Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 414 Hiss, can we reconcile?

The sudden surge of powerful magical energy startled Aries, but she quickly realized the source of the energy: the silver-haired girl was carrying a domain with her!

Who would pull off such an extravagant move? Dividing one's own domain is a real drain on and weakenment of oneself, equivalent to using one's own magic power to maintain the existence of a domain for an extended period. Which domain powerhouse would be willing to make such a losing proposition?

Aries should ask themselves honestly, even if they had the ability, they wouldn't be willing to do it, because it would greatly affect their own strength.

If her strength was a 10 before the split, it might only be a 7 or 8 after the split, which is a drop of 20-30%, a very serious disruption.

Having seen through this, Aries also felt a sense of apprehension towards Daphne. This was because behind this young girl stood an extremely powerful expert in the Domain realm, someone who was likely grooming her as their successor, and might even have assigned her a guardian with a Domain realm!

Aries recalled the mysterious and powerful figure with a blood-related domain who appeared alongside Daphne, and immediately felt that his guess was correct.

She hadn't considered the possibility that the two might be the same person, because one was water and the other was blood, which was quite different.

At the same time, she was also somewhat relieved that she hadn't killed the girl. If she had killed that silver-haired girl, the enmity would have been much greater, and she probably wouldn't have had a peaceful life for the rest of her days.

What awaits her is an endless pursuit.

Despite the shock, Aries remained completely calm: what can an unclaimed territory do to them?

He himself was a genuine entity possessing a domain, and was in the same circle as the mysterious powerful figure behind the silver-haired girl.

"Although I don't know where you got this domain from, it's wishful thinking to think you can defeat me with just a domain that no one controls." Aries sneered, speaking with full confidence.

She was right. In battles at the domain level, if one side has no one to support or command, victory will sooner or later belong to the other side.

"Are you sure?" Hermione raised an eyebrow.

Aries: ? ? ?

What do you mean?

At this moment, the domain summoned by Daphne suddenly fluctuated, startling Aries.

At that moment, Phantom Rice slowly emerged from the corner of the library. Aries quickly noticed his presence, frowned, and was about to say something when Phantom Rice manipulated his incomplete domain and rushed forward.

"Alright, then let's—" Aries was only halfway through her sentence when a giant snake tail formed from clear water lashed her waist, sending her flying.

puff.

Aries crashed into the wreckage of a bookshelf and was speechless for a long time.

She raised her hand, intending to launch an attack on Phantom Rice in the same manner, but Phantom Rice easily blocked it by manipulating his domain.

A single ripple appeared on the clear water before returning to normal. Aries did not give up and launched several more attacks, but they were all ineffective, instead allowing Phantom Rice to figure out her secrets.

Phantom Rice: "The field of gases? A good topic. It's a pity you're too weak to unleash its full power."

Phantom Rice was speaking the truth. In his view, if Aries' domain were properly developed, it wouldn't be inferior to Rowena's, but such a superior domain was so weak in front of him, which could only be attributed to human factors.

Aries: ...

The boy exerted immense pressure on her, making her feel suffocated. In his presence, she felt as if her own domain didn't exist, and she felt as helpless as a small boat on a vast ocean.

The tide surged in from all directions, and the library was quickly turned into a vast expanse of water.

Daphne took the opportunity to dig her sister out from under the bookshelf and settled her in a higher place.

Astoria's robe was stained with blood, her eyes were closed, and her face was deathly pale, making her look quite eerie.

Several explosions and a scream came from not far away, but Daphne didn't even bother to turn her head. She knew very well that the battle would end when she shattered the amethyst.

Since Aries was drawn into Hermione's library territory, she has had no chance of winning. The only difference is what kind of experience she can bring to Daphne and the others.

If Rice knew what Aries had done, he would be very pleased and regretful that the girl couldn't show up at the end of the semester.

At this moment, Aries' domain power had been completely destroyed by Phantom Rice, and she collapsed onto the library floor.

"Hiss... Can we reconcile?" Aries managed to squeeze out the words through gritted teeth.

Aries' words stunned everyone; it was the first time they had encountered such an enemy.

"At this moment? You must be joking!" Phantom Rice said this, but his body actually stopped moving.

Seeing that Phantom Rice didn't attack further, Aries felt there was a chance and quickly said, "I'm willing to surrender, please let me go! I was forced to serve Voldemort!"

"Are you really a constellation monk from the Secret Order?" Cedric, who was watching the battle from a short distance away, couldn't help but ask.

According to his teacher, the monks of the Secret Order were a group of madmen who were always ready to be martyred. He had never heard of anyone kneeling down and begging for mercy when they couldn't win a fight.

"Genuine and authentic." Aries only regretted that the secret society didn't have anything like identification, fearing that he wouldn't be able to demonstrate his value in front of these young people.

Phantom Rice: ...

You're quite proud of yourself!

Aries, however, had come to terms with it. The organization had abandoned her first, so what was wrong with wanting to live? She started sobbing and began to accuse Voldemort and the Secret Order of persecution against her and her family.

"I have nothing left..." she cried out.

Aries' performance gave everyone present, including Phantom Rice, a little shock.

"Rice, let her stay. Perhaps we can get some valuable information from her," Hermione pleaded for Aries.

Daphne, standing beside Hermione, frowned: This woman had injured her sister and should be severely punished. But if she surrendered, would she escape punishment?

With Hermione speaking, Phantom Rice no longer hesitated and quickly sealed Aries's magical flow, preventing her from casting domains and spells.

"Remember to come to me after you get out to reinforce the seal." The phantom left these words and slowly disappeared, leaving Aries sitting on the ground in a daze: What's going on? Was the person I was fighting just a phantom? Is this a domain effect? ​​This domain is really strange.

