Rackham struck first, deliberately restraining his magic and casting a gentle " Expelliarmus.
He still cherished their past relationship and was unwilling to kill him.
However, having absorbed the emotional energy of countless students, Morgana's Ancient Magic had become terrifyingly powerful.
With a single strike, all the guardians were sent flying.
Only Rackham reacted the fastest, managed to stand firm, raising his wand to unleash a golden beam of protective light, desperately resisting the dark torrent that Morgana was pressing down on.
Morgana took only a small step forward, and the terrifying pressure caused Rackham's golden light to retreat steadily.
In the critical moment, Rookwood, despite his injuries, joined the battle. The two combined their magic and finally managed to create a stalemate with Morgana, bringing the situation to a slight stalemate.
But this balance was fleeting.
Morgana simply stepped forward and applied pressure again, the immense magic instantly suppressing the two of them once more.
In that critical moment, Bakar disregarded everything else, raised his wand, and resolutely cast Avada Kedavra.
Morgana's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt. She looked down in disbelief at her chest.
There, countless spiderweb-like green cracks spread rapidly in all directions from the point of impact!
Then the white light in her eyes went out, her body went limp and she fell backward, crashing heavily to the ground, lifeless.
As the smoke cleared, Rackham, ignoring his injuries, staggered toward the still-spinning sphere, attempting to shut down the source of the disaster.
Meanwhile, Bakar and Rookwood rushed to check on Fitzgerald, who had collapsed, to see if she was breathing.
Rackham went to examine the suspended sphere of Emotion Repository, while Bakar and Rookwood hurriedly checked on Fitzgerald's condition. Fortunately, she was only seriously injured and had not died.
Rackham crouched down and picked up Morgana's fallen wand—the memory abruptly ended at that moment.
"It has to be you again, Professor Bakar, "Draco thought to himself as he looked up from the Pensieve. "No wonder you put the final challenge last; you really dare to go all out."
He recalled that memory and couldn't help but feel a complex mix of emotions towards the witch Morgana.
It has to be said that Morgana's strength is ridiculously powerful.
In that memory, she faced four of the most powerful guardians in the Wizarding World at the time, all alone. Even when the four of them were frantically attacking her magical energy, she was still able to hold her own and even dominated the entire scene at one point.
If such talent had been used for the right purposes, it would have made him famous throughout history.
But it's just too 'foolish,' Draco muttered to himself, pursing his lips. One against four, facing a siege of four top professors, and he still thinks about going head-to-head?
That's way too overconfident. Anyone with a brain would know to take her down one by one, no matter how arrogant she is.
Most likely, they've absorbed too much negative emotion, to the point that even their basic critical thinking skills have vanished.
Perhaps she even stuffed her emotions into her Repository, otherwise why would her pupils be completely white, like an empty shell?
With this, all the trials are now complete.
Draco finally pieced together the whole story: it was simply the tale of a student with astonishing talent for Ancient Magic who, due to a lack of timely correction, went astray, ultimately causing a great disaster that left a group of professors filled with regret afterward.
In his opinion, things should have been nipped in the bud as soon as they started to go wrong. By the time things escalated and it was too late to fix them, it was too late.
Now he has to come here to clean up the mess left by these seniors; some guys really have too much free time on their hands.
Filled with emotion, Draco walked out of the Chamber of Secrets.
Outside the door, the Graphorn remained quietly waiting.
Draco mounted his beast and galloped back to the lair to reunite with Hermione and Professor Babbling.
" Draco! Are you alright?" Hermione rushed forward, her gaze quickly sweeping over his entire body.
"It's alright, everything went smoothly." Draco slid off the Graphorn's back and gave it one last pat on the Graphorn's chin.
The Graphorn nuzzled his hand with its massive head, then let out a long, farewell howl, turned, and left.
The figure quickly disappeared.
"Is the trial complete?" Professor Babbling asked.
"It's finished. I saw... the final ending." Draco nodded and briefly recounted the last memory.
"She even went after her students... and Professor Bakar, that was a last resort for him..."
After hearing this long-forgotten story, Hermione was deeply moved by the tragic ending.
"This is not just one person's tragedy, but a scar on the entire Ancient Magic heritage..." Professor Babbling sighed.
Seeing the two lost in their own thoughts, Draco didn't join the discussion, waiting until they calmed down a bit before speaking:
"The story is over; let history decide right and wrong. What we should do now is solve the problems at hand."
Seeing that the two had stopped arguing, Draco waved his hand, "Let's go back to the Map Chamber; we haven't finished our business yet."
The three of them returned to the Map Chamber without stopping.
As soon as he reached the mirror, Draco cut to the chase and asked:
"All trials are complete. How should I reinforce the seal on the Emotion Repository?"
"Before that, there's one last step," Rackham replied. "You'll need to forge a new wand using the Ancient Magic materials we left for you."
As soon as the words were spoken, the mirrors of the four guardians simultaneously emitted a faint glow, each presenting a relic.
Draco caught the items, secretly chuckling to himself: Old Dumbledore is also a descendant of the 'hiding things in mirrors' lineage.
But on second thought, a mirror is indeed a good place to hide things. It's much more convenient and safer than burying them in the ground and worrying about them being dug up, or sinking them in a lake and worrying about them rusting.
He carefully examined the four precious materials:
Rackham's Ancient Runes metal badge, Fitzgerald's flame-patterned amulet, Rookwood's gem-encrusted wooden pendant, and Bakar's Graphorn fragment.
"Wow, these materials..." Hermione and Professor Babbling were also drawn over. " Draco, I want to see..."
Draco generously handed over the four items.
The two ladies carefully took it, huddled together, and examined it closely, occasionally letting out soft gasps of amazement.
" Ollivander's Wand Shop should still be open in Diagon Alley, right?" Professor Fitzgerald asked.
"Yes," Draco replied.
"Just go there to have it made."
Professor Fitzgerald instructed.
Hermione and Professor Babbling also looked away from the materials with admiration and carefully handed them back to Draco.
Time was of the essence, so the three of them didn't waste any more time. After nodding to the portraits of the four guardians, they set off for Diagon Alley.
after all,
The head office always has stronger business capabilities.
It was already late when they arrived at Diagon Alley.
The doors of Ollivander's Wand Shop were slowly closing, and the lights on the sign were about to go out.