Chapter 38
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Today was not the day that Helga and Jon had agreed to meet in advance, so Jon waited for a while before Helga's consciousness replaced the consciousness in the portrait.
"Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Helga was a little out of breath. It was not easy for her to project her consciousness out of the world of the portrait. After all, she was just an incomplete soul, and it was tiring to run around all the time.
"It's not a big deal. It's just that Professor Dumbledore is not here today, so I took the opportunity to take your portrait away."
Helga glanced at the storage bag in Jon's hand. The bag was also cast with the Traceless Stretching Spell, so there was no problem with storing the portrait.
"But how are you going to take this bag out?"
The portrait in Ravenclaw's study was very big. Even if a normal storage bag was cast with the Traceless Stretching Spell, it did not look like something that could be folded. When the portrait was put in the storage bag, the corners would protrude.
"You don't have to worry about that. I've also prepared a box. With the help of the Stretching Spell twice, you can take the portrait out. But I'm afraid you won't be able to appear in this portrait for a while."
"That's fine, but have you prepared the things I told you before?"
Jon nodded. In order to let Helga's portrait safely 'move', he had been preparing for a long time.
"I've asked my parents to buy some materials for me, and I've also ordered some for myself. The rest is with my grandmother, so the overall materials are all ready. As soon as we get home, I can start to set up the magic circle. I've tried to practice a few times, so there shouldn't be any big problems."
"That's good. Without the magic circle to maintain the connection between the portrait and the Hogwarts, it's useless for you to take the portrait away. But I don't know how long this magic circle can last."
Of course, Jon knew this because he did not have much materials prepared. But he had found another way. "You don't have to worry about that. I've already solved it."
The transfer of Helga's portrait was a big deal. After all, Jon planned to learn some resistance spells during the holidays instead of just practicing support spells. Helga had promised him this for a long time.
After all, if one wanted to become a magic scholar, how could one just analyze magic energy be enough?
Spells were also a part of magic research. As for the improvement of one's strength, it was just a byproduct of the research.
He really did not want to become a violent Wizard at all. He just wanted to learn some self-defense methods against violence.
God knew when the Black Wizard would appear next to him.
Helga's consciousness gradually withdrew from the portrait, and the beautiful smiling witch came back online. The next second, the portrait was put into the bag by Chown.
After putting the bag on Ravenclaw's desk, Jon took out the monocle and put it in front of his left eye. He began to observe the wall.
He had read the design manuscript left behind by Loynar Ravenclaw several times. With Helga's translation and his own stumbling ancient magic skills, he was basically sure that this monocle was a finished product made by Ravenclaw. Its purpose was to help Ravenclaw distinguish the flow of magic energy.
At that time, glasses were not a common item. Only the nobles could use them. The monocle made by Loynar himself was a plain lens.
It was not a telescope or a magnifying glass. It was just a simple round transparent lens.
However, when Jon got it, this magic item could not be activated automatically because it had not been used for a long time.
This gave Jon a headache. It was like a person who had painstakingly inherited a large amount of money but was told that they needed to enter a password. It was irritating.
Helga studied it for a few days but still could not figure out how to activate it. She only told Jon some of the habits of Loynar Ravenclaw and let Jon find a way to unlock it himself.
Of course, she also told Jon to communicate more with the monocle.
What was there to communicate with a monocle?
Jon's idea was very simple. Since it was a monocle, it should be worn.
So whenever there was no one around, he would take out the monocle and read for a while. A few times, people saw him and thought that Jon had myopia at such a young age. In the end, even Fran advised Jon to read less to protect his eyesight.
There was actually some progress in doing so. At least Jon could feel the faint magical waves on the monocle. This wave was especially obvious in Ravenclaw's study.
It was very difficult to capture this wave. Jon had to find something to focus on every time before he could slightly match his own magical waves with the one on the monocle.
After all, when it came to the eyes, Jon did not dare to use too much mana. It would be terrible if he accidentally turned into a lunatic.
After every transfer of mana, the magical waves on the monocle would become stronger. However, it did not show any other special functions — if seeing things clearer could be considered a special function.
This was a slow work that did not necessarily result in a good result. However, Jon felt that it was worth it.
It was a magic item personally made by Ravenclaw, and it was still useful even after a thousand years. Even Helga himself said that this pair of glasses was a wonderful design. Now, Chown only needed to spend a little time and energy to have a certain possibility of obtaining the right to use and ownership of this item. This was simply a deal that couldn't be more profitable.
After spending so much time on the monocle, Jon estimated that today was almost the day to fully activate this magic item.
After all, he had seen everything that could be seen in this study, including the ninety-three floor tiles. He didn't want to see the fine cracks on the floor tiles of this study a second time.
Perhaps prayer really worked, or perhaps hard work accumulated. Just as Jon's monocle began to ache, the monocle in front of him finally reacted.
Blue lines and purple lines suddenly appeared in Jon's vision and entangled with each other. Then, two lines of small ancient words appeared in front of Jon's eyes.
Half of this sentence was in Latin, mixed with a word in Runic. Jon, who did not have enough knowledge of magic and medieval grammar, spelled out the meaning of this sentence for a while.
It was a speech.
"The search for magic has no end. This is the eye that leads to the truth. — Loynar Ravenclaw. "
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