Chapter 752: Taking the Professor to See the World
"What? You said you wanted to take leave?"
In the office, Professor McGonagall looked at Kyle and thought for a moment that he had heard wrong.
"Yes." Kyle nodded and said, "About a month or two. During this period, I hope to be able to control my own time."
"Um..." Professor McGonagall frowned and did not answer immediately, but asked: "Does Professor Sprout know that you want to ask for leave?"
"I know." Kyle said, "I went to Professor Sprout first, and she agreed, but she could only agree that I would not go to the herbal medicine class.
"And she also told me that if you want to take a long leave of absence, you must get the principal's signature."
"Indeed," said Professor McGonagall.
"But Professor Dumbledore has been away from school recently." Kyle shrugged, "So I can only come here."
Because Dumbledore was too busy, Professor McGonagall, who was the vice-principal, was responsible for most things in the school. It was no problem to just sign something.
"I can agree to your request." Professor McGonagall looked at the application form that Kyle handed over. After hesitating for a moment, he signed his name on it and said at the same time:
"But I must remind you that you can't leave the school even if you don't go to class. You need a parent's application to leave the school, and the students themselves cannot make the decision. This is non-negotiable, no matter how excellent your grades are."
"Of course, I understand." Kyle said, "I'm in the castle and not going anywhere."
Seeing that Kyle agreed, Professor McGonagall returned the application to Kyle and asked casually.
"Can you tell me why?"
"Ah, I may have to take an important make-up class during this period. Time is a bit tight, so I have to give up the main class."
"What did you say?" Professor McGonagall raised her head suddenly.
She originally thought that Kyle wanted to stay in the library until graduation. After all, this situation was not uncommon at Hogwarts.
After many students with excellent grades reach the second half of the seventh grade, it doesn't matter whether they go to class or not. Going to the library to review by yourself is also a good choice.
"Who wants to give you extra lessons?" Professor McGonagall asked subconsciously: "Professor Dumbledore?"
In her opinion, only the principal can give Kyle extra lessons.
"No, it's Rowena Ravenclaw."
Kyle said something in a very calm tone that almost made Professor McGonagall jump.
In her excitement, she even broke the quill in her hand.
"You said...who?"
"Rowena Ravenclaw." Kyle said again: "Professor Dumbledore must have mentioned that Ravenclaw's diadem is in the castle, and it also carries part of her memory."
Professor McGonagall nodded stiffly.
Dumbledore did say that the professors almost turned the castle upside down in order to find the crown, but they never found it.
Because of this incident, there were disagreements among several professors. Some believed Dumbledore's words, while others thought he was old and confused.
Although Professor McGonagall did not express her position clearly, she was more inclined towards the latter... at least until she saw the crown.
"I met her yesterday." Kyle continued, "I did a small thing for Ms. Ravenclaw, and she arranged this make-up lesson to thank me."
Professor McGonagall took a few deep breaths.
At a certain moment, she thought Kyle was under an advanced confusion spell.
A person who lived a thousand years ago not only came back to life, but also had to teach people... It must be impossible for any normal person to say such ridiculous things.
But the person in front of her was Kyle, and she was a little shaken again.
Because in the story told by Dumbledore, it was Kyle who brought the Ravenclaw Diadem back to Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall pursed her lips tightly and asked, "Are you serious?"
"Of course." Kyle said.
Kyle was not prepared to hide the fact that Ravenclaw had opened a "cram school" in the Room of Requirement from others, especially the professors at Hogwarts.
Everyone has the same goal, and even Ravenclaw himself doesn't mind. Why should he hide it? There is no need.
Of course, it’s only for professors, not students.
The main reason is that there are too many people, and the content of the supplementary classes is mainly based on runes. In the entire school, there are probably not even fifty people who have taken the ancient runes class.
And among these fifty people, almost all of them could barely translate runes. Even if they went there, it would be useless. At most, they would just visit Hogwarts a thousand years ago.
Moreover, Ravenclaw also said that the duration of the "cram school" is limited, and Kyle does not want to waste time on people visiting it.
Seeing that Professor McGonagall was still a little skeptical, Kyle said bluntly, "If you don't believe it, I can take you to the place where you take extra classes."
"Well."
Professor McGonagall stood up immediately, but before she could walk out, she heard Kyle continue:
"But not now..."
"Why?"
"Because the key is not on me, I can't get in now." Kyle spread his hands, "If you don't mind, professor, how about after dinner."
There was no other way, so Professor McGonagall had no choice but to agree.
After Kyle left the office, Professor McGonagall looked at the homework in front of her and couldn't concentrate. Finally, she simply pushed them aside, stood up and walked towards the principal's office.
Although he knew that Dumbledore was unlikely to come back, Professor McGonagall still wanted to try his luck.
Mainly, this thing was so incredible that it was difficult for her to accept it in a short period of time.
Rowena Ravenclaw from a thousand years ago returned to Hogwarts through her diadem and took the initiative to help a student with her classes.
Every piece of news revealed by Kyle challenges her sixty years of knowledge and is a great test of her sanity.
Professor McGonagall desperately wanted to hear another person's opinion, and Dumbledore was the best person... maybe he knew something.
