harry potter book of crimes

In fact, ever since Hermione brought Harry and others to the Room of Requirement that day, they quickly recalled the events of the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk attack in second grade after learning about the Horcruxes.

Back in the secret room, they saw Tom Riddle with their own eyes - from the black-covered diary.

For this reason, they made full preparations during the holidays to break into the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets again. Because there was no evidence to prove the death of the Basilisk in the second grade, they naturally thought that the Basilisk might still be around.

Survive in the secret room.

Because of this, the three little lions and Luna, the little eagle, specially practiced intensively, including the eye disease spell that is said to be effective against the basilisk, the existence spell that can barely grasp its movements with eyes closed, and the

Including potions to resist petrification...

Hermione even bought two big roosters to target the basilisk's weaknesses.

Of course, this is just because it is mentioned in the book that the crow of the rooster can drive away the basilisk. But whether this is a truly effective method is unknown.

Unfortunately, although they had made a series of preparations to deal with the basilisk that was "possibly" still alive, when they got there, they found that the basilisk had long since disappeared, leaving only piles of rocks.

Of course, Tom Riddle's diary was not found. Regarding this, Harry and the others were somewhat puzzled, but Hermione thought that the diary might have been taken away by Maka.

As for the secret room in the secret room that Maka discovered when he went back to investigate for the second time, he had already sealed it long ago, and Hermione and the others were not aware of it.

"...I heard a story from Ms. Gray. Do you...want to hear it?"

In the front garden of Hogwarts, when the three little lions were worrying about having no other clues, Luna, who had been standing quietly aside, suddenly spoke.

"Ms. Grey? Oh...is she the ghost beauty from your Ravenclaw house?" Ron scratched his head, "Although I really want to hear it, now...it seems that it is not the time to listen to the story, right?

?”

Everyone was gradually getting used to Luna's confusing words. Ron naturally thought that Luna's thoughts had wandered off again. Even Harry thought so too. Only Hermione paid a little attention.

"What story? Is it something related to Horcruxes?" In line with the principle of not letting go of any possible clues, Hermione still asked.

"Oh, I don't know... maybe?" Luna said with misty eyes, seeming to have entered her unique trance mode, "At least it has something to do with Tom Riddle... It was him who defrauded Ms. Gray.

Find out the location of the Ravenclaw Golden Diadem..."

…

Ms. Grey...also known as Helena Ravenclaw, is a dignified and beautiful woman. She turned into a ghost after death but can still be called a beauty. Her appearance in life can naturally be imagined.

It's just that this female ghost from Ravenclaw House is very beautiful, but she always has a domineering attitude, which makes people feel uncomfortable to get close to her.

If Maka hadn't gone to her place to say hello beforehand, Luna probably wouldn't have interacted with this thorny rose given her temperament.

But in general, Ms. Gray has taken some care of Luna since she entered the school. For example, she gave Luna directions when she was not familiar with the castle, and occasionally chatted for a while.

Over time, this living person and this ghost gradually developed some friendship.

Due to some past events, Ms. Gray doesn't like those who are pretentious, and the thing she can't stand the most is deception. But Luna is an extremely pure girl, and this alone is still to her liking.

.

In this way, one day after Voldemort was eliminated by Maka, Ms. Gray seemed to have some emotions about the past. And Luna became the person she confided to.

"Did you know? The man who died there a few days ago once stole something from me."

That day, in front of a certain window in Ravenclaw Tower, Ms. Gray said this quietly. Her translucent eyes flickered with a complicated light, as if she was caught in some embarrassing memories.

"It's wrong to steal things." Luna said as she glanced at the ghost floating by the window.

Although Luna's words were simple and empty, they seemed to have an unimaginable weight on Ms. Gray. The other party also looked in Luna's direction, but quickly looked away again.

"Yes! It's wrong to steal things..." Ms. Gray repeated this sentence softly, with deep meaning in her words, "Maybe it's because I stole things first that I was punished again and again later?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Do you still know?" she said, "What that man stole was my trust in him... He stole my trust in a despicable way..."

