The Professor Is as Trustworthy as Ever / Professor Flitwick's Psychological Trauma Is Extensive

Upon returning to school, Harry didn't waste any time and immediately went to find Peeves.

This guy is definitely the most senior person in the school so far, and also Harry's last hope.

If even he doesn't know anything about ghosts and the Spirit of Rowena, then probably no one else at school knows.

However, to Harry's great surprise, his question actually yielded a clue!

"Wanting to touch or restrain a ghost... I feel like I remember that." After doing a few somersaults around the room, Peeves seemed to gradually recall something. "The Grey Lady has that ability; she can control the actions of ghosts."

"What did you say?" Harry was startled, then overjoyed, he pressed, "Rowena Ravenclaw... are you really sure she can control ghosts?"

"Yes, yes, I'm absolutely sure!" Peeves swore confidently. "Master Granger, you know Binns, right? The one who's always nagging the ghost professor. He was in such a hurry to teach that year, he forgot to bring his body, and then he accidentally became a ghost. Actually, right after he died, Binns wanted to float away and didn't want to stay at Hogwarts to teach. But the Founders felt that there was no better teacher in the world, so the Grey Lady came up with a way to keep Binns tied to Hogwarts."

"Tether? What does that mean?" Harry asked, puzzled.

"It means to tie him up," Peeves said matter-of-factly. "I remember clearly that after Binns became a ghost, he initially told the Founders that he would only attend classes for one more week. But a week later, the Grey Lady somehow produced a rope and tied up Binns' ghost."

"They tied him up... and then what happened?!" Harry asked Peeves urgently.

"Once he was tied up, Binns naturally had to stay and attend classes," Peeves replied. "Ghosts, you know, if they repeat something for a long time, they gradually feel they should keep doing it. So even though the rope stopped working, and even after the Grey Lady was gone, Binns was still the professor of History of Magic, and he wouldn't even let anyone else take the position from him!"

"I see... By the way, is Ravenclaw an alchemist?"

After listening to Peeves recount the early history of the school, Harry seemed to have thought of something.

That rope loop should be some kind of alchemical item, or very likely a magical artifact, and Rowena Ravenclaw, who was able to create this item, was also a powerful alchemist who was well-versed in ancient alchemy.

And among the technologies she possesses, perhaps some are capable of restraining ghosts!

"That's right," Peeves nodded in agreement. "The Grey Lady was a very clever wizard, and also a very skillful alchemist. The floor plan of this castle and the moving staircase were all designed and arranged by her. Oh, and the statue she made before she died..."

"What did you say?" Peeves's casual remark gave Harry another important reminder: "The statue in the Ravenclaw Common Room was sculpted by Ravenclaw himself before he died?"

"That's right. Back then, no one could understand why she wouldn't just lie in bed and instead insisted on carving that thing." Peeves shrugged helplessly. "In the end, she didn't even finish carving the statue before she ran out of energy. I was the one who moved the statue to the lounge."

"It's not finished carving... Peeves, you're coming with me to the common room right now!"

The mystery may be about to be solved!

Methods to deal with ghosts, and the Spirit of Rowena...

The key to solving these problems might just be that statue!

Chapter 384 The professor is as trustworthy as ever.

A moment later, when Harry brought Peeves to the common room of Eagle House, he found Luna Lovegood there as well.

She wore Ravenclaw's Diadem on her head and was carefully examining the pure white Ravenclaw statue in front of her with her unusually large eyes.

"Luna Lovegood, did you also notice the anomaly on the statue?" Harry asked, leaning closer.

"Hmm," Luna Lovegood responded softly, "I've been thinking about it for days, and I finally think it's a problem with the statue. I just looked at it closely and noticed that the Ravenclaw's Diadem on the statue is slightly different in detail from the real Ravenclaw's Diadem."

"Ravenclaw's Diadem? Something's not right!" Suddenly, Peeves behind Harry let out a strange cry. "There's something wrong with this statue. When I brought in the Grey Lady statue, it didn't have Ravenclaw's Diadem on its head!"

