Chapter 428 Helena and Barrow
No matter how Gryffindor persuaded him, Rove firmly refused to follow him to the North Sea to explore the mysterious island.
Gryffindor is powerful and doesn't worry about all kinds of dangers, but Rove is different. He just wants to go home now, instead of taking risks with the Big Four a thousand years ago.
Be steady when you should be steady, not too turbulent!
So, after returning to Hogwarts, Rove immediately handed over the Stone of Destiny to Hufflepuff, and asked her to help brew the elixir of youth!
Standing in a large classroom, Rove looked at the ten crucibles and said curiously:
"Professor Hufflepuff, who are you making so many elixir of youth for?"
Hufflepuff waved her wand, and ten magic ingredients flew into the cauldron. She turned her head and said:
"Of course I gave you a drink."
"Give me a drink?!"
Rove was a little startled. He poked his head into the crucible. The huge volume could hold at least 50 liters of water, and ten crucibles were 500 liters of water.
He has to drink until the Year of the Monkey!
"The elixir of youth is also effective. Don't you think that taking a sip will keep you young forever?" Hufflepuff patted the cauldron and said with a smile:
"If you want to maintain your youth for a thousand years, you need to drink more medicine at once, of course."
Rove swallowed. He remembered that Niko would have to drink the elixir of life from the Philosopher's Stone...but that's too much, right?
"Don't worry too much." Hufflepuff picked up the Stone of Destiny, patted it like a watermelon, and said:
"You should be lucky that this stone is big enough... the elixir of youth brewed in a crucible is only enough to keep you youthful for a hundred years, but you need a Stone of Destiny the size of half a fist.
No matter how small this stone is, it may not be enough for you alone. "
"Then brew it carefully." Luo Fu hurriedly said: "Don't fail to brew it, and waste my Stone of Destiny...I don't obey you."
"Hey, are you starting to rely on me?" Hufflepuff said with a smile:
"Don't forget, you still owe me a big debt, with interest!"
"I can't rely on you." Luo Fu said with a smile: "By the way, how many days do you have to cook?"
"At least half a month." Hufflepuff picked up a knife, chopped up the Stone of Destiny, and asked curiously, "Why, do you have other things to do?"
Rove hummed and said, "I need to go to Albania."
Hufflepuff didn't ask about the boy's purpose, but only cared:
"How do you get there? It's no different than the Kingdom of Nadia, and it can't be reached in a few days."
"I'm thinking too." Rove looked at Hufflepuff for help.
Albania is in the Balkan Peninsula, more than a thousand miles away from Hogwarts. There is no Orient train in this era, and Rove can't apparate. It may take several months to go back and forth.
When he rushed to the Albanian forest, Helena's body was either eaten by wild animals, or it probably stinks.
Hufflepuff thought for a while and suggested, "You can borrow Godric's Portkey."
"He went to Greece during this time, and set up a lot of portkeys along the way for future travel.
When he passed through Albania, he must have left the Portkey behind. "
"Okay, I'm going to find Professor Gryffindor." After thanking Rove, he turned around and ran away in a hurry.
After Hufflepuff pursed his lips and smiled, he continued to help the boy brew the potion.
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Albania,
Deep in the forest.
Helena, who fell asleep at some point, woke up suddenly. She sat up, shook her head, and touched the corners of her tear-filled eyes.
She had just had a dream, dreaming that she was wearing her mother's crown, but the crown shrank suddenly, and she couldn't take it off no matter what.
She went to ask her mother to save herself, but was questioned why she stole the crown.
Fortunately, it was a dream, but this nightmare was a bit too weird and infiltrating.
Helena's hands and feet were cold, she stood up, walked out of the newly built log cabin, and looked into the distance.
She has lived here for two days, but she is still not used to the environment here:
There are trees all around, extremely vast and intertwined, casting thousands of dark green shadows, and when the new wind blows, the branches and leaves make the sound of rustling.
To Helena's ears, those voices seemed to be... crying.
Helena wanted to cry right now.
She missed the warm Ravenclaw lounge, the food of Hufflepuff, the jokes of Gryffindor, and the hot springs... She wanted to go back to Hogwarts!
But Helena won't go back, she wants to become smarter, become as smart as her mother, she doesn't want to be ridiculed by other students behind her back as... stupid beauty!
Helena stood there for a long time, and as the sun disappeared into the jagged mountains, the shadows crawled into the forest, and the surroundings were dark. For some reason, her heart suddenly became restless.
So, Helena curled her knees and hugged her chest tightly. She asked herself to close her eyes and sleep for a while, trying not to think about Hogwarts.
Then...she heard voices.
Helena opened her eyes immediately, picked up her wand, held her breath, and listened carefully.
She heard the rustling of leaves against each other, the howling of the wind, but what caught her attention was something else...footsteps!
Someone is coming here! !
Helena's hairs stood on her head. She was in the depths of the Albanian forest, and there was no trace of anyone here.
Could it be that my mother came to find me?
Helena saw a figure squeezed out from the woods. She picked up the crown, turned around and ran towards the depths of the dense forest.
The wizard stopped and lifted his hood, revealing... Rove's handsome face.
He stared blankly at Helena's back, wondering in his heart that he had come early.
What about Barrow? !
Helena didn't see who that person was, but ran as fast as she could in the dark woods. The roots grabbed her feet, and the dead branches slapped her face, leaving a scarlet slender streak of blood between her cheeks.
Without realizing it, she stumbled forward.
But the ground had rained last night, it was wet and muddy, and it was very slippery. She was caught off guard and fell to the ground, and the crown in her hand flew far away.
Helena clenched her teeth angrily, grabbed a tree root, barely stood up, then limped forward and picked up the crown.
Deciding not to run away any more, she looked around and saw a hollow tree with gnarled roots and a thick moss cover.
Helena thought for a while, then hid the crown inside, and stuffed in a lot of leaves to cover it.
After finishing all this, Helena suddenly heard the rustling of leaves, she immediately turned her head to look, but was stunned.
This time, she finally saw the appearance of the visitor.
"Barrow?!"
Baro smiled, holding a shiny short sword in his hand, his eyes were shining red, and he said in a hoarse voice:
"It's me, Helena...I'm here on orders from Professor Ravenclaw...to take you back!"
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(Thanks for the reward from the big guy "Just Love Wailing Water".)