Ravenclaw Tower

"Oz you never told me those lessons would cause me migraines you damn slave-driver!"

Harry was holding his head at the library table looking over at Oz with a scowl on his face. Harry's progress in Occlumency was incredibly slow however there was definitely noticeable improvements. Hearing Harry's qualm Hermione snapped her head around to Oz with jealously laced in her gaze.

"Oz you're giving Harry private lessons?!"

'Ah damn he set off the bookworm...'.

"I'm giving him lessons in exchange for something Hermione. My lessons don't come cheap you know".

Daphne looked questioningly at Oz, along with the trio of Luna, Cho and Craig who were on the other table.

"What sort of lessons would lead to Harry having a migraine though...?".

Oz flinched slightly at Daphne's comment. This Slytherin girl always seemed to not mince words.

"Thats… not important. Harry wouldn't have accepted the lessons if all they did was give him migraines. This is something that will help all of us in the long run".

Everyone's confusion grew as Oz left the situation on that note. After glaring at Oz for a while longer they all realised that he wouldn't give a definite answer to what was actually going on and after collectively sighing they all went back to their talks/studying. Oz looked at them all again who had gone back to their activities.

'This group has gotten large...'.

Oz looked around the table he was sat on in the library noting how big this study group had grown. With the addition of Luna the group had grown to a size of 7 people all sprawled across the library table. Recently, Oz had only visited the study group occasionally due to himself pursuing his own endeavours however looking around the table it seemed this group had cemented itself even without him.

Luna and Cho seemed to be quite close as they were in the same house with Luna always confiding in her whenever Oz wasn't present and the dynamics between everyone else had also grown as well. This sight fascinated Oz as this group was completely different to the canon and he looked at this group in expectation, wondering where it would end up.

Snapping himself out of his daze, Oz looked over towards both Luna and Cho who were currently talking.

"Luna, Cho, I need a favour from you two. Do you both reckon you could help me with something after this session?".

The noise at the table stopped, all conversations ceased as everyone turned their heads to Oz. Cho and Luna both looked at each other before looking back at Oz.

"You need a favour from us Oz? Thats… rare".

Considering everyone's opinion on Oz, this sort of situation was definitely a shock to them. Both Cho and Luna looked towards Oz in expectation as this was a chance to repay him for the help he'd always give them during these sessions.

"Do you both think it'd be possible to get me into Ravenclaw tower?".

Both Cho's and Luna's eyes rose along with everyone else's on the table. Hearing Oz's request Craig was the first to interject.

"Why do you need to go there Oz?!"

Oz sighed as he felt that a simple 'I wanted to see the sights' wouldn't work here... he felt he probably needed to give a somewhat solid explanation that was close to the truth.

"As you all know I'm descended from Merlin. Any and all information on what Merlin did in his life is helpful for me in the long run. Recently I ran into a ghost here in Hogwarts that informed me that a ghost in Ravenclaw once knew Merlin personally when they were alive. I wanted to meet this ghost to see whether or not it knows anything I don't already know about Merlin".

Oz basically told them all the full story only leaving out the last integral part which was asking about the diadem. Cho and Luna looked at each other before nodding. Luna looked over to Oz and replied first.

"You must be talking about the grey lady... She's a lovely ghost albeit incredibly shy...".

Cho nodded at what Luna said before turning back to Oz.

"W-well it should be okay to let you in Oz... However you are a Slytherin. Even though me and Luna see you as a nice person the other Ravenclaws probably wouldn't look too happily on you walking into our common room...".

Oz smiled at the both of them. Snapping his fingers his presence thinned immediately until his was invisible. Everyone at the table besides Harry looked on in awe as Oz had seemingly vanished. After some time he slowly showed his presence again.

"As you can see, I have ways of hiding myself... All I would need you two to do is lead me to where the grey lady usually is.".

Cho and Luna both agreed to Oz's request after seeing how he could hide himself. Oz smiled brightly at the both of them saying he would owe them one in the future.

"So the 'Cold King' is sneaking into Ravenclaw tower with two girls... You're fans would go crazy if they heard this...".

Oz's heart cringed as he turned to Craig.

"What the hell do you mean 'Cold King'? And what fans?".

Craig grinned at Oz with a mischievous glint in his eye.

"What? Didn't you know about the nicknames you've been given since you've enrolled here?"

Oz felt a bead of sweat drip off his brow as he felt his insides churn.

