Chapter 664 Portrait
"Helga...does she have any wishes?" Allen suddenly changed the topic to the dead Helga Hufflepuff.
"The instructor has been nagging, hoping that Hogwarts can truly maintain the title of the best magic school in the world. Speaking of which, she didn't know why she suddenly went to Holy Rome once before she died." Bonnie then said a little puzzled , "We are the best school! Although I heard that there was a witch named Nerida Volkanova in the former Bulgaria region of the Eastern Roman Empire, it seems that a magic academy was recently established near the Scandinavian peninsula. , but it is completely not an opponent at the same level as our Hogwarts."
Allen was silent for a while. He knew that Helga probably should have met Rowena once when he knew his time was approaching, and her wish should refer to what Allen described to her and Gryffindor before, Hogwarts could improve on the downhill path it had taken under Dumbledore and his predecessors.
His gaze fell on the wall behind Bonnie. Obviously, Hogwarts has no custom to hang the headmaster's portrait on the wall, and the portraits of the four founders are not on it.
"Didn't Helga leave any portraits?" Allen asked with some regret.
"Ah! Don't tell me I almost forgot, there is indeed one, the instructor said it was reserved for you, so I have been very careful to keep it." Bonnie didn't use magic, but got up by herself and walked to a large cabinet. Tapped the magic lock on it with her wand, the complicated chains tinkled, and the cabinet opened automatically. Bonnie carefully held out a portrait with a brown wooden frame, "But the tutor only comes out of the garden occasionally. She only comes out when the yard is picking vegetables, and we call her outside, but she can't hear her."
This arrangement of Helga is not beyond Allen's expectations - it is said that Hufflepuff's common room and dormitory have never been seen by outsiders after more than a thousand years, just like their college logo badger Well, Hufflepuff knew exactly how to hide - how to protect himself.
In the portrait, a semi-basement tavern transformed from huge oak tree roots and mud holes, half underground and half on the ground, the whole tavern surrounds the big oak tree, and the roof is covered with thick green lawn , and the magic garden grew on the thick layer of dirt on the roof of the tavern.
"Helga's Late Night Tavern." Allen's face was full of memories.
"Although I was often reprimanded by my instructor for being clumsy at that time, it was a really relaxed and beautiful time." Bonnie recalled her immature and clumsy appearance at the time, and said with emotion, "Would you like to try my current craft? I promise I won't burn it." Something is burning."
"Then I won't be polite. If you are free later, make me some pudding. Some people like it very much. By the way, how about that Tracy who makes food raw?" Allen thought and asked I was about to bring Luna back, so I asked Bonnie for some puddings made of materials from this era—even if the method was exactly the same, obviously because the materials were somewhat different, Allen had no confidence in his age. Makes exactly the same taste.
"Due to my immaturity, I didn't dare to talk to you last time. In fact, Tracy left the mentor before Hogwarts was established. I heard that she seemed to go to France—it's a pity that she didn't stay long, and many things were lost. I didn’t come to learn it in a hurry.” Although Bonnie’s classmate was not friendly to her at the time, when she heard this name now, she would only have some nostalgia and no negative emotions.
"Judging from the fact that she always serves things uncooked, Tracy's temper is too anxious, and you are just the opposite. You are always worried that people will eat something uncooked, so even if it should be half-baked Half-cooked things will become fully-cooked in your hands—Bonnie, that’s why Helga will take a fancy to you, you have Hufflepuff potential in your bones.” The teacup twirled in Alan’s hand In the circle, he looked at Bonnie who was a little shy because of the compliment, "Do you still remember that Muggle bard who often came to the pub to eat, and then paid for the meal by singing?"
"of course I remember,
He has brought us a lot of relaxed and comfortable time, and his singing is good. "Bonnie laughed easily, and hummed a few lines of songs that poets often sing.
"I saw his descendants on the Muggle battlefield this time. They have excellent character, but after being forced to do some disgraceful things, they lost their lives in order to atone for their sins." The gem of the soul, "I'm not thinking about how to place his soul, how about making him a frequent tavern guest in the portrait?"
Bonnie still felt a little uncomfortable with Allen playing with Muggle souls so lightly, but Bonnie, who knew the partial information of the wizard who seemed to be immortal in front of her through the instructor, knew that the other party was not a person who had completely fallen into darkness. The dark wizard in front of him is just like many Ravenclaws who are a little unscrupulous about research and life, and looking at the familiar red-haired man with eyebrows and eyes flashing in the gem, although it is not clear how Allen will make a soul portrait, but she finally nodded in agreement without saying anything.
Next, Bonnie took Merlin to the kitchen and asked the house elf to bring some painting tools to Allen.
And Allen, who was left behind in the vice principal's office, put the portrait of the late night tavern in front of him again, and picked up the gem of the soul of Aiwu Taylor Buddha, and began to recall the knowledge related to the portrait and soul magic.
Hogwarts portraits can talk and move from frame to frame, behaving in the same manner as the person being drawn. However, their ability to communicate with people has nothing to do with the artist's technique, but rather with the real strength of the protagonist in the painting. The people in the portrait can use the model's favorite words and imitate their every move.
So Sir Cadogan's portrait is forever declaring war on people, falling from his horse and being very unbalanced, which is the impression the protagonist made on the poor painter who painted him; Li has always loved good food, good wine and tight security. None of these portraits, though, engage in a deeper dialogue about their lives: they are, as they are called, only two-dimensional, representations of the artist's vision of their protagonists.
Some portraits communicate quite a bit with the living world. In a still-unformed tradition at Hogwarts, future headmasters have their portraits painted before they die. After the portrait is completed, the principal, the protagonist of the portrait, will lock it up, and if they wish, they will open the cabinet to visit it regularly. They will teach the person in the portrait to imitate their behavior and impart various useful memories or knowledge to them. This information can then be used by successive headmasters for centuries to come.
In the era that Allen belonged to, the in-depth knowledge and insights of the portraits of some previous principals were only known to the serving principals and a small number of students. When someone comes to visit, the people in the portraits are basically pretending to be taking a nap.
But the most important thing is that even if they can communicate and have the ability to think, these portraits are soulless, and what Allen needs to do now is to bind the soul of Aiwu Taylor Buddha to his portraits. It is not a big problem for Alan who has read the Nether scroll and knowledge about the soul - on the contrary, it is quite difficult for Alan who has not formally learned painting Fortunately, Alan, who has a fine control of muscles and a photographic memory, finally started to write after practicing a few times.