Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 123: The Legacy of Hogwarts

It is clearly an underground palace.

The ground here seems to be paved with countless golden bricks.

They flickered with dazzling light, and under the illumination of thousands of candles, they seemed to also give a layer of golden glow to the huge skeleton in the middle.

The giant dragon corpse that covered the sky and the sun lay quietly.

The huge skeleton was like an ancient and majestic mountain, each section was so thick that it required several people to hug it, as if it could support the entire sky, and the oppressive aura seemed to have not diminished even after death. It was unknown how many years it had been dead, but the dragon head, which was larger than the largest dragon today, was still held high.

The empty eye sockets were like deep black holes, as if still staring at his past glory and splendor.

"There really are dragons at Hogwarts!"

The extremely shocking scene came into view, and Ian's mouth turned into an O shape. The first thing he thought of was the school motto. It seems that the school motto "Do Not Disturb the Sleeping Dragon" really has a source?

Unexpectedly, the young wizards actually guessed it right! I'm afraid even the professors at Hogwarts probably don't know this, otherwise they wouldn't have taught the young wizards in a firm tone that there are no dragons in Hogwarts!

"There's more than just a dragon here. Compared to this one, the Hungarian Treepeak is just a chick at best." Ian couldn't help but sigh as he slowly moved closer.

His individual body is like an ant in front of the dragon skeleton. It is even difficult for him to climb onto the toes of the dragon skeleton. It is hard to imagine how huge the dragon was when it was alive.

"I'm afraid only Ultraman can compare to it?" Each bone of this giant dragon's corpse is so thick that it's astonishing, as if it were forged from the hardest metal. They are intertwined together to form a shocking skeleton, which still demonstrates the dragon's might and strength in life even after countless years of death.

"Dangdang~"

Ian took out a hammer and hit the dragon bone, and you could hear an extremely hard sound. As an alchemist, it was actually reasonable for him to carry some strange tools with him.

"If I want to make this stuff into soup, I'm afraid I have to use it directly on the fierce fire?" Of course, Ian is also a potion scholar, so it is also very reasonable for him to have such an idea.

He was truly shocked by the skeleton in the underground palace. Just the skeleton alone made him feel a suffocating pressure. God knew how powerful it would be when it was alive.

Even the chicken-like dragons now have extremely high magic resistance, so it is conceivable that the dragon in front of him must have a much higher magic resistance. Ian found it difficult to imagine how this dragon was defeated, or whether it was captured and placed in this underground palace. Did he doubt that the wizards' magic could break the defense of this terrifying creature?
"The Big Four are still the Big Four... where did you find this dragon?" Ian took out his [Bone Crushing and Ash Raising Box] and placed it next to the toes of the dragon skeleton.

This alchemical creature with sharp teeth got to work immediately.

however.

"Click~"

Just as Ian expected, the sharp teeth of the [Bone Crusher] were directly broken. Not only did it fail to chew the dragon's toe bones, but it didn't even leave any trace.

At least in terms of bone quality, the physical defense of the underground dragon is also at its maximum, and the damaged [Bone Crushing and Ash Raising Box] seems to be mercilessly mocked by the corpses that have been dead for at least a thousand years.

"Perhaps it is the result of magical transformation or biological alchemy?" Ian was still guessing about the origin of the dragon. As soon as he climbed down from the dragon's toe bone, he found a line of words on the ground.

Each character is as big as a palm, which is actually quite eye-catching. However, Ian was obviously attracted by the mountains of corpses and didn't see it at first sight.

[The last dragons will rest in peace here, and the era of dragons will come to an end.]

Thanks to his hard work and the knowledge gained from the help of the system, Ian recognized the words written in runes, and also recognized that the exquisite handwriting was most likely from a Ravenclaw lady.

"The Age of Dragons?"

Ian knew that he might have learned a secret that had never been recorded in the history of magic. He seemed to be able to feel the atmosphere of that era between the lines of Ravenclaw.

Giant dragons soar in the sky and rule the earth. Their every breath can cause the mountains and rivers to shake, and their every roar can make all things tremble.

"Hiss, why is there such a strange smell!" Ian was somewhat thankful that Ms. Ravenclaw had told him that the last dragons had disappeared, otherwise he would definitely not be able to sleep tonight. Anyway, he would have to wonder if there were any half-bloods in the world, dragon-slaying schools, black kings, white kings, and other hodgepodge backgrounds.

