Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 345 The Eve of the New Moon

While Hogwarts in the north has been covered with snow, Somerset in the south is still under drizzle.

The rain is very cold, which inexplicably makes people feel irritable. Apart from the hurried vehicles, there are not many pedestrians on the street.After all, this kind of weather is more suitable for hiding at home.

Therefore, even if it is the Christmas holiday, there is not much festive atmosphere here, which can only be seen from the decorations and lamps in the shops and squares.

Ike didn't care. After leaving Hogwarts, the vacation was meaningless to him, and he didn't have much free time to think about these things. Magic research and Lao V's career took up too much time.

If it was changed to last year or the year before, this bleak atmosphere would not cause his mood to fluctuate, but this year is different.

Perhaps because of the scene seen at Gloucester?
maybe……

Ike raised his head, looked at the thin lines of rainwater in the sky for a while, listened to the sound of raindrops falling on the ground, and finally came to his senses at the sound of the closing of the nearby store.

It was a man wearing a long coat and holding an umbrella, holding a box wrapped in pink wrapping paper in his arms.Judging by his hasty appearance, he probably forgot to buy gifts for his children in advance.

The man walked past Ike quickly, fumbling in his pockets as he walked.Walking to a Prius, I finally found the car keys.

Then he opened the door, got in the car, and left in a hurry.

"Ah……"

Ike smiled, moved his fingers slightly, and the wet clothes on his body became dry instantly, and the dense raindrops could no longer fall on him.As soon as he turned around, he disappeared in place.

Apple Isle, Blessed Isle, and Avalon all refer to a place, a mysterious place older than the Tower of Babel.In wizarding records, only Merlin and King Arthur actually got there.

And apart from them, there is no definite person who has set foot there, at least there is no such record in the handed down literature and classics.

Therefore, for so many years, some people in the magic world have been doubting the authenticity of Avalon, just like they doubt whether there is a druid branch in the ancient magic world.

In the logic of skeptics, since Avalon is false, then the druids who are inherited from Avalon naturally do not exist.Such an equation, in turn, is also true in their logic.

For supporters, Merlin is an excellent proof of the existence of Avalon, which is also a common understanding in the magic world.

This cognition has to be said to be very unscientific, but it is very magical.

Ike knew a little more. He was sure that Avalon was a real place. After all, there were clear records in the manuscripts of both Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

"...On the eve of the rising of the new moon, the fog outside the island will dissipate..."

"...We haven't seen all nine goddesses. In fact, there is no other scenery here except the endless jungle and muddy swamp..."

"...Godric wants to fight the legendary Green Knight, but during our stay, he can only fight those hideous thorns with that sword..."

This is the part mentioned in the Ravenclaw manuscript, as for Slytherin, there is only a short sentence.

"It's a place cursed by magic."

It's nonsensical, and it doesn't explain the exact method of entry, but for Ike, it's enough.

There are two locations of Avalon that have been handed down today. When Ike escorted the giants back, Ike had already gone to find that location in France. Just in case, I went there once a few months ago, and I can already find it. excluded.

So, there's only Somerset left.

It's just unfortunate that he needs to wait here for half a month.It was a full, round moon as seen yesterday from the clear night sky over Gloucester.

I can't relax, after all, it is the legendary fantasy land far away from the world, and it is also the land cursed by magic in Slytherin's mouth. It will not appear so abruptly in front of Ike.

Therefore, the necessary preparations still need to be done.

So, in the next ten days, Ike has been walking in the field, dropping a round glass ball at intervals.It was a small gadget he specially refined for this trip. It was inspired by a looking glass. It was cheap to make and had only one function: to sense the magic fluctuations nearby.

Hundreds of small balls were thrown down, like stone sinking into the sea, there was no waves at all, but it was barely enough, and the rest was to check one by one.

After dozens of false positives, Ike finally got what the Ravenclaw script calls New Moon's Eve.

He stood quietly on the sea, holding a piece of parchment in his hand, which was covered with dense green light spots.It was the image of the glass ball dropped earlier, and it was rare that there was no red at this time.

Slowly, the time came to midnight.

Suddenly, several green dots that were close together disappeared, and the circle of light dots around them turned from green to red in an instant.Although it was only a blink of an eye, the red turned back to green, but it was enough!
Without the slightest hesitation, Ike immediately apparated to a red dot.Taking a closer look, I found a trace of strangeness.

The dark sea in the distance is too calm!
Putting away the parchment and holding the wand in his hand, Ike walked forward cautiously.As he went deeper, the surrounding sounds became smaller and smaller, until it was completely calm, except for his breathing, there was nothing else.

The sea surface was as calm as a mirror, and it was pitch black like an abyss that could swallow everything. Ike threw out a lighting technique, but the ball of light could only illuminate a distance of two or three meters around him.

After walking forward for a while, Ike suddenly stopped, and then took a few steps back.

He threw out another dazzling ball of light, but it only floated forward to the place where it stopped just now.

Then, it suddenly disappeared!

It seems that there is an invisible enchantment there.

"The giant appears!"

Ike chanted a spell, pointed his wand down, and then raised it up, and the calm sea water under his feet rolled violently in the next second.Then, a big hand made of water suddenly stretched out and pressed it directly on the water.

Next came the other hand, then the head, and finally, a water giant more than ten meters tall appeared in front of Ike.The huge body just moved, as if it was raining.

Pointing the wand forward again, the water giant immediately moved its legs, carrying the seawater falling like rain, and headed forward without hesitation.With another wave, the water giant stopped immediately.

Just right, half in, half out.

Ike took two steps forward, looked forward through the transparent body of the water giant, and the big stone in his heart finally fell down.

It turned out to be just an ordinary enchantment, but it was very similar to the one Gloucester saw.

Ike didn't hesitate anymore, he raised his leg and took a step forward, while waving his wand with his right hand lightly, the next second, the whole person disappeared in place.

Behind him, the huge water giant scattered away.

(End of this chapter)