The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

During the conversation, Ryze's breathing gradually returned to normal, and he continued to recall the scene he had just seen with his eyes closed.

The images of prophecy are not so easily forgotten, but those images are some distance from the gate, so they appear blurry from the prophetic perspective.

He frowned as he described the clearest image he could see.

It was a portrait of someone riding a horse, dressed as a knight.

“Knights on horseback… back in the early days of the school, the most common figures were probably those related to the Knights of the Round Table,” Professor Barbling mused. “Well, I remember there are portraits of King Arthur and Merlin in the castle, and the other Knights of the Round Table portraits usually obey them. I can ask them if they can gather all the Knights of the Round Table portraits from Hogwarts.”

"How are you feeling now? If you're not feeling well, I'll contact the portrait of King Arthur today and we can continue tomorrow when you're feeling better, okay?"

Ryze glanced at his slowly recovering mana.

Although he seemed to be just one step away from completing the mission, he was indeed feeling somewhat listless.

If there are any more places that require him to use his magic power, he will be unable to hold on any longer.

This should be a side effect of running out of mana.

It seems I'll have to be more careful when practicing magic in the future, and at least keep my mana above 50.

However, unlike health points which slowly recover a few points each day, mana points are used up quickly, but they also recover quickly.

At his current rate of recovery, he should be about 70-80% recovered after eating something and taking a nap.

"Then I'll trouble you. I didn't expect that performing a targeted divination would be so taxing. I overestimated my abilities a bit," Ryze wiped his forehead and thanked Professor Baburin.

Babling waved her hand.

"Good to know. Seeing how sweaty you were just now, I was really worried that your body wouldn't be able to handle it."

"However, it's enough to verify your divination talent. You dreamed of Ravenclaw for the first time, and this time you successfully completed the divination for this ancient relic that is over a thousand years old. Your divination talent is probably even more outstanding than I thought. It's just that your body is temporarily limiting your abilities. But as long as you can continue to grow step by step, you might become the most famous prophet of the 21st century after you graduate."

"Doomsday Prophet" is, after all, a colorful Hextech rune. If the divination talent it's given isn't strong enough, he'll ask the system for a refund.

Ryze thought to himself.

However, he was not content to be just the most famous prophet. With his rune system, if he couldn't become the most powerful archmage of the next era, wouldn't it be a waste for him to have this system?

Afterwards, he sat and rested for a while before Professor Babling led him back to his dormitory.

With Ellie's care, Professor Babling wasn't worried about Ritz getting into any trouble. Even if Ritz was hungry, Ellie could just go to the Hogwarts dining hall and bring him dinner.

When his roommate returned from practicing outside, he was startled to see Ryze lying sickly in bed, thinking that Ryze had become obsessed with studying statues.

After hearing Rez's explanation, the roommates breathed a sigh of relief.

"That Senses Charm is so powerful that it solved the mystery for you right away?" Terry seemed tempted, as if he wanted to learn it and use it on himself.

“The secret of the statue hasn’t been solved yet. We only know that it was taken from a room on the upper floor of a castle. We still need to find the exact location of that room and see what’s inside,” Rez replied softly.

"As for the Extrasensory Charm, you can definitely learn it if you want, but that spell puts a lot of pressure on our current bodies, and you can't use it in exams. If you get caught, it will be considered cheating, just like taking Felix Felicis."

Upon hearing Ryze's words, Terry couldn't help but retort, "You make it sound like we can get our hands on Felix Felicis. I probably couldn't even buy a few drops of that stuff if I sold myself. Using it for cheating on exams is just too pathetic."

However, after listening to Ryze's words and seeing how exhausted he looked, the roommates gave up their plan to learn the Extrasensory Charm. They simply said that they would also go and investigate the room the next day to see what was hidden behind the statue.

"Hopefully I can find it smoothly tomorrow," Ryze rolled over in bed, then let Ellie massage his back, while asking his roommates about their practice progress.

"So, how did your practice go this afternoon? You seemed quite excited when you came back."

With Rizz's question, the roommates immediately started talking.

"Although the results weren't as significant as what you achieved this afternoon, that booklet is still quite valuable and useful even after half a century."

Anthony spoke with some excitement: "You know what? We found out some information from the upperclassmen during dinner. Our Dean, Professor Flitwick, despite his short stature, was the world's top wizarding fighter when he was young!"

"In addition, Ravenclaw has produced many dueling masters in the past century, but this tradition may have been broken in the last thirty years due to a mysterious person. In the last ten years, apart from one from Gryffindor, the other dueling champions are either Ilfamoni (USA) or Cordosdorez (Russia)."

“I think finding this dueling manual in the antiquities room is an opportunity; perhaps we should revive Ravenclaw’s tradition!”

Chapter 40: Reforging Ravenclaw's Glory!

Anthony was excitedly discussing the World Wizards Fighting Tournament.

To paraphrase a well-known athlete, it is our duty to rebuild Ravenclaw's glory.

However, no one found this strange.

Because on his first night at Hogwarts, during the bedtime talk, it was Anthony who said he wanted to become the Duel Champion.

