Chapter 32： Ravenclaw

The entire Gryffindor Academy is focused on this upcoming game.

In everyone's memory, no game has come in such an atmosphere full of gunpowder.

After the Easter holiday, the tension between the two teams and the two academies reached a level of raging. There were some small scuffles in the hallway. In the worst case, a Gryffindor Grade 4 student and a Slytherin Grade 6 student entered the school hospital with leeks in their ears.

Harry’s life is particularly sad.

Under the leadership of Marcus Flint, all Gryffindor players have become targets, and Harry, the youngest among the players, is the top priority. Not only because of his outstanding flying skills, but also because he has the only Firebolt from the two academies (Draco's Firebolt is a secret). This attracted Wood's attention.

"We must be vigilant, especially Harry, he needs someone to protect!" His attitude is very firm.

"I have no problem, Wood, don't pay too much attention to me." Harry protested weakly, but was firmly rejected by most people.

"Don't worry, Oliver, Harry's safety is ours." The Wesley twins promised, patting their chests. It is foreseeable that those Slytherin students who dare to come and wander around will probably be cordially greeted by dung bombs, fang frisbees, etc.

In fact, it was true, the Slytherin students had a bad luck in the next few days. From time to time, various types of dung bombs will appear on their dining tables, and there will be silently strenuously drawing fireworks in the potion cauldron, and fangs frisbees will fly over and gnaw at their hair in the corridors. When going down the stairs, you will be tripped by the "automatic trip leg cord" and you will fall straight down. After a few days, the Slytherins were all yellow and thin, lacking energy, and horrified at the sound, ten horrified overnight, almost like a bird of horror.

These were none of Schelling's business-his reputation in Hogwarts made the little lions afraid to avoid it, and no one dared to deal with him. Draco was a lot low-key. He rarely appeared in public. Even if he appeared, he couldn't do without the protection of Gore and Crabbe.

However, once, during an attack on a senior Slytherin student, Harold Dingo of Gryffindor in the fourth grade accidentally included the innocent passing Astoria into the scope of the attack. The robe was covered with dung bullets, and it exuded a disgusting breath, causing her to cry and ran back to the bedroom.

Daphne, who loves her sister, asked Schelling, "Gryffindor is simply too much! We did not participate in this muddy water according to your wishes. Even Vincent and Gregory could not bear it. I did it, but I was bullied to the head!"

Schelling’s original intention was to not need to participate in such boring disputes, the court matters, naturally to be resolved on the court-let Draco use a victory to give Gryffindor a fatal blow; but since he himself The people around him were bullied, and it seemed impossible to do nothing.

A chill flashed in Schelling's eyes, "Don't worry! Draco has Firebolt, this victory must belong to Slytherin, first show our strength with this victory! After that, Tori ( Astoria’s intimate nickname), I will definitely avenge her."

After understanding what Xie Lin meant, Daphne kissed Xie Lin on the cheek, turned to find her sister, and went to comfort her.

This semester was almost over. Xie Lin remembered that he had an agreement with Luna, so he decided to go to the Ravenclaw lounge to find her, and by the way saw the legendary eagle-shaped bronze door knocker.

The entrance to Ravenclaw’s common room is at the top of a spiral staircase to the west of the castle. There, there was a bare old wooden door with only an eagle-shaped bronze knocker. Xie Lin gently picked up the doorknocker and knocked twice. The eagle beak on the bronze doorknocker opened. It spoke in a gentle and rhythmic voice: "Where did people go after they died?"

Wow, so difficult? It's not that Xie Lin can't, but he extremely doubts how many little wizards are capable of answering this question. Life and death have always been the highest secrets in the wizarding world. There are no more than ten fingers in the world who hold this secret, and there is also the Department of Mystery Affairs in the British Ministry of Magic that specializes in this topic. Solution.

"Netherworld (Limbo)." Xie Lin replied quickly after thinking about it, but the door didn't open at all.

(Note: People's Agency did not translate for Limbo, this translation is the author's private translation)

After a while, the eagle mouth spoke again: "Where can I go from the Netherworld?"

"Should I just answer one question?" Xie Lin heard Luna describe this eagle-shaped bronze door knocker. He always answered one question. He frowned questioningly, but answered honestly: "Choose 'Forward' can enter the world of the dead (Afterlife). Choosing'return' will return to reality in the form of ghosts. Of course, there are exceptions, such as people with incomplete souls, such as people whose souls are anchored by certain fetters in reality... "

(Note: The incomplete soul is Voldemort, and he is finally stuck in the ghostly fantasy world and cannot be freed; the soul is anchored is Harry, who successfully resurrected back to reality through the bond with Voldemort)

"What is the true meaning of life?"-After a short while, the third question followed.

These questions are obviously a series of advancing explorations, and they are not like questions to ask students at all. For the first time, Schelling felt that his brains were not enough.

After thinking about it for a while, he cautiously replied: "Life is born in nothingness, lives in the world in form, and finally perishes in reality, heading to the world of the dead. The so-called living should not be just eating and drinking Lazard and multiplying offspring. It is exploring the truth of oneself and the universe—everyone has a different perception and understanding of life, so I believe that the essence of life is matter, spirit, and soul!"

(In layman's terms, it is the body, mind and emotion. The three in one is life. Without any of them, Voldemort and ghosts cannot be called complete life)

Bronze Kitty's eyes gradually lit up. It did not continue to ask questions, and returned to the shape of the old bronze door knocker.

This means that you can get in. Xie Lin glanced at it and pushed in. What caught your eye was a simple and refined room. The bookshelves on the wall are full of books, the sky blue curtains are closed, and there are many magical objects that Schelling doesn't recognize floating on the ceiling, exuding a touch of fluorescence. In front of him, there is a desk with books spread all over the table.