"No?" Harry quickly moved closer to the statue, examined it carefully for a while, and then a thought suddenly struck him. "Could it be that someone later added the Ravenclaw's Diadem to the statue, which was unnecessary?"

"It seems that's how it is," Luna Lovegood agreed. "No wonder I just noticed that the part connecting the Ravenclaw's Diadem to the statue didn't seem to fit quite right."

"In that case...removing the extra parts should solve the problem, right?" Harry thought for a moment, then turned to Peeves and instructed, "Peeves, go and ask Lady Grey for help. Tell her we have some progress on her request."

"Don't worry, Mr. Granger, hahaha~" After receiving Harry's instructions, Peeves shrieked and flew away.

"Luna Lovegood, let's go notify the others, then prepare the tools, and start working after dinner!"

"Okay~" Luna Lovegood nodded in agreement and left with Harry.

After dinner, all the members of the Werewolf Kill Detective Agency gathered in the common room of Eagle House.

Even Colin, a student from another department, and Astoria Greengrass, who was very concerned about the progress of the case, were called over by Will.

Admittedly, given that the matter involves the Spirit of Rowena, Harry's actions might be somewhat conspicuous.

But his friends had also worked hard for a long time to solve this mystery, and now that they were very close to the answer, Harry didn't want to exclude the others at this time.

However, their large group gathering was bound to attract the attention of other students in Eagle House. When these students discovered that Harry was holding a sharp chisel and gesturing at the Ravenclaw statue, the young eagles watching were immediately bewildered.

"Granger, what are you doing?" Terry Boot, one of Harry's nominal roommates, was the first to speak up. "Are you trying to damage Ravenclaw's statue?"

"I'm not trying to destroy it, but something's not right with the statue, so I need to restore it to its original state," Harry explained patiently. "You don't need to worry, my actions are with the consent of Ravenclaw's daughter, Lady Grey."

"I don't care whose permission you got, this statue is Ravenclaw's property, and you have no right to damage it!" Since it concerned the house, even though Terry Boot, like many others, was somewhat afraid of Harry, he still refused to back down.

Harry's behavior clearly stirred up other grievances in his heart. "And... haven't you caused enough trouble lately? First, you caused a scene in Divination for no reason, causing us to lose this year's House Cup title; then you bought Firebolt and gave them to Ginny Weasley from Gryffindor, helping her team beat us! We haven't even settled accounts with you for these things yet!"

"Let's say the Divination incident was my fault. But what does the team's loss have to do with me?" Harry retorted, frowning. "It's not like you can say that without Firebolt, Eagle House would beat Gryffindor House. The difference in strength between the two teams is obvious; how can a broom decide the outcome?"

"Granger, isn't that going too far?" Roger Davis, the Quidditch captain of Eagle House, happened to be there. Hearing Harry's words, he immediately showed a displeased expression. "We're at least trying to fight for the honor of our own house. It's one thing if you don't cheer us on, but how can you show favoritism towards outsiders?"

"Captain Davis, Harry didn't side with outsiders!" Hermione quickly interjected, "In that previous match, the two teams' tactical awareness and will to win were completely on different levels. Even if Ginny Weasley hadn't caught the Golden Snitch, it was only a matter of time before we lost!"

"Besides, he didn't go to the Divination innocently," Luna Lovegood said, looking at Terry Boots seriously. "I dragged him there!"

"Stop arguing! Everyone calm down!!"

Just as the two sides were locked in their argument, Professor Flitwick finally rushed over and stopped them with Amplifying Charm.

After parting the crowd, he first gave a slight nod to Helena's ghost before asking seriously, "Harry, what happened?"

"I want to deal with this statue to see if I can find Ravenclaw's spirit behind it." Harry explained the situation to Professor Flitwick in detail, then politely asked, "Professor, do you think that's alright?"

"Lady Grey, what do you think? Is Harry's approach feasible?" After listening to Harry's explanation, Professor Flitwick did not answer immediately, but first sought Helena's opinion.