"In any case, this kind of ancient secret should be earlier than the time of Merlin." Ian stared at the words on the ground, becoming more and more convinced that this was the writing style of Ravenclaw.

"I thought this was the Slytherin men's secret room for their own use..." Ian was a little surprised at the ownership of the underground palace. He raised his head and looked around, then he noticed that there were stone statues about ten meters high in the four directions of the underground palace. They seemed to be embedded in the walls and almost integrated with the surrounding walls.

The stone statues in each direction have slightly different details, showing the appearance and posture of the four giants, and the stone statues are engraved with exquisite relief patterns, corresponding to the four colleges in Hogwarts - Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw.

Each relief looks as brand new as if it had just been carved.

On the stone statue representing Gryffindor, there is a relief of a majestic lion. Its fur is as lifelike as burning flames. The eyes of the statue are also extremely bright, as if staring at the unknown challenges ahead. The brave and fearless momentum seems to leap out of the relief.

The stone statue corresponding to Slytherin is carved with a winding snake. The scales of the snake are delicate and exquisite, shining with a cold luster in the weak light. The eyes of the stone statue are like deep emeralds, revealing cunning and wisdom, as if it is planning something in secret and lifelike.

On the stone statue of Ravenclaw was an eagle with its wings spread, ready to fly. The eagle's feathers were clearly visible, as if gently shaking in the wind, its beak was as sharp as a sword, and its eyes showed an endless desire for knowledge and wisdom that saw through everything. The posture of the stone statue was exactly the same as that of Ravenclaw himself, whom Ian had seen before.

The stone statue representing Hufflepuff is a docile badger. The badger is naive, yet also permeates a tenacious temperament. Its claws firmly grasp the ground, as if guarding something. Its gentle and down-to-earth appearance fits perfectly with the smiling expression on the face of the stone statue.

"So, is this a secret room shared by the four giants, or is it a place built for some purpose?" Ian walked to the stone statue with the Ravenclaw logo carved on it. He saw Ms. Ravenclaw's notes again, still on the golden ground in front of the stone statue.

【Piertotum Locomotor】

Ian whispered the words that were shining on the ground. The wand in his hand trembled, as if some shackles were broken, and then a strong light burst out.

The magic is boiling.

"Oops!"

Ian, who had been holding the wand, realized the problem and quickly looked at his personal panel. Sure enough, a new magic appeared on his personal panel.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!"

Before Ian could think of how to explain this to Snape, the underground palace began to shake violently. Once the spell was uttered, it was like a horn that awakened a sleeping beast. In an instant, the syllables of the spell spread like ripples in the underground palace, awakening the ancient power sleeping in the walls.

At first, there was only a slight tremor coming from the wall, and tiny stone chips fell in the vibration, like a gentle stone rain. Then, the stone statue of Hufflepuff with a badger carved on it began to emit a dull roar, and its huge body seemed to gradually wake up from a thousand-year slumber.

At the junction of the bottom of the statue and the wall, there were mysterious runes that flashed golden colors like flowing light. The light spread along the outline of the statue, as if giving it a lifeline. As the light flowed, the statue slowly lifted its heavy feet and broke away from the wall!
The statue's movements were steady and unhurried, like a loyal guard fulfilling his mission. The badger in the relief seemed to be infused with vitality, its eyes flashing with a gentle yet firm light, and its originally naive appearance was now more solemn and majestic.

"Boom~"

Every step taken by the more than ten-meter-tall stone statue would cause the ground to tremble slightly. Only the skeleton of the dragon remained majestic and motionless. Ian felt as if there was an earthquake and he could not stand steadily.

"Is this the trump card left by the founders to defend the city?"

Ian seemed to be dreaming back to the first time he saw Ultraman Tiga. He looked up in astonishment at the huge stone statue standing up. The majestic magical fluctuations on it made him dumbfounded.

In the dark.

He felt that he had established some kind of connection with the stone statue. Of course, this connection could not allow Ian to transform into light and enter the stone statue, becoming a huge ancient giant that was immediately dyed with color.

"Raise your hand?"

Ian tried to give an order, and sure enough, the statue raised its hand according to his thoughts, and the golden light flowing on it seemed to be able to gather into some kind of magical attack.

