Ancient wizards return to Hogwarts

"What do you want to divine?" Athena did not answer Godric's question immediately, but asked him a question in return.

"Wealth? Life span? Fortune? It can't be marriage, right?" Athena made a little joke.

"I want to divine a person's life span, to put it bluntly, I want to know if she will die in the near future." Godric said it quite bluntly.

He thought it would be difficult for Athena to answer such a specific question, but she actually said that she had an instrument that could be used for this kind of divination.

She untied the hair tie she used to tie her hair and handed it to Godric.

"This is a common way of divination in our area. The reason why it is popular is that the process is extremely simple, even a five-year-old child can do it."

"Oh?" Les and Godric were both interested.

Feeling the gazes of the two, Athena couldn't help but feel a little excited. She knew that friendship was built through mutual help and assistance.

Now that the two asked for help from her and she responded, wouldn't it be natural for them to lend a hand when she had something to do in the future?

"Light this rope and burn it into ashes. While it is burning, silently recite the name of the person you are fortune-telling for. Then take a bowl of water and pour all the remaining ashes after the rope is burned into the water. If the ashes return to their original state in the water, then the person you are fortune-telling for will soon die." Athena told Les and Godric about this magical divination method, and they were stunned.

"Does the rope returning to its original state mean that the person will soon die?" Godric asked in an extremely puzzled tone. No wonder he was so surprised, because this statement sounded very "placebo", like a statement used to comfort others.

"Yes." Athena nodded very affirmatively.

Les was not so surprised, because after all, it was magic, and anything could happen, although it did sound a little counterintuitive.

"Okay, then I'll try." As he said that, Godric took out a silver wine glass from the cabinet next to him.

Les filled the cup with water, while Godric secretly chanted Helga's name while burning Athena's hairband into ashes.

Under the control of his magic, all the ashes were thrown into the wine cup.

As the ashes fell into the water, Les and Godric took a step forward together, staring at the changes of the ashes sinking to the bottom of the water.

Athena saw the reactions of the two people, and seeing that they were so serious, she also had some guesses in her heart.

The only person who could be so valued by the two of them was probably their mutual best friend. In other words, they were fortune-telling for Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw.

The clever Athena figured out these joints in just a moment, and then she had many thoughts in her mind.

She felt that the opportunity in front of her could be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it was an excellent opportunity to please the four giants of Hogwarts, and she must seize it tightly.

The ashes of the rope slowly sank into the water, and then gathered together again under the gaze of Les and Godric, gathering together at an astonishing speed, and the surface was shiny again.

In just a few seconds, the hair tie that had been burned to ashes returned to its original state in the water.

Les and Godric's breathing stagnated at the same time.

"This..." Godric didn't know what to say, while Les took the hair tie out of the cup and examined it very carefully.

However, this time the inspection was the same as his perception. There was no tampering with the hair tie, but it was faintly mixed with the power of fate.

"This is a hair tie woven by the three sisters of fate, so it has a certain effect of revealing the future - of course, it is like other divination methods, and can only see a corner of the future." Athena saw the meaning of Les's actions, so she took the initiative to tell the two about the origin of the hair tie, and at the same time folded a piece of armor to prevent the two from being angry at her.

Les understood what Athena meant.

There are many interpretation directions for divination and prophecy. Often, you will suddenly realize that divination has already revealed the future when things happen. But the interpretation of the scene divined by the divination by the fortune teller is not necessarily accurate.

To give a simple and popular example, the fortune teller uncovered the fog of fate and saw a yellow-green five-pointed star. She thought it was some kind of unique star, but in fact it might just be a star fruit on the table.

"Thank you for your help, I understand what you mean." Les thanked Athena calmly.

"But... my God! How could this happen?!" Godric was not as calm as Les, because he really predicted Helga's death this time.

What's more terrifying is that this prophecy also echoed Salazar's prophecy. The two prophecies echoed each other, which greatly increased the authenticity of the result.

Athena thought for a while and felt that this was a good opportunity, so she said: "You two, Olympus still has some rare treasures that can prolong life-"

"Thank you for your kindness, but we also have the means to prolong life." Les declined Athena's gift, "We still have something to do, so let's end today's chat."

Athena heard the music and knew the elegant meaning, and she got up and said goodbye directly, leaving the principal's office.

"Salazar, we have to do something!" As soon as Athena left, Godric couldn't sit still. He stood up in a hurry and walked to Les to ask for his help.

"Go talk to Helga first." Les knew the key to the problem.

Still the same sentence: There are many ways to extend your life, but Helga needs to accept them.

Soon, there was a knock on the door of Helga's office again.

As soon as the door closed, Godric couldn't wait to tell Helga the prophecy they had just made.

Helga remained silent for a full minute.

"Salazar also made a similar prophecy, so...well, I want to say, should we call Rowena?" In the end, Godric couldn't stand the current atmosphere and broke the silence between the three of them. .

"No need." Helga shook her head.

"I will embrace death as if I were meeting an old friend." Her tone was normal, and there was nothing unusual about it.

When Les heard this sentence, he always felt that something was not right, and then he remembered the "grand occasion" when Helga and he met in Egypt.

One thing to say, if it was this form of hug, Helga would have been quite lively before her death.

Godric was a little anxious, and he wanted to persuade Helga to pay attention to this prophecy, but Helga seemed to have guessed what he wanted to say, and raised her hand to signal him to shut up.

"Life and death are like the rising and setting of the sun. They are the laws of movement of things in the world. There is nothing to be afraid of and there is no need to make a fuss." Helga said slowly, "Besides, I am already very old. It’s normal to have a short lifespan.”

