Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

"Using emotions to influence the weather requires a long period of understanding, so I haven't taught him that yet..."

“I know he can control himself, but I still can’t help but worry. If he loses control… it would be very dangerous.”

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Dumbledore chatted with Flitwick and Snape for quite a while before returning to the headmaster's office.

He interlaced his fingers, looked at the even more aged Fawkes, pondered for a long while, and finally raised his wand, "Patriot!"

A silver phoenix leaped from the tip of the wand, then began to shrink until it was only the size of a palm...

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On the way back to the common room, both college teams were restless.

Ravenclaw and Gryffindor are exchanging information, sharing what they know about each other.

Ravenclaw is responsible for providing actual books to either prove or refute the existence of the locked room.

Gryffindor, on the other hand, shares various rumors that have absolutely no basis, but are interesting or sensational enough.

Vizette did not actively join the conversation; instead, she tried to gather potentially useful information from various stories.

Unfortunately, he had seen the prototypes of all the stories Gryffindor told in the library.

In fact, stories and rumors about Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets only really began to circulate from the end of the seventeenth century.

A major event occurred at the end of the seventeenth century that had a profound impact on the magical world:

In 1698, the Ministries of Magic of various countries completed the signing of the Law of Secrecy of the International Wizarding Federation, and wizards gradually went into hiding, building a wizarding world separated from the Muggle world.

For the few pure wizarding families at the time, this was considered a concession by wizards to Muggles, and a very shameful act.

This is why hatred towards Muggles arose and spread among pure wizarding families.

These pure-blood wizard families extended the concept of "pure wizards" to establish the theory of "pure-blood supremacy" and pursued "pure-blood wizards as the supreme being".

To support this theory, these pure-blood wizarding families cited extensively from Salazar Slytherin's works to explain the existence of pure-blood wizards and prove their superiority.

Although the Ministry of Magic quickly issued a denial, it did not have much effect.

These pure wizarding families claim that the Ministry of Magic is suppressing wizards and ultimately leading to their demise.

This conspiracy theory actually won the support of many pure wizard families, which led to the spread of "pure-blood supremacy".

Because of the spread of this theory, many enthusiasts have created numerous anecdotes and stories related to Salazar Slytherin.

The most popular of these is naturally the story of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets.

A secret chamber that has not been discovered by the other founders has a strong sense of mystery and is also very much in line with the wizard's preferences.

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They chatted happily all the way, but when the Ravenclaws returned to the common room, they felt more tired than usual.

They also compiled a reading list and planned to go to the library early the next morning to borrow all the books on the list and study them carefully.

On that reading list, Wizette also provided the names of many books.

After saying goodnight to Luna, Vizette headed to her dorm and quickly washed up.

When he sat down on the bed, he found a guardian spirit on his pillow.

The guardian deity is depicted as a phoenix, and it looks extremely delicate, about the size of a palm.

Wizette asked tentatively, "Headmaster Dumbledore?"

Seemingly hearing Vizet's voice, the phoenix indeed spoke Dumbledore's voice, "Vizet, if you have time, come to the school hospital at noon."

The Phoenix Guardian did not dissipate. After a pause, it added, "Come back after your lunch break! Remember to get a good night's sleep. The things that are coming up... will be quite exhausting."

Chapter 155 The Writing on the Wall

The next morning, Vizette and Luna returned from the greenhouse and found the Ravenclaw common room full of people.

All the books on the reading list were borrowed, and the students who borrowed the books dispersed to various parts of the lounge, holding the heavy, old books and reading aloud as if they were having a book club.

There were many people around, all of whom brought their breakfast back to the common lounge and filled their stomachs while listening to the reading, satisfying both their bodies and minds—a win-win situation.

The people reading will keep changing; once one person is thirsty and their mouth is dry, another person will take over the reading.

In fact, not only Ravenclaw, but the entire Hogwarts was talking about what happened last night.

As Vizette listened, she discovered that the students' discussions were not limited to the secret room; they were also talking about Mrs. Lorris's current situation.

Mrs. Lorris is now in the school hospital, looking almost like a statue, lying stiffly on her hospital bed.

From this, Wizette could tell that Mrs. Lorris was still alive; otherwise, she wouldn't have been transferred to the school hospital.

Dumbledore's desire for him to go to the university hospital is likely related to Mrs. Lorris.

The library was busier than ever before, and among all the books that everyone wanted to borrow was "Hogwarts: A History of the School".