However, Ian did not dare to try it deep underground. If he accidentally collapsed the palace and was buried underneath, he would have to go to the misty land to reunite with his friends since he could not Apparate.

"If this is really the trump card left by the Big Four, there should be a way to move them out, right?" Before Ian could figure out a way to move the giant stone statue of Hufflepuff.

"Boom!"

There were violent vibrations and noises again.

I saw.

The snake-like stone statue representing Slytherin also moved. The snake on its body seemed to be infused with a soul, and its winding body twisted on the stone statue, and its cold stone eyes flashed a strange green light. The stone statue broke away from the wall and leaned forward, like a long-lurking conspirator who finally waited for the opportunity to strike.

When it moved, the friction between its body and the ground made a hissing sound, as if it was whispering the ancient Slytherin secret language. The sound was particularly eerie in the silent underground palace.

Chilling.

The two stone statues exuded completely different auras, and when they stood up, the area behind them was revealed - there was actually a stone passage behind both statues.

"Um!?"

Ian wasn't the only one who was shocked.

And there was Snape, who was who knows how many meters above.

In a dark office.

Snape felt that the magic he cast on Ian's wand had lost its effect. He immediately frowned and quickly took out the Marauder's Map he had seized to confirm Quirrell's location.

After seeing Quirrell was already in the bedroom, Snape breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that no matter how bold Ian was, he would not go to the professor's dormitory to provoke him.

"This slippery lazy bastard!"

Perhaps Snape thought Ian just couldn't stand it anymore and used magic to clean the toilet. He didn't get up. He just complained in a low voice and continued with his experiment.

The potion was bubbling in the cauldron as he tried to see if he could bypass Ian's Infinite Firepower Potion and concoct a substitute for it.

……

Ian doesn't have difficulty making choices.

He saw two passages revealed behind the statue when it stood up. After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, he went behind the Slytherin statue. The long stone passage was much more shabby than the ancient underground palace.

Ian, who had already broken his vow, immediately raised his wand to dispel the darkness in the passage. Although this was a secret passage that did not leak, it was more uncomfortable to walk through than a leaky passage.

Ian's lighting spell illuminated the environment in the passage. The walls of the pipe were dark and filthy. They had not been cleaned for a long time. The broken bones of various small animals were scattered all over the ground.

Moss grew on the bones covered with mold, and the mold seemed to parasitize the moss, making the entire passage smell bad. Ian felt his stomach churning.

He quickly cast a bubble head spell on himself, so that he did not vomit what he had eaten at night. Exploring along the way, Ian soon came to a platform connected by a tunnel.

"Kakaka~"

He stuck his head out from the open stone wall, and immediately saw the outline of a huge monster lying motionless on the platform outside, like a sculpture.

"Sure enough, this place is connected to Slytherin's real chamber of secrets." The fluorescent light on Ian's wand shone on the platform, and the green color of the huge snake skin was extremely conspicuous.

It was just coiled on the ground of the small platform. There was a hole inside. It was obviously the shed skin of Slytherin's basilisk, which was an extremely precious material for potions.

Ian jumped from the stone wall onto the platform, and immediately packed all the snake skins into his purse without hesitation. Then he looked up at the deeper area ahead.

he knows.

Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, and the big baby basilisk is there.

"I discovered a more shocking secret in Hogwarts today. The basilisk can only come again when it is free." Ian weighed the pros and cons and went back to the passage behind the stone wall.

One night was not a long time, so he certainly needed to manage his time well. Still following the stench, Ian returned to the spacious and majestic underground palace.

The two stone statues still stood there, linked to Ian.

"Why didn't the statues of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw stand up? I am obviously a Ravenclaw, and I have been recognized by Ms. Ravenclaw more than once!"

Ian believed that there was a similar passage behind the other two statues, but no matter how he tried to chant the spell he had just learned, the two statues still had no intention of standing up. "Does this mean that both cold women and hot-blooded men are hard to conquer?" Ian even controlled the statues of Hufflepuff and Slytherin to dig the statues of the other two founders out of the wall, but after a long time, it still didn't matter. The statues of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor were as if their butts were welded shut.

Maybe the dragon can support these two founders?

That thing is much larger than the stone statue that is more than ten meters tall.

"The corpse reappears!"

