The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 606 Crown
There was no fog, nor any loud thunder or wind. Everything in the forest was peaceful. The only one who was not peaceful was Ada.

Ada, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, seemed to have crossed the long river of time, and the scene under the hollow tree many years ago was playing out before her eyes.

In 1993, Ada found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets in the girls' bathroom and found Slytherin's real Chamber of Secrets. At that time, Ada saw Salazar Slytherin from a thousand years ago and the basilisk when it was still a baby snake.

Then, Ada sat in Salazar Slytherin's chair; now, Ada kicked the hollow tree. Both times she wore gold-rimmed glasses, and both times she had hallucinations.

In the vision, a woman was walking towards the hollow tree holding something in her hands.

The woman was extremely beautiful; even her tired and dusty face could not conceal her beauty.

When she got closer, Ada realized that the woman was holding an exquisite box in her hand, and her appearance also looked familiar to Ada.

After a long journey, the woman felt a little tired, so she sat under a hollow tree. The woman opened the exquisite box, and a crown lay quietly inside. She wanted to take out the crown and put it on her head.

However, the sound of hurried footsteps in the forest made the woman give up this idea. She hurriedly put the crown back into the box and put the box into the hole of the hollow tree.

The one who caught up was a man, who ran over and shouted "Helena".

Ada, who was watching from the sidelines, was a little confused. Wasn't the woman in the illusion Lady Grey, the proud ghost of Ravenclaw! Every student at Hogwarts knew that Ravenclaw had a ghost called Lady Grey.

What the hell is Helena! It can't be Helena Ravenclaw!

Lady Grey, the resident ghost of Ravenclaw, is believed by many students to be Jane Grey, the 13th Queen of the Tudor dynasty.

Jane Grey was a royal lady. King Edward VI of England was her cousin, and she had two more famous cousins ​​- Mary I and Elizabeth I.

After Edward VI died, he was unwilling to let his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth succeed to the throne, so the throne fell to Jane Grey. But the good times did not last long. Jane Grey was soon deposed by Parliament and imprisoned in the Tower of London. About half a year later, Jane Grey was secretly executed by Queen Mary I and her body was buried under the floor of the Tower of London. She was sixteen years old.

Ada had thought so before. There was already a portrait of Anne Boleyn, the queen of Henry VIII, in the castle, so it was normal to have another ghost of the first queen of England.

But now it seems that Lady Grey of Ravenclaw is not the queen. Her name is Helena, and her last name may be Ravenclaw. Besides, given Jane Grey's noble status and short life, it is unlikely that she would come all the way to Albania.

The beauty named Helena, who was suspected to be a Ravenclaw, hurriedly hid the box and turned around to hide in the hollow tree. When she finished this, the man who was calling her name anxiously also ran up to her.

Ada was shocked again——

Isn't this the Bloody Baron from Slytherin? How did this guy end up in Albania? Is this place so popular among British wizards that they all flock here!
The Bloody Baron is a scary looking ghost, with hollow eyes, a thin face, and silvery bloodstains on his robes. The fact that he can subdue Peeves alone makes him scary.

Since Ida entered school, she has only heard the Bloody Baron speak a few times. He always stares at one place with empty eyes. He is a model of a ruthless man who doesn't talk much, a good brother of Slytherin. He is also a good brother who doesn't smoke cigarettes.

Rumor has it that he killed Helena, the daughter of Ravenclaw, in anger because he failed to pursue her. Later, he was too sad and guilty, so he followed Helena.

Now it seems that is not entirely the case.

Everyone said that Helena ran away to elope with someone, but no one mentioned that she took the Ravenclaw diadem as a dowry!
When Ada came to her senses, Barrow had already started arguing with Helena. It was a fierce argument with sparks flying.

One said, "Stop making trouble and come back with me", and the other said, "No, I won't go back."

One said, "Come back with me, you fool." The other said, "No, I won't." The two people who lived a thousand years ago quarreled fiercely in front of Ada, a little kid a thousand years later. From the quarrel between the two, Ada gradually figured out the truth of the past.

Helena is the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw. She wanted to be smarter and more famous than her mother, so she ran away with the crown. According to legend, the crown of Ravenclaw can make the wearer smarter.

Later, Ravenclaw became seriously ill and wanted to see his daughter again, so he sent Baron to find Helena and bring her back.

Barrow is the best candidate. He has always loved Helena deeply and will definitely bring his lover back. He will not hurt Helena because of the crown.

The Bloody Baron lived up to Ravenclaw's trust. He did find Helena hiding in Albania, but he failed to bring Helena back to Hogwarts.

Rowena Ravenclaw never saw her daughter until she died. When people sorted out her belongings, they found that her crown was missing. During her lifetime, she concealed the disappearance of the crown and Helena's betrayal.

The illusion was coming to an end. Barro and Helena stopped arguing, and no one spoke. However, the silence at this moment was far more terrifying than the previous argument.

Helena's towering chest was heaving, and it was obvious that she was trying to calm herself down, and her eyes were no longer as resolute as just now.

Barrow stood behind Helena, breathing heavily and his eyes trembling. It seemed that Helena's refusal to go back to Hogwarts with him had stirred up his sorrow and reminded Barrow of his past failed attempts to show his love to her.

"Helena..." Barrow called his lover's name softly.

Helena turned around when her name was called, and what was waiting for her was not Barrow's repeated persuasion, but a sharp knife!
Blood gushed out, and the snow-white chest was instantly dyed red by the blood, followed by her robe, cloak, the land beneath her, and the hollow tree that had not yet died.

The scarlet blood was so blinding that Barrow, holding a sharp knife, finally came to his senses. He hugged his lover's still warm body and cried bitterly.

Sadness, guilt, pain, these emotions replaced the anger in Barrow's heart, and he once again raised the knife to stab Helena to death. But this time, the blade was aimed at himself.

The illusion dissipated like smoke, and Ada leaned against the hollow tree, sorting out her thoughts.

Voldemort came to Albania for the diadem, the diadem of Ravenclaw. It was probably shortly after he left Hogwarts and had not yet started working at Borgin and Burke's.

Many years later, when Voldemort needed a place to concentrate on studying the dark arts and spend the long ten years undisturbed, was there a better place than this dark forest, far away from the sight of the world?
As for how Voldemort knew the whereabouts of the "missing diadem", was there anyone other than Helena who could tell him? Before this, only the ghost of Ravenclaw, "Ms. Grey", knew that the diadem was hidden in Albania.

Voldemort at that time must not have looked like this now. He should still be a handsome young man who fascinated Hepzibah Smith.

At that time, Voldemort certainly did not rely on torture. He was also able to make good use of the charm of language. With his eloquence, he deceived the professors of the school and recruited the first Death Eaters for himself.

Ada took off her glasses, rubbed her sore eyes, and looked at the place where Helena was stabbed to death. The scarlet blood was gone, but the sad story was recorded.

Helena can be considered a pitiful person. The halo of her mother Rowena Ravenclaw put too much pressure on her, causing her to go astray and make a big mistake, stealing the crown that did not belong to her.

You have to bear the consequences of your own actions, this is true for Helena Ravenclaw and Ada as well.

Helena won Ada's sympathy, but she had no feelings towards Barrow who committed suicide, and even felt a faint disgust towards him, even though Barrow, who had become a ghost, had been wearing shackles and repenting of his sins.

(End of this chapter)