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Chapter 583 Hermione's Promise, Horcrux
Cynthia quickly found Zhou Ming, but she was not alone, there was a little tail following her.

"Hey, Hermione, why are you here too? Where are Harry and Ron?"

Zhou Ming subconsciously hid the crown.

"They are doing their homework, what are you doing? What did you hide?"

Hermione peered behind him.

Zhou Ming did not answer immediately, but looked at Cynthia.

Cynthia nodded and shook her head. Although she didn't say a word, Zhou Ming immediately understood what he meant.

She had brought Hermione here, but she hadn't done it on purpose, and she really couldn't get rid of Hermione.

“This is actually a crown…”

Zhou Ming took the wooden box out from behind him, opened it, and displayed the crown in front of Hermione.

"so beautiful!"

Hermione's eyes lit up instantly, but she didn't touch it. Instead, she looked at Zhou Ming, "Whose crown is this? Is it yours?"

"How is that possible? This kind of women's crown has nothing to do with me anyway."

Zhou Ming looked at Hermione speechlessly.

Looking at the sly smile on her face, how could he not know that Hermione was actually joking?
"What are you going to do now, admire this tiara? It is indeed very pretty."

"Of course not. In fact, this is a crown I found by accident. I found something inside it."

"Something? What is it? A gem? Or an engraving?"

Hermione moved closer to take a closer look and even intended to reach out to touch the crown, but was suddenly blocked by Zhou Ming.

He closed the wooden box.

"Hermione, can I trust you?"

"Um, of course you can..."

Hermione was stunned by Zhou Ming's serious expression and said uncertainly.

"I want a definite answer, Hermione. I feel this thing is very important. I need you to answer me definitely. Can I trust you?"

"Yes, you can trust me."

Hermione nodded vigorously.

"Okay, then no matter what happens next, you are not allowed to tell anyone, understand? Not even the professor, unless I ask you to. Can you do that? If you can, stay and watch together. If you can't, then I can only avoid you."

Zhou Ming looked at Hermione and said calmly.

This is not only to guard against Hermione, the most important thing is to protect her.

If she couldn't keep her mouth shut, then letting her know about the Horcrux now might be dangerous if she accidentally let it slip.

So he had to make sure Hermione would agree to his request.

As for whether Hermione would keep her promise after agreeing, Zhou Ming had never doubted it. Among the three people, Hermione was always the most reliable and calm one. As long as what she promised was not evil and against the law, there was no need to worry that she would go back on her word.

When Hermione heard Zhou Ming's words, she was suddenly confused.

She was really curious about what Zhou Ming was going to do. She hadn't fully understood the previous silent spell and the flying spell (castrated version), but she had already felt some clues and believed that it would not take long for him to succeed. The closer he was to success, the more she felt that Zhou Ming was not a simple person.

Such an extraordinary person now asked her to make a promise so solemnly. It was obvious that he had discovered something extraordinary. If Hermione missed such an important thing, she felt that she would not be able to sleep well.

But this promise is a bit too harsh...

"How about it? Hermione, can you agree to my terms? If you can, I can show you right now."

Zhou Ming said again.

Hermione thought about it and realized that she just couldn't let go of her curiosity. The worst possible thing was to just not tell anyone, including Harry, Ron, and the professors. As long as Zhou Ming didn't allow her to, she would definitely not tell anyone.

"I promise you!"

Hermione nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Cynthia, come over here too."

“Wait, why don’t you ask Cynthia to promise.”

Hermione suddenly complained, this is so unfair, why is it like this to her?
"Hehe, do you think she'll tell anyone?"

Zhou Ming asked back.

Hermione subconsciously glanced at Cynthia, and seeing her calm expression, the last trace of doubt in her heart disappeared.

"will not."

"So..."

Zhou Ming smiled. He knew Cynthia inside and out and of course knew that she would not talk nonsense. But Hermione was not like that. She was still a little short of it. He needed Hermione's guarantee.