Les and Godric sighed in unison.

After Godric shut his mouth, it was Les' turn to speak. "Are you really not considering making some preparations? Rowena has experience in these things, and I also have a lot of experience. I still have the magic stone left."

Helga shook her head firmly.

"I've already made arrangements, so don't worry about it, you two. There's no need to talk to Rowena."

Seeing Helga's determination, Les and Godric knew that nothing they could say would be of any use.

"Well, if you change your mind, please contact us at any time. Don't make it public, and don't be embarrassed."

Helga chuckled and waved the two of them out.

"If there is anything else, please help me take care of Digory. He is still young after all."

Les and Godric nodded silently and walked out of Helga's office.

The two of them walked towards the stairs together, without saying a word all the way. When they reached the stairs, Les walked directly downstairs, while Godric took a deep breath and climbed up.

After today, the two never mentioned the prophecy again. Everything was as usual, as if nothing had happened, and the Hogwarts campus remained calm.

However, the situation outside is changing rapidly.

Britain and Greece did usher in peace because of the protection of wizards and gods. These two peaceful paradise-like places triggered a wave of immigration. After nearly a century, Britain once again became the center of Europe and the world. Greece has successfully recreated the grand scene of 2,500 years ago.

In contrast, the situation in other regions is gradually collapsing.

The signing of a peace treaty between the British Muggle government and wizards and the Greek gods gave everyone a brief hope, but this hope soon disappeared without a trace due to the intensification of the invasion of evil spirits.

Evil spirits appear more and more frequently, and in some areas they even appear in large numbers, creating a "tide of evil spirits." Even if the local wizards choose to aid the Muggle government, they still cannot stabilize the situation.

But these small "turbulences" cannot transcend the high walls of Hogwarts and destroy the peace of the campus.

Hogwarts students need to focus on being graduate students for their professors. All the graduate student places mentioned earlier have been filled, the professors have more good helpers, and the students have a few more teaching assistants.

In the midst of prosperity, time jumped to Christmas in the blink of an eye.

Les woke up on Christmas morning. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the mountain of Christmas gifts at the foot of his bed.

Most of the gifts were sent by the magic families in the British magic world. They were not trying to please him, but it was a ceremonial greeting.

Les stretched lazily, snapped his fingers, and the gifts flew in front of him one by one.

All the things sent by his family were thrown aside and piled up. Les didn't even bother to dismantle them.

He noticed that not only wizarding families seemed to be sending Christmas gifts to him, but also Muggle prime ministers and cabinet officials had their gifts delivered to them.

This aroused Les' curiosity and he wanted to know what the Muggles wanted to give him.

After opening the package, Rice found that the prime minister had given him a mechanical watch, while the cabinet minister had given him a pen. It can be seen that both gifts are luxury goods from their side, and they are probably customized.

Les had little interest in these things.

But just as he was about to put the things back, he thought of an interesting thought: Have Muggles tampered with these gifts?

Les has read books, so he knows the methods Muggles like to use - eavesdropping, locating and even stuffing bombs in gifts.

So he got interested again and dismantled the two gifts into their parts, but no suspicious parts were found inside.

'I wonder if they know that Muggle technology is ineffective within the confines of Hogwarts Castle. ’ Les speculated on Muggle minds with the utmost malice.

‘Forget it, no one is perfect when it comes to his deeds but not his heart. ’ Les suppressed the strange thoughts in his mind, but he also decided to inform the Ministry of Magic and ask them not to carry anything for the Muggle government in the future.

After a brief sorting, Les threw aside all the gifts that he was not interested in looking at, and then began to open the ones that he was interested in.

Daphne gave herself a winter robe; Astoria gave herself a music box. The box was made of sterling silver, with a snake engraved on it. Tap the snake's head to automatically play music; Cedric gave himself a small doll that could help him fold clothes; Hermione gave him a box of sugar-free snacks. ——Les took a bite and felt that there was no soul in ordering the pastry.

Athena, representing the Greek gods, also sent some good things.

She gave a few ancient books that were quite old, which may be the original works of their time.

Les felt that these things should actually be given to Rowena, but he still happily accepted them because he could transfer these books to Rowena next Christmas.

Dumbledore's gift was very creative. He made a quill from Fawkes' feathers, and Les happily accepted it. This gift is really nice. When writing, it feels warm in the hand, which is very suitable for winter use.

However, Rice is not sure whether there will be any negative effects if used in summer.

As a decent person, Les also did not forget to send gifts to his friends - as for those magic families who were not familiar with him and just came to them by force, he always sent back a greeting card.

He gave Daphne and Astoria a pair of boots each, prepared a beautiful notebook for Hermione, and bought Cedric a pair of wrist guards to prevent him from being overloaded with work. Pressing down on the wrist hurts.

As for his three old friends, Les also prepared gifts: Helga sent a large box of snacks collected from all over the world, Godric gave a bottle of red wine that is very famous among Muggles, and for Roy Na and Les just found a few books to give to her.

He knew Rowena very well, and it was right to prepare gifts and books for her.

Les had just put away the last gift when a letter floated in.

But calling it a letter is a bit inaccurate, because it is more like a note.

The content of the note was simple. Godric asked him to come to the principal's office.

Les shrugged his shoulders, put on his clothes and walked to the eighth floor of the castle.

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Here’s an update, although it’s a bit late, but I still wish everyone a happy Halloween!

(I'm going to write the next update, you guys go to bed first. Good night!)