Chapter 1233 Angry Cabbage Farmer

For a long time, the academic community of magical society has been in a state of uncertainty and chaos.

Perhaps the fields of potions and spells are relatively better, after all, the results of "magic research" in these fields are relatively intuitive.

However, as various magic researches gradually enter the stage of perfection and micro-innovation, new "magic research" results are becoming increasingly rare.

For example, Professor Slughorn is a very typical example. As the potions professor at Hogwarts, his biggest regret is that he did not develop a time-honored potion.

If you put aside his many years of teaching experience, Professor Slughorn can't even find any objective evidence to prove that he is a master of potions - this is even true for potions, let alone things like transfiguration, herbalism, and the care of magical animals. There have been no breakthroughs in these fields for decades, and “experience” and “age” have even become the main criteria for judging academic attainments.

Of course, the concept of "impact factor" quickly received full support from the Ministry of Magic and top wizards in various academic fields in the wizarding world.

As the most well-informed administrator of the Floo Network office in the Ministry of Magic, Mrs. Acmore is naturally one of the first wizards to know about future policy changes in the magical academic world.

In fact, Cornelius Fudge's attitude is more radical than that of the conservative academic community.

Since the advent of the "impact factor" algorithm, the Ministry of Magic has hired a group of goblins to calculate, detect, and organize relevant data.

Cornelius Fudge's purpose for doing this is very clear - he wants to recruit those new talents with truly unlimited potential before Dumbledore does, instead of recruiting a group of nerds who only look good on paper, or just like It turned out that he relied on the recommendations of Dumbledore and other magic families to select talents, and he planned to let himself be that leader.

According to the current situation, Percy Weasley is undoubtedly the one with the best "comprehensive" data:

The prefect of Gryffindor House published four magic papers as the first author, and appeared in the second and third papers of almost all the Weasley children.

Therefore, although he will not officially graduate for another year, Cornelius Fudge has decided to issue a formal internship invitation to Percy this summer.

If nothing else goes wrong, by the end of this semester, the Ministry of Magic will have an additional Assistant Minister named Percy Weasley.

"...Only goblins and high-ranking officials can see the specific scores, but the rankings are roughly like this."

Mrs. Aikemo spread her hands, looked at the parents surrounding her, and said firmly.

"Starting this year, the Ministry of Magic will include the 'impact factor' as an important consideration criterion. If nothing else happens, other positions in society will follow the Ministry of Magic to make adjustments."

"And some of the professional qualification certifications that will be trialled this year will also focus on the 'impact factor' value. As far as I know, if practitioners in industries such as potions masters and magical animal trainers do not pass the qualification review before the end of the year, they will It may be ordered to temporarily close by the Ministry of Magic - as for Hogwarts and Gringotts, it should be the same."

"Wait, is this going to be so troublesome later? Then let's—"

Following Mrs. Acmore's gossip, many adult wizards became visibly anxious and whispered among themselves.

In fact, they have heard about this news.

Combining the content of the parent-teacher meeting just now and the rumors in the magical society, there is a high probability that there will be no mistakes.

Impact factor, the new winner and loser of the future magical society? Is that era where grades were the sole basis of decision-making gradually about to withdraw from the stage of the magical world?

Unlike other colleges, most students in Ravenclaw College have pretty good grades - but to describe it from another perspective, everyone's grades are about the same.

Therefore, under this new screening rule, most parents realized the key to the problem almost immediately:

In the future "cutting-edge fields" of Hogwarts and even magical society, whoever masters the core of influencing factors will master the wave of the new era.

However, no matter which era or which evaluation standard system it is in, as long as there is a subjective judgment model based on "people" in this evaluation, there will inevitably be ambiguous areas, such as the Wizarding Examination Administration's Those officials, they have been regarded for a long time as the final examiners who truly have the power to decide the future fate of the little wizards.

Many pure-blood wizard families usually choose to express their goodwill to these examiners frequently before the start of the exam, and try to find out some shortcuts from them.

And now, the only person responsible for the impact factor has the right to open the back door in this seemingly fair environment...

Everyone subconsciously turned their heads and looked at the man who was sitting by the window away from the crowd and watching with cold eyes.

Xenophilius Lovegood, editor-in-chief of The Quibbler United Press, has direct control over the distribution of at least four top journals.

Unlike other anxious parents, this middle-aged man's emotions did not fluctuate much from beginning to end. He sat quietly in the corner and observed everything, as if he was a high-latitude observer living in another world. But now, everyone is beginning to understand where the other party's confidence and mentality come from - he is the upstart of the next era, and naturally he will not be anxious about these things.

"...Well, Mr. Lovegood, I have long admired your name - those magazines you own are so wonderful."

A witch with long chestnut wavy hair coughed slightly, took the initiative to walk next to Xenophilius, and tried to strike up a conversation.

This is not a sign of following the trend, after all, most people still need to eat, and Xenophilius's journals may determine whether their jobs can be saved in the future.

"Hey, uh--thank you, but...which one are you talking about?"

Contrary to people's expectations, Xenophilius was not as off-limits to strangers as imagined.

In fact, judging from his reaction just now, it seems more like he was wandering in a fugue rather than watching indifferently...

“The Quibbler, of course—the metaphor is so wonderful!”

The chestnut-haired witch's eyes lit up and she said quickly without hesitation. As a graduate of Ravenclaw Academy, she understood the meaning immediately.

The sharp criticism hidden behind the words was like a sharp knife piercing the pustules of the magic government and traditional wizard families, and soon became the code word for communication among the "elites".

"Uh - metaphor? I don't understand... I mean... everything written in "The Quibbler" is true."

