The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

He sighed; it was true that getting something for nothing wasn't so easy.

“Come on, child, perhaps we can talk.”

He heard Medea's voice.

Scott leaned against the railing of the stone bridge and asked, "What would you like to talk about, dear Miss Slytherin..."

He paused, then tentatively added, "Or should I address you as Mrs. Gaunt?"

“Oh, child, you can call me Medea!” The other person’s voice suddenly turned cold, “but don’t mention that surname in front of me!”

She clearly disliked her identity as "Mrs. Gaunt".

Scott raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

It seems there are some untold stories behind this.

"Yes, Medea."

He readily changed his form of address, without trying to provoke the other party.

"And your name, child?" Medea asked.

Scott Trollope.

After Scott gave his name, he asked directly, "You deliberately let me hear your music, are you trying to get me to make a deal with you like Milton did, Medea?"

“It depends on you, Scott,” Medea said reservedly. “You will only hear my music if you have something you desire.”

“Really? But how come I didn’t know? I think I’m quite satisfied with my current situation,” Scott said with a smile.

Medea's voice came again, "That's because you're still confused. Go away, until you figure out what you really want, then come back to me."

You seem to know quite a bit.

Scott sighed.

Medea clearly understood that rushing to buy something is not the way to do business.

As the one who controls the oath, she needs to cultivate an aura of mystery and superiority.

Scott smiled noncommittally and did not obediently leave.

He spoke again, "May I ask you a few questions, Medea?"

Medea paused for a moment before replying, "That depends on your question. As a Ravenclaw, you should know very well that knowledge is precious. Therefore, I will never give you knowledge for free."

Scott immediately felt that the other party knew how to prescribe the right medicine.

Ravenclaws are indeed prone to going to extremes in their pursuit of knowledge.

He thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Why would Ravenclaw sign the oath with you on behalf of Hogwarts?"

This time, Medea remained silent for a longer period.

But she finally spoke up.

“This question can be answered for free,” she said. “It was my request, and she couldn’t refuse. This is compensation from the other three founders to me and my father.”

Scott then asked, "What do they owe you?"

Medea responded crisply, "Because of them, my father had to leave! Because of them, I lost my father's protection!"

Scott became even more curious and couldn't help but ask, "Did they really disagree on whether or not to recruit Muggle-born wizards?"

"That's one way of putting it, but not entirely accurate."

Medea did not seem to want to hide these things.

“My father didn’t want to admit Muggle-born wizards to Hogwarts.”

Her words reached Scott's ears clearly.

"This did indeed cause disagreements between him and the other three founders, and he even had a big argument with Gryffindor, that's all true..."

Scott guessed there should be a "but".

"...However, Father did not look down on Muggle-born wizards. He simply distrusted them because their beliefs were difficult to change."

This is pretty much what Scott had guessed before.

The four founders were like-minded friends.

If Slytherins had engaged in narrow-minded racial discrimination like Voldemort, they would never have gotten along in the first place.

Moreover, specific problems should be analyzed in specific contexts. Considering the historical background at the time, Slytherin's ideas were not entirely without merit.

On the other hand, judging from Medea's answer, this Miss Slytherin was not entirely ignorant of the outside world.

On the contrary, she should be well aware of the problems facing the magical world today.

Judging from the time it took for the oath to take effect, she should have only been awake for a short while.

Scott was curious about her source.

Medea added, "My father's departure wasn't entirely a rash act. Hogwarts was his life's work, and he would do anything to protect it!"

“You mean…” Scott said, “that Slytherin’s departure was to secretly protect Hogwarts?”

"Of course!"

Medea said proudly.

"In that era, besides the Vatican, which was a common enemy of wizards, not all wizards were willing to see the establishment of magic schools!"

"So that's how it is."

Scott gave a casual reply.

He did not entirely believe Medea's account.

Of course, he wouldn't directly question her.

However, Medea seemed unusually willing to answer questions, so he continued, "Medea, do you know where Peeves went?"

“Peeves?” Medea said coldly. “When the oath began to take effect, he was bound as one of the fulcrums supporting the oath.”

It turned out to be like this...

Scott clicked his tongue in amazement.

Poor Pipi!

Then he asked, "If you're not a ghost, how have you existed from that era to the present?"

Medea laughed.

Her laughter seemed to come from near and far, sounding somewhat eerie.

“This problem…” she stopped laughing, “isn’t free.”

"What price will I have to pay to get the answer?" Scott asked curiously.

Medea smiled again. "It's simple. You need to trade one-fifth of your magic power to me."

“One-fifth?” Scott raised an eyebrow again. “Will the magic be restored after the trade?”

“Of course not!” Medea said coldly. “You will permanently lose one-fifth of your total magic power.”

"let it go."

Scott immediately dismissed the idea.

He chose to ask the next question, "What happened between you and Ms. Gray?"

You have enough questions!

Medea suddenly said unhappily.

"I can only tell you that she is not Ms. Grey at all; she is Helena Ravenclaw, Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter!"

"..."

Scott found it somewhat amusing that the two women were revealing each other's identities to each other.

He feigned shock, "What?! Ms. Grey is Ravenclaw's daughter!"

Unfortunately, his performance went unanswered.

Then he said several more words, but Medea remained silent.

Scott grimaced helplessly, then turned and left.

He will probably never have another chance to get something for free.

Putting aside the questions he asked, Medea's music had been of great help to him, which made him somewhat regretful.

Scott didn't know exactly what Medea's music was, so he tentatively called it musical magic.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think...

If only I could get my hands on the music magic, which has an exceptionally powerful auxiliary effect.

Plus……

If Milton could rediscover his musical talent, he would be perfectly suited to learning this strange magic.

……

Chapter 123 Is Snape a good professor?

Although Scott was very envious of Medea's musical magic—if Milton learned this magic, wouldn't it mean that Scott could improve his strength without any hindrance?

But neither plotting musical magic nor reclaiming Milton's musical talent is something that can be done easily.

Or rather, Scott can only think about it now, but he has no way to actually do it.

He needs to think carefully about how to achieve his goal.

Of course, the simplest and most direct approach is to go directly to their door.

But the idea was rejected by Scott almost immediately.

Out of caution, he would not choose to turn against Medea before he had a clear understanding of her background.

After all, Medea is a figure who has "lived" from a thousand years ago, and no one knows what kind of methods she has.