Although Schelling has never been to the common room in Ravenclaw, he can see that this is not a lounge. This room is too simple and there is no door or passage leading to the dormitory. It is more like a certain Professor's office.

A translucent eagle-shaped phantom that looked exactly like the little eagle on the bronze door knocker flew out of mid-air. "The selected candidate, welcome to Ravenclaw's secret room."

Aha! Sure enough, Slytherin is not the only one who knows how to secretly build a secret room and leave a legacy. The great traversers do not deceive me!

"Dear senior, may I ask...Why did you choose me? I am a Slytherin." Schelling didn't believe in the good things of falling pie in the sky. He had to figure out why he was chosen.

"Haha, yes, very cautious. Do you have Ravenclaw's relics on your body? That is the key to enter here. To be a candidate, you must have the key and pass the test of my truth. These two conditions are indispensable. ."

Schelling took out Ravenclaw's crown, and found that there was a faint silver glow on it, and obvious and active magical fluctuations could be seen in the eyes of magical power. Xie Lin said softly, "Is this what Senior said?"

The eagle-shaped phantom said: "Don't call me senior, that will make me look old, call me Aquila (). Yes, what you are holding is indeed the crown of wisdom, which is the key to enter here. , But how does this crown look different from what I remember?"

Schelling quickly said that the crown was stolen by Ms. Ronay Ravenclaw's daughter Helena Ravenclaw, and was deceived by Voldemort and made into a Horcrux.

Aquila showed a complicated expression: "Tsk, Horcrux. That's quite evil magic. I didn't expect Hogwarts to teach such a wizard..."

Seeing that Aquila was going to talk about this topic, Xie Lin hurriedly pulled the topic back to the secret room: "What is going on in this secret room? What benefits will I get as a candidate? What do I need to do?"

Aquila showed a meaningful expression, "It seems that you have seen other old guy’s secret room. Let me guess, it’s Slytherin’s secret room, right? That guy’s secret room is the most conspicuous, especially for you. This kind of pure blood wizard..."

I go. Guess well!

However, Schelling was a little puzzled, "Aquila, how did I hear that Slytherin left the secret room? I didn't let the other founders know about it, and only let the descendants who inherited his will use the secret room to clean the Muggle-born wizard in the future. ?"

Aguilar sneered, "The old man thought he was doing something very concealed, so he's not embarrassed. In fact, in the year he left, Lord Ravenclaw used a kind of profound space magic to find the secret room. , Don’t forget that the school site was chosen by Lord Ravenclaw.”

So there is such a saying? Schelling really didn't know, he only knew that Hogwarts was created by the four founders, and he immediately showed an expression of interest.

Aguilar explained: "Master Ravenclaw was guided by the dream, and chose Hogwarts' current address. There are many secrets hidden in this place, which even the four founders did not fully understand. Of course, Lord Ravenclaw has the deepest exploration and understanding of this place. However, considering that Hogwarts was established at the beginning, Slytherin also had a credit, and Slytherin's ideas may not be wrong, so the three The founder decided to keep the secret room-if one day a Muggle-born wizard really betrays us and brings disaster to the wizarding world, this secret room can also be used as a backstop."

(Note: In the dream, a warthog led Ravenclaw to the cliff in front of the Black Lake. Hogwarts was named in memory of the warthog. The warthog English is Warthog, Hog Woz is Hogwarts)

Aguilar went on to say: "Let’s talk about you first-you can only be considered a candidate now, not a fully recognized successor to Ravenclaw. You have the permission to come in this secret room at any time, but you can’t bring anyone. Come in, and you also have the permission to read and take away all the books and classics here. These books are all the magic that Master Ravenclaw has studied in her life, and contain her countless wisdom and hard work..."

"As everyone knows, Ravenclaw is famous for her wisdom. The magical heritage she left behind is the most expansive and richest among the four founders. The books here belong to her private collection and have not been circulated. Smart If you should know the value of these books."

Schelling naturally knows the value of these books. The four founders of Hogwarts are the most outstanding wizards of our time, UU reading www. uukanshu. com They selflessly set up a magic school, share and impart their magic knowledge, which is already very remarkable.

It is understandable that they kept their unique secret skills privately as a killer at the bottom of the box. This is not because they are selfish, but in that dark age of the Middle Ages, every wizard could not casually disclose all his strength, that would be the way to die.

"If you want to become a true heir, you only need to do two things: first, after reading all the magic books here, inherit all the knowledge of Ravenclaw, and then look for the next candidate for this secret room. ; Second, find out the true usage of the Crown of Wisdom, but I think before that, you may have to expel the power of the Horcrux contaminated by the crown... You only need to complete one of the two tests, and you will be Recognized as the official heir to Ravenclaw, you will receive my allegiance."

"Hmm...Aquila...I'm curious, what kind of existence do you have, what do I want your allegiance to do?"

"Boy, I am the most proud magical creation of Lord Ravenclaw thousands of years ago. I accompanied her through countless magical studies. I followed her and participated in countless magical battles. Ravenclaw treats me more than the crown of wisdom. To cherish, what do you say?"

It sounds like a research assistant and battle summoner. It is indeed a good thing, Xie Lin thought.

The first task is not difficult. With Schelling’s ingenuity and the hourglass of time, it will be sooner or later to finish reading the collection. He also has a clue for the second task. First, think of a way to destroy the Horcrux with a pure silver dagger without harming the crown. Perhaps some assistance from soul magic is needed in the middle; then he can find the true usage of the crown from the history books, or Asking Professor Bins directly seems to be a good choice.