Inheritance of the Eagle
There are still two and a half weeks until summer vacation.
During this time, Skylar decided to go into seclusion. He hid in the Ravenclaw's Chamber, studying relentlessly, making the most of every minute and night. He used expensive nutritional potions to replace meals, Invigoration Draught to replace sleep, and wore the Diadem of Wisdom to enhance his intellect. With the extra time given by the Time-Turner, he read and studied the books in the Ravenclaw Chamber one by one.
Skylar's exceptional comprehension and mental strength were now fully on display. After drinking the Baruffio's Brain Elixir, he read at a speed almost three times faster than before. It was no exaggeration to say that he could read ten lines at a glance, and he could finish reading at least thirty books a day.
What's most impressive is that he not only remembers everything, but he can also instantly organize, analyze, edit, and integrate the chaotic information in his mind, transforming it into usable knowledge and even gaining his own insights.
(Note: Although Skylar also read thirty books from the library's common area every day in his first year, the Ravenclaw collection was obviously more profound and difficult.)
Ravenclaw was the most learned and research-oriented of the Four Founders. The books she collected and compiled were among the most precious collections of the time, containing her various studies and unique insights into magic across different fields. Among her vast collection, Skylar once again made a great surprise!
[Obtained <Abatair Volume Two>!]
Abatair is an all-encompassing book of magic, fragmented into eight volumes during a great medieval war, each corresponding to a specific magical domain. The House of Malfoy acquired the first volume, which pertained to mental magic, propelling the family to its rise to prominence and glory. The fact that the Malfoy's secret spells heavily emphasize Mental Magic demonstrates the crucial role this book played in the House of Malfoy's heritage.
The Abatair Fragments fragment in Ravenclaw's collection corresponds to curse magic.
The curse magic mentioned here is not the same as the curses in Dark Arts —the curses in Dark Arts are actually just more powerful malevolent spells. Curse magic refers to planting magic on something at a distance through some invisible connection.
(Note: In Dark Arts, there are terms like Jinx, Hex, and Curse, which are categorized according to the strength of the spells. However, the boundaries are very blurry, as it also depends on the user's magical power and control.)
For example, the curse Voldemort planted on the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor was a type of curse magic; and the Voldemort planted on the Gaunt family ring was also a type of curse magic. But none of these can compare to the most evil curse in the world— the Blood Curse. The Blood Curse does not end with the death of the host, but will be passed down from generation to generation in the host's offspring, making it extremely vicious.
The longer a curse exists, the stronger it becomes. This is why Borgin and Burkes likes to buy old Dark Arts items; for example, Opal Necklace with a curse so potent that touching it is fatal would make it even more valuable.
Another example is the Egypt pyramids. Ancient Egypt sorcerers buried numerous curses inside the pyramids. These curses, after thousands of years, have become unimaginably powerful, which is why Gringotts has a great need for Curse-Breaker.
Skylar learned from a research notebook belonging to Ravenclaw himself that Ravenclaw had also been a Maledictus.
The Blood Curse she bears is "Absolute Rationality," meaning she lacks the normal human emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
Ravenclaw dedicated her life to researching ways to break the Blood Curse. Although she eventually found a theoretically feasible method, the death of her husband (who was Mr. Ravenclaw, not one of the other Founders) triggered her grief, leading her to break the curse on her own. Therefore, her idea of breaking the curse remained only a theoretical concept on paper and was never proven in practice.
Of course, this is an unrepeatable coincidence. After all, Ravenclaw's own strength is extremely astonishing, enough to resist most of the power of the curse, so he was able to break the curse in one go under intense emotional stimulation.
(Note: The strength of the person being cursed is also a factor affecting the power of the curse; otherwise, Voldemort could have simply cursed the position of Headmaster of Hogwarts, and the end.)
Although Ravenclaw eventually broke the curse, by then she was already an adult, and the demonic Blood Curse had taken shape within her, leaving an invisible magical rift in her soul. It was because of this that when faced with her daughter's betrayal (Helena stealing her Diadem), she lost control of her emotions, succumbed to depression, and ultimately died from "Broken Heart."
(Note: The Ravenclaw Blood Curse is a fictional creation of the author; although she cannot experience "love and happiness," she still tries her best, as evidenced by her marriage to Mr. Ravenclaw.)
(Note: Ravenclaw's death from "Broken Heart" is the official setting. The author added an inner demon as an explanation, otherwise it would feel like such a powerful wizard died too easily.)
The densely packed notes were filled with her various studies and thoughts on the Blood Curse, and she repeatedly noted that many of her ideas and inspirations came from "Abatair Volume Two".
In her notes, she repeatedly emphasized that her successor must personally and carefully read Abatair, because it contained very important theoretical knowledge that could further supplement her own ideas. Furthermore, on the last page of the notes, Skylar saw Ravenclaw lament with regret that Abatair truly deserved to be called an ancient book, and that she longed to be able to see all eight volumes of Abatair, but unfortunately, she only managed to see one volume in her lifetime.
