Infinitely Extendable Backpack

Chapter 25 Infinitely Extendable Backpack

On Saturday morning, Ian woke up to find his package on the round table in his dorm room.

It was a simple, plain-colored kraft paper package. It was addressed to Mr. Ian Titus, and Ian understood that this meant Dumbledore had fulfilled his promise.

He didn't open it immediately, but after a quick wash, he took the package to the Requirement House.

Some things don't need to be known by too many people, such as unauthorized modifications that allow for unlimited expansion.

This is explicitly prohibited by the Ministry of Magic. Although his roommate wouldn't report it, he has always adhered to the principle of eliminating any potential trouble.

Fortunately, Ravenclaw's lounge was in the tower, not too far from the eighth floor, and Ian arrived at his destination after only a short walk.

At this moment, he was sincerely grateful to Ravenclaw. If it were the Slytherin common room, he estimated that he would be considered lucky to arrive by the morning.

……

Ian knew from the original book that the Room of Requirement was on the eighth floor, opposite a tapestry depicting a giant beating Barnabas.

Even with clear clues, it still took half an hour to find it, all because Hogwarts Castle is just too big.

After finding the tapestry, Ian stood there quietly, concentrating on his thoughts: "I need a room where I won't be disturbed, I need a room where I won't be disturbed..."

He walked back and forth in front of the wall three times, and on his third pass, a very smooth door appeared on the wall.

Pushing open the door, Ian was greeted by a vast, empty house that stretched for tens of meters in length, width, and height. In the center of the house stood three stone pillars, each as thick as a bucket, covered with various scratches. Apart from these, there was nothing else in the room.

He sat down on the ground and carefully unwrapped the parchment from the package. Inside were a linen backpack and a letter.

The backpack's design is similar to a Muggle hiking backpack, but it appears to be more refined in its workmanship, being entirely made of thick canvas.

Furthermore, two belts that can be fastened to the waist are thoughtfully added to the bottom of the backpack, so you don't have to worry about the backpack falling off even when you're riding a flying broom and doing Transylvanian feints.

Ian didn't check his backpack immediately, but instead chose to open the letter first. As expected, it was an instruction manual written by Dumbledore. After all, when he received the Philosopher's Stone, he already knew that the headmaster liked to write things like instruction manuals.

This time, it's not just the backpack instruction manual; it also includes instructions for three alchemical items that can unleash defensive magic, and mentions that if Ian feels the backpack space is insufficient, he can continue to expand it.

……

He opened his backpack and found himself in front of a dark, narrow staircase with about a few dozen steps. Without hesitation, Ian slowly descended the stairs and arrived at the infinitely extending space.

The area was about the size of two basketball courts, with only a round, two-story wooden house standing on the open ground, and nothing else.

Moreover, Ian discovered that this place seemed to be under a fixed special weather spell, just like the ceiling of the auditorium, which could synchronize with the outside weather at any time.

Upon entering the cabin, I discovered that the space inside was actually quite large. There was a rugged, open-air stone fireplace, a low pine square table, and three slender high-backed chairs. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Ian paid no attention to the furniture; his gaze was fixed on the low table, or rather, the items on it, from the moment he entered.

……

Two items automatically release the Ironclad Curse when attacked: a black wolf fang-shaped pendant and a silver openwork ring; a bracelet made of unicorn tail hair that can resist a certain degree of curse; and runes inscribed on it.

And a Portkey to a delicate pocket watch, the teleportation point being a safe house protected by Dumbledore with the Faithful Charm.

"Aside from the door key, which is probably unusable in the apocalypse, the other items really came in handy," Ian thought to himself.

……

These alchemical items greatly ensured Ian's safety, and in a good mood, he had the leisure to take a good look at the safe house that would become his own in the future.

Climbing a long, thin ladder, I arrived at the second floor of the room and found that there weren't many items there: a simple single bed and a not-too-large floor-standing bookshelf.

It's worth mentioning that there were even two books on the bookshelf, which seems to have been intentional on Dumbledore's part.

This piqued Ian's curiosity, and he only noticed the titles of the two books after getting closer to the bookshelf—"Ancient Magic - Analysis of the Guardian Charm" and "Standard Spells".

Ian glanced at the authors of the two books. He didn't know the former, but he was very familiar with the latter. The author was the famous Miranda Goshak, and this book, "Standard Spells," was also quite famous. It was translated into 72 languages, including those of fairies and merfolk, as soon as it was published.

The Hogwarts Charms textbook is an abridged version of "Standard Spells" because the original version contained too many evil spells and offensive spells that caused serious damage, which caused a lot of controversy. Therefore, the textbook was abridged and graded.

"But not now...it will have to wait at least a month."

Ian looked at the two books in front of him and muttered to himself, refraining from turning the pages, because he had more important things to do right now.

After putting on his alchemy tools and packing his backpack, Ian left the Room of Requirement and headed straight for the kitchen.

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