Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 151 Ravenclaw was very envious

"Could this spell be used to preserve various potion ingredients?" Daphne's first thought was the application of static fields in the field of potions.

The potency of most potion ingredients weakens over time. Daphne thought that if a static field were added to the potion storage cabinet, wouldn't the potions be in the same state as when they were just picked?

"It's only a theoretical possibility," Rice shook his head.

Most potion ingredients need to be pre-processed after harvesting. Once they are processed, their shelf life will be greatly extended. Many ingredients can be stored for one or two years without any problems, while the duration of the stasis field is measured in hours.

Attempting to "preserve" something using a static field is simply unrealistic. Even the inventor of the spell, Rice, couldn't make it last for years because as time goes on, the time difference between the surrounding space and the space within the spell's range will increase, thus exacerbating the consumption of magical energy.

"Could it be used to cure diseases? For example, to bring someone to the moment before they die?" Astoria was more curious about whether this spell had any applications in the medical field.

Rice shook his head. If the entire person were included, the required spell range would be too large, greatly increasing the difficulty of casting the spell.

However, it does have applications in medicine.

Rice had heard that Muggles could cure some incurable diseases by transplanting organs, so his spell could be used in that regard.

This can indeed extend the transport time of organs.

The problem is that the magical world has its own medical system, and organ transplants are extremely rare. Most diseases requiring organ transplants can be treated here using potions or alchemy. For example, if an Auror loses an eye in battle, the Ministry of Magic can provide him with an alchemical prosthetic eye.

Therefore, static fields have almost no application in the medical field. Currently, before the spell undergoes a qualitative improvement, its greatest use is to keep lunch boxes warm.

After answering the two little girls' questions, Rice began to explain to them the key points of casting the Stasis Field spell.

After listening to Rice's "lesson," Daphne squinted and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Rice, this is the spell you used to preserve the ice cream, isn't it?"

Rice: ...

Daphne, are you daydreaming? You must be daydreaming!

"No, that was just a regular freezing spell. It's mainly because ice cream doesn't taste that different after it's frozen." After explaining this to Daphne, Rice urged her to try casting a field of stillness.

To make it easier to observe whether her spell was effective, Rice also took out a small box with a small hole at the top. A wisp of smoke slowly emerged from the box, emitting a faint fragrance.

If Daphne's spell takes effect, the smoke will stop because the time of the smoke box is "frozen".

Daphne tried several times, but the spell was too difficult, and she failed every time.

However, after practicing for a while, she gradually found the trick and could freeze time for a brief moment in an area the size of a coin.

"You have good talent." Rice nodded with a smile.

Daphne's speed in mastering this spell was already not much slower than Gryffindor's.

Astoria, watching from the side, was eager to try it. Seeing this, Rice pushed the cigarette box in front of her, indicating that she could also give it a shot.

Following Rice's instructions, Astoria recited the incantation and made the corresponding hand gesture. The thin column of smoke above the smoke box was interrupted for a moment.

Rice: !

Daphne: ?!

Both were astonished by Astoria's progress: success on the first try? Was it talent or luck?

Next, Astoria proved with her actions that this wasn't luck, but that she could actually successfully cast the spell. Although it only stopped time for a fleeting moment, it was still a transformation from zero to one. From now on, she only needs to practice her magic output to greatly extend the spell's duration.

"Amazing!" If it weren't for the fact that they were in a library where silence was required, Rice would have applauded Astoria.

The talent to successfully create a static field on the first try is truly astonishing.

Daphne pursed her lips, a sudden sense of crisis washing over her: her younger sister seemed far more talented than she was? This…

She was afraid.

She feared that Rice would stop teaching her and that everything she had now would be taken away by her sister.

"But I'm healthier than her. What good is her talent if her illness can't be cured? How long can she live?" This terrible thought flashed through Daphne's mind, and then she was terrified by what she was thinking.

How could you have such a thought!

Daphne was ashamed of her thoughts, and she lowered her head so that Astoria and Rice beside her wouldn't see her eyes.

After confirming that Astoria could successfully cast Stasis Field, Rice decided to take her on as a student—it would be a crime to let such a talented child learn cutting spells, levitation spells, and the like at school.

If she is as skilled at manipulating magic as her sister, then she is the most talented wizard Rice has ever seen.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere." Rice gestured for Astoria to come with him to a secret room.

"What place is it?" Astoria stood up, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

"A place only true Slytherins can enter." Rice stood up as well, and then he noticed that Daphne had her head down and was busy with something.

"Hey, wake up, we're going to our private classroom," Rice said to Daphne.

Daphne looked up, surprised, and asked, "Can I go too?"

Rice paused for a moment, then asked, "Oh? Is there something else?"

Then he suddenly realized what was going on and was both amused and exasperated: Did this kid think he had been "eliminated"?

Although my energy is limited, it is more than enough to take care of two students.

There has never been a limit to the number of heirs!

Ravenclaw and Gryffindor can only choose one heir. It's not that they can only choose one, but that there can only be one suitable one. Didn't I choose Barrow and Adrian? Although there's one guy who often makes me angry, he's still someone who can enter the Chamber of Secrets and is qualified to become the Headmaster of Slytherin.

Knowing that she was still qualified to receive Rice's instruction, Daphne immediately became happy. She stood up from the stool, took her sister's hand, and walked towards the secret room, as if she couldn't wait to rush there.

After Daphne and Astoria left, Rice felt a gaze fall upon him.

He turned his head and found that Ravenclaw's projection was standing in a corner not far away, staring at him.

Rice could detect envy in her eyes.

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.

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Each chapter features a fun illustration—a depiction of Ginny as described in the original book.

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