Chapter 22 – Ritual’s and Magic’s evolution!

    {Hogwart''s Express, Unplottable}

    {1st Sep 1991}

    "...My hobby is exploring runic schemes and Ritual Magic and I''m looking forward to what the Library of Hogwarts has to offer..." Daphne replied.

    Rigel nodded at her introduction and turned to Tracy. The girl took a deep breath to compose herself as she introduced herself, "My name is Tracy Elaina Davis, heir apparent to the Ancient and Noble House of Davis. I like flying and playing quidditch."

    "It''s nice to meet you heiress Davis," Rigel responded politely before he turned to Daphne and asked, "Why did you introduce yourself as the heir apparent, I did read some books on pureblood customs but this wasn''t in there?"T/his chapter is updated by

    "Yes, it is an old custom that is normally handed down. Until you wear the heir ring during the winter solstice, you aren''t actually the heir, just the heir apparent. This was to make sure that the quality of the family didn''t decline as you could get stripped of your heirship title by the current Lord. If Father decides that Astoria would become a better heir then he could hand over the heir ring to her instead of me." Daphne explained.

    "So when''s the full moon this winter?" Rigel asked.

    "The Ritual should take place on 24th Dec," Daphne replied. "If you want I could tell you more about that later." She offered.

    "Certainly," Rigel responded, the official talks were getting to him a little bit. If Daphne doesn''t loosen up, then conversing with her would become boring very quickly.

    "What about Rituals, the prerequisite to study them required at least some knowledge of runes and arithmancy. I did try to catch up but I focused more on the wanded magical arts during the past months." Rigel asked, since Daphne was willing to share, it would be a good idea to get an inkling of how Rituals worked.

    "I know they had to do with sacrifices and equal balance but I don''t know much," Rigel admitted.

    "That''s a very basic way of looking at it." Daphne retorted as she frowned. "Rituals are quite probably one of the oldest magical branches that wizards figured out. Even before Runes were discovered to channel the mediums, Ritual existed since wizards became aware of magic." Daphne spoke.

    ''Most of the knowledge would have been purged from their Libraries but I refuse to believe that they wouldn''t have any backups just in case.'' Rigel thought.

    "But surely some rituals would have remained right, like the heirship ritual during the winter solstice?" Rigel asked.

    "Of course, they remained, but they remained locked in the libraries of older families. With researchers not having access to them, all advances into Ritual magic remained stunned as wands and spells became more prominent. In a couple of generations, ritual magic was forgotten." Daphne replied.

    "But surely an old family like the Greengrass should have access to some of the Rituals right?" Rigel asked and Daphne''s face returned to stoic once again.

    He gave her a puzzled look so she sighed and explained, "We don''t talk about family magic, it is considered taboo. When you gain access to the Black heirship you would probably find some of the Ritual sets locked in your Family vault."

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    ''Ah, so Rituals became obsolete for the newer families, older families still enjoy their advantages but at the same time they want to push forward the agenda that Ritual magic is extinct...''

    "Thanks." Rigel nodded toward Daphne as he settled down in his seat, the impromptu History lesson cleared some of his doubts that some of the books weren''t able to.

    ''Most of the more useful and older books should be locked in the family vault as well... I need to make sure I get access to those heir rings before Christmas.''

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    AN - I went with a more streamlined approach to magic''s evolution. I hope it all made sense, it was a lot of continuous conversation! The next chapter is scheduled to drop in 1 minute so refresh!!

    I was traveling yesterday so a double release today?