Xenophilius shrank back uncomfortably. The fanatical and abnormal light in the other person's eyes gave him the urge to escape.

"Don't over-interpret the above content. I'm not metaphorizing anything. Those are actually..."

"I understand, I understand... the reflection monster hates those who hold torches."

The chestnut-haired witch nodded with understanding, imitating Xenophilius's tone, and spoke somewhat mysteriously.

"We turned to the history of magic. There is no history or chronology on it. Every crooked page is filled with the word 'magic'..."

"Staying in the leeward shadow of the Mountains of Madness, wizards must keep their imaginations in check—"

"Real people have seen fools, and only real people know that this world is a scam..."

At the same time, other wizards seemed to have found the right way to open it, and they came over one after another, racking their brains to quote metaphors from "The Quibbler" to talk.

Perhaps genes do not really inherit wisdom, but Ravenclaw's romantic and divergent thinking is well reflected in most families.

Compared to Slytherin-style flattery, people in the "Raven Tower" are obviously more inclined to use argot to establish social relationships.

"...The reflection monster isn't—oh, forget it—"

Xenophilius looked around at the crazy guys around him and subconsciously moved a few times in his seat.

these people……

Is the brain...

Not normal?

A few years ago, he felt that the world was full of vulgar, realistic, boring and rigid people.

However, everything changed completely when a certain witch broke into the Lovegood family's world.

The world has become crazy, full of crazy people who talk nonsense and don't know what they are called. After Xenophilius tried several times, he had already lost his desire to explain.

Thankfully, not everyone is trying to twist his article to make a conversation.

"You are very welcome, Mr. Lovegood—"

Among the strange chatters, a man with an obvious Eastern European or Russian outline said with a smile.

"Well, stop teasing me, Mr. Alexey—you know I'm not good at such situations."

Xenophilius sighed helplessly and rolled his eyes at the middle-aged man watching the show with his arms folded beside him.

Alexei, the newly appointed professor of mathematics and physics at Hogwarts, is known to most wizards, and slightly more in the records of the Ministry of Magic - a squib who is good at mathematics.

As the "Major Arcana" and the acting head of the temporary "Black Legion", Xenophilius knew more details. For example, Professor Alexei actually came from the "former Soviet Union". A senior researcher in a "nuclear physics laboratory", he is also an important researcher in the logic of the Hogwarts Magic Web and the Magic Book, and his rank is second only to the Major Arcana.

In fact, among the professors at Hogwarts, Alexei, who has served for the shortest time, is the one who has the most private exchanges with Xenophilius.

This is not just for work reasons, but more importantly...

"Where's Luna? Isn't she with you? Mr. Lovegood—"

Before Alexey could speak, a cute little witch jumped out from behind him and looked around curiously.

"Luna has gone to the dormitory above to prepare the beds. Parents will go to visit your dormitory later."

Xenophilius pointed towards the stairs and replied with a smile.

Just like his little moon, Mr. Alexei's "little Dani" was also abducted by the witch to Hogwarts.

Compared to the other dangerous elements surrounding Luna, Danilova is obviously too harmless - her existence prevents Luna from having Elena as her only choice.

"Bed check?!"

Danilova was stunned, as if she remembered something, and a flash of panic flashed in her eyes.

"...Ah, my bed hasn't been made yet! Dad, I'll go up first -"

Immediately, she screamed and ran towards the spiral staircase next to the common room in a panic.

You know, she had a lot of things hidden in the dormitory during this period, and most of them were "little bourgeois" things that her father would nag for a long time.

Although she and her father have now come to England and the magical world, judging from the complaints made by Luna and others, every parent has always been stingy and sensitive in some aspects.

"When children grow up, there will always be some secrets that they don't want adults to know, right?"

Seeing his daughter's panicked figure disappearing at the end of the stairs, Alexey shrugged helplessly.

"By the way, Mr. Lovegood—"

After a slight pause, Alexei turned his head to look at Xenophilius and said with a smile.

"Luna's magic book is here with you. Taking advantage of this time, how about I explain to you the function of the magic book."

The Hogwarts Magic Book is just a pilot project, and its future market and application space are not limited to this castle.

In the plan of the Great Arcana Council, the next target of promotion is the "Black Legion" and the war reporters under the "Hermit".

"...Ahem, next time - Luna took the magic book back."

Xenophilius scratched his cheek and continued awkwardly before Alexey asked.

"I accidentally opened her diary just now. I guess Luna won't let me touch her magic book for a while."

"……journal?"

At this moment, Mrs. Aikemo suddenly asked curiously.

She fiddled with the magic book in her hand and looked at the two people talking with interest.

"This... can you write a diary here?"

"Of course, um, but I also discovered it accidentally -"

Xenophilius nodded, turned his head and glanced at the magic book in Mrs. Acmo's hand, and explained absentmindedly.

"Look, there's a little magic button here - uh - but I suggest it's best not to peek into your child's privacy."

Mr. Lovegood was halfway through his explanation when he suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately tried to save it.

However, his subsequent rescue efforts were obviously too late.

Following the conversation between the two, parents around them gradually found the entrance to the "personal space" hidden in the little wizard's magic book.

Most of the Ravenclaws are adolescent witches who like to secretly write little things.

Not to mention, since the potato war last year, the fragrance of love that filled Hogwarts Castle suddenly spread.

"Huh? This child..."

"The stupid lion of Gryffindor House?"

"Dating record——"

"Dad, come here and take a look at this - that kid is really bad..."

Within a few minutes, the atmosphere in the common room suddenly became depressing and serious.

Nowadays, almost no one cares about "impact factors" and achievements.

Because something more serious appeared in front of them:

The cabbage they had worked so hard to raise seemed to have been eaten by a lion!

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Great!