A year later, in Hufflepuff's common room.
Flames burned in the fireplace, and the air was filled with sweetness and warmth. There were several exquisite porcelain plates on the carpet, and there was a sumptuous spread of food on them.
A few house elves quietly picked up the wine jugs and tiptoed to pour wine into the silver dining cups.
Helga Hufflepuff was sitting in front of the fireplace with his back to the house elves. He was expressionless as he fiddled with the charcoal with a pair of tongs.
The painting behind him opened, and three people chatted as they entered Hufflepuff's room. They were the other three founders of Hogwarts. They were chatting and laughing, and they were all in a good mood.
A few house elves came out from the corner of the room and stretched out their hands. They took off their snow-covered cloaks and threw them to the house elves.
"Merry Christmas, Helga."
Ravenclaw said casually. She came to the fireplace and put her hand on Hufflepuff's shoulder. "I have to trouble you every year."
"Merry Christmas, Ravenclaw." Hufflepuff was no longer expressionless as he fiddled with the charcoal. He pulled her to sit down on the carpet. "This Christmas Eve dinner is a little simple."
"Oh, it's nothing. It's so sumptuous. You're being modest again, Helga. " Gryffindor shook off the snow on his shoulders, and sat in front of the food excitedly. He skillfully picked up a drumstick and put it in his mouth. "I've been looking forward to this day every year. Your culinary skills are amazing," he said in enjoyment.
Slytherin kicked Gryffindor and said coldly, "You dare to eat when I haven't eaten? Who gave you the courage?"
Gryffindor was unmoved. He even picked up a grape and threw it at Slytherin's head. Slytherin quickly grabbed him and threw him into his mouth.
"Where's the other person?" Slytherin asked jokingly. "Where is my servant right now?"
"Come on."
Gryffindor teased, "You might not even be able to beat your 'servant' now."
Slytherin shrugged and sat down opposite Hufflepuff. "I'm afraid he's still in the library. Should I send a snake to call him over?"
The organizer of the Christmas party, Hufflepuff, shook his head. "Not for now. Salazar, Godric, Ronay, I asked you to come here today not only to spend Christmas Eve together, but also to tell you something very important."
Gryffindor, who was holding a drumstick, was stunned. "What's the matter? Why are you so serious?"
Hufflepuff, who was wrapped in a cloak, took out a notebook and a few pieces of parchment. He placed them on the carpet and said, "Take a look at this first."
"What is this?"
The three of them looked at the parchment and notebook in front of them and lowered their heads curiously.
"Three days ago, I went to the principal's office for some personal matters. He wasn't there, but I found this under his desk."
"How could you touch his things? I'm afraid he'll be unhappy if he finds out," Ravenclaw said in a reproachful tone.
"Who cares? He's in the library all day, so he won't notice." Gryffindor didn't care about that. He held the drumstick in one hand and the parchment in the other. After reading it, he frowned. "Mind Flow Spell … What is this?"
Slytherin and Ravenclaw moved their heads closer. They were very interested in what Silby had written. There was a series of magic inferences written on the parchment, and at the end of the inferences, there were two very simple incantations.
However, they didn't know what the incantations meant. They chanted a few incantations, but there was no reaction.
After staring at the incantations for a while, Ravenclaw suddenly thought of something. "I've seen this before. I saw him researching this many years ago. When he was still living in seclusion in the mountains, his house was filled with magic formulas. "
"What is this magic used for?" Gryffindor rubbed his chin in confusion. "It looks very simple and elegant, but I don't know how to use it."
Hufflepuff, who was sitting next to the fireplace, said, "I've always been confused. Why does Silby stay in the library all day? He's already a top-level wizard, so why is he still unsatisfied? I didn't know what he was thinking until I saw what he wrote. "
She handed over another notebook. "Take a look. This should be his diary."
Gryffindor hesitated when he heard that it was a diary.
Slytherin pursed her lips and sat on the ground. She frowned and looked at Hufflepuff with her arms crossed.
Ravenclaw snickered and took the diary. "I've been wondering what he's thinking for a long time. Now, it's time to learn more about our headmaster."
After saying that, she flipped open the diary. She secretly read:
[October 1st. Good news. My friends, subordinates, and I have arrived in Constantinople. They're still quite restrained.
Bad news. My subordinates are fanatical. It's hard to imagine that they were so pessimistic five years ago.
Their emotions are like clockwork, constantly fluctuating between fear and fanaticism. The path to tranquility is only for a moment. I don't know how to feel that moment of happiness forever.]
Ravenclaw looked up in surprise after reading the first page. "Wait … This is a diary from ten years ago?"
"Yes." Hufflepuff nodded. "Continue reading. He doesn't write much. He only writes when something big happens."
Ravenclaw then turned another page. The entries in the diary were not long. Most of the entries were written by Silby in his spare time or his emotional outbursts.
[October 3rd. Bad news. I've left Constantinople. I've left my friends and subordinates. Although it seems like I've achieved a lot, I've achieved nothing. The world is too far away from perfection.
The good news is that I think they'll probably fall into despair after their fanaticism and come back for me. I hope they'll recognize their own limitations by then.]
"Heh, he's really something." Slytherin crossed his arms and sneered.
Gryffindor, who was eating the drumstick, was a little unhappy. He said coldly, "I knew that he must have some ulterior motives when he left."
Ravenclaw's fingers tightened and he turned another page.
[July 15th. Good news. I've caught three sardines by the sea. Ronayi has also come back for me.
Bad news. Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to solve the fundamental flaw. I need more knowledge and theories to support it. The knowledge I gained from Pandora's Palace helped me create the Mind-Flow Curse. However, I think it's not complete. I need more time and knowledge to come up with a solution. Otherwise, I won't be able to rest easy.]
