Cannon Fodder Collection [Comprehensive]

It was not uncommon for Sybill Trelawney to be absent.

She usually behaves crazy, even if she actually has real talents and learning, it may be that the prediction of the death of the students is almost inaccurate, and it may be that she is still under the curse of "the prophecy comes true but no one will believe it", which makes Sybil Trelawney was not popular at Hogwarts.

She herself was aware of her low status among the employees, and that almost all the other professors were more talented than she, so she kept herself away from her colleagues for long periods of time in her stuffy, crowded tower.

The reason why she was hired by Dumbledore at the beginning was out of respect for her ancestors on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had witnessed with his own eyes that she had the ability to predict.Especially the prophecy of the savior back then.And let Sybill Trelawney come to Hogwarts to protect her nearby, and hope she can bring more real prophecies.

After Harry came to Hogwarts, Sybill Trelawney did not come out of her tower for two weeks, Dumbledore also knew later, he had such a premonition.

And he did wait for Sybill Trelawney to prophesy again.

When Sybill Trelawney made a real prophecy, she was no longer in her usual crazy appearance. At this time, she was extremely calm, and her voice became hoarse and deep:

"The Dark Lord will be defeated unexpectedly by the Dragon Messenger. He will no longer have the capital to make waves. The light will shine on the whole world. With the help of the Dragon Messenger, the Dark Lord will also gain a new life. At that time, he will be stronger than ever before." Both powerful and terrifying."

Dumbledore: "???"

This is to say that the Dark Lord has been defeated, and it is said that the light is shining, but it is also said that the Dark Lord will be reborn and become stronger and more terrifying than before. Isn't it contradictory?

And "The Messenger of the Dragon"?

Who is that?

Well, maybe that means he's a dragon breeder, or that he has dragon nerves in his wand, etc., but has this guy defeated the Dark Lord?Doesn’t this also contradict the previous prophecy?

Dumbledore was puzzled by this prophecy, but when he asked Sybill Trelawney again, she said that she never remembered that she had made such a prophecy, as if she had forgotten her Back then, he also made the prophecy of the savior.

What else can Dumbledore do, but let Sybill Trelawney do what she should do, and the prophecy she made, Dumbledore didn't tell anyone, and even though this He couldn't make a fluent interpretation of the prophecy, but he would rather believe it, and he couldn't ignore the Dark Lord who was about to be reborn and rise again.

Dumbledore fell into deep thought.

Voldemort, who was taken by surprise, is now unexpectedly attached to a head of the rune snake, and he is still studying how to separate the soul piece from the living creature.

His progress is still very good.

Before graduating from Hogwarts, he created two Horcruxes for the first time, and after resigning from the Bojinbok shop, he traveled around and made friends with various other dark wizards, and further studied black magic. This makes his attainments in the dark arts incomparable to other dark wizards.

Even on Horcruxes, he also has unrivaled experience.

Now this experience is urged by Lin Ning to do research, and it is also for the purpose of successfully separating the soul piece from Harry.

It can only be said that Voldemort himself didn't know her ultimate purpose, alas.

In fact, Lin Ning is also further researching Horcruxes. Take the diary Horcruxes she is "cultivating" as an example. She gave him the entity, but she had to ensure that he would not follow Voldemort's old path and conquer the wizarding world by force. Yes, so just in case, she has to make other preparations.

And she didn't know the new prophecy yet.

Then Dumbledore began to set up a dragon gate formation as originally planned, holding the Philosopher's Stone borrowed from Nicole Flamel.

This matter was originally decided before Harry started school, and at the same time, the professors he trusted participated in and designed a level.This level is very similar to a level-breaking game, and its purpose is not only to deal with Voldemort who may come to the door, but also to hone Harry.

In addition, Dumbledore was also secretly inquiring about Horace Slughorn's movements, and he had to further find out what dark secret he had imparted to Tom Riddle.

Then there is the matter of pondering over the meaning of the new prophecy.

When it comes to Lin Ning, one of her plans overlaps with Dumbledore's, that is, she is working on an adventure game.This adventure game is aimed at the wizarding world. She actually chose the name "Dragon and Wizarding World" a long time ago. This partly comes from the board game "Dragon and Dungeon" that she started a few years ago in the Muggle world. Come for inspiration.

