bookbashuk Chapter 371 The Supreme Wizard
Chapter 371 The Supreme Wizard
Chapter 371 The Supreme Wizard
Hogwarts, after decades of development, has long been a renowned magic academy in Middle-earth.
The number of students enrolled by the school each year has remained relatively stable, at around one hundred.
So the school has a total of six or seven hundred students, plus a group of professors, teaching assistants, etc., making a total of more than seven hundred.
The majority of students recruited are children from within the territory, followed by a few Dunedan people each year, and an elf child who comes only once every few years.
The total population of the Dúnedan people is only a few thousand, and their lifespan is several times that of ordinary humans. There are many people like Aragorn who are still unmarried even in their eighties or nineties.
Therefore, Hogwarts admits very few Dunedam students each year.
The elven race has an exceptionally long lifespan, which makes reproduction difficult. Coupled with their long growth cycle, it's common for only one or two elven students to appear every few years.
Therefore, the arrival of elven students made them a rare breed at the school, and they were loved by almost all the students and professors.
When a new elven student appears at the Sorting Ceremony, they always attract a lot of attention, and every academy eagerly hopes to be assigned to their academy.
Because of their superior physical abilities and incredibly sharp senses, elves are simply the best Quidditch players.
Therefore, during the Sorting Ceremony, it is common to see students from the Elf families who were assigned to be overjoyed, while students from other families look dejected and disappointed.
The Hogwarts Territory has developed steadily and systematically over the years, and the wizard population within the territory has reached 3, accounting for one-third of the total population.
Although there was no deliberate distinction between wizards and ordinary people, wizards lived relatively close together, forming wizard villages or towns.
These villages and towns are arranged like satellites, centered on Hogwarts, with Hogsmeade and Brie as the main branches, and scattered throughout the Eliador region.
Because these wizards are scattered throughout the land, the territory ruled by Dui has covered most of Eliador.
If Dui hadn't never formally declared himself king, the territory he occupied could already be described as a kingdom.
But in the eyes of other powers, such as Gondor and Rohan in the south, such a vast territory was no different from a kingdom, and they described Duir's territory as a wizarding kingdom or Hogwarts.
Hogwarts Castle, where Duir resides, is the royal city of this wizarding kingdom, and Duir is the uncrowned king.
In a broader sense, Hogwarts includes Hogwarts Castle, Hogsmeade, the city of Bree, the Eriado region, and the Rohan Gap Plain where the Black Barbarians live in Isengard and nearby.
Although its population is less than 100,000, far less than that of kingdoms like Gondor and Rohan, no one dares to underestimate Hogwarts.
Furthermore, they placed their power above Gondor, Rohan, and a host of other race-based kingdoms such as the Kingdom of the Mountain and the Woodland Kingdom.
Besides the fact that the ruler, Duir, possessed powerful magical abilities and commanded powerful creatures such as dragons and thunderbirds, the wizards, numbering 30,000, were an even more formidable force.
When Hogwarts launched its expedition to the Far East, it only sent out one hundred wizards, yet it was able to defeat the Morpheus's army of tens of thousands.
Therefore, none of the forces in the Central Continent could imagine how terrifying their fighting power would be if all 30,000 wizards were mobilized.
Of course, outsiders were unaware that the original hundred wizards were the most elite Aurors among wizards, but they still felt awe for the power of Hogwarts.
The Mordor faction is particularly wary of Hogwarts and has remained silent all these years, which may be due to Hogwarts as well as some secret plots.
After all, Isengard, one of Hogwarts' territories, borders the Kingdom of Rohan and Gondor. If Mordor attacks Rohan and Gondor, Hogwarts will certainly not stand idly by.
Especially in the Misty Mountains near Eisengard, there is the largest dragon farm, where thousands of dragon tamers with good magical skills work.
In addition, thousands of Black Barbarian wizards lived around Eisengard and on the plains of Rohan's Gap.
These people can immediately transform into the strongest fighting force in wartime, delivering the most severe counterattack to the enemy.
As the ruler of these wizards, Dui was known as the Supreme Wizard.
If the title of Wizard King had not already been taken by the Wizard King of Angmar, Dui would have been the true Wizard King in the eyes of others.
Returning our focus to Hogwarts, since Bilbo left the Shire and came to live in Hogwarts Castle.
Bilbo, who originally intended to stay here temporarily, was deeply attracted by the lively scene of students laughing and playing in the castle and flying around on broomsticks. He eventually accepted Dui's invitation and stayed in the castle to become the school's administrator.
The school is preparing to hold a semi-final tournament this semester. The students who were originally looking forward to Quidditch are now attracted by this grand event and no longer complain about the cancellation of Quidditch.
The semi-finals can also be called the four-college competition. In order to ensure that all students could participate, Dui and the professors set the competition rules.
That is, within each academy, a selection competition is first held, and the best student is selected through wizard duels to participate in the final competition.
As the qualifying rounds for the semi-finals were held, the atmosphere inside the castle was ignited once again.
Although the competition tried its best to give every student a chance to participate, the younger students were destined to just be there for the ride, and were basically eliminated in the first round of the selection process.
However, the younger students were not too disappointed. After being eliminated, they turned to cheering for their seniors and hoping that their college would win the final victory.
While everyone at the school was immersed in the excitement of the tournament, Gandalf returned from the Shire, accompanied by Frodo and three other hobbits.
"Gandalf, what's going on?" Dui looked at Gandalf with a questioning gaze as the four hobbits emerged from the fireplace.
Gandalf said directly, "Duir, Frodo has agreed."
Dui instantly understood Gandalf's meaning and looked at Frodo with surprise.
He hadn't expected Gandalf to be so persuasive, getting Frodo to agree to become the Fellowship of the Ring so quickly.
It's important to understand that protecting the ordination is a thankless and arduous task, almost always fraught with danger.
Frodo could easily avoid this mission and live a life of luxury and comfort in the Shire, relying on his enormous inherited wealth.
"Frodo, are you really sure?" Dui looked into his eyes and asked seriously, "You know it will be extremely dangerous. You could very well die on the way, and the ring will constantly corrode you, causing you immense torment and pain. Even if you succeed, you'll be left with a wound that will be difficult to heal for the rest of your life. Are you still willing to do it?"
Frodo felt that Duir's eyes were penetrating, as if he had no secrets from Duir, and instinctively wanted to avoid them.
But she forced herself to continue looking him in the eye, and nodded firmly: "I'm sure!"