stonecrandall Chapter 194 Resounding
Chapter 194 Resounding
Chapter 194 Resounding
The hottest news in July should be the Quidditch European Championship, which is currently underway. Although it is not as exciting as the World Cup, the European Championship is enough to keep these wizards, who don't usually have much fun, looking forward to the whole summer.
But now, everything has changed.
At some point, a notice was posted at the intersection of Diagon Alley, and its contents were astonishing.
"The Aura Necklace can prevent werewolf transformation simply by wearing it. It costs only thirty Galleons."
The idea that 30 Galleons could stop werewolf transformation is not uncommon and would be considered a false alarm at any time. However, everything changed after the first person to try it appeared.
One person, two people, three people—gradually, all the werewolves knew about it, and soon not only werewolves, but all the wizards knew about it.
A magical item known as the "Lightless Necklace" became the topic of discussion. As long as you wear it, you can block out the moonlight, prevent yourself from turning into a werewolf, and live like a normal person.
This story, which would be considered a fairy tale even in wizarding tales, has now become reality.
The Daily Prophet was the first to report on this magical artifact, followed by other newspapers, and finally all the newspapers. Wizards everywhere were talking about it.
Some people are curious about the underlying principle, but no one can figure it out. Others are curious about who created this magical artifact, but they can't find any information about it.
It appeared suddenly in the wizards' eyes like a Deathly Hallow, and then all sorts of stories followed. Some said it was a necklace that would enslave anyone who wore it, while others said it was Merlin's blessing—
Soon, a report titled "Singing a Different Tune" revealed everything, and a report about magic arrays stirred up a new wave.
It turns out that this so-called magical artifact originated from a long-declining field of study—not only that, but it was also revealed that the author of this report was the inventor of that magical artifact.
Xenophilius Lovegood had never been so busy; he received thousands of letters just days after the newspaper was published.
Among them were wizard capitalists who wanted to contact the inventor to buy the patent, newspaper reporters who wanted to interview the inventor, and countless thank-you letters from anonymous werewolves—even the Ministry of Magic sent a letter.
They hoped to award the inventor a Merlin Medal.
But all of this seems to be irrelevant to Loila.
She was lying on the grass outside the Lovegood house, chuckling as she looked at the Galonne coins around her.
I'm rich now! I'm finally rich!
Although the pace is not fast, Roy has produced more than 100 dark necklaces in just one month, and the orders are booked until next year!
Even though Loila's price was only a few gallons higher than the cost, she had already made a profit of several hundred gallons!
This is an enormous sum of money! Anyone who sees this money would be overjoyed, right?
"How long has she been like this?" Nagini asked, raising an eyebrow as she leaned against the doorframe.
"About seven or eight days, right?" Luna counted on her fingers. "Or maybe five or six days?"
"But she certainly has reason to be happy," Mr. Lovegood said slowly. "This is something that will go down in the annals of wizarding history!"
"Let's even sing a dissenting tune!"
"I think she's more happy because of the money," Nagini said with a smile and a shrug.
"But I'm curious, why is she unwilling to reveal her name?" Mr. Lovegood asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I don't know either." Nagini shook her head gently, perhaps out of fear? She thought to herself.
It was indeed out of fear, but not just out of fear of being noticed.
Loila's main fear was Lady Vida—even though she had spoken with Lord Grindelwald, if Lady Vida knew she was still alive—she would definitely kill her!
Loira could assure anyone of this—she had seen firsthand how Lady Vida dealt with those who failed to complete their missions—as a notorious parasite of Nurmengard.
She witnessed almost every execution—though not all of them were killed—but the torture was unimaginable.
Even just thinking about it makes her tremble with fear!
That's why, when faced with the question of whether or not to publish her name in the newspaper, Loila shook her head and refused—she had no intention of being remembered in history anyway.
If this is what it means to be remembered in history—isn't it too easy to be remembered in history? Roy didn't think his little invention had that effect.
And fame is very dangerous! She knows how many assassination attempts Lord Grindelwald has faced—and how many fanatical fan gatherings that are even more terrifying than assassination attempts.
If I were to encounter such a situation—oh dear!
Even if Loila were to hold Galon, she might faint!
So let's just forget about it!
I'd rather just stay a happy, unassuming person, holding Galon in my arms!
Of course, Roy had already received several letters specifically naming him.
A bill came from Dumbledore, who had sent it before the matter came to light.
The contents were about the money Royla owed Hogwarts—well, as a "dedicated" professor, Royla found it hard to believe that she still owed Hogwarts tens of Galleons after working for a year.
It seems to be some kind of advance payment of wages—he sent the letter at just the right time, right when Roy received his first Gallon.
But how did Dumbledore know that I made the Darkness Necklace?
Loila shook her head, only able to guess whether this wicked old man had used dark magic.
Besides Dumbledore, she also received a letter from Mr. Parkinson, who had also guessed that it was Royla who did it, but he said in the letter that he would not make things up—of course, he also said that Minister Fudge seemed to know about it as well.
Why didn't he say anything about it?
Loila shook her head, not knowing why.
However—she couldn't let herself sink any further! Loila patted her face and got up from the grass.
He wasn't just a magic array expert; he also carried out Lord Grindelwald's mission—ah, thinking about it, Roy suddenly remembered the statement he had seen before about the necklace being a slave necklace.
If that were truly possible, wouldn't I be able to recruit a huge group of subordinates for Lord Grindelwald all at once?
Well, the recruitment methods are a bit inhumane.
And she also has to face the upcoming new semester. She doesn't know if it's just her imagination, but she feels like this summer vacation went by very quickly—it's almost as if in the blink of an eye, and she already has to think about the courses for the new semester.
As the professor of a new course, Loila has a lot to prepare—like textbooks and such—
Professor McGonagall had already sent a letter inquiring about this—after a few seconds of thought, Roy decided to have everyone buy the song "Dissenting Voice"—
Hmm—I wrote quite a bit about magic arrays in Mr. Lovegood's newspaper!
And wouldn't this allow Mr. Lovegood to earn more money? He's been a great help to me in selling magic array items—
Thinking this way, Loila felt that the road ahead was incredibly bright!
He not only helped Mr. Lupin and countless werewolves, but also made money, and incidentally—remained unknown and received no attention whatsoever!
Like a mysterious final villain lurking in the shadows! That's so cool!
This is a win-win-win situation!
Ah—but is that really the case?
Loila, in her delight, was completely unaware that a beetle nimbly flew past her.
She let out a scream the next day when she saw the latest Daily Prophet.
The article, titled "The Mysterious Magician's Identity is Actually Her!", is from guest reporter Rita Skeeter.