With the guarantee, he could confidently show the crown to Hermione.

"You can look at it, but don't touch it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not worried that you'll break it, but there's something wrong with this thing, and I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

Zhou Ming said as he opened the wooden box and displayed the crown in front of Hermione again.

Hermione took a closer look.

I have to say, the Ravenclaw crown is really beautiful.

The whole thing is silver-white, and the overall shape is that of an eagle spreading its wings. The logo of Ravenclaw College is exactly the same, inlaid with diamonds and with a huge sapphire in the middle.

"So beautiful... Whose crown is this? Is there something wrong with it?"

Hermione admired it for a moment and then asked.

Girls generally have no resistance to beautiful jewelry, and Hermione is no exception. However, she still remembered what Zhou Ming said and did not try it right away.

Zhou Ming shook his head and did not give an answer immediately, but looked at Cynthia.

"And you? Cynthia, do you see anything?"

"There is an evil force entrenched in it. It is still dormant, but it is very evil, very, very evil."

As a deity, Cynthia's perception ability is naturally much stronger than Hermione's. Even though the crown is still in a dormant state and she can hardly feel any magical fluctuations from the outside, she is still keenly aware of the evil power lurking deep in the crown.

"Evil? What? This crown? What's evil about it?"

Hermione looked at Cynthia and then at Zhou Ming in confusion, not knowing what they were talking about.

"This crown... Hermione, let me ask you a question first. What does it look like to you?"

"Like an eagle, what's wrong?"

Even a fool can tell what this is.

"Eagle, do you remember anything? No need to think too far, it's right inside Hogwarts." "Inside Hogwarts... If you must say there is something inside Hogwarts that is related to the eagle, then it should be Ravenclaw College, right? The symbol of your Ravenclaw College is an eagle."

This is not a secret at all in Hogwarts, or rather, it is something that all students know.

Gryffindor is a lion, Slytherin is a snake, Hufflepuff is a badger, and Ravenclaw is an eagle. Because of these iconic animals, the four major colleges are nicknamed Lion House, Snake House, Badger House, and Eagle House respectively.

"Ravenclaw is an eagle, and the crown is also an eagle. So what can you associate with this?"

"You mean this crown is related to Ravenclaw? That's normal, right? There are signs of various houses everywhere in the school..."

"No, think about it carefully. Think about the portraits in the college, which are related to Ravenclaw College."

"Portrait? Something to do with Ravenclaw?"

Hermione frowned and began to think stormily.

Eagle, Ravenclaw student, crown, portrait... and so much more!
Not long after, Hermione's eyes suddenly lit up, and she stared at Zhou Ming with wide eyes.

"You mean, this diadem is, is Ravenclaw himself..."

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, this crown should be the crown that Ravenclaw himself once wore."

Zhou Ming nodded and gave Hermione an approving look.

"So that's how it is. You did a great job that week. You found the relics of Ravenclaw himself. If you give them to Professor Flitwick... Wait, no, no, no, no, you just said that there is an evil power in the crown? But this is Ravenclaw's thing, how can it have evil power?"

Hermione was about to congratulate Zhou Ming when she immediately realized the problem.

“That’s why I said there’s something wrong with this matter.”

Zhou Ming saw that Hermione was finally led by him to the point, so he continued speaking.

"You are not a student of Ravenclaw College, so you may not know that there are actually very few Ravenclaw relics in the college. If you say that Hogwarts is her relic, then just ignore what I said. In fact, up to now, there is not a single personal relic belonging to Ravenclaw herself in the college. Note that there is not a single one.

At least, within our reach, there was no such thing, until I found this crown.

But there is indeed an evil force lurking in the crown, and I don’t believe that this force comes from Ravenclaw himself, so the problem is obvious... someone found the crown earlier and tampered with it. "

Zhou Ming whispered, then pulled out his wand and tapped the crown lightly.

