Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 114: That Year, That Day, That Deal
Over thousands of years.

There are many legends about the Resurrection Stone.

The most famous story is naturally the one about Death and the three brothers, in which the Resurrection Stone is a gift from Death to Cadmus Peverell.

Legend has it that it has the magical power to transcend life and death. Of course, after verification by those who have actually obtained the Resurrection Stone, it is found that the Resurrection Stone actually summons a being that is more real than a soul and more illusory than an entity based on the user's memories and impressions of the deceased. It does not have the true power of resurrection.

Perhaps the ancient wizards did not realize this, or perhaps the author of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" misunderstood it, but there are some correct points in this story.

It is indeed like a "curse" that will lead the owner to death - the "spirit" projected by the resurrection stone is, after all, just an illusion of the dead. These illusions can only be seen by the corresponding users, and they will lead the user to death in various ways.

Rather than saying that the Resurrection Stone resurrects the person that one has been thinking about, it is more accurate to say that the Resurrection Stone is inhabited by an evil spirit that spy on other people's thoughts, and all of its actions are just to plot against other people's lives.

Because of this, Ian has always had a quite rational view on the Deathly Hallows.

It was just an alchemical creation. Among the three Deathly Hallows, only the Elder Wand had real practical value. Both the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak were actually a bit unworthy of their names. Ian had previously stopped Helena from trying to destroy the Resurrection Stone and kill Tom because he was curious about the refining principle of the Resurrection Stone.

"Where did the Resurrection Stone come from?"

Ian looked at the ring in Rowena Ravenclaw's hand with an incredulous tone. Not to mention him, even Helena showed an expression of disbelief.

Apparently, Ian wasn't the only one who didn't believe in the legend of the Three Hallows.

"The Resurrection Stone, the Elder Wand, and the Invisibility Cloak all came from here." Rowena Ravenclaw's tone was very certain. She returned the Resurrection Stone ring and Slytherin's locket to Ian, and did not seem to have much interest in these treasures that she believed to have truly extraordinary origins.

"The God of Death forged them?"

Ian still felt that something was not quite right.

To be honest, he had always suspected that the so-called Three Holy Relics were not actually gifts from the God of Death, but rather outstanding alchemical creations created by three talented brothers.

Like the Philosopher's Stone, and like other powerful alchemical masterpieces, the legend of the so-called gift from the God of Death may just be an artistic processing that has been exaggerated by years of rumors.

Of course, it is also possible that this is a marketing story made up by the three brothers to raise the value of the three holy artifacts. After all, in the stories about reality and the future that Ian knows, Albus Dumbledore is the one who truly collected the three holy artifacts, but the headmaster of Hogwarts did not ultimately defeat death.

It was natural and reasonable for Ian to look down on the three holy relics, but who would have thought that at this moment, Rowena Ravenclaw obviously showed Ian a whole new version of the legend.

"Who knows, I may have been here for a long time, but not that long." Rowena Ravenclaw chuckled but did not respond directly to Ian's question.

"Then mother, how can you be sure that the Three Deathly Hallows all originated from here?" Helena, with a curious look on her face, asked Ian's question before he did.

"Because of the materials, my child." Rowena Ravenclaw picked up a stone from the ground. It's true, the texture of the stone is almost exactly the same as the Resurrection Stone.

Such coincidences seem to verify the details in the story of "Death and the Three Brothers", where the Death picked up a stone and made the Resurrection Stone and gave it to the three brothers.

"This is outrageous!" Ian had never noticed this before. He also picked up a piece of stone on the ground. In comparison, he seemed to feel that there were some incomprehensible alchemical traces on the Resurrection Stone.

"Where's the elderberry! There is no elderberry here! And there are also materials for the invisibility cloak!" Ian was not unwilling to believe in the existence of the god of death, he just didn't want to believe that the creation of the god of death was so poor.

"It's not that the Elder Wand is without a core. It's just that its core comes from the kingdom of the dead, so it is invisible to mortals. That's why the Elder Wand has extreme power." Rowena Ravenclaw crushed the stone in her hand. She just pursed her hands lightly, and the stone in her hand that might be used to forge the second Resurrection Stone turned to dust.

"I remember that you, mother, did not pursue the legend of the three holy artifacts back then?" Helena and Ian had similar reactions, which proved that Ian was not the only one who was surprised by something new.

