Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 372 The crown in the treasure room

The weekend at Hogwarts is always enjoyable, but some people don’t think so.

At 7:50, Mikel, who had been lingering in the auditorium for half an hour, had to put down the tableware and walked back to the underground classroom three times a step.

 He seemed to want to seek help from his roommates, ask them to accompany him, or cast a curse on him or something.

As long as he can escape this confinement, even if he is sent to the campus hospital for two days, it will be no problem.

But Kyle and Ryan never raised their heads to look at him.

"I'm going to go to the Quidditch pitch soon." Ryan didn't seem to notice that there was no one around him. He naturally 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 choose it.”

"Okay, which position are you going to choose?" Kyle turned his head and avoided the pitiful look at the door.

 “Chaser, like you.”

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

“I don’t know about that.” Kyle thought for a while and said, “But I think you can try both positions to see which one is more suitable for you.”

“I think so too.” Ryan took another piece of toast, “Do you want to go there soon? We can go together.”

"I won't go." Kyle shook his head, "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, it all fell to him.

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

Mikel’s pitiful figure was no longer at the door of the auditorium.

Kyle and Ryan stood up at the same time.

Ryan went directly to the Quidditch pitch, while Kyle followed the stairs to the eighth floor and walked back and forth three times in a corridor.

 “I need a room where I can hide things.” Kyle thought to himself.

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

The door to the Room of Requirement appeared quickly, as if it had been 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 an auditorium. The items hidden by previous Hogwarts students were piled up to form high walls.

 Underneath are broken pieces of furniture stacked on top of each other, crumbling, and thousands of books.

However, these books are basically of little value, and some banned books are also dangerous. Once opened, they may be subject to some kind of evil curse, which already belongs to the category of black magic items.

Of course, there must be useful books, but Kyle has no time and is too lazy to identify them one by one. The ones in the library are enough for him, so there is no need to waste time here.

Further down are the wing slingshots and the Wolf Fang flying saucers, a few of which are still hovering feebly... Some broken bottles contain solidified potions... There are also clothes and hats... opals... eggshells... rusty iron swords...

Kyle walked in these alleys composed 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 in this pile of treasures.

“It should be around here.” Kyle looked around, walked along the passage directly in front of the troll, and finally stopped in front of a bunch of ugly statues.

These statues are all of the same style, each one uglier than the last. Compared with them, Old Tom of the Leaky Cauldron can be called handsome.

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

 Ravenclaw's diadem.

Kyle took a deep breath.

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

According to Kyle's original idea, just find any reason to throw this thing to Dumbledore when he starts looking for Voldemort's Horcrux. It wasn’t until June that he suddenly changed his mind.

Mainly because of Rowena Ravenclaw.

 When she was in the secret room, the founder could be said to be the most word-conscious among the four. Usually the other three were talking, and she was watching from the side.

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

If Kyle remembers correctly, her original words were that she would not truly learn Occlumency until she could wear the crown without being affected.

This sentence didn’t sound strange at the time.

 Strictly speaking, after all, increasing wisdom is another form of magical invasion, and naturally falls within the business scope of Occlumency.

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

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

Putting aside all other factors, even if the crown was not stolen by her daughter Helena, nor was it made into a Horcrux, but remained in the school... But such an important thing could be used by just one of his students. use?

Moreover, if you really want to use the diadem to practice Occlumency according to what Ravenclaw said, it will definitely not be used just once or twice, but it must be used frequently.

 This is simply impossible.

Handing a Ravenclaw diadem to a student to practice Occlumency?

Unless Rowena Ravenclaw herself comes here in person, probably no headmaster will agree to such an outrageous request.

 Dumbledore might, but only he...

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

In addition, there are so many ways to practice and test Occlumency, Legilimency... Chaos Spell... Even if you find a enchantress, why do you have to use a crown? Is this standard set too high?

It's like you want to practice boxing, but someone just puts out a ten-centimetre-thick steel plate and says when you break through it, it will be considered a success...

This is okay, but is it really necessary?

With Rowena Ravenclaw’s wisdom, it should be impossible to think of this, but she still said so

 Is there any other meaning in this...

After hesitating for a few days, Kyle decided to come over. Regardless of whether he was overthinking it, he at least wanted to take the crown away first.

 With his current Occlumency technique, he should be able to withstand the influence of the Horcrux.

I guess so…

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

 There was no curse, nor any trace of spiritual magic. It was just that after being made into a Horcrux, the crown lost its original luster and became rusty and dark.

If you put it in a thrift store in Diagon Alley, I'm afraid no one would buy it for a penny.

 But when Kyle looked carefully, he could barely make out the small words engraved on it: Extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind.

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

 Looking like they are both Horcruxes, there are 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. It was used to hold the diary last year and the crown this year. It can be regarded as a professional counterpart.

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 (End of this chapter)