He told the other three in the dorm that the World Wizarding Championship is held every two years, starting during the Easter holiday. In addition to the adult group of 17 to 35, there is currently a youth group of 12 to 17.

In addition to single duels, there are also two-player duels.

"The next one is next year, and I will be 12 years old then. I plan to sign up to watch the competition live and experience the atmosphere. I will try to play as many rounds as possible in third grade, and strive to get a good ranking in the junior group in fifth grade!"

Anthony talked about his five-year duel plan and asked the other three if they had any ideas.

Terry and Michael both seem interested, but their birthdays are both late, and they won't be 12 years old by Easter next year. Even if they are interested, they will have to be in third grade to sign up.

Anthony then looked at Reiz, who spread his hands and said, "I don't know the exact date of my birthday, but I'll go ask Professor Flitwick with you. If we can sign up, let's go together."

The two-player duel mode reminded Ryze of the Soul Arena, which is also a multiplayer 2v2 arena. Maybe registering will unlock some new features of the system?

Moreover, it's good to gain some practical experience.

However, with more than six months until next year's Easter, after chatting about the dueling competition for a while, the conversation suddenly turned to this week's homework.

When Ryze said that he had finished his homework in the afternoon, the three of them immediately looked strange.

After all, the three of them spent the morning tidying up the antique room, the afternoon practicing dueling magic, and tomorrow they still have to find the mysterious room, which will take who knows how much time.

So, apart from Ritz, who was still able to lie comfortably in bed and rest, the others exchanged glances, then hurriedly grabbed their books and parchment and ran to the library outside to finish their homework.

Nothing was said that night.

At seven o'clock the next morning, Reese, who had slept for nearly ten hours, was still the first person to get up in the dormitory.

He stretched, feeling that his body and mind had fully recovered.

I glanced at my mana at the same time, and it was not only almost full, but my maximum mana had even increased by 15.

"Could it be that overdrawing one's magical power can increase the upper limit? Or is this a natural physical growth that occurs after successfully completing a divination?"

Ryze muttered to himself, but even if he wanted to verify it, he would have to wait until next weekend to have the chance.

I'll also need to prepare some energy supplements so I don't feel as bad as I did yesterday.

After washing up, Rizzi first went to the rooftop of Ravenclaw Tower to stretch her body a little, and then came back to wake up her roommates who had been rushing to finish their homework until midnight the night before.

After spending half an hour quickly eating breakfast in the auditorium, the four headed to the ancient magic script classroom.

“You’re here,” Professor Barbling greeted Rhys in the office, then nodded to Rhys’s roommates behind him. “Have a seat. I spoke to the Arthurian portrait about this last night, and he went out to gather the knights this morning. It will probably take a while.”

“King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table…it’s a story I’ve heard since I was a child. It’s just a pity that these paintings don’t reflect their own will; they are just figures created by later generations based on their stories,” Anthony sighed. Part of his dream of becoming a dueling champion was born from these knight stories he heard as a child.

Talkative Terry muttered to himself, "It's not a problem. If these knights had wills, the Knights of the Round Table would probably fall apart at Hogwarts again. I don't want to see the figures in the paintings turning the paintings into a bloodbath."

There are two types of portraits in the wizarding world. The common type of portrait can move and communicate simply with people, but it does not have much personal will. Overall, it constantly repeats the behavior in the painting. As the magic in the painting gradually fades, if magic is not re-infused, it will slowly turn into an ordinary painting that cannot move.

Another type is the portraits of past principals in the principal's office. During the painting process, the principal's will and emotions are incorporated, making them look almost indistinguishable from real people most of the time.

Although the latter is rare, almost every pureblood family has a portrait of their ancestor, which can be considered a kind of inheritance for pureblood families.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, a messenger rushed into a portrait in the office and respectfully reported the current situation to Barbling.

“The prize display room on the fourth floor? That’s definitely the largest gathering place for the portraits besides the Great Hall,” Professor Barbling nodded, then stood up and led the young wizard to the fourth floor.

If the Knights of the Round Table were to actually gather in the auditorium, it would obviously attract a large crowd of students, and neither Professor Babling nor the figures in the painting wanted to make such a big fuss.

Besides the classrooms for Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, the main room on the fourth floor of Hogwarts Castle is the Prize Room, which houses various trophies and statues.

The names of most of the outstanding students from Hogwarts' thousand-year history can be found in the Prize Room.

Similarly, several huge celebratory portraits were hung on the walls of the awards room, including a huge portrait of Hogwarts winning the first Triwizard Tournament, a portrait of the potion-making ceremony at the magic school, and a portrait of the awards ceremony for the International Wizarding Tournament.

These huge portraits allow visiting students to more intuitively understand how much honor these winners have received.

However, the portraits in the prize display room have long lost their usual composure and are now just a mess.

Hundreds of members of the Knights of the Round Table from a thousand years ago gathered here in various poses, severely crowding out the space for other figures in the paintings.

The winner of the Triwizard Tournament, holding the Goblet of Fire, pitifully crouches in the corner of the portrait.

The dueling champion, with his disheveled hair, attempts to protest against the knights by waving his wand.

As for the magic potion speed-up...

