Chapter 588: Won’t you come out and see me? Riddle

Hermione had already returned to the dormitory, because what she was going to do next was unknown. It might be safe or there might be unforeseen dangers. So Suer naturally persuaded Hermione to go back to the lounge for the time being.

Soul promised that if everything went well, he would inform Hermione immediately.

After leaving the principal's office, Soul, who was possessed by the Disillusionment Curse, took Dumbledore to the Room of Requirement and came to a room filled with all kinds of sundries.

This is also where one of His Highness Luo Dan’s seven Horcruxes, the Ravenclaw Diadem, is hidden.

"Fluorescence"

A ball of light as bright as a small sun floated above the two people's heads. Following the command of Sur's wand, it illuminated a path between piles of piles of debris.

Passing a hill made of broken mirrors, bypassing a towering wall piled with rust-colored armor, and passing a hill made of various books, Dumbledore suddenly stopped. With an interested expression on his face, he raised his hand slightly.

"Crash..." The mountain of books shook and floated in the air, growing into long dragons.

Dumbledore raised his head, his eyes flashed, and his slender fingers moved slightly. Dozens of books flew out from the long dragon made of books, and were lined up in an array in front of Dumbledore.

"An unexpected bonus." Dumbledore chuckled, and a cloth bag appeared in his other hand. The mouth of the bag opened, and books jumped into the bag one after another like soldiers.

Under Soul's somewhat puzzled gaze, Dumbledore explained softly.

"They are some books lost in the library. I didn't expect them to be here. This has nothing to do with our trip. I just happened to see them. Mrs. Pince will be happy to see them back in the library. Let's continue."

Suer nodded silently and continued to lead the way.

Not long after, Soul and Dumbledore stopped in front of a pile of tattered armor, no, specifically, a not-so-small Pillar Sword Armor Warrior. On top of this armor, there was a gray hat. Fluttering, the crown of silver light was faintly visible under the effect of the fluorescent spell.

"Is this one?" Dumbledore asked softly, staring at the crown.

"Yes, Professor, what I 'saw' is right here." Suer put the two boxes he was carrying in his other hand on the ground and looked at the crown as well.

"I came here to confirm, but I'm not sure that this is the real Ravenclaw diadem." Of course Soul knew this was true, but he couldn't show it here.

Dumbledore looked at the crown and saw no movement. The dusty crown lightly left the armor and floated in front of the two of them. Dumbledore stared at the crown for a while and suddenly asked.

"You should know that the crown of Ravenclaw has a magical effect. It can make a wizard clear his mind and become smart. Its improvement in wisdom has been confirmed by the notes left by many wizards in the past."

"I'm curious, since you've been here, why didn't you try it on?"

"Don't be ridiculous, I'm not stupid." Suer shrugged.

"After all, the magical effect of the crown is just a legend, even if some wizards have confirmed it in the notes left behind."

"But I haven't actually worn it, and no one can be sure whether it really has such an effect. If it's just a clear mind, I might as well ask Professor Snape to refine a bottle of Baffy's Brain Refresher for me. It's safe and non-toxic. It’s just a bit bitter.”

"Besides, I don't dare to take it off without any preparation, because I'm not sure whether Voldemort has left any protective magic on it, like the Resurrection Stone Ring..."

"A very wise choice." Dumbledore praised softly, "But one thing I can confirm is that this is the real Ravenclaw diadem, with obvious traces of dark magic. Let's take a look. Riddle has set up something on it. What a trap."

Soul watched as Dumbledore raised the Elder Wand and pointed it at a position about a few centimeters away from the central gem of the crown. He closed his eyes slightly and saw a bright light flickering on the tip of the wand. Of course, this could not be a fluorescent spell.

After a moment, Dumbledore opened his eyes, put the Elder Wand back on his body, and held the crown with his big hand. Soul could clearly see that the things that were attached to the crown and made it dirty were not actually The dust, like living creatures, broke away from their original positions and gathered together in the red gem in the center.

I don't know if it was Sur's illusion, but the gray matter gathered in the center of the gem was like a rabbit that had encountered a natural enemy, shivering in the cave.

"Professor?" Soul looked at the crown in Dumbledore's hand curiously, "Is there no danger?"

"Beyond my expectations." Dumbledore held up the crown and took it to his eyes for a closer look. Soul also looked at the crown curiously.

The departing gray matter revealed the original appearance of the crown. It was made of some unknown silver metal. In the center was an eagle spreading its wings, which was the symbol of Ravenclaw College. On the eagle's chest The part is a bright red gem, but because of the gray things gathered here, the gem looks dull. It should originally be shiny and bright.

Next to the eagle, there is a line of Chinese English letters deeply printed---

'witbeyondmeasureisman'sgreatesttreasure.'

[Extraordinary wisdom is mankind’s greatest wealth]

"Riddle is too confident." Dumbledore let go of his hand, and the crown floated lightly again. The gray matter in the gem quickly spread to the whole body of the crown as if he was aware of it.

"He didn't leave any dark magic on the diadem to protect it."

Sur blinked, what was this snake-like gray substance?

Dumbledore seemed to be able to understand Soul's doubts. He stared at the crown and spoke softly,

"Won't you come out and see me? Riddle."

The rolling gray matter seemed to understand, and froze and stopped moving.

The atmosphere condensed, and only the broken clock in the distance made intermittent ticking sounds in the empty and silent Room of Requirement.

After being frozen for a few minutes, the stagnant gray substance started to move, quickly swimming to the location of the gem, beating at a fixed frequency like a heart.

A faint gray light flickered.

Like a projection, a translucent figure slowly appeared in front of the two of them.

The two people who were once teachers and students, and now enemies, meet again.

ps: There will be more later. I am coding like crazy today to make up for what I owe you. I don’t know how much I can write, but I will try my best~