The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"I understand, I'll give it a try."

"Huh?" Eddie asked in surprise, "Where did the lyrics for this song come from?"

Scott laughed. "Don't forget, our school song doesn't have a melody, which I've always found strange."

“The school song!” Eddie exclaimed excitedly. “Maybe your guess is right!”

“Try it, sing it, Scott!” Roger urged.

"Cough cough."

Scott coughed a few more times to clear his throat and began to sing along to the sheet music—

"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, teach us knowledge..."

Scott only sang a few lines before he could clearly feel the difference.

This strangely unpleasant tune, when hummed, surprisingly flowed smoothly when sung along with the lyrics of the school song, and he himself even thought it sounded somewhat pleasant.

To confirm, he glanced back at his roommates' expressions.

Sure enough, the three men were staring at him with wide eyes in astonishment.

Scott's singing didn't stop.

"Whether we are balding old people or children who have hurt their knees."

Our minds can accept some interesting things.

Because right now our minds are empty, filled with air, dead flies, and trivial matters.

The melodious singing drifted through the white morning mist, seemingly reaching far away.

Scott could clearly sense the magical fluctuations emanating from the stone wall in front of him.

"Teach us some valuable knowledge and give us back what we have forgotten."

You just need to do your best, and we'll take care of the rest.

We will study diligently until we turn to dust.

Scott's singing stopped, but the echoes from the stone walls still reverberated.

He reached out and touched the stone wall in front of him as if possessed.

A ripple-like pattern spread across the stone wall, and a door appeared in the recessed area.

This is a white stone door, with exquisite carvings on it, and a brass Hogwarts school emblem inlaid in the center.

"Success!"

He turned around and waved his fist at his roommates.

"Great!"

Roger and Eddie happily ran over, looking around the stone gate from left to right.

"He collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious!"

A red light came from behind the two of them and struck Eddie in the back.

Eddie collapsed to the ground.

Scott swiftly waved his wand.

"Armor protects you!"

A transparent magical barrier protected him and Roger, deflecting the second beam of red light.

Milton!

Scott looked at Milton, who was raising his wand at them from the other side.

"You...can't go in!"

Milton was deathly pale, gasping for breath, tears streaming down his face.

"Recover quickly (Rennervate)!"

Roger used a resurrection spell to wake Eddie from his coma.

"what happened?"

Eddie opened his eyes and jumped up.

Then, he noticed the standoff between the other three.

"Milton!" He stared wide-eyed at Milton. "You actually attacked me!"

"Do not……"

Milton shook his head haphazardly.

"I'm sorry... but you can't go in!"

He said, his voice choked with emotion.

"Please..."

Eddie was startled by his appearance. "Never mind, I'm not angry. And don't worry, there's no danger inside."

"No...you can't be sure!"

Milton said loudly.

"Besides, I've already said I've accepted it! This is the consequence of my own choices, and I don't need you to take risks for me!"

"We are friends!"

Roger said even louder.

"Friends should help each other; you just need to keep quiet and accept it!"

Scott also said, "You can't stop us, Milton."

Milton looked at them pleadingly, "If...if anything happens to you, I will never forgive myself..."

“Alright,” Scott said calmly. “You should know me, Milton. I’m not one to take risks.”

Upon hearing this, Milton hesitated for a moment and said, "But..."

"No buts."

Scott interrupted him.

“First, I have already consulted Ms. Gray; this is just an abandoned music room. Second, Professor Flitwick said that the oath will not harm the students.”

After saying this, he raised his voice again, "Tell me, Milton, do you really want to regain your musical talent?"

“I…I…” Milton made a gesture as if to shake his head.

"You want to!"

Scott interrupted him again.

“We all know you well, we all know you must regret it,” he continued. “Although it’s a bit shameless to regret a choice after making it, we have you as our friend.”

"Yes, Milton."

Eddie then spoke up.

“We know you are very unwilling, we know what your mother left you, and we also know that you have been working hard on your own before this.”

Scott added, "I said during the Christmas holidays that we should ask for help if we needed it."

“You should learn to ask your friends for help; there’s nothing shameful about it,” Roger added.

"Thanks……"

Milton cried uncontrollably.

"Thank you all..."

Scott removed the magical barrier, and Roger walked up to Milton and patted him on the shoulder.

"Alright! There's really no danger."

Roger pushed Milton to the stone gate.

"Get yourself together, Milton."

Scott reached out and pushed open the stone door.

"We're just going to talk to the person hidden behind the oath."

……

Chapter 115 The Mysterious Black-Haired Witch

The moment Scott pushed open the white stone door, the majestic, beautiful, and solemn sound of a pipe organ rushed towards the four people at the door.

"This……"

Aside from Milton and Roger, this was the first time Scott and Eddie had heard the organ version of this piece.

It turns out Milton and his team weren't exaggerating after all.

Scott thought as he listened to the organ music.

Recalling the versions he heard students perform at the classical music club, even though he didn't know much about music, he could hear the huge differences.

At this moment, Scott had already stopped in his tracks as he stepped inside.

He couldn't help but close his eyes, his thoughts seemingly merging with the music, wandering between heaven and earth.

The deafening music became melodious and ethereal, and at the same time, Scott heard more sounds—

The wind passing through the canyon, the undercurrents in the black lake, the people in the castle, and the drifting, scattered morning mist...

The whole world seemed to have opened up completely to him, and he felt an unprecedented sense of comfort and joy.

He didn't know how much time had passed before the organ music abruptly stopped, and Scott opened his eyes as if waking from a dream.

He turned to look at the others and met his roommates' equally shocked gazes.

"What...what's going on?" Eddie asked involuntarily, lowering his voice.