Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 138 Returning with a Full Load
Rowena - Ravenclaw: 970 -?
Geralt of Rivia: 884-983

Below this long paragraph of text are two patterns similar to family crests, namely:
The raven representing Ravenclaw and the wolf head pendant worn on the chest of the white-haired man in the square.

Seeing this, Mike immediately understood the purpose of this pure black stone platform. It was actually a tomb, the joint tomb of Ms. Ravenclaw and a man named Geralt.

Based on the black wolf head pattern on the tomb and the Sword of Victory and Oath that served as a tombstone, Mike was almost certain that the white-haired man in the square was Geralt's magical mirror image.

At the same time, Mike also noticed that the man named Geralt had died in 983 at the age of 99. But the date of Ravenclaw's death was not written. Obviously, Ravenclaw was very confident that he could come back.

Thinking of this, Mike sneered and said, "When I get back, I will kill you completely!"

As he spoke, he threw a piece of broken bone at the stone slab beneath him.

A faint beam of light hit the stone slab, and four more numbers appeared behind the number that read Ravenclaw's death age: 1992.

Looking at the number behind Ravenclaw on the slate changing to 970-1992, Mike nodded with satisfaction.

Now Mike's control over magic has improved qualitatively. Before he absorbed Ravenclaw's understanding of magic, Mike would never have been able to do such an extremely difficult task as engraving with the Crushing Spell.

After changing the numbers on the slate to a level that satisfied him, Mike refocused his gaze on the Sword of Victory and Oath.

Whether he could truly kill Ravenclaw depended on this strongest silver sword.

Thinking of this, Mike grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands, adjusted his standing posture to better exert force, and then pulled hard!
"Ok!"

Mike groaned unconsciously due to the excessive force, but the Sword of Victory and Oath was still stuck on the stone platform, motionless.

After a long stalemate, Mike finally gave up this futile effort, gasping and staring at the Sword of Victory and Oath in front of him, looking helpless.

Suddenly, Mike seemed to have thought of something. He slapped his forehead and said, "I'm really stupid. I'm a wizard!"

After saying that, he picked up the magic wand, pointed it at the hilt of the sword and shouted:

"Excalibur is coming!"

The Flying Spell is a spell that can make objects fly into your hands. The limitation is that it can only be used on things you have touched. The Flying Spell is usually used in daily life to get items that you are too lazy to take, but it can also have unexpected effects in many cases, just like now.

As Mike chanted the spell of the flying curse, the Sword of Victory and Oath began to tremble slightly. As the vibration of the sword became more and more intense, cracks spread from the connection between the sword and the stone platform.

"bass!"

A clear sword sound was heard, and the Sword of Victory and Oath flew towards Mike with pieces of shattered black stone. Because the speed was so fast, there was even a faint sound of breaking through the air.

Mike quickly used the barrier to take the sword.

Controlling the sword of victory and oath to slowly fly into his hand, Mike gave a sincere smile.

The length of this sword including its hilt is estimated to be about 120 cm. It is a two-handed sword, but it is slightly thinner than the ordinary European two-handed sword.

However, its weight is not light at all. Perhaps it is because it uses a material with a higher density than iron. Mike picked it up and found that the weight of the sword was about 3 kilograms.

Although Mike can pick up a sword of this weight, he cannot use it in real combat. After all, although the weight of 6 pounds may not seem very heavy, if you are really asked to swing a -pound sword, you will not be able to make more than a few swings.

You should know that according to the classification of European longswords, a 3-kilogram longsword is already considered an extra-large heavy sword.

But Mike obviously didn't regard this problem as a trouble. At this moment, he was holding the Sword of Victory and Oath and looking left and right.

After playing with the Sword of Victory and Oath for a while, Mike finally felt tired. He carefully put the sword into the bag of the Traceless Extension Spell and began to think about the next crucial issue.

How would I get back to Hogwarts?
You know, judging from the various anomalies that Mike noticed after entering this area, this should be a completely enclosed space, and Mike has not learned the Apparition spell, so he can't escape at all.

Seeing that he seemed to be trapped in this area, Mike walked back and forth anxiously on the stone platform, thinking of a solution.

Suddenly, Mike felt as if he had kicked something, and he tripped and almost fell.

