The tremors of the castle lasted only a short while.
[That woman has left.]
[She has taken away the emotional power that Isidora Morganach collected using ancient magic.] (Main plot of Hogwarts Legacy)
"Isidora Morganach?"
Dumbledore frowned.
"Let me explain, Professor," Audrey said. "Hundreds of years ago, there was a witch named Isidora Morganach who, like me, entered as a fifth-year student." (An explanation for readers who have not played Hogwarts Legacy; those who know the context can skip this.)
"She mastered ancient magic capable of extracting the emotions of others. As we all know, emotion is one of the crucial factors that determine the strength of a spell. Isidora Morganach extracted vast amounts of emotions from students and used goblin silver to store that power. This power made her incomparably strong. Although she was eventually defeated by the combined efforts of the Hogwarts professors, that power was preserved."
"The goblin rebellion a hundred years ago was caused by the goblin Ranrok and the descendants of the Guardians trying to seize that ancient magic power."
Dumbledore murmured, "The power of emotion... that is indeed very powerful."
He stood up. "The woman Godric mentioned..."
Audrey nodded. "She should be the witch who stopped that unrest a hundred years ago, just like me..."
"A genius who entered in the fifth year," Dumbledore picked up the thread. "But it doesn't make sense... That lady chose to reseal that ancient magic power a hundred years ago, yet today she took it away..."
"Unless she encountered something troublesome, something very troublesome..."
"I hope nothing major happens..."
...
...
After leaving the Headmaster's office, Audrey let out a cold snort.
"Take me to claim Ravenclaw's inheritance."
A glowing palm appeared, gave a thumbs up, and then pointed its index finger in a certain direction.
Following the palm's guidance, Audrey walked all the way to the Ravenclaw common room.
It was currently class time, so the common room should be empty.
Audrey knocked on the famous eagle-shaped door knocker.
The eagle knocker seemed unprepared, making Audrey wait for over ten seconds.
Just as she was about to lose patience and knock again, the knocker spoke:
"What is the power source that drives a Muggle motor vehicle?"
Holy crap!
This eagle knocker is trolling me!
Audrey's hair practically stood on end. Wasn't this the very question that caused her disastrous defeat in the O.W.L. exams last semester?
Now she had two choices.
One was to answer "horses," which was the previous standard answer; the other was to answer "petrol," which was the answer in the current textbooks.
The eagle knocker was an antique; surely it hadn't kept up with the times that quickly?
Audrey fell into deep thought.
Was it horses or petrol?
After a long while, Audrey opened her eyes and replied firmly, "Petrol!"
The eagle knocker said, "Sometimes, staying true to oneself is also a form of wisdom."
With a creak, the door opened.
Audrey stepped confidently into the Ravenclaw common room.
The Grey Lady drifted over.
"Audrey! It's been a long time!"
"Hello, Grey Lady."
"Audrey, could I come a bit closer to you? It's been a long time since I felt your presence!"
...
The glowing hand flew to a corner of a carpet in the common room and pointed to the floor.
[Stand here for ten seconds]
The finger then pointed to the stag head decoration on the wall.
[Stroke the tip of the left antler]
The finger floated to the fireplace, reached inside, and pointed backward at a certain position.
[Press down]
Finally, the finger flew to the top of the diadem on the statue of Ravenclaw.
[Lightly tap the gemstone in the center of the diadem]
As soon as Audrey finished these actions, the surrounding environment immediately changed.
The cozy common room transformed into a study, surrounded by high and long bookshelves on all sides.
In the center of the study stood a desk, where an elegant lady in blue robes sat quietly reading.
This lady was exceedingly beautiful. Looking at her, Audrey felt as if she were seeing the sea in summer and the mountains in winter. Her black hair, shimmering with a blue light, elevated her mysterious aura by more than just one level.
"Lady Rowena Ravenclaw?"
The lady looked up and glanced at Audrey.
"The timing is wrong. You cheated."
After saying this, she lowered her head to read again, no longer paying Audrey any mind.
Audrey spread her hands and said to the glowing hand still floating beside her:
"You see, it's not that I don't want this inheritance; it's that she refuses to give it."
Audrey laughed. "Hurry up and send me back. Don't bother me again in the future!"
The hand paused awkwardly for a moment, then transformed into the phantom of Godric Gryffindor and walked toward Ravenclaw.
"Rowena, don't be stubborn. Give the inheritance to this child."
Ravenclaw didn't even look up: "Get out!"
Audrey was delighted. After being pestered for so many days, seeing Godric fail made her feel as refreshed as drinking a glass of iced passion fruit juice in the middle of summer!
"Don't be like that, Rowena. Don't you want the current incompetent Headmaster to step down?"
Ravenclaw: ...
"Those things might return. If no powerful wizard is born, the world will be doomed!"
Ravenclaw finally looked up: "Arrogance!"
Gryffindor was confused: "How is it arrogant? I don't understand."
Ravenclaw picked up the book she was reading and shook it. "Muggle wisdom has surpassed that of wizards."
Audrey understood. Ravenclaw meant that the wizards of today were no longer as capable as Muggles. If something truly threatened the whole world, Muggles might handle it better than wizards.
And Godric, who firmly believed that only wizards could save the world, was naturally an arrogant and conceited man.
The book Lady Ravenclaw was holding was one of the recently replaced Muggle Studies textbooks, "The Amazing Technology of Muggles." The page she was currently on was "The Terrifying Hydrogen Bomb."
"Lady Ravenclaw, is this body of yours an alchemical puppet?"
Rowena looked at Audrey: "Yes. It makes turning pages convenient."
Audrey was extremely interested in this body. It was so lifelike, it was almost indistinguishable from a living person!
"Then, could I study this puppet? I've learned a bit of alchemy and I'm very interested in this."
Ravenclaw stared at Audrey without saying a word.
"I'll trade this with you!"
Audrey pulled out a stack of materials with a smile. After using a Duplication Charm to make a copy, she handed the copies to Ravenclaw.
These materials were actually research documents from the Southern Research Institute regarding intercontinental missiles!
Sure enough, Ravenclaw's blue eyes suddenly glowed—not metaphorically, they actually emitted light.
"Deal!"
Lady Ravenclaw took the materials from Audrey's hand and did a quick scan.
"Ah... such ingenuity, such exquisite thought!"
...
Godric Gryffindor looked at the two of them, utterly speechless.
One was looking over blueprints—blueprints he completely failed to understand.
The other was prodding and touching Ravenclaw's body, even going so far as to dismantle the "scruff" of Ravenclaw's neck.
"Ah, so it's like this here. ξζσ can actually be combined this way! Interesting, interesting!"
"Oh, though the structure is entirely different from a human body, the simulated effect is much more like human movement. I've learned something, I've learned something!"
"Don't touch that! My head is going to fall off!"
"My Lady, can I study the structure under the clothes?"
Looking at the fanatical Audrey, who looked ready to tear her limb from limb, Ravenclaw fell silent.
Audrey was truly interested in puppet crafting. Then again, what lazy person wouldn't be interested in puppets?
Who wouldn't want to own a puppet exactly like themselves that could go to work on their behalf?
"Taking off the clothes is non-negotiable. You can find the puppet's construction in the inheritance yourself..."
Ravenclaw said helplessly, pointing a finger at the center of Audrey's forehead.
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