I really came to the wizarding world and became one of them, my first impression was that it was barbaric and dark. People's lives are taken lightly, lawlessness, officials and gangsters collude, a nest of snakes and rats.

Then there is loneliness and helplessness. Not only is there no one to turn to, and there are few people to trust, it is also rare to see people of the same kind.

First of all, a few thousand people scattered across the vastness of Britain are really too few.

Secondly, seclusion is not just talking about it. Most wizards either live in the wilderness like Weasley and Lovegood, or they are hidden deep in the city.

Unless wizards are familiar with each other, it is normal for them to not know where they live.

Then, even if they are familiar with each other, they may not know where they live.

There are people like Horace who break into the house. When Muggles go on a trip or something, they move in. When the rightful owner comes back, they move to another house.

Finally, there are the real bums who need a Knight Bus rescue from time to time...

No one can be found, so there is no need to mention any interaction.

The only places where you can definitely meet wizards are Hogsmeade, and the streets of Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley.

But there is a big difference between these two places in the eyes of adults and in the eyes of children.

Anyway, he went to these two places one after another, and he felt as uneasy as visiting the black market on the US-Mexico border.

He admitted that this had something to do with the fact that his family had not been cleared of the crime of being a Death Eater at that time.

But in his opinion, the fundamental problem lies in the poor overall social environment of the wizarding world, represented by public security, and the lack of trust among wizards.

The intensity of people's social activities is closely related to their needs.

For example, what are the social activities of the dead house and the situation in the circle of friends?

The upper limit of individual abilities of extraordinary beings is much higher than that of ordinary people, which means that many things can be completed independently, and the need for division of labor and cooperation is reduced.

At the same time, with strong abilities comes great threats. In the eyes of other wizards, every wizard is like a violent person armed to the teeth.

Wand casting may not be as shocking as a thermal weapon, but in terms of insidiousness, it is definitely even worse.

The Imperius Curse + Oblivion, Dumbledore was caught off guard, was he panicked?

Some people may sneer at this: You imagine the wizarding world is too sinister!

It’s not like Ernie hasn’t reflected on whether the experience of being wronged by his family caused him to suffer from persecutory delusions.

Later he found a key reason to reject this statement: the cost of crime.

If the cost of crime is very low, it will be easy for desperate people to take risks.

There is no trace of adult wands, and the surveillance network's ability to monitor places like Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley is poor. Because every wizard is a releaser of magic and a source of monitoring interference.

What's more, the wizarding world in modern society cannot compare with modern society in terms of civilization.

Pure-blood wizards calling Muggle-born wizards mudbloods is equivalent to the Victorian dignitaries calling sweatshop workers inferior people.

This is not a simple insult or contempt, but a deep-rooted recognition, a corner of society, and a microcosm of the times.

That’s why it is said that the social environment in the wizarding world is dark, much darker than the modern social environment after the arrival of Che Guevara, where people at the bottom at least have basic social security.

In this context, Hogwarts plays a role not only as an ivory tower, but also as a refuge, a place for emotional cultivation, and even a paradise.

Fairness, dignity, these concepts are strengthened at Hogwarts. Students here have relatively equal opportunities to communicate and compete.

Moreover, when the mind is relatively simple, and during the process of shaping the three views, the emotional connections formed still carry more weight in people's perceptual cognition.

For example, Voldemort's fear of Dumbledore was a psychological shadow when they first met in the orphanage, and it was continuously strengthened later. Even though he had been away from school for so many years, he had become an all-powerful man, but he still did not dare to be stubborn with Dumbledore. In the end, he died at the hands of others.

There are negative examples, and of course there are positive examples, too.

He even felt that the basic trust between wizards in the British wizarding community, and even the global wizarding community, was established in their respective magic schools.

If we delve deeper, it becomes more complicated. The wizarding world has evolved into what it is now. It has its own numerical disadvantage, the overwhelming power of mortals, and external pressure like the goblin war, which promotes the group's unity; it also has to learn advanced technologies from the mortal world. At the same time, the productivity brought by its own extraordinary technology determines the internal pressure of production relations.

But no matter what, the superficial and invisible functions of magic schools are extremely important to the wizarding world.

The school shapes the mainstream of future wizard society from generation to generation, and wizards also begin to weave their own interpersonal networks here.

Therefore, going to Hogwarts to study is like a powerful person in the previous life donating money to send his or her children to Harvard in the north of the Qing Dynasty. It is not that they believe that a good environment can turn poor students into top academics, but that they went to school with the four majors. A very good way to build connections.

There are scholars who talk and laugh, but there are no idle friends in the world. The social circle determines life opportunities to a large extent.

From this perspective, spending money to attend a prestigious school means that your IQ is not enough to make up for your emotional intelligence, and there is nothing wrong with it.

What's more, even if you don't count these forward gains, there are still near-term gains and losses that need to be calculated.

The MacMillan family is now in a very embarrassing situation, and they are in urgent need of someone with a thick thigh. After all, with their orphans, widowers, and astonishing wealth, they are just fat pigs in the eyes of others.

It is estimated that if you go out and run a red light, you will be fined and doubt your life.

The Ministry of Magic has collusion between officials and gangsters, dark governance and corruption. It's really not just talk.

This is also a big reason why he and Selena have been staying at home these years.

Both mother and son knew that there were people with good eyes watching secretly, ready to seize the opportunity to engage in fancy tricks.

Before falling asleep, Ernie thought: "It's already August, the offer to Hogwarts should be here, right?

Could it be that those jealous pure-blood families spread rumors? Dumbledore really believed that I was mentally traumatized when being chased by a dark wizard four years ago, and that my autistic state was no longer suitable for attending an ordinary school?

The Macmillan family was able to overturn the case, and Dumbledore also contributed, and he also dealt with me during this period, unless he is forgetful..."