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Embarrassing... embarrassing... Sean felt so ashamed he could hardly breathe...

Although everything you said is true, the person in question was right there, it's really embarrassing. This junior student has great taste... Sean's lips twitched.

The Common Room, which was as quiet as a library, immediately drew everyone's attention.

The pressure is mounting; wouldn't it be incredibly embarrassing if I couldn't answer? But I'm not confident at all...

After much deliberation, Sean raised an eyebrow and gave his answer.

"To lose everything is to gain everything, and to gain everything is to lose everything."

Eagle Head did not react, and many students who were watching Sean lowered their heads in disappointment.

The Eagle Head Knocker knocker judges the correctness of an answer very quickly. If you give an answer and the eagle head does not immediately say "correct," it means the answer is wrong.

Sean scratched his head a little embarrassedly. Just now, a little junior schoolgirl who didn't know any better had praised him...

As he turned around and winked at Daisy, who was smirking, he suddenly heard the sound of Eagle Head Knocker behind him.

"Correct."

The wooden door opened.

"Huh?" Sean turned his head in confusion, and sure enough, the wooden door had opened automatically.

A first-grade student exclaimed, "Wow, that's amazing!"

"Yeah, yeah, senior didn't lie to me after all."

However, apart from the new students, the other Ravenclaw seniors also showed strange expressions.

"Something's not right with the door knocker today..." Penelope turned to look at the door knocker.

Sean looked over as well, but after he answered the question, the Eagle Head Knocker remained motionless, turning back into a lifeless decoration.

"It's really strange, why is the reaction speed so slow?" Sean muttered.

A friend came up and patted Sean on the shoulder, then stared at him suspiciously. "Sean, did you tamper with the door knocker?"

Someone immediately countered, "No, Sean got off the train with us, he didn't have time to commit the crime—and I must say, Sean's answer was better than ours."

Penelope nodded in agreement. "That's true, and Sean didn't need to do anything—he didn't even agree when my Eagle Head Knocker research group invited him to join last year."

"That door knocker is acting strangely today..." another girl said, her puzzled expression turning excited. "This is really interesting! I'm going to start studying door knockers from today onwards!"

Penelope immediately invited, "Would you like to join my group?"

"Okay, okay!"

Another eagle chimed in, "But if the door knocker keeps acting up like this every day, it will affect our comings and goings."

"That's why we need to do research..."

The crowded little platform quickly transformed into a noisy market, with excited Ravenclaw already engaged in various debates.

The freshmen, who had never seen anything like this before, were frozen in place.

"It's starting again..." Hermione shook her head and took the lead into the passage.

Indeed, all sorts of meaningful and meaningless debates are taking place in Ravenclaw all the time.

After reminding Penelope not to forget her new life, Sean also walked into the passage.

As he was about to walk out of the passage and into the Common Room, he heard a faint sigh.

Sean froze on the spot, and Daisy, who was following behind him, bumped into his back without noticing.

"Ouch—what's wrong, Sean?" Daisy asked, rubbing her head.

"Excuse me... Did you hear something just now, Daisy?" Sean asked.

"Sound?" Daisy looked puzzled. "No, except for the sound of our footsteps."

Daisy didn't hear...

But Sean was certain that he had truly heard that sigh.

More importantly, this wasn't the first time. When he first learned the details of the Prophecy from Dumbledore and passed through the wooden door, he also heard a sigh.

However, Sean was in a complicated mood at the time. After a careful search, he found no one else and eventually dismissed the sigh as a hallucination.

But now it seems that it wasn't a hallucination!

Sean thought back carefully and realized that the question asked by the door knocker was quite unusual, and he still remembered it to this day.

"What is wisdom?" A very general question.

Sean's answer to the question was, "Something that can help us answer this question."

Just then, a small head popped out from under Sean's arm. Daisy blinked curiously and asked, "What's wrong, Sean?"

"Uh, it's okay, I'll go first."

Instead of blocking the passageway, Sean and Daisy went into the Common Room and sat down next to Hermione had already taken a good spot.