She was very surprised at Rowena Ravenclaw's knowledge of the Three Hallows.

"Salazar has done in-depth research on this. He has always been persistent in pursuing these things." Rowena Ravenclaw's eyes fell on the locket in Ian's hand.

"Could the invisibility cloak really be the cloak taken off the body of the god of death?" Ian squeezed the locket in his hand, his thoughts still somewhat obsessed with the birth of the Three Deathly Hallows.

To be honest, the craftsmanship of the three holy artifacts is indeed extraordinary. The residual soul of Voldemort, which could even corrode the Ravenclaw Diadem, did not cause any residual effect on the Resurrection Stone ring.

Ian was more inclined to believe that it was a problem with the production process, but if Rowena Ravenclaw had not drunk fake wine, then it would be reasonable for Voldemort's residual soul to fail to damage the Resurrection Stone.

After all, it is God's creation.

"I haven't studied much about the incarnation of rules like the God of Death, but I do know a little about this place." Rowena Ravenclaw didn't wait for Ian to speak, and immediately asked Ian a question.

"Little guy, do you know where this place used to be?"

In response to the question from the founder of Hogwarts, Ian looked at Helena, who was also somewhat confused, and then looked at the surrounding mountains whose layout was like Orodurin, the volcano of doom in "The Lord of the Rings".

"The abode of the god of death?"

He made a tentative guess.

"No one would want to live in a place like this, right?" Rowena Ravenclaw looked deeply at Ian who nodded, with a meaningful look in her eyes.

"This was once the territory of the god of death, the edge of a hazy fantasy world. One step forward is the beginning of another journey... Later, it became proof that someone had triumphed over death."

"There were no volcanoes here before, only lava and earth... There used to be a group of indigenous people here. They built the mountains you see to serve the existence that defeated the god of death. No one knows how many years this situation lasted." Rowena Ravenclaw's words made Ian's eyes widen.

"Holy crap! Who's so awesome!?"

He felt that this place was very similar to the Mount Doom in "The Lord of the Rings". After all, it was impossible that the mysterious existence occupying this place had also read modern works like "The Lord of the Rings"?
"You shouldn't ask me such questions." Rowena Ravenclaw walked to a small hill and looked at the highest volcano, not knowing what she was thinking.

"My mother must not know either. She always says things like this when she doesn't know something." Helena didn't know whether she was trying to save face for Rowena Ravenclaw or helping Ian to provoke Rowena Ravenclaw.

Ian looked at Helena.

He looked at Rowena Ravenclaw not far away and said, "So, time has eventually wiped out the prosperity that once existed here, and also taken away some of the beings that once occupied this place?"

No matter how he looked at it, he didn't think there were any "unknown species" living here.

"Perhaps the prosperity that existed here was only for a purpose that has been achieved." Rowena Ravenclaw's words were a little puzzling. She turned her head and looked at Ian behind her. "And time cannot take away the natives here. It was a dark wizard's ritual that took them away."

As soon as these words came out.

Some of the remarks made by the bad professor Grindelwald suddenly emerged in Ian's mind.

"Dementors?!"

He subconsciously connected Grindelwald's words with what Rowena Ravenclaw said now. Around the 15th century, a dark wizard made Dementors appear in front of the world during an experiment on an island. Grindelwald also said that according to his research, Dementors were a species that should not have appeared in the world.

This coincided exactly with what Rowena Ravenclaw had said, and Rowena Ravenclaw's slow nod seemed to confirm Ian's exclamation.

"It seems you have learned this information from others. You are a great scholar."

not only that.

Rowena Ravenclaw's next words were also shocking. "We no longer know why the god of death made that deal with the three brothers back then, but there is one thing we can be sure of, that is, you can obtain the most basic materials for forging an invisibility cloak from the Dementors."

"Taken from life that cannot be affected by death, it is certainly different from the invisibility cloak made by the invisible beast. It can indeed allow people to avoid death to a certain extent." Rowena Ravenclaw gave a completely new interpretation to the Three Hallows, which was clear, direct, and subverted the common sense of many people.

"You taught me a great lesson today." Ian tried hard to digest the information he had obtained, and when he raised the resurrection stone ring in his hand again, his eyes were different.