As the headmaster of Eagle House, he naturally knew Helena's identity, and he also knew that only Helena had the right to speak on today's events.

"This was with my approval," Helena nodded in response. "In fact, the Ravenclaw's Diadem on that statue was commissioned by me. When I returned, my mother had already been buried, leaving only a statue in the common room. Because I noticed it was without Ravenclaw's Diadem, I assumed my mother was still angry with me, so I specially commissioned a statue without Ravenclaw's Diadem to remind me..."

"So I asked the then-headmaster to have a skilled craftsman design a Ravenclaw's Diadem, hoping it could somewhat console my mother's regret... But now it seems I was just being presumptuous." Helena looked at Harry gratefully, "It's fortunate that Mr. Granger was able to understand the situation; otherwise, I might never have understood my mother's true intentions."

"If that's the case, Harry, then go ahead and do it!" After hearing Helena's explanation, Professor Flitwick had no more doubts and firmly chose to support Harry. "You can do whatever you want, and I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

"Professor... thank you~" Harry bowed slightly to Professor Flitwick with gratitude, feeling a pang of self-reproach in his heart.

I really should have told the professor about this beforehand, and he would definitely have supported me.

Recently, due to serious ideological differences with Albus Dumbledore, Harry has become somewhat distant from professors other than Severus Snape and Lupin, subconsciously believing that they might not only be unable to help him, but also disagree with his choices, just like Albus Dumbledore.

But now Harry understands that although the situation he's facing is complex, he should still be able to distinguish between different situations.

At least for things like this, which haven't gone beyond the school's boundaries, the professors will still support me as before.

As long as he is still a student and faces student-related issues, this school will continue to be his support.

Chapter 385 Professor Flitwick's psychological trauma was quite extensive.

"Professor Flitwick, Lady Grey, I'm about to begin."

After getting ready, Harry moved a chair under his feet and stood at the same height as the Ravenclaw statue.

Using his equally keen eyesight, Harry carefully examined the connection between the statue's head and the Ravenclaw's Diadem, and sure enough, he discovered a ring of misaligned connection marks.

So he pressed the tip of his chisel against the head of the statue, applied a little force, and picked off the first small piece of stone.

Meanwhile, everyone in the common room was watching Harry's every move intently, not daring to even breathe loudly.

With each strike of the chisel, fine stone chips would fly out, creating a gap in the stone Ravenclaw's Diadem and revealing the 'skin' hidden beneath...

To be honest, the process of removing the Ravenclaw's Diadem from the statue was very similar to some tissue removal 'surgery' that Harry had in his previous life, where unimportant parts were cut off and removed, leaving only the key parts that needed to be identified.

But for this intricate carving, Harry's chisel work needs to be even more precise.

After all, his original 'patients,' even if they removed too much or too little, wouldn't sit up and argue with him after the surgery...

But if you accidentally chisel your way down and turn the Grey Lady into a Mediterranean-looking woman, her spirit would probably go berserk on the spot.

Therefore, Harry had to be extremely careful.

Everyone who remained in the lounge held their breath and waited from after dinner until bedtime.

Gradually, the shape of the Ravenclaw's Diadem became incomplete, and the beautiful hair on the Grey Lady's head was finally revealed.

"It's done!"

Harry carefully gave the statue's head one last pat, wiping away the remaining dust, and then reached out to Luna Lovegood for the real Ravenclaw's Diadem.

"Harry... should we leave for a moment?" Professor Flitwick, who had witnessed the whole thing, suddenly asked.

The common room wasn't just occupied by Harry and his friends anymore; almost all the students from Eagle House had been drawn there. After all, with Ravenclaw, the Founders of Eagle House, involved, Professor Flitwick was worried that too many people would cause trouble...

"It's alright, Professor." To everyone's surprise, Harry gently shook his head. "We've all been waiting for this long, there's no reason to send everyone away at the last minute. Besides, if Ravenclaw really does have a spirit left behind, it wouldn't hurt for everyone to meet it here, even if it doesn't necessarily bring any benefit."

