Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 83 Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall, explain yourselves!

Ted suddenly realized; indeed, these animal statues and the magical symbols on the ground were very similar to the magical puzzles on the several secret doors they had solved before. At least they were of the same kind!

"So, the statues outside those magic circles are to be placed in the empty areas of the magic circles?" Ron asked.

Hermione stared at the magic circle and slowly shook her head. "Hiss~ wait, there seems to be something wrong with the symbols in the magic circle?"

She looked at Ted, who, after all, had completed nine years of compulsory education and even managed to receive higher education, although he had forgotten most of it. But he was still better than these kids who had never had any proper math lessons.

Moreover, he currently has a very high intelligence attribute and can do mental calculations very quickly.

He was responsible for calculating the secrets of these doors on several previous occasions.

Ted cast "Arcane Wisdom" on himself and used "Ravenclaw Wisdom (Blue)" to raise his Intelligence, then began "calculating with his fingers".

A dozen seconds later, he said, "Indeed, there are several errors in the symbols within this magic circle! It must be a deliberate misleading trap!"

If you simply calculate the representative numbers of those statues and fill them into the blanks of the magic circle, then you've been fooled.

As for what will happen after you've been scammed...

Ted glanced at the row of stone swordsmen and stone wizards standing not far away. Surely these weren't just there to create atmosphere?

But who exactly set up this obstacle?

Also, how did Quirrell and Voldemort get through?

Judging from the appearance of the array, it doesn't seem to have been moved, nor are there any signs of it being forcibly broken. So, was it bypassed by some method?

It seems that Professor Quirrell's six months of work didn't come to nothing.

Of course, it's more likely that Voldemort was incredibly powerful.

Although he is now severely crippled and can only act by possessing Quirrell, and his strength is no longer a factor, the knowledge in his head is enough to deal with many situations.

A legendary dark wizard, half-dead and barely alive, is still a legend!

Ted began to deduce the correct positions of the symbols and statues. This would take time, as he first needed to understand the "formula" represented by the magic circle and then analyze the numbers represented by the numerous sub-items involved.

This is a time-consuming level.

They didn't stop Voldemort, but they stopped us!

Hermione circled the magic circle several times with great interest, examining it carefully, and whispered, "This should be the ritual magic Professor Flitwick mentioned, right?"

"What ritual magic? I've never heard Professor Flitwick mention it before," Ron said.

Hermione rolled her eyes: "If you didn't daydream so much in class, you would have heard about it."

Harley said, "I have heard Sirius mention some things about ritual magic, and there are even elements of ritual magic in the protective magic we have at 12 Grimmauld Place."

Those long-established magical families have it so good; they have everything! I'm so envious!

Ted had roughly calculated it and whispered, "Guys, you guys place the statues and move the symbols according to my instructions. I need to keep an eye on those things over there! Be careful, those things are definitely not just for show!"

After saying that, Ted picked up a stone from the ground, tapped it with his wand and turned it into an iron sword, which he then handed to Neville.

"Navie, use this!"

Neville inexplicably took the one-handed iron sword, and with a sword in one hand and a staff in the other, he found it quite convenient.

"Place the bull in the second row at the three o'clock position, and simultaneously move the rune in the third row at the five o'clock position to the left one..."

Ted stared intently at the stone sculpture opposite him, and sure enough, as soon as one of the stone sculptures moved, the other stone swordsman also moved!

It lifted the stone sword that was planted on the ground and walked over.

The heavy footsteps pounded like drums.

Neville stepped forward: "Let me do it, Ted, you continue!"

Neville first fired an "Exterminate Weapon" at the stone swordsman, but it only knocked him back one step.

The stone sword and the stone swordsman are one entity, so they cannot be knocked away.

Neville then used the spell "Legs Freeze and Death," which worked, rendering the stone swordsman unable to move his legs and forcing him to stand still and shuffle in place.

Ted did not waste the time Neville had bought him; he corrected another symbol and its corresponding statue.

But another stone swordsman also stepped forward, sword in hand!

"Let me do it!" Ron volunteered, eager to atone for his sins and redeem himself.