"Dragon and the Wizarding World" is also a role-playing game. The basic process is that the player plays an adventurer in the world outlined in "Dragon and the Wizarding World".

This outlined world is not completely fictitious for the magic world, but is based on the original magic world. It is a complete and complete world with history and culture.In the real world, you can have what you have, and you can have what you don’t have as long as it is reasonable.

In such a world, the adventurer has sufficient choices, he can be kind, neutral, or evil; at the same time, he can also choose to become a wizard, a goblin, a centaur, etc., and then there are some adventure difficulties to face There are different levels, there can be a game of goblin stones, wizard chess, or even fire dragons, etc. Anyway, there are quite a lot of possibilities, what's more, adventurers can do what they want You don't have to worry about the lack of this function in the game. Even if there is an unexpected situation that has no precedent, experienced players can adapt to the sudden situation and decide the appropriate way to deal with it. Immersive strong sense of substitution.

Moreover, since it is produced by the wizarding world, it is not just a tabletop role-playing game.

It can be three-dimensional, like the Triwizard Tournament, but it won't be real. Even if the player is declared dead during the game, it's just the death of the character, not in reality.

At the same time, it can also be a pure video game, the kind that can be played on a TV.

Of course, it could also be a simple tabletop role-playing game.

Lin Ning's desire to design such a game can be traced back to when she went to the Fire Dragon Reserve in Romania. Otherwise, she would not have opened an agi&dragns store in Diagon Alley.She is also laying the groundwork for the follow-up. For example, she published "The Magic World and Me" not long ago. Many settings in "Dragon and the Magic World" are derived from the real magic world. This book can Give them background support while playing the game.

As for the purpose?

The large-scale restoration of "Dragon and the Wizarding World" can become a game that is popular all over the world like Quidditch, or adventure sports, injecting fresh blood into the entertainment that wizards originally seemed relatively scarce;

In the case of pure video games, this will involve the export of TV sets in the future - the British magic world is the first to be revolutionized, but the magic world in other countries is still the same. If Lin Ning wants to open up their market, he has to There is an opportunity they cannot resist.Then if "Dragon and the Wizarding World" as an adventure sport sets off a trend all over the world, then wizards from all over the world will pursue it and its surroundings in order to chase it.

Just like the popularity of Quidditch, the broomstick industry has endured for a long time.

There are also simple tabletop role-playing games, that is, the price is cheap, every wizard can afford it, and try to win the mass base as much as possible.

If there is any hidden meaning, then Lin Ning hopes to extend it to people with high intelligence such as centaur, goblin, and mermaid.

There are many kinds of species in the magic world, and it's not just wizards, an intelligent race. Moreover, in terms of the territory they occupy, wizards are actually inferior to them.

Take mermaids as an example, they exist all over the world. According to wizards who have mastered the mermaid language, mermaids form extremely well-organized groups of different sizes depending on where they live, and they generally live in warmer climates. in the waters.

Their abilities are also worthy of affirmation. There are exact records that in 1949, a horse-headed fish-tailed sea monster was taken away by mermaids from the coast of Scotland, and then tamed by them, and the magic of the horse-headed fish-tailed sea monster Part of the category is xxx, which is the same level as the Hippogriff, so it can be said that the attack power is still acceptable.

What's more, even if races such as mermaids and centaurs repel contact with wizards, they are not completely free from contact with wizards. For example, the series of spell books "Standard Spells" written by the previous magician Miranda Gosack was translated into 72 languages ​​including goblin language and mermaid language have been collected by them.

It can be said that even though mermaids generally live in relatively warm waters, there is still room for cooperation in maintaining friendly contacts with them.

And so on horseman.

All in all, if Lin Ning successfully promotes "Dragon and the Wizarding World", it will undoubtedly become a cultural and economic dumping of the British magic world to the world.

Correspondingly, this requires a lot of time, more energy and material resources.

Therefore, Lin Ning regards it as the primary goal of the next stage, and gradually plans it.

Right now, Lin Ning is focusing more on the establishment of the TV station.

