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"I think that's all..."
"Oh, by the way, the ghost of our academy is Ms. Grey,"
“Others thought she never spoke, but she would occasionally be willing to talk to us Ravenclaws.”
"She is the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Hogwarts. She is a very beautiful lady and is said to have something going on with Barrow the Bloody—of course, we never ask her about it."
"It's especially useful when you're lost or can't find something."
"Finally, I will say it again: Congratulations on becoming a member of the smartest, most agile, and most interesting Hogwarts School."
The female prefect finished reciting the introduction as if it were a memorized script, and then went into the girls' dormitory with Ciri.
Levin and the freshmen began choosing their dorm rooms.
Levin casually found a bed that belonged to him. His roommates included Stephen Kornford, whom he had just met, and Kevin Entwistle, another Ravenclaw NPC from the original story.
They said goodnight to each other and soon fell asleep.
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The picture shows the Ravenclaw lounge.
Chapter 15 Getting Rich: Starting with Reselling Houses of Requirement
The next morning, Levin's biological clock had already woken him from his deep sleep.
Before leaving the dormitory, Levin glanced at the class schedule.
There are eight courses this semester: Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, Herbalism, and Flight.
Basically, there are two classes in the morning and one class in the afternoon.
Of course, astronomy is an exception, as its classes are held at night; after all, it's impossible to expect a young wizard to look at the stars during the day.
Best of all, the first class every morning starts at 9 o'clock, which avoids the rush of breakfast.
Lunch is from 11:00 to 12:00.
Dinner takes a long time, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., because there are a maximum of two classes in the afternoon.
Moreover, there are no classes on Friday afternoons, and two consecutive days off on Saturday and Sunday. Such a generous schedule would make even Muggle middle school students envious.
Hogwarts operates on a three-term system, with three holidays: Christmas, Easter, and summer vacation.
After tiptoeing through his clothes and washing up, Levin left the Ravenclaw Tower with his textbooks.
Instead of rushing to eat breakfast, he set off to find the place he was most looking forward to in all of Hogwarts—the Room of Requirement.
This is the most mysterious place in Hogwarts, also known as the "Room of Comes and Goes".
Legend has it that it appears and disappears only occasionally, and can only enter when someone truly needs it.
When it appears, it is always arranged exactly to meet the needs of the person seeking help.
At the same time, the House of Requirement and the people inside it cannot be displayed on the Marauder's Map; the names of people who enter will disappear directly from the map.
If I could find it, it would mean I would have a private room where I could study magic beyond this world without worrying too much about the prying eyes of others.
It must be said that "The Legacy of Hogwarts" does a good job of recreating the school.
At least the main areas and roads are correct, something Levin himself can attest to.
If it weren't for that, Levin would have almost gotten lost.
There are a total of 142 staircases in Hogwarts. Some of them are wide and large; others are narrow and small, and they are shaky.
At certain times, some staircases lead to different places, more punctual than a period!
Some stairs have a step that suddenly disappears halfway up. If you don't react in time, you'll miss your footing and fall straight down.
Special magic will ensure the young wizards land safely, but that means you have to climb back up from the first floor!
In addition, Hogwarts has many doors that will not open if you ask them to open them rudely or if you poke at the wrong spot.
Some doors are not real doors at all, but just solid walls that look like doors.
It's difficult to remember where things are because everything seems to be constantly moving. The people in the portraits are constantly visiting each other, and even the armor seems to be walking.
It is said that Ravenclaw herself came up with this design, and her purpose was to discourage less intelligent students.
Based on his memory, he arrived at the Black Magic Defense Tower and went up to the eighth floor. In the corridor in front of the stairs leading to the planetarium, there was a tapestry of "The Trolls Beat Barnabas," and the Room of Requirement was right opposite it.
Standing before the tapestry, Levin skillfully channeled his inner power, clearing his mind of all distractions, focusing solely on the thought: "I need a place to hide things."
Then he walked three times along the wall in front of the tapestry.
Suddenly, a very smooth door appeared on the wall.
Levin quickly went inside, and after closing the door, he didn't forget to peek out through the crack, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything. It seemed that after closing the door, the Room of Requirement was disconnected from the corridor.
Levin believes that the Room of Requirement is not in the same phase as Hogwarts, but is more likely a true alternate dimension.
Only through the user's wish can it be connected to Hogwarts.
The spatial knowledge involved far exceeded Levin's comprehension. He could only determine that the principle behind it had nothing to do with the so-called Seamless Expansion Spell, but was closer to the various demiplanes created in arcane magic.