"Legs stiffen and stop, death is imminent!" He copied what was said and found it effective.

"The slide is flat~" When the stone swordsman's legs were stuck and he could only shuffle forward, he cast another spell.

The slide spell was used very cleverly. The stone swordsman, whose legs were stuck, fell hard on the smooth ground. Stone fragments flew everywhere, and his legs were stuck and he couldn't stand up. It was solved in an instant!

Ted continued his efforts, and it seemed that only a few symbols and statues were left to be added. This time, two stone swordsmen appeared from the other side, and there was even a stone wizard with a stone wand!

"Watch out for that wizard! Ironclad Protection!" Ted instantly cast a shield on the careless Ron, blocking the incoming stone projectile.

Although the stone wizard couldn't actually use magic, it was surprisingly a ranged spell!

"Flame Impact!" Ted clenched his other hand tightly, and a burst of fire suddenly erupted from the stone wizard's body, almost knocking him over.

Then Ted unleashed another "burning hand," spewing flames from his palm to roast several stone statues within a 60° radius.

The stone wizard was located at the edge of the burning hand.

"Frost Nova!" Ted ran a few steps toward the center of the statue and cast an Ice Ring.

The blue magic, carrying a large amount of cold air, spread outwards like an expanding ring, instantly freezing the several hot stone statues.

Then, due to thermal expansion and contraction, the stone statue began to crack and crumble.

"My God! Cool~" Ron's mouth was wide open, big enough to swallow a watermelon.

"Ted, your magic is amazing! You shattered them all in one go!" Jerry exclaimed.

Ted: Thermal expansion and contraction, kid~

Ted's current magical power is far from sufficient to directly shatter these stone statues.

Only a high-level spell like the Shattering Spell could possibly work.

Normally, only top fifth or sixth graders could do that.

However, magic is something that makes the impossible possible.

With magic and science combined, you'd better surrender!

Ted placed the last statue in the only empty space, and the magic circle on the ground immediately began to emit light. A magical power spread from the magic circle, and all the stone statues came to life!

Ted was startled: Who set up this challenge? And they're cheating after you beat it? This is unacceptable!

Fortunately, the stone statues did not attack. Instead, they spread out to the sides, raising their stone swords in a neat, crossed formation to welcome them.

Ted and the others gripped their wands tightly, cautiously slipping between the two rows of stone statues.

That's another wooden door over there...

The building here is even bigger, it's practically a stadium! The ceilings are also much higher, probably about ten meters high.

Now Ted is increasingly certain that this underground space is definitely not natural, but a magical extension of space, arranged according to the preferences of each professor.

This room is rather strange; in front of you is a huge chessboard!

Ted thought to himself, "This must be a challenge set up by Professor McGonagall! At least I've seen something familiar."

However, when I looked up, a huge swarm of dragonfly-like things was flying around my head.

"This..." This is stealing Professor Flitwick's inspiration?! Professor McGonagall, you can't do this!

The group glanced at the chessboard, the door behind it without a keyhole, and then at the winged flying key in the sky.

"It's obvious we're going to play chess!" Ron said.

"And at the same time, we also need to find the key?" Jerry asked.

"But which one is the real one?" Hermione asked.

Harley grabbed the flying broomstick next to her and fiddled with it for a bit. "Looks like someone has to play chess and someone has to grab the keys."

Ted added, "It might even have to be done simultaneously. If I were setting up this level..."

"But... how did that mysterious person get through? Was he a single person?" Hermione asked.

Because he was Voldemort, even the professors' challenges couldn't stop him, not to mention that the professors were practically designing a game and never intended to stop Voldemort.

They were testing the young wizards who had intruded!

"Don't waste any more time! He's been inside for ages!" Ted didn't want everyone to think about the legendary dark wizard they were dealing with, lest it dampen morale.

"Ron, I'm leaving the chess game to you, is that alright?" he asked.

"Ha! You can leave it to me! It's a magic chess set passed down for three generations!" Ron thumped his chest loudly.

"I'll go grab the keys." Ted slung his flying broomstick over his shoulder, pushed off, and took off!

(End of this chapter)