Hogwarts Card System Chapter 058

After discussing levels, let’s talk about attributes.

The average for a normal adult is 5 points.

Younger students at school typically have only 3 to 4 points in Strength, Stamina, and Agility.

Their Intelligence, however, fluctuates between 4 and 6 points.

Someone like Hermione is naturally intelligent, boasting a full 7 points!

And she’s only 12 years old! She’ll continue to grow!

Next are skill levels.

Achieving an ‘Outstanding’ in the fifth-year O.W.L.s is equivalent to Lv 3.

Achieving an ‘Outstanding’ in the seventh-year N.E.W.T.s is Lv 4.

Lv 8 is considered ‘Master.’

For example, Professor Flitwick’s Charms, or Snape’s Potions and Dark Arts.

Lv 9, above that, is likely the pinnacle for a normal wizard.

But to become a legend, there’s still Lv 9+!

Only Dumbledore’s Transfiguration and Voldemort’s Dark Arts should reach this level.

Ted even suspected that Nicolas Flamel’s Alchemy was only Lv 9.

Below skills are spells.

The level of a spell depends on the wizard’s mastery.

Generally, similar spells are limited by skill, but some can break through these limits.

Take Lockhart, for instance. His Memory Charm definitely reached Lv 8, so much so that he stole personal experiences from many excellent wizards without them noticing.

But his other spells were “abandoned” as a result, a huge sacrifice that turned him into a complete waste.

Perhaps he “specialized” in the Memory Charm to the point where his other spells were completely downgraded?

Ted can now confirm that the Four Founders definitely crossed the Lv 20 threshold, which is why they came together to establish this millennium-old magic school.

And upon entering the legendary realm, the magic they researched was no longer ordinary spells like this or that, but a more fundamental and profound “path.” What exactly it was, he didn’t know.

Ravenclaw’s main research directions were threefold.

The first was the study of ancient runes.

Hogwarts was founded around 990 AD, and by that time, Ravenclaw had already advanced to legend status.

But before becoming a legend, her main research focused on ancient runes and “wish magic.”

At that time, ancient runes were still a relatively common magical script.

It’s like after Emperor Qin unified the six states and standardized writing and chariots, inventing “Small Seal Script,” but “Great Seal Script” was certainly still in circulation then.

Although Small Seal was mainstream, scholars with some lineage would all know Great Seal.

Ancient runes were equivalent to the “Great Seal Script” of that era.

However, by now, those who can recognize Small Seal are already authoritative experts in related fields. Even fewer people recognize Great Seal.

It’s the same as the current magical world; studying ancient runes is like looking at pictures and telling stories.

Forget about casting spells with them; after years of research, all you get is a simplified Lumos spell. No one is willing to study them anymore.

But Ravenclaw, at that time, studied ancient runes, even leaving behind an entire set of related materials and research notes.

For Ted now, this stuff is the greatest treasure!

Ted even received a system prompt “+Lv 1 Ancient Runes” just for “photocopying” the complete set of textbooks she left behind!

It was like directly getting started with ancient runes!

And as she delved deeper into ancient rune research, truly touching upon its essential mysteries, Lady Ravenclaw, likely a master-level witch, encountered “wish magic” during a wondrous encounter!

More accurately, it should be called “prayer magic.”

Essentially, all magic performed by wizards is wish magic!

But due to various restrictions, wizards simply cannot cast spells as they please.

While researching ancient materials left over from before the common era, Ravenclaw discovered that the earliest wizards had no spells, no wands, and not even magic.

They didn’t have so many rules for casting; their magic would achieve what they desired!

The protagonists in many fairy tales always pray, something like “May spring come soon” or “May the flowers bloom quickly,” and their wishes always come true. It’s probably a similar ability.

However, due to the subconscious, there are usually also restrictions, such as the magic expiring at midnight, turning back into the dusty girl, and so on.

It was precisely by researching wish magic that Ravenclaw crossed into the legendary realm.

In fact, the core mechanism of Hogwarts Castle is wish magic. It is the collective subconscious wish of countless wizards who studied there.

And the Room of Requirement was established by Ravenclaw to collect magic and respond to the wishes of students and teachers.

It can fulfill many magical functions of the castle, which is why this room can grant wishes—it connects to all parts of the castle.

It is the castle’s second core—the first being the Headmaster’s Office.

The Room of Requirement handles applications and is considered the castle’s “software,” while the Headmaster’s Office holds permissions and is considered the castle’s “backend.”

In the last few years of her life, Lady Ravenclaw’s research had already delved into the soul.

It was also because of this that she suffered severe injuries and eventually passed away.

In her diary, she described her research as:

“How are human thoughts born? Where do they come from? Can they be stripped away to exist independently? Where do humans come from?!”

Regarding the study of thoughts, Ravenclaw clearly had results.

In her last moments, she stripped away and left behind her longing for her daughter, which led to the previous events.

And regarding the question of “where humans come from,” Lady Ravenclaw also conducted in-depth research.

Ted even saw some extremely terrifying clues in her diary—Helena Ravenclaw, Lady Ravenclaw’s biological daughter, might not have had a father!

She was a life “created” by Lady Ravenclaw within her own body!

That was a dual application of prayer magic and soul magic, a magic that creates life…

After suddenly having such a guess, Ted even felt a chill down his spine.

This kind of research should be classified as taboo, right?

Lady Ravenclaw was naturally extremely intelligent, even renowned for her wisdom among the Four Founders.

But smart people who get stuck in a rut are also terrifying; countless mad scientists came to be this way.

It took Ted a long time to put down these complex emotions. Regardless, only runic magic is suitable for him now or in a year or two, so it’s better not to think too much.

…

“Ted, what’s wrong with you? You’ve been rushing around and looking distracted these past two days?” Jerry and Ron looked at Ted worriedly.

Ted pulled his thoughts back, deciding to temporarily forget Lady Ravenclaw’s legacy and live in the present.

“Nothing, just a bit sleep-deprived recently. By the way, Christmas is the day after tomorrow, and I’ve prepared gifts for you guys.” Ted smiled.

“Don’t worry! You’ll get yours!” Ron patted Ted heavily on the shoulder—he hoped Ted would like the large box of fudge his mom made.

Being a poor kid really sucked!

Although Lady Ravenclaw had consumed most of his energy these past two days, Ted still prepared gifts for his friends. Anzu had flown back and forth so many times she was almost thin from exhaustion.

Christmas arrived. Ted woke up and looked out the window, but unfortunately, it wasn’t snowing.

Although the Scottish Highlands were quite far north, it wasn’t cold enough compared to his hometown in the northeast in his previous life.

It was normal for it not to snow on Christmas, though it did feel a bit less festive.

Just as Ted was about to get out of bed to see what gifts he had received, he got a system notification:

“Ding~ Holiday Quest triggered:

[Feast to the Death (Green)]

As your first Christmas at Hogwarts, are you really going to spend it so uneventfully? No way? No way? No way? Let’s get it on~

Objective: Put on a Santa hat and a fake beard, carry a large sack, and visit all four common rooms to show off their Christmas snacks and treats.

Reward: 250 EXP, Card [Chasing Snowball (Green)].

Some people are alive, but they’re already socially dead~”

“You again?!”

Was Halloween not enough? You’re going to give the students PTSD!

And pretending to be Santa Claus to trick people into giving you food and drinks in their common rooms, is this a feast to the death? This is a social death feast!

And 250 EXP, are you mocking me?!

System: Just tell me if you’re going or not?

Ted: Where are the Santa hat and beard?