Mike leaned over to see what had tripped him, but he saw a pure black stone ring embedded on a stone slab that Mike had just passed. Since the ring and the stone slab were both black, the ring could not be found without careful observation.

Mike's eyes moved slightly when he saw this, and he remembered his strong luck ability that he hadn't had for a long time. He was delighted and reached out to grab the ring. Unexpectedly, as soon as Mike's hand touched the ring, Mike felt like he was thrown into a drum washing machine in use, and a familiar feeling of dizziness suddenly came over him.

At this time in the Hogwarts Great Hall, George and Fred were playing a game pretending to be Dumbledore.

George was seen wearing glasses and a fake beard very similar to Dumbledore's, standing in front of the podium in the auditorium, giving a pretentious speech.

Fred was sitting at the long table belonging to Gryffindor in the audience, watching George and clapping from time to time.

Suddenly, a distorted light appeared beside the podium.

The ball of light and shadow kept twisting and spinning, and finally Mike jumped out of it.

George and Fred were startled by Mike's sudden appearance and stared at him blankly. Mike didn't expect that he would be teleported to the Hogwarts Great Hall and bump into George and Fred.

The three of them looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Finally, George reacted. He stepped forward, grabbed Mike's shoulders, and suppressed his excitement and said, "Merlin's beard! Have you learned to Apparate?"

"Silly George, there are restrictions in Hogwarts and you can't Apparate at all." Fred retorted.

The two argued for a while before asking Mike in unison: "How did you do that?"

Facing the questioning of these two people, Mike hesitated for a long time and couldn't think of how to answer them. He couldn't just tell them that he had fought a battle with Rowena Ravenclaw's soul, right?

"Did you find some special secret passage?" George seemed to have thought of something as he looked at Mike's grim expression and asked anxiously, "Can that secret passage teleport you directly to the auditorium in a similar way to Apparition?"

"Um, how should I say this?" Mike still hadn't thought of an excuse to fool them.

"Please, Mike, tell us." Fred also came over at this moment, "A brand new secret passage, this is so cool. I will lose sleep if you don't tell me!"

Seeing that Mike was still thinking of an excuse, George poked Fred with his elbow. The two looked at each other and seemed to have reached some consensus.

"How about this, Mike, let's make an exchange." George took out a neatly folded sheepskin from his arms and said to Mike, "This is the reason why we have not been caught during our night walks in Hogwarts for so many years. As long as you tell us the secret passage, we can share it with you."

Looking at the parchment in George's hand, Mike knew that this was the legendary Marauder's Map.

Although Mike was also eager to get this magical living map, he had no secret passage to teleport to exchange with George and others.

"There really is no secret passage. You have to believe me." Mike said helplessly, "I just went to the kitchen to have a midnight snack. When I passed the door of the Hufflepuff Common Room, I was suddenly teleported here."

The Weasley brothers were both highly intelligent and EQed, and they knew Mike was unwilling to speak after hearing what he said. However, they did not continue to force Mike to make up more lies to deceive them.

The two looked at each other and reached a silent agreement again, then said to Mike: "Okay Mike, we'll go there and take a look."

"As for this, this is the Marauder's Map. It not only marks most of the secret passages in Hogwarts Castle, but also monitors the movements of everyone in the castle in real time." George added, "If you need it, we can lend it to you for a while."

Mike was relieved to see that the Weasley brothers did not continue to ask questions. He smiled again and said, "Forget it. I think you need it more than me."

"Well, come back and ask us when you need it. Our promise is valid for a long time." George took the Marauder's Map back into his arms and said, "By the way, it's getting late. It's almost dawn. You should go back early."

Mike nodded. He was very sleepy after going through so much tonight and needed sleep. As for the matter of destroying the crown, Mike planned to let it live for another night, and then go to the Room of Requirement to deal with it when he had recovered his strength tomorrow.

Mike was about to turn around and leave when he found that George and Fred didn't seem to have any intention of going back and were still playing in the auditorium.

"Aren't you going back yet?"

"Of course not, the wonderful speech is only halfway through." Fred bowed to George, who was dressed as Dumbledore, and said, "You said so, Mr. Headmaster."

"Of course! George!" George said, imitating Dumbledore's voice, "Now go sit down at the long table!"

After saying that, both of them burst into laughter.

Mike sighed upon seeing this, ignored the two of them, quickened his pace and entered the dark corridor.

(End of this chapter)