"According to what you said, the Resurrection Stone should also have the real ability to overturn life and death?" Ian felt that since it was a creation of God, even if it was just a casual creation, it should not be able to just produce an illusory projection. After all, the invisibility cloak can indeed avoid death according to Rowena Ravenclaw.

"I have already told you just now that Salazar has done extensive research on this. Most of what I know comes from Salazar's research and..." Rowena Ravenclaw looked at the little wizard not far away again, "Some guys have caused me a lot of trouble with their nagging and bragging."

There was a hint of sadness in her voice.

"I don't like people nagging in front of me either. I only like nagging to others." Ian echoed Rowena Ravenclaw's words.

His attention was still focused on the resurrection stone ring. The patterns engraved on it were very different from the alchemy he was familiar with. It even looked like a structure that was just casually doodled.

"Has the Slytherin ancestor ever used it?" Ian weighed the locket in his other hand. He certainly noticed that Rowena Ravenclaw always glanced at this thing when she mentioned the Resurrection Stone.

"He showed us the secret of the Resurrection Stone. This stone was never meant for living people to use. If you want to show its power, you need to first send it to the dead person you want to resurrect."

"Of course, just like the exaggerated power of the Elder Wand and the Invisibility Cloak, it cannot truly resurrect a dead person. However, you can truly bring the dead back to the world for a short period of time through the established link." Rowena Ravenclaw's eyes did fall on the locket in Ian's hand.

"This is the beacon that Slytherin once showed. You can continue to use it..." Rowena Ravenclaw paused for a moment, and then spoke in a rather helpless voice, "But I think you probably don't need to use this thing. After all, you are not like other living people who need to pay a huge price to reach here."

Her words made Helena nod in agreement. Over the countless years, she had never heard of Ian's such exaggerated abilities. He simply trampled the barrier of life and death under his feet.

"I'm an orphan, and I do have parents, but I never seem to find them... Of course, in the short term, my headmaster may need the answer far more than I do." Ian weighed the not-so-heavy Resurrection Stone ring in his hand. He was wondering if he could exchange this thing for the Elder Wand for him to study.

"Are you going to use this ring to blackmail Dumbledore?" Helena couldn't help but ask when she saw Ian's happy face.

Hesitated for a moment.

The young-looking lady added another sentence.

"He will lock you up in the basement. He is different from the little wizards you have blackmailed." Obviously, the ghost of Ravenclaw College must have heard a lot of rumors about Ian in the school.

"????"

Ian really wanted to catch the person who spread rumors about him. He just wanted to study Dumbledore's wand. He didn't want Dumbledore to abdicate in the hall and give a two-hour speech praising him, and at the same time deal with all the objections from the school directors.

"Perhaps someone the current headmaster cares about has passed away, but I don't recommend that you let him use this ring frequently. That is not a good thing for both the living and the dead." Rowena Ravenclaw didn't care whether the little wizard blackmailed the headmaster or not. She just reminded him in a serious and gentle voice.

"Don't forget, it was the God of Death who forged it, not... someone else." The voice of the founder of Hogwarts was full of prejudice against the God of Death. "Those who use this method will eventually pay a price. The three holy artifacts themselves carry a contract signed with the God of Death."

“Whoever uses it signs it. There is no escape from it.”

Perhaps this was not an uncommon thing for people of her generation. After all, in many stories about the god of death, the people involved did not end up well.

"I'll study it and find someone to brainstorm and see what the alchemical handwriting on it is." Ian also felt that he should be on the safe side to avoid accidents. Compared with the desire of the old headmaster Albus Dumbledore, he was more concerned about whether this ring would bring a bad influence to his good friend.

to be frank.

What Lady Rowena Ravenclaw said was not without reason. Several owners of the Elder Wand died very dramatically, and there was indeed a mystery as to the purpose of Death forging the Three Hallows.

"Can you take me back to a familiar place?" Ian carefully put away the Resurrection Stone and the locket, and looked up at Rowena Ravenclaw who was helping Helena comb her hair.

Rowena Ravenclaw did not turn her head. "Little one, I'm afraid you don't have much time. The deeper you go here, the greater the burden you will have to bear."

Just as Rowena Ravenclaw could guess when Ian would leave the island, she seemed to be able to sense how long Ian would stay in the illusion.

