Chapter 372: The Crown in the Treasure Room



Weekends at Hogwarts are always pleasant, but some people don't think so.

At 7:50, Mikel, who had been dawdling in the auditorium for half an hour, had to put down his cutlery and walked towards the basement classroom, looking back every few steps.

He seemed to want to seek help from his roommates, have them go with him, or cast a curse on himself or something.

As long as he can escape this confinement, it doesn't matter even if he is sent to the school hospital for two days.

But Kyle and Ryan never looked up at him.

"I'm going to go to the Quidditch field in a while." Ryan didn't seem to notice that there was someone missing. He turned his head to the other side and said, "Aren't we going to recruit two people this year? I'm going to try my luck. Maybe I can be selected."

"Sure, which seat do you want to choose?" Kyle turned his head and avoided the pitiful look at the door.

"Chaser, same as you."

Ryan poured himself a glass of juice. "Or goalkeeper is also good. I heard that the competition for this position is not that fierce."

"I don't know about that." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "But I think you can try both positions and see which one you are more suitable for."

"I thought so too." Ryan took another piece of toast, "Will you go later? We can go together."

"I'm not going." Kyle shook his head. "It's fine as long as Cedric is there. I have other things to do."

After Harris graduated, Cedric became the new captain of the team. Whether it was recruiting new players or formulating training plans, all fell on his shoulders.

The two chatted for a while, and it was exactly eight o'clock.

Mikel's pitiful figure was no longer at the entrance of the auditorium.

Kyle and Ryan stood up at the same time.

Ryan went straight to the Quidditch pitch, while Kyle took the stairs all the way to the eighth floor, walking up and down a corridor three times.

"I need a room to hide things." Kyle said to himself.

Finally stop in the middle, facing the wall opposite a tapestry.

The door to the Room of Requirement appeared quickly, as if it had always been there in the wall.

Kyle walked in and closed the door with his hand.

There was silence all around. He stood in a room as big as a hall. The items hidden by previous Hogwarts students were piled together to form high walls.

Below were piles of broken furniture, crumbling and tumbling, and thousands of books.

However, these books are basically of no value, and some banned books are dangerous. Once opened, you may be cursed. They are already classified as dark magic items.

Of course, there are certainly useful books, but Kyle doesn't have the time and is too lazy to identify them one by one. Those in the library are enough for him to read, and there is no need to waste time here.

Further down were winged slingshots and fanged flying saucers, some of which were still hovering feebly... broken bottles containing solidified potions... clothes and hats... opals... eggshells... rusty iron swords...

Kyle walked through these alleys made of garbage...or treasures, and soon found a specimen of a troll.

The giant monster, which is more than ten feet tall, is quite conspicuous even among this pile of treasures.

"It should be around here." Kyle looked around, walked along the passage in front of the troll, and finally stopped in front of a pile of ugly statues.

They were all of the same style, and each was uglier than the next. Compared with them, Old Tom of the Leaky Cauldron would have looked handsome.

Among several wizard statues that look like house-elfs, there is one that is the most special. Although it is not the ugliest one, it has a rusty crown hanging diagonally on its head.

Ravenclaw's Diadem.

Kyle took a deep breath.

He had been here once when he was in the first grade, but at that time he just took a look from a distance and left without even getting close.

According to Kyle's original idea, when Dumbledore started looking for Voldemort's Horcrux, he would just find a reason to throw this thing to him.

Mainly because of Rowena Ravenclaw.

When in the secret room, the founder could be said to be the most frugal with words among the four. Usually, the other three spoke while she just watched from the side.

The only thing was that she reminded herself to practice Occlumency more and mentioned the crown at the end.

If Kyle remembered correctly, her original words were that she would only truly have mastered the art of Occlumency when she could wear the crown without being affected.

This sentence didn't sound strange at the time.

After all, strictly speaking, increasing intelligence is another form of magical invasion, which naturally falls within the scope of brain occupation.

But a few days ago, after seeing the Sorting Hat in the principal's office, Kyle suddenly felt something was wrong.

A sword is protected so well, what if it is replaced with a crown that can increase wisdom...

Putting aside all other factors, even if the tiara was not stolen by her daughter Helena, nor was it made into a Horcrux, but remained in the school...how could such an important thing be used by a student like him? Moreover, if he really wanted to use the tiara to practice brain occlumency as Ravenclaw said, he would definitely not use it only once or twice, but frequently.

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This is simply impossible.

Giving the Ravenclaw diadem to a student practicing Occlumency?

Unless Rowena Ravenclaw came in person, probably no headmaster would agree to such an outrageous request.

Dumbledore might, but only him...

It's impossible for Ravenclaw to guess the character of the headmaster of Hogwarts a thousand years from now.

In addition, there are so many ways to practice and test Occlumency, such as Legilimency... Confusion Spell... even finding a Charm Doll will do, why do you have to use a crown? Isn't this standard too high?

It's like you want to practice boxing, but someone directly puts out a 10-centimeter-thick steel plate and says that you will succeed when you break through it...

That's fine, but is it really necessary?

With Rowena Ravenclaw's intelligence, it should be impossible for her not to think of this, but she still said it.

Is there any other meaning in this...

After hesitating for a few days, Kyle decided to come over. No matter if he was overthinking it or not, at least he wanted to take the crown first.

With his current Occlumency skills, he should be able to resist the effects of the Horcrux.

I guess so……

Kyle put on his spell-proof gloves and carefully picked up the crown.

There is no curse, nor any trace of mental magic. However, after being made into a Horcrux, the crown has lost its original luster and become rusty.

If it were put in a junk shop in Diagon Alley, I'm afraid no one would buy it even if you priced it at a single Sickle.

But when Kyle looked closely, he could barely make out the tiny words engraved on it: Extraordinary wisdom is mankind's greatest wealth.

Kyle took off the anti-curse gloves again and held it directly in his hand, but there was still no reaction.

Although they are both Horcruxes, there are still some differences between the crown and the diary. At least it is not that active.

Kyle took out the box he had prepared in advance and put the crown in it.

This box was given to him by Nicolas Flamel. Last year it was used to hold his diary, and this year it was used to hold his crown, so it can be considered a perfect match for his profession.

(End of this chapter)


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