Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 82 Ravenclaw
The whole of Gryffindor House is focused on this upcoming game.

In all memory, no game has come in such an atmosphere full of gunpowder.

After the Easter break, tensions between the two teams, and the two academies, reached a fever pitch.There were a few scuffles in the corridors, and in the worst of it, a Gryffindor Year 4 and a Slytherin Year 6 were taken to the school hospital with leeks popping out of their ears.

Harry was having a particularly hard time.

Under the leadership of Marcus Flint, all Gryffindor players were targeted, and Harry, the youngest member of the team, was the most important.Not only because of his outstanding flying skills, but also because he has the only Firebolt in the two colleges (Draco's Firebolt is a secret).This got Wood's attention.

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

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

"Don't worry, Oliver, Harry's safety will be entrusted to us." The Weasley twins promised, patting their chests.It can be foreseen that those Slytherin students who dare to hang around will be greeted cordially by dung bombs, tusk frisbees and so on.

And indeed it was, and the Slytherins had bad luck for the next few days.From time to time, various types of dung bombs will appear on their dining table, and a piece of strenuous fireworks will silently burst out from the potion cauldron. When walking in the corridor, fangs and frisbees will fly by and eat their hair.After a few days, all the Slytherins were pale and emaciated, and their spirits were low. When they heard the frightening sound, they were frightened ten times a night, and they were almost terrified.

Originally, none of this had anything to do with Schelling—his prestige at Hogwarts made the lion cubs afraid to avoid him, and no one dared to deal with him.Draco kept a low profile. He rarely appeared in public, and even if he did, he couldn't do without the protection of Goyle and Crabbe.

However, once, during an attack on a senior Slytherin student, Harold Dingo, a fourth-year Gryffindor, accidentally included Astoria, who was passing by innocently, and her robes were covered in dung bombs. The disgusting smell made her run back to her bedroom crying.

Daphne, who felt sorry for her sister, came to Schelling, "Gryffindor is simply too much! We followed your wishes and didn't participate in this muddy water. Even Vincent and Gregory resisted and didn't do anything. Instead, we were bullied to the head!"

Schelling's original intention was that he didn't need to be involved in this kind of boring dispute, and the court affairs should naturally be resolved on the court—it would be enough for Draco to use a victory to give Gryffindor a fatal blow; but since the people around him were being bullied, it seemed unreasonable to do nothing.

A coldness flashed in Xie Lin's eyes, "Don't worry! Draco has the Firebolt, this victory must belong to Slytherin, let's use this victory to show off our strength first! After that, I will definitely avenge Tori (Astoria's intimate nickname) for her."

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

This semester was coming to an end, and 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, see the legendary eagle-shaped bronze door knocker.

The entrance to Ravenclaw's common room is located at the top of a spiral staircase on the west side of the castle.There, there was an old bare wooden door with only a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.Xie Lin gently picked up the door knocker and knocked twice, the eagle's beak on the bronze door knocker opened, and it spoke in a gentle and rhythmic voice: "Where do people go after death?"

Wow, is it so difficult?It's not that Schelling 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, and there are no more than ten people in the world who have mastered this secret. Moreover, there is a Department of Mysteries in the British Ministry of Magic that specializes in this topic, which shows that there are still many unsolved things in this field.

"Limbo." Xie Lin thought for a while and quickly replied, but the door didn't mean to open at all.

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

After a while, Yingzui spoke again: "Where can I go from the nether world?"

"Shouldn't it just answer one question?" Xie Lin heard Luna describe the eagle-shaped bronze door knocker, and it was always enough to answer one question. He frowned suspiciously, but he answered honestly: "Choose 'forward' to enter the world of the dead (Afterlife), and choose 'return' to 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 some kind of fetter in reality..."

(Note: It was Voldemort with an incomplete soul, who was finally stuck in the ghostly illusion and could not be freed; the one whose soul was anchored was Harry, who successfully resurrected back to reality through the bond with Voldemort)
"What is the true meaning of life?"—After a while, the third question followed.

These questions are clearly a series of advancing explorations, not at all like questions to ask students.For the first time, Xie Lin felt that his brain was not enough.

After thinking for a while, he carefully replied: "Life is born in nothingness, survives in the world with a form, and finally perishes in reality, going to the world of the dead. The so-called living should not be just eating, drinking, and procreating offspring, but exploring the truth of oneself and the universe-everyone has different perceptions and understandings of life, so I think the true meaning of life is matter, spirit, and soul!"

(In layman's terms, it means body, mind and emotion. The three-in-one is life. Without any one, such as Voldemort and ghosts, it cannot be called a complete life)

The bronze eagle's eyes gradually lit up.It didn't ask any more questions, returning to its old bronze knocker shape.

That means you can get in.Schelling glanced at it, opened the door and entered.What greets the eye is a simple yet refined room.The bookshelves by the wall were full of books, the sky blue curtains were closed, and there were many magical objects that Xie Lin didn't recognize floating on the ceiling, emitting a faint fluorescent light.In front of him was a desk with books spread out in disorder.