"Well... alright then, let the students stay here and take a look. And hopefully, Ravenclaw's spirit is truly watching over us." Professor Flitwick was slightly taken aback, but immediately agreed to Harry's decision.

After he gave his approval, a low but incredibly enthusiastic cheer erupted from the crowd.

That's the spirit of the academy's Founders! Who wouldn't want to see it?

"Harry ..." Professor Flitwick felt immense satisfaction as he watched the student carefully placing the Ravenclaw's Diadem on the statue.

In his view, Harry was never a selfish child.

However, he often has a more mature perspective on issues and his style of doing things is quite different from that of ordinary students, which is why he is often misunderstood.

Just like what happened today, being able to see the spirit of the Founders of the college with one's own eyes will definitely not be useless for the students of Eagle House, but will be of great benefit!

But Harry didn't hide it; instead, he generously shared the opportunity.

The Ravenclaw's Diadem was gently placed on the statue's head, fitting perfectly. Suddenly, the entire statue emitted a faint halo of light, which, combined with the night sky above the public lounge, cast a shower of starlight throughout the room.

At that moment, everyone in the room knew that Harry had definitely succeeded!

Seeing Harry retreat back to the statue, Professor Flitwick was incredibly excited and truly proud to have such a student.

Gradually, the starlight began to dim, and the once lifelike statue suddenly became more vibrant, slowly opening its pair of pure white, jade-like eyes.

"Helena, my daughter... have you finally returned to me with the Ravenclaw's Diadem?"

The statue suddenly spoke, a clear and melodious female voice that contained a hint of majesty—the voice of Rowena Ravenclaw herself!

"Mother! Yes... it's me who's back!"

Upon hearing her mother's voice again, Helena's ghost throbbed with excitement, constantly shifting and scattering. Large, silvery-gray tears streamed down her face, but before they could reach the ground, they vanished without a trace in mid-air.

"Helena, my daughter... you, how did you become a ghost?" Wanting to be embraced by her daughter, but instead seeing a transparent ghost, Spirit of Rowena cried out in alarm.

"What on earth happened? Who killed my daughter?!"

"It was you who sent Bloody Baron, Mother..." Helena sighed sadly, "But it's all in the past now. Bloody Baron has paid the price for his sins, and he has become a ghost."

"Bloody Baron... became a ghost?" Spirit of Rowena cursed sharply. "Hmph, does he think that becoming a ghost will end everything? I have plenty of ways to destroy his soul; even Salazar couldn't save him!!"

Really...

Hearing this, Harry's mind stirred slightly.

Although Spirit of Rowena were spoken in anger, they also revealed that she did indeed have the means to deal with, or even kill, a ghost!

"Oh, my poor Helena, you've turned into a ghost... No! How much time has passed? And what has become of Hogwarts?"

Just as Spirit of Rowena was about to catch up with her daughter, she suddenly realized something. She looked around with a scrutinizing gaze, especially when she noticed the group of students with different expressions gathered in the corner. As intelligent as she was, she quickly noticed something was amiss.

By this time, a very long time must have passed since her death...

"Ravenclaw, nearly a thousand years have passed since you passed away..." Professor Flitwick cautiously stepped forward and replied, "But you need not worry, Hogwarts is doing very well now..."

"Are you the current head of Ravenclaw?" Professor Flitwick was about to explain the current situation of the school, but the Spirit of Rowena suddenly interrupted him.

"Uh...yes, I am Filius Flitwick ..."

"Oh no, it seems the future of Hogwarts is bleak~" Before Professor Flitwick could even finish his self-introduction, the Spirit of Rowena suddenly started rolling his eyes, and his tone became somewhat lifeless.

"Having half- Goblin blood... that's definitely the most magically talented wizard, but you, as a headmaster, only have this level of magic power? You know, back in our day, a senior student with your level wouldn't even be able to graduate!"

If this statue could move, the Spirit of Rowena would surely be shaking its head in disbelief.

"It's all over, Hogwarts... it seems this school is doomed to decline completely!"