Katie Bell spread her arms and called out, "Those blessed by divine grace, prepare!"
Three clerical attendants in blue ancient-style ceremonial robes, each holding lit Sage, walked to a Hexagram drawn on the floor beneath Ravenclaw's statue and purified the area with smoke. All the lights in the temple suddenly went out, and the interior dimmed at once, with only daylight streaming in through the tall windows. From the temple's main doors, three clerical attendants entered carrying large candles and offered them before the statue.
"The light revealed by Goddess Ravenclaw is our glory. Goddess, we beseech you to let your Believers receive your illumination, set foot upon the level road of wisdom, and enter the wondrous, mysterious Magical World." Katie's prayer echoed through the entire temple. "May those blessed by divine grace offer their candles, and make bright their love and sincerity."
Whether they were sincere or merely playing along, all the Squibs rose solemnly under the guidance of a clerical attendant, holding the lit candles in their hands as they slowly stepped, one by one, into the area the attendants had just cleansed. They knelt on the ground and placed their candles onto a large Hexagram-shaped mirror surface.
The candle flames floated up just as they did at Hogwarts, without ash or wax tears, appearing holy and serene.
The Choir's singing voice grew ever more sacred and soaring. Amid a chorus of prayers, Helena's figure appeared at the very center of the Hexagram. In her hands she held a tray on which potions had been placed. Unlike her usual milky-white transparency, Helena had been carefully dressed up. Though her clothing had not changed at all, her hair had been arranged into an exquisite bun, with a pearl hairpin pinned into it, giving off a warm luster beneath the