Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 504 504. The truth hidden in history

"Oh! There are rewards!"

Rimbaud craned his neck and looked at the golden treasure chest on the pillar.

"Go and open it!"

"Ah."

Scott stretched out his hand, letting the portrait of the Ravenclaw mentor float in the air, then stepped forward alone, reached out and opened the box.

In an instant, the radiant treasure chest became dim, and the brilliant gold on the surface also faded instantly, and the entire treasure chest turned into a simple bronze color.

"Gold" to "Bronze"?
Is it that tricky?
Scott froze for a moment, looking at the things in the treasure chest.

"What is it?"

Rimbaud asked curiously.

Scott took a necklace from the treasure chest.

This necklace is generally silver, and the pendant is in the shape of an eye, and a crystal clear golden gemstone is inlaid in the pendant as the eyeball.

Scott carefully identified the runes engraved on the pendant and understood its meaning.

"The Eye of Odin?"

He turned his head and looked at the Ravenclaw mentor in the painting.

"In Norse mythology, in order to get the fountain of wisdom, Odin traded his right eye to the giant who guards the spring, Mimir..."

"But there doesn't seem to be any magical legend about his eyes?"

"Indeed," said Ravenclaw, "we cannot judge the utility of [the Eye of Odin] in your hand from legend."

"Let's just look at this."

Scott took out another roll of ancient animal skin from the treasure chest.

He glanced at the empty treasure chest, turned around and walked to the portrait, and unfolded the animal skin roll in his hand.

The text in the scroll of animal skins is undoubtedly also runes.

Scott recognized it for a while, then communicated with Ravenclaw, and roughly understood the meaning of these runes.

The entire [Tower Extending to the Center of the Earth] was built by wizards who believed in Norse mythology in the past, and it was later than the era when Stennes Standing Stone was built.

When the Holy See swept across the entire European continent and people converted their beliefs, they secretly built this temple hidden deep underground under the Stennes Standing Stone.

The so-called [Tower Extending to the Center of the Earth], its real name is [Gungnir Tower].

The shape of the inverted giant tower is undoubtedly a tribute to the Eternal Gun.

The temple where Scott and the others are located is also named after Odin's palace [Golden Palace].

Of course, the ancient wizards who created these didn't believe in Odin the way Muggles believe in gods.

They are more like a school of magic, or a magic association, than a religion.

This school of magic, which has disappeared in history, is named after [Asgard].

The wizards of [Asgard] firmly believe that the Aesir and Vanir protoss in myths and legends are just a group of powerful ancient wizards.

The so-called frost giants, flame giants and other monsters are just other magical races different from humans.

And their purpose is to restore the super magic called miracles in mythology by studying the myths that have been passed down and exploring the ruins.

"Incredible, they almost made it."

Scott said in a tone of exclamation.

"They restored, or created, two super magics, one is the space magic 'Yuktrazil' used to create the world, and the other is the attack magic 'Gungnir' that is absolutely inescapable."

"It's really incredible."

At this time, Ravenclaw in the painting was obviously also very surprised.

"They even tried to use the supermagic called 'Yuktra Hill' to create a world that is different from the Muggle world and belongs only to wizards and magic."

Rimbaud asked, "If that's the case, why didn't they succeed?"

"Oh." Scott curled his lips. "It's an old-fashioned story that is nothing new. There is a traitor among them."

The story is indeed very old-fashioned and bloody.

The one who betrayed was a certain witch among the [Asgard] members.

The reason for the betrayal is because of the so-called love.

She fell in love with a certain bishop in the Holy See, and accidentally revealed [Asgard's] secrets, causing the entire school to suffer a fatal blow from the Holy See.

Although revealing the secret was unintentional, the witch seemed to be bewitched by the bishop, and finally changed her position altogether.

Of course, her own ending was also very tragic.

Scott sighed.

So, love brain is really bad.

The best way to meet that kind of brain-dead who loves first is to hide as far away as possible.

Ravenclaw also sighed, "I didn't expect that there is such a truth hidden in the history of wizards."

"Wait." Rimbaud blinked, "The Holy See? Aren't they Muggles? They actually have the power to compete with wizards who have mastered supermagic?"

"In the past, there were wizards in the Holy See."

Ravenclaw explained.

"Before Hogwarts was established, most young wizards from Muggle families were acquired by the Holy See and cultivated into their extraordinary powers."

"The wizards trained by the Holy See have firm beliefs and never think that they are the same as wizards."

