Harry looked at the statue, pulling out memories of him from his mind.

Hogwarts has always been Hogwarts.

But it is more than a thousand years old.

The overall framework of the castle has never changed, but it has been renovated countless times inside and out.

This wizard statue was once a headmaster of Hogwarts, from the Gaunt family. It was recorded in "Hogwarts, A History of the School" that his reputation was not very good, about the same as that of the Black family. He was a staunch pure-blood believer, who caused a lot of trouble to ordinary people and even half-blood wizards, and even almost abandoned the Hufflepuff College - the reason why he was not the most hated headmaster was mainly because he existed for too long.

He lived more than seven hundred years ago.

There was no portrait magic at that time, and his own magical ability was not outstanding, at least not to the level of Gryffindor and Dumbledore. He did not leave a portrait of himself, but he felt that he was so great that he should leave something in Hogwarts, so he left a statue of himself outside the courtyard.

However, the third principal after him could not wait to tear down the statue as soon as he took office.

That was a Hufflepuff.

When it was the Gaunt family's turn to repair Hogwarts and build sewers for the ancient castle, they proposed to move the statue of the ancestor back, but almost no one agreed with them, including the pure-blood families who were in collusion with each other.

So he stayed here?

Harry approached cautiously, took out his wand, and waved it gently.

Objects flew around him, floating in a circle above his head like a planet.

There was no trace of the Ravenclaw Diadem.

A cabinet suddenly opened, and the magic hidden inside was triggered.

With a puff——

A small green snake suddenly jumped out from behind Harry.

Oolong out of the cave!

It opened its entire head, revealing densely packed, tiny, sharp fangs.

A stream of dark green venom got there first and pierced Harry even faster.

But it was of no use.

He moved only slightly.

"Bang" the venom hit Quinn's shield hard. The little snake took a step back and collided with the venom. It melted in the blink of an eye and turned into a pool of black mist and dissipated.

Harry cast a spell.

Exchange that cabinet. The spell on it is very old, at least fifty or sixty years old. Was it once used by Slytherin as a prop to play "pranks" on students from other colleges?

Disappeared.

With a wave of the wand, the vanishing spell caused the cabinet to turn into everything and nothing.

He flicked his wand again.

The other things fell back into place, and Harry looked at the statue. In the days when there was no hair growth water, the headmaster of the Gaunt family had a very British demeanor. Even after artistic processing, his hair was still not very lush.

He examined it carefully.

There was nothing special about the statue. There was a small magic on it. When you bowed to it, the statue would react. But... the magic had existed for too long and the statue was badly damaged. You could only see its head moving.

Crouch didn't seem to be lying to Snape.

There are indeed traces of the Ravenclaw Diadem once stored here. On the wizard's head, there is a circle of fine and different dust, which is much lighter than the other dust around it. It is a mark left by being pressed by something for many years.

Now……

They left.

Harry finished his inspection and glanced back, frowning slightly as he glanced back.

In the huge Room of Requirement, there was still only the smell of decay and oldness, but no smell of Dumbledore.

It's been so long, and he hasn't come yet?

Or...

A guess emerged in his mind.

Harry turned around and walked towards the exit. As soon as he opened the door, Dumbledore and Snape were standing outside.

"You can't come in?" Harry asked.

Dumbledore nodded.

Snape breathed a sigh of relief: "Potter, don't play such a prank, there is no..."

"I'm a Gryffindor, but I'm not George and Fred." Harry shook his head and interrupted him, "Professor, what were you thinking about just now when you were outside the door?"

Dumbledore replied, "The room which Harry Potter has just entered."

"There's a secret room hidden here."

"The Chamber of Secrets containing the Ravenclaw Diadem."

Snape nodded, but said nothing.

Harry thought for a moment, "Professor, I have a guess. I will use the thought 'Give me a sword training room' to open the Room of Requirement. You guys can try other thoughts outside to see if you can open the Room of Requirement again."

"Give this idea of ​​mine one last try."

After he finished speaking, he hovered in front of the wall three times, and the door of the Room of Requirement opened again.

Harry pushed the door open and walked in.

This time the layout of the room was completely different.

It was like an ordinary classroom, with a linen floor and a row of weapon racks with different types of long swords on them, one-handed, two-handed, and foil swords...

Several wooden men stood by the wall.

You can even see some traces of ancient training, indicating that this room has been used by someone before.

Harry waited in the room for several minutes.

The door was pushed open.

Dumbledore and Snape walked in.

"Is this the Room of Requirement?" Dumbledore raised his head and stared at the central body of the ceiling, thoughtfully.

Harry nodded: "It seems that Crouch's accomplice is really not in Hogwarts anymore."

Snape said nothing, and Dumbledore looked at him.

Harry concluded: "This little experiment just now has confirmed one thing for me. If the Room of Requirement is being used, it will not be opened again unless there is someone with the same need."

"That is to say, no one was using this room before we came here."

Dumbledore nodded and smiled. "It looks like Sybil will be able to find his hidden sherry."

"Next, we have to try another idea." Harry waved them out and returned to the corridor on the eighth floor.

Harry took a deep breath, with the only thought in his mind being "I need a secret passage outside Hogwarts", and walked back and forth in front of the wall three times.

The door appeared again.

Harry opened the door and the three of them walked in together.

This time the space inside the door was small, only wide enough for two people, and there was a corridor that extended to an unknown place. Harry led the way, casting all the protective spells and putting on Quinn.

There is no need to worry about the light source in the passage, as bright oil lamps are lit at both ends of the walls.

After walking for about half an hour, I finally reached the end.

Harry estimated in his mind that this was about the same length as the secret passage leading to Honeydukes in the castle. He raised his hand and pushed gently, and something was pushed open, allowing dim light to come in.

With a wave of his wand, Harry conjured up a little rabbit, which hopped out, ran a circle, and returned safely.

Harry walked out.

Snape and Dumbledore followed closely behind.

The air doesn't smell very good.