Chapter 548 Nick Flamel’s Library
The next day, early in the morning.
Ivan yawned and woke up from the bed. He turned around and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. Seeing that it was past eight o'clock, he quickly put on his shoes and socks and got ready to go out.
When passing by the window, Ivan couldn't help but stop and looked out the window. The scene was very different from yesterday.
There was no longer a wasteland in the distance but towering tall buildings. From where he stood now, he could still see pedestrians walking on the wide streets and cars speeding from time to time.
The strange thing is that everything is like a mirage, silent and only the sight can be seen.
"This is Paris?" Ivan confirmed this from the words on the shop signs, and said to himself in great surprise.
But this shouldn’t be the case! Obviously yesterday, there was still wasteland in the distance
Ivan frowned, vaguely guessing that it might be the effect of some kind of magic, so he ignored it and pulled the curtains in, then turned and left.
After going downstairs to wash up, Ivan came to the living room again, and Nick Flamel was already sitting there early, slowly sipping a cup of morning tea.
"Good morning, teacher!" Ivan said hello as he walked to the chair next to the dining table.
"Well, did you get used to sleeping last night?" Nick Flamel gently put down the teacup and asked with a smile.
"I'm used to it!" Ivan nodded. Although Nick Flamel was a wizard from centuries ago, this house was not out of date at all. Both the living room and the bed looked very modern, and he didn't recognize it. Bed, naturally sleep very peacefully.
However, Ivan was very curious about the scene he just saw outside the window, so he couldn't help but inquire about it.
"You can see the city because it is very close to Paris." Nick Flamel did not mean to hide it, but explained it to Ivan.
In order to avoid unnecessary disturbance, he used magic to hide an area, forming an independent space. Under normal circumstances, it was isolated from the outside and could not see the outside world.
Only when the person with the coordinates creates magic fluctuations by apparating in and out can the protection be affected and the outside world can be glimpsed in a short period of time.
"Did any guests come just now?" Ivan asked.
Nick Lemay shook his head and explained that he went out to purchase some supplies.
The mansion is not yet self-sufficient, and he needs to go out every once in a while to see what new gadgets the Muggles have come up with.
Only then did Ivan understand, and at the same time he was keenly aware that Nick Flamel seemed to be very interested in Muggle creations. There was even a TV and a refrigerator in the living room.
"This morning, you can read some books in the library. The books on the third row of bookshelves should be of some help to you. If you have any questions, I will answer them for you in the afternoon." Nick Flamel told Ivan Arranging today's affairs.
He had learned from Dumbledore that Ivan was a very self-disciplined child, so he did not strictly require Ivan to do anything when, but only gave some suggestions.
Ivan nodded in agreement, then pointed to the refrigerator, TV and microwave in the living room, and asked tentatively. "Teacher, I see a lot of Muggle things here, can they work properly?"
When he entered the house, Ivan wanted to ask. It was a bit strange to find a pile of Muggle products in the home of a centuries-old alchemist master.
"I have made some enchanting improvements to them. They can run normally even without electricity. If you are tired from reading, you can also watch TV, but you must pay attention to controlling the time!" Nick Flamel mistook Ivan for his childish nature and was curious about it. These Muggle products, he reminded with a smile.
Ivan curled his lips. He was not very interested in French dramas from the 1990s, but Nick Flamel's ability to enchant such electrical appliances was beyond his expectation.
Although Ivan has long known that some Muggle technology can be transformed into magic items through alchemy, such as Hagrid's flying motorcycle and the Weasley family's magic car are similar products.
But TV was different. He was curious about how Nick LeMay solved the signal reception problem?
And if you can create such a magical TV, why is it not popular in the magical world?
For wizards who lack entertainment, they should not be able to resist such temptation!
"Teacher, since many Muggle electrical appliances can facilitate our lives, why are they not popularized?" Ivan expressed the question in his heart, which was something he had never understood.
"It's not that easy to transform such an alchemical item! Ordinary wizard families simply can't afford it," Nick Flamel shook his head, explained, and then continued.
"In addition, the European wizarding community is generally conservative and has a certain prejudice against these Muggle creations. It is believed that the large-scale introduction of Muggle equipment will impact the normal order of the wizarding community."
Regardless of the fact that there are more and more mixed-blood wizards and wizards of Muggle origin, the wizarding world has been slowly changing subtly, and many wizards' daily life and dressing habits are gradually moving closer to those of Muggles.
However, there are still some people in the magical world who still follow ancient etiquette and living habits, and are extremely repulsive and even hostile to Muggle items.
Most of these people are pure-blood wizards, forming a huge conservative force. On the one hand, it is due to wizards' discrimination against Muggles, and on the other hand, it is to prevent new ideas and new things from shaking their status.
After listening to Nick Flamel's explanation, Ivan had some understanding of the current situation in the magical world. Simply put, it is the collision between new ideas and old ideas. As time goes by, this contradiction is likely to change. getting bigger and bigger
As for the management of Muggle items in the wizarding world, Ivan had also heard about it. In England, for example, the Department for Prohibiting the Abuse of Muggle Items was established to prevent wizards from illegally modifying Muggle technological items.
It is worth mentioning that the leader of this department is Ron's father, Arthur Weasley.
In order to facilitate himself, Arthur also deliberately left a loophole when writing laws prohibiting the misuse of Muggle items. In order to improve travel, wizards can use magic to transform Muggle transportation.
After breakfast, Nick Flamel took Ivan to the library on the first floor.
The space here is smaller than the underground library of the Black family, but the books are placed more closely. After a cursory glance, the overlapping bookshelves made Ivan feel dizzy.
There is also a high platform placed in front of the library, with a large number of incomprehensible magic words burned around it. I don’t know what it is used for.