"Their power will not be called magic, but divine art."

"They believe that the power they have comes from gods, from devout beliefs."

Having said that, she looked at Scott.

"After the establishment of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, we took the initiative to recruit some young wizards from Muggle families, just to improve this situation."

"Of course, this is also the reason why Salazar doesn't trust those young wizards. Some of their families are devout believers of the Holy See."

"But the other three of us believe that this part of the students cannot be rejected for this reason, and that will only increase the power of the Holy See step by step."

"We must tell those little wizards that they are born with magical powers, not given by the so-called gods."

"I've never heard of it, and it's not recorded in the history of magic."

Scott said in surprise.

"But after seeing this old-fashioned story, I have such a guess."

Ravenclaw smiled.

She said: "There are many secrets hidden in the history of magic, some of which will not even be recorded in books."

"What about now?" Rimbaud asked curiously, "Is there anyone in the Holy See who can use 'magic'?"

"That's exactly what I'm going to tell Scott."

Ravenclaw said.

"Before I die, the Holy See still has the power to fight wizards."

"But this situation changed after the 17th century."

"Secrecy law?"

Scott recalled the "International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy" signed at the end of the 17th century, to be precise, in 1689 and formally established in 1692.

Ravenclaw nodded.

"After waking up, I heard such an inside story..."

It turned out that the goblin rebellion in 1612 actually originated from the instigation of the Holy See.

In order to suppress the rebellion of goblins, the wizards became more active than ever before, which also gave the Holy See a chance to persecute wizards.

After this, the relationship between wizards and Muggles also reached its lowest point.

Since the beginning of the 15th century, the Holy See's persecution of witches and witches has taken steps across Europe.

This leads people in the wizarding world to take it for granted that using magic to help their Muggle neighbors is tantamount to actively adding wood to the fire that burns themselves.

Many witches and witches were imprisoned and sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft.

While some wizards and witches used magic to escape, others were not so lucky.

They were imprisoned in dungeons after being stripped of their wands, so they could not use magic to escape their execution.

For example, the ghost of Gryffindor College, Nearly Headless Nick, died this way.

Under such a background, wizarding families are particularly vulnerable to losing their children, because children are still unable to control their own magic, and often attract the attention of the Holy See, and they are powerless to resist.

Under the leadership of the Holy See, Muggles are increasingly persecuting wizarding children, more and more Muggles are forcing wizards to use magic for them, and burning witches is also increasing day by day.

Including Muggles being mistaken for witches and burned.

These all became the catalyst for the introduction of the "International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act".

At that time, the newly established British Ministry of Magic sent a special delegation to contact the Muggle monarchs William III and Mary II, hoping that Muggle laws would recognize and protect wizards.

Such attempts at official recognition and protection failed.

Wizards began to develop in the opposite direction - going underground and keeping secrets.

After the "International Statute of Secrecy" was signed and became effective, wizards completely went into hiding.

Perhaps naturally, they formed their own little communities within the community.

Many small villages attract several wizarding families, who band together to help and protect each other.

This went on for a long time, until wizards were cut off from Muggle society.

But that's just the surface, not the whole story.

All wizards and wizards have not forgotten the persecution of wizards by the Holy See.

In the following 18th century, after a period of silence, wizards all over the world united for the first time in secret and took action.

In England, wizards took the initiative to plan another goblin rebellion.

The silence they bought with the "Secrecy Act" made the Holy See relax its vigilance, and used the goblin rebellion to divert the Holy See's attention.

Finally, the extraordinary power in the hands of the Holy See was completely eliminated in one fell swoop.

It completely cut off the possibility of them continuing to recruit little wizards.

Not just the UK, this time the wizards have had a huge success.

The "divine arts" all over the world have completely disappeared, and even a few words of records have not survived.

"Since then, the Holy See, which has lost its extraordinary power, can only manage Muggles."

"Afterwards, the Muggle government also changed its attitude, and began a tacit limited cooperation with the wizarding government."

"After discussion, the International Federation of Wizards has decided to continue to strictly enforce the secrecy law, so as to avoid another large-scale conflict between wizards and Muggles."

"This is the truth hidden in history, and it is also what the professor will not teach in the history of magic class."

"But that's the background of modern magical history."

"It is also the reason for the formation of the political structure of the British wizarding world."

"In the UK, why is the so-called '28 Holy Clan' so popular, and almost all wizards and wizards acquiesce to the particularity of these families?"

"Not only because of their long history and profound heritage, but also because they all played an important role in the war against the Holy See."

