Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 227: Guardian Button Press Conference, Special Thanks to Babeling, Hit from Behind, Confrontation with Rita
The birth of the "Guardian Button".

For Hogwarts students, this means that in addition to the Amulet, they can purchase another item to protect themselves.

But for the wizarding world, it was a big surprise.

In places that Lin Xia didn't know, many wizards were discussing the "Guardian Button", including some who worked in the Ministry of Magic.

"Have you read the magazine 'Ancient Alchemist'? There is a paper about the Guardian Button in it. I was very surprised."

"You mean the Guardian Button? Oh, of course I know this cute little thing. I love it so much that I even bought its recipe there and want to try making it myself!"

"Haha, I made it last night, look!"

Some wizards even took out their homemade guardian buttons to show off.

It’s just the price of a gold galleon, who can’t afford it?

But not all wizards know alchemy, and there are many who don't.

These wizards have already purchased a guardian button through other channels.

Unlike the price of the recipe, this is just an ordinary finished product that can be obtained for one silver Sickle!

The knowledge cost of guarding the button is actually very low.

All you need to do is draw the guardian rune, find the material that carries the rune, shape it into the shape of a button, and then engrave the guardian rune on it.

A guardian button is almost complete.

It does not require any advanced technical content. In Lin Xia's eyes, it only costs ten copper nats to buy it.

But this price was set by Hogwarts officials. Perhaps the school understood the value of the guardian button better than she did.

When the recipe for the Guardian Button is available in major key stores.

Lin Xia also quickly held a press conference about the Guardian Button at Hogwarts.

She applied to borrow the school's auditorium to hold the press conference on Saturday, and Professor McGonagall readily agreed.

However, this press conference is different from previous ones.

Hogwarts did not allow adult wizards from outside the school to come in and listen, only young wizards within the school were allowed to watch.

But the school did not reject reporters coming in from outside.

Many newspapers may not be aware of the significance of the birth of the Guardian Button, but they can grasp the direction of the wind from this incident.

It was obvious that during this time, they realized that the wizard world attached great importance to guarding the button.

This popularity is comparable to the natural magic wand invented by Lin Xia some time ago!

Neither The Daily Prophet nor The Quibbler could miss the opportunity to report on the Guardian Button Launch.

Saturday, 2pm.

Reporters from various media entered the venue one after another.

Lin Xia stood above the stage, looking down and silently flipping through the information.

What she was reading was not the information that she was going to read later, but other magic runes.

After the birth of the Guardian Button, she has been looking for new magical items worth studying.

Ron and Harry will assist her in organizing this press conference as assistants.

As for Hermione and Draco.

They have put a lot of effort into researching the guardian button, and they will come on stage to give a talk about it later.

Ron stood on the stage somewhat stiffly, glancing at the increasing number of media below. He turned his head away and discussed with Harry in a low voice.

"I saw the reporter sent by the Daily Prophet, and it turned out to be Rita Skeeter. My God, why did the Daily Prophet send her here?"

Harry asked confusedly, "Is there something wrong with her?"

Ron: "There's nothing wrong with that. No, it's just that she's wrong. Do you know which section she's in charge of reporting?"

Harry shook his head.

Ron lowered his voice and said, "Entertainment section, gossip! She dares to make fun of everyone, including Dumbledore!"

Harry took a breath, "You mean, she even dared to tease Dumbledore?"

Ron: "Not only that, she even dared to fabricate news about the principal!
The more famous and popular a wizard is, the more Rita Skeeter likes to report on them."

While Ron was talking to Harry Koplita, the gossip reporter, reporters from the media were also having a confrontation below the stage.

As soon as Rita sat down, she saw her arch-enemy who always quarreled with her in the past.

That was a reporter from The Quibbler magazine.

The content reported in "The Quibbler" is even more unsatisfactory than what Rita wrote.

Translated into Muggle magazines, they would probably be: "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "Celebrity Gossip", "Great Geographical Discoveries", "Discovery of Aliens", etc.

As soon as D.J. Parado sat down, Rita's mocking voice rang out.

"DJ, The Quibbler must have spent a lot of money to get you in. I don't know how Hogwarts censors that even an unprofessional reporter like you can get in."

As soon as DJ heard the shrill voice, he knew who it was.

Without even turning his head, he said: “Hogwarts’ censorship is indeed lax, and a gossip reporter like you has come in.