The next second, wisps of black mist seeped out from the crown, and the evil power within the crown showed signs of becoming restless, but was immediately suppressed by Zhou Ming.

He drew out the black mist and made it coil around the tip of his wand.

"It smells like the soul... magic related to the soul."

Cynthia said immediately, her eyes fixed on the black fog, a glimmer of moonlight flashing in her eyes.

"Magic related to the soul?"

Hermione's eyes widened, "It's black, Zhou, Cynthia, this is a manifestation of dark magic."

"As for the dark magic related to the soul, I was right. It is indeed a very evil force. It seems that someone wants to use the crown to achieve some ulterior motives. Unfortunately, I discovered it in advance. Hermione, how much do you know about the dark magic related to the soul?"

Zhou Ming turned around and asked.

"Um...actually I have absolutely no idea."

Hermione scratched her hair.

It is true that she is a top student and she really likes to read all kinds of books. She knows a lot of knowledge that her peers don’t know.

But the Dark Arts were too unpopular, especially for the students at Hogwarts School. Even if they went to the library to look up materials, it was almost impossible for them to find anything related to the Dark Arts, because the information related to the Dark Arts was strictly controlled within the entire wizarding world.

Considering that Hermione is only a second-year student, it is normal that she cannot have access to it, so this time, Zhou Ming plans to give her some popular science.

"Horcrux."

"Wha...what?"

Hermione was stunned for a moment. She didn't react to what Zhou Ming said.

"A Horcrux, a product of dark magic."

"Then, then what does it do..."

"Resurrection, eternal life, you can interpret it however you want."

"Resurrection? Eternal life?!"

Hermione was completely shocked. Could such a thing really exist?

“It’s not true resurrection or immortality, but it’s almost the same. The Horcrux contains a fragment of someone’s soul. When the caster dies, the soul fragment inside will wake up and then quickly grow into a complete body, continuing to live in the caster’s place.

This is a very ancient and evil magic, and not many people know about it."

Zhou Ming looked at the black mist on the top of the wand and said softly.

"It... But, Zhou, I don't quite understand... And how did you..."

Hermione became a little incoherent and she didn't know what to say.

“Let me talk a little bit at a time.

Hermione, do you know how to make a Horcrux? Actually, I don't know the specific process, but I know some necessary conditions. For example, if you want to make a Horcrux, you must leave a fragment of your soul. This is very painful, and most dark wizards can't bear this pain.

In addition, if you want to make a Horcrux, you must kill people, tear out your own soul while killing them, and then put the soul into a container. After going through some complicated conditions, the Horcrux will be created.

The original creator of this magic was the famous dark wizard in history, the despicable Herpo. "

Zhou Ming looked at Hermione and said.

"As for your doubts about how I know this, haha, Hermione, I read just as many books as you do, and I prefer to go to Diagon Alley to pick out books myself. Many books have records about Herbo. As long as you continue to search along the name Herbo, it is not difficult to find these things."

Zhou Ming did not lie. There was indeed a book in his house that mentioned Hercules and Horcruxes, but it was just a name.

As for where this book came from, that is another story. It is a story about a second-year student at Hogwarts who broke into an alley three days before school started and injured two people who were plotting evil.

However, that had nothing to do with today's conversation, so Zhou Ming skipped it.

"So, the diadem is a Horcrux?"

"Most likely it is."

"Then, who tampered with it? Horcruxes must be very difficult to make. They require killing people and tearing apart souls..."

"It's really difficult. Such top-level dark magic is not something that any dark wizard can do. But I have a doubt, Hermione. Think about it, who can you think of who is related to Hogwarts and is a very powerful and top-level dark wizard?"

Zhou Ming reminded.

He had said so much that even Hermione, no matter how stupid she was, knew who he was talking about.

"Voldemort."

Hermione opened her mouth and whispered the name.

(End of this chapter)