The place was as big as a church, and the surrounding scenery looked like a city. Those towering walls were made up of things hidden by thousands of students who were no longer alive: bottles, hats, boxes, chairs, books, weapons, brooms, baseball bats...
All items that have been vanished by the Vanishing Curse over the past thousand years are kept here.
Levin knew that one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, Ravenclaw's tiara, was also hidden here.
Legend has it that those who wear the crown can gain the wisdom of Ravenclaw.
However, he did not set off to find the crown.
He won't do that until he has enough ability to protect himself.
His main purpose in coming here today is to take a look around.
According to his observation, although the old items here were severely damaged, most of them could be repaired using [Repair Spells].
"As expected, my previous idea worked!"
"When I have time in the future, I can pick out some suitable old items here, repair them with restoration charms, collect them, and sell them in Diagon Alley during summer vacation!"
"Anyway, all this stuff is just sitting here doing nothing, and nobody will care about it, so I might as well get it for myself."
"That way, I won't have to work for that little bit of money anymore!"
Although he learned a lot while working, Levin was not a masochist.
Since magic can be learned through study and experimentation, there's no need to make yourself so tired.
With the plan set, Levin slipped out through the door.
This place isn't on the way to any of the classrooms or the common lounges of the four colleges, so there's no fear of being seen.
He made his way to the auditorium, where breakfast had already begun.
"Levin, come here!"
He saw Harry waving at him, but Levin pointed to the Ravenclaw symbol on his robes, reluctantly refused, and walked to the long table belonging to the Ravenclaws.
My roommates Stephen and Kevin were already there, eating and drinking to their hearts' content.
"What was the first lesson for LeBron James?" Steve asked, chewing on a German sausage.
"The first class is Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class, a two-hour lecture, which we attend together with Gryffindor students," Levin said as he sandwiched bacon between slices of toast.
In the first-grade curriculum, herbal medicine is taught three times a week to facilitate observation of the different growth stages of herbs.
Charms, Transfiguration, Potions, History of Magic, and Defense Against the Dark Arts are all taught twice a week.
Both flight lessons and astronomy lessons are taught in a single class period.
Just then, a series of "crackling" sounds rang out in the auditorium.
Many owls flew into the auditorium; it was time to deliver messages.
Levin's Hammer also flew to him, the brown eagle owl bringing no letter—no one would write to Levin anyway—it seemed to have just come along to join in the fun with its kind.
Levin waved his wand, catching Himer before it fell into its own cream soup, then tore off a few slices of bacon and fed them to it.
After the little guy had eaten and drunk his fill, he jumped onto Levin's shoulder and affectionately groomed his hair with his greasy beak.
Just then, a student's scream rang out from the other side of the auditorium: "My God! Someone actually tried to rob Gringotts?!"
"What happened? What happened?"
Several young wizards immediately surrounded them.
It turns out someone subscribed to The Daily Prophet, and according to the report, Gringotts in Diagon Alley was burglarized.
A dark wizard broke into Gringotts' underground vault, but the goblins claimed the thief stole nothing and almost got caught...
However, they ultimately failed to catch the thief, which caused quite a stir.
Levin immediately realized: It's all about the Philosopher's Stone.
Fairies are indeed unreliable.
The farce ended quickly, and Levin and his roommates got up and headed towards the Transfiguration classroom.
Chapter 16 Magic High School Honor Student
When Levin arrived at the Transfiguration classroom, there were still a few minutes before class started. The classroom was already filled with students who were enthusiastically discussing Transfiguration-related topics. No one paid any attention to the spotted cat on the podium.
"Levin, we can sit a little further back, that way we'll be less likely to get called on by the professor... Mmm? Why are you covering my mouth?"
Stephen had barely opened his mouth when Levin covered it, and he noticed the cat on the podium glance at them.
After Levin pulled him to sit down, Steve realized something was wrong: "You've been staring at that cat. Is there something wrong with that cat?"
“That’s Professor McGonagall. There were only seven Animaguss registered with the Ministry of Magic in the 20th century, and she was one of them,” Levin explained.
"Wow, how did you figure that out?" Kevin exclaimed in admiration.
“Look closely, the pattern on that cat’s eyes is exactly the same as the glasses, and Professor McGonagall wears glasses. Furthermore, the cat maintains a sitting posture the entire time; it neither licks its fur nor scratches, and it doesn’t wag its ears or tail—it doesn’t do any of the typical feline behaviors.”
Levin's calm analysis earned him even more admiration from his friends.
"Last and most importantly, Professor McGonagall was in charge of my enrollment during the summer vacation, and she turned into a cat right in front of me."
Well, so it turns out you were the one who saw it with your own eyes.
The two were speechless for a moment.