The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

He carefully avoided disturbing his roommates who were still fast asleep in the dormitory, rummaged through the bedside table for some parchment and a quill pen, and then left the dormitory.

At this time, not many of the top students from the early reading club had arrived yet. When they saw Reese in his pajamas, they nodded appreciatively at him and then continued to immerse themselves in the books in front of them.

“Allie, help me tidy up,” Rizz whispered.

He must record these insights while his memory is still sharp enough.

According to Ravenclaw, he would probably only be able to see the other person once or twice a year in his dreams at most. Moreover, Ravenclaw had assigned him a lot of homework before the dream ended, and he couldn't afford to forget any of it.

The quill pen scratched rapidly across the parchment as Reese jotted down these notes bit by bit.

As the sky outside the window gradually brightened and more students came to their senses, Reese and Alley had already filled seven parchment pages with their writing.

He learned much more in his dreams than just these things; this is merely a more detailed catalog. But based on this catalog, Rizzi was able to quickly recall what Ravenclaw had taught him.

"After that, I spent time reviewing and consolidating this content to ensure that it truly became knowledge in my hands and would not be forgotten."

After doing all this, Ryze touched the ring on her hand.

"Fate is so tempting... With a system like mine, what else can tempt me?"

He then stood up, preparing to go back to his dormitory to change his clothes before going to Professor Baburin's office.

Professor Babling had asked him to ask Ravenclaw a whole semester, and now he could finally give an answer.

Chapter 132: Professor Baburin's Envy

Ravenclaw's answer undoubtedly saved Professor Barbling's research several years, or even a lifetime.

According to Ravenclaw, these problems were indeed very difficult even in her time.

After all, these ancient runes originated from a civilization that had been completely destroyed before the Common Era. The wizards of this civilization had a unique understanding of ancient alchemy, and these questions are related to the core concepts of that ancient alchemy.

Apart from Ravenclaw, who studied the text when he possessed the crown, other wizards would probably find it difficult to understand the meaning of these words.

Seeing Professor Babling's ecstatic appearance, Ryze was a little worried that she might faint from excessive excitement.

“So that’s how it is…so that’s how it is!” Professor Barbling looked at the answer from Ravenclaw himself, her eyes filled with extraordinary piety. “My teacher, she’s been researching this subject for almost a century. I never imagined you could actually communicate with Ravenclaw again in a dream. You’re simply my lucky star!”

She grabbed the quill pen, trembling, and began to write rapidly on it.

At the same time, she couldn't help but explain to Ryze how important this discovery was and the situation of the extinct civilization it involved: "...For us, only the Philosopher's Stone can convert matter into gold, but for that civilization, they may have possessed other means of converting matter into gold!"

“Ms. Ravenclaw also studied these methods, Professor,” Reiz whispered, “but according to her records, the transformation process is extremely complex, and the amount of media involved may even exceed the value of gold itself... Even if it were replicated in modern times, it might not be economically worthwhile.”

Professor Barbling didn't care about any of that. She casually waved her hand at Rhett: "That kind of thing doesn't matter. If I wanted to make money, I wouldn't have stayed at Hogwarts as a professor."

"For me and my teacher, wealth is merely a byproduct of knowledge. What we care about is bringing this completely lost art back to the world and the new research directions that these lost theories bring. These alone are more important than gold. As for the cost... that's something those guys at the Ministry of Magic need to consider."

She took a deep breath and finished the simple letter in her hand: "In short, Ravenclaw gets fifty points, Ryze, which you deserve. Although it's far from enough, once my teacher and I finish organizing and publishing this paper, I will give you my share of the earnings."

"Also..." She paused, then smiled self-deprecatingly, "I originally planned to formally invite you to become my student this semester, but it seems you already have a teacher a thousand times better than me."

“Ms. Ravenclaw personally guided you in your dream, an honor that no principal has ever had. It would be presumptuous of me to make such an invitation.”

At this point, Professor Babling's tone revealed undisguised envy.

After all, she herself was a student of Ravenclaw, and her admiration for the founder was no less than that of any other Ravenclaw student.

In fact, from the moment Raz mentioned dreaming of Ravenclaw and receiving the ring that Ravenclaw had specially left for him when he first entered the school, Barbling had already considered taking him on as a student.

But at the time, she thought about the possibility that Ryze would meet Ravenclaw again in her dream, which is why she never mentioned it to Ryze.

And now it has been proven that even Ravenclaw himself is impressed by Rizzi's excellence.

"Professor, don't say that," Ryze said in a soft tone. But without your previous guidance, I would not have been able to make such rapid progress in ancient magic texts and divination. In reality, you are still my most respected teacher. "

These words brought a hint of relief to Professor Babling's face: "You're still so eloquent... With your talent, even without me, there are plenty of people willing to guide you into the field."

