Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 112 Magic Lamp Design Ideas

Let’s go back to the essence of a lamp: a device that carries a light source.

So how to shine?

In the Muggle world, the ways in which light is produced can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first type is light produced by thermal effects, such as the sun.

The second type is atomic transition luminescence, such as the phosphor coating in a fluorescent lamp.

The third type is light produced by the accelerated motion of charged particles inside matter, such as the pale blue glow emitted by a nuclear reactor.

There are many creatures in nature that can also glow, such as fireflies, luminous jellyfish, etc.

The way these organisms emit light is a material reaction in the body, and its most fundamental nature is actually the second type, which belongs to atomic transition.

Because of the influence of various magic, the electricity in Hogwarts or wizard's residences cannot function normally, so all electrical lamps can be temporarily abandoned.

This leaves very little room for choice!

No wonder there’s always a fire burning in Hogwarts!

So can burning fire provide enough brightness for lighting?

It doesn't seem impossible...

Although incandescent lamps are powered by electricity, their essence is that the tungsten filament in the bulb is heated to a very high temperature, thus emitting strong light, so it is called an incandescent lamp!

So can magic do this?

There are many magics that can generate high temperatures, so it shouldn't be difficult to heat a piece of tungsten filament to incandescence!

But, again, how can we ensure that it will continue to glow incandescently after getting rid of the wizard?

Now the problem becomes how to provide a stable high-temperature heat source!

Inevitably, Sainz thought of a legendary magical flame, the Gublerite fire, a flame that was said to burn forever.

To be honest, he didn't really believe in the existence of a torch that would never burn out!

However, who can say for sure about things in the magical world?

To put it another way, even if it can’t burn forever, even if it can only burn for a few thousand years, it is still a shocking and fascinating treasure!!!

Sainz couldn't even imagine how many creative ideas he could come up with if he had a torch like this.

It's useless to think about these things now. Considering the problems that are within reach is the attitude that a researcher should have.

Thinking all day long about problems that are beyond your ability to solve is just being a dreamer with unrealistic thoughts.

The problem he faces now is how to provide a stable heat source, or how to provide a stable source of magic.

In today’s wizarding world, there are all kinds of magical animals and plants, but I have never heard of the existence of “energy crystals” like those in fairy tales.

Wizards are not old stubborn people who stick to the old ways. If energy stones existed, Science thought, perhaps he wouldn't have to bother at all, as someone would have developed the magic crystal lamp long ago.

Since there is no substance in nature that can directly provide a source of magic power, can we consider artificially creating an energy storage device?

How to store energy artificially?

Make a magic battery that works like a battery?

Or use some kind of magic rune to provide magic power?

Come to think of it, it seems that runes cannot provide energy to themselves, but need to be triggered by a wizard?

On second thought, it seems not to be the case?

Remember that Ron's father, Mr. Weasley, made a magic car, which was lost in the Forbidden Forest by Ron and Harry. It was not until nearly a year later, when the two came to the Forbidden Forest again, that the car was able to run out and save them.

This means that the car has always had energy, which means that its magic has lasted for at least nearly a year.

And, everyone should notice that this car has headlights!!!

Including the motorcycle that Hagrid rode to pick up Harry at the beginning, it also had lights!!!

Also, the headlights are very bright!

It is used to provide daily lighting and is definitely more powerful than candles and torches!

but!

But! They just don’t!

Judging from these alchemical items, magic does not seem to completely reject electrical energy?

After all, the first spell that Sainz cast with his wand after entering the magic world was a strong lightning!

It almost blinded old man Ollivander's eyes.

So what exactly causes these two examples to exist?

Could it be because of the size?

It is a car after all, even if it is a smaller motorcycle, it is still a car!

It is also much larger than an ordinary lamp!

Of course, maybe they don’t use electricity?

However, Sainz speculated that this possibility was not very high, and the most likely possibility was still electricity.

It's hard to say about the motorcycle, but it is clearly stated in the original track that Mr. Weasley's car was modified from a Muggle car he acquired.

There is also the Knight Bus, which Sainz has ridden many times himself. It also has headlights, and the entire bus is equipped with them, which are very bright.

Sainz knew that all this only proved that magic did not completely exclude electrical energy and could not provide direct and effective help.

This at least shows that if electricity is used on a relatively large alchemical item, it is feasible and can ensure stable operation.

Now his research ideas can be more free, instead of being very constrained and only considering the "heating" method.

However, it can also be seen from these examples that there is no evidence of long-distance transmission of electrical energy in them; they only exist as a whole.

So if he wanted to install electric lighting throughout Hogwarts, it might be difficult.

The largest one, like the Knight Bus, is just a three-decker bus. It can completely shield the effects of magic on electricity, so I think the difficulty should be relatively small.

If this is the case for the entire Hogwarts, it would probably be difficult to deal with.

He was still thinking about developing a small magic lamp with its own energy source.

Even if this built-in energy source cannot run for a long time, even if it still needs to be recharged by a wizard!

If a wand could be used for several hours after being recharged by waving it once, or even just for an hour, it would have practical application value.

Of course, the ideal situation would be to develop a lamp that could be used by both wizards with wands and preschool wizards without wands.

That is, lamps that are free from the wizard's charging restrictions!

Of course, lamps that require a large vehicle, like Mr. Weasley's car, do have their own reasons for existence, but such alchemical items obviously do not have the innate conditions for popularization in a short period of time.

All the problems ultimately come down to developing a stable source of magic that can be used by all wizards, preferably even preschool wizards!

So, does the magic world have something like this, a magical substance that can be used by everyone and is very stable?

Have!

Floo powder!!!

Floo powder is apparently a stable, magical substance that is usable by everyone, including preschoolers!!!

Moreover, once it is made, it no longer needs to be maintained by a wizard, and it does not need to be charged. It only needs to be spread out when needed!

Yes, Sainz reminded himself, “This is the magical world, my thinking should be more magical!

Who says that lamps must look like what people usually see? ! "