Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Chapter 236 Ravenclaw's Crown

Dylan glanced at the trembling Pippi and his lips twitched.

He's not some kind of devil, so why are you so afraid of him?

"Of course, there's something I need your help with."

"Oh, you're too kind. It's my honor to be able to do something for you."

As Pipi Ghost spoke in the most sincere tone possible, he shrank his neck.

What kind of wicked spell will this human use to experiment on it this time?

Dylan couldn't hold back: "I already let you out, and I didn't trap you in my world. Instead of being grateful, why are you so afraid of me? Do you think I would kidnap you?"

Pipi was taken aback, not expecting Dylan to say that to it.

It paused, then tugged at its hem: "Well, Mr. Dylan, I'm not afraid of you, it's just—to me, you're like a lion leading a pride, while I'm just an antelope that could be bitten to death at any moment. I'm filled with awe, awe."

Dylan rolled his eyes, too lazy to bother with this guy.

He considered himself to be quite cruel—kind—to Peeves.

However, it seems that they are not buying into that.

If he doesn't want to eat, he doesn't have to. He doesn't really need to care what Pipi Ghost thinks of him anyway.

He only considers other people's feelings because he has a kind heart.

"Sigh, I'm still too kind." Dylan sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"Young Master Dylan, what would you like me to do for you?" Pipi Ghost cautiously sized up Dylan.

“It’s simple. Come with me to the Room of Requirement and find Ravenclaw’s tiara from that pile of junk.”

Dylan waved and turned to walk towards the Room of Requirement.

Peeves was shocked: "Ravenclaw's tiara? How do you know where that is?"

Dylan stopped, turned around, squinted, and looked at Pippi.

Mischievous Ghost quickly covered his mouth, laughing awkwardly, "I was too talkative. Let's go, my most noble young master~"

Dylan's eyelids twitched: "Don't call me that mushy nickname anymore."

Mischievous Ghost immediately saluted: "I assure you!"

Dylan turned back: "Alright, keep your voice down. If you disturb Filch, I won't lay a hand on him."

But Pikachu raised his head and puffed out his chest: "I'm not afraid of him! He's just a Squib, he can't do anything to me!"

"Oh? Really?" Dylan raised an eyebrow and glanced at it sideways. "Even if he goes to Old Man Deng to complain, you won't care?"

"Old Dumbledore?" Pippi Longstocking paused, "You mean Dumbledore?"

"if not?"

Pipi Ghost laughed: "Hahaha~ This is the first time I've ever seen a student dare to give Headmaster Dumbledore such a nickname—everyone says he's great!"

“Greatness and nicknames don’t contradict each other.” Dylan shrugged. “Haven’t you heard of Dumbledore’s other nickname, the Old Bee?”

"Of course I've heard! There's not much in this school that I don't know!" Peeves said proudly. "Albus's brother came to Hogwarts before, but the two brothers had a huge fight that day!"

Pipi paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, I think it was Aberforth yelling at Albus unilaterally—oh, I secretly saw it, his face was red and his neck was thick, it was really funny."

As Dylan walked forward, he glanced at Pipi Ghost and said, "You seem to know a lot."

Pipi Ghost chatted with Dylan for a bit, and knowing that he wouldn't be captured by Dylan for experiments, he relaxed a lot.

It chuckled: "Besides you—Young Master Dylan, you are the greatest in my eyes, and I know nothing about you. You are a wizard even more mysterious than Albus."

And he's just a little wizard!

While speaking, Pipi Ghost was also secretly observing Dylan's reaction.

However, the latter simply smiled faintly and said, "You have a good eye for people."

Mischievous Ghost's expression froze: "."

A forced, insincere smile appeared on its lips: "Ah, I'm so glad to receive your approval."

Dylan didn't care whether the guy was genuinely happy or not.

They had already led the other person to the entrance of the House of Requirement.

"Let's go."

Dylan's fingertips hooked a wisp of Peeves' transparent clothing, leading the mischievous boy into the house.

The ghost floated listlessly in mid-air, its usual arrogance completely gone.

Dylan sensed that it seemed somewhat resistant to coming in.

"What are you dawdling for? Come in now!"

Dylan tugged at it.

"Come here, come here."

Enter the house.

The gate disappeared on its own.

