The stairs in Hogwarts Castle are quite exquisitely designed. Each staircase will move at a specific time point, either joining or separating, leading people going upstairs to different floors and locations.
Although sometimes this does cause some trouble, if you are not familiar enough, you may actually get lost because of these constantly moving stairs. But if one has a sufficient understanding of these stone steps that strictly abide by the movement rules, it will actually allow everyone to get to the floor and direction they want to reach in a very short time.
However, it was such an interesting set of stone stairs that caused Maka some trouble.
Because the stairs are designed to move, in order to give them enough space to change directions and positions, this set of stairs that can go directly to the top of the main castle is basically suspended in the air. Because of this, if you stand below and look up, you can actually easily see the people on the stairs.
At this moment, Maka was standing on a stone step about the third floor, and the staff in her hand glowed with a faint light. And just at the top of his staff, a rune that seemed vague and unclear was rising and falling, constantly emitting a kind of magic wave that was invisible to the naked eye.
This kind of magic fluctuation is different from ordinary magic spells, as if there is a spirit integrated into it, with a soft "coolness".
Yes, it was the cool feeling like spring water pouring over the top that many people in the castle felt just now. Although the effect of that kind of fluctuation is still unknown, it is already a fact that it can calm the tension and uneasiness of everyone within this range.
He still knew about Draco's discovery of him. Because he had already seen Draco from the beginning, and even Slughorn, who ran over later, also saw him.
To be honest, this is not a good sign, especially when everyone knows that there is "another" him out there.
However, as far as the current situation is concerned, he can't make a better response.
Just a few days ago, after a lot of research and experience, he finally figured out the preliminary meaning of the rule rune with the help of those ancient texts. And his ultimate goal of going back in time to come here this time is the new rule rune.
Just as the magic theory of spirit and will is the path Dumbledore wants to take, for Maka, matter and rules may be the path to magic for him.
But any rule rune is not easy to study thoroughly. Therefore, he has only specialized in one cooling rule so far, but has always only dabbled in other rules and runes.
Only this time, in order to solve the deadlock, he finally reached out to the second rule.
In the past, he once conducted research in front of the Monument of Bewitchment, and at that time he had discovered traces of the rules of the soul from the evolution of the Black Death.
And just a few days ago, he finally revealed part of the secrets of the Bewitching Monument. Although there are many hidden secrets that are difficult to explain, no matter what, the rule interpretation content that appeared in the center of the monument brought him great help.
Yes, Tamaka holds the Scroll of Truth, and the soul rule runes are naturally also included in it. What was difficult for others to acquire, he had from the beginning. So what he wants is not the runes, but the empirical methods to analyze and understand the rules.
The soul rule was mostly a second-level rule, and the difficulty of analysis was far greater than the cooling rule that Maka had mastered. He had not expected to figure it out in such a short time. In fact, he had planned to use another method to deal with the mysterious ancient mirror since before this time travel.
But he never thought that the Bewitching Monument, which had always only brought him trouble, would give him a great gift in this way, giving him the opportunity to implement this backup plan that was safer and more rewarding. .
However, no matter how solid the plan is, accidents will happen.
In the final analysis, even if he had sufficient psychological preparation in advance, knowing the difficulty of understanding the rules of the soul was definitely a huge obstacle. But after he actually started researching it, he realized that this thing was simply beyond his imagination. Even though he had a lot of soul magic theories as a basis, and the inscriptions from the Bewitching Monument to help him, the result was still a bit disappointing.
To put it simply, he can barely use it now, but because his understanding is still insufficient, not only does it require other magic texts as assistance, but it is not enough to cover the entire Hogwarts Castle.
In order to prevent the effect of stabilizing the soul from being too weak, and to take care of everyone in the basement, he must stay in his current position and cannot move even one or two steps elsewhere.
If the position were higher, his casting range would not be enough; but if the position was lower... you know, the other self is standing outside!
