From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 171 Evening Star
Venus is one of the eight planets in the solar system. However, in 1992, Pluto had not been downgraded, so it is still widely recognized as the ninth planet.

As a planet with an unusually thick atmosphere, Venus is extremely bright in the sky and is the third brightest celestial body after the sun and the moon.

Because it is an inner planet and its orbit is closer to the sun than that of the earth, when we observe this planet from the earth, we can always find that it appears following the sun.

That is to say, the best time to observe Venus is before the sun rises and after the sun sets. Ancient people from the East and the West discovered this and gave Venus different names under the two observation conditions, namely "Morning Star" and "Evening Star".

Whether it is the Mesopotamian mythology of the Two Rivers or the Greek mythology of the Aegean Sea, Venus is given the name of "beauty". It is "Inanna", "Ishtar", "Venus" and "Aphrodite".

Ivy believed that storing the light of this star named after the goddess of beauty in a gem was completely in line with the ancient ritual requirements of the Ravenclaw crown.

Using the light of the goddess of beauty to decorate the gems and then embellish the crown with this "evening star", even if Ravenclaw himself were alive, he would probably find it difficult to refuse.

On the empty lawn of Hogwarts, Ivy cast a spell to block out the twinkling lights from the castle and the hazy starlight reflected in the Black Lake.

The sun is about to set and Venus is about to show its brilliance.

Silver powder formed a ritual array on the lawn, which was a 5th-ring transformation spell from the DND world view - control of the wind.

It is a spell of the same category as the 4th-level transmutation spell "Control Water" that Ivy had used before in the basement of the Opera Garnier to separate the underground lake.

The effect is to manipulate the atmosphere within a 100-foot cube. The caster can generate a gust of wind at his or her own liking, with the strength and direction specified by the caster. In addition, an updraft or downdraft can be created, the former slowing down the fall and increasing the mobility of flying creatures, while the latter can interfere with the trajectory of ranged attacks or directly pin a flying target to the ground.

However, Ivy did not cast this spell for these three effects.

Through the characteristics of the Awakening Grimoire ritual casting, Ivy unfolded the spell in the form of a magic circle, so that it no longer relied on the caster's concentration to cast the spell, but became an effect that could automatically continue before the end of the ritual.

Ivy will use a ritual array to manipulate the atmosphere within this 100 cubic feet of space, forming an invisible air lens to focus and enhance the light from Venus.

And after the light of Venus passes through the largest gem on the top of Ravenclaw's crown, he will use wizard magic to block the path for the light to leave, so that it will always shine in the sapphire.

When the last ray of sun disappeared below the horizon, Ivy immediately activated the spell.

The brilliant light from Venus was refracted by the atmospheric lens, perfectly lighting up the dull sapphire on the chest of the Ravenclaw Crowned Eagle, making it reflect the stars in the sky. The silver lime tree wand tapped the surface of the sapphire, and the gem that originally reflected the beautiful halo immediately converged, leaving only a few stars twinkling in it.

At this time, the crescent moon was rising, and under the bright moonlight, the blue gemstone began to shine again.

Ivy's magic preserved the light of Venus very well. Only when stronger light shone into it would the gem on the eagle's chest reflect the light of Venus. Otherwise, only a little light could be seen shining through.

The largest gem on the Ravenclaw crown has been embellished with starlight, but the ceremony is not yet completely over, because Rowena Ravenclaw has used more than one gem to decorate the crown. Ivy will have to repeat it dozens or hundreds of times to light up the gems on the crown one by one.

It was not until the moon reached its zenith that the second ancient ritual of the Ravenclaw crown was truly completed.

Calculating the time, nearly six hours have passed. Don't think this is troublesome, the DND rules of the ancient items of the ancient rituals are more complicated, usually eight hours to start, twelve hours is normal, some particularly powerful ancient items even need one or two natural days to perform the ceremony.

Completing the ritual "Embroidered with the Evening Star" unlocks two new abilities for the Ravenclaw Diadem.

The first of these is called "Words of the Wise", which is a spell-like ability like the 1st-level divination spell "Learn Languages", but it is a permanent ability. As long as Ivy wears the Ravenclaw crown, she can permanently gain the ability to listen, speak, read and write any language.

The second item is called "Knowledge of the Wise", which allows the user wearing the Ravenclaw Crown to remain in an absolutely calm state permanently, and be immune to the three abnormal states of charm, panic, and shock. In addition, when suffering from the effect of coma, he will instead endure the first level of exhaustion.

The two new abilities of the crown are both excellent. The Word of the Wise not only allows Ivy to always save a spell preparation slot, but also allows him to fully understand magic books written in other languages without ambiguity, which is much more useful than reading a dictionary.

The Wisdom of the Wise is even simpler and more brutal, directly providing immunity to three mental states, and can also greatly attenuate spells and attacks that can cause coma effects. This means that when Ivy wears the Ravenclaw Crown, she doesn't have to worry about sneak attacks with ulterior motives.

Among the spells that Ivy knew, there were quite a few that could affect the target's mind. If one took into account the magical creatures or monsters that possessed spell abilities with similar effects, there were simply too many.

There are many magical animals in the wizarding world that possess similar abilities, for example, the Veela who can charm men and can even calm down fire dragons when they dance; the Gnatbirds who cause panic with their calls, these small birds with colorful feathers can make people lose their minds with their high-pitched calls, and can even induce people to kill each other. If you are affected by them without being prepared, it is normal to have some accidents; the Sirens who lure passing ships with their singing, and their figures always appear in sailors' songs.

Now that Hogwarts has built a magical animal breeding and breeding base, and Professor Hagrid and Professor Keltborn are both people who like all kinds of dangerous magical animals, it is not surprising that any dangerous species appear in Hogwarts. And Ivy only needs to put the Ravenclaw Diadem on his head to be immune to most abnormal conditions caused by magical animals.

Furthermore, Ivy can also become immune to the Imperius Curse, one of the three unforgivable curses, thanks to his ability of Wisdom.

(End of this chapter)