Chapter 385 The Strange Eagle Ring (Acridine for a Monthly Pass)
Regarding the food section, Elena was not in a hurry to explain.
Some things, no matter how many words are described, cannot be intuitively seen and experienced once.
Therefore, after briefly giving instructions about the lunch process today, Elena accompanied the Lovegood family on a tour of the campus just as Dumbledore had instructed - of course, led by Xenophilius Love.
Goode leads the way.
In Britain, almost all adult wizards graduate from Hogwarts.
For most wizards, Hogwarts is like a second home in life, and it is full of beautiful memories.
Therefore, even though he had bid farewell to school for more than ten years and returned to Hogwarts Castle again, Xenophilius Lovegood still clearly remembered the various passages in the castle and the ways to get to various places.
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"This is the staircase leading to Ravenclaw Tower. Your mother and I both belong to this academy."
Standing by the door at the top of a long and curved staircase, Xenophilius Lovegood gently touched the eagle-shaped bronze door knocker that was exactly the same as in his memory, and continued nostalgically.
"Ravenclaw is the smartest and most open house. We have not set up any hidden measures. No matter who it is, when you knock on the door, the eagle ring will ask you questions. If you can answer correctly, you will be allowed in.
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"What if the answer is wrong?" Luna asked curiously.
"Then you have to wait for others to answer. A dozen people stand at the door of the common room, trying to answer the questions of the day. This is not uncommon. But at least you can learn knowledge this way. This is Ravenclaw
,Understand?"
Xenophilius Lovegood shrugged, his eyes filled with memories of past school days.
"But don't worry, the questions are all simple. At least your mother and I have never been stopped outside the lounge."
"Well, I understand." Luna said seriously, with a hint of excitement on her face. "It's a bit like the guessing games we usually play, right, Dad? Hogwarts is really an interesting place."
"That's right, why don't we compete and see who can answer the Eagle Ring's question faster?"
Xenophilius Lovegood nodded happily, looked at Luna and said gently - As for a certain silver-haired little wizard standing behind the two of them, he directly ignored it. After all, it was a matter of thinking, He
Chipachi Academy has never been good at it.
There is no doubt that the Ravenclaw common room is Xenophilius Lovegood's first choice. As an "Eagle", he can be in the Hogwarts Castle even with his eyes closed.
Find your way back to Ravenclaw.
The only thing that made him somewhat concerned was that, for some reason, there was a row of light blue velvet sleeping bags hanging on the wall of the corridor below the stairs, and each one seemed to have a name written on it with a small piece of paper.
Hmm, a new way for those Ravenclaw kids to play?
Xenophilius Lovegood shook his head in confusion, while retracting his gaze, he raised his hand and knocked lightly on the old smooth wooden door in front of him, just like when he was in school more than ten years ago.
Like going to school.
The eagle's beak opened immediately, but instead of making a bird's call, it said in a gentle, musical voice:
"A certain number of three-headed dogs and phoenixes are kept in a room at the same time. There are forty-six heads from the top and seventy legs from the bottom. How many three-headed dogs are there in the room and how many?
Just a phoenix?"
"???"
The expression on Xenophilius Lovegood's face froze, and he blinked slightly comically.
What kind of strange question is this?
In his mind, this was the first time he had seen this type of question.
Well, although the questions about the eagle ring are always weird, generally speaking, the eagle ring will ask some more poetic questions, such as - "Where did the disappeared things go?" "Which one is the phoenix or the fire?"
"Appeared first", "When brewing an unknown strong corrosive potion, what material should be used to stir the stirring rod"...
And for some reason, this question always gave Xenophilius an annoying feeling full of malice.
Xenophilius Lovegood seemed to vaguely understand the meaning of those light blue sleeping bags in the corridor downstairs. It was really not easy for these little Ravenclaw wizards nowadays.
Facing the suddenly unfamiliar Eagle Ring, Xenophilius Lovegood frowned and began to try hard to imagine the scene described by the Eagle Ring.
"Head and feet, well, a big room with a phoenix and a three-headed dog..."
"Phoenix, three-headed dog, forty-six heads..."
At the same time, Luna also repeated Eagle Ring's question in a low voice, flexing her fingers and began to think seriously.
Before the Lovegoods could sort out their thoughts, Elena's voice came from beside them.
"Thirteen phoenixes and eleven three-headed dogs."
"The answer is correct." Yinghuan said softly, and the wooden door rotated back and opened.
Since it was now class time, the Ravenclaw common room was empty. The entire college dormitory environment was filled with an ethereal atmosphere, with elegant arched windows hanging on the walls hung in blue and bronze.
colored silk.
The ceiling is domed, with stars painted on it, and the dark blue carpet below is also covered with stars. There are tables, chairs, bookshelves in the room, and a white marble statue of Lady Ravenclaw stands in the alcove opposite the door.
Next to the statue was a door, which Xenophilius Lovegood knew was the passage leading to the dormitories at the top of the tower.
However, he was not in the mood to continue introducing the common room of Ravenclaw House.
Just like all Ravenclaws, their curiosity about unknown new knowledge is far more important than anything else - even if Elena gave the correct answer, he still did not understand the "knowledge" of the question itself.
It definitely feels pretty bad.
"Why? I mean, this is just an answer, right..."
Xenophilius Lovegood turned his head and looked at Elena, who was standing behind the two of them. "If you can, can you tell us how you answered this question so quickly?"
"It's very simple, because I asked this question."
Elena shrugged her shoulders and explained softly with a calm face, "There are many detailed solutions. If I have time, I might open a separate section in "The Quibbler" to explain some issues in this regard. As for
Now, due to time constraints, it may not be a more appropriate occasion. Because..."
After a slight pause, Elena glanced thoughtfully at the bronze eagle ring in front of her.
Thinking about it carefully, simple numerical questions are indeed a bit too boring, and as time goes by, it will not be conducive to the campus experience of the little Ravenclaw wizards. Maybe she should find a way to help Eagle Ring enrich the question bank.
"By the way, Mr. Lovegood, I have an interesting idea. Are you interested in hearing it?"
Elena glanced at Xenophilius Lovegood, whose face was full of curiosity, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
She suddenly realized a problem. If she wanted to conquer the Lovegood family, updating the question bank of the Bronze Eagle Ring would undoubtedly be the easiest thing to do to give them a sense of accomplishment and interest.
In fact, many mathematical problems can actually be transformed into more interesting stories.
For example, once upon a time there was a barber...
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Chapter completed!