Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

The next day.

Lin Xia's classes this morning were History of Magic and Trelawney's Divination class.

Professor Binns, who teaches the History of Magic, seems to have no problem.

If Lin Xia hadn't noticed his strange behavior during the first class of the semester, she probably wouldn't have thought that Professor Binns, this ghost, was hiding any secrets.

As for Professor Trelawney, there's even less to say.

If one-third of the students can understand her class, it means she is teaching seriously.

If you can't understand any of it, then she's just making things up again.

After finishing her morning classes, Lin Xia first went to the auditorium for lunch before going to Professor McGonagall's office.

"Knock knock!"

"Come in!"

Lin Xia pushed open the door. Professor McGonagall wasn't at her desk in her office, but standing in front of a huge bookshelf, staring at it as if she were looking for a magic book.

McGonagall turned her head and saw Lin Xia, slightly adjusting the glasses hanging on her nose.

She sat back down in her chair and made Lin Xia sit down as well.

McGonagall handed Lin Xia a piece of paper, which was full of detailed information about Salazar's quill pen.

McGonagall said seriously, "Lin Xia, last night you obtained the relics left by Salazar. This morning many professors came to ask me if they could borrow them for research, but I refused them all."

If this item falls into the wrong hands, it will become nothing but a useless object. Although you were the one who selected the relic, the school still needs to understand its purpose.

Lin Xia glanced at the questions on the paper, remained silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "But Professor, what if even I don't know how to use this quill pen?"

McGonagall's eyes narrowed slightly, her tone questioning: "You say you don't know how to use this quill pen?"

It's no wonder Professor McGonagall didn't believe it; after all, the quill had turned to stone the moment she touched it yesterday.

It's obvious that Salazar's quill only recognizes Lin Xia.

As someone who has been recognized, one should theoretically be the one who can unleash all the functions of the quill pen.

Lin Xia calmly took out the quill pen and placed it on the table.

"Yes, I studied it for a long time last night and tried to use it to write and take notes, but the quill pen did not show any other abilities, let alone any magical functions."

I discovered that the quill pen actively absorbs free-floating magic from the outside world, but it only absorbs pure magic; it won't absorb magic with any impurities.

She volunteered, "I'd also like to find out what this quill has. If anyone at Hogwarts can use it, please take it and study it."

She had already prepared this explanation last night when she had come up empty-handed.

This is the quill pen that Salazar used when he was young!

In his youth, Salazar was handsome and mentally sound, and had not yet become obsessed with conducting experiments related to immortality and the soul.

If any of his relics survive from this period, then the abilities they possess are generally positive and beneficial.

However, if one obtains Salazar's relics from his later years, the situation is unpredictable. It could very well cause the user to fall into mental confusion without realizing it, making them prone to moral decay.

Salazar's quill pen from her youth was too tempting for a student like her to possess, even if she was an outstanding one.

Unless only she can use this quill pen and no one else can use it, people will slightly reduce the attention they pay to her.

Lin Xia's suggestion, which appeared to be a proactive move, was actually a strategic retreat.

Once no one else can figure it out, or even touch it, the quill pen will naturally fall back into her hands.

If someone else were to hack the quill pen and make it usable by them, then there would be no point in her keeping it.

If we don't hand it over, those people will only become more envious.

Overt methods will not be used, but covert tactics will certainly be employed in endless ways.

So Lin Xia decided to get rid of this trouble first.

In addition, Salazar's meaningful smile in that video also worried Lin Xia.

The reason she handed it over so readily was that she felt that although the quill pen was very good, there would definitely be problems waiting for her in the future.

She made this judgment based on intuition.

When McGonagall heard her words, she was first slightly taken aback, and then gave her a deep look.

"Lin Xia, if you are worried about the safety of this pen, you can rest assured. I can guarantee you that this pen will never be lost from your hands in Hogwarts."

Lin Xia's eyes flickered slightly, understanding the professor's unspoken meaning.

At Hollowworth, McGonagall, as the vice principal, could shield her from a lot of trouble.

