Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Perhaps it was because they both had the surname Slughorn, so young Horace and Bourne had the same question:

Many of the raw materials in potions obviously seem to have no practical effect, but the formulas of those potions have always been regarded as the standard by wizards of all ages.

Could it be that it was really "just because of the vinegar that I made the dumplings"?

In other words, it was in order to use those raw materials that the potion was made using them as raw materials?

Take Mrs. Skoll's All-Purpose Magic Stain Remover as an example. The fire dragon's blood and troll's beard in the ingredient list don't seem to make much sense.

Even if they are removed, the much cheaper Extract of Spotted Miscanthus secretion can also be used as a "detergent".

However, Horace is a potion master after all. To be honest, this old man's talent in potions is actually much higher than that of Bourne.

Although he had no systematic exposure to Muggle science, Horace used two scientific experiment methods, "contrast" and "contrast", to conduct systematic research on this issue.

And Horace's detailed experimental records were all recorded in his private notes, which is what he showed to Bourne at this time——

Horace first used "Fire Dragon Blood" and "Troll Beard" as experimental variables, and controlled them when synthesizing the detergent.

Then it was discovered that although these two variables were removed, the synthesized magic potion could still have a decontamination effect, but compared to the genuine decontamination agent, the effect was indeed much weaker.

Next, he used the "contrast" experimental method and conducted a very genius experiment.

Horace bought a copy of [Skoll's Brand Universal Magic Stain Remover] from the potion shop and put it into two bottles, one with the original label and the other without the label.

Then, he handed it over to a group of little wizards who didn't know anything about it, and asked them to use two identical potions to clean the crucible. The cauldrons washed by those little wizards who use "genuine" stain removers are indeed much cleaner than those who use "off-brand" stain removers!

After discovering the problem, Horace repeated the experiment many times, excluding factors such as laziness of the little wizard, and the experimental results he obtained were all consistent.

This result made Horace think deeply for a long time. The last few pages of the notebook Bourne looked at were filled with a series of guesses he had made back then. Taking advantage of the opportunity of being a professor at Hogwarts Castle, he also checked as many potions books as possible, but there was no direct answer in those books.

"The knowledge recorded in books will always be only a part of the knowledge that humans can record, even a very small part." Horace took a sip of sherry, then ate a piece of candied pineapple, and then hugged him. The little grandnephew Bourne, who was immersed in his experimental notes, spoke up.

"For wizards, this is even more true. Because there is really no way to learn a lot of magic through teachers. Let alone words, even if it is passed down orally, there will eventually be omissions and errors in information. So, I At that time, I could only write down my guesses. These guesses were some of the most valuable knowledge I gained after that experiment. Now, after seeing these guesses, Bourne, what do you think?"

Bourne thought for a while, pointed to a few words in his notebook - "will determinism" - and then said: "I am inclined to your guess, but my intuition tells me to replace the word 'will' with 'Awareness' might be more accurate."

Hearing what Bourne said, Horace immediately put down his wine glass. Because he had just drank and was a little excited, his face became much rosier.

"Merlin's beard!" The old man clapped his hands excitedly, "You are worthy of being a descendant of the 'Slughorn' family! Sure enough... Bourne, you are born with the talent to inherit the family's title of 'Potion Master'. That's right. Good! The word 'intuition' is even more perfect than whether the answer is correct or not."

Why was Horace so excited?

Because Bourne seems to have grasped the essence of all magic problems at once: magic is originally an idealistic power.

The "will determinism" guess that Horace made back then was actually a magical intuition of the old man back then.

He believes that the reason why [Skoll's Brand Universal Miracle Stain Remover] should be made as golden as possible is, firstly, to look good, and secondly, to make users think that the value of this medicine is very expensive at first sight - -Gold usually means high-value items. This is the consensus of almost all humans-even golden excrement will be more valuable than other colors of excrement!

