Chapter 06 – Flood of Fashion
Ron stared at the small panel glowing faintly on his desk. The PDC system hummed quietly, as if waiting for him to decide his next move. He had experimented with magazines, newspapers, and all sorts of mundane items, but now he wanted to see the tires in action.
He picked up one of the Hogwarts first-year textbooks—Care of Magical Creatures—and thought carefully.
"Alright… let's see how much I can get out of this."
[Input: Care of Magical Creatures – First Year knowledge]
Read time: 00:05:00
Status: Accepted
New reading time: …
Accept changes: Y/N
Ron blinked at the panel. So this was how the system tracked his reading. Tires… reserves… all of it. He could increase the tire for a subject by adding more reading time, and the panel would record it.
"Interesting… okay, Charms next," he muttered.
He opened Charms for First Years and stared at the diagrams. Carefully, he tapped the panel:
[Input: Charms – First Year knowledge]
Read time: 00:07:30
Status: Accepted
New reading time: …
Accept changes: Y/N
The panel updated, showing his tire for Charms slightly higher than before.
"So… it's like leveling up by reading. Got it."
His eyes shifted to the magazines. Wizard Wear Monthly lay on his desk.
"Fashion sense… I've been messing with magazines long enough. Let's push it. Let's see what a thousand years of trends looks like. Go big or never go."
[Input: Fashion Sense Knowledge – Wizarding & Muggle]
Read time: 00:10:00
Status: Accepted
New reading time: …
Accept changes: Y/N
He confirmed the changes. The system hummed, and his mind was suddenly flooded. A thousand years of wizarding and Muggle fashion trends collided in his head—shoulder pads, jagged robes, towering boots, corsets, winged hats, flowing cloaks, denim, leather jackets. His vision blurred.
"Ugh… too much… brain… can't… process…" Blood trickled from his nose, his knees buckled, and he gritted his teeth.
Ron mumbled through the haze, "Must… remember… trends… never forget… fashion…" before blacking out fully.
Footsteps pounded the stairs.
"Oi! Ronnie! What did you do now?" Fred's voice echoed.
"Open the door, I smell… chaos!" George yelled, bursting in moments later.
They found him sprawled on the floor. Fred shook his head.
"He really can't leave anything alone, can he?"
George smirked.
"Not a chance. Welcome to Ronniekins' world, mate."
And for the first time, the Burrow became the battlefield of style, chaos, inside the nine-year-old wizard's overambitious mind.
The system panel still glowed faintly, showing the updated tire for fashion sense:
[User: Ronald Bilius Weasley]
Age: 9 years, 11 months
Condition: Critical (temporary information overload)
Innate Magic Potential: Medium-High
Knowledge:
- Wizarding Culture: Intermediate
- Muggle Basics: Intermediate
- Miscellaneous: Beginner
- Fashion Sense: Master (Tire: 1000 years)
- Drawing: Beginner
- Political Sense: Beginner
- Business Sense: Beginner
Inventory:
- Chocolate Frog Card Collection
- Wizard Wear Monthly (restored)
- Muggle Fashion Magazine (restored)
- Daily Prophet (restored, updated daily)
- Quill
- Ink
- Parchment
System Functions:
- Restoration
- Date Manipulation
- Tire Boost