Speaking of which, they still only have one TV station, but if they are just getting started, one TV station is enough.There are not many TV programs right now. There is a "News Network", which is responsible for broadcasting the latest news of the magic world that day. The comic strip "The Adventures of "Crazy" Muggle Martin Miggs" was published, and the comic strip was adapted; there are two TV series introduced and translated by Lin Ning from the Muggle world, "Doctor Who" and "Pride and Prejudice" , This is still played one episode a day.

In addition, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is stepping up preparations.

"Fantastic Beasts on the Bite of the Tongue" will be used as an easter egg of this show. After all, many magical animals can be called rare animals in the magic world. It is illegal to eat them. If they are regarded as easter eggs, the audience will not take them seriously.

That being said, Lin Ning is still faithful to the pitcher plant, and she is starting to draw the comic strip "Fantastic Beasts on the Tip of the Tongue".

It is worth mentioning that not long after that, a shop owner came to advertise.

This is actually not too new. There are many advertisements in the "Daily Prophet", and whenever the Minister of Magic changes, the Ministry of Magic often tries to control the "Daily Prophet" to dominate the direction of public opinion. The Muggle world and the Muggle world can be said to be in sync.

In any case, television quickly conquered the wizarding world. Even though the programs other than the imported ones seemed rough to Lin Ning, this did not prevent wizards from indulging in watching TV.

Lin Ning had no choice but to step up and set up a film and television company in the Muggle world for the sake of the show's visibility.Not to mention other things, in the magic world, they can use magic supplies to shoot, but editing, soundtrack and so on, all have to be professionals.

Lin Ning set up such a film and television company to recruit professionals from the Muggle world to help make the show look decent.

Plus she's buying TV rights from the Muggle world, there's got to be some decent cover, no?

When following up this piece, Lin Ning himself also learned a lot.She hadn't had much exposure to this area before, and even this time the TV station recorded the program, she had learned it before, not to mention more professional aspects such as editing and soundtrack.

During the period, more than once, I heard the Muggle editor she hired say that the director she brought to the video is definitely an amateur. Not only that, he also crackled a lot of technical terms. Lin Ning felt that she could just smile, Turning around, she added relevant knowledge.

Live and learn.

And because of this, she often came to the Muggle world, and then received a letter from Barry McMillan. After reading it, she called him to make an interview with him.

Barry Macmillan in disbelief: "Mr Lockhart?"

Lin Ning said unhurriedly: "If you are wondering why I didn't send you a message with an owl this time, I can tell you that I have a mobile phone."

Barry MacMillan: "...I'm just not used to it."

They didn't make an appointment elsewhere, but they were still at 12 Wigmore Street, which had already been bought by Lin Ning.Barry McMillan also came in for a visit after several years, and he hadn't seen Lin Ning for a while. At first glance, Lin Ning was still as bright as before, and he didn't look old at all.

"sit."

Barry McMillan sat down a little awkwardly, and when he and Lin Ning discussed the next story of "The Adventures of Greenwood", he showed absolute professionalism.

Lin Ning also told him that her next story is about time travel.

Barry McMillan couldn't help asking: "Then to what point in time will Mr. Greenwood travel to?"

Lin Ning thought for a while and said, "I haven't made up my mind yet."

Barry Macmillan: "...do you just have one subject?"

Lin Ning didn't deny it: "I'm not in a hurry."

Barry McMillan was in a hurry, but he couldn't show it. He could only sigh silently in his heart, and changed the subject silently, mentioning that the first film adaptation of "The Adventures of Greenwood" was already under preparation. If the director and screenwriter want to meet Lin Ning, they must try their best to restore the essence of the original work and satisfy the book fans as much as possible. In addition, they want to know the general outline of the following story, and see if the place they adapted is similar to her future design. must be contradictory.

Lin Ning's eyes lit up: "When?"

Barry McMillan told the time, Lin Ning thought about it and said it was okay.

Barry McMillan didn't stay for long, and soon left with the theme of Lin Ning's next book. Before leaving, he gently reminded Lin Ning to find an agent for himself. He was just "his" editor. Don't let anyone else contact him for anything.

Lin Ning thought for a while and said, "I actually have a completed manuscript."

Barry Macmillan: "!"

He quickly calmed down: "But?"

Lin Ning kept smiling: "You take it to Rosa Collins, in the name of Tom Greenwood."

Barry McMillan said dryly, "Are you writing another love story?"

