"What? You said you wanted to take a leave?"

In the office, Professor McGonagall looked at Kyle and for a moment thought she had misheard.

"Yes." Kyle nodded and said, "About one or two months. During this time, I hope to be able to manage my time on my own."

"Well..." Professor McGonagall frowned and did not answer immediately. Instead, she asked, "Does Professor Sprout know that you want to take leave?"

"I know." Kyle said, "I went to see Professor Sprout first, and she agreed, but only if I didn't go to the Herbology class.

"She also told me that if I wanted to take a long leave, I had to get the principal's signature."

"Indeed," said Professor McGonagall.

"But Professor Dumbledore has not been in school recently." Kyle shrugged, "So I have no choice but to come here."

Because Dumbledore was too busy, most of the school affairs were handled by Professor McGonagall, the vice-headmaster, so signing something was naturally no problem.

"I can agree to your request." Professor McGonagall looked at the application form handed over by Kyle, hesitated for a moment, and then signed her name on it, saying, "But I must remind you that you cannot leave the school even if you do not go to class. Leaving school requires a parent's application, and students cannot make the decision on their own. This is non-negotiable, no matter how excellent your grades are."

"Of course, I understand," Kyle said. "I'm in the castle. I'm not going anywhere."

Seeing that Kyle agreed, Professor McGonagall returned the application to Kyle and asked casually.

"Can you tell me why?"

"Ah, I may have to attend an important make-up class during this period, and my schedule is a bit tight, so I have to give up my regular class."

"What did you say?" Professor McGonagall raised her head sharply.

She had originally thought that Kyle wanted to stay in the library until graduation. After all, this situation was not uncommon in Hogwarts.

For many students with excellent grades, after the second half of the seventh grade, it doesn’t matter whether they attend classes or not, and going to the library to review on their own is also a good choice.

"Who is going to give you extra lessons?" Professor McGonagall asked subconsciously, "Professor Dumbledore?"

In her opinion, only the principal had the ability to give Kyle extra lessons.

"No, it's Rowena Ravenclaw."

Kyle said in a very calm tone, something that almost made Professor McGonagall jump up.

In her excitement, she even broke the feather pen in her hand.

"Who are you talking about?"

"Rowena Ravenclaw." Kyle said again: "Professor Dumbledore should have mentioned that Ravenclaw's diadem is in the castle, and it also carries some of her memories."

Professor McGonagall nodded somewhat stiffly.

Dumbledore did say that in order to find the crown, several professors almost turned the castle upside down, but they still couldn't find it.

Because of this incident, several professors had a disagreement. Some believed what Dumbledore said, while others thought he was senile and confused.

Although Professor McGonagall did not express her opinion clearly, she was more inclined to the latter in her heart... at least that was the case before she saw the crown.

"I met her yesterday." Kyle continued, "I did a small thing for Ms. Ravenclaw, and she arranged this tutoring session to thank me."

Professor McGonagall took several deep breaths.

For a moment, she thought Kyle was under an advanced Confusion Spell.

A person who lived a thousand years ago not only came back to life, but also gave people lessons... I think no normal person would say such a ridiculous thing.

But the person in front of her happened to be Kyle, and she was a little shaken again.

Because in the story told by Dumbledore, it was Kyle who brought the Ravenclaw Diadem back to Hogwarts.

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips tightly and asked, "Are you serious?"

"Of course," Kyle said.

Kyle was not going to hide the fact that Ravenclaw had opened a "cram school" in the Room of Requirement from others, especially the professors at Hogwarts.

Everyone has the same goal, even Ravenclaw himself doesn't mind, so why should he hide it? There's no need.

Of course, this only applies to professors, not students.

The main reason is that there are too many people, and the supplementary courses are mainly based on magic runes. In the entire school, there are probably less than 50 people who have taken ancient rune classes.

Moreover, among these fifty people, almost all of them can barely translate runes. It would be useless even if they went. At most, they would just visit the Hogwarts of a thousand years ago.

And Ravenclaw also said that the duration of the "remedial class" was limited, and Kyle didn't want to waste his time on people visiting.

Seeing that Professor McGonagall was still a little skeptical, Kyle said bluntly, "If you don't believe me, I can take you to the place where the tutoring classes are held."

"Okay then."

Professor McGonagall stood up immediately, but before she could walk out, Kyle continued:

"But not now..."

"Why?"