The portrait had long been jostled and trampled by the warhorses beneath the knights, leaving only the victorious potion master sighing helplessly at the spilled potions.

“Merlin’s beard, I swear this is the first time I’ve ever seen such a chaotic portrait gathering…” Terry stared blankly at the scene before him, then exclaimed to Ryze beside him, “I think I just saw someone tug at Merlin’s beard.”

Chapter 41: Sir Cadogan, who arrived late

It's clear that King Arthur, wearing a crown and silver armor, is also gathering the Knights of the Round Table at Hogwarts for the first time, and his expression is quite excited.

Having played the false King Arthur in paintings for centuries, this time there is finally a legitimate reason to hold a formal roundtable meeting.

He seemed eager to project an image of royal authority and commanded his knights to obey his orders.

Unfortunately, everyone knew they were just characters in a painting. At most, they would show some respect to King Arthur because of their status as Knights of the Round Table. However, when they heard King Arthur's summons and received a request from the academy professor, there was no problem for them to gather together.

But if the other party really wanted to put on airs in front of them, these Knights of the Round Table, who weren't depicted in the same painting as King Arthur, wouldn't really pay them any attention.

The current situation is that King Arthur is speaking his mind from above, and few of the knights below are listening attentively.

Professor Babling stepped forward and used magic to quiet the knights in the painting.

"Be still, knights of Camelot."

As the wand flashed with a faint light, the noisy chatter of the hundreds of Knights of the Round Table in the painting immediately ceased, and even the warhorses beneath them became docile.

"Alright, knights, thank you for coming here. I have gathered you all here because I have some questions to ask you."

She gestured for Rez to come over and describe the situation in that room again.

Rizz nodded, then politely told the knights about the mysterious room and its surroundings.

Under the control of magic, these knights could only listen attentively to Rizz's explanation.

As Rhett finished describing the scene, the magic that had been cast on them vanished. King Arthur, who was standing nearby, reacted immediately and shouted loudly to the knights below, "Ahem, yes, the esteemed Lady Basilida came to me yesterday and asked me about events from a thousand years ago. All of you gathered here today are knights who have been stationed in the castle since the founding of Hogwarts. So if any of you know anything, please step forward and tell Lady Basilida and these young wizards!"

With Professor Barbling watching over them, the knights stopped making noise after the magic was broken and instead began discussing the room with the knights around them.

"A room from a thousand years ago... That feels so ancient. I can't even remember things from three hundred years ago..."

Most of the knights indeed can no longer remember these events from a thousand years ago; their recollections of Hogwarts are more of a style from the last hundred years.

They then tentatively suggested a few possible locations, but after Ryze went to check them out, he quickly ruled them out.

After several failures, the knights changed their strategy and began to search the castle floor by floor.

Hogwarts Castle has many rooms on each floor, and many of these rooms are not in use for various reasons, with some even protected by magic.

The knights then decided to discuss the situation on each floor, relying on the principle of the minority obeying the majority, and gradually restored the Hogwarts Castle of a thousand years ago in their minds.

During this process, Terry couldn't help but secretly say to Ryze, "I feel that King Arthur is really not very good. I guess his painter liked Merlin a little more than King Arthur, so he subconsciously painted King Arthur as a fool who only knows how to rely on Merlin."

“I feel that Mordred is much more reliable than him. He and Merlin are in control of the situation now. Oh... Morgan is also helping out from behind. I suspect that the person who pulled Merlin’s beard earlier was Morgan.”

Terry wasn't that enthusiastic about the story of King Arthur, so he could still make light of it with Ryze in a lighthearted way.

Meanwhile, Anthony, who couldn't bear to watch this bunch of Knights of the Round Table messing around like this, went to the side to exchange dueling tips with the unlucky dueling champion.

Rizz and Michael listened with great interest, since apart from these portraits and ghosts, no one remembered what Hogwarts looked like a thousand years ago.

Being able to hear some gossip from the past from these knight portraits is quite a bit of entertainment.

Just when Rizzi thought the Knights of the Round Table would be discussing until noon, a short knight in armor, wielding a broken wand, and swaying as he rode a small pony, wiping his forehead, approached the edge of the portrait in the prize display room.

"Phew... It's been so long since I've traveled this far. It was truly a difficult expedition!"

The knight tried his best to control the pony, but it showed no appreciation whatsoever and even tried to shake him off and run away in the other direction.

"Oh, my little horse, you mustn't be disobedient anymore. We've already caused quite a commotion on this journey."

He muttered to himself, then greeted Anthony, who was looking at him from the side: "Hey, young wizard, let me check, this should be the location for this roundtable meeting. My pony was a bit restless, so it took us on a long detour around the castle."

Anthony looked at this unreliable knight, but because of the knight's overly obvious characteristics, he quickly figured out who he was.

"You are... Sir Cadogan?"

This is a figure who is overlooked in the Muggle world, but is quite famous in the wizarding world.

It is said that he was originally a wizard who infiltrated the Knights of the Round Table during the reign of King Arthur through his relationship with Merlin, and later became a Knight of the Round Table for some unknown reason.

His most famous feat was fighting a dragon that first bit off his wand, then ate his horse, and even melted his armor with flames.