Why are you two so slow?

Daisy pointed to Sean, who was deep in thought, "Sean seems to have made a discovery."

Sean looked up at the two of them. "Do you think the Eagle Head Knocker really possesses intelligence?"

Hermione gave him a strange look. "Of course, door knockers are intelligent—did you notice something wrong?"

"What I mean by wisdom is whether door knockers, like us, are capable of independent thought and even possess human emotions?"

Then he told the two men about the two sighs he had heard.

Hermione started to have doubts too. "The door knocker is really strange today..."

Daisy then whispered, "Besides, Sean always carries Dave with him. If someone were playing a prank, Dave should have noticed. But why didn't I hear anything?"

Sean shook his head. "Although the sound was very soft, the sigh was very abrupt. You were right behind me, so you should have been able to hear it."

"Last time you came back in the middle of the night, and this time most people were inside and outside the passage, but only you heard it, which proves it wasn't some ghost's prank..." Hermione frowned in distress. "But, ' Hogwarts: Hogwarts, A History ' doesn't mention that Ms. Ravenclaw left anything like that..."

After Hermione finished speaking, Sean, who was still puzzled, received a reminder.

Yes, Ravenclaw left behind...

Slytherin's memory left in the Pensieve once said that the four Founders of Hogwarts each held a portion of the power over the School of Magic, and the person who eventually gathered all four powers would truly control Hogwarts.

The authority of Slytherin resides in the Chamber of Secrets of Secrets, which has an entrance through the second-floor washroom; the authority of Gryffindor lies within the Forbidden Forest; the location of Hufflepuff's authority is unknown; and the authority of Ravenclaw resides within the castle.

Perhaps the peculiarity of the Eagle Head Knocker is related to Ravenclaw's power.

The three discussed it for a long time but still couldn't come up with a solution. Sean decided to wait until he made some progress in Ancient Runes before trying to get the Eagle Head.

According to Slytherin's memories, to gain the Slytherin Authority's approval and to absorb that part of the magical power, one needs to use Ancient Runes knowledge.

If you pass the test, you will find a magical brand. Stand on this brand and release your magic in Runes to merge the two magics. Then, use the merged Magic Power Cleansing yourself and you will gain Slytherin's share of authority.

Slytherin noted that the authority of the other three Founders was also introduced in a similar way, which required extensive Runes knowledge.

Sean finally sighed inwardly, having circled back to studying Ancient Runes.

Everyone says that if you master math, physics, and chemistry, you can go anywhere in the world without fear. But after spending a long time in the Wizarding World, Sean truly realized that you need Runes for everything...

Thinking it over, Sean turned to Hermione for help. "Please, I really need to borrow those Ancient Runes notes to take a look..."

Hermione nodded. "Of course, that's no problem. But, is there something you've forgotten?"

"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten," Sean took out two small bags and handed them to Hermione and Daisy respectively. "Mandrake leaves, crystal bottles, and Death's-head Hawkmoth Pupa are all in here. Remember to keep them safe. By the way, the dew must not come into contact with humans. I'll get you some more later."

Yes, Hermione and Daisy have completed their initial Animagus Transformation practice; it's time to move on to the formal steps.

Actually, the two of them were already quite proficient by the end of the school year, but considering that they were still in Newmontgard and the summer vacation was approaching, they decided to postpone the formal steps until after the start of the third grade.

The two took the small bag, exchanged a glance, and both took a deep breath.

Sean smiled and said, "Actually, it mainly depends on luck, and the next full moon is in ten days, so you have plenty of time to prepare. Look, I put a lot of other leaves inside that have no medicinal properties but taste just as bad, so you can start getting used to it tomorrow."

Daisy held the bag to her heaving chest and puffed out her cheeks, taking deep breaths.

"I'm so nervous..." Little White Flower spent a long time trying to calm herself down, looking at Sean pitifully.

"It's really not a big deal," Sean reassured her. "My experience is reliable, and I think you guys are very talented."

