Magical Studies at Hogwarts

The sky is gray, depressing gray.

A few wisps of clouds hang on it, like ribbons, wrapped around a crescent moon.

There is no wind, but the clouds are swaying slightly.

Ike looked at it for a long time, which can only mean that it is magic.

Looking back in front of me, I saw a large piece of land composed entirely of gravel and gravel.It was bare and lifeless.Lowering his head, he saw a huge and unexpected rock under his feet, and behind him was the calm, dark water.Looking left and right, you can't see the edge at all, and all you can see are ferocious and rugged rocks.

Waving the wand, a ball of light flashed from the tip of the wand, rushed forward a few meters, and was extinguished by Ike.

This is a necessary experiment, and the result is naturally good. There is no awkwardness in the casting of the spell.

It is enough.

Ike didn't get hung up on the direction. Ike, who had already explored many ruins, felt that he had plenty of experience. In a place like this, external directions didn't work, and the only one he could trust was himself.

After leaving a towering stone tower entirely made of stones on the spot, Ike took steps directly in the direction in front of him.

This sandy land is huge. After walking forward for a long time, it was only when I turned around that I could only vaguely see the stone tower that the scenery finally changed in front of me.Ike waved his wand lightly, and another stone tower rose from the ground before continuing forward.

When he reached his feet, Ike suddenly stopped.

He tentatively stepped forward with his right foot, then pulled it back as soon as it made contact.As soon as he rubbed it on the ground, a black mud was swallowed up by the sand in the blink of an eye.Looking further, the yellow sand and black mud are clearly distinguishable.

Ike frowned. The swamp full of black mud in front of him was obviously abnormal.

Since entering Avalon, Ike has always maintained a layer of protection.And just now, the moment his right foot stepped on the black mud, the protection on his foot disappeared!

"This damn place actually bans demons!"

Ike cursed and simply vented his frustration.At this time, any venting is useless.The existence of black mud only abolished Ike's method of sneaking through magic. In addition, there is still a way to pass through the swamp.

"...The king killed Mordred and himself was fatally injured..."

"...Bedivere followed the agreement and threw the king's sword into the lake. Suddenly a white hand stretched out from the lake, caught the king's sword, and sank into the lake with the king's symbol..."

"...Vivian appeared, accompanied by Nimue and Morgan Le Fay..."

"...The nymphs of the lake surrounded the dying king and sent him to the black boat summoned by Morgan Le Fay..."

"...The boat rocked gently, carrying the great king across the sea, through swamps and dense forests, and returned to Fantasyland far away from the world..."

Ike walked along the edge of the swamp, whispering a ballad that had been circulated in the magical world for a long time. Therein lies the secret of passing through this swamp.

It's simple, just find the black boat.

This requires a little searching. The magic of Morgan le Fay, the fairy of the lake, calling the boat has not been handed down. In fact, all the magic about King Arthur, the fairy of the lake, and even Avalon has not been handed down.And Ike just tried it, and the flying spell was of no use.

Also, how can magic created after the break in the Middle Ages be useful?

Ike walked silently, drinking water when he was thirsty, eating when he was hungry, and falling to sleep when he was tired and sleepy.He was well prepared. The small box in his pocket contained enough food and water for a person to consume for half a year.

Because of magic, they don't go bad.

A few days later, four days to be precise, Ike finally saw a little change at the edge of the monotonous swamp: a dark log suddenly poked at the edge of the swamp, and around it, there were five other logs. The same logs were neatly divided into two rows and stretched into the swamp.

"...The swamps of Avalon have a rare characteristic, and all magic cannot take effect here..."

"...We searched for two days and finally found a small and crude pier. Godric said it must have been built by the Fairy of the Lake, but I think the Green Knight is more reliable, if they really exist... …”

"...We waited at the dock for a few more days, until the crescent moon in the sky turned into a full moon. We finally waited for the ship that could travel through this swamp..."

"... Just like in the legend, the boat is black and small, but it is surprisingly stable. Driving on the swamp, I don't feel any bumps..."

"...Godric was the first to jump on the boat, stood on the bow, and shouted loudly, as if he thought the boat under his feet was a Viking ship, and he himself became the captain..."

"...Helga was the second one, shouting after Godric. Only she would agree with Godric on this kind of thing, and only she would find Godric's behavior very irritating, and I would only I feel childish. As for Salazar, he never gets involved in these things..."

"...The boat is very stable, but I saw Salazar's brows were frowning since he got on the boat. When I asked him, he just shook his head, but his brows frowned even more..."

"... Look at him staring at the dark mud of the surrounding swamp. Is there any danger somewhere? But until he passed through the swamp, nothing happened..."

Recalling the contents of the Ravenclaw manuscript in his mind, Ike was very sure that the six logs in front of him were the pier that the four giants had found. However, thousands of years later, the pier had been swallowed up by the swamp.

Ike didn't think much about it. After all, when the Big Four came here a thousand years ago, there seemed to be no one in Avalon.Thousands of years have passed, and some changes are normal.

What's more, the key now is that Ike doesn't know how long he has to wait here.Looking up at the moon that always hangs in the sky, a few days have passed and it seems to have not changed at all.

He simply stopped at the shore.

In order to live more comfortably, Ike rarely set up a tent and waited quietly.It just so happens that I take this time to make a simple summary and think about something.

Like, what I saw in the sky in Gloucester that day...

Time seems to have changed since entering Avalon, and it feels completely different from outside.Two days have passed, and the crescent moon in the sky has still not changed at all.But on the third day, it suddenly became smaller.

It stayed like this for a few days, and then one day it got bigger again.I thought it would turn into a full moon the next time it changed, but unexpectedly it disappeared.

He waited for it to change twice more, which made Ike a little impatient. Finally, at a certain moment, the moon in the sky suddenly turned into a perfect circle.

The bright moonlight illuminated the entire Avalon in an instant, and also dispersed the few wisps of entangled clouds.Ike quickly packed up his tent and sundries and looked into the depths of the swamp under the bright moonlight.

Waiting, waiting, finally, a relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the distance, deep in the swamp, a black boat was slowly approaching the shore.

Just as Ravenclaw remembered, it was smooth.

(End of this chapter)