Chapter 250: Chestnut Wood Plate

Chapter 250: Chestnut Wood Plate

In the ancient magical text office, Hermione gazed curiously around. Professor's office appeared rather cluttered, with two piles of Christmas presents in the corner, one of which had partially unpacked boxes strewn about.

On the spacious worktable were various odd items in disarray – silver plates the size of palms, adorned with magical symbols around the edges; a dozen emerald-green coins with a heavy metallic sheen; disassembled magical puppets; a stack of parchment; several chestnut wood plate-like ornaments and runic knives; along with two or three books.

Felix Harp noticed Hermione's gaze. "It's all recent work, some of which you've also been involved in."

Hermione nodded. The silver plates were meditation basins the professor had acquired and needed repairing. As for the coins, she had seen them transform into a serpent with a tail at the magical script club meeting. She just hadn't expected so many all at once. Could they be new teaching materials?

Or perhaps, they were prepared for the magical script club?

"Have a seat for a moment. I'll change into a different coat," Felix said, walking into the bedroom and emerging in a loose, sea-blue sweater. Upon returning, he found Hermione cradling a small emerald snake in her hands, absentmindedly toying with it.

Upon hearing footsteps, she explained a bit flustered, "Professor, it's the coin you placed on the table. I tried sensing it with magic – and it transformed like this."

Felix chuckled. "You can touch it with your wand's tip and silently say, 'Infinite.'"

Hermione looked down at the small snake in her hand. It didn't seem threatening, lacking the slimy sensation of a real serpent. Instead, it resembled a kind of metallic craftsmanship with its layers of emerald scales extending all the way to the tip of its tail.

The snake's eyes were black and bright, following her gaze as they moved.

Drawing her wand, she gently tapped the snake's head and softly uttered, "Infinite."

The snake nodded in a rather human-like manner and immediately began swimming. Her palm started to itch, and then it connected at the tip of her right pinky, forming a stationary ring.

"This is... the Serpent Crest Ring?"

"Indeed, it's a symbol of the Magical Script Club. You'll receive them after Christmas for the meeting. It has two forms – the coin and the Serpent Crest Ring – and can serve as a substitute for Feverfew."

Felix joked, "More than one person has told me that Feverfew is too easily mistaken for a coin, making them careful not to spend it every time."

Hermione examined the snake ring in her hand with great interest. She soon figured out the trick. With a wave of her hand, the ring came to life, transforming back into the snake, which then coiled and turned into the original coin.L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.

Hermione stared wide-eyed as the "story" unfolded exactly as it did in her memory, right up to the point where Harry leaped off the Slytherin statue and thrust the delicate Gryffindor sword into the serpent's head, freezing the scene.

Hermione stared blankly at the slowly rotating sand on the chestnut wood plate, taking quite a while to come back to reality.

"This is... this is..." She struggled to find words to convey her feelings, ultimately managing to say, "It's truly magical."

Felix Harp shook his head, not entirely satisfied. This thing didn't serve much purpose for him, at most helping him brainstorm.

"That's because you haven't used a meditation basin. It can recreate every detail in your subconscious. If you experience it, you'd be surprised to find your memories hold such richness, yet you remained oblivious..."

"What you just saw is essentially the chestnut wood plate reading your memories and displaying them. Many parts are not clear."

Hermione recalled the scenes she had seen and gradually understood the professor's intent. "Indeed, that's right. I didn't see you, Professor Snape, or Headmaster Dumbledore, but you were all in the Chamber. Additionally, some parts were blurry, but they were so small that I didn't notice, like the Slytherin statue."

Felix Harp nodded with a smile. "You'll realize that you, Harry, and Ron are the most distinct because you're most familiar with them. Next is the serpent, as it left a strong impression on you. Finally, the surroundings. In a sense, your memory is already quite remarkable. For someone with a less robust memory, the environment might appear as vast blurry areas, or they might not manifest at all."

Hermione summarized, "So, it merely extracts content we can already recall and then presents it, unable to access the subconscious."

"You've grasped the essence, Miss Granger," Felix Harp praised.

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