AWB Chapter 262 The Unquenchable Lion Heart of Hogwarts
Chapter 262 The Unquenchable Lion Heart of Hogwarts
Chapter 262 The Unquenchable Lion Heart of Hogwarts
Luxe, who jumped from the sky on Nobeta, precisely airdropped herself to Ron's side, and the fall from a height of tens of feet did not cause her the slightest embarrassment.
"Wow~" Luxy rubbed Ron's calf, then jumped up and hugged Smelly's neck and climbed onto his back to start riding the big horse happily.
"It seems that Norberta already knows how to be a big sister?"
Ron asked him, scratching Luke who had spread herself into cat cake on Smelly's back.
"Wow~"
Lukexi nodded her head, sticking out her tongue, as if saying that she had just talked dry, and that Nobeta must be fine.
With a burst of shouts of "babbling!", the small ball rolling on the grass bumped into Ron's feet, and his short legs grabbed Ron's clothes and climbed to Ron's shoulder three or two times , and then jumped forward fiercely, and a mountain of Taishan smashed on Lukexi's body.
The two little guys were having a great time fighting on Smelly's back.
"Now that everything that should come is here, let's get started."
Ron came back quickly, and it took only a few minutes to find Smelly and say goodbye to Celina. Dumbledore strode forward to lead the way, as if to let them learn a lot.
They passed through the gate of the castle, and followed Dumbledore's footsteps into the huge and complicated Hogwarts school. So far, no one has been able to fully figure out how many hidden roads and rooms there are in Hogwarts. This maze-like school hides too many dusty things in history.
"Triwizard Tournament." Perhaps because it would take a little longer to go there, Dumbledore started the conversation.
"We all know that Hogwarts was established 1000 years ago. After the school was established more than 300 years ago, the three most famous and most prestigious wizarding schools in Europe started this competition."
"The competition has lasted for six centuries. Every five years, the three finals will be hosted by the three schools of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. Therefore, we can't walk or ride a broom In the past, after all, we had to stay in other schools for nearly a year, and we needed a place of our own to rest."
Dumbledore pushed open an archway behind a huge portrait and led them into a wide corridor lit with yellowish lights.
"Durmstrang's students and players travel on a magical ship moored in the lake behind their school. I heard that this ship used to be a wizard pirate's car. It was a very famous guy, even Hear it all over the Muggle world."
"Of course they didn't use this ship at first, but when this magical ship, which is known as a legend in the Muggle world, was brought to Durmstrang for some unknown reason, then it was."
"Durmstrang snatched this ship?" Harry asked curiously.
"It's not impossible." Hermione said thoughtfully: "Durmstrang is a mysterious school. We only know that it is located in Northern Europe, but we don't know where he is. Anyone who goes there will Oblivion charmed upon departure, and they are notoriously tolerant of the Dark Arts."
"Perhaps." Dumbledore said with a smile: "After all, that happened hundreds of years ago, no one can say for sure."
"What's the name of that ship, Professor?"
"Fliegender Hollnder." Dumbledore spoke in German, which made the little wizards look at him suspiciously, "You can call it the 'Flying Dutchman'."
"And Beauxbatons, which is the closest to us, is a romantic place. Unlike the castle at Hogwarts, it is a huge and beautiful manor with vast lawns and mountains. This school has funded a large amount of gold that makes people envious just by hearing the numbers, and it is considered the most luxurious magic school in Europe."
"And on the vast lawn, the rune horse runs and flies freely on it. It is one of the largest flying horses in the world, and it is also the most cherished one. Therefore, Beauxbaton School uses a huge horse to travel. Ornate carriages, moving palaces pulled by these cherished rune horses."
"So, Professor, what about our Hogwarts?" Dumbledore has sold so many tricks, and of course Ron also needs to support him. After all, the pride on Dumbledore's face is already clearly written, presumably it must be Something that everyone at Hogwarts could be proud of.
"Hogwarts is a little different, unlike Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, the ones who took our warriors on the trip were the ancient artifacts left by Gryffindor, one of the four giants that established Hogwarts. "
"Before Godric Gryffindor established Hogwarts, he was one of the most famous adventurers at that time. Although it is difficult for us to find too many records about Gryffindor now, the world was in turmoil back then. world, and he's not one to write his own autobiography."
