The impact of the new mental recovery potion was far more profound than Sean had imagined.
At the end-of-term feast, owls of various species flew into the Great Hall, delivering letters and gifts to Sean. At first, Sean still had time to handle these items, categorizing them temporarily in the corner behind him. But as the number of owls increased and the letters and gifts multiplied, Sean began to feel overwhelmed.
"Sean, are all these from people wanting to cooperate with you?"
Nodding, Sean cleared the table in front of him and began categorizing the gifts and letters delivered by the owls. As for the feast, under these circumstances, Sean could no longer eat normally, so he simply gave up on dining.
"Some want to cooperate, some want to take advantage, and others simply want to get acquainted. There are even people from other European countries among them. The Golden Cauldron's influence extends to the Ministries of Magic in various European countries, and even people outside Europe subscribe to The Golden Cauldron, so the correspondents aren't limited to British wizards."
Halfway through the feast, the owls delivering letters and gifts to Sean finally decreased somewhat.
Only then did Sean grab some of the desserts that had just been served to fill his stomach.
This year's House Cup went to Gryffindor.
Due to the lack of Sean's point contributions, plus Gryffindor's truly outstanding Quidditch performance this year, Gryffindor won the House Cup by an extremely narrow margin.
During this time, people looked toward Sean several times.
The fact that his paper had once again been published in The Golden Cauldron was no longer a secret. Everyone was expecting Sean to receive points for this, and if he got points, this year's House Cup would still belong to Slytherin.
However, Sean no longer had his previous desire to constantly earn points for Slytherin. Since he didn't speak up, naturally no one else had the qualification to raise this matter. Dumbledore pretended not to see this issue, and Snape, unusually, didn't express any opinions or views on the matter. Naturally, there was no opportunity for bonus points, ultimately ending Slytherin's seven consecutive House Cup victories.
Naturally, some people blamed Sean for this.
But in two years' time, Sean had already established his reputation in Slytherin. Plus, over two years, even the least informed had learned that he was actually valued by Gavin, the head of the Bulstrode family. No matter how resentful or angry they felt inside, they still didn't dare say much in front of Sean.
Seeing the expressions and looks of some people in the house, Blaise could roughly guess what they were thinking. He turned to look at Sean and said quietly, "Sean, don't pay attention to those guys."
Sean knew what Blaise meant. He smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, compared to when I first started school last year, my situation is much better now. I was fine last year, so what could happen this year?"
When the feast ended, Sean gently flicked his wand, and those letters and gifts immediately flew up like birds, following behind Sean toward the Slytherin common room.
Seeing this scene, the professors at the staff table all showed varying degrees of smiles. Just from this display alone, they knew that Sean's magical accomplishments could be considered quite successful, especially Professor McGonagall. Usually stern, she couldn't help but smile now. Sean's use of Transfiguration could be considered quite excellent, bringing some honor to her face.
While the professors saw this scene with appreciation, the surrounding Slytherins felt intimidated once again. Such magical ability really wasn't something they could trouble. Even among sixth and seventh-year students, there weren't many who could confront Sean head-on. Probably only those sixth and seventh-year members of the Slytherin Brotherhood reserve organization could be compared to Sean.
Back in his room, Sean packed his things and glanced at Kulkan, who was still sleeping. This creature had been sleeping for nearly two months. During these two months, Kulkan's size had obviously grown considerably. She had become thicker and longer. It was only because Sean had the troll strength talent that he could still carry her.
Seeing that Kulkan showed no abnormalities, Sean sat at his desk to reply to letters.
He directly set aside those wanting to take advantage. For those wanting to get acquainted for academic exchange, Sean prioritized replying to their letters. For those wanting to cooperate, Sean first replied with pleasantries and gave them a way to contact him.
Of course, this contact method was through Andy. Sean didn't have that much time to manage these matters. He had more important things to do... studying, researching, and experimenting. There were plenty of tasks ahead. Naturally, business and social matters should be left to Andy, who had social networking superpowers.
After finishing his replies, Sean sat at his desk and, rarely, let his mind wander.
Since entering the magical world, Sean had been in a state of high-intensity learning and combat, while also having to engage in battles of wit with others. Although he had the panel's assistance, the panel could only help him quickly master various spells and talents. The real learning and research still had to be done by Sean himself.
Tomorrow morning he would leave Hogwarts, so Sean rarely gave himself a break.
After spacing out for a while, Sean suddenly remembered something. With a thought, he opened his panel and looked at his current detailed information.
[Sean Bulstrode]
[Profession: Wizard Apprentice]
[Affiliation: Slytherin House, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]
[Skills: Smoke Rope Curse LV5 MAX, Memory Charm LV5 MAX, Petrification Curse LV3, Stunning Spell LV2, Disarming Charm LV2, Thorn Curse LV2, Shield Charm LV2, Imperius Curse LV2, Cruciatus Curse LV1, Legilimency LV1...]
[Talents: Troll Strength LV1, Troll Hide LV1, Nimble Casting LV1, Swift Casting LV1, Skilled Casting LV2, Magical Awakening (3/7)]
[Equipment: Ebony Phoenix Wand, Pure White Pocket Watch, Undetectable Extension Bag, Alchemical Tower Shield, Alchemical Chain Hammer]
Looking at his detailed information, setting aside those magical skills and abilities like wizard chess cheating techniques and writing skills, Sean's current talents could be considered quite outstanding.
Although he had no maxed-out talents, Sean guessed that the highest level for talents should be equivalent to skills. In other words, except for the levelless Magical Awakening, Sean's current talents weren't particularly high level. However, low level aside, just like how Nimble Casting and Swift Casting had a one-plus-one-greater-than-two effect, many low-level talents combined might not be inferior to high-level talents.
Another noteworthy point was that Sean's Troll Strength and Troll Hide talents had improved along with his physical growth, advancing from LV0 to LV1. This showed that talent abilities could also be improved through later development, though Sean wasn't currently clear about the methods for improvement.