Although Schelling had never been to Ravenclaw's common room, he could tell that this was not a lounge. This room was too simple, and there was no door or passage leading to the dormitory. It was more like a professor's office.

A translucent eagle-shaped phantom that looked exactly like the eaglet on the bronze door knocker suddenly flew out of midair, "Chosen candidates, welcome to Ravenclaw's Chamber of Secrets."

aha!Sure enough, Slytherin is not the only one who knows how to secretly build secret chambers and leave inheritances. The great time traveler predecessors really don’t lie to me!
"Dear senior, may I ask...why did you choose me? I am a Slytherin." Xie Lin didn't believe that there was a good thing that fell from the sky, he had to figure out why he was chosen.

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

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

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

Schelling gave a quick rundown of the diadem being stolen by Lady Ronay Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena Ravenclaw, and tricked into being made into a Horcrux by Voldemort.

Aquila showed a complicated expression: "Tsk tsk, Horcrux. That is quite evil magic. I never thought that Hogwarts would teach such a wizard..."

Seeing that Aguilar was going to babble on this topic, Xie Lin hurriedly brought the topic back to the secret room: "What's going on with this secret room? What benefits will I get as a candidate? What else do I need to do?"

Aguilar showed a meaningful expression, "It seems that you have seen the secret room of other old guys, let me guess, it is the secret room of Slytherin, right? That guy's secret room is the most conspicuous, especially for pure blood wizards like you..."

I go.Good guess!
However, Schelling was a little puzzled, "Aquila, how did I hear that Slytherin left the Chamber of Secrets, but did not let the other founders know, and only let the descendants who inherited his will use the Chamber of Secrets to cleanse Muggle-born wizards in the future?"

Aguilar sneered, "The old man thought he was doing a very secretive job, which is really shameless. In fact, in the year he left, Lord Ravenclaw used a kind of profound space magic to find out the secret room. Don't forget that Lord Ravenclaw chose the school site at the beginning."

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

Aguilar explained: "Master Ravenclaw was guided by a dream, and chose the current address of Hogwarts. This place hides many secrets, and even the four founders have not fully understood it. Of course, Lord Ravenclaw has the deepest exploration and understanding of this place. However, considering that Slytherin also contributed to the establishment of Hogwarts, and Slytherin's ideas may not be wrong, so the three founders decided to keep the secret room—if Muggle-born one day Wizards have really betrayed us and brought disaster to the wizarding world, and this secret room can also be used as a backup."

(Note: In the dream, a warthog led Ravenclaw to the cliff in front of the Black Lake. Hogwarts is named after that warthog. Warthog is Warthog in English, and Hogwarts is Hogwarts.)

Aguilar continued: "Let's talk about you first—you can only be regarded as a candidate now, and you are not a fully recognized heir to Ravenclaw. You have the authority to enter this secret room at any time, but you cannot bring anyone in, and you also have the authority to read and take away all the books and classics here. These books are the magic that Lord Ravenclaw spent his entire life studying, containing her countless wisdom and painstaking efforts..."

"As we all know, Ravenclaw is famous for her wisdom. The magical heritage she left behind is the vastest and richest among the four founders. The books here belong to her private collection and have not been handed down. If you are smart, you should know the value of these books."

Schelling naturally knew the value of these books.The four founders of Hogwarts are all the most outstanding wizards of the contemporary era. They have selflessly established magic schools and shared and imparted their magical knowledge, which is already very remarkable.

It is understandable that they keep their unique secret skills in private as the trump card at the bottom of the box.This is not because they are selfish, but in the dark age of the Middle Ages, every wizard cannot casually disclose all his strength, that would be the way to death.

"To become the true heir, there are only two things you need to do: first, after reading all the magic books here, inherit all the knowledge of Ravenclaw, and then find the next inheritance candidate for this secret room; second, find out the real usage of the crown of wisdom, but I think, before that, you may have to get rid of the power of the Horcrux stained on the crown... You only need to complete one of the two tests, and you will be recognized as the official heir of Ravenclaw, and you will gain my allegiance."

"Well... Aguilar... I'm curious, what kind of existence are you, what do I need your allegiance for?"

"Bastard, I am Lord Ravenclaw's most proud magical creation thousands of years ago. I have accompanied her through countless magic studies, and I have participated in countless magic battles with her. Ravenclaw cherishes me more than the crown of wisdom. What do you think?"

Sounds like a research assistant and battle summon, a good thing indeed, Schelling thought.

The first task is not difficult. With Schelling's ingenuity and the hourglass of time, it will be a matter of time before he finishes reading the collection.He also has a clue about the second task. First, he must find a way to use a sterling silver dagger to destroy the Horcrux without harming the crown. Perhaps some soul magic assistance is needed in the middle; then it seems that it is a good choice to find the real usage of the crown from the history books, or directly ask Professor Binns.

　Extra-curricular knowledge: Aquila means Aquila.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)