Hogwarts: I Am an Exemplary Wizard-Chapter 549 - 547: Helena and Nearly Headless Nick
Early the next day, Ladon grabbed a letter and left Hogwarts.
In any case, Kael definitely didn’t want to participate in that Charming Smile Prize, and he hoped Rita Skeeter knew this, so she’d abandon the idea early.
After finishing all this, Kael finally ate the bread on his plate and prepared to borrow a couple of books from the library to pass the time.
But just as he was about to get to the stairs, a ghost phased through the wall and appeared in front of him.
"I’ve been waiting for you..."
Helena stared at Kael, "Today is the weekend, perhaps you can fulfill the promise you made before."
Kael patted his head, no wonder he always felt he had forgotten something, now he finally remembered.
"Sorry, I should’ve come to you earlier, Gray... um, Lady Ravenclaw."
Kael said, though he always felt this title was a bit odd.
Even Helena herself felt it was a bit strange. She paused for a moment and then said, "Just call me Helena.
"Follow me, I think we need a quiet place."
Helena again phased through the wall and entered an empty classroom next to the stairs.
Kael followed her inside.
"Alright, let me think where to start..." He thought for a moment and said, "About fifty years ago, there was a student at Hogwarts, Tom Riddle... he got hold of the Ravenclaw’s Diadem, which had been missing for centuries."
After speaking, Kael quietly watched Helena, waiting for her reaction.
"Tom Riddle..."
Helena softly said, "I know... it was also I who told him the location of the diadem... and the diadem wasn’t missing, it was stolen by me, and later I hid it in a hollow tree in the Albanian Forest."
She closed her eyes and continued, "I don’t know why I told him... that student called Riddle, he... knew how to please people... he seemed understanding... sympathetic... just like you."
Kael couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of his mouth, thinking Helena should’ve stopped at the previous part, the last sentence was unnecessary.
Unfortunately, Helena didn’t know Kael’s thoughts.
"I’ve observed, you’re also quite popular in the castle, every ghost holds a fondness for you, including the most mischievous Peeves."
"Uh... we’re all friends, I get along well with them," Kael said, then awkwardly changed the subject: "What was I saying... oh, right.
"After Tom Riddle got the diadem, he made it into a Horcrux..."
Hearing this, Helena jerked her head up.
"A Horcrux... that most evil form of Dark Magic... how dare he sully Ravenclaw’s Diadem like that..."
This was the first time Kael saw such anger from a ghost, her floating body trembling uncontrollably...
"Don’t be agitated, Ms. Helena, the matter has been resolved."
Kael quickly said, "Remember the person who spoke to me that day? He is Nicolas Flamel, the most powerful Master of Alchemy in the Magic Realm, the problem of the Horcrux is not difficult for him."
Hearing this, Helena calmed down quite a bit.
Then, Kael briefly explained how he found the Horcrux in the Room of Requirement and sent it to Nicolas Flamel.
During this time, Helena just quietly listened, saying nothing and asking nothing.
Only when Kael finished and after a long wait, she seemed to come back to her senses and asked again:
"I heard from Sir Nicholas of Westminster... you’ve seen my mother." Her voice was small, with a tremble, "When was that, how is she..."
"I can only say it was in my third year, but I’m not clear about the time over there, just knew the four founders were present then."
Kael carefully recalled and said, "As for Lady Ravenclaw, she looked well, just not very talkative."
"My mother has always been like that." Helena looked into Kael’s eyes, "If... you see her again, can you pass on a message?"
"Though I’d love to," Kael said, "Ms. Helena, it’s almost impossible."
The last time he was able to see the four founders was due to Salazar Slytherin.
Although Nicolas Flamel had repaired the Time Turner, it was not what it used to be.
Reversing a hundred years might be doable, but a thousand years... is probably impossible.
And even if it were possible, Kael wouldn’t do it, the risk is too great, he still doesn’t want to court death for now,
"Perhaps that’s the case." Helena didn’t know what she was thinking, appearing a bit dazed, "Thank you for correcting my mistake... thank you..."
After saying this, she phased through the wall again and left the classroom.
Kael was also ready to head to the library. However, just as he turned around, he saw that half a head had mysteriously "grown" out of the wall behind him.
"Sir Nicholas? What are you doing here?"
Nearly Headless Nick was startled, hurriedly retracting his head but floated back inside in the next moment.
"I merely overheard by chance..."
Clearly, Nearly Headless Nick seemed to want to explain, but soon gave up.
"Oh... young Kael..." he pondered and said, "I know, Ms. Gray is charming, but she’s not suitable for you, there are more young girls like you in the castle... What I mean is, you should pay more attention to them."
"I think you’ve misunderstood." Kael understood his meaning, feeling a bit speechless inside.
Goodness, Nearly Headless Nick wouldn’t think he’s having a date with Helena, would he... Not to mention Helena is over a thousand years old, she’s a ghost.
Dating a ghost, how did Nearly Headless Nick come to this conclusion, he couldn’t have thrown out his brain with his head, could he.
"We were just discussing business, regarding Lady Rowena Ravenclaw," Kael said, "and you were the one who told her that I saw the four founders in my third year."
"Oh... that’s correct... That day I slipped," Nearly Headless Nick stammered, "But you should understand, for us ghosts, there are usually only such little amusements."
Kael shrugged, noncommittal.
Nearly Headless Nick continued, "And I mainly wanted to warn you, the Bloody Baron is a crazy admirer of Ms. Gray, he was outside just now, with me.
"But now it seems unnecessary."
Then he stuck his head out of the wall, "Hey, Baron did you hear that, they are... strange, where’s the Baron?"
Kael was no longer prepared to continue talking to this offbeat ghost and opened the door to leave the classroom.
"Oh, wait, I haven’t said something."
Nearly Headless Nick caught up from behind, "Alright, actually I lied earlier, I wasn’t just passing by, I came specifically to find you."
"You came to see me?" Kael asked, "What for?"
"The headmaster wants to see you."
Nearly Headless Nick said, "I just met Albus while practicing head flicking on the eighth floor, and he asked me to let you know to visit the Headmaster’s Office when you have time, by the way, today’s password is Fang Mint Candy."
"Oh, alright," Kael nodded, "Thank you."
"You’re welcome, I’m happy to help."
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