I staggered to my feet and walked towards the gate, where a set of geometric figures and equations soon appeared.
I had decent Alchemy skills at Beauxbatons, so this problem was somewhat challenging for me, but after a few hours, I successfully solved it.
Soon, the barrier at the gate disappeared. I walked in, and what greeted me were figures in ancient Greek robes, walking and discussing.
They saw me, approached me, and asked for my opinion on a certain matter.
After stating my views, they invited me to join their discussion.
At the same time, I also learned the name of their leader—Socrates.
…
Soon, I left that place, my heart still longing for my wife, my father, and the child about to be born.
I bid farewell to those sages and left my name on a stone tablet.
When I walked out of the gate, after a moment of daze, I was surprised to find myself on the uninhabited coast behind the hills of our family estate in Spudley.
The moon hung high, and the sea beat against the shore, emitting a profound melody.
Looking back again, everything had vanished, leaving only some dilapidated ruins.
When I returned home, I was astonished to find that only three days had passed, and my father had only just returned home…
Afterward, I healed my internal injuries and re-immersed myself in magic research, achieving some results.
In the nights that followed, I repeatedly returned to that place. The moon changed its appearance daily, and the sea and tides played different melodies every day.
And I never returned to Athens Academy."
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…
Howl slowly closed the book, his thoughts calm.
"Finkel Scott was a quite famous Wizard in the fifteenth century, and his most significant invention was the Voyage Potion.
The Voyage Potion originated from the rituals Wizards performed to pray for safety before setting sail.
He found inspiration from this and researched a Potion that could significantly increase a person's luck at sea.
It was also the predecessor of Felix Felicis.
Because of Felix Felicis… he wasn't too famous. But he did leave his mark in history. And I had someone check the Beauxbatons school history, and records of this person were found there.
Indeed, as his book stated, Finkel Scott did not complete his studies. He suffered severe injuries due to a magic research error and dropped out early.
And eight years later, he reappeared in the Wizarding World, carrying the Voyage Potion."
Howl nodded, then looked at the other two records.
Both described his accidental entry into Athens Academy.
A moment later, Howl put down the last stone tablet he had observed.
"But none of these record the conditions for entry, just like… Athens Academy is parallel to the real world, requiring an opportunity to intersect with it.
Compared to that, geometric problems and the like seem insignificant."
"This might also be…" Huckleton nodded.
At the same time, Loreton hurried down.
"There's a problem," he said bluntly. "A guy is missing."
Howl raised his teacup, looking at him in confusion.
Loreton continued, "The missing person is named Jason Williams. He once interned at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. He was injured during an external mission while analyzing a Dark Arts object. He then resigned from his job and had been recovering at home.
When we went to look for him today, his family told us he had been missing for four days."
"Missing for four days, and his family didn't contact the Ministry of Magic?!" Howl looked at Loreton with some confusion.
"His family doesn't trust the Ministry of Magic… because he was injured while interning at the Ministry of Magic," Loreton said somewhat awkwardly.
"Alright," Howl said helplessly, standing up and handing the three artifacts to the others.
"Go find Charon."
"Okay," Loreton nodded. That was his purpose in coming.
Soon, the group directly arrived at the Cerberus Pub via Floo Powder.
At this time, the pub was bustling with people, completely different from last night.
Charon, meanwhile, was still sitting at the bar counter, his right arm in a sling, with the pale tenderness of new flesh on his arm.
This was also why Howl directly cut off his arm, yet wasn't too worried about pushing the other party to the opposite side and thus delaying matters.
Because in the Wizarding World, losing an arm on a physical level… really isn't a big deal.
At the same time, as soon as he stepped inside, the entire pub quieted down.
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