After chatting and laughing for a while, the two girls, both with an adventurous spirit in their bones, finally relaxed.

"I wonder if we'll turn into Magical Creatures like you..." Hermione was already thinking about what happened after the Animagus Transformation.

"It's really hard to say... Anyway, just remember not to resist the animal images in your mind when the time comes," Sean said.

He wasn't sure if his own Animagus peculiarity stemmed from ' Sin ' and an exceptionally high Magical Creature Affinity, while Hermione and Daisy might also have their own unique traits.

Sean hadn't forgotten that there were seven Sin in total...

Dumbledore has confirmed Harry and Neville's bloodline Sin, the last remaining Sin at Hogwarts. Sean's suspects include Hermione, Ron, Cedric, Stephanie, and others.

Although Daisy was not among the seven, Dumbledore also said that she was special.

Therefore, Sean really couldn't guarantee whether the two girls' Animagus forms were the same as those of ordinary wizards.

However, just in case, Sean had already prepared and ordered a lot of magic Nutrient Potion in advance. He used a huge amount of magic when he Transfiguration, and Daisy and Hermione did not have the support of the Obscurus. If anything unexpected happened, they would have to rely on drugs.

When Sean returned to his dorm, his roommate Terry Boot greeted him and then pointed to Sean's bedside table, "Is that yours? There was a bald eagle banging on the window earlier, and I was wondering why. Then I found out it brought over a huge package. There was no name on it, but I guess only you would buy things from other countries' Wizarding World —speaking of which, do they use such ferocious birds to deliver packages in America? I almost got disfigured by that guy's claws when I was taking the stuff."

"It looks fierce, but aren't owls birds of prey?" Sean replied to his friend with a smile, then picked up the package and weighed it in his hand.

The sound of wooden boxes clattering came from inside.

It was indeed mine... Sean put the package away with satisfaction.

"Sean, what did you buy?" my roommate asked curiously.

"Oh, I bought a few books on the History of Magic in America to read," Sean replied without changing his expression.

Terry immediately lost interest. He lay back lazily on the bed and said sarcastically, "Perhaps the History of Magic in America is more worth reading—isn't the history of the Magical Congress of the United States of America similar to that of Madam Primpernelle's Beauty Potions?"

Madam Primpernelle's Beauty Potions is a beauty Potions in Diagon Alley dedicated to solving witches' problems with spots, sores, and pimples. It has been open for a relatively short time and stands out among the many centuries-old shops in Diagon Alley.

As a native-born England wizard, Terry, like other England gentlemen, saw Amy as nothing more than a nouveau riche with no real substance.

Mocking the other Europe that were once his underlings, the nouveau riche from the neighboring continent are a leisurely daily occurrence for him.

Emphasize authenticity.

Sean laughed heartily, gave a few perfunctory replies, and then lay down on the bed.

The package didn't contain the so-called America History of Magic, but rather the wands he had purchased from four of North America's most famous wand-making families.

Sean's Fire Dragon Animagus is actually a strange fire Fire Dragon that turns completely black, while the Hungarian Horntail is derived from the Dragon Heartstring core of his own wand.

Grindelwald switched the wand with his, and Sean wasn't sure if he could still transform into the Hungarian Horntail, so he bought a new wand.

Moreover, Sean had always wanted to test whether he would transform into other Magical Creatures if the wand core he used during Transfiguration was different.

Ollivander's Wand Shop will not sell him a new wand until the old one is completely unusable, and Mr. Ollivander only uses materials from three Magical Creatures for his wand cores.

As for Gregorovitch, because he has always supplied wands to Durmstrang students, all wands sold need to be registered, making them difficult to purchase.

North America wand makers have no taboos; they use all sorts of materials, such as the hair of wetland Werewolf and the translucent spines of the Arkansas White River Monster.

If Sean's idea is proven true, then if he can use different wands perfectly, he will have the ability to Transfiguration various Magical Creatures.

Generally speaking, Magical Creatures that can be used as wand core materials are quite powerful. Of course, Sean did not buy the kind of wand with Veela hair as its core.