Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"When I woke up, I was a ghost. That's all I know, Brother Ryan."

Helena's eyes were like twinkling morning stars, recalling the dim past.

In the past thousand years, she has been trying hard to avoid recalling them - because the memories of the past are too beautiful and she can never touch them again.

Any memories would only bring her pain.

But now, she is no longer in pain.

Because she had someone to talk to, one of her closest people returned to her.

"I killed my mother, Brother Ryan."

She wanted to cry, but ghosts had no tears.

"With her great magical powers, she could have lived a long time, but for me - for that curse..."

Ryan listened to her words with a gentle expression.

That's right.

During these few days, he would meet Helena every night and listen to her tell him everything that had happened in the past since he left a thousand years ago.

From how she studied at Hogwarts, from the people she remembered from the past, to the changes and achievements of the Big Four.

She would even act like the little girl she used to be, complaining and acting like a spoiled brat to Ryan when she mentioned something that made her unhappy.

to be frank.

Most of the content can only be said to be fragments of daily life and is not of much value.

But for Ryan, all of this was precious to him.

In the process, Ryan also understood why Helena had been avoiding him and unwilling to see him in the past year.

The reason lies in what she said at this moment.

That's right.

The reason she avoided Ryan was guilt.

In her opinion, her rash running away from home was the direct result of her being burdened with the terrible curse.

And it was because Ravenclaw took the initiative to bear the curse for her that she died so early.

Guilt wrapped around her, and she didn't have the courage to appear in front of Ryan.

"I understand, Helena."

At this moment, Ryan just said to Helena: "But please believe me - Ravenclaw teacher will not blame you for this... She will never blame you, Helena."

"On the contrary—you should live your life in the right way, and you shouldn't avoid me... Your existence is precisely the treasure that the teacher has finally preserved, and it shouldn't be hidden."

Ryan said sincerely.

This was not the first time she had comforted Helena in this way, and the latter's mood had almost visibly improved.

"I also caused you trouble - you killed Baron... I heard a lot of talk from the little wizards, it's not good..."

But it was obvious that Helena still found it difficult to let go of this.

"No, I didn't kill him—how can a ghost that's already dead die again?"

Ryan smiled and said, "It was a method left by the Ravenclaw teacher. She gave Barrow the punishment he deserved... As for the trouble..."

He shook his head. "No trouble, Helena—it's only a matter of time."

Ryan has a clear understanding of this.

Dumbledore stopped him in front of the hall because he had anticipated what would happen at this moment.

This time was different from every time before—this time Ryan actually did something that crossed the line.

To anyone except Ryan himself, it was unacceptable for a young wizard from Hogwarts to attack the ghost of the castle.

So once Ryan did this, the pure-blood families and Fudge would pounce on him like hyenas smelling blood - they had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

This might bring their final battle with the pure-blood families forward.

Ryan obviously has no regrets about this.

He had already made preparations.

But obviously, Helena didn't believe Ryan's words.

Seeing that the ghost witch in front of him was obviously depressed, Ryan did not continue to delve into this topic.

He simply said, "So, you're unaware of your own uniqueness?"

He asked, "Your condition is obviously completely different from that of an ordinary ghost... Did the Ravenclaw teacher leave you nothing?"

He said so.

What he said at this moment was the most important discovery he had made about Helena in recent times.

That's right.

Helena is completely different from ordinary ghosts - Ryan actually realized this when he first met Helena.

She was so full of emotion.

As mentioned before, the essence of a ghost is the reflection of the soul of the deceased on the other side of the veil.

They are born from the strongest obsession of the deceased before death, which causes some special changes in the soul.

This directly leads to all ghosts having extreme emotions and personalities - such as 'Nearly Headless Nick', who is always obsessed with his failure to successfully join the 'Headless Horseman' and often tries to rip his head off.

This is obviously not something a normal person would do.

The same is true of the Bloody Baron - his mood is too gloomy and too indifferent, which is also abnormal.

But Helena was clearly an exception.

She was highly emotional yet quite rational—something that had allowed her to keep an eye on Ryan for the past year without being noticed.

And after Ryan's test, he discovered.

Helena is indeed dead, and she is indeed in a ghostly state.

But her state is very special - her soul is very complete and not a reflection at all.

She is a true soul.

And obviously, this must be the masterpiece of Ravenclaw.

She had somehow preserved her daughter's soul, allowing her to truly remain on this side of the veil as a ghost.

This is an incredible thing - it can even be said that if this matter were to be exposed, it would be enough to shock the entire wizarding world.

Because this means that wizards may be able to truly break free from the constraints of the flesh and survive in the world as pure souls.

Please take another day off.

My card is a bit serious, I need to take another day off

Chapter 186 Helena’s story!

That's right.

Even for wizards.

Immortality remains a topic worth pursuing.

Even with the current level of magic, wizards can already live to extremely long lives through potions, spells, and alchemical tools.

For example, Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone is a clear example.

But even Nicolas Flamel could only achieve immortality but not perfect immortality.

But now, Helena's situation is undoubtedly special.

A truly complete ghost, existing on this side of the veil - this is, in a sense, perfect immortality.

Not to mention the soul magic that must exist in Helena, which belongs to Ravenclaw.

At this moment, after hearing Ryan's question, Helena nodded.

Of course, she also knew that she was special - as the daughter of Ravenclaw, she also had achievements in soul magic.

but...

"I don't know how Mother did it. I only know... before I left the castle without permission, Mother was researching the 'boundary between life and death.' You know—She always believed that ghosts should also be classified in that realm."

"She corresponded frequently with Lady Hecate, and I think my case might be a result of her research in that area."

Helena said this, and Ryan nodded slightly.

The boundary between life and death—that is an abstract concept.

As its name suggests, this realm lies between the living and the dead.

It is said that when a deceased person is nearing death, his soul will wander to that mysterious realm.

After spending a wonderful time, watching your own life and choosing to move forward bravely.

Only then will he journey to the realm of the dead, the other side of the veil.

Many wizards who were on the verge of death but were eventually rescued had a common description of this.

But even so.

For a long time, wizards have debated whether this realm actually exists.

Some wizards believe that the common descriptions of those wizards may just be hallucinations before death, similar to dreams.

But some wizards believe that it does exist.

Rowena Ravenclaw is the latter.

She believed that the dreamlike realm not only existed, but was also the cornerstone of the world.

"There should be something between life and death—just like there is always melting water and air between ice and fire."

"There should always be a buffer between extremes."