Luna didn't speak this time. She just stood aside as usual and listened quietly. Sure enough, Ms. Gray didn't wait for her to say anything else and continued to talk.

"That man, Tom Riddle..." she said, "He used sweet words to please me. He praised my beauty and intelligence. He said that I was no worse than my mother. Then...he took advantage of me to treat him

When he developed a good impression, he asked me about the location of the crown made by my mother. He also said that he was willing to help me find it and then rededicate it to me..."

"But... but..." At this point, Ms. Gray said with great disappointment, "He still lied to me after all - he obviously found the golden crown, but didn't give it to me, and lied that he didn't find it at all."

"I know he must have found it, because no one knows where the golden crown is except me. It must still be there..."

As she spoke, Ms. Gray slowly shook her head, her eyes looking out the window full of weakness.

"But, what can I do to him?" she continued, "I am just a ghost, and he had graduated at the time. He returned to Hogwarts that day, just to apply for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor position

... Later, he failed to apply, so he left alone..."

…

"...Ravenclaw's golden diadem."

Hermione obviously knew what the crown mentioned in Luna's story was. However, she saw that she pondered for a while, then frowned and showed a thoughtful expression.

"Extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind." Luna sang in a light tone, "Ravenclaw's golden diadem can enhance the wisdom of the wearer."

"But I really didn't expect that Ms. Gray was actually the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw..." Ron's concern was obviously elsewhere.

"So, there seems to be clues... but, did they end here?" Harry said helplessly, "Voldemort might make the golden diadem into his Horcrux and hide it somewhere... After all,

How many Horcruxes did Voldemort make in total?"

"Who knows?" Hermione said, "But at least, it certainly won't be just one - that would obviously be too unsafe for him! Do you think we encountered that diary so easily?

…”

Of course, Hermione's analysis made some sense. But they didn't know that the reason why the diary appeared under their noses was actually the "credit" of Lucius Malfoy.

While they were still pondering the number of Horcruxes, Ron suddenly spoke again.

"Actually," he said hesitantly, "I'm more curious about Ms. Gray... Luna, you just mentioned that she said she also stole something, right? That's why she was punished..."

"Yes." Luna nodded quickly, "She stole her mother's golden crown and hid it in the Albanian forest... She said it should be the hollow of a big tree."

At this point, Luna became interested and whispered seriously: "Later, Rowena Ravenclaw sent Barrow, who loved Ms. Gray deeply, to find her daughter...

Do you know who Barrow is? In fact, he is the bloody Barrow from Slytherin!"

"Oh, this is really another amazing news!" Ron said with a gossipy face, "So? What happened next? There must be another story... Don't tell me that there won't be any more..."

"Later," Luna said mysteriously, "Barrow stabbed Ms. Gray to death because Ms. Gray was unwilling to go back to Hogwarts with him!"

"this……"

Because no one expected that Ms. Gray would die like this, the three of them looked quite shocked. But Luna didn't pause for long, and then continued...

"...But after Ms. Gray died, Barrow was very remorseful, so he committed suicide on the spot." She said, "So, Barrow became the bloody Barrow - the blood on his body was not just his own.

's, and some, belong to Ms. Grey."

"Bloody Barrow's temper is so bad, it's not surprising that something like this would happen..." Harry nodded, "But let's put these stories aside for now! What we need to know now is whether Voldemort hid the Golden Diadem.

Where is it?"

As Harry said before, he finally got an unexpected clue from Luna, but here, the clue stopped again.

It is undoubtedly frustrating to have two items that may be Horcruxes in a row that can only be traced on the way. But the world is so big, and wizards can use the Apparition Curse to run around the world at any time, trying to find it.

Something that is deliberately hidden is more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

After that, time passed day by day, and before you knew it, the International Alchemy Competition was approaching.