"Nothing meaningful?"

Seeing Scott close the Daily Prophet in his hand, Rimbaud asked curiously.

"The chaos in the Ministry of Magic will also affect the newspapers." Scott replied, "So they have to be careful about publishing something that is ambiguous and doesn't have a clear point of view." ”

After breakfast, Scott took out the small picture frame he had brought with him and summoned a portrait of the Ravenclaw mentor.

"Mentor, do you know all about it?" He asked, "What happened in the past two days." ”

Ravenclaw smiled slightly, "I know something, at Hogwarts, the residents in the portrait are always well-informed. ”

Scott pulls out the [Magic Mirror] and shows Ravenclaw the footage of the battle he recorded.

After a long time, Ravenclaw, who watched the whole process, did not show any mood swings.

She said to Scott in a commonplace tone, "No matter how much time has passed, no matter what era we are in, wizards will always start wars because of their different ideas. ”

Scott was a little surprised by her unfazed wave, but quickly figured it out again.

His mentor was a wizard who lived thousands of years ago, in a much more chaotic time than it is now.

As a powerful wizard standing tall on the ceiling, what has Ravenclaw never seen?

"But Medea is different." Ravenclaw added, "The child doesn't have a philosophy of her own, she's just a continuation of Salazar." ”

When the tutor said this, he frowned, expressing his disapproval of Medea.

Maybe in her opinion, even if Voldemort's ideas were bad, he was better than Medea who actually had no ego?

Scott thought so and asked.

Ravenclaw did not deny it.

But she deliberately emphasized, "Of course, this is from the wizard himself, if you look at it from a social point of view, Medea's philosophy is undoubtedly more modest, and Voldemort's views are too extreme." ”

Scott asked curiously, "If Salazar Slytherin himself had appeared, would you appreciate his ideas more than Dumbledore?" ”

Ravenclaw laughed again, "Isn't that weird? ”

Scott thought about it and felt that there was nothing surprising about it.

Ravenclaw said: "Salazar used to be hostile to Muggles, and would even be wary of Muggle-born wizards, but he was undoubtedly a smart man, and smart people always kept up with the times. ”

This is evident from the ideas that Medea is preaching today.

Scott thought.

"But I thought their idea was to unite the majority of people so that they could change their destiny more quickly?" He asked again.

Ravenclaw shook his head, "Salazar is an overly proud guy, so he wouldn't do such a thing." Even if it's just exploitation, he doesn't use false excuses. ”

After chatting about the concept face-to-face, Scott began to ask curiously about the magical puppet magic that Medea used.

"It's probably her secret method." Ravenclaw said, "In terms of achievement, the kid was still talented." ”

As for how Medea did it, although Ravenclaw can't restore it, there are some conjectures.

Scott listened carefully to her explanation, and realized that Medea's technique of manipulating ceramic dolls came more from black magic and soul research, and only overlapped with alchemy, but had little to do with Transfiguration.

And to achieve the level of Medea, brutal and bloody dark magic and soul experiments are essential.

"That's the main reason why we're going to part ways with Salazar." Ravenclaw sighed, "He's too high-minded, he's able to use all the resources he has for the sake of magic, and he lacks a basic respect for life." ”

Ravenclaw doesn't go into this part in depth, and even sternly warns Scott not to pursue taboos.

"Those shadows will eventually be reflected in the wizard's mind."

Ravenclaw gets back to the beginning.

Why is it that from a personal development perspective, a bad idea is better than no ego at all?

"Wizards are creatures that are driven by emotions, and when we use magic, we use the power of the mind."

"Even if it's paranoia, brutality, hatred, these negative emotions can be a source of strength."

"I think Voldemort's existence has proven it."

Hearing Ravenclaw's theoretical explanation, Scott nodded approvingly.

But at the same time, he is not sensitive to this, he is a rational person, and he does not want to let his uncontrollable emotions dominate his actions no matter what.

Ravenclaw certainly sees this, too.

"Of course I wouldn't want you to go down that path, although you can gain relatively strong power, and I have even seen many examples of that, but uncontrolled emotions are disorderly and will inevitably lead to destruction."

At this point, Ravenclaw has a lot to say.

"I can tell you've been suppressing yourself. But I must warn you, Scott, my apprentice, that this is not the best way to go. ”

"How do I do that?" Scott was starting to get a little dazed.

In the past, he would always use his reason to suppress his emotions over and over again, but now it seems that it is not a good way to do it.

No, he was even already deeply affected.

Because he felt it, and several times, he almost lost control.

For example, yesterday, when he heard the bitter cry of the witch who lost her husband in the tavern, especially when he sensed the emotions of the people, he became a little uncontrollable and sensitive, and even began to feel compassion.

Even if he suppressed this emotion, then he unusually bought a lot of sweet and greasy candies to eat.

At that moment, he seemed to be possessed by Dumbledore, and developed an uncontrollable instinctive craving for sweets that he was not interested in.

These emotions and behaviors are not in line with his original personality and hobbies.

However, without the reminder of his Ravenclaw mentor, he would not even be wary of some of his occasional perverse psychology and behavior.

"What you should learn is not to suppress or let go, but how to guide and use your emotions, which is about your own heart, and no one can make decisions for you." Ravenclaw replied.

Tutor Ravenclaw's words sounded plausible, but Scott had no clue about it.

Fortunately, Ravenclaw immediately gave him another hint, "You can set an anchor point for your mind." ”

"Anchor?" Scott looked at the mentor in the painting suspiciously.

"It can be your inseparable hobby, it can be the ideal you have to fight for, or it can even be the person you love deeply." "Of course, my advice is that it's best not to let someone else's presence be your anchor, and your mentor is a case of failure." ”

"Helena?" Scott blurted out.

