A certain broken Hogwarts

Chapter 66 The Death of Ravenclaw

Irving took out the book, "The Secrets of Magic," which was neither too thin nor too thick. Its bronze cover was clean and elegant, and the author was Rowena Ravenclaw.

Sitting on the floor, Irving basked in the warm sunshine and quickly finished reading the book.

In the book, Ravenclaw elaborates on her own understanding of the nature of magic. Sharing the views of other wizards, she believes that a wizard's magic is a manifestation of spiritual and willpower, the two complementing each other to constitute the essence of magic.

Willpower is related to a wizard's life experiences and knowledge, and is difficult to enhance through specific methods. However, mental strength is different; it is a product of the combined influence of the brain and thought, and can be improved through special methods.

Because of individual differences, everyone's method for enhancing mental strength should be different. However, through research and experimentation, Ravenclaw discovered a universal method for training mental strength. Although the effectiveness of this method varies from person to person, it is ultimately useful.

Irving's eyes lit up as he memorized the training method. It was a way to enhance mental strength by manipulating memory and thought, and to temper the mind through precise and meticulous operations. In essence, it was similar to gymnastics for physical training.

"Interesting." Owen finished reading the book, slowly closed his eyes, and felt his mind become incredibly active, as if enveloped by a gentle breeze.

"What is this?" He opened his eyes and looked at Mettis.

"You discovered it? This is a blessing spell Ravenclaw left in this book," Mettis said cheerfully. "This book is actually a white magic item she created, capable of blessing the reader. It can greatly enhance the efficiency of your mental strength training and protect your mind, preventing you from falling into danger due to operational errors when using this training method."

"Does this represent the white magic that is bestowed?" Owen closed his eyes again, trying this training method for the first time.

The initial attempt was awkward and difficult; the manipulation of memory and thought is always particularly complex and profound. His brain felt like it was filled with a tangled ball of yarn that Melett had played with, a myriad of threads waiting for him to unravel. However, Ravenclaw's blessing magic provided him with motivation and guidance like a spring of sweet water, allowing his training to progress slowly but steadily.

After the training ended, Owen felt genuinely tired, and countless tiny stars seemed to be spinning before his eyes. He shook his head, closed his eyes to rest for a while, and then waved his wand. He did feel that casting spells had become a little easier.

"Tsk tsk, Ravenclaw is a real gem." He shoved the book he was holding back into the shelf, then scanned the other books on the shelf, finally fixing his gaze on the row of books categorized under Dark Magic.

He reached out and pulled out a book, quickly browsing the table of contents to see if he could find any description of the Black Demon Guard.

Mettis watched his actions silently for a long time before sighing, "I won't interfere with your choice, but please remember, if you choose dark magic, don't get too involved in white magic. The two are mutually exclusive, and greed will only lead to bad consequences."

"So, Ravenclaw chose white magic?" Owen asked in surprise, thinking of the blessing magic in the previous book.

"No, of the four who founded this school, Hufflepuff chose white magic, Slytherin chose dark magic, and Gryffindor... he preferred swords. As for Ravenclaw, she is the only wizard in history to have achieved greatness in both black and white magic." For the first time, Mettis's tone carried regret and sorrow.

Under Irving's curious and inquisitive gaze, Mettis began to recount distant past events in a chanting style.

"Ravenclaw, she comes from the tranquil riverbanks of Scotland, born with exceptional intelligence and creativity, and an endless greed and thirst for knowledge. Black magic and white magic are both realms filled with endless mystery, yet they are completely different. For Ravenclaw, abandoning either one is unacceptable. She firmly believes that only by complementing each other can magic break through its current limitations."

"So, with her vast knowledge and exceptional intelligence, she began to search for a way for the two to coexist. In fact, whether it is black magic or white magic, if it is only approached with a research attitude, rather than being used indiscriminately on people, then its influence on wizards is limited to the mind."

Owen nodded, recalling Voldemort's words, and said, "So, if a wizard recklessly uses dark magic on intelligent beings, he will constantly receive some kind of feedback, which, while enhancing the wizard's dark magic power, will also corrupt his mind and body. At a certain point, the dark wizard himself will be abandoned by white magic?"

"That's right," Mettis said softly. "So, I hope you'll use them wisely."

She continued, "For wizards who haven't been deeply marked by black and white magic, the contradiction lies in the fact that the malice required for black magic clashes with the goodwill required for white magic. The deeper one is immersed in negativity, the harder it becomes to find pure positivity... but because of the necessity of emotional involvement, absolute rationality is undesirable."

"Ravenclaw devised a method in which she separated and isolated a small part of her mind so as not to affect her intellect, but to ensure that her positive and negative ends did not interfere with each other, thus gaining the opportunity to climb upwards in both the realms of black and white magic."

"If you're interested, you can also find information about this method here."

"This crazy attempt was both successful and a failure. She achieved unprecedented success, but it also caused her main thought to fall into a state of absolute rationality from which she could not escape."

"This state lasted for many years, and Ravenclaw herself did not reject it because it greatly improved her learning and research efficiency. Therefore, she was not keen on finding a way out of this state until many years later, when she unexpectedly broke free from the state of absolute rationality."

"She rediscovered her emotions; the sadness and joy that had been suppressed for so long overwhelmed her, almost instantly shattering her spirit," Mettis said sadly. "She then realized that all the joy she had gained from achieving research results over the years paled in comparison to the overwhelming sorrow that had washed over her."

"Only then did she realize what she had done. When Gryffindor and Slytherin turned against each other, she remained indifferent; when her friends drifted away one by one, she remained aloof; when her beloved husband died, she was unmoved; when her daughter, whom she had neglected since childhood, stole her crown and ran away, she watched coldly..."

"Her heart was broken, and the brilliant wizard fell ill almost instantly. Hufflepuff did everything in her power to save her life. She sent someone to find her daughter, hoping to see her one last time before she died and apologize to her, but she never saw her daughter return."

"Her greed for knowledge both made and destroyed her. Only before her death did she realize that an insatiable thirst for knowledge only leads to disaster, and that there are things in this world far more precious than intelligence..."

Mettis stopped there and fell into a long silence.

Irving leaned against the bookshelf behind him, his dark eyes deep and distant, as if he had traveled back a thousand years through this story, witnessing the legend and fall of Ravenclaw.

(End of this chapter)