"Probably." Isn't Lin Ning's conscience being tortured, so he took out the script of the love drama that was originally tailored for Tom Riddle.The title of the book was randomly chosen by Lin Ning. It was not called "The Domineering Wizard Falls in Love with Me", but the title of the song "You Stolen My Heart With Magic" by "Witch Singer" Celestina Warbeck.

Barry McMillan wisely didn't ask any more questions, took the manuscript Lin Ning gave him back to the publishing house, and went to see the marketing manager Rosa Collins.Rosa Collins is not as entangled as he is. Up to now, the total sales volume of "Vampire and Werewolf" is almost the sum of the first two "Greenwood Adventures". How many girls are crazy about it? It can be seen.

She quickly flipped through this "You Stolen My Heart With Magic", and immediately decided to publish it as soon as possible with fluttering eyes. She sincerely believed that this time the dream lover of girls all over the world will change from werewolf Fenrir to Marvolo, the wizard with black hair and red eyes.

At No. 12 Wigmore Street, Lin Ning has a "conscience that is still alive" looking for inspiration for her next book.

Just at this time, the evening paper they subscribed to was delivered, and the pitcher plant that came with them ran over to pick up the newspaper. Lin Ning took the newspaper and flipped through it casually.

When she turned a page, she shook the newspaper: "Well."

Nepenthes: "Wow?"

The White Queen, who was facing the computer in the living room, also poked her head over.

Lin Ning explained: "The newspapers reported that Jack the Ripper would be re-released on the big screen, and I actually saw it in the secret files of the Ministry of Magic. In 1 Fantastic Beasts A mission from the Regulatory Control Division killed a vampire. His name was Herbert Varney, who began preying on women in London in the 9s, killing at least five A Muggle woman."

"Jack the Ripper brutally murdered at least five prostitutes in succession in the Whitechapel area of ​​London's East End between August 1 and November 7, 11." The White Queen tacitly continued, "Emil, you Think Herbert Varney has something to do with Jack the Ripper?"

"It's hard to say. The records of the Department of Management and Control of Magical Beasts are very brief, and we don't expect them to keep the autopsy report at that time. They didn't even conduct an autopsy on the victim, let alone record the crime scene in detail." Lin Ning spread his hands and said.

She thought for a while and then said: "Actually, even if Herbert Varney is really Jack the Ripper, it's okay, didn't we also know the identity of Jack the Ripper in that parallel world in the last parallel world? In the world of "Detective Conan", Jack the Ripper was identified as the son of one of the victims, and he left offspring into the 21st century and became a business tycoon.

The White Queen said in her usual serious tone: "I thought you would use the hand of glory again to break into Scotland Yard tonight."

Lin Ning: "...Not at all."

The pitcher plant was never interested in such discussions, and it was already snoring on the rug in front of the fireplace.

Lin Ning returned her gaze to the newspaper. After a while, she put down the newspaper, sat in front of the computer with the eyes of the White Queen, and searched the Internet for news about Jack the Ripper.

"Hey, I just took a look."

White Queen: "I know."

Lin Ning: "...Okay."

After taking a look, Lin Ning was basically sure that Herbert Varney was not Jack the Ripper, but he was indeed the murderer of the serial killer who sucked human blood in those years in London.

As for why the cases he did were not as sensational as Jack the Ripper?It may be because of the involvement of the Ministry of Magic. Of course, the bigger reason is that Jack the Ripper became famous so quickly. The media involvement at that time was the main reason. Before that, there was no media upsurge like this.

Lin Ning wanted to write Jack the Ripper for a moment, but she gave up this idea considering the unequal cognition she had now.

Still think about how to travel through time and space.

The time has passed so fulfillingly, and it will soon be December.

The wizarding world celebrates Christmas, and there is also a Christmas holiday.

The Ministry of Magic is also on holiday, and everyone is looking forward to this holiday. In addition to the entertainment activities in previous years, they also have an extra pastime this year that they did not have before. During the period, "Vampires and Werewolves" were screened consecutively.

For wizards who don't know why, they thought this movie was shot by the Ministry of Magic itself, but in fact it was adapted by the Muggle world based on Tom Greenwood's "Vampires and Werewolves", and then used Lin Ning, who was so small, was brought in, and it was released more than half a month later than the Muggle side.