"So, let's see for ourselves."
Dumbledore opened the last door. After they filed out of the door, they suddenly found themselves in a familiar but unfamiliar place.
For Ron and Neville, this is a place they are very familiar with. Almost every morning, they would come here to overlook the roofs of the huge castles connected together below.
This is the very top of Gryffindor Tower, the room at the top of the spire.
The windows of this room are closed, and there is no door at all from the outside, and there is no upward staircase below, it seems to be a sealed room.
But it can be reached directly through the secret passage. It is still a portrait door with Hogwarts characteristics, but this portrait is different from other portraits. This is a non-moving painting.
A wizard with brown-red hair was sitting by the shore of Black Lake in Hogwarts, with his back against a golden griffin, which was at least three times bigger than the hippogriff The Behemoth was nowhere to be seen, not even in Nicolas May's menagerie, but it seemed that the dangerous creature was Godric Gryffindor's close companion.
"After Godric Gryffindor stopped taking risks and founded Hogwarts with three friends, he stopped taking risks."
"For age reasons, and some special reasons, this griffin was his companion, but he was seriously injured in a difficult adventure and could no longer carry Gryffindor. Going out into the world, and after Gryffindor settled down, he had a peaceful moment before closing his eyes forever."
"To commemorate his partner, Gryffindor forged it with his savings from years of adventures and his partner's unquenchable burning lion heart, with the efforts of him and three friends."
Dumbledore drew out his wand and tapped on the immobile portrait. Gryffindor, who was leaning on his companions in the portrait, waved at them suddenly, and then the portrait that sent them was opened again, but this What leads to once is not the previous passage.
The golden-red flames are vigorous but docile. The flames, which resemble the flames of the phoenix, are less fiery red and more brilliant golden. The flames floating like tassels are the mane of the flaming lion, a golden color that has never faded for thousands of years. For the body of this griffin-headed winged beast, the pupils of the huge ruby are shining brightly.
The long-dead partner in the portrait seems to have come back to life. Although he can't be with Gryffindor, he can be with this group of children who, like Gryffindor, set off for the school as warriors beside.
"This is the pride of our Hogwarts."
"After a hundred years, the unquenchable lion heart will once again carry our warriors to the fighting arena, but this time is also different from the past. We will hold up the golden cup of victory on a higher stage. A new chapter in Watts' school history."
Dumbledore opened his arms, and a gratified smile appeared on his face.
"Slytherin's giant snake is entrenched in the castle, guarding the deepest secrets of Hogwarts;
The yellow badger of Hufflepuff is the most stalwart protector who never retreats and never changes;
Ravenclaw's eagle sees the mist with eyes full of wisdom and guides us in the direction;
The Lion of Gryffindor blazes a trail with courage that will never be quenched;
The four are indispensable, and it is because of their struggle and hard work that we have Hogwarts today, our home!
Although it has been a hundred years, but today, we will go to the distant place together with this lion, to the more grand arena, and announce to the world—"
Dumbledore turned around and asked the five of them softly, "Do you remember the school motto of Hogwarts?"
"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus"
(Never tease a sleeping dragon/Do Not Disturb a Sleeping Dragon)
"Yes, yes." Dumbledore opened his arms and hugged them gently.
"Then now, it's time for the dragon to wake up. We have lost too much, and we have been asleep for long enough."
"Come on boys, mount it, it is our unquenchable lion's heart at Hogwarts."
The flame condensed on the steps gently licked the end of Dumbledore's robe, but did not ignite the pure white cloth.
The flaming golden lion jumped out from the top of the Gryffindor tower abruptly. The moment its wings vibrated, distorted light and shadow appeared, and it disappeared at the top of the castle in an instant.
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This guy who looks like a griffin-headed winged beast is not for riding. Just like Durmstrang's ghost ship and Beauxbaton's mobile palace, there is another universe in it.
Space is not worth mentioning in front of magic. The solidified Stretching Curse makes the internal space extremely huge. This is also a Hogwarts tradition. Thinking that Hogwarts is nearly 70.00% vacant It is hard not to doubt whether the original Trifinal Tournament was an event launched by Hogwarts to annex Durmstrang and Beauxbatons.
