Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 143 The Greengrass family has found another treasure?

The words in the booklet were somewhat difficult to understand, but fortunately they did not disappear after they appeared, so Daphne copied them onto a piece of parchment and translated them little by little with the help of a dictionary.

"A Detailed Explanation of Spatial Magic (Part 1)" is not very long, only a little over a thousand words, but it introduced Daphne to what spatial magic is.

Like other forms of magic, spatial magic originates from the stars. However, unlike ordinary magic, even the four founders of spatial magic could not find a reasonable explanation for it. This is because while other forms of magic can be traced back to elements found on Earth, the corresponding elements for spatial magic have remained undiscovered for a long time.

This has resulted in wizards remaining in a state of "knowing what but not why" regarding various spatial magics, and like those magical creatures, they can only apply spatial magic in a simple way.

After discussing it with their friends in Slytherin, Ravenclaw proposed a hypothesis: just as objects have shadows, the Earth also has its "shadow," and the source of the spatial magic used by wizards originates from this shadow. Whether it's the Expansion Charm or Apparition, both borrow a space from the shadow.

Those extra spaces that appear out of nowhere are actually spaces within the "shadows," and Apparition is also about moving through shadows.

Of course, these are all speculations and have not been confirmed. Ravenclaw wrote these things at the beginning of "Explanation I" to make it easier for viewers to understand this kind of magical magic.

Next, the "Detailed Explanation" briefly introduces how to "borrow" a space from the shadows. The end of the chapter assigns a simple task: modify your lunchbox so that a palm-sized lunchbox can hold enough food to feed a knight.

Daphne looked on thoughtfully.

Just then, Rice appeared at her desk and noticed that Daphne was studying the pamphlet that Ravenclaw had given her, and it seemed that she was making good progress in her research, which was a good thing.

However, that's not the topic today. Rice gently tapped Daphne's table, waking her from her thoughts.

"There's something I need you to do for me."

"What's wrong?" Daphne put the booklet and notes aside.

"I need you to give this to your father and have him publish it—this is the secret scroll you found in the corner of the Greengrass family's warehouse." Rice placed a very old-looking scroll in front of Daphne.

"What is this?"

"A spell that can turn a werewolf back into human form."

"Isn't this—" Daphne suddenly remembered the spell Lockhart mentioned in his book "Wandering with Werewolves".

"It has nothing to do with him." Rice didn't want to hear that name at all: "It's a sacred spell that the great Lady Ravenclaw and Lady Hufflepuff developed together."

Daphne obediently shut her mouth.

"If enough people master this spell, then one day werewolves will be wiped out from this planet. It will benefit the present and future generations. I need the Greengrass family to spread it quickly." He actually had this idea during the summer vacation, but he had only put it into action now because he had been trying to simplify the spell before. The original version of the spell was too difficult and complicated. Even he had a high failure rate when he was unfamiliar with it, let alone the local wizards who were not very good at it.

It was Damocles' wolfsbane potion that inspired him, allowing him to improve the Restore Human Form Charm.

Wolfsbane potion can docile the wolfsbane in a werewolf's body. Rice made a slight improvement, making it even more effective, so that it puts the werewolf into a deep sleep after transformation. At this time, the wolfsbane in the werewolf's body can be more easily cleared by the spell, which indirectly reduces the difficulty of casting the spell.

After listening to Rice's explanation of the spell, Daphne was somewhat confused: If this spell is so powerful, why didn't the four founders promote it back then?

Upon hearing Daphne's question, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Rice's face.

He coughed twice, indicating that he didn't know either, perhaps there was some other hidden reason!

Although she still had some doubts, Daphne was still tempted; she knew very well what the spell meant.

Putting everything else aside, revealing the Restore to Human Form spell will at least earn Dad a Merlin Medal.

"This, this is really too precious—" She shook her head repeatedly, but she was a bit like a child refusing a red envelope from an elder during the Spring Festival.

"Which do you find more convincing: the ancient heritage of the Greengrass family or the lost spell found in medieval wizarding letters by an unknown young wizard?"

Rice had long since lost interest in these so-called honors. To him, medals were no different from mud lunches made by children in pretend play.

He carries the entire magical world in his heart; the future of the magical world rests on the shoulders of people like him.

He gave the Greengrass family this opportunity to make a name for themselves, but in return, they had to do everything they could to promote the spell as quickly as possible.

Rice's words convinced Daphne, and her eyes welled up with tears—the debt of gratitude she owed Rice was something she could never repay.

After handing the newly made "family heirloom scroll" to Daphne, Rice was about to leave when Daphne called him back.

"Please wait a moment, I got this article from a pamphlet that Ms. Ravenclaw gave me before." Daphne eagerly copied it down and handed the translated notes to Rice.

She felt that Rice probably didn't know any of this, so she decided to treat it as a small interest payment for repaying his kindness.

After taking Daphne's notes, Rice frowned: he read three lines and found five translation errors and two grammatical mistakes.

"Wait a moment." He began to carefully read Daphne's translation notes.

Seeing Rice intently studying her notes, Daphne was secretly delighted: she could finally help Rice now!

Wait, why did he pick up the quill pen?

The next moment, Rice dipped the nib of his pen into the ink bottle and quickly began correcting Daphne's translation notes.

Before long, the parchment was covered with circles, dots, and annotations.

"Here you go, this is the correct translation. I have to go now. Study what's taught here carefully; it's very useful knowledge. Feel free to ask me anything you don't understand—I hope you can make a lunchbox that meets the requirements by next Monday." As Rice walked to the door of the common room, she turned back and smiled at Daphne: "Speaking of which, you really need to brush up on your Latin. There are many excellent textbooks in the library. I've included a reading list at the end of the parchment; you can take a look when you have time."

Daphne: ...

She's numb.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Here's the second update, goodnight everyone!

The next update will still be at midnight.

(End of this chapter)