“But the truth is, it was Professor Barbling who introduced me to this field,” Rizz expressed his gratitude to Professor Barbling.

Aside from not having the title of disciple, Ryze is actually Professor Babling's disciple; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone out of her way to introduce him to those upperclassmen.

Seeing that Professor Babling had finished writing the letter and was preparing to send it out, Ritz seemed to remember something and reminded Professor Babling not to mention his name in the paper.

Professor Babling was not surprised.

Regarding the recent activities of the Black family, others may not know the truth, but surely she can sense the reason?

A man who has remained silent in Azkaban for ten years, a traitor who has carefully hidden himself in a wizarding family for ten years without ever intending to reappear—who but the prophet could see through the truth?

Especially since Sirius Black is Ryze's cousin in name only. If this matter had nothing to do with Ryze, she would have dared to drink the whole bottle of dragon blood ink in front of her.

After that, she also received a hint from Dumbledore, telling her not to reveal Ryze's existence.

Professor Barbling knew at the time that this was Dumbledore's protection of Rizzi.

Now, Ryze is communicating with Ravenclaw in his dreams, and Ravenclaw has become Ryze's teacher.

If this gets out, the entire British wizarding world will probably go crazy.

After all, there is no wizard in Britain who does not know Ravenclaw. In any case, more than one-fifth of wizards graduate from Ravenclaw every year.

Let alone the Ministry of Magic and pure-blood families.

Even Barbling herself wanted to figure out what Ritz had learned from Ravenclaw and wanted to know more about the founder's secrets.

However, Barbling restrained her desires and maintained sufficient trust in Ritz.

But the Ministry of Magic and the pure-blood families probably won't be able to resist.

They will likely use various methods to induce Riz to reveal all the conversations he had with Ravenclaw in the dream.

“I understand, Raz. What you need now is to quietly study what Ravenclaw has taught you. I won’t let anyone disturb you,” Professor Babling nodded solemnly.

“I will tell my teacher that I found these materials in a secret room while organizing the books in the Ravenclaw Tower. They were ancient scrolls left by Ravenclaw, and I got the inspiration from them.”

Chapter 133: Wolfsbane Medicine

Reiz didn't ask any further questions about how Professor Babling should interpret the ancient scrolls, believing that Professor Babling would be able to handle it.

Seeing how busy she was, and estimating that this thesis would keep her occupied for a month or two, Ryze decided not to bother her any longer and prepared to leave.

Before Ritz was about to leave, Professor Barblin remembered something and signed a few notes for him. The first note had several books from the restricted section on it, while the following notes simply had a name and permission for Ritz to borrow books from the restricted section.

“I’m not entirely sure how much Ravenclaw taught you about ancient runes, but I think these books should come in handy. You can take a look at them first… As for the remaining few, if there’s anything else you want to learn, have your Ellie imitate my handwriting and take it to Mrs. Pince. I’ll also let Mrs. Pince know.”

"I'll write you these few notes for now. I'll probably be leaving Hogwarts for a while. If you have any questions or run out of notes, just write to me."

In response, Ryze naturally expressed his gratitude once again.

With these notes and Professor Babling's explanation, he was finally able to openly stroll around the restricted book section.

......

The period right after the holidays and the start of the new semester can be quite difficult for students who haven't yet adjusted to the holiday mindset.

But for Ryze, time was running out.

Ravenclaw's teachings, the Wizarding Tournament three months later, Snape's potion test, and weekend tutoring at Hogsmeade—all these things require him to devote a lot of energy.

The first Saturday morning after the holiday.

The underground potion classroom.

Snape clearly did not have a pleasant holiday.

Whether it's the truth from ten years ago or the departure of someone he utterly despised from Azkaban, it all brings back extremely unpleasant memories of that time.

Of course, there is another important reason, which is that during the Christmas holidays, Peter Pettigrew revealed his past as a Death Eater in front of Harry and several Weasleys.

Therefore, Snape gave the remaining six a rude awakening right from the start of the weekend.

Before the holidays, everyone thought that after a month of study, they would start practicing advanced potions from sixth or seventh grade this semester, but Snape completely deviated from the expected pattern.

"Those of you here may not yet realize the speed at which potions are produced. In order to make you realize the difficulty of this competition, I have decided to skip those little tricks that seemed like they were just fooling people."

"Next, I will demonstrate to you the difficulty of brewing a competition-level potion."

"Your goal before the end of this school year is to be able to brew an effective... wolfsbane medicine."

As Snape finished speaking with ill intent, a series of soft gasps of surprise rippled through the classroom.

Both Penelope and Gemma Farley wore expressions of disbelief.

Ryze's expression also changed.

It wasn't just because of the difficulty in making the wolfsbane potion, but also because of the reason behind Snape suddenly having them brew the wolfsbane potion.