But once she leaves Hogwarts, countless people will be watching her.

She can't stay in school forever.

Moreover, Lin Xia had a premonition that her graduation day was not far off.

She had learned everything taught at Hogwarts. For an outstanding student like her to continue studying by rote would be a waste of her talent and potential.

She believed that the professors had long realized that some exceptionally talented students were not able to develop their talents at school.

However, because the atmosphere in the entire magical world is relatively relaxed, and students are encouraged to grow freely and receive joyful education, the school does not want to put too much pressure on them. Therefore, they did not immediately impose an intensive curriculum on these lower-grade students.

But if it were truly completely free, then the school wouldn't be so strict with upperclassmen.

In school, the younger students are the most carefree, while the older students are the busiest.

At the older students' dining tables, there are always only a few people; sometimes, it's not even enough to gather a few dozen people for a table.

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Professor, I really can't figure it out, so I wanted to apply for the school's help to develop the capabilities of this quill pen."

After considering for a dozen seconds, McGonagall said, "Since it's your request, I'll have the researchers at the school try to figure out if they can develop the capabilities of this quill pen."

I assure you, if the research is successful, this quill pen will still belong to you.

If the research fails to uncover the truth, then it belongs even more to Lin Xia, and there's no need to elaborate on that.

Lin Xia put the quill pen on the table, and suddenly felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders. The moment she got rid of it, she actually felt a sense of relief!

This is strange.

Before that, she only felt that Salazar's last smile was not right, that this quill pen was not simple, and that it might bear a karmic burden in the future.

But at that time, she didn't feel that this cause and effect was particularly dangerous or heavy.

However, at this moment, when she actually put down the quill pen, her body and mind gave her such a clear response.

This made Lin Xia feel somewhat heavy-hearted.

This quill pen was far more complex than she had imagined. The moment she held it in her hand, it must have deceived her, blurring her telepathic senses and lowering her warnings of its danger! If she hadn't felt something was off about that smile, she might have truly been tricked by the quill pen!

Lin Xia looked at the quill pen on the table and felt a little relieved.

I don't know who this quill pen is trying to trick, but at least she's temporarily gotten rid of this hot potato.

After handing in the quill pen, Lin Xia left the office and walked casually in a certain direction.

When she came to her senses, she found herself unknowingly walking into the dark corridor she had patrolled late the night before.

Looking around, the place was indeed very remote.

Even though it's broad daylight, the time when students are out and about the most, once you step into this corridor, the outside noise instantly disappears, as if it becomes a separate scene.

Lin Xia walked in, her steps slow, inspecting the place inch by inch.

She had just been touched by something, and her intuition told her that there must be something here that had not yet been discovered.

The corridor looked clean and tidy, without any picture frames or other unnecessary items. Lin Xia waved her wand and used a detection spell.

There are many types of detection magic, and she unleashed more than a dozen spells in one go.

But every spell she tried to cast gave her the same answer: there was nothing there.

Lin Xia finally arrived at the place where Salazar's quill pen had been found yesterday, and there was nothing unusual about it.

Without the quill pen to absorb energy, this place is just an ordinary corridor.

Lin Xia continued walking forward, and soon arrived at the place where Nawei's companions had screamed.

Suddenly, her eyelids twitched, and she felt a strange sensation; there was something in front of her that particularly attracted her.

Lin Xia continued walking forward, passing the place where Nawei had been, and walked out of the corridor.

And she kept walking forward!

She walked out of the corridor and took only ten steps before stopping, her inner feelings reaching their peak.

Lin Xia looked up and scanned the area. Not far away, some young wizards were laughing and playing.

This place is not quiet.

She was standing there and could hear sounds coming from not far away.

Turning my head, I saw a window next to me, offering a view of the outside scenery.

If this corridor didn't connect to that deep cloister at the corner, it would look just as ordinary, like any of the thousands of cloisters at Hogwarts.

Lin Xia lightly stomped her foot on the ground, seemingly with very little force, but actually using hidden strength.

