Ancient wizards return to Hogwarts.

"So Hogwarts is open to the public during the summer vacation?" Aries exclaimed in amazement at the magnificent castle before him.

"Not open." Rice's answer surprised Aries: The school is not open during the holidays, so why were you able to come in?

Then she immediately realized that the boy in front of her was not an ordinary student, and there was a lot of trouble behind him.

Aries couldn't help but shudder.

The existence of Rice is like a small pond that looks clear, but when you dive into it, you find that the pond is actually bottomless, which is terrifying.

"Who are you?" she couldn't help asking.

Les stopped walking and turned to look at her.

"Many people have asked this question before you, and my answer is basically the same. I am Les Lint, an ordinary student at Hogwarts."

Aries: …

Rice's answer made her feel that her intelligence was insulted, but given her status, she couldn't force Rice to tell the truth.

"Come with me, I'm going to take you to meet my good friend." Les was too lazy to talk to Aries anymore, he motioned for her to follow him.

"Your friend is a professor at Hogwarts?" Driven by fear, Aries kept talking to Rice, trying to get more information.

"You can think so." Les sensed the fear in Aries' heart and he stopped again.

"If you are really scared, I can be kind and kill you here." Les said seriously.

Once sent to the dungeon, Aries' fate is as unpredictable as Schrödinger's cat in a box. She may get along well with Rowena, or be used by Rowena for strange experiments - of course, the biggest possibility is that she gets along well with Rowena, and then Rowena uses her for experiments.

In a way, Rowena is the same kind as herself.

Among the four founders of Hogwarts, Godric and Helga are both "heroes" and "knights" in traditional literature, while the definitions of him and Rowena are much more complicated.

Aries:?!

She was startled by Rice and then shook her head desperately.

She did everything she could to escape from Voldemort because she was afraid of death. How could she accept Rice's "kindness"?

"Okay, I was just joking, don't take it seriously." Les calmed Aries down.

"Yeah." Aries nodded, then asked Les another question: What kind of person is the old friend he mentioned?

Les certainly couldn't tell the truth in his heart. He recalled and described Ravenclaw with the official overview: "She is beautiful but a little strict. She thinks the smartest people have the best prospects. She likes students who are wise, fair, shrewd, knowledgeable, smart, far-sighted, curious, and like to delve into things."

Aries: …

She felt that she seemed to have nothing to do with anything except curiosity. What she was most proud of was her bloodline. Her family had produced several generations of constellation monks, and the title of Aries was almost tied to them.

Then Aries chatted with Les idly, and was eventually taken to the dungeon of the castle by him.

"Eh? Here..." Aries hesitated to speak.

"what happened?"

"nothing."

Les could tell that Aries was lying, but he didn't really care and just left it to Rowena to handle.

But after a few seconds, Aries revealed the truth himself: Master Polaris of the Secret Order was looking for such a place.

"What is he looking for in a place like this?" Les frowned.

"I really don't know about that."

This was the last conversation between the two, because not long after, Les saw Rowena's ghost.

"Long time no see, you look better than before." Les was not flattering Rowena, but the filth in her spirit had really faded to the point where it was almost invisible. Apparently, during her stay in the dungeon, she had found a new way to purify herself.

"It's not much better, just a trick." Rowena was unusually frank with her old friend and clearly told Les that she had "put on makeup."

"Who is this...?" Rowena noticed the presence of Aries the first time she saw her old friend, and also discovered the trick her old friend had left on her. After a brief greeting, she had to ask about her background.

This is also the reason why she did not call out Rice's real name at the first time.

"Aries, a member of the Secret Order of Constellations."

Rowena raised her eyebrows: Salazar had sent her a monk from the secret order before, but she didn't expect that he would send another one now.

"Thank you for your kindness." However, Rowena did not have high expectations for this, because a monk could only help her entertain herself at best.

"She knows the domain." Rice reminded Rowena, telling her that Aries was not the ordinary monk before.

"Oh?" Rowena's interest was aroused.

"What is her field?" Rowena asked impatiently.

"I'm not sure what it is exactly, I just know it's related to the air."

After learning that Aries' domain was air, Rowena's eyes lit up.

"Thank you, this is the best gift you have ever given me." Rowena said sincerely from the bottom of her heart.

Aries: …

The conversation between the two made her feel a little creepy. It was like a butcher and a customer discussing the origin and breeding methods of a pig at the stall, boasting about the tenderness and fatness of the pork, and it was also a bit like the discussion when buying and selling pets in a pet market.

The scariest thing was that she was the subject of their discussion, which made Aries shudder. She didn't know whether she was a food ingredient or a pet to amuse herself in the eyes of the ghost witch.

She doesn't like either the former or the latter because she wants to be a human being.

If Les knew what she was thinking, he would definitely laugh for a while. After merging with the divine remains provided by the secret society, her identity as a "human" left her.

In the following conversation, Rowena always gave Rice a feeling of absent-mindedness. She was in a state where she wanted to end the conversation quickly, but was forced to hold on because of etiquette.

The considerate Rice didn't say much and followed Rowena's wishes to end this unwelcome conversation as soon as possible.

After Les left, Rowena immediately walked around to Aries and looked at her with longing eyes, which made Aries a little frightened.

"I see a desire for life and freedom in your eyes. That's good." Rowena said, "As long as you agree to one small condition, I can give you freedom - even if that guy comes, he can't take it away."

Aries is moved.

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