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Chapter 559: Rowena Ravenclaw
Chapter 559: Rowena Ravenclaw
"Not bad..."
The cold voice spoke again, "Your Occlumency skills have improved significantly since our last encounter, allowing you to regain consciousness in such a short time."
Hearing this, Kyle gradually calmed down, and it was then that he realized he hadn't removed the crown, and thus escaped the strange state of feeling like he knew everything.
This was undoubtedly due to Ravenclaw's influence.
"Lady Ravenclaw?" Kyle asked tentatively.
"It's me."
Although he had already guessed the answer, hearing it directly still made Kyle feel somewhat incredulous.
It was as if Lady Ravenclaw herself was standing there.
"How is this possible..." Kyle said subconsciously, "I mean, over a thousand years have passed, and there's no Time-Turner around."
"Salazar's Time-Turner is merely a medium." Rowena explained patiently, "Once aware of your existence, time becomes less of an obstacle... This is why Godric warned you not to touch the Time-Turner."
"But..." Kyle still didn't quite understand, "Mr. Slytherin... Didn't he promise to help me deal with the effects of time?"
"That's right." Rowena said, "Salazar drew the Forgetfulness Array in the room, and when we leave, we will forget that we ever met a student from a thousand years in the future.
"But..." She paused, "This array doesn't work on the crown. When I realized I had forgotten something, the crown helped me retrieve that part of my memory."
Kyle nodded; his recent experience had made him appreciate the crown's wonders and believe in its capabilities.
"But hiding memories was something we four agreed upon..." Rowena continued, "So, to avoid any unexpected changes, I sealed this memory within the crown."
"So, you know everything that happened in the past thousand years?"
"If you're referring to someone making the crown into a Horcrux... no, that didn't happen."
Unlike Helena's furious reaction upon learning that the crown had been made into a Horcrux, Rowena's tone remained as calm as frozen lake water, showing no change at all.
"Aren't you angry?" Kyle couldn't help but ask.
"I had already guessed it. Why would I be angry about something I already knew?"
Rowena said, "When I first mentioned the crown, your expression changed. At that moment, I knew my crown must have been made into a Horcrux, including the items representing Salazar and Helga."
"What about Mr. Gryffindor..."
"You didn't look at him." Rowena said, "After I mentioned the crown, you subconsciously glanced at us but ignored Godric."
Could she guess all that from just an expression? Kyle's mouth twitched; he remembered that Rowena was the last one to speak, and then, after just a second or two, the scene had disappeared.
Could she have discerned so much in such a short time? Could Rowena have some kind of Legilimency magic?
...
After that, Kyle asked several more questions, and Rowena seemed very patient, answering each one. She was like a professor patiently addressing a student's queries.
Finally, when Kyle mentioned why she had appeared, or rather... why this memory had awakened from within the crown, she replied,
"Because of you."
"Me?" Kyle frowned.
"Yes, to find the correct time, I let this memory fall into a slumber. And that young alchemist, his memories of you, just happened to meet the conditions to awaken me."
Kyle felt a bit strange; this might be the first time someone had referred to Nicolas as a 'young alchemist.'
Of course, if this person were a Ravenclaw, there would be no problem.
"Why are you doing this? I don't feel that I'm special enough to warrant such a grand gesture from you, even across a thousand years."
"Two reasons."
Ravenclaw said, "Although I already knew, I still don't want to see my crown turned into a Horcrux. You happened to destroy one of his Horcruxes, and you will definitely continue to do so in the future."
"If you can't resist the temptation and wear the crown that has become a Horcrux, this memory of mine can save your life."
Kyle smacked his lips.
He had always thought that Ravenclaw's current state was the same as those magical portraits in the castle, only able to chat, and nothing else.
But from her words, it was not difficult to hear that she was not completely powerless and even retained some of her original abilities.
This was a bit scary.
Kyle suppressed the urge to take off the crown and continued, "What about the second thing?"
This time, Ravenclaw did not answer immediately but remained silent for a long time before saying softly, "My daughter, Helena Ravenclaw."
"When I retrieved this memory, I tried to make a prophecy, and then I saw... a ghost."
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For the first time, her voice trembled slightly.
"Only wizards who fear death or have lingering attachments can become ghosts and return to the deepest parts of their memories. I hope you can pass on a message to her: no matter what she has done in the future, she doesn't need to punish herself in such a cruel way."
Future? Kyle was taken aback.
Oh, when Ravenclaw sealed this memory, Helena hadn't stolen the crown yet.
But, as they say, like mother like daughter.
Helena asked him to deliver a message, and Ravenclaw did the same, even more so, as she waited for over a thousand years.
"Lady Ravenclaw, if this is your request, then I won't deliver the message..."
"I can offer you a reward that will satisfy you, as long as you can find her." Ravenclaw's tone became a bit anxious.
"Whether it's knowledge or wealth, I can give it to you."
"No, you misunderstand." Kyle shook his head, "I think it's better for you to say these things yourself."
As he spoke, he took out his box, placed it on the table, and opened it.
A pearl-white ghost floated out... Lady Greer, also known as Helena Ravenclaw.
"This is where the crown is stored..." Helena suddenly stared at the top of Kyle's head, "I suggest you take it off, or you'll go crazy one day."
"I want to, but the problem is that it can't be taken off now." Kyle spread his hands helplessly, and to prove his point, he reached out and grabbed the crown, pulling it upwards... and took it off.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward, how to say, it was quite embarrassing... the crown that had just been growing on his head was now easily removed.
"Believe me, it couldn't be taken off just now." Kyle explained dryly.
Helena didn't speak, but looked at Kyle with a strange gaze, "Even Peeves wouldn't use such a clumsy lie."
"Really, I just..." Kyle sighed, not continuing. Instead, he walked up and tried to put the crown on Helena's head.
"It's useless, ghosts can't touch anything." Helena said, "I'm content just being able to see it."
Kyle naturally understood this point, but he wanted to do it anyway, and a voice told him it was okay.
Sure enough, the crown landed steadily on Helena's head, and even when Kyle let go, it didn't fall off.
(End of Chapter)
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