Astoria was also slowly waking up in Daphne's arms.

Upon waking, she quickly realized what had happened, and two blushes immediately appeared on her pale face. She struggled to break free from her sister's embrace.

I was careless! I was so careless! I was knocked unconscious by that woman's spell without even realizing it. It's an absolute disgrace.

Astoria couldn't help but think of her sister, who had been instantly defeated by Godric's armor. She herself was far more pathetic than her sister had been then, because while her sister had only embarrassed herself in front of her, she had utterly lost face in front of Granger and Diggory.

"Are you alright?" Upon discovering that her younger sister had come back to life, Daphne pressed down on the restless Astoria, held her in her arms, and asked with concern.

"It's nothing," Astoria replied in a muffled voice, "just a few cuts and scrapes, maybe a broken rib or two? Sister, loosen your grip, I can't breathe..."

"Oh, oh." Daphne quickly released Astoria, and the girl immediately rolled out of her sister's arms, accidentally aggravating her injury, causing Astoria's expression to become ferocious.

"Be careful—"

"I'm fine," Astoria replied, her face contorted.

I am Astoria of the Greengrass family, I need to keep my composure and not embarrass myself in front of outsiders!

With great willpower, Astoria overcame the pain, took out white cinnabar from the small leather pouch in her bosom, and began to treat her wounds.

After applying the white safflower to the wound, Astoria's wound healed quickly. She frowned as she looked at the newly grown flesh, a little worried: Would it leave a scar? She'd have to buy some scar-removing cream later.

After treating her external injuries, she used a delicate magic spell to set the broken bone back together. Despite the excruciating pain, she ultimately healed herself with a blank expression.

After discovering that her younger sister could even treat her own wounds and seemed to be truly alright, Daphne glared at Aries. She remembered clearly that this guy had just said that if he didn't go and treat her sister, her sister would die. It turned out to be a feint, causing her considerable worry for Astoria.

Aries was completely bewildered: What's going on? Is she blaming me for not killing her? Is the relationship between you sisters really that bad? But she quickly lost the will to think about such things, because Astoria, having treated her wounds, came straight to her and pressed her wand against her arm.

"Wait, I've already surrendered—" Aries cried out in a panic, hoping the other junior wizards would intervene to prevent him from being retaliated against.

"I know," Astoria said coldly, "it's just a necessary defensive measure."

Upon hearing that Astoria only wanted to take some defensive measures, Hermione and Cedric swallowed their words of dissuasion.

Two simple spells flashed by, and Aries' arms went limp and powerless. She was horrified to find that her arms had instantly lost all feeling, as if they had turned into two rubber sticks.

"It's a very simple reverse spell. I removed the bone from your arm to prevent you from using magic to ambush us." Astoria even "kindly" explained what she had done to Aries.

Aries: ? ? ?

She really wanted to ask, "If you're afraid I'll use magic to attack you, why don't you lock my tongue?" But considering the safety of her tongue, Aries obediently kept her mouth shut.

But inwardly she thought: "That silly girl without a domain? A domain wizard isn't afraid of that at all. With the power of her domain, she can make her lost bones grow back in a second." Unfortunately, that shadow was a knowledgeable expert who directly locked away her magic and domain.

"Help me tidy up this place," Hermione said to Daphne, gesturing for her to help her clean up the ruins of the library.

"This is your domain, can't it be repaired automatically?" Daphne asked curiously.

Hermione: ...

Actually, she wasn't quite sure either; Daphne really hit the nail on the head.

"After we dealt with the dolls here last time, this place should have automatically reverted to its original state, right?" Daphne recalled the battle that took place here before the holiday.

"And Rice's phantoms also revert to their original form every time. If the phantoms can do it, then these tables, chairs, and bookshelves should be able to too, right?" Daphne added.

Hermione frowned.

In fact, Rice's illusion also needs time to recover. It won't "refresh" just because she turns the domain on and off once. Hermione knows that this is the domain accumulating and consuming power on its own, but she hasn't figured out the time interval between them yet.

"Restored to its original state." While Daphne and Hermione were discussing whether the field would automatically revert to its original state, Cedric had already begun cleaning up the scene.

For wizards, restoring a scene of chaos to its original state is not that difficult; they only need to be proficient in restoration spells.

Seeing that Cedric had already started working, Hermione and Daphne blushed at the same time and immediately joined in.

Within minutes, the library was tidied up. Except for the parts that were completely damaged beyond repair by the curse, all the other furnishings were restored.

"Okay, I'm going to unlock the domain now." Hermione glanced at the library, which was not too bad looking, and felt a sense of relief.

She removed herself from her domain.

The four of them, along with an Aries who had been captured, stood together on the stadium's grass. Outside, chaos still reigned, and the stadium's roof continued to shimmer with multicolored lights.

"Why have they been fighting for so long?" Aries was shocked: Is that Blood Domain kid that resilient? He and these little wizards had gone through such a big battle, and the fight above was still not over?

"Let's get out of here first." Daphne, too lazy to explain the mysteries of Hermione's Domain to Aries, simply grabbed one of Aries's arms with Astoria, found a high opening, and flew out of the stadium. Hermione followed behind them.

Cedric watched the witches fly into the sky and couldn't help but sigh. He used magic to open a hole in the ground and slipped out as well.

Shortly after the group left, the Ministry of Magic employees sent by Minister Burns to maintain order arrived, each casting a loud voice charm on themselves.

With the Taurus figurehead on the canopy already bogged down in a tough battle and unable to continue stirring up emotions in the stadium, coupled with the guidance of Ministry of Magic employees, the crowd gradually calmed down.

To expedite the evacuation, officials added many extra doors to the walls, and the crowd poured out, quickly leaving the huge stadium empty.

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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