081. Ancient mystical oaths
After listening to Professor Flitwick's account, Scott was intrigued by the oath he was talking about.
He made a request to Professor Flitwick, "Professor, can you tell us the details of that vow?" β
But Professor Flitwick shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Scott." He reluctantly said, "Unfortunately, that's all I know." β
Scott confirmed to him again, "So, the only thing you can be sure of is that the oath won't cause them irreparable harm?" β
Professor Flitwick nodded, "Only Dumbledore and the heads of the four houses knew about this at first. In the presence of Hogwarts Castle, the terms of the oath cannot be violated. β
He sighed, "But that's just to put an end to the irreparable damage, and in fact the students are already hurting now." β
"Sure enough, their haggard state wasn't just because of an exhaustion of energy." Scott said.
Professor Flitwick nodded a little worriedly, "They've given some life force. β
He added, "While Madam Pomfrey was able to bring them back to shape, the damage had already been done. β
Scott asked, "Can't you ban them from club activities?" β
Professor Flitwick shook his head again.
Scott understood, and this was also a condition of the oath.
"We didn't want to agree to that oath in the first place."
Professor Flitwick clenched his fist.
"It's just...... It was a very old oath, and it was destined to take effect on a very old day, far back from the day it was signed. β
Scott asked curiously, "Do you know who the two parties are who signed the oath?" β
Professor Flitwick's expression was a little tangled.
But under the curious eyes of Scott and Eddie, he still opened his mouth to say the answer, "The other party to the oath has hidden his real name, but it was Rowena Ravenclaw who signed the oath on behalf of Hogwarts. β
When Scott heard this, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a moment.
"Ravenclaw?"
Eddie couldn't help but exclaim.
Professor Flitwick nodded in the affirmative.
Scott can only say that he didn't expect such a thing to happen at all.
He sighed to himself.
Sure enough, a real world is far more complex than what is described in the "original" novel.
The "original book" is an adventure story that revolves around the perspective of Harry Potter to describe the experience of this "boy who never died".
But in places not depicted in the "original book", outside of Harry's perspective and cognition, there are countless events in this real world that are happening simultaneously, or have happened before.
Professor Flitwick added, "Because it's Ravenclaw, the great wizard who founded Hogwarts with his friends, we can choose to trust her. β
Scott pondered for a moment, digesting the information he had received.
"Milton: Are they now faced with a trade-off between their own safety and their pursuit of music?"
He spoke strangely speculatively.
"But now it's ...... I'm sure you've warned them, but they know it won't cause irreparable damage, so they don't care to continue to indulge in it? β
He was still puzzled, "What is the purpose of that oath?" Just to suck some of the students' life force? β
He always felt that there was something hidden in it.
But that's all Professor Flitwick knows.
He looked at Scott and Eddie kindly, "The oath conditions prevented the professors from exploring the truth, but it didn't stop the students. In short, what you do is up to you, and it is your choice. β
Scott felt he needed to think about it.
After thanking Professor Flitwick, he left the professor's office with Eddie.
As soon as he left the office, he couldn't help but get caught up in his thoughts, which caused him to walk more and more slowly.
At this time, even Eddie, who usually talks too much, remained silent.
Scott walked and walked past an open window.
The cold wind poured into the hallway from the window, causing him to come back to his senses.
He reached out and tightened the thick cloak he was wearing, and turned to look at Eddie.
"What do you think about this?" He asked.
Eddie hesitated and said, "Since Professor Flitwick said that there would be no irreparable danger...... Can we leave it alone? β
Scott said, "If it's really just like that......"
Eddie burst out laughing, "I know you're going to say that next......"
He began to deliberately imitate Scott's tone of voiceβlowering his voice and speaking slowly, "Since the danger is not too high, we should not interfere as long as it is Milton's own choice." β
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Scott gave him a smirk.
At this moment, another gust of cold wind passed through the corridor, and both of them shrunk their necks at the same time.
Feeling that the temperature was getting colder, they decided to go back to the common room with the fireplace as soon as possible.
They quickened their pace, climbing from the eighth floor of the main castle to the first floor, and when they reached the Ravenclaw Tower, they climbed again to the eighth floor of the tower.
As the two stood outside the common room gate, Eddie, who had "overwhelmed", was already gasping for breath.
"What breaks and snaps together?"
The bronze knocker on the gate dutifully posed a question to the two of them.
"Water...... Face. Eddie, panting, rushed to answer.
"Correct." The knocker said.
The door opened, and the two walked into the common room.
At this time, the common room is lively.
Many Ravenclaw students are still lamenting the narrowly missed Quidditch match today.
They all gathered around several team members, and they took the initiative to give them advice.
This is probably the time when the Ravenclaws, who are usually focused on their own business, seem to be at their most enthusiastic, and Scott has to sigh once again at the charm of Quidditch.
"Roger!"
Scott waved to Roger, who was sitting on a bench couch in the crowd.
"Oh! You're back! β
Roger stood up and squeezed his way through the crowd.
He still has a broomstick in his hand, and he is still wearing a dirty team uniform and protective gear.
"Looks like you're not too upset?" Scott looked at him deliberately.
"We've played well." Roger said optimistically, "Bruce believes that Autumn will try her best to grow up and let everyone not put too much pressure on her." Of course, I think so too. β
"Let's go, go back to the dormitory. We need to talk about classical music clubs. β
Scott was the first to walk up the stairs leading to the bedroom.
After the three of them returned to the dormitory, Roger listened to Eddie talk about what he and Scott had experienced today as they changed their clothes.
"Yes, I've asked Professor Flitwick before that." "He told me not to worry too much. β
"But you didn't tell us!" Eddie said dissatisfied.
Roger said, "I had been trying to persuade Milton out of a well-intentioned fear that something might happen to them, but you weren't on my side. β
He apparently did it on purpose.
Eddie couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Scott walked over to the edge of the bed and sat down, and he said to the other two, "Professor Flitwick had warned them, but it may have been that music that confused them." β
Roger spread his hands: "Since they haven't given up, I'm afraid they're ready to bear the price." β
Eddie laughed and said, "In that case, let's let them go crazy, and the most serious consequence is only to lie in the school hospital for a week or two." β
Scott, however, felt that there must be something hidden in that mysterious oath.
He had a lot of doubts about it.
Who was the one who made the Ravenclaw vows?
Why would the other party hide their real name?
What is the purpose of the oath that has taken so much effort to run over a millennia?
Is it just some life force?
It's impossible to think about it.
Also, are these doubts only he can think of?
Of course not.
The professors did nothing, and seemed to be constrained by the conditions attached to the oath.
Is this restriction really restrictive?
The point is, can Dumbledore be restrained?
Scott was skeptical.
He also knew that Roger and Eddie must have sensed that something was wrong, but they chose to ignore it because of the presence of the professors.
Truth be told, if Milton hadn't been in the middle of the incident, Scott wouldn't have been interested in thinking about this incomparably strange thing here.
It sounds like a pit.
In short, after thinking about it for a while, he finally decided-
Let's wait and see for a while.
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