In the end, Dumbledore persuaded Fudge and extracted the memories of Bai Lin, Harry, and the awakened Lupin as evidence. Black was freed, but was not allowed to use the wand in the short term (purely out of love). Despite the strange punishment, Hagrid was not allowed to use his wand because he hid it in a pink umbrella) and was not allowed to leave Hogwarts.
Harry was overjoyed and happily told everyone the good news, assuming that everyone else thought it was good news.
A series of trivial matters finally ended. Fudge came and went in a hurry, returning to the Ministry of Magic with the three prisoners imprisoned by the Aurors.
Before leaving, he withdrew two thousand Galleons from Bai Lin. Although it was not as much as Bai Lin had imagined, it was Fudge's greatest sincerity.
After sending away the people from the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore winked mischievously at Bai Lin and walked away.
Together with McNeil, Bai Lin already has 650 Hogwarts contribution points, and he can't wait to return to Hufflepuff's portrait wall. Ask the blacksmith Old Addison about equipment exchange. Catherine was very curious about the portraits that could be used to create magic equipment. She looked left and right, and for a time she suspected that Bai Lin was coaxing her to play.
Old Addison thought for a long time and agreed to Bai Lin's request. He spent 650 contribution points to customize a ring that increases magic power. However, he still mentioned in passing that if there is a piece of magic equipment as a sacrifice, it can make the equipment more powerful. Excellent.
Bai Lin couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Finally, he had an idea and thought: "Rowner Ravenclaw's crown!" Catherine was stunned. What was this? It sounded like something from Ravenclaw Academy.
Bai Lin explained: "One of Voldemort's seven Horcruxes, only it should be placed on the plaster statue in the Room of Requirement! It must be a powerful magical equipment, and it is not suitable for wearing." Although the legend says that Wearing a crown can bring wisdom to people, but I heard that people who have worn it have died miserably.
Catherine had no idea what Bai Lin was talking about, but it was a bit unclear. In short, it was a very important thing to the terrifying mysterious man, and Bai Lin happened to know the location of this thing.
Anyone who has read Harry Potter knows that Voldemort has 7 Horcruxes, which respectively preserve 7 fragments of his soul. As long as one fragment is still in the world, Voldemort cannot be completely killed.
The seven Horcruxes are: 1. Tom Riddle's diary (already destroyed by Harry using a venomous snake's fang during the Chamber of Secrets incident in the first half of 1993);
2. Marvolo Gaunt's ring (in the Half-Blood Prince, it was found and destroyed by Dumbledore in the Gaunt family's old house, but because of this, Dumbledore was cursed and could not survive more than a year);
3. Slytherin's Locket (destroyed by Ron with the Sword of Gryffindor in the Half-Blood Prince);
4. Hufflepuff's cup (found in Gringotts in the Deathly Hallows, destroyed by Hermione with a serpent's fang);
5. Ravenclaw's Golden Diadem (in the Deathly Hallows, it was accidentally destroyed by Crabbe with cursed fire in the novel, but in the movie, it was pierced by Harry with a serpent's fang and then thrown into the fire);
6. Basilisk Nagini (killed by Neville with the Sword of Gryffindor in the Deathly Hallows);
7. Inside the body of Harry Potter (the final battle in the Deathly Hallows was destroyed by Voldemort himself).
Except for the fragments in Harry's body, the other fragments were carefully hidden by Voldemort, but among them was a strange one, which was Ravenclaw's golden diadem (crown). It was neither as difficult to find as the diary or cup, but also It didn't come with a curse like a ring, nor did it need to be deciphered like a locket, nor was it a powerful guardian like the basilisk. The crown was just thrown away in the Room of Requirement so casually, and could be easily obtained. It's completely a plot bug.
But what makes the crown different from other things is that it is clearly stated in the book that it is a piece of magical equipment. It is the only relic of Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the founders of Hogwarts. She enchanted it to increase the wisdom of the wearer. The only other equipment that can be clearly identified as magical equipment is the Sword of Gryffindor and the three Deathly Hallows.
The Room of Requirement has two entrances, the first is on the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle. Opposite the tapestry where a troll beats Barnabas the fool. When the user concentrates on thinking about the desired venue and walks through that section of wall three times, a very smooth door will appear on the wall, allowing them to enter the Room of Requirement. The second one is behind the portrait of the Pig's Head Bar in Hogsmeade. The secret passage can be entered.
The first entrance is quite troublesome. If you want to think about what you desire most, Bai Lin really hasn't thought about what he desires most? In addition, this entrance is not open in many cases, which is a good luck type, so Bai Lin directly chose the second entrance.
After Bai Lin finished his lessons during the day, he secretly rushed to Hogsmeade Village. Catherine was waiting for him at the door of the Pig's Head Bar wearing a white slim-fitting fur coat.
The carnival-filled Halloween had just ended, Black's bounty had been revoked, and there were far fewer "visitors" throughout Hogsmeade.
There were not many customers in the Pig Head Bar. Like most of the customers, the two of them ordered two glasses of butter beer, and while the lights were dim, they got into the secret passage behind the portrait of Ariana (Dumbledore's sister).
In fact, Hogwarts Castle is still several miles away from Hogsmeade Village, and the Room of Requirement is still on the eighth floor of the castle. However, the two set out from the Pig's Head Bar and walked through the dark secret passage for a short time before arriving. A bright hall, the Room of Requirement arrived.
This is a quite large room. No wonder it was used as a place for young wizards from the Order of the Phoenix to train magic in later plots. The room is decorated in an antique style and is surrounded by various objects.
Bai Lin took a quick glance and saw that there were shiny treasure chests, piles of gold Galleons, weapon racks with cold light, etc., but they all knew that these were just illusions in the room and could not be taken out. Except for the head of a plaster statue in the corner, he was wearing a sparkling gold crown inlaid with various gems.
Bai Lin said: "It's better to be on guard. I'll get it. You can knock me out at any time!"
Catherine nodded and took out her wand.
Bai Lin carefully took off the crown from the statue's head, but nothing happened. Bai Lin was fully mentally prepared, because the original work mentioned that the crown would lure people to wear it to gain wisdom, but its previous The fate of the master is not good either.
The bottom edge of the crown is engraved with Ravenclaw's famous motto - "Extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind." But wisdom requires talent, hard work and perception, and it can be obtained from a hat. Wisdom itself is a paradox.
[Obtain Ravenclaw's crown (mission prop), destroy it to gain Hogwarts contribution points, and open the side mission: The Seven Deadly Sins. ]
