Magical Studies at Hogwarts

While Hogwarts in the north was covered with snow, it was still drizzling in Somerset in the south.

The rain is very cold, which makes people feel inexplicably irritated. Apart from hurried vehicles, there are not many pedestrians on the street. After all, this kind of weather is more suitable for hiding at home.

Therefore, even during the Christmas holiday, there is not much festive atmosphere here, you can only see some from the decorations and lamps in the shops and squares.

Ike didn't care. After leaving Hogwarts, vacations meant nothing to him, and he didn't have much free time to think about these things. Magic research and Lao Fu's career took up too much time.

If it had been last year or the year before that, this bleak atmosphere would not have caused his mood to fluctuate, but this year was different.

Maybe it was the scene in Gloucester?

Maybe...

Ike raised his head and looked at the thin lines of rain in the air for a while, listening to the sound of raindrops falling on the ground, and finally came back to his senses when the nearby store closed.

It was a man wearing a long coat and holding an umbrella. He also held a box wrapped in pink wrapping paper in his arms. Judging from the way he was walking in a hurry, he must have forgotten to buy a gift for his child in advance.

The man walked quickly past Ike, rummaging in his pockets as he walked. He walked to a Prius and finally found the car keys.

Then he opened the door, got in the car, and left in a hurry.

"Oh……"

Ike smiled and moved his fingers slightly. The wet clothes on his body instantly became dry, and the dense raindrops could no longer fall on him. He turned around and disappeared in place.

Apple Island, God's Blessed Island, and Avalon all refer to the same place, a mysterious place older than the Tower of Babel. In the wizard's records, only Merlin and King Arthur actually reached there.

Apart from them, no one has ever set foot there, at least there is no record of this in the literature and classics that have been handed down.

Therefore, for so many years, some people in the magic world have been doubting the authenticity of Avalon, just like they doubted whether the Druids existed in the ancient magic world.

In the logic of the skeptics, since Avalon is false, then the Druids who are the inheritance of Avalon naturally do not exist. Such an equation, in turn, is also true in their logic.

For supporters, Merlin is the perfect proof of Avalon's existence, which is also a common understanding in the magic world.

This knowledge has to be said to be very unscientific, but very magical.

Ike knew a little more. He was sure that Avalon was a real place. After all, there were clear records in the manuscripts of Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

"...The night before the new moon rises, the fog outside the island will dissipate..."

"...We have not seen all nine goddesses. In fact, except for the endless dense forests and muddy swamps, there is no other scenery here..."

"...Godric wants to compete with the legendary Green Knight, but during our stay, he can only use that sword to fight against those ferocious thorns..."

This is the part mentioned in the Ravenclaw manuscript. As for Slytherin, there is only a short sentence.

"That's a place cursed by magic."

It was confusing and did not explain the exact way to enter, but for Ike, it was enough.

There are two locations of Avalon that have been passed down today. When Ike escorted the giants back, Ike had already gone to search for that location in France. Just in case, he had gone there a few months ago and could already find it.

Excluded.

So, only Somerset is left.

Unfortunately, he had to wait here for half a month. What he saw in the clear night sky in Gloucester yesterday was a round full moon.

He couldn't relax. After all, it was the legendary Fantasyland far away from the world, and it was also a magically cursed place in Slytherin's mouth. It would not appear so suddenly in front of Ike's eyes.

Therefore, necessary preparations still need to be made.

So, in the next ten days, Ike kept walking in the wild, dropping a round glass ball every once in a while. It was a gadget he made specially for this trip, and was inspired by voyeurism.

Mirrors are cheap to make and have only one function: to sense nearby magic fluctuations.

Throwing hundreds of small balls into the sea is like a stone sinking into the ocean. There is no wave at all, but it is barely enough. The rest is to check one by one.

After dozens of false alarms, Ike finally waited for the new moon eve mentioned in the Ravenclaw manuscript.

He stood quietly on the sea, holding a piece of parchment spread out in his hand, which was covered with dense green light spots. It was the reflection of the glass ball dropped before, and it was rare that there was no red at this time.

Slowly, the time came to midnight.

Suddenly, several green dots that were very close together disappeared, and the circle of light dots around them turned green and red in an instant. Although it was only a blink of an eye, the red turned back to green, but it was enough!

Without any hesitation, Ike immediately phantomed to a red dot. After a closer look, he discovered something strange.

The dark sea in the distance is so calm!

Putting away the parchment and holding the wand in his hand, Ike moved forward cautiously. As he went deeper, the sounds around him became smaller and smaller, until it was completely calm. Apart from his breathing, there was no other sound.

.

The sea surface was as calm as a mirror, and as dark as an abyss that could swallow everything. Ike threw out a lighting technique, but the light ball could only illuminate a distance of two or three meters around him.

After walking forward for a while, Ike suddenly stopped and took a few steps back.

He threw out another dazzling ball of light, but it only floated forward to the place where he stopped just now.

Then, it suddenly disappeared!

It's as if there is an invisible barrier there.

"The giant appears!"

Ike chanted a spell in his mouth, pointed his wand downward, and then raised it upward. The calm sea water under his feet began to roll violently in the next second. Then, a big hand made of water suddenly stretched out and pressed directly on the water.

Next came the other hand, then the head, until finally, a water giant more than ten meters high appeared in front of Ike. The huge body just moved, as if it was raining.

The wand pointed forward again, and the water giant immediately moved its legs, carrying the water falling like rain, and headed forward without hesitation. With another wave, the water giant stopped immediately.

Just right, half inside and half outside.

Ike took two steps forward and looked forward through the transparent body of the water giant. The big stone in his heart finally fell.

It turned out to be just an ordinary barrier, very similar to the one seen in Gloucester.

Ike no longer hesitated, raised his legs and took a step forward. At the same time, he waved the wand with his right hand. In the next second, the whole person disappeared from the spot.

Behind him, the huge water giant suddenly dispersed.

(End of chapter)