When Kyle found Harry with a bottle of mead, he was in the library and was almost covered by all kinds of books.

With him were Ron and Hermione.

There were several layers of thick "book walls" stacked in front of the three of them, completely blocking their view. If it weren't for the Marauder's Map showing that Harry was in the library, Kyle almost wouldn't have found him.

It was hard to imagine when he and Ron became so fond of reading.

"This is what you wanted."

Kyle walked over and sat down across from them, and while Madam Pince wasn't looking, he slipped a bottle of mead into the gap between the walls of books.

"Thank you," Harry said, looking up.

Kyle then noticed that he had very obvious dark circles around his eyes.

"How long have you been here?" he asked subconsciously.

"Three days." Ron yawned and muttered, "Except for classes, we are almost living in the library."

He picked up a book next to him, flipped through it quickly for a while, and then put it aside.

"You guys, are you looking for something?" Kyle asked, "Do you need help?"

"No, you don't need to."

"We can just find it ourselves."

…

Harry and Ron spoke almost at the same time.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Kyle always felt like they were hiding something and didn't want him to know.

However, he was not that curious. Seeing that the three did not want to talk, he did not ask any more questions. After handing the things to Harry, he got up and left the library.

At the same time, because they shouted subconsciously a little loudly, Harry and the other two were kicked out of the library by Madam Pince a minute later.

"It's all your fault!" Hermione said angrily, "We can't go into the library for at least two days."

"It doesn't matter." Ron looked quite happy. "We have been looking for three days, but in the end, we found nothing. I have said before that there is no clue to the sword and the locket in the library. This is just a waste of time."

Harry had the same idea, and if Hermione hadn't insisted, he would have given up yesterday.

And if you think about it carefully, if the things left by the Big Four could be found in books, why would Voldemort make himself work at Borgin and Burke's for so long just for a Hufflepuff gold cup?

"Besides looking for clues in the library, do you have any better ideas?"

Seeing both of them say this, Hermione glared at them unhappily, "If there is, I don't mind listening to you, but don't tell me you want to search every room in the school. I don't want to do something that stupid."

After saying that, Hermione stormed off.

"What is she angry about?" Ron was a little confused. "We didn't say that, did we?"

"I think she's just mad that she can't go to the library for two days," Harry whispered.

"Maybe." Ron curled his lips, turned his head to look at the bottle held by Harry and asked, "What is this?"

"It's mead..." Harry said, "Oops, I forgot to pay Kyle just now."

"Wine?" Ron frowned. "Haven't you always liked butterbeer? When did it become mead? Besides, you don't seem to be an adult yet."

"Yeah, that's still a few months away," said Harry.

"But it's not for me to drink. It's for Slughorn. He likes mead. Maybe I can use this to get his memory."

"You want to get him drunk?" Ron stroked his chin. "That's a good idea. When are you going to go? Now?"

"I don't know." Harry shook his head. "I need a chance."

The two of them walked towards the common room while discussing. After reading books in the library for three consecutive days, their previous enthusiasm for searching for Horcruxes had been almost worn out, and now they just wanted to go back and have a good sleep.

…

Harry said he would find an opportunity, and then waited for more than a week.

The main reason was that he wanted to wait until there was no one else around before taking action, such as the dinner party that was held every few days. However, he forgot that since he asked a question related to the Horcruxes last time, Slughorn had tacitly excluded him from the dinner parties he hosted.

Kyle was also not invited, but this was exactly what Kyle wanted to see. After all, he didn't need to ask anything from Slughorn.

After entering April, the weather gradually became warmer.

In order to prepare for the upcoming NEWT exams, seventh-year students are rarely seen in the castle. Most of them stay in the library or practice magic in empty classrooms.

Even Mikel has missed two consecutive Quidditch training sessions.

Charms and Transfiguration were his weak points, and according to Professor McGonagall, if he didn't practice, he would most likely not get the certificates for these two subjects.

Transfiguration and Charms are the two most important courses and are necessary for many jobs.

Although this does not include the professional beater that Mikel wants to become, he is also very clear that his talent in Quidditch is not amazing, so it is impossible for him to completely give up these two certificates.

If we were to ask who has the most free time in the entire seventh grade, it would probably be Kyle.

While everyone was working hard to get more certificates, he was the only one who was bored and bored.

Every day he either sat in the common room in a daze or ran to the Forbidden Forest to find Hagrid.

"Listen, Kyle, you can't just sit there doing nothing. This is your sixth visit to my place this week."

Finally one day, even Hagrid couldn't help it and said carefully: "Of course, I'm not unwelcome to you, but the exam is coming soon, don't you need to read? After all, even Harry has started reading."