"Because I don't have the key with me, I can't get in right now." Kyle spread his hands, "If the professor doesn't mind, how about after dinner."

There was no choice but for Professor McGonagall to agree.

After Kyle left the office, Professor McGonagall looked at the homework in front of her, but she couldn't concentrate. Finally, she simply pushed them aside, stood up and walked towards the principal's office.

Although she knew that Dumbledore was unlikely to come back, Professor McGonagall still wanted to try her luck.

The main reason is that this matter is too unbelievable and it is difficult for her to accept it in a short period of time.

Rowena Ravenclaw from a thousand years ago returned to Hogwarts through her tiara and took the initiative to tutor a student.

Every piece of information Kyle revealed challenged her cognition of more than 60 years and was a great test of her sanity.

Professor McGonagall was eager to hear another person's opinion, and Dumbledore was the best person... maybe he knew something.

But unfortunately, the headmaster's office was empty, as Dumbledore was still outside, battling Voldemort.

Professor McGonagall subconsciously wanted to write him a letter, but after hesitating for a moment, she put away the unfolded parchment.

Professor McGonagall knew very well how dangerous it was to deal with Voldemort, and she didn't want to bother Dumbledore over something that hadn't been confirmed.

It was just dinner, wasn't it? She could wait.

Professor McGonagall did not return to her office after leaving the headmaster's office. She certainly was not in the mood to mark homework, so she could only find another place to kill time.

Professor McGonagall thought about it and walked straight to the greenhouse in the grounds outside.

…

Just like that, time quickly came to the afternoon.

At about three o'clock, a door suddenly appeared in a corridor on the eighth floor of the castle.

This strange situation scared a third-year Gryffindor who was passing by, and he ran away subconsciously.

But when he returned here with his classmates ten minutes later to find out what was going on, the door had magically disappeared.

"I knew you were lying, Dennis." One of them said loudly, "I have passed this corridor countless times. How could I not know if there is a hidden door?"

"No, I don't." Dennis Creevey anxiously stretched out his hand and gestured on the wall.

"It is right here. I saw it myself. There is a handle on the door."

"Come on," said another, "this is just your way of getting Harry Potter's attention...

"But you succeeded. Potter is here."

As he finished his words, Harry came running over from not far away, panting.

But it was no use, he still couldn't open the door to the Room of Requirement.

…

Meanwhile, on the field by Black Lake, Connor returns the Raven Knocker to Kyle.

"I don't understand." Connor sighed and said truthfully: "It feels like I'm attending a more complicated ancient runes class. I can understand every word the professor says, but they don't connect together.

"By the way, Qiu couldn't understand it either. She said her head was a little swollen and she went back to the common room."

"Okay," Kyle said, taking the raven knocker.

That's why he said he didn't have the key.

Before going to Professor McGonagall to ask for leave, Kyle had already given Connor the key and asked her to go to the Room of Requirement.

Then Kanna suggested calling Qiu.

Kyle didn't go with them because he had to ask for leave, but he specifically repeated what Ravenclaw had said to Connor, asking her not to force herself to listen, so as to avoid a conflict with what she had learned before.

Then this scene happened.

Kanna had not studied magic runes in depth. Although she could barely understand those courses, it was very difficult.

Let alone Qiu...Kyle remembered the last time her head swelled was during her first ancient runes class.

But this also indirectly shows that those courses are not something that everyone can take. After all, Qiu's grades are among the best in the entire Ravenclaw.

"What about you?" Connor asked, "Did Professor McGonagall allow you to take leave?"

"Of course." Kyle took out the application signed by Professor McGonagall, "Starting next week, I can skip classes until the end of the school year."

Just as the two were chatting, they happened to see Professor McGonagall coming out of the greenhouse, and Professor Sprout beside her.

They hurried back to the castle, as if they were on some urgent business.

Yes, ever since Dumbledore stopped caring about anything, all matters in the school are now decided by Professor McGonagall, so she is naturally very busy.

This also made Kyle, who was about to call them to stop, put down his hand.

He had originally thought that since Connor had come out of the Room of Requirement early, he could take Professor McGonagall to see her, but since she had something to do, he decided to wait until the evening.

Kyle sat back next to Kanna, enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the Black Lake while listening to her talk about her experience in the Room of Requirement.

"I saw Helga Hufflepuff, she really looks exactly like the portrait."

"Also, there were really few people back then, even less than the number of people in the same grade now."