In an instant, he even understood why a great legendary wizard like Ravenclaw would die of illness due to his daughter's betrayal.

It's just that he regrets the name he blurted out, afraid that this is exposing the scars of his mentor.

But Ravenclaw nodded without hesitation.

"You see, even blood relatives can betray you for some inexplicable reason. Choosing someone to be an anchor is pinning everything you have on someone else, which is not a good thing for either you or the person you choose. ”

At this moment, Scott felt that the Ravenclaw in the painting was almost cold.

But she soon became gentle again.

"I don't blame my daughter, it's because I love her as a mother, I just don't think I made the best choice."

Scott instinctively frowned.

"Does it have to be?" He asked softly, "The so-called anchor?" ”

He was still a little reluctant.

Whether it is hobbies, ideals, or people, he is a little repulsed.

After all, he still wants his reason to dominate, and he has an instinctive uneasiness about making himself "emotional".

Ravenclaw smiled slightly, "Then it depends on where you want to go." ”

Scott was stunned.

"All I can tell you is that when your magic has advanced to a certain level, you will inevitably face such problems. I guess your related troubles have already arisen, haven't they? "And this is the most appropriate way we can find to maintain a balance between reason and induction. ”

"I didn't expect that." Scott rubbed his temples.

Is it true that the more powerful a wizard is, the more he will face the influence of uncontrolled minds?

He thought a lot in a moment.

Voldemort's madness, brutality, and sometimes unwise choices, and Dumbledore's usual madness in the eyes of others, are all due to this reason?

Ravenclaw seemed to see his resistance, and said gently: "You can learn from Helga, she chose her hobby, and I have the impression that she has always lived happily and steadily. ”

Hearing her words, Scott naturally remembered the rumors about Helga Hufflepuff.

The lady left behind many precious magical recipes and cooking charms, and it is said that many of the traditional dishes at Hogwarts banquets originated from her.

He can be called a culinary bigwig who has influenced the recipes of countless generations of British wizards.

"Is Hufflepuff a hobby of cooking?" He couldn't help but ask.

"Yes." Ravenclaw's smile was nostalgic, "Helga is the simplest, kindest, and most peaceful of the four, and she always finds the most pleasure in cooking." ”

Scott pondered deeply.

He couldn't help but use Dumbledore as an example.

Although the old headmaster seems crazy a lot of the time, he is undoubtedly a sane and intelligent wizard compared to the Discord of the Falling Demon.

According to Ravenclaw, he must have had an anchor point as well.

Is it a hobby for sweets?

But judging from the storyline in the "original book", Dumbledore's heart is not without flaws-

He had always regretted his sister's death, so he was bewitched by the Resurrection Stone Ring and fell under a severe curse.

Thinking of this, Scott suddenly realized that the choice of anchor point was not so simple.

He looked at the Ravenclaw again.

"If I choose my hobby, like painting, but one day, my love for painting is gone, or if my love for other things or people goes beyond painting, will the so-called anchor become meaningless?"

"You guessed it right." Ravenclaw confirmed his guess, "If you choose the anchor point, then what you choose is the most important thing to you, and don't waver in any way." ”

It's too hard.

Scott was tempted to say so.

At this moment, his heart was extremely entangled.

"I hope you can think slowly and think through thoroughly, you still have a lot of time."

Tutor Ravenclaw said another word and disappeared from the painting.

Scott looked at the blank frame and scratched at his hair in annoyance.

He wanted to shout, "My dear mentor, how can you kill and bury you?"

"Oh, don't you know what to choose, Scott, you don't know what your favorite is!"

Rimbaud, who had been listening just now, spoke at this time.

"No, I know." Scott said.

For him at this stage, the most important thing is, of course, his parents!

But it's not the best option.

Although he believes that Michael and Emilia will not betray him no matter what, he also has to consider the age difference between himself and his parents.

In the case of Helga Hufflepuff, choosing a hobby is the safest thing.

For Scott, choosing to paint is really the safest option.

But who can guarantee that his hobbies will never change, and that they can't even be surpassed by other options?

Not to mention the future, even now, the most important thing for him is not painting!

After listening to Scott muttering about his troubles, Rimbaud was a little confused.

"Painting?" It was surprised, "I thought your favorite thing was magic, or Transfiguration?" ”

"Nope." Scott shook his head decisively.

Magic is a means to ensure strength, and Transfiguration just happens to be very talented, and it can't be said that he doesn't love it, but he doesn't love it purely.

"Why do powerful wizards have to be paranoid?"

Scott, who only received the relevant knowledge for the first time today, was distressed.

But Rimbaud clearly didn't understand his distress.

"If it were me, it would have been easy to pick." It exclaimed, "My favorite, of course, is all things sparkling and decorating the nest!" ”

I'm so sorry......

Scott Forehead.

He couldn't have a pleasure as simple as Rimbaud.

He thought about it for a long time, and finally could only say helplessly: "If nothing else, I will still choose to paint." ”

He stood up, his hands clenched into fists.

"It's also a hobby that can be cultivated, not to mention that I already love drawing! I just need to get it back, the pure love of painting in the first place! ”

Thinking of this, he took out his painting tools with high morale and painted a picture well.

No magic, no purpose, just enjoy the process of painting.

"It's been a long time since it's been like this."

At the door of the wooden house, Scott, who has set up his easel, observes the scenery outside the house and prepares to start sketching.

He picked up a paintbrush and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

It's been a long time since it's been so simple to paint a picture.

Happily blending the paints, painting a picture that satisfies him one by one, the process that he once enjoyed the most, I don't know when he left it behind.

"This feeling ......"

Scott brought out a touch of green on the canvas that belonged to the summer forest, and couldn't help but smile.

“…… It's been a long time. ”