In the exquisite picture frame.
The graceful and elegant Rowena Ravenclaw smiled at him. Slightly troubled, Ian shook his head and walked to the kitchen, planning to eat something before going to the library to study some languages.
The alchemy studies have been somewhat too intense these days, and the return gift for Aurora is already taking shape. He always needs to learn something simple to relax his brain.
"Sss sss sss~"
Ian had just left.
The wind blew outside the window.
"As you said, we will always meet again... little raven." The portrait, which had been silent for a thousand years, suddenly spoke, its timeless voice echoing in the quiet corridor giving a belated response.
...
Satisfied, he ate and drank his fill.
Ian was pleased to receive a special hot pot meal.
He walked towards the library, satisfied.
"If it wasn't for exploring this field, who would have thought house-elves once had their language? Many house-elves might not even know themselves."
For Ian, learning languages is a way to be lazy and relax.
What knowledge is easier to learn than languages? With the extraordinary trait of [Master of Language], the speed of learning and increasing [Language Mastery] is very fast.
In-depth study of Ancient Magic Rune is actually the most efficient way, as it increases the skill level of two abilities simultaneously. However, Ian has taken a liking to learning the languages of other races in the past few days.
Whether it's the Elf Language, Giant Language, or even the language of the Centaur, these all provide significant improvements to the Skill Level of [Language Mastery], comparable to learning Ancient Magic Rune.
Actually, Ian has always been very interested in the Snake-man, as he needs to communicate with the snake monster obediently in the Chamber of Secrets. However, perhaps because the Snake-man language is closely tied to bloodline, he has never been able to find related study books in the library.
Neither in the ordinary book area nor the Forbidden Book Area; perhaps he has to wait for Mr. Savior to enroll and learn it syllable by syllable from him.
It's truly hard to find related study materials. It's not that Ian hasn't tried searching; he even stumbled upon a book written by an expelled senior, "Moon-Crazy Beast Dance."
The Moon-Crazy Beast is a magical creature with smooth skin and a pale gray body, with two round eyes protruding from the top of its head and four long skinny legs with flat large feet. It is not considered highly dangerous and is a very shy creature that only comes out of its burrow during the full moon night.
If you collect its silver dung before sunrise and sprinkle it on the magic herb garden and flower beds, the plants will grow extremely fast and remain very robust.
Ian always thought the Moon-Crazy Beast was the ultimate answer to fertilizer production. These cute and clumsy creatures would, in remote, uninhabited places, bathe in moonlight and perform complex dances on their two hind legs.
"Moon-Crazy Beast Dance" teaches the courtship dance of this creature, and it is said that the author of this book created a dance that could captivate any Moon-Crazy Beast.
"It must be Dumbledore's previous favorite student boasting, otherwise, why would that book be in the Forbidden Book Area!" Ian still wanted to find books on the Snake-man.
The library is too big.
The Forbidden Book Area is also full of books.
Even just browsing each book's title would take a very long time, not to mention reading and learning every book in the library.
The time to study at Hogwarts is only seven years, excluding holidays, leaving only 266 weeks. Even for someone like Ian, who can thoroughly understand two or even three books a week, 266 weeks would barely amount to eight hundred books! The Hogwarts Library houses far more than tens of thousands of magic books.
This is why many eager learners eventually want to return to Hogwarts to work. Even geniuses can spend a lifetime learning from the books here.
"Unbelievable! Madam Pince is absent!" Ian thought as he arrived at the library door, only to be faced with the cold and tightly locked door.
It's only midday!
If she left early, it shouldn't be so early, right?
It's not even a holiday yet!
"Alohomora!" Ian directed the spell at the locked door once again. Today's situation is different; he had reached an impressive Level 3 with the Unlocking Spell through sheer determination.
Most graduates probably have only reached this level. Ian was confident, but reality hit him again as the unknown lock only shook wildly a few times.
The lock core remained unchanged, showing no signs of opening.
"Could this really be a Level 4 Lock? I thought magic wasn't about levels, only about wonder!" Ian gained a new understanding of the security measures at the Hogwarts Library.
He plopped down at the library door, waiting for a full half-hour, which was enough time to eat an entire cow, but Madam Pince, the library manager, still had no intention of returning.
Meanwhile, a few senior students came to the library; most were Ravenclaw students, and of course, there were also a few fourth or fifth-year Slytherin wizards who loved to study.
Compared to the warm greetings of the senior Ravenclaw students and their attempt to use the Unlocking Spell at the door like Ian before leaving regretfully, they stood out.