Wizet's consciousness left the "Shadow World" and returned to the Merpeople village in the real world.
The Merpeople were busy with something, traveling back and forth between their dwellings and the square as though conducting some kind of ritual. They gathered all sorts of ores and shells and placed them before the Merpeople leader, Murcus.
Murcus was selecting the most suitable ores and shells, placing them into a basket woven from seaweed.
Wizet asked with interest, "Headmaster Dumbledore, are they performing some kind of Ritual Magic? Selecting suitable 'mediums'?"
"I noticed that all those things bear carved marks. Could this Ritual Magic speed up the changes in their appearance?"
Magical creatures such as Centaurs and Merpeople, recognized by the Ministry of Magic as intelligent and classifiable as "beings," were in fact also capable of using Ritual Magic;
Previously, he and Luna had specifically gone to the Centaur tribe in the Forbidden Forest to observe the Centaurs' divination activities and watch how they used Ritual Magic for divination;
The Merpeople clearly knew how to use Ritual Magic as well. Otherwise, they would not have been able to understand Wizet's plan and cooperate with him in carrying out the Ritual Magic;
Thus, Wizet felt a measure of anticipation, wanting to observe the Merpeople's Ritual Magic now.
"Ritual Magic?" Dumbledore blinked, a hint of mischief flashing in his eyes. "That would not be wrong... it does indeed count as Ritual Magic."
"The magic they are performing cannot speed up changes in appearance, but it can preserve the beauty in one's heart... Murcus is actually choosing gifts. Gifts for us."
Seeing that Wizet was about to say something, Dumbledore immediately added, "Whether Merpeople or Centaurs, they are relatively pure magical creatures."
"Since we helped them, we should accept their gifts with a clear conscience.