Why, do you want to find Dumbledore here so you can interview him about his alleged affairs in person?"

Rita sneered, raised her glasses, and stared at Lin Xia on the stage with burning eyes.

She didn't come for Dumbledore, but for Lin Xia!

Originally, she didn't set her sights on Lin Xia.

In Hogwarts, apart from the adult wizards, the most eye-catching little wizard should be Harry Potter.

What Rita wanted most was to interview Harry.

She wanted to ask him if he had any impression of Voldemort, and if his parents had left him a large inheritance and given him an extra weapon.

As for whether these questions would offend Harry, sorry, that's not something journalists should consider.

What she needs to do is to dig out content that the public likes.

But at this moment, Lin Xia suddenly appeared!

Compared to Harry, Lin Xia herself doesn’t have many gimmicks, but she is smart!

Rita thought: After only two years at Hogwarts, she has invented four items. This is enough to prove that Lin Xia has a very smart mind.

Such people should be assigned to Ravenclaw, which is known for its "intelligence and wisdom", rather than the mediocre Hufflepuff.

Maybe from Lin Xia, she could find loopholes in Hogwarts since its establishment thousands of years ago——

Using a sorting hat to classify is the biggest mistake!

Of course, if Lin Xia was willing to communicate with her in detail, she wouldn't mind interviewing the little wizard and asking him what he was thinking about when he was researching the topic.

What is the secret that allows her to generate so much inspiration continuously?
Just then, Rita noticed Draco and Hermione.

The two were communicating and seemed to have some dispute, so they went to find Lin Xia together.

It was obviously a normal discussion, but in Rita's eyes, it was an affair!

As a journalist with an extremely cold sense of morality, Rita thought that perhaps she could report on the love triangle between these people.

DJ turned around and saw Rita's sparkling eyes, and he knew that this woman was planning to do something bad.

He warned: “If you want to die, don’t drag me!
If you fabricate stories about outstanding students at Hogwarts and Hogwarts stops letting reporters in, you must compensate me for my losses!"

Rita snorted softly, and the cunning light in her eyes faded a little.

An excellent student of Hogwarts...

If she reported Dumbledore, Dumbledore would not bother with her.

But if she reports Lin Xia...

Rita had previously studied at Hogwarts and was an excellent student. She applied to stay on campus when she graduated, but unfortunately she was not selected.

She knew very well what being an excellent student meant to Hogwarts.

This is new blood that can explore another world!

Adult wizards like them no longer have any hope of exploring that world, but underage wizards like Lin Xia have great potential.

When Rita thought of this, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​making up a story.

There was a thoughtful look in her eyes. Perhaps, she could think of another way.

When Lin Xia looked up from the information and glanced below the stage, she found that the media reporters were already ready.

She didn't know what she was thinking of, and turned to Draco and asked, "Your parents didn't come?"

Draco shook his head with a serious expression: "I wrote to them, and they replied that they had encountered some things recently and were very busy, so they would not come this time."

Ron whispered, "Draco, you Malfoys are a pure-blood family. Could this Chamber of Secrets incident be related to your pure-blood family?
Your parents are not coming, are they plotting something with other pure-blood families?"

Ron is also a carefree person.

This kind of question cannot be asked unless the relationship is good enough.

But now, Ron and Draco's relationship has not reached the point where they can discuss such issues.

Draco glanced at Ron and said calmly, "Ron, don't forget that your Weasley family is also a pure-blood family.

Your parents didn't come this time, could they be plotting something?"

Ron was a little embarrassed. Did his parents not want to come?

But he failed to pass the Hogwarts review and was not allowed in!
He said loudly, "We are all Gryffindors. What does Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets have to do with us?"

Lin Xia interrupted their quarrel.

"Alright, if you have any questions, let's talk about it in private. There are so many people here, do you want them to laugh at you?"

Ron and Draco then stopped talking.

After an hour of waiting, the press conference for Guardian Button finally officially began!
As the main creator, Lin Xia was the first to go on stage to give a speech.

She shared her inspiration for the guardian button, which originated from the fact that she felt the guardian amulet was too crude, its power was uncertain, and it was easy to be destroyed.

Here, Lin Xia specifically mentioned a professor, Professor Babeling.

"When making the Guardian Button, I received a lot of guidance from Professor Babeling, and I specifically made her the communications professor for our team."

