Helena wandered the corridors alone.
Ever since she was killed by Barrow, she suddenly appeared in Hogwarts, but except for her, the entire castle had no students, no professors, nothing... It seemed like a dead city.
Helena once heard her mother say that wizards will appear in trances and hallucinations after they die.
It is a place between life and death. It is both reality and illusion, and its appearance depends on who enters.
Helena was very sure that she was wandering in a trance and illusion. She could move forward and embrace death; she could also move backward and survive in the world, but from now on, she could only be a ghost.
Helena was hesitant. She didn't want to become a ghost, but she was unwilling to die, so she had to stay here to die.
Helena lingered for who knows how long when she suddenly heard a familiar voice in her ears. She suddenly turned her head and saw a witch in white, her sleeves fluttering, walking slowly.
Helena was stunned, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said with a crying voice: "Mother!"
Ravenclaw walked up to Helena and reached out to caress her daughter's cheek.
Helena suddenly felt aggrieved. She lowered her head, called her mother softly, and then said sadly: "I was killed by Barrow..."
"I know." Ravenclaw said calmly: "Go back, child."
"Going back to where?"
"Go back where you came from."
"Magical world?" Helena hummed hard and said, "I'll go back with you!"
"No, go on your own." Ravenclaw stared at Helena, shook his head and said: "I am not here specifically to come to you, but I died like you and entered this tangled illusion."
Helena's face was full of sluggishness, shock and fear. She covered her heart. She didn't know whether it was because the wound hurt, or because she was shocked by the sudden news and her mind went blank.
"How could you die?!" Helena suddenly remembered something and stammered: "Barrow said you are seriously ill, is it true?"
At this moment, the entire castle suddenly gave out a dull vibration, and some windows and floors cracked and shattered.
Ravenclaw looked at the sky, raised her arms, and the shock slowly dissipated. She said in a quick voice:
"Helena, I still have things to do. Don't tell anyone that you saw me in the trance, remember?"
Helena nodded hesitantly.
Ravenclaw's body gradually became blurred, turning into flowing water and slowly dissipating. Helena burst into tears and reached out to catch her.
Ravenclaw stretched out a glistening hand, patted Helena's head, and said, "Go back."
The white fog dissipated, and Helena's vision began to blur. When she could see her surroundings clearly, her whole body had turned into a pearly white, translucent ghost.
Helena was confused for a moment. She drifted forward aimlessly, and suddenly saw a person sitting not far away.
After Helena saw the figure clearly, she thought that she must have left the trance world, so she said, "Cassandra, why are you here?"
Cassandra sat on the steps, holding her chin with her hands and staring into the distance. After hearing the sound, she turned her head, saw Helena, and whispered:
“I just said goodbye to a very good friend who I may never see again in this lifetime, and I’m sitting here sad.
Stupid beauty...are you back? "
Helena didn't care about the nickname now, she just frowned and said:
"Isn't it strange when you see how I look?"
"I know you were killed by Barrow, so it's not surprising." Cassandra sighed slightly:
"You're late. Professor Ravenclaw's funeral has already ended."
Helena lowered her head. She was still unwilling to give up at first, but when she heard Cassandra's words, she was completely heartbroken and slowly floated forward.
She had only drifted four or five steps when a misty voice suddenly sounded behind her.
"The woman who stole the diadem will return again...the man who is tainted with Rowena Ravenclaw's aura...will resurrect her..."
Helena turned around, looked at Cassandra Trelawney in an ethereal state she had never experienced before, and murmured:
"Will a man contaminated with my mother's breath...will resurrect me?"
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With the arrival of June, this semester is coming to an end, and Hogwarts is about to usher in its final exams.
But there were only a few reviewers, and the students were all discussing the latest issue of the Daily Prophet.
The headline of this issue is a report written by the famous reporter Rita Skeeter. The title is:
【Missing for two months? ! The death of the hero Rolf Scamander! 】
This article describes in the first person how Rove was caught by Peter's accomplices during the Easter holidays, and his body was first chopped into pieces, then steamed, and finally made into human meat buns with barbecued pork...
The vivid images described in the article make you feel as if you have seen it with your own eyes, or even tasted the barbecued pork buns yourself.
At the end of the article, Rita Skeeter also accused the Ministry of Magic of concealing the truth and deliberately covering up Scamander's death. She must apologize to the people of the country...
As soon as the report came out, the entire magical world was in an uproar.
Who is Rolf Scamander? !
He is a famous young genius, a hero who caught Peter, who had been on the run for twelve years, and helped Blake clear his wrongdoing.
He's dead, are you kidding me?
Many adult wizards wrote letters to their families in Hogwarts, and it was soon confirmed that Scamander had indeed been missing since Easter.
The disappearance was reported for two months, which further confirmed the authenticity of Rita's article.
For a time, public opinion was fierce.
After all, after a year of reports, Rove's popularity has now reached a terrifying level, and he still has a large number of fans.
There are even many witches who call him little husband. If their husbands are killed, of course they need an explanation from the Ministry of Magic!
Fudge was also very troubled. He even came to Hogwarts himself to find Dumbledore and ask what was going on.
The Quidditch World Cup is about to begin. At this sensitive time, if something happens to Scamander, who would dare to come to the UK to watch the game?
This summer, the Order of Merlin will be awarded to Rove. If he really dies, Fudge will not have to be the minister.
But Dumbledore didn't tell Fudgerov where he went. He just said "He went to deal with Peter" and sent him away.
This morning, the students were all in class when they suddenly heard a deafening sound coming from the sky.
Everyone looked out the window and saw a spherical aircraft falling from the sky, making a crunching sound and carrying a brilliant flame.
It smashed straight through the castle wall and crashed into the depths of the castle.
Professor McGonagall opened her mouth wide with astonishment on her face. This was the first time she had seen such a scene in Hogwarts for decades.
Did Muggles invade Hogwarts? !
Shirley, who was taking notes, suddenly changed her expression. She stood up and hurried out without caring that she was still in class.
When she ran to the door, she stopped suddenly and looked at Professor McGonagall longingly.
"Is he back?" Professor McGonagall frowned, then quickly relaxed her brows and couldn't help but smile:
"Then what are you waiting for? Go quickly!"
The ponytailed girl smiled at Professor McGonagall, trotted out of the classroom, and then ran faster and faster.
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(End of chapter)
