The Bard at Hogwarts

This is indeed true. The valley full of flowers can always evoke the peace hidden in people's hearts.

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A shelter in a vast valley.

A small house as white as marble stands in the middle. Opposite the house, three ten-foot-high green oak trees are planted.

Under the tree, there is a small stool, and on the stool sits a young man who keeps flipping through books.

"It's outrageous..."

Ino looked at the seven books in his hand and sighed helplessly.

The magic beans sent by the Grimm brothers sprouted last year. They grew into ten-foot-high oaks overnight, and then it took a whole year to breed.

Now, the three oaks have also produced gifts. This should be a happy thing. In fact, Ino is also very happy that his hard work has paid off.

But in order to satisfy his curiosity and to confirm the gifts, he took the time to go to London and bought various versions of Grimm's fairy tales at Foyle's Bookstore.

In fact, with the help of Kriber, the whole process went smoothly and no one noticed.

The book was bought, and the outrageous thing finally happened.

From 1812 to 1864, a total of 52 years, Grimm's Fairy Tales were reprinted 17 times, seven of which were complete versions, and the other ten were simplified versions for children.

However, the contents of these seven complete versions were also different.

"God knows how much is hidden in the story..." Ino put down the book in his hand speechlessly and turned his eyes to the three oak trees opposite.

The first oak tree was colorful.

The leaves on the branches had long disappeared, replaced by various gems of different shapes: colorful moonstones, sea blue topaz, bright pigeon blood rubies, deep cornflower sapphires, and emerald green garnet tsavorites...

The second oak tree was full of life.

Because its leaves not only did not disappear, but became more and more lush in the autumn season. Among these vibrant leaves, there was a five-inch exquisite and beautiful hand lamp hanging, and the magical thing was that it burned with blue flames.

The third tree seemed relatively ordinary.

This oak tree was not much different from the previous one. The only difference might be that there was a pure crystal ball hanging between its branches.

At first glance, there was not much magic, just like the ordinary divination crystal ball sold in Diagon Alley, which cost seven Sickles each.

But just such a crystal was the root of Ino's dilemma.

The first two gifts were easy to guess, and there was no need to say more about the gems. And the blue hand lamp, after comparing it with the Grimm's fairy tale, did give him an unexpected surprise.

If it is accurate, this is the blue lamp in the fairy tale.

A magic lamp that can summon elves may be a little difficult to understand, but after reading the story, Ino had a more intuitive understanding.

An upgraded version of the house elf.

Probably because of the fairy tales, the elves in the blue lamps are not particularly powerful, nor are they like the elves in Aladdin's magic lamp, which can help others realize their wishes.

However, the elves in the blue lamps can actually do a lot of trivial things, and there is no need to worry about betrayal.

To be honest, Ino has long been envious of house elves, especially after the valley was full of herbs.

Having an assistant who can take good care of this herb garden will undoubtedly save a lot of things. After all, there are a troll and a goblin in the valley. They can do hard labor, but they can't really be relied on for delicate work.

The blue light of the second tree is probably not wrong.

But it is difficult to guess the crystal ball of the third gift, because it does not have too many special marks, which also means that it cannot be identified.

But this is only a short-term entanglement.

It's only a day or two. Although it seems that the gifts are all hung on the tree, Ino still wants to wait until the harvest festival to collect them.

It's not the so-called sense of ritual as Muggles say, but mysterious things really pay attention to rituals.

Sometimes it's okay to wait a day or two.

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The last Sunday in September.

Early morning.

In the Slytherin dormitory.

Ino quietly opened his eyes, and after sitting up from the bed, he did not immediately draw the bed curtain.

Sitting on the bed, after a little recovery, the whole person disappeared on the spot.

In the bedroom under the castle, it is really impossible to see the sky outside.

But after coming to the valley of the shelter, Ino can clearly see the sky, the light blue-purple sky, and the white light gradually rising in the east.

It was a quiet morning.

In the valley, Ino took a deep breath, feeling the fragrance of flowers and plants, and the remaining sleepiness also dissipated.

"Harvest Festival! The harvest has begun..." whispered to himself, and then walked towards the three oak trees not far away.

Soon, he came under the tree.

When he got closer, Ino felt fortunate that he had resisted the urge to do it in the past two days.

The appearance of the gift has not changed, but the oak tree at this moment exudes a strange fragrance.

Perhaps it was the smell of ripening grains in the rice fields, a unique scent that blends nature and harvest.

A light, fresh aroma of rice.

Standing under the tree, it seemed to be able to wash away all the troubles and noise, and truly feel relaxed and happy.

After calming down a little, Ino reached out to the second oak tree.

Under a green leaf, a unique blue lamp was quietly hanging.

This lamp, small and only the size of an adult's palm, contains an indescribable charm.

The lamp body seems to be made of brass, with a faint metallic cold light flowing on the surface. The lampshade is not made of traditional glass, but looks more like a transparent protective film like a cicada's wing, because it always produces ripples as the wick flame jumps.

However, the most eye-catching thing is the blue flame burning in the lampshade. It is not as hot and ostentatious as ordinary flames. If the flames do not occasionally sway and jump, it really looks like an oil painting.

Like picking apples, Ino gently exerted force with his palm, and the branch connecting the blue lamp and the oak tree was quietly disconnected.

And just as he took the blue lamp in his hand, the blue flame suddenly flickered, and then a little man jumped out of the flame.

"Master, the blue lamp is waiting for your orders." After the little man jumped to the ground, he bowed slightly and asked.

Although it was a bit abrupt, the change in front of him was also reasonable. After all, this is how the blue lamp appeared in the story.

After the other party appeared, Ino also looked at the little man in front of him.

About two feet tall, with facial features similar to humans, but the skin is abnormally blue, and he is wearing a brass robe.

Such an image looks a bit weird at first glance, but in fact it is not ugly.

"I want a rich breakfast." Looking at the little man in front of him, Ino said his request calmly.

Although it is just a simple breakfast, the purpose is to experiment with Blue Lantern's ability.

The reason for using breakfast to experiment is that in the shelter, without his consent, Phoenix cannot enter and exit freely.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities for Blue Lantern to get food:

Either use the existing things in the valley to convert, or create it out of thin air like in fairy tales.

The former is normal, if it is the latter, Blue Lantern's ability is a bit terrifying.