"Read a book?" Kyle didn't even use his wand. He just pointed his finger and the teapot on the stove floated up and poured two cups of boiling hot tea.

The whole process was incredibly smooth, as if an invisible person was holding the teapot.

"Okay...just pretend I didn't say anything." Hagrid shut up decisively.

I have to admit that with Kyle's current ability, he can fully cope with the NEWT test, and it seems that he really doesn't need to read books.

But as a professor, there are some things he has to say.

"Where's Kanna? Why haven't I seen her recently?" Hagrid changed the subject. "Did you have a fight? Let me tell you, she is a good girl, and you..."

"Fighting? How is that possible?" Kyle interrupted Hagrid, shook his head and said, "She has been obsessed with ancient potions recently. She stays by the crucible almost every day and won't let me help."

This is also the main reason why Kyle has nothing to do.

Although Kyle repeatedly said that there was little point in learning ancient potions because such things were not suitable for today's wizards, Connor found new fun in it.

So she decisively abandoned Kyle and ran to the basement classroom.

At first Kyle also wanted to help, but potions were not his strong point, and after going twice, Kanna disliked him.

Now the one helping her is Snape. Kyle is ridiculed every time he goes there. He might as well just wander around the castle doing nothing.

"How's your spider?" Kyle directed the kettle back to the stove and asked, "Do you want me to make some more tonic?"

"Thank you, but it's not necessary." Hagrid waved his hand and said, looking a little lonely, "Aragog is too old. This has nothing to do with the tonic."

"That...alright." Seeing Hagrid say that, Kyle didn't insist any more and asked, "What about Grawp? Has he gotten used to life in the Forbidden Forest?"

"Grop has adapted very well." Hagrid perked up when he mentioned his giant brother. "He's very comfortable in the Forbidden Forest. At least he doesn't have to worry about being driven away by other giants.

"Although the centaurs were a little unhappy and tried to drive Grawp away several times, they couldn't do it...Haha, those arrogant guys!"

Because of Grawp, the relationship between Hagrid and the centaurs has taken a sharp turn for the worse recently. Although they haven't fought each other yet, they are no longer harmonious.

Kyle could understand this.

The centaurs have always regarded the Forbidden Forest as their territory. When Hagrid kept the three-headed dog Fluffy in there, it already caused dissatisfaction among the centaurs. Now he has directly brought a giant in. It is normal for them to object.

After all, who would like to have two natural enemies living at their doorstep... Whether it's a three-headed dog or a giant, if they go crazy, they can flatten the centaur tribe in minutes.

Unfortunately, the Forbidden Forest does not belong to the centaurs, so no matter how much they object, it is useless.

Unless, they can defeat Dumbledore and overthrow Hogwarts.

But if they have this kind of strength, it seems that they don’t have to worry about the three-headed dog and the giant anymore.

…

After staying with Hagrid for a while, Kyle was driven back to the castle by him.

In Hagrid's words, as a professor, he couldn't stand Kyle's idleness, and it would be better to turn a blind eye to it before he did something that would affect their relationship.

There was no choice but for Kyle to go back to the castle and look for another place to kill time.

He wandered aimlessly in the castle for a while and prepared to go to the underground classroom again.

But just as he passed the second floor, he was stopped by a portrait.

"You seem a little confused." The voice was familiar.

Kyle turned his head and found that it was a portrait of the witch Violet, who was a friend of the Fat Lady and they often drank together.

It was hard to imagine that someone with such eyes would go and steal other people's wine with the Fat Lady.

In addition, Kyle had a very familiar feeling. Although he couldn't put it into words, he was at least sure that the person in the portrait was definitely not Violet.

"Who are you?" he asked nervously.

"It's me." Violet spoke again, but this time, there was a silver crown inlaid with sapphires on her head.

In an instant, Kyle recognized the other person. After so long, he almost forgot there was such a person in the castle.

Who else but Rowena Ravenclaw could have this diadem?

"Can you control the portraits in the castle?" Kyle couldn't help but ask.

"It's not control," Ravenclaw said calmly. "After all, I am just a memory now. The only difference between me and a portrait is that I don't have a frame."

"Yes, that's right." Violet's voice changed and she said in a jumpy voice, "And I volunteer, Ms. Ravenclaw, I am happy to share a picture frame with you."

But no one paid any attention to her.

"So now... do you want to see what Hogwarts is like today?" Kyle asked tentatively.

This seemed to be the only explanation for why Rowena Ravenclaw suddenly possessed the portrait in the castle.

"No, my era ended a thousand years ago. What the castle looks like now has nothing to do with me." Ravenclaw said, "I am observing you."

"Observe me?" Kyle pointed at himself.