…

For some reason, today's dinner started about half an hour earlier than usual. By the time Kyle got the news and hurried over from the venue, dinner was almost halfway through.

He and Kanna hurried back to the academy dining table and ate a few bites of food.

After the professors finished eating, they left the auditorium one after another. When Kyle went out, he saw a row of professors standing at the door.

Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Professor Sprout, and the other three head of the house were all there, except for Snape who had disappeared since yesterday.

Also among them was Bathsheba Barbling, who taught ancient runes.

When Kyle came out, they all looked over at once.

Kyle smacked his lips and asked, "Professor McGonagall, what are you doing..."

"Everyone is very curious," said Professor McGonagall, looking a little embarrassed.

She originally just wanted to find someone to ask about the crown, but she didn't expect that she had revealed a lot of things unknowingly. When she reacted, everyone seemed to know the reason why Kyle asked for leave.

Who wouldn't be curious about Rowena Ravenclaw's tutoring? So they all came.

"Of course, this is also for your safety," Professor Sprout added.

"It's okay, come with me."

Kyle didn't care.

The professors present are all our own people, there are no traitors, so you can take them with you without worry.

So, the four professors and Kyle went to the eighth floor in a mighty manner.

They attracted a lot of people's attention along the way, and they were all guessing what they were going to do.

Some people also followed quietly behind, ready to collect first-hand intelligence.

But Professor McGonagall just turned around and glanced around expressionlessly, and they immediately gave up the idea.

After arriving at the eighth floor, Kyle skillfully turned a few corners and came to the middle of a corridor, placing the raven door knocker in his hand on the wall.

Then, to the shocked gazes of the professors, a door appeared out of nowhere.

"Is there such a place in Hogwarts?" Professor Flitwick couldn't help asking.

He had been a professor at the school for decades, but he had never known this place.

But no one answered his question.

Because Kyle had already opened the door and walked in, Professor McGonagall was the first to follow, followed by Professor Babbling...

When they saw the scene inside the door clearly, they were shocked again.

It was the entrance hall of Hogwarts, with the Great Hall to the left and the staircase straight ahead, apart from some different decorations, everything else was exactly the same, even the students.

There is another Hogwarts inside Hogwarts? This made them a little unbelievable.

But professors are professors after all, and they have all seen the world. They soon calmed down again. At the same time, they also discovered the differences between here and school.

Everything around is new, it should be Hogwarts from another period.

“That’s amazing.”

Professor Babel placed her hand on the wall next to her, squinted her eyes and whispered, "This place is simply built with magic words... Oh, and it is kept running by the magic power of the castle... This is really a huge project, amazing!"

In the daily lives of young wizards or when they cast spells, it is inevitable that some excess magic will be generated.

These magical powers are generated in the castle and fed back to the castle. For example, the portraits on the walls, the talking armor, and the rotating staircases all rely on these magical powers to exist.

Of course, the same goes for the Room of Requirement.

In other words, when there are no more students in the castle, the Room of Requirement will no longer exist.

"This is just the basics. The more amazing things are on the second floor." Kyle walked up the stairs and led the professors to the classroom where he had taken classes before.

It was also at this time that the professors finally understood what the so-called remedial classes meant.

A professor they had never seen before was lecturing seriously in the classroom. When he noticed someone outside the door, he even scolded them seriously: "What are you still standing outside? Don't you know that the class has started?"

Several professors who have worked at Hogwarts for decades would never have imagined that one day they would be scolded in such a tone.

Just like they scold students who are late.

What was even more awkward was that they didn't know how to refute, and Professor Flitwick walked in subconsciously. He realized that this was a Charms class.

"Rowena Ravenclaw did all this?" asked Professor McGonagall.

"Yes." Kyle nodded and said, "This is the school in her memory, the Hogwarts a thousand years ago. I can study here for a while."

Now, Professor McGonagall believed it.

Using memories to create a real world, even Dumbledore can't do such an incredible thing... Perhaps only the Big Four can do it.

Thinking of this, the remaining three professors looked at each other, then dispersed tacitly and began to look for something in the classrooms.

"It's for my safety." Kyle, who was abandoned on the spot, twitched his lips, not knowing what to say.

But he had expected this to happen, so he shrugged and casually walked into a classroom.

The magical thing is that although he had just spent a long time outside with the professors, when he came in, the course in the classroom had just begun and he had not missed any content.

…

(End of this chapter)