"Wolfsbane potion, isn't that the most difficult potion to brew these days?" Jemma Farley had certainly heard of this potion, a kind of potion that could suppress the wildness of werewolves, which was only developed in the last twenty years.

Werewolves who have taken the potion are able to retain a human mind on the night of the full moon, thus avoiding losing control and harming others.

For this reason, the potion master who invented the potion was awarded the Order of Merlin.

Initially, the Ministry of Magic hoped to use this potion to control the werewolves.

Even though the potion master revealed his potion recipe and brewing method, very few potion masters could brew the wolfsbane potion.

On the one hand, the potion is extremely difficult to prepare and brew; on the other hand, the raw materials used in this potion are also extremely expensive.

The Ministry of Magic has tried to improve potions, but has not succeeded to this day.

To this day, St. Mungo's Hospital is probably the only institution in the entire British wizarding world that can reliably brew this potion, and the amount released each month is extremely small.

Without sufficient status and money, it's impossible to buy a dose of wolfsbane medicine.

But for those werewolves who were already of low status, they simply couldn't afford to buy wolfsbane.

As a result, this potion, which was thought to be able to change the werewolf ecology of the wizarding world when it was first invented, is now in a rather awkward state.

Hearing Gemma Farley's sigh, Snape gave her a cold look: "What, Miss Farley, do you think you're qualified to assess the difficulty of brewing potions?"

Jemma Farleyton fell silent; she could sense that her dean seemed to be in a bad mood.

"For those mediocre potion makers, the wolfsbane potion is indeed very difficult, but in terms of the brewing technique alone, it is far from being the most difficult. In the world of Fusu, it is only a passing grade," Snape continued. "However, it is indeed a good way to test everyone's potion-making talent."

“If you cannot master the method of brewing this potion within six months under the training of Hogwarts, then it means that you are not qualified to continue to stay here and waste my time and energy.”

With that, Snape stood on the platform and wrote down the recipe and method for the wolfsbane potion on the blackboard. Then he began to explain how to brew the potion.

In the past, Snape could explain the process while the potion was being brewed, but this potion was indeed very difficult to make. Even Snape only spoke up briefly about a few precautions when the potion was stable.

The potion had been brewing for nearly six hours, and it was not until the afternoon that Snape finally finished brewing the potion, leaving the potion trembling.

"This is what the wolfsbane potion looks like after it's been brewed," Snape said coldly, looking at the students below the stage. "Starting this week, I will provide you with a basic set of materials each week... Of course, considering that some people prefer to practice alone, if you feel that a set of materials per week is not enough for your extravagance, you can also pay out of your own pocket to buy the wolfsbane potion materials for your practice."

At this point, Snape paused, staring at Ryze below, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "I believe your family would be more than willing to generously support your training expenses for the sake of their poor 'werewolf friends'."

Seeing Snape's mocking expression, Ryze finally confirmed that the wolfsbane potion was indeed something Snape had deliberately brought out to ridicule Sirius.

Chapter 134: Snape's Malice

Faced with Snape's almost undisguised sarcasm, Ryze simply nodded slightly.

He knew that Snape wanted to humiliate the Black family in this way, trying to embarrass Ritz and Sirius.

But Snape clearly miscalculated.

Rizzi knew very well that if Sirius found out about this, he would be cursing and swearing like a snotty-nosed brat in his hospital bed while unhesitatingly taking a large sum of money from the Black family vault to buy him the materials for the wolfsbane drug.

On one hand, Sirius Black certainly couldn't stand Snape's provocations.

On the other hand, Sirius was willing to pay any price so that Lupin could spend the full moon more peacefully.

Even though they had pre-ordered a year's worth of medicine from St. Mungo's Hospital, the medicine provided by St. Mungo was only barely enough. It would always be good to have a more stable way to obtain such an unstable and short-lived consumable as wolfsbane medicine.

Moreover, Sirius Black also hopes that a better version of the wolfsbane medicine, one that can completely eliminate the side effects, will appear in the future.

Sirius might already be considering hiring some potions masters at great expense to try and improve the wolfsbane potion.

Rizzi had been interested in wolfsbane medicine when he was in St. Mungo, but he didn't know where to start learning about it.

Now, Snape's malice has become his greatest help.

For the previous six hours, he had been carefully observing and recording Snape's every move.

Since Snape is being so "generous," then in the next six months, he will naturally let Snape see whether he has any talent in potions.

After Snape finished brewing the wolfsbane potion and left, the man in the underground classroom looked troubled.

Including Jemma Farley.

Although everyone could sense that Snape's malice was mainly directed at Ryze.

But Jemma Farley also practiced a lot in private, and Snape's mockery also affected her.

After all, the Farley family had high hopes for her, and many elders believed that she had the talent to become a Potions Master.