Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 348 Wars Buried in History

"Aftershocks?!" he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. "How is that possible?"

The earth-shaking, catastrophe-like scene we just witnessed was actually just the aftermath of the battle?

Cedric thought Professor Hufflepuff was probably using exaggeration, because he couldn't imagine what it would be like if the two actually fought.

"You don't believe me?" Helga saw right through Cedric's mind.

Cedric chuckled sheepishly: You can't blame me for not believing you...

This kind of thing is almost too magical to happen in a magical world.

"Sigh." Helga sighed softly. She hadn't originally planned to show Cedric the great battle from back then, because she felt there was no need to dig up things that were buried deep in the river of history. They would only increase the children's fear and cause them to have wild thoughts.

But now it seems we have to show the students something real. To mistake that scene for the pinnacle of magic is laughable!

Hufflepuff could imagine a future day when Cedric would find the Old Viper or their successor and tell them that he had reached the pinnacle of magic, only to find that all he could do was make the earth pupa tremble.

I'd definitely be dead! I hope I'm already in my grave by then, otherwise...

Considering the necessity of broadening the students' horizons, Helga changed her mind.

She clapped her hands again, and the surrounding environment began to change slowly once more.

The cold rain and the familiar Black Lake of Hogwarts had vanished, and Cedric found himself standing on a meadow dotted with wildflowers. Just as he was wondering why Professor Hufflepuff had brought him to such a place, Helga appeared beside him and told him to turn around.

Cedric turned around and was startled: he was standing on the edge of a cliff with the turbulent sea below!

He immediately took two steps back, and only after retreating to what he considered a safe position did Cedric breathe a sigh of relief and begin to carefully observe his surroundings.

"Don't worry, this is a manifestation of my memories. You won't be harmed here," Helga's voice rang in Cedric's ears.

Cedric ignored his teacher, his eyes fixed intently on the distant sea. He realized something was amiss: he didn't seem to be on a cliff, but rather on a floating island?

"Professor, this is—" Cedric froze before he could finish his question, because there was a person standing on each side of him.

The person on the left was Professor Hufflepuff, who had brought him here, and the person on the right was a middle-aged woman whose facial features were quite similar to Professor Hufflepuff's. Based on the information the professor had just revealed, Cedric understood that this was Professor Hufflepuff, but decades younger.

"This is Sky Isle, the gateway to Asgard. The sea beneath your feet is the North Sea."

"Asgard?!" Cedric was also familiar with ancient mythology and knew that Asgard was the realm of the gods in mythology, the place where the Norse gods lived.

But isn't this just a Muggle myth? How could such a place actually exist?

Cedric had heard from his father that before the Law of Secrecy was enacted, Muggles and wizards actually lived together, so many creatures and figures from the magical world existed in Muggle mythology—such as the famous unicorn and dragon. Those mythical gods were very likely ancient wizards whose abilities were exaggerated.

But looking down at the floating island nearly a thousand meters above the ground, Cedric's conjecture suddenly wavered: Could magic really make such a large island float in the air?

Suddenly, Cedric heard a clap of thunder. He looked up and found that the entire sky had suddenly darkened—or rather, the entire sky, which had been bathed in sunlight, was now like a circular white spot on a gray sheet of paper.

"The weather here is magically altered," Hufflepuff's voice came through.

Cedric: !!!

Are you referring to the clear sky overhead, or the endless dark clouds covering the entire sea? It must be the clear sky overhead, right?

Hufflepuff: All of them.

Soon, lightning and thunder rolled in the dark clouds, but then something strange happened: a faint red glow appeared above the clouds, as if something was burning on it.

Cedric squinted for a moment, then thought he must be seeing things, because he really did seem to see flames in the clouds.

That's ridiculous. If that were true, how vast would this sea of ​​fire have to be?

"Spectacular, isn't it?" Helga spoke again. "How many times in a lifetime can one witness such a breathtaking sight as a sea of ​​clouds ablaze?"

Cedric: Huh?

"You mean, there really is a sea of ​​fire burning above the clouds?" He felt he had asked a stupid question.

"That's right, otherwise why would dark clouds turn into the shape of a fiery sunset?"

"How vast this sea of ​​fire must be..." Cedric glanced at the distant horizon, which was also dyed red.

He didn't expect a reply, but Helga answered his question anyway.

"I don't know, but it's said that celestial changes can also be observed in Constantinople."

Cedric fell silent; he now understood what the ultimate form of magic truly meant.

"Look down." Helga pointed to the sea not far away, and then Cedric saw the largest snake he had ever seen in his life. A person in front of it looked like a small flying insect.

He had no doubt that the snake could coil around the entire Hogwarts Castle and then turn it into a pile of stones in an instant.

Soon, the giant serpent went berserk, and the waves it stirred up almost reached the clouds in the sky.

"Godric fights in the air, Salazar fights at sea."

"And what about you?" Cedric asked instinctively, then immediately realized it was impolite: he saw the young Professor Hufflepuff standing on the edge of Sky Isle, watching the battle unfold with great interest.

It was as if the two people fighting in the sky and at sea were complete strangers.

"You'll find out about my mission soon enough," Hufflepuff said, keeping everyone in suspense.

Mortals, do not overstep your bounds.

A booming voice echoed in the air, but Cedric didn't understand a word. Fortunately, Hufflepuff cast a spell on him in time, allowing him to understand the "story" unfolding here.

Hufflepuff Youth, which had been in standby mode, finally spoke: "Aren't you going to help Jormungandr and Thor? They're going to die if they don't get support soon."

I am ordered to guard the entrance to Asgard, and I am not permitted to leave without orders.

The voice actually answered Hufflepuff.

Okay, I'll take you to see them.

Hufflepuff didn't waste any words and simply stated his position.

As soon as she said those words, the light on the island suddenly became much stronger, and Cedric felt that everything in front of him was white and he could not see anything.

He quickly closed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)