Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 520 Godric: This is recorded on an old parchment scroll in my house.

When the crowd heard the words "Secret Affairs Department," no one was surprised.

His Majesty has said that he seeks the ultimate in magic, and the things in the Department of Mysteries are definitely to his liking.

Love, space, thought, time, death, fate...

These are all the most profound aspects of magic.

In fact, that member deliberately mentioned the Department of Mysteries in his weekly report to attract His Majesty's attention.

"I saw in your report that there's a Hall of Prophecy in the Department of Mystic Affairs? It displays prophecies left by prophets throughout history?"

Soon, August Lukewood, the former silencing man of the Department of Mysteries, heard His Majesty's voice, which was asking him a question.

"Yes." Lukewood suppressed his excitement and began to introduce His Majesty to the secrets within the Department of Mysteries.

Rice developed a very strong interest in this department.

If it weren't for the urgency, he would have thoroughly investigated this place and squeezed every last drop out of it—provided he kept it a secret from Rowena; she absolutely couldn't know about this location, or it would cause a huge problem.

However, now is clearly not the time to conduct magical research; his primary task is to return to his own world.

Therefore, Rice ignored enticing locations such as the "Hall of Time," the "Chamber of Death," and the "Hall of Stars," focusing instead on the "Hall of Prophecy."

He learned from Lukewood that the Hall of Prophecy stored various prophecies collected by the Ministry of Magic in crystal balls, but these crystal balls were protected by ancient magic. Anyone who did not refer to the prophecy would destroy the prophecy inside the crystal ball if they tried to take it from the shelf, and would also cause the "thief" severe mental damage, which was said to drive him insane.

Upon hearing this, Rice immediately realized that the shelves displaying the crystal balls must have been enchanted, and that Rice was quite familiar with this enchantment...

Because this is the magic spell that Rowena invented, improved, and then sold.

Knowing that the spell is still shining brightly today, Rice didn't know whether to feel gratified or saddened.

The comforting thing is that the spell he and Rowena developed has stood the test of time; the sad thing is that this spell has not been eliminated even after a thousand years.

Oh, so modern wizards have even lost the secret of how to cast this spell? That's alright then. It's better to be durable and reliable; at least it can leave a legacy for future generations, right?

Since the spell originated from the two of them, there's no way to break it. As the one who improved the spell, Rice knew its true nature all too well.

Defending against its mental attacks is not difficult, but protecting the prophecy from being destroyed is impossible.

Rice knew very well that a specific person was needed to successfully remove the prophecy crystal ball.

"Have there been any important prophecies in recent years?" Rice asked the question that concerned him most.

He believed that prophecy could reveal the original destiny of the world.

"Yes!" Lukewood exclaimed excitedly. He lowered his voice and said mysteriously to Rice, "It's a prophecy about the savior!"

"Savior..." Rice narrowed his eyes.

Great, that's a very good prediction!

Whether it's eliminating the prophesied savior or having someone else replace the savior as the true savior, both can significantly disrupt destiny.

Tell me more!

"yes!"

……

When Harry, Harry, and his friends followed Godric into the classroom hidden behind the tapestry, they were completely stunned.

Behind the door was a spacious room, with torches stuck in the walls like an underground classroom.

Along the wall was a row of wooden shelves, one side filled with books, and the other side of the room held magical instruments such as spyglasses and detectors. There were no chairs in the room, but there were a pile of large satin cushions.

They never imagined that Hogwarts would have such a place!

"Where is this place? Godric, how did you know..." Harry muttered in surprise as he looked at the interior of the room.

"This is a secret classroom left behind by Godric Gryffindor, the founder of Hogwarts, specifically used to train his favorite students," Godric said confidently. However, after noticing the increasingly strange looks he was getting from the three of them, he instantly realized that this was something an ordinary junior wizard like himself should not know.

However, it's not a big problem; he had already learned the essence from his good brother.

"I saw it on an old roll of parchment at home during the summer vacation," Godric said candidly.

Harry and his two friends immediately lost all their suspicions.

The Longbottom family is a long-established pure-blood family, so is it strange that they have some ancient books and letters in their collection?

The three continued to focus their attention on the room in front of them.

"These mats are probably used when practicing spells; they can prevent people from getting hurt," Ron said happily, picking up a mat and feeling its softness and thickness.

"All the books here are helpful for defense against dark magic. Look—'Common Spells and Counters,' 'Outsmarting Dark Magic,' 'Collection of Self-Defense Spells'..." Hermione exclaimed excitedly after inspecting the books on the shelf.

Harry's eyes lit up when he saw the room was so well-equipped.

Now that the venue and teachers are found, the next step is to find students they can recruit to learn how to defend against spells.

Hermione spent the whole night making a list.

Godric immediately noticed the problem: most of the names on the list were Gryffindor students, with a few Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students, but none of them were from Slytherin.

"You want Slytherin students in?!" Ron asked in surprise. "We're learning spells to fight dark wizards, and Slytherin students are the dark wizards we need to be wary of!"

Under Hermione's stern gaze, Ron added, "Well, a dark wizard in training."

Hermione explained that it was hard to say whether the school would allow such an organization to be established, so she wanted to use the name of a study group as a cover.

If Slytherin members were to infiltrate, it would be difficult to conceal the true nature of this organization.

More importantly, Hermione felt that with Slytherin students inside, it would be difficult to maintain peace and unity within the organization. Currently, none of the Slytherin students were their friends; the possibility of them being Rice spies was actually higher.

Godric was at a loss for words.

Salazar's disciples and their descendants seem to have hit rock bottom in terms of reputation at Hogwarts, and it's unclear how his old friend truly views the current state of Slytherin.

If Rice knew about Godric's doubts, he would tell Godric that in this timeline, Slytherin is beyond saving.

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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