In the school hospital, the four of them gathered together and stared at the green stone in Elwyn's hand.
"What's the more shocking secret that Slytherin discovered?" Ron asked.
"I don't know. The stone is cracked here, weathered, and severely damaged. The words at the back are all unrecognizable."
Elwyn squinted his eyes and tried hard to identify the words.
But he could no longer see the words at the back.
"Maybe we can do this here." Hermione turned the direction of one of the fragments.
Elwyn followed the new arrangement and tried to say a paragraph, but Harry shook his head, indicating that he did not understand.
"Damn it, we've spent so much effort, but other than knowing that the monster came from a temple in ancient Greece that worshiped black wizards, we don't know anything else." Ron said in annoyance, "There's no powerful spell, no way to increase one's strength, nothing valuable at all."
"These stones themselves are very valuable," Hermione retorted.
"Yeah, maybe some magic historian or antique collector will need them. It records why that old lunatic Slythrin built an unknown secret room in the depths of the school and left behind a terrifying monster that wanted to devour other people's souls." Ron wrinkled his nose and pointed at the broken stones. "These things are very valuable, and it further proves that Slytherin Academy is hopeless. But we already knew this, but the most important part is missing. What is that monster, what shocking secret is it hiding, and where are the results of Slytherin's research? "
Harry and Hermione did not answer, obviously agreeing with Ron.
The information on the stone stopped at the most crucial part, which was very disappointing.
"These stones only record the reason why Slytherin built the underground ruins." Elwyn said, "The results of his research and the black magic that created the monster are all carved on the stone wall. I saw it, but because I was in a hurry, I didn't write it down."
"If that's the case, we can go into Aragok's lair again."
"No." Elwyn shook his head. "After Salazar's shadow used that powerful magic, the whole ruin began to collapse. It probably doesn't exist anymore."
"Alright." Ron had just stood up, but he sat down again.
Just like him, Harry's face was also filled with disappointment.
Elwyn continued to stare at the stone in his hand, turning it back and forth.
Hermione, on the other hand, had been looking down at the notes she had just taken, and from time to time, she would pick up a quill and draw a line on it.
No one spoke. Everyone was thinking about this matter and digesting the information they had received so far.
"What are we waiting for?"
After a long time, Ron said dejectedly, "All the clues have been cut off. Continuing to research is a complete waste of time. Why don't we discuss it?"
"It's not interrupted," Hermione interrupted him, waved the quill in her hand, and said seriously, "The decrypted information has given us a lot of hints."
"Hermione, did you discover something?" Harry asked anxiously.
"Take a look at this." Hermione pointed at her notes and said, "In that ancient Greek temple, one of the most powerful and influential black wizards in the history of magic is worshiped. He is considered the last ancient warlock and the earliest black wizard. Many of his research results laid the foundation of the development of black magic and are still playing an important role today."
"I don't understand. What does this mean?" Ron was puzzled.
"This tells us who created the monster. We just need to investigate the origin of this black wizard, and maybe we will get some clues," Hermione continued.
"But it doesn't say who he is."
"The last ancient warlock and one of the earliest black wizards. Notorious, he researched many curses and black magic, and laid the foundation of the development of black magic." Hermione explained, "The wizard who meets these conditions is the one we are looking for. This almost tells us his identity."
"I don't have any impression of this black wizard who lived thousands of years ago." Harry shook his head. "You know, my grades in magic history have never been very good. To be honest, I can't even tell the difference between the evil Merrick and the strange Urik."
"Me too. What year was the rebellion of the fairies in the seventeenth century?" Ron frowned and said, "I remember they used the tavern in Hogsmeade as their headquarters in this rebellion. That place seems to be called the Pig's Head Tavern. I have never been there."
"Hagrid often goes there. He got the dragon egg and the big three-headed dog there. He told me that the place is very interesting, we can …"
"Gentlemen, we are now talking about the evil black wizard, not a dirty tavern." Hermione raised her voice and said in a serious tone, "Do you remember the book I borrowed from the library when the three of us were looking for the Sorcerer's Stone and Nicoleme in first grade?"
"I remember. You said you wanted to read it for fun." Ron explained to Elwyn in a low voice, "That book is thicker than all the books I read in a year."
"Yes, that's it." Hermione nodded with satisfaction. "That book includes almost all the well-known ancient wizards, including this black wizard."
"Really?" Harry and Ron said in unison, "Who is he?"
Elwyn also put down the stone in his hand and looked at Hermione. If they could figure out the identity of the black wizard, it would be very helpful to understand the monster and make a breakthrough. He still remembered when he was in the underground ruins, in the ancient passage before the big net where Aragok was. On both sides of the passage, there was a black wizard whose face was shrouded in shadows. He only used an evil black magic to harvest countless human souls.
"I'm sure it's him, but I can't remember some details. Wait here, I'll go find the book," Hermione said excitedly and ran out of the ward as fast as she could.
Looking at the direction she was going, it seemed that she was going to the library.
"I haven't seen her so excited since she got the first place in the cohort," Harry said. "She must have found some key clues."
"In fact, when you were just discussing, I also found something new on these stones." Elwyn turned all the stones in his hand upside down.
Harry and Ron looked at him in confusion, not knowing what he was doing.
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