In addition, under the marketing strategy, Lin Ning wrote another love novel "You Stolen My Heart with Magic" under a trumpet, which was published in the same month as "Vampire and Werewolf" was released. They drove the popularity of each other, and also made the novel "You Stolen My Heart With Magic" appear on the bestseller lists as soon as it was published.

By December, 50 copies had been sold in the UK alone, and as Rosa Collins, the marketing manager of Bloomberry Press, said, the dream lovers of countless girls and even married women have suddenly become The handsome and domineering wizard Marvolo.

And Marvolo is actually Tom Riddle's middle name, after his maternal grandfather Marvolo Gaunt.

Lin Ning also got the hardcover version of "You Hooked My Heart With Magic", as well as the audio version released by Bloomberry Press. She took the audio version back and compiled it so that it can be used in her home The player plays.

After she was finished, she was "barked" out by the pitcher plant. The three of them were used to celebrating Christmas, and this time Christmas was coming. Naturally, the house had to be decorated according to the occasion.

In addition to the Christmas tree, there must be other small decorations.

Like the stars used to decorate the Christmas tree, etc., but now they are in the wizarding world, it has to be a little different:

They are going to catch the fairy.

The fairy is a magical animal classified as xx by the Ministry of Magic. It has the appearance of a human, but it is small in size and has these two ostentatious wings.Due to the different types of wings, some are transparent and some are colorful.

In addition, fairies have low intelligence, are quarrelsome by nature, and are extremely vain. Because of this, when they are used by wizards as decorations, they are very obedient.

By the way, they hold a branch-like magic wand in their hands, but the magic power is not strong, and they can only temporarily resist predators.

They usually live in the clearings of the living forest in the woodland. When Christmas comes, they are often the most popular. The shops in Diagon Alley also sell enchanted fairies, which have been given to wizards to decorate their Christmas trees.

Nepenthes are also interested in fairies, and the White Queen will not be left behind in this kind of group activity. She also followed out wearing a cloak, and the only thing left in the house is the rune snake—the divination bird that Lin Ning brought back earlier. She released it before winter came, and it had already started barking at that time.

Rune snakes do not hibernate.

The temperature in the house can be adjusted completely, and besides, it is a magical creature, and it's okay if it doesn't have the same habits as the snakes in the Muggle world.

The rune snake has a lazy head, dozing off once in a while.

Voldemort Five suddenly stood up: 'Did you hear anything? '

Voldemort Ben Mort: '? '

Soon they all heard "You Twist My Heart With Magic" played on the player. It was nothing at first, but when the name "Marvolo" came out, the two of them started to get annoyed.Marvolo is not a traditional name, nor is it as common as Tom and Harry, and for Voldemorts, they first thought of their grandfather, a depraved, unprogressive, incompetent wizard.

Likewise, Morfin Gaunt, son of Marvolo Gaunt.

All the glory of Slytherin has been ruined by them.

Voldemort hated his original name, hated the Gaunts, and his Muggle father, the Riddles.When Marvolo Gaunt was imprisoned in Azkaban for attacking officials of the Ministry of Magic, he was born shortly after he was released from prison. When Voldemort found out his life experience, only the poor Gaunt family was left. Morfin Gaunt, so Voldemort murdered his father, old Tom Riddle, and framed Morfin Gaunt.

Morfin Gaunt was imprisoned in Azkaban in this way, and died in prison soon after.

Anyway, the name Marvolo brought back unpleasant memories for them, but they had no choice but to listen to the continuous voice, and the more they heard it, the more they felt wrong.

Black hair, handsome, black magic, noble birth, proud personality.

The key is to call Marvolo.

Voldemort himself: '...'

Voldemort Five: 'Did you notice that the heroine is called Bella?Bellatrix Lestrange's Bella. '

Voldemort: '...Don't be silly, you think Lockhart recorded it himself?It wasn't his voice at all.And when did that woman, Bellatrix Lestrange, become so weak, she was always like a mad dog. '

Voldemort Five: 'Yes. '

Rune snake head: "So the two of you are no longer satisfied with your own fantasies, but are you going to use other people's stories?" '

Lord Voldemort: '...'

Voldemort V: '...'

