Chapter 206 Crown Horcrux

"It's in the Ravenclaw common room. It's engraved on the marble headband of the statue!"

Myrtle answered for Jian Yu in a shrill voice. She was obviously very confused by this question:

"The statue was there when I was alive—"

But the mention of the words "when alive" brought back her sad memories, the corners of her mouth drooped, and she began to sob again.

"I know." Miss Grey said stiffly, looking at Jane with empty eyes, "But how did you get in? You are not a Ravenclaw student."

"Ravenclaw students don't often mention this. How did you, a Slytherin student, learn about it?"

Jian Yu felt puzzled.

Why is she so excited?

"Because that's what's inscribed on the crown of the Room of Requirement," she explained.

Miss Gray looked calm and composed, floating in the air, silent for a long time.

But Jian Yu found that her lips were trembling, and finally twisted into an arc that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and seemed to have a hint of contempt:

"So... you took it?"

Jian Yu’s confusion deepened.

"I took one look at it and put it back."

Miss Gray showed a hint of surprise on her face, and she asked softly:

"You didn't take it, so you don't want to have it?"

Jian Yu frowned, puzzled x3:

“Why should I have it?”

She recalled the appearance of the crown -

Old, faded, and a little rusty...

She thought it was fake jewelry lost by a student from some class.

In this state, even her Niffler might not be willing to steal it.

Miss Gray remained silent, but the contempt and sneer on her face disappeared completely, and she looked at her with a complicated look.

Ever since she became a ghost, generation after generation of students have been pestering her, hoping to become smarter or to get good grades.

No one would not salivate over the effect of the crown after hearing about its enhanced wisdom for the wearer.

But the Slytherin student in front of her actually put the crown back after getting it!

Her previous view of her was completely wrong, because a truly wise person will not be swayed by greed.

She sees the essence of things! Recognize that what is hidden under this crown is man’s dissatisfaction with greed!

This is what it means to be wise in a foolish way!

The truly dull person is Helena Ravenclaw herself, and every generation of students who tries to make themselves smarter and more famous!

She sighed deeply and asked Jian Yu softly:

"Can you take me to see it?"

......

A man and a ghost walked... and floated into the Room of Requirement.

When she saw the crown, Miss Gray's body floated in the air and a tear fell from her face.

Perhaps it was because Jian Yu's selflessness and wisdom touched her that she suddenly gained some trust in her and began to tell her own story:

"This is my mother's diadem... You should know my name... Helena Ravenclaw..."

Jian Yu nodded. Miss Gray took a deep breath and continued to look at her with sad eyes:

"I am different from you... I am a person controlled by desire. I wanted to be smarter and more famous than my mother. I lost my mind and stole the crown."

"I fled to Albania... My mother was very ill and wanted to see me. She sent Barrow to find me, but I refused to go back with him..."

"Barrow loved me for a long time, but I rejected him... He was jealous of my freedom and hated me for rejecting him, so he stabbed me to death and then committed suicide..."

Jian Yu finally understood why Miss Grey always avoided appearing in the same occasion with the Bloody Baron.

If they can't get it, they will destroy it. What kind of people are they?

She couldn't help showing a look of contempt.

Miss Gray stopped talking and stared at the crown in a daze:

"Can you please take it off? It shouldn't be on the head of this wizard statue."

Jian Yu did as she was told, but the moment she got the crown, she felt a tingling sensation in her soul.

It was confirmed that it wasn't her hallucination!

There was indeed something inside that was tirelessly trying to gnaw at her soul!

That's rude, it could very well be a slice of Voldemort!

"There is a slice of soul inside, can you feel it?" Jian Yu asked.

Miss Grey was stunned for a moment, then she looked at the crown carefully. She touched it with her hand and it went through without any surprise.

But Jian Yu could see that she was gradually becoming furious, because her face, which had originally regained its translucency, turned silver-white again:

"He deceived me! He defiled my mother's crown! With his filthy, dark soul!"

She looked so angry that she could pick up the swords in the castle's armored soldiers and hit Voldemort a few times.

It's a pity that she is already a ghost. There is nothing she can do except crying and warning future generations with words.

"I did unfilial and unrighteous things when I was alive, and I am still making mistakes after I die!"

Miss Gray herself also realized this. She closed her eyes and a bunch of philosophical ideas came out of her mouth:

"I followed the dictates of my desires, I had no self-control... My passions followed the dictates of my desires... and not of my reason..."

This time Jian Yu finally understood the meaning of her philosophy.

All in all, it was a matter of her dying and not being able to resist being deceived by the handsome boy Tom Riddle.

"What did he look like then?" Jian Yu asked curiously, "Did he have a nose?"

Miss Gray's silvery face turned even paler, and she nodded:

"Yes... He looks... very popular among witches..."

Jian Yu, who was gossiping a little, exclaimed in admiration.

She had seen Tom Riddle at the age of sixteen, and he was indeed good-looking.

You are a beautiful woman, but you can’t be cut into pieces.

The nose was also cut off.

Miss Gray covered her face with her hands and continued:

"And he's... very likable. He seems... seems understanding... sympathetic..."

Jian Yu let out a long sigh along with her.

Having a nice face and a sweet-talking mouth is truly universal!

After this, Miss Gray quickly classified her as a "smart person who can speak well" and started calling her by her name:

"Yu, this crown is left to you to deal with, whether you want to destroy it or use some other method..."

She finally understood what kind of person could hold the crown.

Only those who are truly wise and not driven by greed are worthy of it.

Voldemort was a foolish man who coveted the crown only to pursue immortality, even at the cost of slicing his soul.

She herself was a fool, coveting the crown only to seek more wisdom and fame than her mother.

There are generation after generation of students...very few can escape the control of desire.

And Yu Jian, her wisdom and determination saved her from a disaster!

If she had not controlled her greed and worn the tiara when she found it instead—

Then the soul fragment will control her, seduce her, and absorb her life in the name of wisdom!

She is the truly wise person who can see through the essence of things!

"If my mother could live till now, she would like you very much." Miss Gray sighed, "But I still want to remind you one thing——"

Jian Yu listened quietly, thinking that she was going to reveal some earth-shattering news, or perhaps Voldemort's secret.

"Be careful when you meet a good-looking man, their sweet words can be deceiving!"

Jian Yu always felt that these words sounded familiar.

It seemed like she had heard something similar sometime when she was in second grade.

Wait...the last person who said this seemed to be Myrtle?

Jian Yu frowned and couldn't help but complain silently in his heart.

What's up with your Ravenclaw ghost?

Are the tastes and habits so similar?

One who likes the teenage version of Voldemort? One who likes the young version of Voldemort?

She couldn't help but recall how Myrtle was fascinated by philosophy and how Miss Grey was enjoying philosophy...

These two ghost ladies behaved in the same way -

She began to wonder if Myrtle was the only one who often appeared in the prefect's bathroom!