Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 605 Night Visit Ravenclaw
Finally, midnight fell.

The Harry trio gathered at the door of the Gryffindor lounge after a long absence, preparing to head to the Ravenclaw Tower.

As in the past, the three of them were still nestled in Harry's death cloak.

It's just that when it comes to using experience, it's far worse than before. After all, they have grown up now. Although the death cloak itself is relatively large, it is still somewhat difficult to completely cover the three of them.

Fortunately, the three of Harry are relatively adaptable, and the death cloak also has a certain extension ability after awakening, so after practicing for a while, the three of them barely achieved the effect of full concealment.

After finally arriving at the door of the Ravenclaw lounge, looking at the shimmering door and the eagle-head knocker on it, the three of Harry stopped again.

Among them, Ron's expression was a little ugly.

After getting along with the Ravenclaw students these days, he can be said to be very impressed with the door in front of him.

According to them, there are so many protective spells condensed on this door that anyone with ill will against Ravenclaw will not be able to pass through this door, even if you answered the question about the eagle head knocker.

This made Ron a little uneasy.

However, Hermione didn't care so much. Under Ron's horrified gaze, she stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker of the eagle head.

"What are the three main points of releasing the Illusion Curse?"

The cold sound of the eagle head door knocker sounded, and Hermione frowned, and said directly:

"Calm, decisive and steady."

As soon as the voice fell, the door opened.

Ron swallowed, and looked at Hermione with an unbelievable look, and the latter gave him a blank look and said:
"I know there are many protective spells on the door, but those are for people outside the school. It basically doesn't work for us Hogwarts students."

Ron still looked puzzled, but Harry looked thoughtful.

He knew very well that although Hogwarts was resolutely opposed to the student night excursion on the surface, it was actually acquiescing or happy to see it happen.

As a professional night tourer, he couldn't be more aware of this.

Judging from the current situation, although the overall safety protection of the Ravenclaw lounge has been strengthened, the attitude towards the student night tour has not changed.

Otherwise, let alone them, even Ravenclaw's own students came out for night tours.

Thinking so, the three of them finally walked into the gate.

Compared with the daytime, the Ravenclaw lounge at night is very deserted, and there is no one there.

With the faint moonlight coming in from the arched windows, Harry could clearly see the huge black shadows reflected in the rows of bookshelves. Together, they made the atmosphere of the whole lounge a little gloomy.

Even so, the three of Harry gritted their teeth and started the search.

The front library area was simply ignored by them.

With his heels, everyone knows that the entrance to the Masonic Secret Realm must be in a certain position that Ravenclaw originally had. It is impossible for a place like the library area to be extended by using the Untraceable Stretch Curse later. There is a secret entrance.

After bypassing the library area, the first thing that caught their attention was the statue of Ms. Ravenclaw lying between the library area and the rest area.

Harry is already familiar with this statue. To be honest, this statue does not match the current Ravenclaw lounge. It is too small.

But perhaps because it is an antique, it still stands where it was originally and has not been replaced.

This perfectly fits Harry and Hermione's deduction of where the entrance to the Rift is.

Ever since, Hermione was the first to get up and started to inspect the statue.

This is not an easy task. You must know that this kind of inspection is achieved by a magic spell called Puruo Observation Method.

This kind of spell is generally used in alchemy, it can quickly detect the magic residue on the observed object, so as to speed up the progress of enchanting and remove the effect of magic pollution.

Hermione's move undoubtedly treated the statue of Ms. Ravenclaw as an alchemy item.

However, Hermione observed there for a long time but still found nothing.

The statue was so clean that Hermione couldn't find any magic residue at all.

This is very unreasonable, because there are some magic residues on normal items, and there are only two possibilities to achieve the situation like the current statue of Ms. Ravenclaw.

One is that the statue has wizards regularly cleaning up the magic pollution on it every day, and the other is that the statue has a magic spell attached to it that can block protective spells such as observation.

Hermione personally felt that the latter was more likely.

However, although they saw that something was wrong with the statue, Hermione and others finally temporarily gave up the investigation of the statue.

After all, they had too much work today, and they had to rule out other suspicious options first.

So Hermione pointed her finger at other things that agreed with the conditions, such as the fireplace, the semi-arched windows and even the sofa chair that Mike often sat on.

It's a pity that Hermione checked all these things and still didn't find any clues about the entrance to the secret realm, which made her very frustrated.

After all, this is what she volunteered to help, but she couldn't do anything.

Seeing this, Harry quickly patted her on the shoulder and comforted her:
"You've done a great job, thank you."

Hermione shook her head in disappointment, obviously not satisfied with her expression.

However, just when Harry was about to continue comforting, Ron suddenly covered the mouths of the two of them, and made a 'shhhhhhh' sound at the same time.

Seeing this, Hermione and Harry quickly shut their mouths, and turned their heads to observe the surrounding scene very nervously.

As soon as Harry turned his head, he saw a blue figure unknowingly appearing in the Ravenclaw lounge, wandering around the library area in front of him at this moment.

That's Ravenclaw's ghost, Lady Gray.

At this time, Ms. Gray seemed to be in a very good mood. She kept floating back and forth among the huge bookshelves, and stretched out her hand slowly, caressing those dense books.

What's even more rare is that Ms. Gray still had a smile on her face.

This is a rare spectacle that is rarely seen in thousands of years. You must know that Ms. Gray has another nickname - the sad ghost.

The reason why she has such a nickname is entirely because of her melancholy temperament and her face that is always full of sadness.

Harry held his breath reflexively, while crouching in order not to be seen.