Then, the warm yellow magic candlestick lit up automatically.

A wool carpet enveloped Dylan's feet.

Dylan had already decorated this place into a comfortable private space.

A bookshelf with automatic page turning is suspended next to the velvet recliner.

A copper teapot in the corner was bubbling away, releasing the aroma of jasmine tea.

He walked straight to the wall where the hidden door was in his memory, closed his eyes and concentrated.

"Take me to the place where the Ravenclaw tiara is hidden. I need to find Ravenclaw's relics."

The wall surface instantly transformed, beginning to recombine like quicksand, before revealing a narrow door covered in mold.

Instantly, a putrid stench assaulted our senses.

Dylan frowned.

That's why he didn't want to find the crown himself beforehand.

But this time it's different; he doesn't need to go looking for the crown.

Dylan took a step back and pushed Pippi the Ghost forward.

"Go in and find all the valuable things with jewels on them."

Dylan smiled.

If I can't find it—

"If you can't find it, don't even think about coming out."

Mischievous Ghost shrugged.

—It feels familiar again.

Its transparent hem trembled slightly.

"I see."

It drifted dejectedly into the storage room.

Dylan peeked out.

The ceiling inside is so high you can't see the top.

The spider webs hung down like tattered curtains.

The faded bookshelf lay overturned amidst the mess on the floor.

Broken mirror shards, rusted armor, and a harp with a broken string were piled up haphazardly.

In the distance, there was even a small pumpkin carriage lying on its side, wrapped in vines; it looked like a model.

After confirming that Peeves had begun the search, Dylan retreated to the outer room.

He then leaned back lazily in the recliner.

He casually picked up a book titled "Advanced Potion Making" from the floating bookshelf.

Tap the page with your fingertip and turn it.

While reading, he kept an eye on the activity in the storage room.

The occasional sound of pages turning mingled with the rustling of Pippi the Ghost rummaging through things in the distance.

The entire House of Requirement appeared quiet and orderly.

the other side.

Pipi Ghost reluctantly floated into the storage room.

As soon as I went in, my head got tangled in a spider web.

It shook its head vigorously, scattering the spider silk onto the ground.

Looking at the storage room, Pipi was on the verge of tears.

"I, Peeves, have been captured and controlled by a little wizard who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, and now I'm being forced to do hard labor! If Bloody Barrow knew about this, he'd laugh me to death!"

It drifted slowly past a row of overturned bookshelves, running its fingers along the dusty spines of the books, quickly kicking up a cloud of choking dust. "The Ravenclaw crown is here? Good heavens, how come I, Peeves, didn't know about this?"

It kept muttering to itself, "Was what that little wizard said true or false? He probably just wanted to play a trick on me, right?"

"Even if it were there, who knows if it had already been carried away by rats to use as a chew toy! Maybe it's lying in some rat hole right now, covered in rat droppings! Where am I supposed to find it?"

As it spoke, it grabbed a tattered book and threw it away.

The pages of the book scattered all over the floor with a rustling sound.

Dylan's voice drifted through the doorway: "Don't litter, find it properly for me!"

Pipi Ghost jumped, quickly covered his mouth, and glanced back.

I didn't see the human wizard anywhere.

However, it still raised its voice and replied, "I understand!"

Dylan did not respond.

Pipi Ghost didn't know if Dylan had heard what it had just said, and it didn't dare to mutter anything more.

He had no choice but to honestly work as a laborer for others.

However, it didn't maintain this state for long.

While passing by a pile of rusty armor.

It couldn't hold back any longer and got excited.

"crash"

He suddenly darted into a suit of armor, making the helmet clang loudly.

The voice of the mischievous ghost rang out.

"Is anyone there? The great Mischief is here for room checks!"

Seeing that no one responded, it crawled out again and kicked the armor's leg guards.

"Stop pretending! I know you're just a pile of scrap metal! How could the crown my great master is looking for possibly be hidden inside your belly! I'll have my young master dismantle you and sell you for scrap metal in a bit!"

Then it began searching aimlessly for a needle in a haystack.

Until it floated to the pumpkin carriage in the corner.

Pipi stopped again, circled the carriage twice, and poked the broken shaft.

"Why keep this piece of junk? It should have been thrown away long ago!"

