Chapter 233: Planning and Arrangement

Although there were many accidents, the end of Christmas this year was certainly a pleasant one.

Ivan didn't know when he fell asleep. He vaguely remembered that after "Plumpton Pass," Harry seemed to tell him about the "Wronski feint."

To put it simply, this tactic is one in which a Seeker pretends to see the Golden Snitch far below and runs to catch it, running to the ground.

He tricks the opposing Seeker into thinking he has found the Snitch, in the hope that he will copy him.

But at the last second before reaching the ground, the feint seeker pulls out of his dive, which usually causes the opposing seeker to crash because he was unprepared.

This action is not as difficult as the "Plumpton Pass". The only requirement is that the seeker must be fast enough, as fast as the wind, and it has rarely been seen before in games.

It is conceivable that after the arrival of the firebolt, the probability of Harry getting the "Wronski Feint" will increase, and this action will become the Seeker's best individual performance.

Harry and Ivan did all these analyses before going to sleep last night.

Ivan didn't know if he remembered it accurately. Anyway, whatever happened, he did not listen to the Quidditch terms.

Due to the hard work of the day and the night's sleep, Ivan didn't wake up until after nine o'clock the next morning.

He stretched and got out of bed.

The fire in the fireplace was out, the room was slightly chilly, and the window was covered with fog.

Ivan went over and wiped it down. He was delighted to see that everything behind was covered in white, and no passersby could be seen on the street.

Snow like owl feathers was slowly falling from the sky, and the smell of Christmas was more fragrant.

Because the room faced the Muggle street, just as Ivan turned around, an old city streetcar passed by, making a loud noise.

The streetcar was making a lot of noise, but Harry was not yet awake in the bed on the other side of the room.

His quilt fell to the floor, and a can of high-precision polish was placed on the bed next to him, while he himself held tightly to the firebolt.

Harry had a smile on his lips as if he had had a sweet dream.

Ivan didn't bother him, got dressed and went downstairs.

After Christmas, there were many things to look forward to doing, and he simply arranged things to do next.

First, the question of improving his own strength must be put on the agenda.

Although Ivan was the strongest wizard among his peers or fifth and sixth year students, he was a long way from being the match for an evil dark wizard, vampires or other dark creatures. What he had already achieved was nothing compared to what he had to achieve.

A series of recent events had also made Ivan realize this lack of strength, which was his greatest deficiency and could have fundamental limitations for the unfolding of future events.

Many things, not that Ivan did not want to do, but that he did not have the ability to perform.

He could only do his best to take advantage of other aspects such as prophecy and try to compensate for the disadvantages caused by the difference in age and strength.

However, with the development of events, in the coming years, Ivan's own advantages should become less and less, and the difficulty of meeting the challenges would become greater and greater.

It was easy to understand that the more the original story changed, the more blurred and unknown the future became, and that any accident could happen.

The unknown gives rise to fear, which is the main reason why so many powerful magicians especially believe in illusory prophecies.

Just as now, Ivan saved Sirius and changed his fate.

In contrast, Peter Pettigrew was captured by the Ministry of Magic and would soon be condemned. His soul would not be sucked out by Dementors, but he was to be imprisoned for life in Azkaban.

The fate set had changed, and Ivan would not naively believe that if there was no Peter Pettigrew to help, Voldemort would be willing to stay in the Albanian forest and do nothing, hide in the shadows for a lifetime and never return.

This was impossible, he will definitely come back, it's just a matter of when and how.

Professor Trelawney's prophecy also explicitly mentioned this matter, and in that dark unknown temple, the magic Voldemort had left in the past would personally select one person to help him regain his unprecedented power.

Voldemort was strong enough. He mastered a lot of evil dark magic. The Horcruxes guaranteed his immortality. Ivan could hardly imagine what would happen if he had a more powerful force.

At that point, even Dumbledore might not be able to stop him.

Ivan did not dare to think about it any longer. In any case, he had to build up his strength as soon as possible to face an uncertain future.

He was going to go through the dozens of Black family books he took out yesterday, which were very valuable books on dark magic.

If he mastered all the magic in those books, the improvement would be no small one.

In addition, there were the Secret Treasure Keys left by the Four Great Founders, and Ivan decided to start with the key pieces left by Gryffindor in the Centaur tribe.

Regardless of whether it had been divided or not, as far as he knew, the thing could help a wizard improve his magic, which was Ivan's most pressing need at the time.

In addition to increasing his strength, according to the plan, Ivan was also preparing to increase the influence of "Hogwarts Magic" in controlling public opinion.

Most wizards use newspapers to learn about all kinds of news in the magical world because of the relatively closed channels of transmission. The opinions of major newspapers have a great influence on people's views on certain things, which is very important.

Before the Christmas vacations were over, Ivan and Professor Lupin should look into the possibility of renting a store in Diagon Alley as the headquarters for 'The Magic of Hogwarts'.

Everything was well planned to establish a fortress in the most prosperous streets of the British magical world, officially open to the public, responsible for newspaper printing, sales and advertising contacts.

That was the first step in the expansion of 'The Magic of Hogwarts' newspaper and, at the same time, the most important point.

Only if it was presented to the public could the newspaper's influence gradually increase.

Otherwise, in the eyes of other wizards, no matter how much explosive news he gave, the Hogwarts Magic would be just an unknown school magazine for young wizards to have fun and would never compete with the 'Daily the Prophet'.

Although he had to rent a place, Ivan wasn't sure if he could find the right store, given the limited funds and high rental rates in Diagon Alley.

If it is too remote, he may not be able to promote it.

In addition, Ivan will also participate in the collective activities with Sirius, Harry and Hermione, beginning with a visit to Ron at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Ailments and Injuries.

In the previous discussion, Mr. Weasley and his wife also invited them to The Burrow, where they would stay for a few days until the end of the Christmas vacations.