Magical Studies at Hogwarts...

Chapter 54 Manuscript

Carrying the box of small cakes, Ike slowly walked towards the Ravenclaw Tower.

He casually handed it to Stuart, then turned and left the common room.

Standing before the image of the troll beating Barnabas, Ike closed his eyes slightly.

"A clever little wizard like you should have already noticed that magic has a certain impact on wizards," Professor Flitwick said slowly at his desk. "This impact is subtle, but if one masters the silent, wandless casting technique of a spell, one will generally notice it..."

"In fact, dark magic manifests itself more clearly; dark wizards are often cruel, evil, and twisted, precisely because they are influenced by dark magic..."

"So, I'm glad you slowed down your spell learning. To be honest, I was worried for a while last semester, but you pulled through, which shows you really have a lot of talent..."

Professor Flitwick paused briefly, took a sip of his lemon tea, and continued, "The gap in magical knowledge is still quite significant. Many documents mention the power of ancient wizards, but that's only in the literature..."

"I noticed you're reading ancient runes? That's good; it's the medium through which we communicate with ancient magic..."

"Perhaps I can give you a suggestion: use magic to learn it..."

"Magic?" Ike opened his eyes, but there was no door on the wall in front of him.

He frowned and closed his eyes again.

"Hogwarts is a magical place, and I'm sure you've already experienced that," Professor Flitwick said with a kind smile. "Of course, I'm referring to the castle itself; it holds so many secrets..."

"You should have already read 'Hogwarts: A History of the School,' which mentions that this was once Slytherin's own castle, and that the four leaders made many modifications to it after deciding to establish a magic school. For example, those moving staircases are the work of Lady Ravenclaw..."

"There are many similar modifications, and I dare say even the principal doesn't know all the secrets..."

"Then, Professor, could you tell me some of the castle's secrets?" Ike asked directly.

Professor Flitwick blinked and replied mysteriously, "You have to find the secret yourself, but I can give you a little clue."

"Legend has it that there is a magical room in the castle that can fulfill all the needs of whoever finds it..."

"And in that room, the gifts from Lady Ravenclaw are preserved..."

Ike opened his eyes again, but there was still no shadow of a door on the wall.

"According to Professor Flitwick, it should be the Room of Requirement." Muttering to himself, Ike's brain raced, trying to guess the most likely answer.

The room where Ms. Ravenclaw's manuscripts were kept was ruled out, and there was no response from Ravenclaw's study.

I tried seven or eight more fanfiction settings I had read before, but still no luck.

Ike was somewhat discouraged. There were too many ambiguous answers like this, and if he tried them one by one, he didn't know when he would finish.

"Exceptional intelligence is the greatest treasure of mankind..." Muttering this famous Ravenclaw quote, Ike suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared intently at the mural.

"No, no!"

Ike remembered reading in a miscellaneous book in the library that there was an ancient, eccentric wizard named Barnabas the Fool. He was very clever, but always did things that no one could understand. The most famous of these was his attempt to teach a troll to dance ballet.

Of course, the result was not good; Barnabas was beaten by the giant.

This mural has been here for over a thousand years, and the foolish Barnabas in the painting has been beaten by the giant for over a thousand years. It was this fact that made Ike realize something was wrong.

The paintings in the magical world are animated; in the mural, six giants each have their own actions. The four in the back are dancing, while the two in the front are constantly hitting Barnabas the Fool with clubs.

However, Barnabas the Fool never made a move!

He remained in one position, which, from the perspective of the magic painting, was extremely abnormal.

He tapped on the mural, and all the trolls stopped, glanced at Ike, and then continued what they were doing, while Barnabas remained unresponsive.

"Is this the key point?"

With his eyes fixed on Barnabas, Ike tried to find any possible clues.

Suddenly, Ike remembered the pear in the Hogwarts kitchen and, as if possessed, scratched Barnabas's raised right armpit. A few tickles later, Barnabas pulled his right arm back, only to be hit on the head by the troll, knocking off his hat.

Nabas crouched down, covering his head with his hands, his hat lying to the side. Ike leaned forward and saw a line of text written on the inside of the brim:

"Magic is immortal, magic is immortal."

?

Ike was completely baffled and couldn't figure out what those words meant. Then he saw Barnabas pick up his hat, turn around, point behind Ike, and then return to his previous posture, remaining motionless.

Turning around, he saw an exquisite silver door that had appeared on the wall at some point. Ike was delighted and took a few steps forward to push it open, his eyes lighting up.

This is a very exquisite room, with silver ornaments and blue ribbons hanging on the walls. A mahogany desk is in the center, with several thick stacks of parchment neatly arranged on it.

Ike walked to the desk and saw a line of text written on the top parchment:

"To those who come after—the magic is immortal, the spell is immortal."

The inscription below identifies the owner of these parchments as Rowena Ravenclaw.

"There really is one!" Ike quickly flipped through the parchment, glanced at its contents, and was greatly shocked.

As representatives of "wisdom," Ravenclaw's research into magic reached a very high level. These manuscripts contain a large number of experimental records, including those on alchemy, potions, magic circles, spells, and even some research on ancient magic.

However, some of the content was quite profound, especially the magic circles and ancient magic, which left Ike completely bewildered. Even his most prized area of ​​expertise, spells, was only partially understood. On the other hand, potions and alchemy, because their procedures were relatively fixed, allowed him to discern some of the intricacies. However, since most of the recipes recorded were lost, attempting to actually create them would be extremely difficult.

But among these manuscripts, what interested Ike the most was Lady Ravenclaw's research and conjectures on the nature of magic and magical power. They enlightened him in a daze, but also raised more questions.

"Immortal magic, immortal spells...?"

The reaction to the third vaccine was quite strong; I had persistent diarrhea.

(End of this chapter)