Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 466, Section 464: Exam Week

Sheehan thought Roger might be right, but did the wizarding world also have mercenaries?

"Quidditch always makes you look younger, don't you think?"

Dumbledore said with a smile, glancing casually at Minerva, whose eyes were brimming with tears.

"Perhaps you are right."

Sheen took the tilted trophy; the enormous object nearly hit him on the head.

"Oh, be careful."

Dumbledore stretched out his hand and said with a smile.

Behind him, a group of professors burst into laughter.

Sheen felt somewhat embarrassed and walked away with difficulty carrying the trophy.

Dumbledore looked very happy, laughing as he talked to Professor McGonagall about her past experiences in Quidditch.

“Minerva, I remember you didn’t think the trophy was heavy back then.”

Dumbledore sighed.

"Albus, back then the trophy hadn't been weighed down by you yet."

Professor McGonagall glanced at him, then suppressed her excitement and looked at the young wizard who was holding the trophy and swaying unsteadily among the crowd.

Ravenclaw's excitement at finally winning the Quidditch Cup lasted for at least a week.

Even the weather seems to be celebrating. As June approaches, the days become clear and cloudless, hot and humid, making you want to grab a few pints of chilled pumpkin juice, stroll over to the venue, plop down, and perhaps casually play a few rounds of Gobblestone, or watch the giant squid swim dreamily across the lake.

On the edge of Black Lake that day, Roger rubbed his hands together excitedly.

“Green, you mean…”

"Yes, it has that effect; it can bring you some illusions, but you have to remember that these are just illusions."

Sheen said.

In his hand was a deep black stone, with the symbol of the Elder Wand hanging straight down on it, and the triangle and circle representing the Invisibility Cloak and the stone were still clearly discernible.

Sheen instinctively tried to conceal the pattern.

The Resurrection Stone, rather than fulfilling the wizard's desires, more accurately lured the wizard to his death.

For a mentally sound wizard with few regrets, it allows the wizard to at least see a vision of their loved ones;

But for those wizards who suffer the most, it is a messenger sent by Death to lure them to their demise.

Therefore, Sheen chose a few "relatively fortunate" wizards from the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, at least they wouldn't recognize the concealed Resurrection Stone, nor would they be lured by the ghosts summoned by it.

"It's a special alchemical creation, Captain Davis, please be careful."

Sheen handed over the resurrection stone.

"Just summoning some illusions, as long as they're not rats—"

Roger Davis smiled, but remained cautious.

He closed his eyes and twirled the stone in his hand three times.

Soon, the results came. Both Sheen and he heard slight noises around them, like the footsteps of some frail bodies moving on the soil scattered by the branches of the Black Lake.

Roger realized that they were neither ghosts nor living, breathing people.

They are more like... memories that have almost become physical entities.

It's not as real as a living person's body, but it's much more real than a ghost.

They walked toward Roger, each with that kind smile on their face.

"grandfather……"

Roger said in surprise.

But Sheen couldn't see anything.

"Am I the only one who can see you?"

Roger glanced at Sheehan and asked.

"Others can't see it because you are a part of me. I think I understand..."

Roger seemed to be muttering to himself.

Sheen knew that the physical manifestations of those condensed memories had appeared. Roger excitedly spoke repeatedly, talking for a long time with Grandpa Davis, whom Sheen couldn't see.

An hour later, Roger wiped his eyes.

"How could there be such a wonderful creation!"

Roger still looked at Sheen with some disbelief.

Could you help me describe it in detail?

Sheen asked.

Roger doesn't seem to have been affected much.

Does this prove that, for happy wizards, the resurrection stone is not as painful as imagined?
"certainly--"

Roger was very happy to agree.

"I know it's an illusion, but it's so realistic. It's like my grandfather's real soul. But he doesn't seem to have any emotions. My grandfather would be overjoyed to hear that I won two championships..."

……

For a long time, Sheen experimented with the effects of the resurrection stone.

The Ravenclaw Quidditch team members have seen their deceased loved ones more than once at the Black Lake.

Their descriptions helped Sheen accomplish an important task.

That is to understand the Resurrection Stone and to clearly realize that he possesses this legendary alchemical artifact.

Summer days are getting more and more pleasant.

The wizards wished they could lie on the lawn and bask in the sun all day.

But that wouldn't work. With exams looming, the students couldn't roam freely outside; they had to stay inside the castle, forcing their brains to concentrate, while the alluring summer breeze drifted in through the windows.

Only a few wizards still roam freely, such as Mr. Green, a well-known figure in Ravenclaw.

He occasionally appeared in the castle, busily and unhurriedly going about his business.

Sometimes Ravenclaws would cling to him, crying, saying strange things like they wanted to experiment with some stones a little longer.

Unfortunately, the wizards soon had no time to pay attention to this matter.

Exam week has begun, and the castle is eerily quiet.

On Monday at lunchtime, some second-grade students came out of the transformation class exam room, looking exhausted and pale. They compared their scores and complained that the exam questions were too difficult. One question even asked them to turn a teapot into a turtle.

Hermione made a big fuss about how the turtle she conjured looked like a sea turtle, which annoyed everyone, because they thought it was nothing to worry about.

"The turtle I conjured up still had a spout-shaped tail, how terrifying..."

Should turtles exhale steam?

"The turtle shell I conjured up even has willow tree patterns on it. Do you think I'll lose points for that?"

Sheehan was the last to enter the examination room, and Professor McGonagall was looking at him tenderly.

“This is easy for you, but I hope you don’t underestimate this kind of exercise.”

Professor McGonagall said.

There were exactly ten people in the exam room, and Sheen could see Justin, Neville, and Ron.

"The exam begins—"

Professor McGonagall had barely finished speaking when Ron was the first to finish the exam. Although he had some sweat on his forehead, he looked quite relaxed.

"good."

Professor McGonagall's comments.

Then Justin, Harry, Neville... as they all walked out of the exam room, Sheehan was still pondering something.

He raised his hand, and surprisingly, there was no wand in it.

Minerva McGonagall sensed something and watched him silently.

After two more months of memory fusion, Sheen has not only mastered the Wandless Spell, but now he can also lightly tap the turtle with his finger.

The turtle quickly began its wondrous transformation.

(End of this chapter)