Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Library of Ravenclaw
Due to the turmoil of the Chamber of Secrets, the school canceled the large outdoor sports event of Quidditch, which made the young wizards a little disappointed, and unexpectedly led to the popularity of the dueling club. This is probably also deliberately contributed by Dundelee.
Today is the time for the Duel Club activities again, and many students have come to watch the scene. This caused the normally bustling corridor to fall silent, leaving only the portraits hanging on the walls, and the people inside walked back and forth.
Ravenclaw Tower, Li Lin and Hermione walked side by side, Li Lin was playing with the brooch in one hand, and the wandless spell had already improved his magic level. But just as the wizard who used the wand eliminated the wizard who didn't use the casting medium, once Li Lin found his own casting medium, his level would increase geometrically.
Li Lin tried to use his brooch to cast a guiding spell. But his brooch didn't give this face at all, no matter how Li Lin shook his arm, there was not even a spark in front of the brooch. After a few shakes, Hermione next to her laughed.
She reached for the brooch. "Lin, this wand you made yourself is not Ollivander's wand. I don't think it's for you better than a normal wand. Hermione vaguely expressed that this wand made by Li Lin may not even have normal spell casting ability. And then almost as if to prove it. Hermione flicked her arm and casually chanted a spell in an attempt to cast a light spell.
A cloud of silver light suddenly shot out from the tip of the brooch, and the light bounced back and forth against the wall. Apparently, the wand was out of control and the spell had been twisted. The light bounced farther and farther away, disappearing into the bend of the corridor with a silver light.
Li Lin and Hermione looked at each other, then hurriedly followed, turned the hallway, and saw the light again. They followed the light and watched it bounce back and forth.
The light didn't bounce for long, when the silver light hit the frame of an oil painting, it suddenly disappeared, and the scene in the oil painting, like the light, disappeared abruptly. Instead of a white cloth with an oil frame, the white cloth glows slightly.
Li Lin suddenly had a premonition in his heart, took the brooch from Hermione's hand, turned the brooch into a long staff, Li Lin brought the staff close to the white cloth, and sure enough, the staff entered the white cloth as if there was no obstacle.
"Hermione, use the Transfiguration Charm." Li Lin turned to Hermione and spoke, and Hermione also took out her wand, and a magic ray hit the white cloth. The white cloth with the frame of the oil painting disappears, and two closed doors appear, and this is the real scene.
"Looks like we've found it." Li Lin looked at the eagle pattern in the middle of the door and the ancient pattern on the door, and couldn't help but say.
Hermione knew more, and her wealth of knowledge allowed her to immediately recognize that the patterns were similar to those of Hogwarts when it was founded. The eagle represents Ravenclaw, and there are some deformed magical symbols hidden in the pattern, meaning knowledge, vaults, etc.
Hermione used the lockpicking charm, but the door didn't react in the slightest. Li Lin thought for a moment and asked Hermione to put her wand on the eagle pattern and tap it twice.
In an instant, the eagle that had been flat on the door seemed to come to life, as if it had come out of the door, and a silver eagle in the shape of the bronze eagle that had been confronted when entering the Ravenclaw to rest.
The shape of the two is similar, and the role is also similar.
The silver eagle stretched its feathers, chirped, and then asked.
"The name of Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter?"
"Helena Ravenclaw." Li Lin replied, obviously, this is a question to send points.
The door suddenly opened, and the surging air movement kicked up dust on the ground. On the dusty floor, there were bookshelves one after another, and the number of bookshelves was not very large, and it was completely incomparable to the large library of Hogwarts. But apparently by the magic, the floor was covered with dust, and the shelves were clean and spotless. Ancient parchment rolls are stacked on the shelves.
"Clean it up." Hermione shook her wand slightly, and magic quickly cleaned the small library. The air inside has also become fresher. Li Lin and Hermione walked in.
"All I can leave you with is knowledge." Hermione read a line of text on the shelf.
Li Lin casually picked up a few books and flipped through them, confirming that after so many years, many magic books that could be called secret treasures at that time could no longer keep up with the times. Over time, spells have evolved and progressed. But there are some that are not in the spell right now.
One of the reasons why pure-blood wizards are arrogant is here. After all, Hogwarts is just a secondary school. After graduating from Hogwarts, it is not so convenient for the rest of the advanced magic to be learned. Pure-blood wizards use family traditions to monopolize knowledge, while the Ministry of Magic uses its position to monopolize it.
The magic of space and the magic of time. Even the Traceless Stretching Charm, an extremely useful spell in life, is under the control of the Ministry of Magic. And now, Li Lin's magic books about space and time are not one or two.
"Lin, are we going to tell the principal?" Hermione's eyes lit up as she looked at so many books.
"Nope." Li Lin denied, "This is the Ravenclaw library, we can inform the headmaster, but we can't let these books be moved to the Great Library at Hogwarts." Because this is what Ms. Rowena left to our college. ”
Hermione agreed. But after thinking about it, she frowned.
"A lot of the spells here don't work now, how many years have passed?! Isn't the spell progressing at all? ”
Hermione was puzzled. Li Lin was comforted and patted her on the shoulder.
"Obviously, the Ministry of Magic has a monopoly on knowledge."
"The most primitive composition of the Ministry of Magic itself is composed of pure-blood wizards, so it is a consistent routine to monopolize knowledge and suppress civilian wizards."
Hermione was young, but she could understand it. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. In the process of modernization, there are many struggles with those nobles and even military power. As a native of England, Hermione also realized that pure-blood wizards had a monopoly on knowledge for status, and the same was true for the Ministry of Magic.
"But how can they do that?" Hermione was in disbelief. She pursed her lips, but her already somewhat baby-fat face looked even cuter.
Li Lin coughed and covered up, and panic suddenly rose in his heart. And then said.
"Hermione, because you grew up in a Muggle society, you live in a world where everyone is equal. But this is not the case in the magical society, and there is no glorious revolution in the magical society, although the magic is magnificent and magical, but the wizards who make up the magical society are not magical. ”
"As society has grown, Muggle-born wizards have become more and more enlightened, and Muggle society has always influenced wizarding society, because many wizards have lived in Muggle society since childhood. This creates the illusion of equality in wizarding society. But in fact, those pure-blood wizards who have been passed down from generation to generation still believe in backward theories such as nobility and monarchy in their bones. Why else would they kneel before the Dark Lord? Their slogan is for the glory of pureblood, but as purebloods, they kneel like the Dark Lord? Is the glory of pure blood kneeling? ”
Hermione's face was thoughtful. And Li Lin also stopped his political speech. concluded.
"Therefore, the magical society is a backward society full of a large number of feudal remnants, because magic has extended his life, and magic has covered these problems."