Ravenclaw's Tower

Walking down a passage steeped in history.

Numerous magical portraits hung on either side, capable of interacting and communicating.

At this moment, they were scrutinizing the group of new students with judging eyes.

Cypher, walking among them, wondered if this was the wizarding version of campus surveillance.

They proceeded through a corridor on the side of the castle, heading towards another tower.

Suits of stone armor stood guard along the corridor, providing the young wizards with a strong sense of security.

Flitwick led the way at the front of the group, introducing the history of Ravenclaw to the new students.

"Our House was founded by Rowena Ravenclaw. Its element is Air, one of the four elements, its symbolic animal is the Raven, and its representative color is blue. Just as the sky and the eagle cannot be close to the ground, our common room is located at the top of another tower on the west side of the main castle. When the time comes, I hope all of you, my junior brothers and sisters, will be alert and make your legs obey the commands of your brains. I wouldn't want to see you falling down the stairs and letting out an impressively awful scream..."

A few giggles rippled through the group of new students. Clearly, they thought falling down the stairs was an extremely foolish thing to do—how could anyone fall down the stairs?

These giggles vanished as they rounded a corner.

Looking up, they saw a circular passage that stretched who-knows-how-many meters into the air.

Staircases appeared and shifted constantly across the walls.

At the end was a sky bridge suspended in mid-air.

Even with older students leading the way in front and protecting them from behind, the new students still took cautious, trembling steps upward, their hearts pounding with fear.

"Cypher, aren't you afraid of heights?"

Iris and Luna knew that even if you fell from the stairs, you would only be transported back to where you started.

In other words, if you walked downwards, you would be transported to the top, and if you walked upwards, you would be transported to the bottom.

This was also to prevent young wizards from being lazy and skipping the stairs.

However, this was Cypher's first time at Hogwarts, and it should be his first time walking these stairs.

"I'm alright!"

Not to mention that he had Mage Hand.

Although it couldn't achieve true flight, it could still slow his descent.

Just considering the scenic spots he had experienced in his previous life, this level of height was nothing special.

"Oh?!" Iris said, sounding a little dejected. "Luna and I only dared to walk on them so confidently after we learned the secret of these stairs."

"Fear sometimes comes from the unknown and the inability to do something. Now that I know magic, I'm naturally not afraid."

Cypher shrugged and raised his hand to comfort Iris.

"Oh! Junior, you're absolutely right! That statement expresses the motto that we Ravenclaws believe in: outstanding intelligence is humanity's greatest treasure."

Flitwick heard Cypher's words and turned around to praise him loudly.

Finally, they arrived at the top floor of Ravenclaw Tower.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Cypher felt like it was hundreds of meters high.

Space folding? Space expansion? Fantasy? Or...

Thoughts churned in Cypher's mind.

Flitwick led the unsteady new students to stand before a bronze eagle statue holding a ring.

Seeing someone approach, the eagle spread its green metal wings, but spoke in a clear female voice.

"Which came first, the phoenix or the fire?"

Flitwick and Rupert took a step back, signaling for the new students to answer the question.

"The entrance to our common room requires answering a question. Only by satisfying the door knocker can you gain entry."

Everyone fell silent. Cypher himself felt physically and mentally exhausted, let alone the two weaker girls.

He didn't want to waste time here.

Cypher stepped forward and softly replied:

"The phoenix needs fire to be reborn, but fire can be born without the phoenix, so fire came before the phoenix."

"That makes sense!"

The metal eagle agreed with Cypher's answer, and the door to the common room behind it slowly opened.

At this moment, only a few older Ravenclaw students were chatting idly in the common room.

Perhaps because new students were being sorted into houses today, the common room was no longer suitable for reading and studying.

The common room was a large dome with intricate and orderly patterns on it.

At the far end was a row of windows, enhanced with magic, allowing a few wisps of cool, fresh air to enter the room while completely blocking out the rain.

Blue or bronze silk curtains hung on the walls, and a cobalt blue carpet covered the floor.

Most eye-catching of all was a tall marble statue standing opposite the door.

"That is our house founder, Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw."

Rupert said in a gentle voice.

Then she led everyone to respectfully bow to it.

"This way is the boys' dormitory. Head Boy Flitwick will take you boys to your assigned rooms. Girls, follow me."

After Rupert finished speaking, she led the girls away.

"We're going to find our dorms first~ See you later~"

Iris and Luna waved goodbye to Cypher.

Leaving the boys present looking envious.

"Alright! Gentlemen, we're all in the same house, we'll see each other often."

Flitwick's words were useless. Only after the girls disappeared around the corner did the little boys reluctantly withdraw their gazes.

"Rupert is a very gentle and responsible prefect. You must not deliberately trouble her. Oh! Right! One thing to emphasize! Boys are not allowed to go to the girls' dormitory, but... ahem... so even if you are in your dormitories, don't do anything too outrageous."

After Flitwick finished speaking, he took out a piece of parchment and quickly and accurately assigned the dormitories.

The Ravenclaws were all very clever. After listening only once, everyone nodded to show they understood.

"Finally, just one last point! After 10:30 at night, you are not allowed to leave your house common room without a professor's permission! If you are caught, house points will be deducted."

Flitwick paused deliberately and increased his volume when he said "caught," and everyone knowingly laughed.

"The headmaster has just emphasized the other school rules. I hope no one gets caught! A warning is a large deduction of house points, two warnings may lead to expulsion!"

Flitwick's expression turned serious, and he said sternly, "Today is Thursday, so there should be a class, but the timetable will be posted on the notice board tomorrow. So, you have a three-day holiday to start the school year. You can familiarize yourselves with the campus. I don't want to be told on the first day of class that someone is late because they got lost in the castle, resulting in house points being deducted."

"Although, since it's only the beginning of the school year, the house has no points yet."

After another burst of cheers, Flitwick announced the dismissal.

The young eagles all looked for their roommates and then headed to the dormitories together.

"I'm sorry! Cypher. There happens to be one extra boy in this year. If you want a roommate, I can transfer you to the second-year dormitory."

Without looking down, the voice that could be heard from below could only be Head Boy Flitwick.

"No need, Head Boy Flitwick. I prefer to be alone."

"Oh, is that so? You know, most young wizards don't want to live alone when they leave home for the first time. They all crave companionship and friends."

Flitwick said with a smile, "Do you need me to accompany you to the dormitory?"

"No need, Head Boy."

After saying goodbye to the smiling Flitwick, Cypher found and opened the 'single' dormitory that belonged to him.