"Professor Babel" appeared.

The media reporters coming in, including the professors in Hogwarts, couldn't help but flicker their eyes.

The Guardian Button press conference held by Lin Xia did not attract any senior students to attend, most of them were junior students.

They didn't take the elective course, so they didn't know Professor Barbling.

Hogwarts is so huge!

The area where they live every day is just a small area in the castle.

The young wizards were whispering to each other, discussing who the so-called "Professor Bablling" was, and the adult wizards were also discussing in low voices.

"It was actually Babel who gave her guidance. So she is someone Babel has high hopes for?"

"Didn't Babling say that she wouldn't interfere with any of Dumbledore's decisions?"

"No, no, no, this is a person with great research talent. Maybe Babel couldn't bear to see her talent go to waste, so she offered to help."

"Anyway, since this wizard is related to Babeling, we can't contact her."

This time, many reporters from media and newspapers came, some with secret missions.

They originally planned to talk to Lin Xia after the press conference and ask her if she wanted to join an organization.

The organization behind them greatly appreciates research talents like Lin Xia.

As long as she is willing to join, she will receive a large amount of financial assistance, and even strange and unique objects and precious resources that are simply not available on the market.

The birth of the Natural Magic Wand has allowed everyone to see Lin Xia's potential.

The birth of the Guardian Button allowed everyone to see her other more talented side.

Pity.

After Lin Xia finished her speech, it was Draco and Hermione's turn to speak on stage.

Ron and Harry mainly assist these two people.

Hermione and Draco talked about the principles.

The formula of "Guardian Button" has been sold publicly, and this press conference is equivalent to a production briefing.

The two little wizards explained the key points and difficulties of making the guardian button, and through reports in major newspapers, the guardian button spread to even farther places.

An hour later, the press conference officially ended.

Lin Xia waited on purpose, but no one came.

She was a little surprised.

Although the launch of the Guardian Button was not as grand as the Natural Wand, the public response it aroused in the outside world was almost the same.

She thought that after the press conference, a bunch of wizards would surround her and ask questions and interview her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the press conference ended, all the reporters left.

"Lin Xia." Professor McGonagall called her.

Lin Xia came back to her senses and asked politely, "Professor, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Professor McGonagall said, "You asked me about Transfiguration before. I found some very interesting information. Come to my office and take a look."

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows.

Transfiguration?
The last question she asked Professor McGonagall was about Animagus.

What she asked was: "Is it possible for a wizard to determine his or her Animagus form in disguise through guidance?"

At that time, Professor McGonagall's answer was: "Not sure."

Unexpectedly, after a week, she had found relevant literature.

As expected, he is the crazy researcher who loves Transfiguration - Mag!
Rita was still sitting in her seat, staring at Lin Xia not far away.

After thinking it over, she still didn't want to miss any news related to Lin Xia.

Even if you don't make up some explosive information, just a few simple interviews can serve as material for writing news in the future.

Rita had a hunch that Lin Xia would invent more magical items and would not remain silent.

The early interviews, if put aside, will become out-of-print materials!

Rita stood up and approached Lin Xia quietly.

This is her habit as a professional journalist. She subconsciously lowers her footsteps so that people don't notice her presence.

However, before she could get close to Lin Xia, Professor McGonagall glanced over.

"Rita, long time no see." She nodded.

Rita nodded: "Hello, Professor McGonagall."

She looked at Lin Xia and said, "I came here this time to ask Lin Xia some questions."

Professor McGonagall said, "If you are asking about the protection button, I believe Lin Xia and the others have explained it very clearly on the stage."

Rita: "No, I'm asking—"

Lin Xia suddenly interrupted: "Professor McGonagall, I think I have seen this senior sister Rita."

She said thoughtfully, "Senior Rita, have you ever won the Most Promising Newcomer Award for Today's Transfiguration? I've seen the photo of you receiving the award."

Rita smiled more sincerely, "I have won some awards, but they are not worth mentioning."

Lin Xia said appreciatively: "Since Senior Sister Rita has delved so deeply into Transfiguration, she can discuss it with us!"

Rita was stunned. "What are you discussing?"

Lin Xia: "I am discussing with Professor McGonagall whether wizards can artificially guide the Animagus form, and whether they can identify wild Animagus through certain means."

Rita's heart skipped a beat.

(End of this chapter)