Hogwarts Summoning Guide

In the end, Dumbledore persuaded Fudge and extracted the memories of Whitescale, Harry, and the awakened Lupin as evidence. Black was freed, but was not allowed to use his wand for a short period of time (a strange punishment that was purely absurd; Hagrid also hid his wand in a pink umbrella because he was punished not to use it), and was not allowed to leave Hogwarts.

Harry was overjoyed and excitedly wanted to tell everyone the good news, assuming that everyone else thought it was good news too.

The series of trivial matters finally came to an end. Fudge came and went in a hurry, returning to the Ministry of Magic with the three prisoners who had been imprisoned by the Aurors.

Before leaving, he gave Bai Lin two thousand Galleons. Although it wasn't as much as Bai Lin had imagined, it was still Fudge's greatest sincerity.

After seeing off the Ministry of Magic personnel, Dumbledore winked mischievously at Bai Lin and then strode away.

With McNeil's help, Bai Lin now had 650 Hogwarts contribution points. He eagerly returned to the portrait wall in Hufflepuff to inquire about equipment exchange with Old Addison, the blacksmith. Catherine, however, was quite curious about the portrait that could be used to craft magical equipment, looking at it from left to right, and at one point suspected that Bai Lin was just teasing her.

Old Addison pondered for a while before agreeing to Bai Lin's request to commission a ring that would increase magic power for 650 contribution points. However, he also mentioned that if a magical piece of equipment were offered as a sacrifice, the resulting equipment would be of even higher quality.

Bai Lin fell into deep thought, and finally, a thought struck him: "The Crown of Rowena Ravenclaw!" Catherine was taken aback. What was that? It sounded like something from Ravenclaw.

Bai Lin explained, "One of Voldemort's seven Horcruxes, and only it should be on the plaster statue in the Room of Requirement right now! It must be a powerful magical artifact, and it's not suitable to wear." Although legend has it that the crown can bring wisdom, it is said that those who have worn it have all died tragically.

Catherine had no idea what Bai Lin was talking about; she just felt a sense of awe and wonder. In short, it was something very important to the terrifying and mysterious person, and Bai Lin happened to know its location.

Anyone who has read Harry Potter knows that Voldemort has seven Horcruxes, each containing a fragment of his soul. As long as one fragment remains in the world, Voldemort cannot be completely killed.

The seven Horcruxes are: 1. Tom Riddle's Diary (which was destroyed by Harry using a viper's fang during the Locked Room incident in the first half of 1993).

2. Marvologaunt's Ring (found and destroyed by Dumbledore in the Gaunt family's old house in the Half-Blood Prince movie, but as a result, Dumbledore was cursed and would not live more than a year).

3. Slytherin's locket (destroyed by Ron with the Great Sword of Gryffindor in The Half-Blood Prince).

4. Hufflepuff's Cup (found in Gringotts in the Deathly Hallows movie, destroyed by Hermione with a snake fang).

5. Ravenclaw's tiara (in the Deathly Hallows movie, it was accidentally destroyed by Crabbe with cursed fire in the novel, and in the movie it was pierced by Harry's serpent fangs and thrown into the Fiendfyre).

6. Nagini the Basilisk (killed by Neville with the Great Sword of Gryffindor in the Deathly Hallows movie);

7. Inside Harry Potter's body (destroyed by Voldemort himself in the final battle of the Deathly Hallows movie).

Aside from the fragment inside Harry's body, the other pieces were all carefully hidden by Voldemort, but there was one oddity among them, namely Ravenclaw's golden tiara (crown).

It wasn't as hard to find as a diary or a cup, nor was it accompanied by a curse like a ring, nor did it require deciphering like a locket, and unlike Nagini, who was a powerful guardian herself, the crown was simply casually left in the Room of Requirement and easily obtained—it was a complete plot hole.

However, the crown differs from other items in that it is explicitly stated in the book to be a magical artifact. It is the only relic of Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the founders of Hogwarts, and she enchanted it to increase the wearer's intelligence. Other items definitively classified as magical artifacts include the Gryffindor sword and the three Deathly Hallows.

The Room of Requirement has two entrances. The first is on the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle, opposite the tapestry depicting the troll beating Barnabas. After the user concentrates on the desired location and walks across that wall three times, a very smooth door will appear in the wall, leading to the Room of Requirement. The second entrance is through a secret passage behind the painting of the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade.

The first entrance was quite troublesome; one had to think about what one desired most. Bai Lin really hadn't figured out what his greatest desire was. In addition, this entrance was often not open, so it was more of a matter of luck. Therefore, Bai Lin directly chose the second entrance.

After finishing his daytime classes, Bai Lin sneaked off to Hogsmeade Village, where Catherine was waiting for him at the entrance of the Hog's Head pub, wearing a white fitted fur coat.

The Halloween festivities had just ended, and Black's bounty had been withdrawn, resulting in a significant decrease in the number of "visitors" in Hogsmeade.

There weren't many customers in the Pighead Bar. Like most customers, Bai Lin and his companion ordered two butterbeers and, taking advantage of the dim lighting, slipped into the secret passage behind the portrait of Ariana (Dumbledore's sister).

In fact, Hogwarts Castle is several miles away from Hogsmeade Village, and the Room of Requirement is on the eighth floor of the castle. However, after walking for a short while in the dark secret passage from the Hog's Head, the two arrived at a bright hall. They had arrived at the Room of Requirement.

This is a fairly large room, no wonder it was used as a training ground for young wizards of the Order of the Phoenix in later parts of the story. The room is decorated in an antique style and filled with various objects.

Bai Lin glanced around and saw glittering treasure chests, piles of Galleons, and gleaming weapon racks, but they all knew these were just illusions of the room and couldn't be taken out. Except for the plaster statue in the corner, which wore a glittering golden crown inlaid with various gems.

Bai Lin said, "We should still be careful. I'll go get it; you can knock me out anytime!"

Catherine nodded and took out her wand.

Bai Lin carefully removed the crown from the statue's head, but nothing happened. Bai Lin had prepared herself mentally, because the original story mentioned that the crown would tempt people to wear it and gain wisdom, but its previous owners had all met with bad ends.

The crown is inscribed with Ravenclaw’s famous motto: “The greatest treasure of mankind is wisdom.” But wisdom is something that requires talent, hard work and insight, and it is a paradox to gain wisdom from a hat.

[Obtain Ravenclaw's Crown (quest item), destroy it to gain Hogwarts contribution points and unlock the side quest: The Seven Deadly Sins.]