The Invisible College
The renowned History of Magic, Bathilda Bagshot, recorded the following passage in her unpublished manuscripts:
"It must be admitted that there is irrefutable evidence in the long history of wizards that a mysterious school existed in early Egypt, where secret wisdom was passed down from generation to generation."
It has a mysterious nickname: "The Invisible College".
This elusive "academy" is only accessible to a select few truly exceptional geniuses.
Peverell from the Tale of the Three Brothers; Andros, the wizard who can summon Giant and Patronus Wandless Magic;
The famous ancient Greece Divination Mopsus; Merlin of the United Kingdom; the Four Founders of Hogwarts...
These brilliant minds all made significant breakthroughs in the field of magic.
Some wizards believe:
These advancements and breakthroughs are largely related to their contact with the Prehistoric Mysteries hidden within the "Invisible College"...
That year in Venice, Bagshot, knowing his days were numbered, gave Hermione a manuscript he had written over the years.
William and Hermione are currently the owners of the most Deathly Hallows, and they are very familiar with these secrets.
Bagshot hoped that one day the two of them could help organize the manuscript and then publish it.
William also reviewed the contents repeatedly.
The identities of the other wizards are unclear, but the Four Founders are certain; they all come from the Egypt Mystic Academy.
Unfortunately, this Invisible College has long been lost to the annals of history.
Otherwise, Dumbledore and Grindelwald wouldn't have considered resurrecting Egypt's Beautiful Queen, the last pharaoh, in order to seek the continuation of knowledge.
As for why it's gone?
Even among wizards, very few knew of this academy, let alone its destruction.
But history still leaves behind fragments for future generations to peruse.
for example...
The Library of Alexandria, once the world's largest library, was burned twice.
The first catastrophe occurred in 48 BC.
The Rome general Caesar won the Battle of Pharsalus and pursued Pompeii into Egypt.
He was then seduced by Egypt's Beautiful Queen and became involved in her struggle for the Pharaoh's throne with her brother.
During the conflict, a fire spread, causing damage to the Library of Alexandria, destroying more than half of its ancient books.
Even eighteen years later, after the ancient Egypt civilization was destroyed, this land was incorporated into a Rome province.
The second catastrophe occurred four hundred years later.
Theodosius I became Rome.
He issued a decree establishing Christianity as the state religion and ordered the demolition of all pagan churches and temples in Alexandria, including the Library of Alexandria.
Led by Archbishop Saint Diophantus, the fanatical believers burned all the documents to the ground.
Regardless of whether this magical tradition was severed by human destruction...
But one thing is certain:
The Invisible College has truly vanished into the annals of history, leaving only ruins behind.
But the ruins of this magic academy still exist, and it is the Temple of Amun, our destination on this trip.
As a temple of worship and a magic academy, this building still retains many magical and curse-protected elements.
That makes sense; even the inside of the pyramids has so much protection, let alone such an important place.
After a century of research, the Goblin were still unable to fully unlock the secret, which is why they placed their hopes on the wizards.
They hold International Alchemy Conference every so often.
On the surface, it is an award for wizards who have made outstanding contributions to the field of Alchemy.
In reality, they were invited to come and help resolve the magic.
Back then, Dumbledore, who had received careful instruction from Nicolas, was invited to attend the meeting.
He also received the Gold Medal for Pioneering Contributions at the Cairo International Alchemy Conference.
At that time, Dumbledore was only seventeen years old and had not yet graduated from Hogwarts.
It was this experience that led him to meet Grindelwald a year later, inspiring the two to go to Egypt to study Prehistoric Mysteries.
In the end, Dumbledore didn't go, while Grindelwald followed the plan the two had made years ago, step by step, to resurrect Egypt's Beautiful Queen's soul.
Decades later, Rosier, who possessed this soul, took it upon himself to put it into Arya's body.
In the aftermath of the Paris nuclear crisis, Arya, in order to survive and eliminate this group of spirits, had no choice but to travel to Egypt.
Years later, William and Hermione were again forced to come to Egypt because Tom kidnapped Harry.
It can only be said that nothing in this world is an isolated point, but rather they are interconnected and influence each other.
After studying the temple's structure, a team tasked with breaking the curse set off towards the temple under the cover of night.
Most of them were Goblin, with a few wizards accompanying them.
The Karnak Temple is located 4 kilometers north of Luxor town.
As a place of worship for the sun god Amun, many people consider the Temple of Amun to be the entirety of Karnak.
In fact, the Karnak Temple consists of three parts:
The Temple of Amun, dedicated to the sun god Amun;
The temple dedicated to Mut, the war goddess and wife of Amun, and the Temple of Khonsu.
The group soon arrived at the passageway Great Sphinx, the only way to enter the temple.
After passing through the main road, there is a magnificent city gate, in front of which stands an eight-meter-high stone sculpture of Ramesses II.
Between his legs was an engraving of the queen's statue.
One large and one small, blending into one.
Ramesses II can be considered the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt.
He reigned for approximately 67 years, had 8 empresses, and over 100 children.
As a pioneer in the early stages of human competition, he lived to be over ninety years old, outliving twelve of his sons who had legitimate inheritance rights.
Ramesses II also liked to have himself and his experiences engraved on buildings.
The large statues unearthed in Egypt today are basically his personal model show.
However, the enormous expenses also accelerated the decline of ancient Egypt, and after his death, the dynasty quickly went downhill.
All I can say is... Your Majesty, spectacular sights are ruining the country!
In this light, he seems to have a bit of the Old Man of Ten Perfect Victories"Qian Xiaosi's style.
I wonder if Qianlong intended to pay homage to his predecessors.
If his father, Ramesses I to be resurrected, he would probably follow the example of the Yongzheng and grumble:
"You're the number one in Egypt... Achina!"
Standing at the entrance, William could also see an obelisk in the distance.
Finally, I saw the authentic architecture, not that knock-off version like Washington.
Egypt, the country that created obelisks, actually has only five left in the country.
For nearly a century, they have been looted by other countries, who have euphemistically called it "cultural relic protection."
The obelisk in front of us is the tallest in Egypt, standing at a height of 29 meters.
It holds a very high historical status, having Queen Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh of Egypt.
After admiring the patterns for a while, William passed through the tower gate and entered the Hall of Columns.
Everywhere you look, there are large lotus-shaped cylinders.
They are 22 meters tall and number as many as 134, supporting the stone pillar hall.
The walls are also adorned with exquisite reliefs and vibrant paintings.
"Please come this way, the altar is right there," a Goblin said.
He pointed to the east-west central axis, at which the altar was directly reached.
That was a place that only priests and pharaohs could enter in ancient times.
It is also the most dangerous area in the entire temple.
The place the Goblin could never solve.