Ian didn't know as much about his "limited-time experience" as Rowena Ravenclaw did. It was only after Rowena Ravenclaw's reminder that he concentrated and felt it carefully.

"When can I stay as long as I want?" Ian helplessly discovered that what Rowena Ravenclaw said was true. His "experience card" was expiring at double the speed.

"When your magic power can be accumulated to exceed our limits, maybe that's when you get what you want." Rowena Ravenclaw gave her own advice. Teacher Morgan seemed to have said something similar to Ian before, but what Teacher Morgan said was that there would be a qualitative change after reaching the limit.

Who is right?

I'm afraid that can only be verified after it is achieved.

Name: Ian Prince

Occupation: Blood Warlock

Magic power: Level 8 (explosive transition)

Ian looked at the information at the top of his personal panel and sighed helplessly. He had hoped that the burning of Voldemort's soul fragments would bring about a qualitative change in him.

Who could have imagined that Rowena Ravenclaw would throw Voldemort directly into the lava? Perhaps he should have made a prompt decision at that time and added some of his own magic into the lava to see if he could gain some "experience".

"There seems to be some problem with my Patronus Charm. Can you help me see if it can be changed?" Ian didn't have time to return to the town or castle to reminisce.

He could only make good use of the remaining time to ask Rowena Ravenclaw for help - as the head of Ravenclaw, Professor Flitwick could see that something had changed in the operation of his magic, and it was possible that the founder of Ravenclaw College had the ability to help him correct the abnormal operation of the Patronus Charm.

"No problem at all."

Rowena Ravenclaw readily agreed without even Helena whispering in her ear. She knew that Ian did not have the ability to cast spells without a wand, so she thoughtfully conjured up a wand for Ian.

“The power of cognition?”

Ian looked at the magic wand handed to him. It was no different from the magic wand that Teacher Morgan had conjured up. One was made of a picture frame and the other was made of a roadside stone.

"Who taught you this?"

Rowena Ravenclaw raised her eyebrows in surprise. Helena beside her wanted to replicate her mother's behavior, but just like Ian trying to cast a spell with his bare hands, she had no idea where to start.

"My other teacher, Ms. Morgan." Ian gave an honest answer with a grin. He had actually been expecting Morgan to have a fight with Ravenclaw.

But Rowena Ravenclaw obviously had no intention of being competitive.

"You are indeed a teacher who is very good at choosing and guiding yourself..."

She just sighed with a tone full of surprise.

"Maybe my luck has always been good." Ian familiarized himself with the wand in his hand, feeling the limited time left, and raised his hand to release the Patronus Charm.

"Call the gods to protect you!"

The wand in his hand emitted countless fine and brilliant silver rays of light, which were like the brightest meteor shower in the night sky, interweaving between the volcanoes to form a flowing silver painting.

More than just warmth.

Even the scorching temperature around was lowered a lot.

"It's spectacular!" Helena looked at the spreading silver light in amazement. She had never seen anyone fail to summon a patronus after casting this magic for several minutes.

Rowena Ravenclaw watched Ian casting the spell. She was not surprised, but just raised her eyebrows. "Increasing your magic power limit will solve one more problem for you."

talking.

Rowena Ravenclaw waved her hand, and Ian's Patronus Charm immediately fell silent, and all the silver light flowed back into the wand in Ian's hand.

"What kind of technique is this?"

Ian was amazed at Rowena Ravenclaw's actions.

"Use my knowledge to cover yours."

Rowena Ravenclaw explained her actions succinctly. She looked at Ian's pocket which contained the Resurrection Stone Ring, and after a moment's silence, she spoke with some uncertainty.

"With the magic power you possess now, you certainly can't summon an entire world across the distance between life and death, but if you can anchor a specific target... you can use it to release an incomplete Patronus Charm." Rowena Ravenclaw did find a feasible solution for Ian.

"Use the Resurrection Stone?"

Ian took out the ring again.

"It's a replica of the Resurrection Stone." Rowena Ravenclaw squatted down and picked up a stone, and put it in Ian's hand under Ian's somewhat stunned gaze.

"You may need to find a master alchemist to help you, but I think this is not a difficult task for the current school principal. He once brought a master alchemist to wander around Hogwarts... They visited my portraits." Rowena Ravenclaw's words made Ian's eyes widen after a slight daze.

