Chapter 215: Bound

The next day, it was time for the young wizards to take their final exams, and the corridors were empty.

Arthur didn't bother to disguise himself and went straight to Ravenclaw Tower to find the Grey Lady.

"How does it feel to be the headmaster?"

The Grey Lady teasingly asked Arthur as they headed to the Room of Requirement.

Since meeting Ravenclaw last time, Grey Lady has untied the knot of a thousand years, and she, who was a little cold and arrogant, has become much gentler.

When some young wizards came to the Grey Lady for advice, they also noticed her changes, which made a group of senior students cheer for a long time.

Arthur was not surprised that the Grey Lady knew that she had been the substitute headmaster for more than a month.

In her power, it was normal to know these things from the portrait of the headmaster.

Arthur replied with a joking tone, "Not much of a feeling. After all, I'm just an acting headmaster. I don't dare to go too far."

What he said is also true. Since the beginning of the incident, Arthur has become much more stable, stamping and writing letters every day.

Grey Lady took his response seriously, "If you wanted to, you could become the headmaster. You are the rightful heir of both Slytherin and Ravenclaw, and no one is more qualified to manage this school than you."

Arthur shook his head and declined the offer.

"I don't want to be a headmaster. There are too many tasks every day. I just have to pass on the addiction this time. I don't want my future to be trapped in a school."

After hearing what he said, Grey Lady didn't continue the topic.

...

Inside the Room of Requirement, the Grey Lady had already left, leaving only Arthur and Ravenclaw.

To be precise, one person and one soul.

Ravenclaw looked apologetically at Arthur and said, "I'm sorry. I was supposed to answer your questions, but I ended up talking with Helena for so long that there's no time left."

She felt a bit embarrassed. She had promised to help Arthur with his questions every two months, but because of Helena, she had failed to do so twice in a row.

Arthur shook his head and said it didn't matter.

"Lady Ravenclaw, if there were a place where you could stay awake and your soul wouldn't deteriorate, would you be willing to go there?"

Arthur asked.

Ravenclaw's pupils shrank, and her soul fluctuated slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and asked, "Tell me, what would be the price I have to pay?"

Arthur silently praised her intelligence; she went straight to the most important question.

He took the Resurrection Stone hanging around his neck and undid the seal he had placed on it.

Ravenclaw immediately felt a force pulling from the stone, and her face changed.

Fortunately, Arthur quickly released the seal.

"What is this?"

She asked, still trembling from the experience. If Arthur had been slower, she would have been sucked into the stone.

"The Resurrection Stone,"

Arthur replied, showing her the stone so she could examine it carefully.

"So, this is the Resurrection Stone? According to records, it can only show its wearer the illusions they want to see I didn't think it could have such a powerful effect on the soul."

Ravenclaw suddenly realized that this was the resurrection stone.

"The place I mentioned is inside the Resurrection Stone. Inside it, your soul will not only be restored, but even if you stay outside for a long time, it won't deteriorate."

Arthur explained.

"And the price is that you will forever be bound to me. Once the restriction is lifted, your soul will become extremely weak."

Arthur calmly said this and quietly waited for Ravenclaw to make a decision.

After two seconds of silence, Ravenclaw decisively nodded and agreed.

This surprised Arthur a bit.

How could someone as smart as her give someone else so much power over her life and death?

"Aren't you thinking about it?"

Arthur asked.

"What's there to think? I've already agreed. Stop wasting time and put me inside. I want to thoroughly research the principles of resurrection!"

Ravenclaw's eyes were filled with excitement and a thirst for the unknown.

Arthur was a bit frightened by her excitement and quickly put Ravenclaw into the Resurrection Stone.

Indeed, these geniuses, who knew a lot about magic, were never normal.

Arthur also forgot that not only Slytherin but also Ravenclaw, the wizard who thirsted for knowledge above all else, was not an easy person to deal with.

However, he had achieved his goal this time.

From now on, I, Arthur, will also be the protagonist, with a grandpa, no, a grandma, with me.

Chuckling to himself, Arthur walked out of the Room of Requirement.

He lifted some restrictions on the Resurrection Stone, so Ravenclaw's spirit could move outside.

It had been almost half a year since he got the Resurrection Stone, and during this time, Arthur had learned how to handle it.

These basic functions were well within his capabilities.

"Is this the current Hogwarts? It looks much cleaner than it was in our time."

Ravenclaw observed the surroundings with a touch of emotion in her voice.

After a thousand years, Ravenclaw once again saw the foundation she and her friends had built.

Inside the Resurrection Stone, she could already feel strange energies repairing her soul. Though the process was not fast, it was enough to prove that Arthur had spoken the truth.

They returned to the dormitory, and Arthur didn't go to the headmaster's office.

There were too many portraits there, and he didn't want to expose the existence of the Resurrection Stone for now.

Arthur said, "Lady Ravenclaw, once I completely repair your soul, you can return to the world."

"No need to call me that anymore; just call me Rowena."

Ravenclaw said, reassuring Arthur that he didn't have to be so formal.

Repairing Ravenclaw's soul took Arthur a full two days.

His magical power was exhausted again and again, even with the help of potions, he seemed tired.

Even Professor McGonagall was worried when she saw him tired. She asked if he was sick, but Arthur casually made an excuse to dismiss her concerns.

On the last day before the end of the semester, Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts from Albania and headed straight to meet Arthur.

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