But soon, his movements froze.

Because he suddenly had an idea.

As the ancient ghost of Ravenclaw, will Lady Gray know that there are clues about the entrance to the Rift?
He did as soon as he thought of it, and without any hesitation, Harry lifted the death cloak directly under the anxious eyes of Hermione and the others, and started walking towards Ms. Gray.

At this time, Ms. Gray had already arrived at the bar. She touched the exquisite alchemy coffee machine for a while, and touched the various drinks on the shelves for a while, her eyes were full of longing and relief.

As one of the original Ravenclaw students, she has feelings for Ravenclaw House despite her feud with her own mother, the great being who founded Ravenclaw House.

So she is also very happy about the current situation of Ravenclaw.

Harry's sudden appearance startled him, and she screamed almost instinctively, but quickly covered her mouth with her hands.

The expression on his face also became annoyed.

It was so embarrassing to be discovered in such a self-absorbed moment.

"Who are you? Why aren't you resting so late? I'm going to tell Flitwick!"

Ms. Gray said in shame and angrily, but Harry continued to walk forward as if he didn't hear it, and at the same time a wand appeared in her hand silently.

"Call God Guard!"

Accompanied by Harry's deep voice, an elk flashing with a faint holy light suddenly jumped out of his wand, and threw Ms. Gray to the ground neatly.

At this moment, Ms. Gray finally understood that the little wizard in front of her was not kind.

She really wanted to yell and remind others to be careful, but under the pressure of the patron saint, she was in a state of weakness, and even the strength to yell was deprived.

This is the suppression power of the high patron saint on ghosts!
This scene stunned Hermione and Ron, and they quickly lifted the death cloak and caught up with Harry in front of them.

"Harry! What are you doing? That's Ms. Gray!"

Hermione lowered her voice and said anxiously, but Harry didn't answer, he just gave her a reassuring look and then pulled a bright silver cross pendant from his neck.

It was also a mystery, and Harry named it the Holy Cross.

Its function is very simple, that is to cause damage to the existence of spirits.

It was stolen by Harry from an abandoned church.

Almost without the slightest pause, Harry directly held the Holy Cross and moved towards Ms. Gray.

As the cross approached, the expression on Ms. Gray's face changed visible to the naked eye, starting to change from anger to fear.

This change caught Hermione's attention, she wrinkled and asked without questioning:
"Harry! What are you doing? She looks in pain!"

"It's just some tricks." Harry said in a low voice, "Don't worry, she'll be fine."

Having said that, Harry stopped, and waved the cross in front of Ms. Gray again, then put it away and asked:

"I ask, you answer, do you understand?"

Harry's Patronus elk lifted slightly, which restored Lady Gray a little.

At this moment, her body was still trembling, and the pain that the cross inflicted on her just now made her unforgettable for the rest of her life.

"Okay... okay."

Ms. Gray's trembling answer made Harry nod his head. He looked at the other party and said word by word:

"Do you have anything to tell us about the entrance to the Rift hidden in the Ravenclaw lounge?"

"Secret... secret realm? What is that?"

Hearing this, Harry was stunned for a moment. He soon realized that the other party couldn't understand what he said, so he continued:
"If that's the case, do you know if McTownley did anything weird in this lounge when he was in school?"

"McTowley? Your target is McTownley? That excellent little wizard?" Ms. Gray's voice raised several gears in an instant, "You want to harm him? Don't dream, I won't... ah !"

Ms. Gray's words were interrupted by screams, because Harry directly stuck the Holy Cross to Ms. Gray's arm.

There was a burst of squeaks of barbecue, accompanied by a rising smoke. Under the influence of the holy cross, Ms. Gray's somewhat illusory body began to become more and more transparent.

Fortunately, Mike didn't intend to destroy Ms. Gray, and he took the cross back in a short while.

At this time, Ms. Gray was paralyzed on the ground, her body still twitching intermittently.

Seeing this, Harry asked the question again, and this time, Ms. Gray said almost without hesitation:
"I know! I know! It was years ago, McTownley, that little wizard once cast a spell on Ms. Ravenclaw's statue, and then he disappeared!"

Harry's eyes lit up, and he continued to ask:
"Is that the spell?"

"I... I forgot. I'm sorry, woohoo! Please stop torturing me!"

Facing the weeping Ms. Gray, Harry's expression was very ugly. He gritted his teeth, and while taking out the Holy Cross, he said:
"I think you won't cry until you see the coffin!"

However, just as he was about to continue teaching Ms. Gray some lessons, a cold hand grabbed his arm.

"Harry, stop! She's not lying, ghosts only remember what happened before they were alive. As for what they saw after they died, they usually gradually forget, so Ms. Gray may really not remember!"

Hearing that Harry paused for a moment, Ron also leaned over and said with some doubts:

"What's wrong with you, Harry? How could you treat Ms. Gray like this? You weren't like that before!"

Looking at the terrified expressions of Hermione and Ron, Harry couldn't help turning his head away, and said with a guilty conscience:

"I... I don't know, I'm just... just a little excited."

After saying that, he shook off Hermione's hand, quickly took out the forgotten flashlight from his pocket, aimed at Ms. Gray and pressed the button.

Accompanied by a flash of faint blue light, the pained expression on Ms. Gray's face quickly faded away, replaced by a demented expression.

This weird scene startled Hermione, and Ron stepped back several steps in horror, fearing that he would accidentally be illuminated by the unknown light.

What they didn't know was that at this moment, Harry was really debating whether to give them both a shot.

(End of this chapter)