Because She Didn't Want to Leave You

After dealing with those noisy people, Xiwen returned to his peaceful and tranquil life at Hogwarts.

Unlike before, in addition to studying Combined Spellcasting, alchemy, and Bloodline Magic, he also has the additional task of communicating with those renowned experts. Fortunately, Xiwen's Sub-Soul is becoming increasingly perfect, so he can essentially use three brains to study simultaneously, which is manageable.

At this moment, Xiwen, who was enjoying a rare moment of leisure, was playing with the Eye of Agamotto in his private room in the dungeon.

How this magical artifact, imbued with the energy of time, came from another world has always been a mystery hanging over Xiwen's mind.

So far, he has only truly used the time energy from the Eye of Agamotto once, when he restored Nagini to human form, so there is still a considerable amount of energy left.

Was the unknown entity that sent the artifact only there to help Nagini regain her human form?

Xiwen disagreed.

So far, he has several guesses about the unknown entity that sent the Eye of Agamotto as a Christmas present—

His first thought was naturally of his teacher, Master Yao, since the Eye of Agamotto was originally in his care.

However, the problem is that every Sorcerer Supreme has the mission of guarding the Time Stone. The Eye of Agamotto is the only artifact in Kamar-Taj, and this artifact allows the Infinity Stones to be used by humans without harming the sorcerer's body.

Master Yao already needed to use the power of the Eye of Agamotto when he sent Xiwen's soul to this world. If he were to send the Eye of Agamotto here again, he wouldn't know what power to use.

Therefore, it is hard to imagine that Master Yao, as a Sorcerer Supreme, would take out the dangerous Time Stone and then give this powerful artifact to Xiwen.

Another point is that the tattered cloth bag used to wrap the gift had a signature on it – "SS". Xiwen realized that this signature did not match the teacher's surname, Yao (Y.), or the teacher's more widely known name, Ancient One (AO).

The letters "SS" seem more like the name of Strange Kamar-Taj, the junior apprentice who traveled across the ocean from the America to the Himalayas to seek treatment for the wound on his hand.

Ghost Xiwen had a rather wicked sense of humor in this world, using this name as his alias, so he was naturally very familiar with it.

However, the handwriting on the bag doesn't resemble Strange's signature style.

Doctor Strange, having been a doctor for so many years, had a signature that was so illegible it was almost unrecognizable. Although the handwriting on the tattered bag was also somewhat illegible, Xiwen could still make out the letters, which didn't seem like Strange's style.

So Xiwen was now very puzzled. If it wasn't brought by those two, could there be another Eye of Agamotto in the world?

While Xiwen was still pondering the origins of the Eye of Agamotto, Helena brought the Ghost Xiwen to the Seventh Floor of the Main Tower of Hogwarts Castle.

Opposite the Troll-Clubbed Barnabas Tapestry, the smooth door of the Room of Requirement quietly appears.

"My mother wants me to take you to see her, but I don't know what it's about," Helena said to the somewhat puzzled Ghost Xiwen.

She then went through the door and into the Room of Requirement, where the Grey Lady was.

It was still the same room with blue and bronze tones, with rows of bookshelves on both sides, filled with books of all kinds, like an exquisite library.

A tall, elegant bronze chair, mysterious and refined, faces the main entrance, with a pure white marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw reclining on its armrest. Her face is beautiful yet stern, but softens considerably when she looks at Helena.

"Xiwen, we meet again," The Grey Lady said with a smile. "I hope my sudden request for Helena to call you here this time wasn't too rushed."

"How could that be?" Xiwen smiled and replied.

Speaking of which, the last time I saw the Grey Lady was when Dumbledore learned that the Soul Body Ghost Xiwen from another world.

At that time, the Grey Lady chose to tell Dumbledore part of Xiwen's identity, thus both dispelling his suspicions about the new ghost of the castle and concealing the deeper secrets of the Young Wizard Xiwen.

Later, Xiwen never had the chance to speak with the Grey Lady again at the Room of Requirement, even though he really wanted to receive guidance from this powerful witch who was one of the Founders Hogwarts.

After all, the Grey Lady didn't have much time left, and each moment of lucidity was a drain on the remaining consciousness within the statue. According to her, she wanted to spend her remaining time alone with Helena.

The Grey Lady was unaware that Xiwen had come up with so much in such a short time.

She had just shifted her gaze from Helena and turned to look at Xiwen.

"How's the task I gave you going?" she asked Xiwen, her expression a mixture of sternness and warmth.

Xiwen paused, suddenly realizing that he had promised to help the Grey Lady with something. At the same time, this was a very important task she had given Xiwen, a task concerning Helena's future!

Ghost Xiwen was basically carrying out this mission all the time, to the point that he gradually forgot the mission itself—to leave Helena with a new obsession with Xiwen.

This obsession is different from the lingering regrets Helena clung to when she became a ghost. Instead, it transforms some of the thoughts she had after becoming a ghost into a brand new obsession in an extremely rare way—simply put, it's about wanting Xiwen to fall in love with her.

Seeing that Xiwen seemed hesitant to speak, the Grey Lady chuckled and said, "Never mind, I'll check it myself."

"Helena, could you tell Xiwen where my Diadem is and ask him to bring Diadem back for me?" She looked at Helena and asked softly.

Helena was puzzled by the cryptic conversation between Xiwen and her mother, and she didn't understand what her mother meant by "mission."

Just as she was about to ask Xiwen, she heard the Grey Lady's words.

"No!"

Helena's face suddenly turned panicked, and she instinctively refused.

Then, seemingly sensing that this would disappoint her mother, she stammered, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to tell you where the Diadem is, it's just..."

"It's alright." Upon hearing Helena's refusal, the Grey Lady smiled with relief and gently shook her head.

Then, she smiled and looked at Xiwen, saying to him, "Xiwen, it seems that the task I assigned to you has been perfectly accomplished."

Xiwen and Helena both looked at the Grey Lady with blank expressions, not understanding what she meant.

"Do you know why Helena doesn't want to tell us where the Diadem is?" The Grey Lady seemed to sense their confusion and asked with a light laugh.

Xiwen shook his head, puzzled.

At the same time, Helena's expression became somewhat flustered, and she kept waving her hands, hoping that the Grey Lady would not reveal the reason.

However, this time the Grey Lady did not follow her wishes.

The Grey Lady sighed deeply and said softly:

"Because she doesn't want to leave you, Xiwen."