After all, the locations of the rooms are all ready, once the two schools are merged, Hogwarts will be almost full.
However, the unexpectedly high death rate in the top three competitions failed to make this possible idea a reality. The three schools that had to play out the brains of dogs did not carry forward the spirit of friendship first and competition second. , but very realistically chose the realistic competitive spirit that not winning a competitive game is no different from farting.
Although the little wizard is not a professional athlete, but the people who are sure to prepare for the competition have worked so hard for so long, and a light friendship is revealed first. What do you think of the bloody and sweaty struggle?
But at this time, the attention of the five people who came inside the Lionheart was all on the Lionheart itself. Although it hadn't been used for more than a hundred years, there was no trace of dust inside.
The thick red carpet is soft to step on, and the walls of the hall are decorated with various decorations with Hogwarts school emblems, as well as the emblems of the four colleges. The main color of the layout is a pleasant warm tone.
Following in the footsteps of Dumbledore, they visited the interior area of the Lionheart. In addition to the hall, there are nearly [-] small rooms here. Of course, participating in the Triwizard Tournament will not just take a warrior there. There are usually dozens of outstanding students carefully selected, and the bedrooms here are very ample.
And small libraries, meeting rooms, rooms for practicing spells, test benches for mixing potions, etc., etc., are all necessary, even unnecessary things here, such as a constant temperature swimming pool and several prefects. The powder room also has a luxurious large bathroom.
"I should have asked Qiu to come. Anyway, I have to go to watch the game live. This is actually possible, right, professor?"
Seid felt extremely regretful after visiting the bathroom that was so fraudulent that it exploded, but Dumbledore didn't answer his question, but just looked at him with a smile, showing a little envy of 'youth is good' on his face.
The rooms here should have been cleaned up by the elves in advance, otherwise even if there is a magic spell to keep the place clean and dust-free, the sheets and quilts from more than a hundred years ago cannot be covered by humans, and the kitchen here is full of ingredients. As long as it is available in the school kitchen, there is nothing that cannot be found here.
"Are we cooking by ourselves?" Hermione asked eagerly, "But I can only make some simple desserts, isn't that not okay?"
"Don't worry about this, the best elves in Hogwarts will not let people easily discover their existence."
"It is a pleasure to serve you, gentlemen, ladies, and Headmaster Dumbledore."
"I'm Toby, sir, do you remember me?"
The elf in Hogwarts kitchen uniform appeared out of nowhere. He bowed to everyone and looked at Ron with bright eyes.
"Of course, Toby! You helped me a lot back then, thank you very much!"
Naturally, Ron would not forget this elf whom he was most familiar with in Hogwarts. Toby not only has strong business ability, but also has strong ability outside his own business.
"Yes, I should thank you, sir. Those elves are very, very grateful to you gentlemen and ladies for giving them a chance to work again. They are all doing well. They even return to Hogwarts during the holidays. Every week Six's banquet is extraordinarily rich because of their participation, and they are very grateful."
Toby bowed again, and then miraculously disappeared again. What's even more miraculous is that he didn't seem to use magic.
"By the way, professor, where is this competition? It's so mysterious that there is no notice."
"Because of time constraints and the large scale this time, the venue has not yet been fully decided, and the venue is still under intense construction. After all, as a world-wide event, the preparation time will usually exceed one year or even several years. But this time, it only took less than half a year."
"There are not many countries that dare to undertake such a tense project. You can guess for yourself, or wait for tomorrow. By tomorrow morning, we will be there."
"Now it's better to arrange your own rooms and check whether the things you are carrying meet the requirements of this competition. I need to remind you again that the rigor of this competition is very high. Eliminated before the game even started."
"Stealing, cheating, and cheating will take a lot of suffering, but I believe that you can all rely on your own strength to get to the end."
Dumbledore left, leaving a few people in a daze, but after a while, they happily returned to their respective rooms. After all, there were a lot of things on their bodies, and they had to be sorted out and checked.
Accompanied by the aroma of the delicious food on the table, the urgency in the heart was gradually suppressed. After a full-fledged meal, the warriors who fell into a deep sleep looked forward to the moment when the dawn would wake them up the next day.
(End of this chapter)