Ian raised his wand and turned around to release magic at the huge dragon skeleton in the middle of the underground palace. However, his action only once again verified his views on the magic resistance of prehistoric dragons.

"crunch~"

The dragon's skeleton just shook violently, and Ian's magic was unable to successfully control it. This was not only a problem of the dragon's skeleton's magic resistance, but also a lack of Ian's magic power and magic strength.

"Is this the feeling of having a mountain of treasure but nothing else..." Ian tried several more times to increase his magic power without giving up, but the dragon's skeleton just danced and shook in place for a while.

Judging from the information constantly fed back from the failed magic, Ian felt that even if Dumbledore and Grindelwald came, they would not be much better than him in controlling this bone dragon.

"At least I still have you guys."

Ian could only comfort himself with the two big stone statues. Although riding on the shoulders of the big stone statue was not as cool as riding on the head of the bone dragon, these were still the stone statues of the four giants and had a certain portrait bonus.

In the Quidditch final.

He wanted to ride on the Slytherin statue to cheer for his own college, which would surely greatly weaken the momentum and combat effectiveness of the Slytherin team.

Well, Ian doesn't really like Quidditch, but he really likes the extra points from the House Cup, and he is motivated by anything that can prevent other houses from getting house points.

And he can make an extremely cool appearance, who wouldn’t like to be amazed?
"I have to find a way to move you out. You should be standing outside the castle to intimidate the villains. It would be best if you could 'lose control' and crush Quirrell and Voldemort into hamburger patties." Ian looked at the two huge stone statues under his control with some regret. After muttering something, he gave up casting the dancing spell on the dragon bones.

The gold on the ground was also very attractive to him. He directly knocked on a brick and weighed it, and then a slightly disappointed expression appeared on his face.

"It's just gold-plated..."

Ian didn't know whether these bricks were for face-saving purposes or for anti-corrosion treatment of the dragon's bones. He only knew that the gold-plated bricks were not worth destroying the integrity of the ancient ruins.

"Don't ruin my precious bone dragon just because of a lifted brick." Ian reinserted the gold-plated brick. Of course, he was still thinking about riding a bone dragon.

Just because he can’t ride it now doesn’t mean he can’t ride it in the future. If it really doesn’t work, he can make the bone dragon into an alchemical creation. In the future, he will always be able to find a suitable way to make his dream come true!

"I have to take a look at the passage on the Hufflepuff side. If I'm not mistaken, it should lead to the Room of Requirement?" Ian let the two stone statues hug each other.

Then the link with the stone statue was cancelled.

He looked around the underground palace and found nothing else that had been overlooked, so he went into the passage behind the Hufflepuff statue. This passage was much cleaner and tidier than the previous one. When he entered, the first thing that caught his eye was the shiny new walls of the secret passage, which seemed to have been cast with some special magic.

There is not a speck of dust or stain.

The ground under my feet is also amazingly clean, flat and smooth. I can feel its solidity with every step, and there is no debris or water to hinder my progress.

"It's the Hufflepuff ancestors who pay more attention to details."

Although it was also a secret passage made of stone and was not as magnificent as the one in the underground palace, the air quality and the small candles that kept lighting up along the way were much better than those in Slytherin. Slytherin now gave Ian the feeling of an unkempt otaku who didn't care about cleanliness.

"Soft kitty, Warm kitty, Little ball of fur~"

Ian was delighted after finding the great treasure.

He even hummed a little tune.

As Ian walked, every step he took echoed with a slight, rhythmic footstep, which sounded particularly clear in this quiet space.

A winding road.

After more than half an hour, Ian arrived at the end of the passage. In front of him was a barrier with a metal frame structure. He gently pushed the barrier open.

Just as Ian expected, the Hufflepuff secret passage led to the Hufflepuff Golden Room, which is now known as the Room of Requirement.

"Is it so high up?"

The picture frame on the wall of the room was pushed open like a window. Ian poked his head out of the secret passage, only to find that the hanging picture frame was about three meters from the ground.

"Ladder is flying!"

Fortunately, there were quite a few tools in this room, and Ian only needed to use a simple [Flying Spell] to obtain them. He climbed down the ladder set up by magic.

"Click~"

The picture frame actually closed again directly after Ian landed, unlike the previous connection to the Slytherin Chamber. Fortunately, Ian had no plans to continue returning to the underground palace through the passage behind the picture frame. He next needed to seriously study how to move the giant stone statue and how to drive the dragon's skeleton.