[Ravenclaw's Bloodline Research Notes Obtained!]
In the wizarding world, research on bloodline power is extremely rare. However, Skylar first read Merlin's research notes in the Restricted Section of the library, then obtained the research notes of the Greengrass Family, and now, with the addition of Ravenclaw's research notes, his knowledge of bloodline power, combining the strengths of all three, can be said to have reached an astonishing level.
Although he still had no clue how to activate the latent power of his bloodline in the short term, he had many ideas on how to modify the bloodline of species and how to break the Blood Curse.
Another book that surprised Skylar was <The Secrets of Space>.
In the Wizarding World, the only well-known spatial magic is the "Undetectable Extension Charm," which can expand the volume of space, and three types of teleportation spells. However, Skylar knows that spatial magic is far more complex than that. For example, the Room of Requirement, the Vanishing Cabinet, and the Scrying Mirror all demonstrate more complex and advanced principles of spatial magic. This book, however, directly touches upon the essence of spatial magic.
(Note: The Scrying Mirror is not Sneakoscope, but a mirror that allows you to see into the distance, similar to a cell phone connected to a closed-circuit television screen. It is sold at the Ganus Mirror Shop in Diagon Alley. Because this mirror is likely to be misused, the author has set it to be strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic.) (How will it be misused? Do the gentlemen need the author to tell them?)
Spatial magic involves a realm considered one of the top secrets of the Wizarding World — the Void Space. The only time this space is mentioned in the original work is when Graham Montague is stuffed into the broken Vanishing Cabinet.
(Note: People's Publishing House did not translate Limbo. This word has two appearances in the original work: one is the place where Harry went after his death, which is translated as "the Limbo" in this book; the other is the gap between the spatial walls, which is translated as "the Void Space".)
At that time, when he tried to deduct points from the Weasley Twins, they forcibly grabbed him and stuffed him into the Vanishing Cabinet. Because the Vanishing Cabinet had been broken by Peeves, it could not teleport Montague to another Vanishing Cabinet.
As a result, he was trapped in a dark, Void Space, unable to move, but still conscious. He could hear the sounds of Hogwarts and the voices coming from Borgin and Burkes.
(Note: It is illogical that no one at Hogwarts knew how to use the Vanishing Cabinet for a long time. The author believes this is because the one in Borgin and Burkes broke down early on and was sold to Borgin and Burkes for a low price by its original owner many years later. It was then repaired by Professor Burke around 1992. In the same year, Peeves broke the one in Hogwarts. Therefore, the two matching Vanishing Cabinet were never in good working order at the same time.)
The next day, seeing no hope of escape, Montague used Apparition to flee—but having failed the Apparition test, he got stuck in a toilet on the fifth floor of the castle. For the next few weeks, Montague remained in a daze, his thoughts confused, unable to recover from the shock of being stuck in the toilet.
The Void Space is a space between spaces, where there is no light, no sound, and no flow of time. So-called teleportation magic uses the Void Space to connect two teleportation points. The teleportation route can be determined by thought (Apparition), or through a pre-connected magical path (Floo Network, Vanishing Cabinet), or through guidance from the location of anchored objects (Portkey).
The advantage of Apparition is its convenience; it can be done anytime, anywhere. However, the distance of Apparition is limited, and it is quite dangerous to bring others along when teleporting.
Floo Powder overcomes this problem, but it can only connect to another furnace that is linked to the Floo Network from a furnace, making it far less convenient than Apparition.
Portkey overcome the limitations of Floo Powder and can safely teleport large numbers of people simultaneously, but they require touching an object to activate the teleportation. This is precisely why they are heavily regulated by the Ministry of Magic; after all, the wizarding world is certainly not lacking in Portkey to prank Muggle, or even other wizards. Imagine you accidentally bump into a Galleon that's fallen to the ground, and end up teleported to a cage with lions...
Having grasped the essence of the Void Space, Skylar realized that wizards' use of spatial magic was still at a very rudimentary stage—they hadn't applied the characteristics of the Void Space to combat at all. Think about it: even against the supposedly uncounterable Avada Kedavra, couldn't they simply use spatial magic to transfer the curse to another location? With precise enough control, they could even teleport the Killing Curse back to the caster...
[The Secrets of Space obtained!]
The Ravenclaw's Collection contains approximately five hundred books. Due to time constraints, Skylar could only prioritize reading the books he was most likely to use, aiming to enhance his abilities as much as possible. However, he hadn't forgotten Aquila's promise of a reward for reading all the books.
After two weeks of hard work, Skylar had finished reading most of the books in his collection.
Before leaving, he used Gemino Curse to duplicate all his books and put them in his Private Library. He could save the remaining unread books for the summer to study. Now, his Private Library contains books from the House of Malfoy, the House of Black, the Druella family, and gifts from professors and girlfriends, and the number has exceeded one thousand.
As a book lover, Skylar looked at the shelves filled with books and admired his collection, a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment welling up inside him.
[Ravenclaw's Collection Acquired!]