Mischievous Ghost curled his lip.

"Maybe the crown is right under here, flattened out like a pancake."

It pushed the carriage hard, but the carriage didn't budge. Instead, it kicked up a cloud of dust, which made it cough.

"Cough cough... What kind of place is this? There's more dust than Filch's broom!"

It went straight in and didn't find the crown anywhere.

I searched for quite a while.

The crown has not yet been discovered.

Mischievous Ghost was starting to get impatient.

It kicked away the clutter at its feet while complaining in an extremely low voice.

"This little wizard is really good at making things difficult for me! This shabby house is so big, and things are piled up like mountains. How am I supposed to find such a small crown? I think he's deliberately making things difficult for me! When I find it, I'm going to stuff a frog in his pillow!"

After saying that, Pipi Ghost quickly looked behind him.

Nothing happened.

It breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as it turned its head, a beam of light flew in from afar.

Pipi Ghost felt that the surroundings had suddenly become much brighter. While still wondering about it, he turned his head and saw a magic spell flying towards him at lightning speed!
"Mom!"

Mischievous Ghost immediately tried to run away.

However, there was no time to react.

The beam of light suddenly struck its rear end.

"hiss!"

Pipi Ghost gasped in pain.

As a result, he inhaled a mouthful of dust.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Cover your butt.

Pipi Ghost pouted.

Looking aggrieved.

"I was wrong, I'll look for it properly now—"

The words are not finished yet.

Pipi Ghost, with his sharp eyes, spotted a faint blue light flash by.

It instantly caught its attention.

"what is this?"

It bared its teeth and peered closer, discovering that the blue light was coming from an old wardrobe covered in vines.

"What good stuff could be in here? It's not going to be a giant glowing spider, is it? I don't like these ugly creatures."

It carefully parted the vines, and the cabinet door creaked open.

The Ravenclaw crown lies quietly inside.

The silver crown, resembling a soaring eagle, is inlaid with sapphires.

Although covered by a thick layer of dust, it still cannot conceal its brilliance.

"We finally found it! I thought we'd be searching until next year!"

Pipi Ghost's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected that after all that trouble, he would suddenly find the crown. He hadn't been able to find it for a long time, but now he had found it all at once.

"I never imagined that little wizard—I mean, I never imagined that my most noble, most perfect, and kindest young master—was telling the truth! The Ravenclaw crown really is here!"

It grabbed the crown and shook it in the air.

However, the crown did not react.

I fiddled with it for a while.

Even the mischievous ghost couldn't figure it out.

"This thing is nothing special. If I had to choose, I would still prefer my rotten egg bomb."

It examined the crown closely and suddenly noticed the eagle emblem engraved on it, and couldn't help but complain: "This eagle looks really strange. Its eyes are even smaller than mine. No wonder it was stolen."

Clutching the crown, Pikachu slowly floated back, muttering to himself, "Next time something like this happens, I'm never doing it again, unless... unless my kind and gentle young master can prepare ten boxes of stink bombs as payment!"

After Pikachu left the storage room, he returned to Dylan.

Dylan said while looking at the book, "Found it? That was pretty fast."

Mischievous Ghost: "."

Is this what you call fast?

It feels like it's been inside for a year!

It's easy for someone lying down to talk like that!
He silently vented his frustrations in his heart.

Pipi Gui grinned and said, "Of course, with your encouragement, young master, I certainly wouldn't dare to slack off in the slightest."

"Okay, bring the things here."

Dylan nodded, finished reading the last bit of the page, put down the book, and reached out his hand to Pippi.

Pipi Ghost quickly handed the crown to Dylan: "Young Master, please take this."

Dylan took the crown, but instead of checking it immediately, he looked at Pipi Ghost again.

"What else do I want you to find?"

"Uh? Other things? What other things?"

Pipi Ghost was stunned.

Dylan narrowed his eyes.

"Didn't I tell you to take out all your valuables and jewelry?"

Pipi Ghost's eyes widened.

"Ah! This."

Its eyes darted around quickly, then it hurriedly forced a smile.

"Young Master, I was thinking that the crown was what you wanted to get first, so I've been searching for it with all my might, thinking that I'd get the crown for you first, and then I'd slowly collect the other treasures for you."

(End of this chapter)