The Bard at Hogwarts

After three years, Ino once again set foot in the Room of Requirement.

This time, the Room of Requirement was no longer covered in ice and snow, but rather a chaotic maze.

The huge room was filled with all kinds of items, including old books, broken wands, damaged joke props, and even some strange things that were too hard to look at.

He looked around.

It seemed that no one had been here for a long time, and all the items were covered with a thin layer of dust. Although they looked very old, they also added a sense of mystery and time.

Ino held the oil lamp in one hand and the wand in the other, and walked through the messy room.

What surprised him was that the area here was surprisingly wide. He walked for more than ten minutes, but he didn't even reach the border of the room, let alone find anything.

"This is very helpless... I can only do this."

Ino murmured and looked around, and had to take out a six-sided dice from his pocket, and used divination when he was in doubt.

As for the universal spells that reveal their true form, it was not in his consideration at all. Voldemort was not a troll, so how could he not have a backup plan? If he could find it with just a random Apparition spell, then the Dark Lord was playing too much of a joke.

Although he thought about it, he still used himself as the origin, drew eight grids on the ground with the Marking Spell, and used the most primitive method to divine the correct direction one by one.

Half an hour later.

Finally, in a pile of messy potion bottles, he found the strange statue wearing a crown.

Similarly, Ino also saw the legendary magic prop - Ravenclaw's crown.

This is an exquisite semicircular crown with a unique shape and a sharp and elegant top, as if pointing directly to the sky. The surface of the crown is inlaid with a diamond-shaped sapphire, which emits a deep light under the reflection of the oil lamp, as bright as the starry sky.

Of course, beautiful things always seem to be accompanied by danger.

Under the illumination of the old oil lamp, there was a cloud of black smoke one foot above the crown. Just looking at it from a distance, you can feel the real malice.

It is hard to imagine what would happen if a reckless person really put on the crown.

"It's a bit difficult..." Three feet away, Ino frowned and looked at the crown with some embarrassment.

Horcruxes are not curses, and Fide first ruled it out. The second is the flame of hope, which will definitely work. After all, as long as it is dark, there is nothing that can't be solved by fire.

But the cost of burning with fire may also be that the crown is damaged, which is not worth the loss.

Of course, there is a more reliable way, which is to hand it over to Dumbledore directly.

Just when he was hesitant, his eyes suddenly condensed, and a human face vaguely emerged in the black fog above the crown.

"Dear senior Tom, you really shouldn't show up! But thank you for your reminder!"

Ino chuckled and raised the wand in his hand. The 13-inch elderberry wand gently lifted the crown, and then the whole person disappeared on the spot.

...

Shelter.

"Ah!" A shrill wail suddenly sounded.

In just a moment, as if it was an illusion, the surroundings returned to silence.

At the same time, Ino looked at the crown raised by the wand again. Under the illumination of the old oil lamp, there was no longer the black mist that could not be dissolved like ink before.

He reached out and gently picked up the crown. Although it seemed to be made of metal, it was unexpectedly light, as if it was woven from leaves. He also saw the motto left by Ms. Ravenclaw at the bottom of the crown-extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind.

This time, without any hesitation, he put the crown on his head directly.

At the moment when the crown touched his head, a wonderful feeling permeated his body. Cool and comfortable, like a glass of iced lemonade in midsummer.

Although it was very strange, he had a sense of déjà vu.

"Felixir..."

Ino sighed and took off the crown.

There is no doubt that the crown cannot increase wisdom. But it can make the wearer feel a sense of blessing when thinking about problems.

Just like when he put on the crown just now and thought about where the familiar feeling came from, the felicity potion appeared in his mind.

Everything was such a coincidence, but it was reasonable.

Of course, the effect of the crown was not as strong as the felicity potion, but the essence had not changed.

It was also because of this that he took it off decisively the moment he thought of the answer. Although he was in the magic world, many things also required a price, just like the felicity potion could not be drunk continuously within half a year.

The powerful effect of the crown must also have its price, and good steel must be used on the blade.

…

After taking off the crown, Ino picked up the oil lamp again and began to observe it closely.

Powerful alchemical props, powerful magic effects, must also hide their own secrets.

Holding the oil lamp, after an extreme inspection, he also found twelve strange symbols on the sapphire inlaid in the center of the crown.

There is no doubt that these symbols look like ancient runes, but the difference is that the ones engraved in the crown are far more complicated than those in the pupils of the basilisk. The twelve symbols are connected end to end, forming a perfect circle like an Ouroboros.

Unlike Voldemort's Dark Mark, when Ino saw these symbols, he had a feeling that this was a real Ouroboros ring.

Ouroboros ring, an important emblem in alchemy.

Although many people annotate the Ouroboros as a ‘self-devourer’, in alchemy, the real meaning of the Ouroboros is ‘self-reference’ and ‘infinite loop’.

These two points also happen to confirm Ms. Ravenclaw’s thoughts. Self-reference represents the ultimate thinking, and infinite loop represents infinite wisdom.

“Feder! Take me back to the dormitory!” Ino called to the air.

…

A blue stream of light suddenly flashed across.

When he opened his eyes again, Ino had already appeared on the bed in the dormitory.

As time went by, Feder’s wisdom was gradually increasing. At least now it can recognize many places and rarely sends the wrong things.

If it was at the beginning, he really didn’t dare to let Feder run around. God knows whose bed he would be brought to.

After a short delay, Ino sat up from the bed.

He came to the desk as soon as possible, took out the dark red ink made from the basilisk blood in the drawer, and began to compare and copy the symbols in the crown under the candlelight of the oil lamp.

Although he didn't understand, it was always right to copy it down, and he also had a clear plan for this knowledge.

In the Arad continent, the president of the Huttonmar Alchemist Guild, Norton, was a very good candidate. Using Ravenclaw's wisdom in exchange for the decomposer he wanted, the principle of equivalent exchange, I think the other party would not refuse.

After all, the magic of time travel, or the real immortality, is something that no one can refuse, and Ino is no exception.

As long as you live long enough, there is probably nothing that cannot be solved.