After listening to this hidden history told by Ravenclaw, Scott didn't come back to his senses for a while.

"I see……"

he murmured.

At this time, Rimbaud, who had a lot of questions, asked another question.

"Why do wizards hide this history?"

Ravenclaw looked at Scott.

"Scott, you say."

"I think……"

Scott said.

"Of course it's because hiding is the best choice."

"Are you talking nonsense?"

Rimbaud muttered dissatisfied.

Scott laughed.

He also thought for a while before he figured it out.

"I guess that the hidden war must have been very bloody and cruel, and even some Muggle-born wizards were purged because of their position."

"Although the Holy See has lost its extraordinary power, its influence is still unparalleled."

"For the sake of the development of the wizarding world, it is impossible for wizards to give up accepting young Muggle-born wizards."

"After all, wizards are a minority among humans."

"In short, in order to make the wizarding society more harmonious in the future, everyone decided to conceal this history."

"It's just that pure-blood families will never forget this period of history. I'm afraid this is part of the reason why most of them are always hostile to Muggle-born."

"The Weasleys are known as 'pure-blood traitors' because of their closeness to Muggles, and probably because of that."

"I understand."

Rimbaud nodded seriously.

It tilted its head and looked at Scott.

"Oh Scott, you're Muggle-born too, what do you think now that you know that?"

"What can I think?" Scott said angrily, "I'm an atheist!"

As he spoke, he shook the animal skin in his hand.

"Sure enough, my adventure is not over yet."

According to the records on the animal skin, when [Asgard] lived and died, the only remaining wizards made a decisive decision.

Two wizards left with some research materials, and each hid those research materials in secret places named "Niflheim" and "Jortunheim".

And the remaining wizards cast the curse at the cost of their own lives.

The checkpoints in [Gungnir Tower] and the curse they left behind are not only used to prevent the Holy See from invading, but also responsible for selecting "heirs" for them.

They hope that in future generations, powerful wizards will pass all the tests and come here, accept all their inheritance, and realize their ultimate ideals.

"What do you think?" Scott asked Ravenclaw, "about [Agasd's] ideals."

Ravenclaw looked at him, "Create a new world that only belongs to wizards and magic? Do you want to accept such an ideal?"

Scott scratched his head in distress.

"If it can be achieved, there is nothing wrong with it."

Move everything related to magic to the New World, and isolate wizards and Muggles more thoroughly.

In this way, there should be no possibility of a major conflict between wizards and Muggles in the future.

"But it's not something I can do alone."

He said very realistically.

"To create a new world that can include everything in the magic world, I am afraid that all wizards in the world need to work together to achieve it."

"Of course, if you want to do it, you have to find a lot of like-minded partners."

Ravenclaw laughed.

"You have decided to go on an adventure to find 'Niflheim' and 'Jortunheim', haven't you?"

"I……"

Scott hesitated.

"I just want to find the supermagic named 'Gungnir', and use this inescapable supermagic to defeat Voldemort and Salazar Slytherin..."

Ravenclaw looked at him with inclusive eyes, and smiled without saying a word.

"All right……"

Scott said awkwardly.

"Since knowing that prophecy, I have lost my plans for the future..."

"I mean, if I can get through what the prophecy says, I'm willing to try that goal."

"After all, if things continue like this, I'm not optimistic that wizards and Muggles can live in peace forever in the future."

"Especially when Muggle technology is developing faster and faster..."

"thanks……"

The [Odin's Eye] hanging on Scott's finger suddenly flickered, and a "thank you" came out, and then fell completely silent.

Scott was stunned for a moment, and reached out to hold the [Eye of Odin] pendant.

In an instant, surging magic power gushed out from the pendant, blending with the magic power in Scott's body.

At the same time, a piece of detailed information about [Odin's Eye] was sent to him through magic.

"Oh……"

He was surprised again.

The so-called [Odin's Eye] is the highest achievement of the [Asgard] school of alchemy.

It was judged by them to be a masterpiece of alchemy no less than the Philosopher's Stone.

This gem is the most suitable carrier for the space magic "Yuktrazil".

A gem the size of a little finger knuckle in Scott's hand can open up a space with a radius of about five kilometers with "Yuktra Hill".

In other words, there is a space in this [Odin's Eye] that has been successfully opened up, with a radius of about five kilometers.

"Unbelievable!"

Scott explained the situation for a while, and then began to eagerly try.