They really have nothing to say, because the stories they told never happened to them at all, they just felt that their youthful images seemed to have been stolen, and they unconsciously associated them.

That is to say, the head of the rune snake has hit the nail on the head to a certain extent.

When the story was halfway through, Lin Ning and the others returned with a full load.In addition to catching fairies, they also went to Diagon Alley Shopping Center and bought a lot of interesting decorations, as well as Christmas special magic items, such as wonderful colorful firecrackers, and what the firecrackers will release is random of.

In addition, Lin Ning also bought some gifts, ready to be used as Christmas gifts for others.Among them is the Lockhart family. Since becoming 'Gideroy Lockhart', Lin Ning has become more distant from them. The relationship between Gilderoy Lockhart and his family members was not good. After all, he He looked down on his Muggle father and two sisters, while his wizard mother, Mrs. Lockhart, only doted on him as a son.

This saves Lin Ning a lot of things to a certain extent. In recent years, she has only given material compensation to the Lockhart family. She rarely sees each other. She doesn’t even go back at Christmas. This year’s Christmas gift is for them. When the family is traveling, avoid meeting each other as much as possible.

Then there is Millicent Barnold. The two of them have discussed again. Millicent Barnold will serve until next summer, and then undergo a normal change of term. At that time, Lin Ning will take over as minister, so that he can be called It's a matter of course.

Hermione, the twins of the Weasley family and others also wanted to send gifts. Lin Ning already knew that Hermione would go home for Christmas.

The Weasleys?Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley were going to visit Charlie Weasley at the Romanian Fire Dragon Sanctuary, just because Diagon Alley Cinema was showing "Vampire and Werewolf", Molly Weasley and The youngest daughter, Ginny Weasley, didn't want to miss it, so the trip was cancelled.

(Charlie Weasley: "...")

This decision also made Ron Weasley decide to go home.

Twins George and Fred were supposed to be leaving school to do an internship at the Ministry of Magic's Institute for Muggle Culture.

The Institute of Muggle Culture says it studies Muggle culture, but actually magicalizes Muggle items, and is now under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

They didn't mention Harry, but Lin Ning thought about it and thought that Harry would be taken home by his dog godfather for Christmas, but it was not clear whether they would come to Diagon Alley.

The reason why he thinks this way is because Voldemort himself has studied how to separate the soul piece from the living body for a long time, without causing the attached living body to die. After verification, Lin Ning is going to send Ha The piece of Voldemort's soul on Leigh's forehead was separated, so he was waiting for him to leave Hogwarts.

If she came to Diagon Alley, it was to make Lin Ning's actions not obvious, otherwise if she went to Black's old house or something, it would be a bit obvious.

However, it is not impossible for Sirius to take Harry to Diagon Alley.

Just as Lin Ning was thinking, he heard a harsh buzzing noise.

Lin Ning: "...Didn't you agree not to eat them first?"

Nepenthes let go of the fairy who was about to eat under its paws, and then looked around pretending to be innocent.

In fact, Lin Ning's words didn't go anywhere innocently, but the fairies didn't know if they understood. Anyway, they stopped making harsh buzzing sounds. Instead, they waved their wings and circled the Christmas tree non-stop, as if Pick their preferred location.

Lin Ning shook his head slightly, and then pressed the pause button on the player, but he didn't forget to ask Voldemorts about their impressions.

Voldemort Five: '...Marvolo really meant us?That Bella? '

Lin Ning: '...this story is fictional. '

Voldemort himself was displeased and said, "Who made it?" '

Lin Ning said in a very casual and ordinary tone: "This is a novel I wrote, and the publishing house made it into an audio version. '

Voldemort himself: '! ! '

Voldemort Five: '! '

Lin Ning didn't finish his sentence: "It was still published on the Muggle side. I heard from my responsible editor that it sold 50 copies in the UK alone."Do you two know what 50 is?It is more than 140 times the total number of wizards in the British wizarding world.Also, Marvolo in my editor-in-chief storybook is very popular. He is regarded as a male god by many girls and maybe boys, and they cry and bow down under his robe.Oh, I forgot the most important point, that Marvolo is the Marvolo you think, it can be said that this character is based on you when you were a teenager, so you are not happy to see this situation I said ?Surprised or not? '

Voldemort: '... Muggles are mad? '