But in this case, others will inevitably see him - for example, Draco who has been standing at the top of the stairs, or the bald old man Slughorn who followed Draco's gaze and looked up. .
When she noticed that the old man was also looking towards her, Maka subconsciously reached out and tugged on the hood of her cloak to better cover her figure and appearance. But he also knew that the long-handled staff in his hand was enough to be recognized.
"If I had known better, I would have brought Helen Schon here... At least it could help me attract some attention." He frowned secretly.
Now he has to maintain the power of the unfamiliar soul rules, and this alone makes him feel very strenuous. Originally, he had always felt that his magic power was not enough. This time, after going back in time for a long time, some of the extra magic power could not be used. Let alone the Illusion Curse at this moment, even using the most basic magic spell would bring a huge burden to him.
But now, being seen by those two guys from a distance was a bit fatal.
Is it dangerous? No, this can't be said to be dangerous yet. After all, if you are discovered by an acquaintance during time travel, it may not violate the rules of time. What he was worried about was actually being aware of his existence by himself at this point in time.
If the past self discovers the future self, there will be a great chance of causing a paradox. What exactly happens when a paradox occurs? He didn't know, and he didn't want to know at all.
Therefore, it is definitely not dangerous yet, but if he doesn't do something, the danger will probably come soon.
After thinking for a moment, Maka stopped reaching for the Immortal Hidden Potion, then simply pulled off the hood and waved to the two guys below.
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"McLean... you know? Albus once told me that he admires you very much. He even thinks that you are a real wizard."
Outside Hogwarts Castle, on the frozen lakeside, Greenwald was facing away from Maka at that time, staring blankly at the ice coffin in front of him. And in the crystal clear ice coffin, the old man who was still gone was gently covered by a thin purple velvet blanket, but his old face was still lifelike.
Greenwald was looking at him, looking at his former best friend, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.
Dumbledore and he have always been friends and rivals. They all have magical talents that are arrogant in the world, and they all have ambitions that ordinary people dare not touch.
It's just that everyone's wisdom is different. Even if they are like-minded, they will still have differences over time. The dispute that year led to the death of Dumbledore's sister and the breakup of the two close friends.
But now, when Greenwald looked at Dumbledore in the ice coffin and recalled the time when the two of them talked about ancient and modern magic and the entire world together, his already old heart felt a rare excitement.
It was the excitement that he was about to see his old friend, and the excitement that he was sure to join hands with Dumbledore again to touch the truth of the world.
While Greenwald was thinking, he had a casual conversation with Maka behind him. He could feel the vague hostility in Maka's words, and it was obvious that he did not welcome his arrival.
"Heh... I know, you must be troubled by some of my actions." Greenwald was very relaxed at this moment, smiled slightly, and said softly, "Don't worry, I can tell you directly - I have been honest from beginning to end. I just want to meet Albus again."
His old friend and rival has always been very optimistic about this young man named Maka McLean, but he doesn't know exactly what is so good about him. Now that he has left the Nurmengard Tower, he has personally experienced the young man's extraordinary talent, and finally understands that Dumbledore's praise is not excessive.
And this further confirmed Greenwald's current views.
Greenwald never felt that his past views were completely wrong. He just understood a truth through Dumbledore's victory - it was okay for him to value powerful wizards in the past, but he set the standard too low. .
Except for geniuses like myself and Dumbledore, there was no need to care about other wizards, let alone Muggles and magical animals. In the past, it was because his vision was not high enough that he was dragged down by those stupid desires and tried to use his power to change the world.
Thinking about it now, it was just as ridiculous as an immature child fooling around.
"Gellert Greenwald! Didn't we agree? Why don't you start taking action?"
Voldemort's questioning voice came from the opposite side of the ice coffin, cold and harsh, but how could Grindelwald not hear the anxiety mixed with it
It's like the person he was back then, but not even as good as he was back then. A wizard's ability is not limited to combat and life and death. Wisdom is the foundation for a wizard's achievements.
Greenwald moved slightly, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his dying face.