"N-no I didn't know that at all..."

Craig chuckled as he started to list off different nicknames.

"The 'Cold King of Slytherin' is the most recent and a personal favourite around the castle... but I've heard nicknames like 'Legend's Descent', 'Stolid Snake' Oh! I recently heard some girls in the upper years call you-"

Oz immediately put his hand out in front of Craig to stop him from continuing.

"I-I think I've heard enough...".

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Currently, Oz was walking with Luna and Cho. The direction they were heading to was towards Ravenclaw Tower.

'What sort of cringe nickname is 'Cold King of Slytherin'!?'.

Oz's mind was currently... somewhere else as they walked along. Just as they closed in on the stairs, the three moved into a corner out the way. Oz nodded to the two of them before vanishing himself, hiding his body and presence.

Seeing Oz's cloaking was a success, the duo of Luna and Cho then continued up the stairs of Ravenclaw Tower towards were the portrait laid. On the stairs Oz had to sometimes dodge Ravenclaws who were walking up and down however with his reflexes such a task wasn't hard. After a couple minutes of climbing stairs the trio finally arrived at the front of the entrance to the Ravenclaw common room.

Oz looked up at the eagle knocker. This knocker would give all Ravenclaw students a riddle and they needed to answer correctly to enter. A bit more difficult in comparison to just remembering a passcode however it definitely embodied the spirit of what it meant to be a ravenclaw. The eagle knocker would also detect whether the student presented in front of it was or was not a Ravenclaw.

As the trio stood in front of the knocker, it looked down at both Luna and Cho before giving them a riddle.

"My feathers are brightly coloured, sometimes orange, sometimes pink, sometimes lime green or even yellow. To own me your ears must be trained and a license procured. Don't listen to my song as it can drive you insane... What am I?".

Both Cho and Luna spent a second to think about the answer whilst the answer immediately came to Oz.

'A Fwooper...'.

Luna was the first to get this surprisingly as she brightly replied with glee on her face.

"You're a Fwooper!"

The eagle knocked seemed to glint in acceptance as the door opened slowly. Luna looked at Cho and stated.

"That makes us 9-5 now right?".

Cho wore a face as disappointment, seemingly upset she didn't get the answer quicker than her junior of two years.

"Yes, 9 to me and 5 to you though. You've still got some catching up!".

The two walked in as Oz followed closely behind, the door closing as the trio entered.

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Cho and Luna walked through the Ravenclaw common room greeting everyone who greeted them. In the meanwhile Oz was trailing behind them being careful not to send off any signals that he was there. After walking through the common room, They approached some stairs that led up. Trailing slowly up the stairs they eventually arrived at an arch. To the right was a balcony that looked out into the wilderness beyond Hogwarts from up high.

"I think the coast is clear for you now Oz... if you're still here...".

Hearing Cho's affirmation, Oz uncloaked himself and appeared behind both Luna and Cho. Oz walked towards the balcony looking out at the incredible view.

"I'm actually pretty jealous this is the view you get... what a lovely sight".

Oz smiled warmly looking out at the view, as the wind blew his black hair back his striking purple eyes and sharp facial features were out on full display to Cho and Luna. Both of them felt themselves get lost in this site of Oz as they both didn't reply to Oz's comment straight away. Cho eventually slapped her face a bit to stop herself from blushing before stuttering out a reply.

"W-well Oz me and Luna will be just down the bottom of the stairs. When you're done up here come and poke us on the shoulder before leaving so we don't have to stay guarding...".

At that, Cho grabbed a dazed Luna and immediately headed downstairs. Oz watched the two of them off with a smile still on his face. He took in the site just for a while longer before walking down the long pathway towards where the grey lady, where Helena allegedly resides around.

'God I hope she's here after all of this...'.

Oz walked up and down the pathway a few times still not able to find her. He even activated his eyes however couldn't sense any traces of her at all.

'Do my eyes even work to find ghosts? Damn if she isn't here I'll have to do all of this again'.

Sighing to himself Oz walked over to the balcony again and took in the sight of the sunset. He felt himself relax at this view.

'I'll look one more time... If she's nowhere around here I'll come back anothe-'.

Just as Oz was finishing his thought he felt a presence nearby. An incorporeal presence.

"You don't seem to be a Ravenclaw... What on earth are you doing in the Ravenclaw tower?".

Oz turned his head from the site in front of him to the side.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, grey lady... Or is Helena better?".