He waved his magic wand to shrink Rimbaud and the four "summoned beasts", and took back the small wooden box, then held the small picture frame with one hand, and activated that space with the [Odin's Eye] in his hand.

A white light door appeared in front of him.

Scott stepped in.

Sunshine, blue sky, white clouds, forest, stream.

He came to a new world.

"There is actually an ecosystem in it!"

He stared at this scene dumbfounded.

Ravenclaw also said: "It seems that their research is deeper than we thought."

What Scott is thinking at this moment is that he has an absolutely safe "safe house", and he can let all the "summoned beasts" live in it.

Due to time considerations, Scott did not spend much time in the space.

A forest that looks fairly pristine isn't much to look at either.

Soon, he withdrew and returned to the [Golden Palace] temple.

"I should go back."

He glanced at his watch.

"There's still time to get some sleep before going to the final round of the Triwizard Tournament."

Just as he was about to activate the Portkey, the pillar in front of which placed the treasure chest suddenly began to sink.

Scott paused.

When the pillar sank completely into the ground, a lone metal gate rose again.

Scott walked to the door, reached out and grabbed the huge key on the door and turned it.

The door opened.

He took a few steps back, turned the inflatable boat on the ground back into a robe and put it on his shoulders.

Walking back to the door again, he pulled out the bronze key that was almost as long as the wand, and walked into the door.

In the next second, Scott saw the sea, the headland, the stone circle, and the setting sun.

"here it is……"

He identified it and found himself at the Brodgai Stone Circle, 1.2 kilometers northwest of Stenness Standing Stones.

Fortunately, the sun was about to sink into the sea at this time, and no one noticed his sudden appearance.

Scott finds [Magic Mirror] and starts contacting Dumbledore.

The communication was quickly connected.

"Oh, Scott, you're finally out."

In the mirror, Dumbledore's place is still the Standing Stone of Stenness.

"Professor? I didn't expect, where are you waiting for me... Yes, I'm at Brodgail Stone Circle."

"and many more……"

As soon as the voice fell, Dumbledore appeared in front of Scott.

"Oh……"

He saw the difference in Scott immediately.

"It seems that you have gained a lot from this adventure."

"Yes, Professor, I..."

Scott just wanted to share his experiences and gains in detail, but Dumbledore raised his hand to stop him.

"Don't worry, Scott," he said with a smile. "You need to rest, I must say, you look tired."

"Oh yes."

After receiving the reminder, the excitement passed, and Scott immediately felt tired like a tidal wave.

"Yes, sorry, I need a good night's sleep."

"of course."

Dumbledore nodded.

"Oh, by the way, Miss Doherty has been taken away by her grandfather."

he told Scott.

"She left a message, if you need a purification ceremony, go to the Sea of ​​Oaks to find her as soon as possible."

"No, there is no need." Scott said, "The curse has been purified. You can talk to Ravenk for details."

As he spoke, he handed over the small picture frame he held in his hand to Dumbledore, and at the same time took the backpack he handed over.

After tidying up his things, Scott and Dumbledore were taken away by Phoenix Fox.

He returned to the Hogwarts tower on the lawn outside the Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in France.

After disappearing suddenly for two days and then appearing suddenly the night before the third round, Scott's return of course sparked inquiries from other students.

Especially Roger and Fred, who share the dormitory, expressed strong dissatisfaction with Scott acting alone without telling them.

But Scott, who was exhausted physically and mentally, had no time to deal with them. He didn't even have time to eat dinner. He just took a quick shower and fell asleep on the bed.

The next morning, Scott woke up hungry.

"Oh, look, our Mr. Brave is up, and I'm going to prepare breakfast for you!"

Watching him sit up, Fred said in a deliberately eccentric tone.

"Hurry up, Roger, hurry up and prepare the washing water for our Mr. Brave!"

But Roger just looked at him funny, and didn't cooperate with him.

Scott rubbed his eyes, "You guy, what are you doing?"

"Of course it's to curry favor with Mr. Warrior!"

Fred continued to be flirtatious.

"After all, the noble Mr. Warrior no longer considers us friends."

"All right……"

Scott got out of bed and put on his slippers.

"Sorry, it's a bit complicated, but I'll let you guys know."

"Okay, I'm listening."

Fred stretched out his hand and made an exaggerated gesture next to his ear.

"not now."

Scott changes into his pajamas.

"Let's talk about it after the Triwizard Tournament is over."

Fred said, "Ha! You know what, I decided to root for Klum and Fleur today."

(End of this chapter)