Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Time is the most mysterious force in the magical world.In history, there have been many magic items with the power of time, such as the Sands of Time, a treasure that Persia unexpectedly obtained after defeating and conquering a city. Coincidentally, the legendary Sands of Time was finally scattered at the feet of Ike. of this land.

So, the reason for the formation of this time stagnant place has something to do with the Sands of Time?

Ike didn't delve into it, it didn't make much sense.With all the time-turners in the British Ministry of Magic's collection on him, he had little interest in the Sands of Time.

He sat on the floor, closed his eyes, held the wand up in front of him, and quietly felt the changes in the magic power in his body.After a long time, I suddenly opened my eyes, and my face was filled with relief.

The magic power is still flowing, and although the consumption is small, it still exists. This proves that time is still working here, and the so-called stagnation is just an illusion caused by the slow flow rate.

This makes it much easier. Stagnation and slowness are two different concepts, and the degree of danger is also different.

Ike stood up, walked around on this floor for a while, and then stepped on the upward stone stairs.

As soon as I stepped on it, the surrounding environment changed instantly.The decorations that were the same as those thousands of years ago have disappeared, and even the walls have disappeared. What you can see from the front, left, and right are just weird colors, twisting and changing, without any rules.

The stone staircase is alone among them. Looking up, you can only see circles of circling stones. The higher you go up, the more dilapidated the stone staircase becomes.Ike walked up slowly, wand in hand, alert.

This scene is completely different from what Lao Fu said.

When Lao Fu climbed up to the Tower of Babel, he easily reached the top floor and saw the beautiful garden and the magical tree of life.Looking at Ike again, it’s a place where time has stopped and the scene in front of me is completely confusing. It can’t be that this tower has become a spirit, right?

Ike, who has lived in this world for more than ten years, knows very well that when in doubt, it is definitely not wrong to leave the blame to magic.What's more, both Lao Fu and Dumbledore said that magic is the most amazing thing in the world!

Slowly ascending, climbing silently, but this stone staircase seems to have no end. No matter how long it is, there is still no end in sight.

Continue, continue, gradually, there is only one thought left in Ike's heart, and it is this thought that drives him to keep moving forward.His consciousness is still awake, but his mind can no longer control his body.

The brain is constantly giving instructions to stop, but the body has a mind of its own.

Apart from thoughts and magic, nothing else can be controlled.

The mechanical walking and climbing made Ike lose the concept of time. He had no idea how long or how far he had walked on this stone staircase. What was disappointing was that the environment did not change at all.

The wand was put away at some point, and the clothes on his body became shabby. His hair was so long that it was dragged to the ground, and there were many white hairs on it.

My body gradually became weak, there were many wrinkles, and many small spots appeared on my skin.Muscle and fat disappeared too, leaving only a fold of skin clinging to the bones.Like a terrifying skeleton, but still walking, accompanied by a creaking sound.

At some point, Ike's soul fell into a deep sleep, as if in a dream, lying on his back on soft clouds.There was a gentle breeze blowing out, slowly pushing the clouds, leisurely and very relaxed.

In a daze, there seemed to be soft sunlight falling on the face, which was warm and a little itchy with the majesty.I scratched subconsciously, but it didn't use any strength at all.

Ike was a little annoyed, annoyed that his hands were disobedient.So he pressed harder, but his hand still didn't move. Then he switched to the other one, and it was the same.

The sun on his face also became hot, and the itchy feeling made him more and more irritable.Faintly, he felt something was wrong. This feeling was like a ghost on the bed.

Hmm... a ghost on the bed?

As if by instinct, Ike's legs jerked, and then the cloud under him suddenly tilted to one side, and actually knocked him off it.A strong feeling of weightlessness came over me, and solid land seemed to appear in front of me.

The speed of falling is getting faster and faster, and the distance from the ground is getting closer and closer.Ike panicked even more. He suddenly remembered a rumor from the past: if you roll yourself up when falling from a high altitude, you may be able to save your life...

I tried hard to make my body move, but they still didn't respond.So harder, harder... Finally, the fingers moved, then the arms, and then the whole body.In the process, a powerful force appeared in his body, dispelling the cold and fear, and even stopped his falling body.

"What is this?" Ike had doubts in his heart. He felt that he was familiar with this power, but he had forgotten its name...

"what exactly is it?"

"what exactly is it!"

Ike became even more irritable. He knew very well that the name of this power was very important, as important as life.

As if in an instant, the skeleton that was still walking on the stone stairs stopped.Then gradually, the long snow-white hair behind her became shorter and darker.The wrinkles and spots on the body also disappeared, the skin became fuller, and flesh and blood reappeared under the skin.

The wand fell into his hand quietly, and the tip of the wand flickered with a soft white light.Another golden light flashed, intertwined with the white light to form a thread, entangled and turned into a cocoon, trapping Ike inside.

Light, dark, light, dark, like breathing, the white and gold cocoon flashes rhythmically.

Sudden!The cocoon glowed brightly, and then suddenly disappeared, turning into dots of starlight.Ike stood with his eyes closed, his breathing steady and long, and everything about him was back to when he first stepped into the tower.

The next second, his eyes opened, the wand was raised high and slammed to the ground!

Golden ripples rippled, and the strange scenes all around were like a broken mirror, with spiderweb-like cracks appearing out of thin air.

"Crack, click, click..."

The sound of breaking glass seemed to ring in my ears, and the originally endless stone staircase above my head disappeared, leaving only seven short steps ahead.

Ahead, there is a dazzling but soft white light.

One step, two steps, three steps, with each step, the white light becomes a little weaker, and a warmth falls on the body, like the sunlight under the shade of dense trees in summer.

Very comfortable.

Four steps, five steps, six steps, Ike took the last step firmly, the magic power in his body surged, and the white light in front of him was suddenly blown away.

Then, it suddenly became clear!

It's like stepping on the void, with the ruined Tower of Babel under your feet and the soft sunshine above your head.There are flowers and plants all around, and the air is filled with intoxicating fragrance, which makes people relax unconsciously.

Directly ahead, there is a short fruit tree in the center, bare, with only two leaves still stubbornly hanging on the branches, and a cherry-sized red fruit hanging from the leaves.

Full, with a shimmer like water ripples.

Somehow, Ike knew the name of this fruit and the purpose of his trip:

The fruit of life!