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[Fabrication Protocol: Stage Two - Magical Enhancement Integration]
Time: 4:31 AM
The miniaturized components gleamed on the workbench under precise lighting. They were tiny, perfect, and completely non-functional—because Muggle electronics didn't operate properly within Hogwarts's intense magical field without modification.
[Problem statement: Standard electronic devices experience interference from ambient magical energy. Circuit boards require magical enhancement to function within Hogwarts environment. Recommend Protean Charm modification as foundation.]
"The Protean Charm," Darius murmured, reviewing his mental notes. The spell linked objects together so that changes to one affected the others—most famously used for the DA coins in the original timeline. But that was years away, and the charm itself was NEWT-level magic that most students never mastered.
"I need to modify it," he continued, thinking through the theory. "Not to link objects to each other, but to link these electronic pathways to magical energy. Make them compatible instead of conflicting."
[Affirmative. Creating resonance between magical fields and electrical signals. Similar principle to the Hogwarts Express—a magical train that successfully interfaces with Muggle rail systems. Also relevant: Arthur Weasley's flying car, though that implementation was crude.]
Darius picked up one of the miniaturized circuit boards using tweezers, placing it under the highest magnification setting. The copper traces were barely visible, microscopic pathways that carried electrical current.
Those pathways needed to carry magic too.
"The incantation needs modification," Darius said, preparing his wand. "Not 'Proteus' for linking—but something like... 'Concordia' for harmony. I want these circuits to harmonize with magic, not resist it."
[Linguistic analysis: Latin 'concordia' translates to harmony, agreement, union. Appropriate for intended effect. Recommend wand movement: Circular motion to represent integration, followed by straight line to represent conduction. Visualize magical energy flowing along electrical pathways without disruption.]
Darius steadied his breathing, focusing on the component before him. He could feel the room's enhanced magical field supporting his work, providing an ideal environment for this delicate operation.
"Concordia Technomagi," he intoned, his wand tracing the pattern Nano had suggested.
The circuit board glowed with soft golden light. Darius watched through the magnification as the spell took hold—the copper traces beginning to shimmer with a faint magical residue that settled into the metal itself, becoming part of the structure.
[Analysis: Successful magical integration. Circuit pathways now carry dual-state charge—both electrical and magical. Testing required to verify functionality.]
The room, demonstrating its continuing helpfulness, produced a simple battery and LED—already connected, creating a basic test circuit. Darius carefully positioned his enhanced circuit board in the pathway and channeled a tiny amount of magical energy through it.
The LED lit up.
Not from electricity, but from magic flowing through electronic pathways that had been enchanted to accept it.
"It works," Darius breathed. "We can power Muggle electronics with magic."
[Achievement significance: High. Partner has created functional magical-electronic interface. This represents publishable innovation if circumstances permitted disclosure. However, current operational security prohibits any public revelation.]
"Add it to the list of things I can never tell anyone about," Darius said with rueful amusement. "Right along with wandless magic, Restricted Section knowledge, and midnight theft."
[Affirmative. Partner's most significant achievements must remain covert. Recommend documenting methodology for personal records only. Potential future applications: Extensive.]
Darius spent the next hour carefully enhancing each circuit board with the modified Protean Charm. His technique improved with practice, the spell becoming smoother and more efficient. By the twentieth circuit board, he could complete the enhancement in under two minutes.
[Time check: 5:47 AM. Magical reserves: 68%. All circuit boards successfully enhanced. Recommendation: Brief rest before Stage Three. Physical stamina declining.]
The room produced another glass of pumpkin juice and more chocolate. Darius consumed them mechanically, his mind already working through the next challenge.
Stage Three would be the most innovative—and potentially dangerous—part of the project: Creating a power system that could sustain the surveillance devices indefinitely.