"You even know that such things have happened in the world?" Ian remembered that Rowena Ravenclaw could tell the years of human life just by looking up at the sky. He finally realized that the portrait hanging in the corridor might not be just a portrait.

It is a pair of "eyes"!
"Hiss! Cheating! So you can cheat too!" Ian does have some Gryffindor characteristics, and his exclamation is almost identical to the portrait of Gryffindor.

"Although this may sound a bit self-boasting, I still hope you can understand that life and death are eternal topics, and wizards with a little talent in history will study them."

"And the best among them can always find different ways so that they can still have a means to spy on the human world after they leave this world."

"This is different from the pursuit of immortality. It just comes from our curiosity." Rowena Ravenclaw's pride was not reflected in her tone and expression. Her light words seemed like she was calmly discussing something very ordinary. However, obviously no one could deny whether she was qualified to be called a leader in the long river of history.

“Can something like this really be copied?”

Ian raised the Resurrection Stone ring in his hand again. He remembered that Old Deng, who sold wands, said that his wands were copied from the Elder Wand, but God knew whether the other party had really come into contact with the Elder Wand.

Look at these alchemical symbols.

Look at these weird patterns.

They are no different from alien writing. The most important thing is that it is definitely difficult to find books to learn from, and it is definitely not an easy task to decipher from scratch.

"You don't need to fully understand it, you just need to find the small rune you want." Rowena Ravenclaw saw the little wizard's body gradually becoming transparent.

Her calm expression formed a sharp contrast with Helena's surprised mouth-covering. The mother and daughter may look similar, but there is obviously a world of difference in their calmness in dealing with things.

"Remember, don't use the things of the god of death lightly... something bad may happen." Rowena Ravenclaw reminded and emphasized Ian again before he disappeared.

Ian gave her an OK sign.

"thanks for your help."

He bowed slightly and seriously.

"We are the ones who need to be thanked. May you eventually fly safely to your desired destination, little raven." Rowena Ravenclaw and her daughter also bowed gently.

Wait until Ian's figure completely disappears.

"Mother, are we going forward?" Helena still remembered what Rowena Ravenclaw had said before, that this was the edge of the misty fantasy and that a new journey would begin ahead.

Her voice sounded a little uneasy and nervous. Just as Rowena Ravenclaw had said, this soul that had been a ghost for a thousand years indeed lacked the courage to face the unknown.

"I'm afraid you'll have to wait a little longer, my child... I must finish what I should do." Rowena Ravenclaw took out the crown that had regained its color and luster from her arms.

"This will take some time. I need the help of this place to reforge it." Rowena Ravenclaw looked at the tallest volcano in the distance and the fluffy lava in it.

Helena looked at the crown that had once made her lost in sorrow. Now she had no desire or greed, only a hint of worry and timidity on her face.

"You just said that this place belongs to a great being who defeated death. I think such a god would not allow us to use his territory without permission."

Helena's worries were not without reason.

only.

Rowena Ravenclaw chuckled.

"I think this is what the guy arranged for me to do."

She fiddled with the gems inlaid on the crown, as if she was adjusting the order of the gems.

"Ah? Have you already dealt with the gods of the world of the dead?" Helena's expression was shocked, and her tone was full of incredible astonishment.

"My dear, fate will not bring you back to me easily. This should have been a story many, many years later, but someone has helped us rewrite this future." Rowena Ravenclaw spoke softly as Helena's expression changed from stunned to bewildered.

"You made a deal with the gods?"

Helena's voice trembled slightly, and she was extremely frightened.

"The God of Death made a deal with the three brothers, and He also made a deal with the three of us. Forging a crown for Him is the price, but I don't think this is a bad thing."

"Your coming at least demonstrates His mercy."

Rowena Ravenclaw whispered softly with emotion.

"Little Ian!!"

Helena seemed to realize something. She suddenly covered her mouth, her eyes became horrified and her whole body seemed to be shaking.

"Yes, my child, you have already met Him. He is easy to get along with...isn't he?" Rowena Ravenclaw raised her hand and touched Helena's forehead, wiping away the traces of molten ash for Helena. Her soft response echoed in the dead country surrounded by volcanoes.

No one responded.

〔ps: big things, today, short, follow-up, crazy supplement, multiple.〕

(End of this chapter)