Mrs. Pince was already hoarse from talking, but she still had to say in a hoarse voice, "Wait a while, come back in a week."

As more and more students pre-registered, her excuse changed, and she said with great helplessness, "Come back in two weeks! You can't borrow it now!"

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The students couldn't forget it, and Filch, as the person involved, naturally couldn't sleep all night. Early the next morning, he wandered around the corridor with the writing on it, sporting deep dark circles under his eyes.

He was like a vengeful ghost, who would inexplicably pounce on a student and viciously accuse the student of being the "murderer."

If the student repeatedly denies it, he will try to continue to cause trouble by using excuses such as "having a rosy complexion" or "wearing a black robe".

Faced with this situation, the students ignored the puddle and quickly crossed the corridor, trying their best to avoid being "haunted by Filch's vengeful spirit."

With a Polaroid camera in his hand, it wouldn't be so easy for Colin Crevey to run away.

As he waded through the puddles, he slipped and nearly fell into the water while trying to avoid Filch's arm.

"Colin, come here!" Vizet waved her wand and pulled Colin to her side.

Colin's sudden flight startled Filch.

When he saw Vizet holding a wand, he calmed down a little, pursed his lips, leaned against the wall, and made way for her.

Wizette walked up to Filch. "Mr. Filch, have you visited Mrs. Lorris?"

Filch shook his head, a few more tears streaming down his face. "I can't go over there... Seeing Mrs. Lorris lying in the hospital bed... my heart aches so much..."

Vizette continued, "I think you could take better care of Mrs. Lorris and help massage her joints."

Filch, as if grasping at some hope, asked timidly yet urgently, "Will this... work?"

“At least it has companionship,” Vizette said. “I’ve heard from others that Mrs. Loris was under some kind of dark magic and turned into a statue.”

“I’ve read some magazines that mentioned a very similar condition and some treatments.”

Filch asked impatiently, "What kind of treatment is it?"

"One approach is called family therapy," Wizette said. "Family members can talk and chat with the patient as usual, which can be very helpful."

"If Mrs. Pomfrey thinks that's too noisy, you can also try touching Mrs. Lorris and stroking her fur in the way she used to know to help her through this difficult time."

“I’ll give it a try!” Filch nodded repeatedly, turning around twice before finally finding the right direction. “The school hospital is in this direction… I almost forgot… Thank you! Thank you!”

Colin's face was full of admiration, and his voice trembled slightly, "Vizet, you're amazing! You actually convinced Filch!"

Wizette waved her hand. "Mrs. Lorris is a very important member of Mr. Filch's family. It's just that things happened so suddenly that he didn't know what to do."

Colin left quickly, looking elated, as if he had learned some incredible secret.

Vizette, on the other hand, moved closer to the wall and carefully examined the writing on it.

“It felt like he was showing off…” Luna wasn’t very close to the wall, “like… a prickly creature living inside a hedgehog… I saw a lot of harassing flies…”

“It does seem like a show-off…” Vizet raised his wand, not getting too close, to feel the magic attached to the wall.

"It contains malice... dark magic... very sophisticated. Even those magical cleaning agents probably wouldn't be able to remove it..."

"To remove these writings, we need magic similar to a guardian spell to counteract the malice and dark magic..."

Without a doubt, Ancient Magic: Purification Spell is an excellent choice.

In addition, shapeshifting magic is also a good option.

Aside from ancient magical powers, shapeshifting magic is arguably his most proficient type of magic.

“A very comprehensive analysis,” Professor McGonagall’s voice suddenly rang out. “However, I don’t recommend that you stay any longer, otherwise you might not make it to class after breakfast.”

"We can't be late for class!" Wizett nodded, bowed to Professor McGonagall, and said, "Professor McGonagall, we'll be going now!"

Watching Vizette and Luna leave, Professor McGonagall nodded gently, her eyes full of appreciation. "With Filch able to keep the cat company, the students will be better off."

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After a midday rest, on her way to the school hospital, Vizette encountered Lady Grey, the house ghost of Ravenclaw.

Compared to Gryffindor's house ghost, "Nearly Headless Nick," Lady Grey is much more aloof and indifferent.

Ms. Gray is usually a bit arrogant and doesn't pay much attention to students;

Even when dealing with Ravenclaw students, he would simply float in mid-air, answer their questions briefly, and not engage in in-depth conversations.

She seemed to prefer places where few people were around. Rather than searching the whole castle for her, it was better to wait in the common room or rely on chance encounters.