Not urgent.

After all, the treasure is there.

No one else knew about this except Ian.

"The four giants clearly don't know where the others' secret huts are, but they are all certain that the other party has a secret hut. It seems that it is because of the underground palace that connects the four directions."

Ian looked up and saw that the picture frame had returned to its original state. He couldn't see anything unusual about the picture frame. There was no portrait of any person on the portrait hanging on it except for a candle.

"I still have a lot of time to explore, but I don't know why the statues of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor can't move. Is it because I haven't found their chamber of secrets yet?"

Ian felt that his guess was very likely. After all, before awakening the Hufflepuff and Slytherin statues, he already knew the location of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and Hufflepuff's Golden Room. There might be some magic on the statue in the underground palace that could detect whether the person entering had certain qualifications.

After all, the young portrait of Gryffindor said that one needed to find his Chamber of Secrets to gain recognition, and such a criterion might naturally also exist for other founders.

"It's a pity that Ms. Ravenclaw didn't tell me her secret hut last time." Ian put the wand back to his waist with some regret. Although he was still thinking about this unique adventure, seeing that the time on the wall was about to reach dawn, he had to return to the reality of the predicament.

"Cleaning the toilet..."

Putting on his night soil collector's outfit again, Ian was struggling over whether or not to use magic to complete Snape's punishment. After all, Snape must have known that he had used the wand.

If your efforts are not recognized by your boss, you might as well be lazy and do your job perfunctorily. It would be even more uncomfortable if you work hard to wash the toilet by hand and in the end Snape accuses you of violating regulations.

"Clean up!"

"Clean up!"

"Clean up!"

……

Ian simply analyzed the pros and cons in his mind and immediately decided to go all the way. It took him a very short time to clean all the toilets in the castle - the labor force that can be used with magic is very efficient, and one person can be as efficient as an entire cleaning company.

"Dual guns may be better than wands, but wands are the key to liberating productivity." Ian, who threw away his night soil collector's outfit, not only completed the task before dawn, he even found time to return to the Room of Requirement and take a hot bath. This was a habit, and it was also to wash away Snape's potion that magic might not be able to remove.

When he returned to the Ravenclaw common room refreshed and prepared to take his textbooks to have breakfast and go to class.

"Where did you go last night?"

The bronze eagle head actually took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Ian.

“Is this a door-opening problem?”

Ian seized the opportunity in the words of the bronze eagle head.

"Of course not."

The voice of the bronze eagle head is still soft and cute.

"Then I'll wait here for the other little wizards to come out." Ian knew that the Bronze Eagle Head would definitely make things difficult for him, so he didn't intend to give the Bronze Eagle Head the opportunity to ask him questions.

"I'm just concerned about your mental health."

The bronze eagle tilted its head.

"I'm very healthy. I found a big treasure last night." Ian knew that although the Bronze Eagle Head was a little stingy, she would not like to spread gossip like the Fat Lady.

"Is that the big treasure you're talking about, the thing on your body?"

The bronze eagle head spoke curiously.

Ian was a little stunned.

"What do you mean?"

He recalled carefully and realized that he did not bring anything out of the underground palace. He even changed into a new robe.

Just when Ian, feeling a little uncertain, took out his purse and checked it.

"Come here and give me your hand."

The bronze eagle head spoke again.

"I'm warning you, don't try to bite me." Ian put his hand in front of the bronze eagle head in confusion. Although he was prepared, he was still pecked hard by the bronze eagle head.

It's just too fast.

"I knew you..."

Ian frowned in pain and withdrew his hand. He had intended to turn into a scolding king right there, but just as he was about to start scolding Eagle, the sound in his throat suddenly stopped.

"This is!?"

Ian was somewhat surprised to find that a green line the size of a ping-pong ball was gradually emerging on the back of his hand where it had been pecked by the bronze eagle head.

The pattern was exactly the same as the relief on the faucet in the abandoned toilet on the second floor leading to the underground palace - it was a glowing snake biting its own tail.

Ouroboros.

"I'm under a Slytherin curse?"

Ian frowned.

"Do not."

The bronze eagle head opened softly again.

"You were chosen by Slytherin."

It corrects Ian's statement.

(End of this chapter)