"Yes." Ravenclaw did not explain, but said again: "You seem a little confused."

"A little bit..." Kyle said.

Although he thought he was just a little bored, since Ravenclaw said so, he was confused.

"You don't seem to realize that," Ravenclaw said softly.

Then, the silver crown suddenly floated out of the portrait and appeared above Kyle's head in the blink of an eye.

Subconsciously, Kyle wanted to take it off.

The effect of the crown was too powerful. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself because of the feeling of being in control of everything.

"It's okay, relax." Ravenclaw's voice came from my ear.

Kyle also realized that he didn't seem to have changed and was still the same as before.

"Sorry." Kyle thought for a moment and asked, "What do you mean by confused?"

"To put it simply, the current knowledge system no longer inspires you to continue exploring."

"From a student's perspective, you have done it perfectly. Even in my time, few people in this grade could surpass you."

"Thank you, thank you." Kyle smacked his lips.

That's a compliment... I guess.

"And I'm glad you restrained your desires."

"Huh?" Kyle didn't understand.

"Because you haven't indulged in more powerful magic."

Ravenclaw continued, "I have seen many geniuses. They often spend their entire lives chasing after more dazzling magic and more powerful powers. They gradually deviate from the original intention of learning magic and become servants of power."

"I think you should have looked in the restricted section of the library." she asked suddenly.

Kyle nodded, "Okay, I admit that I violated the school rules."

There is no denying this. Not only had he been there, he had also confiscated nearly half of the banned books.

"No, that's not the point," said Ravenclaw, "When Helena and I were talking, we talked about you.

"She told me that there was once a boy who was just like you, intelligent, gifted, and superior to all his peers and even most wizards.

"But the difference between you two is that he has never wandered around the castle doing nothing like you do."

Kyle showed an embarrassed look on his face.

"To solve your lazy situation, you can choose a place." Ravenclaw said.

"Choose a place?" Kyle asked subconsciously, "What for?"

"Make up lessons." Ravenclaw said, "This is my way of thanking you. I've been very happy during this period, really very happy."

Ravenclaw's voice suddenly became much lighter, and this was the first time she had an emotional change.

But this only lasted for a moment before disappearing again. She seemed to have suddenly assumed the role of a professor and said coldly:

"Your foundation is too poor, not even as good as a third-grade student. How dare you wander around the castle?"

"That's not what you just said." Kyle muttered to himself, but soon he realized something else.

Ravenclaw was going to give him extra lessons? This surprise was so big that Kyle couldn't believe it.

"You really want to give me extra lessons?"

"If you don't want, I can give you other thanks."

"No, no, this one will do." Kyle said repeatedly.

Only a fool would not want to take Ravenclaw's tutoring.

"I know a place that's quiet enough and won't be disturbed by anyone." Kyle subconsciously thought of the Room of Requirement, which was the most suitable place.

…

At this time, Ron, Harry and Hermione just came out of the library.

Ron, who was walking in front, turned the corner and saw Kyle staring at the portrait.

"Kyle, what are you doing here... OH!"

Before he could finish his words, he saw Kyle suddenly take a step forward and then disappeared.

Yes, it disappeared without any sound.

"Ron, what are you yelling about!" Harry and Hermione came over from behind.

"Didn't you see it?" Ron said excitedly, pointing at the portrait of Violet. "Kyle, he was just there!"

"Where is it?" Hermione looked at the empty corridor ahead. "You must be dazzled."

"No way, he was right here!" said Ron. "He must have Apparated."

"Impossible." Hermione said firmly, "Apparition is prohibited in the castle, you know."

"But I really saw it!" Ron insisted, "and he was wearing a silver object on his head. That must be the Ravenclaw diadem."

Then he ran to the portrait again and said, "You saw it too, right? There was a person standing here just now. You must have seen it too, right?"

"Hey, I don't know what you're talking about." Violet glanced at Ron in dissatisfaction after being interrupted. "I've been alone here all the time."

"You didn't see it?"

"Why did I lie to you?" Violet said impatiently, "Get out of here and don't disturb my sleep."

"Did you hear that?" Hermione came over. "Don't be silly. Apparition is prohibited in the castle, and Kyle is no exception."

"Yeah," Harry said, too. "You must have read too much and your eyes are blurry."

"If you ask me Hermione, there's really no need for us to waste time in the library."

"No, there's one place we haven't looked yet."

"where?"

"Restricted Books Area!"

"That's against school rules unless we can get the professor's signature."

…

The two walked further and further away, and Ron, who was standing still, was a little confused.

He clearly saw Kyle just now, so why didn't the person in the portrait see him?

Is it really that he is dazzled?

That's impossible...

(End of this chapter)