Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 238 Slytherin and Ravenclaw's Final Exams

"You look to be doing well." Rice glanced at Ravenclaw's spirit form and noticed that the murky filth within her had diminished considerably, making her look more like a normal ghost. He offered his old friend heartfelt congratulations.

Ravenclaw smiled without saying a word. She was indeed in better shape than ever before, with the refreshing feeling of having worked up a sweat after exercise and then taken a hot shower.

After returning the Horcrux to Rice, she made sure to instruct Rice to destroy it.

"Although the soul fragments inside have lost their minds, their instincts remain. Coupled with the pollution and erosion, their aggressive desires will probably become more intense than ever before, which is quite dangerous for those kids in the school."

Rice acknowledged that the Riddle Diary had indeed shown signs of unrest in his hands. He could feel an extremely malevolent force attempting to erode his body.

but……

Rice looked down at Riddle's diary and suddenly had a bold idea: the children's final exam questions for this semester haven't been decided yet, have they?

Ravenclaw noticed the change in Rice's expression and raised an eyebrow: What interesting thing is Salazar thinking about?

She was very interested in this.

"You don't seem to want to destroy it?"

"Of course." Rhys patted the Riddle Diary in his hand, using magic to stabilize it. "Your teaching of your students won't always be limited to theoretical lessons, will it? Even Dumbledore is trying to 'tutor' his chosen students."

"Tell me more about it?" Ravenclaw immediately understood Rice's purpose, but she was now more curious about what Dumbledore, the current headmaster, had done.

"He did this last year..." Rhys told Ravenclaw the story of Dumbledore and the Philosopher's Stone.

"Although his main purpose was not to train Potter, but to fish, he did prepare some trial levels for Potter—really childish, I definitely wouldn't have included those things if I were designing them."

"So you also managed to get your hands on a Philosopher's Stone?" Ravenclaw's focus shifted to the Philosopher's Stone Salazar had mentioned.

"Yes, I studied it for a while, then found it rather boring, so I stopped paying attention to it." Ravenclaw's words reminded Rice of the Philosopher's Stone he had gotten from Dumbledore.

After studying that thing for a while, he felt that the Philosopher's Stone was a bit of a double-edged sword—it could turn stones into gold, but as a potions master, he had no shortage of gold; it could make people immortal, but the problem was that it could only make people "immortal".

In terms of extending lifespan, it's not as good as the method I came up with! Perhaps mixing the Philosopher's Stone into potions could find another use, but that seems a bit extravagant.

It's like a luxury handbag; it's not very practical, but the price is still there, so it's not good to lose it.

"Chicken rib" is an excellent adjective to describe it.

"Immortality," Ravenclaw murmured, "maybe it's good for the soul."

"Really?! I can try to make a potion for Astoria with the Philosopher's Stone to nourish her soul." Inspired by Ravenclaw, Rice had a brand new idea.

Rowena: ...

She was actually hinting to Salazar to let her examine the Philosopher's Stone—the legendary Philosopher's Stone also held a strong attraction for Ravenclaw.

Who could resist studying a Philosopher's Stone?

Rowena Ravenclaw is no longer the little girl who gets excited at the sight of a gemstone, but the Philosopher's Stone is clearly an exception.

Unfortunately, Salazar didn't see through her thoughts, and she was too embarrassed to ask for it.

While concocting a new potion, Rice suddenly had a thought and glanced at Rowena standing to the side.

Her expression was quite interesting...

Rice's expression also became amused.

"Ah, what should we do with this Philosopher's Stone? That little girl Astoria probably won't be able to use up all of it—do you think I should secretly turn it into an elixir of immortality and pour it into Dumbledore's teacup?"

"Or perhaps we could make face masks for Daphne, Astoria, and Granger? Opening up entirely new applications for the Philosopher's Stone?"

Ravenclaw: (ー`ー)

With her intelligence, how could she not see that Salazar had already figured out her thoughts? He was just teasing her!

A gentle breeze suddenly swept through the cave.

Rice subtly changed the subject: "Do you think the Philosopher's Stone can help purify the pollution in your soul?"

Seeing that Salazar had returned to his senses, Ravenclaw also began to seriously discuss with him the application of the Philosopher's Stone in purifying the soul.

"I believe it has a protective effect on the soul, preventing it from aging, so it's probably effective, right? But the specifics will depend on your adjustments."

In just a few words, the two had already come up with a general research direction.

This tacit understanding was formed as early as a thousand years ago.

"Should I leave half of the Philosopher's Stone here for you to study?"

"OK, thanks."

Rice: ...

I thought you would say a few polite words.

"I'm afraid you'll change your mind."

Rice fell silent.

"You'll understand me after you've studied it for a few months." Rhys reached into the small leather pouch at his waist, fumbled for a moment, then took out the Philosopher's Stone and cut it in half, giving one half to Ravenclaw.

"I'm really curious, what treasures are in that bag of yours?"

"you guess."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Rice steered the conversation back to the main topic: Should we try to use Riddle's diary to create a final exam for the students?

"That's a good suggestion." Ravenclaw nodded absentmindedly, fiddling with the Philosopher's Stone in one hand.

"Why don't you think of a way to involve Granger and the two little ones from the Greengrass family? I think that Horcrux is pretty good; you just need to inject a little energy into it and it will cause trouble on its own."

"That's a good idea," Rice agreed, "but where should we choose the location?"

Last year, Dumbledore ruined the "examination venue" he chose. Where should he choose for the trial this year? He can't very well choose his own secret chamber, can he?

How about we arrange for them to conduct underwater combat?

"How about the Forbidden Forest? We used to send our kids there to train all the time," Ravenclaw suggested.

As for the specific content of the test, that's up to Salazar; he'll take care of it.

"The Forbidden Forest?" Rice fell into deep thought. After considering it carefully for a moment, he felt that the Forbidden Forest might actually be a good choice.

He and Ravenclaw had a serious discussion.

Daphne, Astoria, and Hermione were unaware that two people were plotting against them beneath Hogwarts.

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!

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