69novels Chapter 21 Communication
Chapter 21 Communication
library.
"Ms. Grey, excuse me for disturbing you," Ryan said, stopping in front of a desk and addressing the ghost behind it.
Even though he lowered his voice, Mrs. Pince, the librarian, still gave him a disapproving look.
"Lane Welsh, I know you, the most brilliant student at Hogwarts today." Mrs. Grey said, her hands folded and sitting upright.
"It's my pleasure, madam," Ryan said, bowing slightly. "I've come to you because I have a favor to ask."
"You're also eyeing the Ravenclaw crown?" For some reason, Ms. Grey's tone became somewhat sarcastic.
In fact, over the millennia, apart from the one and only success story, countless other young wizards who aspired to the Ravenclaw crown were dismissed with disdain by Lady Grey.
"Ravenclaw's crown? I'm sorry, ma'am, I don't understand what you mean," Ryan said.
"My talent and intelligence are indeed not outstanding; I can only achieve some insignificant results through long-term practice."
He was telling the truth. Who wouldn't want to become a magic master while eating hot pot and singing songs?
Perhaps if given twenty years to grow, he could leisurely become a magic master.
However, just as Voldemort, whose plastic surgery had failed, was about to take revenge on society, and just as the world of ordinary people was about to experience another technological explosion and expansion, the situation changed dramatically.
He doesn't have time.
He could only improve himself by studying and practicing day and night, using large amounts of Galleons to buy potions to maintain his energy and increase his efficiency.
It was precisely because he had no time that he often stayed out all night.
It's definitely not because staying up late and going out at night started in first grade that caused my irregular sleep schedule.
Of course, this also illustrates that learning magic depends not only on talent, but also on money and potion tolerance.
Why learn magic if you don't have money?
Only with a full wallet can you buy more medicine.
High drug resistance means that more medication is taken at the same time.
The more medicine you take, the faster you learn and the longer you study, meaning you have a stronger learning ability per unit of time.
Those with stronger learning abilities can grow faster.
The only pity is that there is no potion in the magical world that can increase magic power after drinking it, so without the help of external objects, Ryan's own magic power level is only equivalent to that of a sixth or seventh grade wizard.
Sometimes he really wanted to buy some Felix Felicis and drink a couple of sips before the intelligence update, hoping to find out if he could get any information related to increasing magic power.
However, Felix Felicis was in short supply and sold out as soon as it hit the market. He tried to buy it several times but failed. Therefore, he suspected that the potion shops that listed Felix Felicis were just trying to promote their cooperative relationship with powerful potion masters, and did not really want to sell it, or that it had already been pre-selected.
A thought flashed through his mind, and seeing that Ms. Grey in front of him didn't believe him, he added, "Besides, even if I don't have exceptional talent, I don't need the Ravenclaw crown to get a high score."
At the same time, he frantically combined the known conditions in his mind:
Of the four, Ravenclaw's crown has been missing for a thousand years, and it is rumored that it disappeared along with Ravenclaw himself.
Ms. Grey just used the word "also," which means that more than one junior wizard had asked her about this issue. In other words, through some rumors, Ms. Grey should know the whereabouts of the Ravenclaw tiara.
Dumbledore instructed him to ask Ms. Grey for her opinion on the House of Requirement, which they believed to be the work of Ms. Ravenclaw.
The time when Ms. Grey became the Ravenclaw ghost was similar to the time when Ravenclaw died;
All four points above indicate that Ms. Grey and Ms. Ravenclaw have a close relationship.
Ryan concluded that Lady Grey was a true Ravenclaw, either a direct descendant of Ravenclaw or a direct disciple of Ravenclaw!
That's why she was so hostile to those who wanted the Ravenclaw crown.
Once Ryan understood this, he looked at Lady Grey again and suddenly had a completely new feeling—the ghost in front of him was a reflection of Ravenclaw left in the world.
"I believe that, I often hear the young wizards say you're number one in your grade. But wise people always want more wisdom, especially Ravenclaws."
When Ms. Grey smiled, she was just like the statue of Ms. Ravenclaw in the common room. Her smile was charming and elegant, yet intimidating.
She looked up at the library ceiling, her smile tinged with sarcasm, as if she were mocking someone.
That identical smile confirmed Ryan's suspicions. He said, "I found a magical room in the castle, which I call the Room of Requirement. It can appear in different forms according to the user's wishes."
"Looking at the Big Four and wizards throughout the millennium, I think the most likely person to have left this room is Lady Ravenclaw."
"Ms. Grey, you lived in the same era as Ms. Ravenclaw, and you are also the ghost of Ravenclaw School, so I would like to ask you what you know about the Room of Requirement."
After hearing what Ryan said, Ms. Grey's expression softened slightly: "The Room of Requirement... the place you're talking about is on the eighth floor of the castle?"
"Yes, on the eighth floor of the castle, opposite a giant tapestry," Ryan said.
Lady Grey remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "That is indeed... her room. Among the four great masters, Gryffindors excel in dueling and magic, Slytherins in bloodlines and biological essence, and Hufflepuffs in various forms of life magic. But she is different; she is the most comprehensive researcher in all areas of magic, so a single laboratory cannot meet her needs."
"So, Ms. Ravenclaw designed a room that could be used for many different purposes?"
Ms. Grey nodded: "But back then, this room was only used as a venue for all sorts of magical experiments."
"Perhaps Ms. Ravenclaw didn't need any other venue back then."
"Perhaps." After saying this, Ms. Grey flew away on her own.
They left so quickly, and I didn't even ask them anything... Ryan felt that Dumbledore must be unhappy with this information.
But then he thought about it again and realized that this extra task was only worth ten credits, which meant that the principal didn't value it and it wasn't very important.
If you're offered 10 credits, do 10 credits' worth of work; reject PUA tactics and empty promises!
With his mind at ease, Ryan walked with much lighter steps. When Dumbledore asked him about it later, he had something to say: "I tried my best. What could I do if Lady Grey didn't want to talk about it?"
I didn't want this to happen either! But what can I do?
He took the books on alchemy and the external magic device he had acquired during the summer vacation from the restricted section and approached Mrs. Pince: "Mrs. Pince, I need to borrow these books."
Mrs. Pince glanced at him, then lowered her head and quickly wrote down the return date on the borrowing register: "The borrowing period is one month. You need to return the books on time, and the returned books must not be damaged."
Ryan went to storage room 10086 of the House of Requirement, put the books away, and found the contents of constructing a magical storage medium.
They began attempting to create a stable magic system using the last batch of materials obtained from Hagrid.
This was exactly the advice Dumbledore had given Ryan to create an external magical device.
"As the world's second-best alchemist after Nicolas Flamel, the principal's approach is correct. In previous attempts, he has already crafted beads that can contain a small amount of magic."
"But the magic in those beads is only equivalent to the amount of magic a junior wizard would consume to cast a disarming spell once."
"According to the records, the magic medium was not stable enough, the magic system collapsed and broke down, leaving only some residue containing magic."
Ryan opened a notebook containing data from previous experiments to review past problems.
After clarifying the approach to this experiment, the necessary raw materials were taken out, cleaned, and placed in an easily accessible location.
Just as it is only in modern times that people can analyze the essence of water in detail, but thousands of years ago, people had already invented containers for water.
Although he didn't understand the true nature of magic, Ryan simply hoped that he could make the "cup".
"My requirements are not high; I just need to make a magic container that can hold newly enrolled junior wizards."