The floor was solid, so there was nowhere to hide.

She then waved her wand and drew a spell circle in the air.

This is a somewhat complex detection rune array, which she learned during her winter break in the space arranged for her by Professor Babling. It belongs to the category of intermediate rune arrays.

However, most of the magical patterns in this rune array are similar to those in low-level detection runes, with at least 80% being the same. Only 20% of the runes are more complex, involving some spatial magic.

The difficulty in learning this magic rune array lies in the study of spatial magic.

Lin Xia still remembers how this magic rune array stumped her for two days.

Once this detection rune array is solved, learning intermediate rune arrays will be much smoother.

Because the magic runes that follow all involve some spatial or temporal elements.

Drawing the magic runes with a mithril pen will make them last longer and save more magic power.

Drawing magic runes in the air with a magic wand only has a short effect lasting a few minutes to a dozen minutes, and also consumes a lot of magic power.

Furthermore, only those with extremely high talent in magic runes can achieve this.

Many wizards spend their entire lives studying runes, yet they can't paint in the air as leisurely and effortlessly as Lin Xia.

Although it doesn't save effort, it saves time and is convenient.

Because Lin Xia had already deciphered the core of this magic rune array, knowing which magical patterns were mainly responsible for its function and what the effect of each rune was, she made modifications to it.

Some irrelevant checks were abolished, and several spatial rune checks were added instead.

She remembered that Neville said yesterday that they were patrolling along the designated routes, and she didn't know how she ended up at the Hufflepuff patrol point instead of the Gryffindor patrol point.

Professor McGonagall said at the time that you might have encountered a strange object or a strange scene that transported you without your knowledge.

To be able to teleport from one place to another in the blink of an eye without anyone noticing or experiencing any other physical sensations is already a very advanced form of spatial teleportation magic.

The moment the magic rune array was completed, it took shape in the air and burst out with a burst of silver light, but it quickly disappeared a second later. Only Lin Xia saw the tiny glimmers of light that flickered in the air.

She did not inject her own magic into it to maintain the operation of the magic rune array, but instead let the magic rune array absorb the powerful magic in the air on its own.

With so much magic at Hogwarts, it would be foolish of her not to use it to her advantage.

Soon, the magic rune array absorbed enough magic power and began to operate. However, it did not emit any light while operating, as if it had lost its function.

But within seconds, Lin Xia received a response in her mind.

Her eyes lit up—she'd found it!
Hidden here is an extremely tiny spatial crevice!

According to the feedback from the detection magic rune array, something was hidden in this tiny spatial crevice.

First, take two steps to the left, then take one step forward and stand still.

Upon closer inspection, a hint of surprise flashed in Lin Xia's eyes. This spatial gap was not in the floor or the wall, but hidden in the air.

Her hand stretched straight forward, but no, the position was still not quite right, so she tilted her hand to the right...

As she continued to adjust, Lin Xia's hand stopped at a certain spot. Then she took a breath and pulled hard!
At that moment, the formless and intangible air transformed into a hard wall, from which Lin Xia forcefully pulled out a strange object—

These are a pair of silver-white boots!
Lin Xia raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat surprised. It was very light, as if it had no weight. It turned out to be a pair of boots.

The boots carried a strong aura of evil god's ramblings, but it was still within her control. With just a slight activation of the "Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record," all these disturbances disappeared.

Judging from their style, these boots must have been a rare artifact hidden in Hogwarts.

However, for some reason, it was disturbed by the delirium of the evil god, and every time it was used, it would cause the user to suffer from mental derangement.

Her ears twitched slightly as she heard Draco, Hermione, and others talking in the distance.

Lin Xia quickly absorbed the evil god's ramblings by circulating her cultivation technique, and then placed the boots into her seamless telescopic ring.

This level of mad god's ramblings is just right for her to use for cultivation.

After absorbing the ravings of the evil god, Hogwarts couldn't find anything wrong with their investigation. (End of Chapter)