The Kitchen and Room of Requirements Part 2

The entire room suddenly started shaking violently...

The dining table in front of him abruptly disappeared, along with the unfinished breakfast that Jon was still eating.

The intense shaking lasted for about half a minute, and Jon almost thought it was an earthquake.

However, neither the anticipated missile launch silo nor the nuclear missiles appeared... In fact, after the violent shaking, the entire room was empty, and nothing happened!

This left Jon somewhat disappointed.

It seemed that the Room of Requirement had done its best, but it didn't have the capability!

"Let's try something lower-level..." Jon cleared his throat. "How about a multiple rocket launcher that can cover the entire Hogwarts, including the Forbidden Forest, within 30 seconds? The Guard or Tornado series would do!"

The intense shaking occurred once again, just as Jon was about to fall to the ground. Fortunately, a pillar suddenly appeared in front of him, allowing him to hold on and maintain balance.

That was the extent of the Room of Requirement's performance.

The anticipated rocket launcher still didn't appear!

"Damn, is nothing working?"

"Then something even lower-level... a Type 59 main battle tank!"

"Still no luck?"

"A 35mm Type 87 grenade launcher... that can't be difficult, right?"

"Another try... an AK-47 assault rifle?"

"Or a Type 92 semi-automatic pistol?"

"A bayonet?"

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"Damn it, you can't even conjure a bayonet?" Jon couldn't sit still anymore.

At first, he thought the Room of Requirement might have missed his request, so he repeated "bayonet" several times... but the result was the same as before. After the violent shaking, the whole room remained empty.

"You dare call yourself the Room of Requirement?" Jon helplessly glanced at the nearby wall. "You can't even conjure a bayonet or a pistol!"

Suddenly, a few unpleasant cries came from the wall... or more accurately, it sounded like sobbing.

Then, a table appeared in front of Jon, and on the table, a bottle of Scotch whisky and a glass materialized out of thin air... The bottle poured a full glass of whiskey, and the glass flew to Jon.

"Damn it, this room has a mind of its own!" Jon blinked involuntarily as he took the glass. "It can even feel sadness and apologize... Wasn't it prohibited for rooms to have a mind after 1949?"

When Jon thought of this, he realized something!

Hogwarts was established in the year 993, which is 999 years ago. If nothing unexpected happened, the Room of Requirement should have been built during that time too!

"Give me a set of Crusader armor and a Tang sword!" he said with a serious expression.

This time, the Room of Requirement provided an accurate response.

A heavy suit of armor and a sharp long sword appeared almost instantly in front of Jon.

The armor was cumbersome, and Jon struggled to lift it. Although it definitely couldn't stop bullets, ordinary arrows might not penetrate it. The long sword was equally sharp, with the inscription "Tianbao 5th Year" engraved on the hilt.

Casually tossing the armor and Tang sword aside, Jon knew that his speculation was likely correct.

The Room of Requirement was built almost simultaneously with Hogwarts. Its creators were probably one of the four Hogwarts founders, or even multiple individuals. Like the Sorting Hat, the Room of Requirement possessed a certain level of intelligence due to powerful magic, but its intelligence and capabilities are aligned with its founders...

Therefore, anything that surpassed the era, even a simple object like a bayonet, could not be provided by the Room of Requirement!

Jon used another method to verify this.

He requested several books on "Defense Against Dark Arts" from the Room of Requirement, and immediately the books appeared: "Curses and Counter-Curses," "Compendium of Common Dark Magic and Their Defenses," "Comprehensive Guide to Self-Protection Magic"... Carefully checking the publication dates of these books, without exception, they were all published in the 9th and 10th centuries AD.

It seemed that these books on defense against dark magic were of little significance now... Jon also tossed them aside. Magic a thousand years ago had certainly undergone numerous advancements, and it would be vastly different from the present. Lacking practicality, blindly studying them would undoubtedly lead to many detours.

With a wave of his hand, the armor, Tang sword, and books disappeared.

In their place were a row of sneakoscopes and secretive detectors, along with a large, ornate mirror... a multitude of dark magic defense devices, although they might not actually be effective.

There were also huge silk cushions and a few animated dummies.

Raising his wand made of green bamboo, Jon began practicing the Petrificus Totalus spell here...

It was the only offensive spell he could currently use, and although its destructive power was not high, it still needed to be practiced more proficiently... Only then could he have some resistance when facing enemies.

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When Jon left the Room of Requirement, it was already 8 o'clock.

The morning class at Hogwarts started at 8:30, and the first class after the start of the school year was Transfiguration taught by Professor Minerva McGonagall, attended by both Hufflepuff and Gryffindor.

The Transfiguration classroom was on the seventh floor of Hogwarts Castle, and it took Jon only a few minutes to arrive there.

The classroom door was open, and it was empty inside. It seemed that the first-year students from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff were still having breakfast in the Great Hall...

Except for a tabby cat standing on the podium.

Jon didn't dare to be negligent. He respectfully walked up to the podium and bowed deeply to the cat:

"Professor McGonagall."

The tabby cat glanced at Jon, nodded, but did not transform into a human form.

Jon found a seat in the front row, took out his own copy of "A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" by Emeric Switch, and opened it.

As he aimlessly flipped through the book (he had already memorized its contents from cover to cover), he observed the tabby cat on the podium with the corner of his eye.

Animagus transformation was indeed a powerful magic. Professor McGonagall transformed into this tabby cat, not only taking the form of a cat, but also exhibiting feline behavior, almost as if she possessed certain animal instincts.

However, in Jon's opinion, this magic seemed to hold little significance.

After all, Animagus transformation was limited to non-magical creatures. Transforming into magical creatures (such as phoenixes, dragons, hippogriffs, etc.) would bring unpredictable consequences... So, turning into an animal not only failed to enhance one's combat capabilities but instead turned a wizard who could cast spells into an ordinary animal that relied on claws and teeth.

Moreover, ordinary Transfiguration spells could also temporarily transform a wizard into an animal, although the effect was not as good as that of Animagus transformation. But if you only needed to transform into an animal for reconnaissance purposes, it seemed sufficient... and the variety of options was much greater, unlike Animagus transformation, which was limited to a single animal form.

Not to mention the fact that mastering Animagus transformation took several years and carried a significant risk of failure even after years of practice. Throughout the 20th century, only seven registered Animagi were recorded, and there were probably around twenty more who went unregistered. It could be said that for an ordinary wizard, it was a very challenging magic.

In simple terms, Animagus transformation was difficult to learn without cheat codes, and its practical utility was small. Besides showing off, it was virtually useless.

To put it more politely, the effort put into it was completely disproportionate to the benefits gained...