Gryffindor was a little unhappy when he read this. "What!? What fundamental flaw? "
Hufflepuff put his finger on his lips. "Shh."
Ravenclaw shook his head and continued to flip the page.
[July 20th. I've returned to my friends. Good news. The war has stopped. However, it's only returning to despair. The pendulum of emotions is still swinging. One day, it will return to fanaticism and bring great pain.
Bad news. Although my friends and subordinates have learned to control themselves, they still don't understand. They still think that the war is just a simple hatred and not caused by inequality. They never thought that the world is born unequal. Some are wizards, and some are Muggles. Why is that?]
.....
[May 3rd. Good news. Slytherin and Gryffindor got me a lot of forbidden magic. They're also very interested in it. I think I'll be able to find a solution during the holidays.
Bad news. Fixing the Mind-Flow Curse isn't as simple as I thought. Without a medium to conduct magic, I can't plant magic into the Muggles' bodies.]
When they read up to this point, the four founders didn't say anything. Their faces turned pale at the same time. Ravenclaw raised his head and looked at Hufflepuff with cold sweat.
"Plant magic into the Muggles' bodies!?"
Ravenclaw asked in shock, "What is he thinking?"
Hufflepuff said, "Keep reading."
Ravenclaw's fingers trembled as he flipped a few more pages. The next few pages were all records related to the Mind-Flow Curse. It seemed that Silby was creating a spell, but he couldn't get the main point.
Finally, she flipped to the last page of the short diary. She read:
[December 21st. Good news. There's no more bad news. I've found the complete Mind-Flow Curse and the possible medium. After the New Year, there will be no more Muggles. Everyone will become wizards. There will be no innate inequality, no forgiveness, and no excuses. Everything depends on one's own efforts. I've finally reversed the flaw at the bottom. I've done it … I've done it … I've finally done it …]
The diary came to an abrupt end. There was dried liquid on the letter, and the ink was smeared. It was clear that the owner of the diary had shed tears when he wrote this.
After reading the letter, Ravenclaw was shocked speechless. Gryffindor's jaw dropped to the ground. Hufflepuff didn't say anything either. He quietly waited for them to digest this sensational news.
* Clap clap clap! *
After a while, Slytherin clapped his hands.
"Good, good," he sneered. "I see now. Our principal is an unparalleled magic genius, but he's definitely not a qualified ruler. He's just an idiot with an abnormal brain."
Hufflepuff shook his head. He's a qualified ruler, and he's done what he promised us in Pandora. However, his vision is different from ours. The 'majority' he spoke of is completely different from the 'majority' we thought of.
"No one needs that kind of vision. That's ridiculous!" Gryffindor was shocked. "How could he have such an idea? It's … It's … It's …" He couldn't find the right words to describe it.
Ravenclaw fell to the ground. Her face was pale as she stared at the carpet. She also didn't know how to describe Silby. At this moment, he seemed to see a long, endless chasm between Silby and them. It was also between him and everyone else.
"We have to stop him."
Hufflepuff spoke in a gentle but irrefutable tone.
"It's too crazy. If we let him carry out his plan, the laws of the world will change. Everything we know will collapse. Let alone us. "
Gryffindor stuttered. "Then … Then, what do you want to do, Hufflepuff? Dismiss him from his position as principal?"
Hufflepuff shook his head and sighed. "That's useless. From the diary, he's already completed the spell. If we dismiss him now, he'll still do what he wants to do. It might even be more convenient for him. However, there are less than three days left. We still have time to take action. "
"Then what should we do?" Ravenclaw asked in a hoarse voice.
"It's simple. Godric, Ronay, Salazar, we have to do the dirty work." Hufflepuff stood up and said firmly, "No wizard would ignore a madman like him."
Ravenclaw shuddered and bit his lips. After a moment, he said, "I see."
"Hey, what are you two thinking?" Gryffindor was shocked. He stood up from the carpet. "What dirty work?"
The two didn't answer.
Slytherin said coldly. "It seems that they want to get rid of this troublesome principal by force."
Gryffindor was panicking. He glared at Hufflepuff and said, "Hey, I'm warning you. Although he's willful, he's been with us for more than ten years. We've suffered and bled together. Do you think we can just kill him?"
Hufflepuff said angrily, "The whole world is full of wizards. Can you imagine that scene? Have you seen an ant's nest?
There are only a few thousand wizards, and no one is managing them. If everyone is a wizard, I'm afraid the world will be destroyed in the end.
Do you want to clean up the mess? You, me, or those ignorant fools outside. If you ask me, not only do we have to get rid of him, but we also have to get rid of his weird ideas and the students who have interacted with him. Our original society will cease to exist! "
Gryffindor didn't say anything else.
Ravenclaw said in a hoarse voice, "The most important thing now is who can stop him. If we don't do something and let him take action, I'm afraid no one will be able to stop him. In terms of magic and witchcraft, no one knows what level he's at now. "
Gryffindor turned his head mechanically and looked at Slytherin. "Salazar, what do you think?"
Slytherin's expression kept changing. He looked at the pile of notebooks with admiration and sadness. In the end, he looked at Hufflepuff and said, "Helga, since you called us here, you must have a plan."
Hufflepuff nodded.
"You guys decide. I won't get involved," Slytherin said indifferently. He stood up and left.
"Eh, Salazar?!"
Gryffindor was anxious. He wanted to chase after Salazar, but Salazar dodged him. He walked out of the hole in Hufflepuff's room and almost fell down on the steps.
"Let him be," Hufflepuff said to Gryffindor. She put away the notebook and the parchment. "Silby is strong, but two fists can't beat four hands. Tomorrow night, the three of us will work together. We can stop him. "
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