Chapter 77: The New Supreme Wand No one noticed Katum's little action. After the confrontation in the bookshop, Mr. Weasley apologized to the Grangers. He repeatedly emphasized that not every wizard was like Lucius, and that they, the Weasleys, were willing to make friends with Muggles. Mr. Granger smiled and waved his hands, saying it was nothing, and that discrimination in the Muggle world was common. They said goodbye at the door of Flourish and Blotts. On the way home, Mrs. Granger couldn't help but express her opinion. "I don't like the Malfoy family." She said, "I always feel that Draco is the one who bullies Hermione at school." Mr Granger agreed: "I've seen a lot of this. In school, white kids would always bully African-Americans and Asian-Americans." Even if you don't take direct action, there are many ways to do it.
Insults, sarcasm, isolation... Mr. Granger couldn't help but feel worried and distressed at the thought that something like this might happen to Hermione. Bruce quickly reassured them: "Don't worry, I'm here!" Mrs. Granger said quickly: "Bruce, you must not do anything that violates school rules!" "Don't worry, auntie, I know my limits!" As long as the school is not informed, it is not considered a violation of school rules. And in the wizarding world, wizard duels are legal. If Malfoy dares to discriminate against Hermione, just wait for Bruce to challenge him to a fight! …… When Bruce returned to his room, Katoom immediately flew to the table and opened Lockhart's autobiography. I have to say that Lockhart's writing style is really good. Anyway, Owl enjoyed reading it. "Katum, what did you mean by that just now?" Bruce then raised the question hidden in his heart, "What do you mean, Lockhart will teach me how to weave a character?" "You should have figured it out by now, right?" Katoom said without looking up, "Lockhart is a piece of shit." indeed. Bruce nodded. He couldn't sense any aura of a strong man from Lockhart. But there was really nothing wrong with the experiences described in Lockhart's book. "That's right. Lockhart is obviously not strong, but he has gained such a great reputation and even has the Order of Merlin, Third Class. The reason is that he is good at weaving his own personality.
"In other words, although Lockhart is not good at magic, he is a genius when it comes to marketing!" Katoom brought out his toilet paper theory again. Even a piece of toilet paper has its own value. Lockhart's value lies in marketing. Bruce was a little unconvinced: "What's the use of this ability?" "What's the use? It's very useful!" The owl hooted, "Come, let me give you an example!" After that, he took out Captain America's shield from the feathers. When taking it out, the shield was so big that the owl was almost trapped inside. "Look, this is Captain America's shield. It's a very valuable thing, right?" Bruce nodded, he had no objection to this. This is a weapon that even the President of the United States, the Red Skull, treasures, so it is of course of extraordinary value. Katum said: "Now let's assume that the value of this shield is one hundred owl coins." "What's an Owl Coin?" Bruce asked. "Don't worry about it." Katum turned the topic back to Captain America's shield, "But we have to admit that this shield is so famous, in large part because its former owner was the superhero Captain America. “Otherwise, it’s just a vibranium shield, without any legendary value. "Now in this world, no one knows who Captain America is, so I can only give you ten Owl Coins for the value of this shield." Bruce frowned and said, "Isn't this too far off?" "That's an understatement." Owl shook his head. "But we can try another approach and give this shield legendary value again." "How to give it?" "It's very simple, just make up a story." Katum thought for a moment and said, “It just so happens that the most powerful magician in this world is Merlin, who has a close relationship with King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. "From today on, this shield is no longer Captain America's shield, but a holy relic left by the Knights of the Round Table, the round table they used to hold meetings on!" After saying this, Katum stretched out his wings and pointed at the shield. The star-and-stripes pattern on the shield immediately disappeared, replaced by a Holy Grail pattern guarded by twelve knightly swords. Katum said happily: "Look, now the legendary value of this shield has returned!" But Bruce still had some doubts: "Isn't this shield too small? How could it be a table?"
"Use your brain, Bruce!" Katum reminded, "You know magic, the shield can become bigger or smaller, but you have the final say, right?" When the last bit of doubt was resolved, Bruce suddenly felt cheerful. He began to understand the power of language. A suitable story and an effective character setting can indeed have an effect beyond imagination. "Katum, I understand!" Bruce said, "You used a branch to trick me into thinking it was the Supreme Wand. It's the same principle, right?" "Hey! How can you talk like that!" Katum quickly corrected him, "Everything else may be fake, but the Supreme Wand is real!" …… The remaining time passed quickly and the day to return to Hogwarts arrived. Bruce packed his luggage, took the new Supreme Wand given by Katoom, and set off for Nine and Three Quarters Station with Hermione. This new Supreme Wand is different from the previous ones. The handle of the magic wand is transformed from the handle of Thor's hammer. Katum was quite proud of this: "Although the Demon King's hard work is already powerful enough, I don't mind changing the material, that way it will be even more powerful." The material of the handle of Thor's hammer is taken from the World Tree. Bruce didn't know what it was exactly, but it sounded impressive. It's better than the piece of paulownia wood that I just broke off before. Soon, Bruce arrived at the Nine and Three Quarters station and found a compartment with Hermione and sat down. "Bruce! Hermione!" At this time, Neville came over, his expression a little anxious. "Have you seen Harry and Ron? They don't look to be in the car." Katum tilted his head, feeling a little weird. Why does Neville have to look for things in the car every school year? "What happened to them?" Hermione was a little worried. She stood up and ran out with Neville. Bruce didn't follow because Katoom told him not to worry. Then, just after Hermione left, an old wizard came to the door of the box, dragging a box. “Is there any room here?”
He looked at Bruce and asked, "Can you allow an old man to squeeze in with you?" Bruce turned around and found that it was Professor Gail Green whom he had met at Flourish and Blotts. "Of course," he said. "Please take a seat." "Thank you!" Professor Green sat in the empty seat. He did not put the box on the luggage rack, but leaned it against his feet. Occasionally the box would tremble, as if there was some living thing inside. Bruce looked at him in confusion, and Gale Green showed a harmless smile. "Don't worry about it," he said. "It's just some teaching equipment." (End of this chapter)