Starting with Ravenclaw

"Wh-where is this?"

Evan and the other two had already been stunned by the sight before them. It was truly hard to believe a place could actually have such an abundance of equipment!

Even their own homes could never have reserves like this!

"No idea. It seems this place is called the Room of Requirement. I only found it by accident too." Noah spread his hands.

"Don't tell me you've been doing all your spell training here? When?" Luns asked in disbelief. This was all far too incredible.

"Whenever we weren't together, I came here."

"Oh, so when we went to the Library or the Common Room, you came running here?"

"Uh, yes. That's right. I wanted books on all kinds of spells here, and it gave them to me. This is where I studied and practiced."

Noah wiped at the nonexistent sweat on his forehead. Since they had already come up with a reason for him, there was no need for him to explain.

Honestly, he really had no idea how to explain it. Thankfully, he no longer needed to think about that problem.

"Merlin above, this place is amazing!" Evan and the other two were practically beside themselves with excitement!

As Ravenclaws, their shared trait was their thirst for knowledge! Ravenclaw House valued erudition, wisdom, cleverness, and intelligence in its members.

Because of that, Ravenclaw was more inclined to choose students who were devoted to their studies and gifted. Clearly, they were qualified Ravenclaws!

Faced with so many magic books of every kind, along with spell-practice tools so plentiful that even they could hardly imagine them, this place felt absolutely fantastic to them!

"Thank you, Noah, truly, thank you so much! I swear I absolutely won't tell anyone this secret!" Kate was the first to recover from shock and ecstasy, and he immediately spoke to Noah.

"Yes! Thank you, Noah. We swear too—Merlin above, if we tell anyone this secret, we'll wet the bed for the rest of our lives!" Evan and Luns immediately swore to Noah as well.

It was just that their oath was so funny that after hearing it, Noah felt nothing but the urge to laugh.

To children, wetting the bed was probably an extremely terrifying thing, and wetting the bed for a lifetime was an unimaginably horrible thing.

"All right, guys. From now on, this is our base." Noah shook his head. Honestly, he really did not think they could keep this completely secret.

Besides, with only the few of them occupying this place, who knew what would happen if other people discovered it later? So Noah felt he should tell them about these things. Only with more people could they protect the Room of Requirement.

The Hogwarts under Dumbledore's control was not being managed by that woman called Dolores Umbridge later on. Dumbledore would not forbid students from holding gatherings.

On the contrary, Noah felt that if Dumbledore thought this was beneficial to the students' development, he might even give it proper support.

Although many of Dumbledore's decisions were biased—for example, he had always taken great care of Harry Potter, even going so far as to turn the House Cup into Harry's personal stage for it.

From an outsider's perspective, this kind of behavior was simply nauseating!

But from his perspective, everything was different.

Harry was James and Lily's child. Those two could be considered Dumbledore's loyal subordinates as well as friends, and they had also been killed by Voldemort because of Dumbledore.

So it was only natural for Dumbledore to take care of Harry Potter!

Moreover, Dumbledore himself knew that he had been trapped within the rules of the wizarding world for far too long—so long that he was almost losing Gryffindor's ambition. That was why he also needed someone willing to take risks and brave enough to break that balance of rules!

Clearly, Harry Potter was the person he had chosen!

For Harry's sake, he had started building momentum for him long ago, when Harry was still an infant, letting the entire wizarding world know that such a hero existed.

At the same time, after he entered the school, Dumbledore favored him enough to make him dare to take risks and maintain a Gryffindor's ambition, letting him continue to grow through these adventures until he ultimately became a powerful wizard with a sense of responsibility!

It could be said that, from Dumbledore's perspective, there was absolutely nothing wrong with everything he had done!

He had stayed hidden in the shadows, shielding Harry from wind and rain all along. Once Harry encountered real trouble, he would not hesitate to step in and help. It could be said that his actions were entirely worthy of Harry's parents.

Most importantly, although the old man favored Harry, he did not neglect the other students because of it. On the contrary, he was quite good to almost every student.

Dumbledore himself did not care about a student's "background." As long as they were an outstanding young wizard, he would like them, because that meant the magical world still had a bright future.

And Dumbledore had never been prejudiced against Slytherin either. Although Slytherin had produced Voldemort, it had also cultivated countless outstanding and righteous wizards. What Dumbledore had to do was guide the students toward the right direction, not let them lose their way on the road of growth and end up taking a forked path like Voldemort.

So Noah felt that even if he was not a Gryffindor student, as long as what he created was useful for the students' growth and could also gather a group of truly outstanding students, perhaps Dumbledore would even strongly support him!

Noah briefly told Evan and the other two some of his thoughts. Sure enough, all three of them sank into deep thought.

Noah did not say much more. He only told them that since he could discover this place, perhaps someone else could too. Rather than letting someone else occupy it when the time came, it would be better to expand their numbers and completely take this place over!

"How about the four of us prepare properly first? Or rather, once we've completely mastered first-year knowledge, then we can take in other people?"

After thinking for a long while, Evan finally asked in a low voice. He was extremely nervous, afraid that what he said would not be approved by the others, which would be embarrassing.

"I agree with Evan. This is the Room of Requirement. I think if we specifically find a teacher to instruct us, it should be able to manage that too, right? Don't forget, we're Ravenclaws. As long as someone is willing to help us, we can absolutely get far ahead!"

Kate thought for a moment and immediately gave his answer as well. Kate could be said to be the one with the most ideas among the four of them—of course, he also had the most bad ideas. His suggestion immediately received Luns and Evan's support.

"No problem. I also think that's necessary. At the very least, we have to make sure our progress won't be easily surpassed by others." Noah smiled and nodded. Every man for himself; Noah supported this idea.

"Then once we've finished learning the knowledge here, where should we start recruiting new people from?" Luns suddenly asked.

In fact, after he asked this question, he started laughing himself. The answer was actually self-evident. It had to start with Ravenclaw!