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For a moment, the Ravenclaw statue seemed to come alive, as if it had been given a soul.

"Have my descendants finally awakened me?" the statue slowly spoke.

"You are... Mother?"

Ms. Grey, no, to be precise, she is now Helena.

Helena could hardly believe what she was seeing.

"You're Helena? I never expected to see your ghost form. It seems the Blood Man Barrow couldn't bring you back back then." The Ravenclaw statue remarked with emotion, then continued, "I am not Ravenclaw herself, but a statue she created. She created me for two reasons: first, to leave behind a legacy, and second, because she was worried about her daughter, who is you, Helena."

"So, what is this so-called inheritance?"

Upon hearing something that interested him, Zicomo asked a question.

"Oh? So you're the one who awakened me, little wizard?"

Zicomo nodded.

Seeing Zicomo's admission, the statue continued, "The so-called legacy is actually me. She left all her knowledge to me. Any young wizard who can answer the question on the bronze eagle ring outside the lounge can ask me questions, and I will answer them. Of course, the person who awakens me does not need to meet this requirement."

The statue's words surprised Zicomo, but upon reflection, they made perfect sense.

"Exceptional wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind," is the educational philosophy of Ravenclaw.

Ravenclaw College welcomes every intelligent student who seeks knowledge.

Even if they are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or even Slytherin.

Well, there's a problem now.

That means the bronze eagle ring has been destroyed by Lani.

Zicomo and Helena exchanged a glance and looked towards the entrance to the lounge.

The statue followed their gaze and noticed something amiss.

"Huh? Why was the door to the Ravenclaw common room changed? Is the bronze eagle ring still there?"

Zicomo coughed awkwardly and decided to leave the matter to Helena to explain.

Helena told the statue everything.

After a long while, the statue slowly sighed.

"Sigh, then I'll just have to set the questions."

She never expected that she would have an extra job as soon as she woke up.

"Oh, right, as a reward for waking me up, here you go."

As he spoke, the statue removed the Ravenclaw crown from its head and handed it to Zicomo.

"Wouldn't it affect you if I gave it to you?" Zicomo asked.

"It has no effect. I only need the crown to awaken me, not to keep me running."

"Thank you. By the way, what should I call you?"

Zicomo accepted the crown and suddenly thought of this question.

We can't just call her a statue, can we?

"Just call me Rona."

The statue thought for a moment and gave itself a name.

This is Rowena's nickname, a name that speaks volumes about her close connection to Ravenclaw.

Zicomo believes that Ravenclaw may have given Lorna a copy of most of his life's memories.

Because when he talked to Lorna, he felt like she was a real, living person.

“Yes, Ms. Lorna. I have a request. Could you please keep the matter of the Ravenclaw crown a secret from me?”

"Oh? Why hide it?" Ms. Rona asked.

“This is, after all, a Ravenclaw item, and it would have been incredibly valuable even in that era. I’m afraid it might attract unwanted attention.”

In reality, Zicomo was worried that Voldemort would find out that one of his Horcruxes was missing.

Lorna and Helena agreed with Zicomo's point.

“Then I’ll tell everyone that Helena woke me up by accident,” Rona suggested.

Zicomo nodded and looked at a sofa in the shadows of the lounge.

"Madam over there, could you please keep this a secret as well?"

Zicomo had already noticed that there were people there, but he didn't sense any malice, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

The figure hidden in the shadows, realizing it had been discovered, stood up from behind the sofa and walked to a person, a statue, and a ghost.

She had long, brown curly hair and was very beautiful.

“It’s you, Penelope. What are you doing here?” Helena recognized her.

“Good evening, Ms. Grey. I had some trouble sleeping, so I came out for a walk. I didn’t mean to overhear your conversation.”

Penelope greeted Helena, then looked at Zicomo and explained.

Zicomo looked at her nervous expression and felt somewhat confused.

She seems very afraid of herself.

"So, can you accept my proposal?" Zicomo asked again.

Penelope nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Seeing her obedient expression, Zicomo was a little puzzled.

He asked, "You seem to know me?"

"Of course, many Ravenclaw students envied you for being invited by Professor McGonagall to join the Transfiguration Club last school year."

Zicomo nodded; so that's why he knew him.

Unexpectedly, Penelope continued, "Besides, you're Lani's... um!"

Zicomo quickly covered Penelope's mouth and gestured to her with his eyes, noting that there were two other people standing nearby who were unaware of the situation.

If they found out that it was Zicomo's fiancée who destroyed the bronze eagle ring, he would be too embarrassed to face them.

Penelope quickly understood what Zicomo meant and nodded to indicate that she would not say anything more.

This relieved Zicomo, who released his grip on Penelope's hand. It was indeed comfortable dealing with intelligent people.

“In exchange, can I borrow Ravenclaw’s crown?” Penelope asked.

Zicomo thought for a moment, realizing he couldn't just ask them to keep it a secret without giving them any benefits.

So he nodded and agreed: "Okay, you can come find me when you have time if you need it."

Although Rona and Helena, who were standing nearby, didn't know what the two were whispering about, as experienced people, they knew that young people always have some secrets.

Clearly, these two have misunderstood something.

Afterwards, the four of them chatted in the Ravenclaw lounge.

Most of the time, Helena did the talking, telling Lorna about the changes at Hogwarts over the years and about her own experiences back then.

Later, another little witch came out of the dormitory.

That was Luna. The girl seemed to have sensed something and got out of bed in the middle of the night.

So there was one more person in the audience.

After this account, she successfully resolved her past issues and decided to start calling herself Helena again.

…………

While Zicomo and his group were having a pleasant conversation, things weren't so good for Harry.

He first heard strange voices again, and then he saw Dobby, the Malfoy family's house-elf.

I learned from Dobby that the reason he couldn't get into Platform 9¾ when school started was because of Dobby's tricks.

During the daytime, the ball didn't go out of control; instead, Dobby controlled it to crash into Harry.

All of Dobby did was to keep Harry away from Hogwarts.

Harry almost laughed in anger when he heard this. If it weren't for Zicomo's help today, he probably would have been hit to death by the walking ball.

Now Dobby tells him that it was only meant to hurt Harry so he could leave Hogwarts.

To be honest, Harry was astonished by Dobby's strange thought process.

He is indeed injured now, but did you see him leave Hogwarts?

Harry pressed Dobby for an explanation as to why he insisted on leaving Hogwarts, but Dobby couldn't give a clear answer.

He mumbled something, then blurted out, "History is about to repeat itself."

This reminded Harry of the Chamber of Secrets, which reopened.

What happened when the locked room was opened last time? Why does history repeat itself?