Similarly, both Muggles and wizards usually agree with the view that "cheap goods are not good, and good goods are not cheap."

Therefore, after adding fire dragon blood and troll beard, the golden stain remover became in the eyes of their wizard consumers: golden liquid → high price → stronger stain removal effect.

Generations of wizards have continued to use this decontamination agent. Each purchase and use is equivalent to strengthening this consensus, and this consensus has also evolved into a collective consciousness of wizards.

Under the influence of magic, naturally, the stain removal ability of this golden stain remover will become even more outstanding!

And this is just like when releasing a spell, the wizard usually has to pronounce certain spells with specific syllables, and then the corresponding spell can be cast in the wand - the spell for casting a spell is actually a consensus among wizards.

After reading Horace’s research, Byrne believes that the magical properties of [Skolf’s Brand Universal Magic Stain Remover] are more accurately the product of “determinism of consciousness” rather than “determinism of will” .

This is also because some powerful wizards can actually cast spells silently without a wand - they use their own "wizard will" to drive the magic spells to produce effects, rather than ordinary wizards who need to apply magic spells. This "shaman's consensus of consciousness."

"Bern, you must remember." After praising his little grandson, Horace suddenly reminded him sternly: "When you know this potion theory, when you participate in the potion championship, you will get a huge advantage.

Sufficient confidence and intuition are actually the manifestation of the wizard's will.

Therefore, when you are very convinced that the potion in the crucible can produce a certain effect, the probability of successful brewing will increase exponentially.

But you still need to remember that no matter how strong a wizard's personal will is, he should not easily challenge the consensus of consciousness of all other wizards.

Potionists who attempt that will not only usually encounter many dangers in the process, but their results will also not be very lucky. "

Bourne could not agree more with this reminder. Perhaps Horace thought he was the first person to tell Bourne this truth, but in fact Bourne had even seen many similar cases!

With his smart little mind, couldn't he still see at this moment: Whether it is determinism of will or determinism of consciousness, aren't they all very similar to the green skin's unreasonable "I am thinking" power?

As for the case where individual will is best not to fight against collective consciousness, he has also heard an intriguing "little" story.

On the battlefield of Armageddon, a certain big-muscled orc nicknamed "Unparalleled Bones", "Bone Crusher", "The Boss of the Orc Bosses", and "The Second Choice of Brother Mao", he thought about himself The most "WAAAGH" existence in the entire galaxy.

And, relying largely on this self-confidence, he almost became the most threatening greenskin to humans in the entire galaxy.

Until he met the man of his destiny on the battlefield, Sebastian Yarrick - one of the most awesome political commissars of the Guards in the history of the Human Empire (in the eyes of the green-skinned orcs, he can completely turn into "one of the most powerful political commissars" in the history of the human empire) "That word was smashed into a snot-nosed monster), the commander of the [Ruggernaut], the one who stared the orcs to death (Old Cannon Hole), the savior of Armageddon, the insurmountable high wall of Hades's hive...

It is worth noting that a large number of Yarrick's many titles were given to him by green-skinned orcs.

In other words, hundreds of millions of greenskins have thought about it, and this Sebastian Yarrick is indeed awesome! ! !

The result was that the green-skinned God of Choice, a monster who should have crushed Sebastian Yarrick in terms of size, strength, and equipment, was actually almost defeated during a one-on-one duel on the ground battlefield. The latter was pressed to death.

It can be seen from this that no matter how powerful an individual's "I Xunsi" is, it is still somewhat inadequate when faced with the "I Xunsi" of an entire race.

"Magic is like 'I'm thinking', but it's not entirely boring," Bourne reminded himself: "It's just that what Grandpa Horace reminded is really worth noting. It's better for a wizard not to use his own body Will to fight against the collective consciousness. People who are stubborn will generally not end well. The most typical case is Voldemort, who started to commit suicide just because he had seven lives, and the last seven lives were not enough for him..."