The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

At this moment, Scott and Helena are in Helena's study, discussing what happened earlier in front of a portrait of Ravenclaw.

"Then what was the point of what she did before?"

Scott pondered, trying to make sense of the logic.

"It is clear that Slytherin himself is unaware of my existence."

"After all, I am a [non-existent person], not observed by the [all-seeing eye], nor recorded in the [history book]."

"Medea's existence was Slytherin's backup plan against fate."

"He arranged for Medea to be resurrected in the modern era, to stir up the future he observed through the 'clairvoyance,' and to disrupt the predetermined destiny."

"It seems that the [Scroll of History] must be in Medea's hands."

“After Medea was revived, she discovered me, a person who did not exist.”

"My existence will lead the future that Slytherin foresaw to become unknown, and will allow Medea to better complete the tasks that Slytherin entrusted to her."

"That's why she tried to win me over and gave me gifts."

Medea always wanted Slytherin to look at her in a new light.

Helena has a new theory.

"Or... she wants to take over Slytherin's achievements."

When she voiced this guess, even she was surprised and her eyes widened.

But she began to believe her own guess.

"That makes sense!"

She was somewhat excited and spoke very quickly.

Why does she want the Grevis family's magical items?

"Because she wanted to use that item to break the magic and enter Avalon, or to break the Slytherin's arrangements in Avalon."

Why didn't she seem to care much about Voldemort's soul disappearing?

"Because she has even bigger goals!"

Why did she remain calm and even seem to expect you to do something after you learned the truth through prophecy?

"Because she wants you to weaken Slytherin's power first, ideally to make you and Slytherin both suffer heavy losses, so she can seize the greatest benefit!"

As Helena asked and answered her own questions, both Scott and the Ravenclaw in the painting looked at her in astonishment.

Scott and Ravenclaw were not surprised by what she said, but by the fact that Helena, this "naive and innocent" girl, would have such a "dark and cruel" speculation.

They were quite impressed.

Helena, however, became somewhat embarrassed by the stares.

"I only did it because I know Medea fairly well; after all, we used to be friends... Of course, this is just my wild guess and shouldn't be taken seriously."

“I think your guess isn’t impossible,” Scott said. “I remember Medea once said that she loved her father, but she hated him even more.”

Ravenclaw told Scott, "If that's the case, you have a lot more room to maneuver."

Scott nodded. "You're right. If Medea isn't entirely obedient, then I have a lot of room to maneuver."

Ravenclaw smiled slightly. "Since it's not impossible, we should make plans in advance."

Scott laughed too, "I'll need your advice as well."

Scott and Ravenclaw discussed the matter and came up with some plans for what to do next.

After leaving Helena's study, he returned to his bedroom and contacted Mr. Grevis in Milton's presence.

Milton had already told his father what had happened, so after the communication connection was established, Mr. Grevis kept thanking Scott.

Scott exchanged a few polite words, then asked him directly, "Is your father willing to give up that magical item?"

"This……"

Mr. Grevis, reflected in the mirror, turned his head with a troubled expression.

"impossible!"

A cold, hard voice rang out.

Then, Mr. Grevis appeared on the communication screen.

He seemed completely unrelated to adjectives like "kind" or "benevolent." On the contrary, he was a rather old-fashioned, even somewhat mean, wizard.

"Don't get any funny ideas, kid!"

He said to Scott without any politeness.

"That item belongs to the Grevis family; it's the foundation of the Grevis family's existence! No matter who it is, I won't give it up!"

“You’ve misunderstood, Mr. Grevis.”

Scott remained polite.

“It’s not that I want your magical items, I just think that just in case, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give them to Medea. After all, the safety of my family is more important than a magical item.”

"Humph!"

Old Mr. Grevis snorted coldly.

"This is a matter for the Grevis family!"

It means they don't want to listen to Scott's interference.

Listening to their conversation, both Mr. Grevis on the communication screen and Milton next to Scott looked very awkward.

"Father!"

Mr. Grevis also tried to persuade him.

“Scott’s point is not without merit. Since we cannot resist, handing over the items is a way to protect our families.”

"Shut up!"

Mr. Grevis was clearly unmoved by reason.

“I don’t have a weak son like you! If you’re scared, you can leave now and hide far away!”

Mr. Grevis demanded, "Are the lives of your family less important than a magical artifact?"

“I didn’t send you here to die!” said old Mr. Grevis. “I told you, you can leave!”

Why say that now, Father?

Mr. Grevis said somewhat angrily.

"When you secretly sent your brother and his family away, you didn't expect Milton and me to be like that."

"You caused this trouble! You deserve to suffer the consequences!"

Mr. Grevis said something without any hesitation, then turned around and walked away.

"Feel sorry……"

Scott was stunned by what led to the argument between the father and son, and quickly apologized to Mr. Grevis.

"It's none of your business."

Mr. Grevis looked very tired.

"To be honest, I had already tried to persuade my father before, but unfortunately, he would rather die with that magical item than hand it over."

Scott offered a few words of comfort.

Finally, he added, "If anything unexpected happens, please let me know. Besides me, Dumbledore should also be watching. If Medea tries to forcibly take it, we will stop her."

"Thank you."

After ending the call, Scott breathed a sigh of relief.

Milton started thanking him again, but he quickly raised his hand to stop him.

“My real intention wasn’t just to be on the safe side and ensure the safety of your father and grandfather. On another note, Medea obtaining that magical artifact might actually benefit me…”

He wanted to verify Helena's guess and see what Medea intended to do after obtaining the magical item.

If Medea were to enter Avalon first, it wouldn't be unacceptable to Scott.

In any case, Scott has already reached an agreement with the druids who guard the entrance to "Avalon" and can keep track of their movements there at all times.

Scott could even try to shift his focus from the open to the covert on Medea's side.

After hearing Scott's idea, Milton asked with some concern, "What if she uses that magical item against you?"

Scott, however, was not worried.

"Don't forget, that magical item needs to accumulate power for a long time before it can deliver a blow that can break any magic."

In other words, the power that can be called super magic is actually only one strike.

As long as we are on guard, he will not pose much of a threat.

"Unfortunately, my grandfather was unwilling to give up."

Milton said with great remorse.

“I’m sorry, Scott, I couldn’t help. My grandfather is unlikely to listen to me.”

"It's ok."

Scott waved his hand.

"I can verify my guesses in other ways."

After that, he deliberately avoided mentioning the matter again.

They were among those who returned to school a day early, while the others didn't return to Hogwarts until the following evening.

Before dinner began, all the students looked at Snape in surprise as he sat in the teachers' table.

"what happened?"

Eddie instantly put on the mask of pain.

"Why is Snape back?"