Chapter 201: The Returning Ravenclaw Crown
Shiwen looked at Helena with some blankness, but Helena turned her head and didn't dare look at him.
"So, Helena's obsession is to get your tiara back, right?" Xiwen asked softly.
He suddenly remembered that in order to play the image of a ghost in the beginning, he had learned in detail about the existence of ghosts, the reasons for their existence, and the various abilities of ghosts.
It is those who have a strong obsession before they die, whether in the form of fear, guilt, regret, or attachment to the material world, in short, who refuse to continue on to the dimension of death. These people, who are between life and death, will continue to exist in this world in the form of ghosts.
However, they cannot be counted as a living person after all. As early as the moment of death, the souls of the ghosts are cut apart, some of them are completely absorbed by the dimension of death, and the other part is left in the world with their strong obsessions.
It is also because of this incompleteness of the soul that the ghosts are extremely limited in what they can experience. They leave no physical pleasures, their knowledge and opinions can only remain at the level they achieved in life, and those old obsessions are tormenting their minds all the time.
Because of this, some ghosts regret that they did not have the courage to go down to death, and instead become half-dead ghosts.
However, if they don't get rid of those deep-rooted obsessions in their hearts, they will have no chance to go on.
But how easy is it to resolve obsessions?
For example, the Fat Friar, the good old man in the ghosts of Hogwarts, is obsessed with becoming a cardinal.
However, the Pope to whom he had been loyal had long since died. Moreover, even if the Pope were still alive, it would certainly not be possible to canonize a guilty dead man as a cardinal. So the fat friar's obsession will probably never be resolved......
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"To be precise, Helena has two obsessions." On the bronze chair of the Room of Requirement, Ms. Ravenclaw explained to Shevan. "One is to reach mutual understanding and reconciliation with her mother, which is me, and the two of us have done this!"
At this, she smiled softly at Helena, and then continued, "As for the other, bring back the crown that was taken from me and return it to me." Am I right, Helena? ”
"Yes, Mom." Helena sobbed and said in a trembling voice. "It's not that I don't want to give you the crown back, it's just that I really don't want to leave you right now!"
"Don't worry, Helena, you'll be fine." Ravenclaw's smile was gentle, and the stern look on her face now seemed to have been transformed into tolerance and understanding. "Believe me, now is the best time for you to complete your soul with the crown back."
She then said to Shevan, "I'm sure you should know that ghosts' souls are incomplete. But what I can tell you is that when the ghosts complete their obsession and are about to go to the dimension of death, their souls can be replenished at the moment of sublimation! ”
"What I need you to do is to use Helena's new obsession with you to try to slow her down as quickly as possible. And I will cast a spell during this time to help her completely stabilize her soul state at the moment when she regains her integrity. So that she can live in this world as your soul is now. ”
Hearing Lady Ravenclaw's explanation, Helena's expression was a little dazed, and she asked softly, "Can I really complete my soul?" ”
Miss Ravenclaw smiled reassuringly and bowed slightly.
At the same time, Xiwen also turned to Helena and said, "In that case, then tell me the location of the crown, Helena." It can also allow you to replenish your soul earlier. ”
Helena nodded lightly and said to Shiwen, "The crown is in a forest in Albania, and I placed it in a hollow tree next to a lake. ”
Hearing where the crown was, Xiwen's eyes widened in shock.
It dawned on him that when he had been looking for Nagini in the forests of Albania, there had been an area that made him feel a strong sense of familiarity. He thought it was just an illusion, but now that he thought about it, he must have seen the area of the forest in the memories of Barrow the Bloodman.
That's where Helena hid her tiara!
Xiwen immediately opened a dimensional door that led to the depths of the Albanian forest, where a clear lake lay quietly among the surrounding towering trees.
A picture of a witch in a white wizard's robe, walking barefoot by the lake, suddenly appeared in his mind. This is a picture from the memory of Barrot the Bloody Man.
"Is this it, Helena?" Shivin asked softly, though he was sure he would get an affirmative answer.
Helena looked at the lake deep in the forest, and a look of remembrance, melancholy, depression, or relief appeared in her eyes, but after all, she still turned into a sigh and bowed her head slightly.
"Under the influence of the magic in the crown, the hollow tree probably still retains its trunk. It's on the grass on the northwest side of the lake. She whispered.
Shivin nodded, and the golden circle of light of the Dimension Gate moved rapidly through the Albanian forest until it came to a halt next to a large hollow tree on the opposite bank.
It was a tall tree, with only its trunk standing alone in the grass on the shore of the lake, without any branches and leaves. Underneath the broad trunk, there is a huge hollow in which there is no heart.
A delicate silver crown is hidden in the hollow of the tree, surrounded and guarded by several treetops inside the hole, and has not been disturbed by any external objects for thousands of years.
The front of the tiara is set with an oval-shaped sparkling sapphire with a clear line engraved below the gemstone - Superior wisdom is the greatest treasure of mankind.
Inside, the marble statue of Lady Ravenclaw beckoned lightly, and the crown came out as if it were nothing, and fell gently into her hand.
With the departure of the crown, the tall hollow tree collapsed as if it had lost its core!
The moment the trunk fell to the ground, the old wood turned into scattered fragments, stirring up dust in the sky.
It turned out that the giant tree had been dead for many years.
Xiwen silently closed the door of the dimension, not letting the ashes fly into the spotless room of requirement, and then looked at Helena solemnly.
When the crown returned to Lady Ravenclaw's hands, Helena's face seemed to be relieved, and a soft white light seemed to linger on her transparent body.
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