But unfortunately, there was no one in the principal's office. Dumbledore was still out fighting Voldemort at the moment.
Professor McGonagall subconsciously wanted to write him a letter, but after hesitating, she put away the unfolded parchment.
Professor McGonagall knew very well how dangerous it was to deal with Voldemort, and she did not want to disturb Dumbledore over something that had not been confirmed.
Isn't it just dinner? She can wait.
Professor McGonagall did not return to her office after leaving the principal's office. She must not be in the mood to correct homework now, so she could only spend time somewhere else.
Professor McGonagall thought for a while and walked straight towards the greenhouse on the outside field.
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In this way, the time quickly came to the afternoon.
Around three o'clock, a door suddenly appeared in a corridor on the eighth floor of the castle.
This strange situation startled a passing third-year Gryffindor and subconsciously ran away.
But when he brought his classmates back here ten minutes later to find out, the door magically disappeared.
"I knew you were lying, Dennis." One of them said loudly: "I have passed this corridor countless times. Can I not know if there is a hidden door?"
"No, I didn't." Dennis Creevey stretched out his hand anxiously and made famous signs on the wall.
"It's right here. I saw it with my own eyes. There's a handle on the door."
"Come on," said another, "that's how you want to get Harry Potter's attention...
"But you succeeded, Potter is here."
As he finished speaking, Harry ran over panting from not far away.
But it was no use, he still couldn't open the door to the Room of Requirement.
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Meanwhile, on the field by the Black Lake, Connor returns the raven knocker to Kyle.
"Why did you come out so quickly?" Kyle asked.
"I don't understand." Kangna sighed and said truthfully: "It feels like listening to a more complicated ancient rune class. I can understand every word the professors say, but not all together. .
"By the way, Qiu didn't understand. She said her head felt a little swollen and she had already gone back to the common room."
"Okay." Kyle said, casually taking the raven knocker.
That's why he said he didn't have the key.
Before asking for leave from Professor McGonagall, Kyle had already given Connor the key to the Room of Requirement.
Then Kangna suggested calling Qiu.
Kyle didn't go with him because he was going to take leave, but he specifically repeated Ravenclaw's previous words to Connor, telling her not to insist on listening, so as not to conflict with what she had learned before.
Then this scene happened.
Kangna had not studied magic texts in depth. Although she could barely understand those lessons, it was very difficult for her.
Not to mention Qiu...Kyle remembered that the last time her head got swollen was when she took the ancient runes class for the first time.
But this also shows from the side that not everyone can take those courses. After all, Qiu's grades are among the best in Ravenclaw.
"What about you?" Connor asked, "Has Professor McGonagall allowed you to take leave?"
"Of course." Kyle took out the application signed by Professor McGonagall, "Starting next week, I can stop going to class until the end of the school year."
While the two were chatting, they happened to see Professor McGonagall coming out of the greenhouse, and Professor Sprout next to her.
They returned to the castle in a hurry, as if there was something urgent.
Also, since Dumbledore left it alone, Professor McGonagall is now in charge of everything in the school, so she will naturally be very busy.
This also made Kyle, who had just wanted to stop them, put down his hand.
He originally thought that since Connor had come out of the Room of Requirement early, he could take Professor McGonagall for a visit, but since she had something to do, he had to wait until the evening.
Kyle sat back down next to Connor, enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the Black Lake while listening to her talk about her experience in the Room of Requirement.
"I saw Helga Hufflepuff and she looked exactly like the picture."
"Also, there were really few people at that time, even less than the number of people in one grade now."
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For some unknown reason, today's dinner was about half an hour earlier than usual. By the time Kyle got the news and hurried over from the venue, dinner was almost halfway through.
He and Kangna quickly returned to the academy table and had a few bites of food.
After the professors finished eating, they left the auditorium one after another.
After Kyle went out, he saw a row of professors standing at the door.
Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Professor Sprout, and except for Snape, who has been missing since yesterday, the remaining three deans have all arrived.
There was also Bathsheeda Barbling from the Ancient Runes class.
When Kyle came out, they all looked over.
Kyle smacked his lips and asked, "Professor McGonagall, what are you doing..."
"Everyone is very curious." Professor McGonagall said, looking a little embarrassed.
She originally just wanted to find someone to ask about the crown, but she didn't expect that she had revealed a lot of things unknowingly. When they reacted, everyone seemed to know the reason why Kyle asked for leave.
Who wouldn't be curious about Rowena Ravenclaw's make-up class, so they all came.
"Of course, this is also for your safety." Professor Sprout added.
"It's okay, come with me."
Kyle didn't care.
The professors present were all their own people, without any traitors, so they could take them with them without worry.
So, the four professors and Kyle went to the eighth floor in a mighty manner.
Along the way, they attracted the attention of many people, who speculated on what they were going to do.
Some people also followed quietly behind, preparing to collect first-hand intelligence.
But Professor McGonagall just turned around and looked around expressionlessly, and they gave up the idea instantly.
After arriving at the eighth floor, Kyle turned a few corners skillfully, came to the middle of a corridor, and placed the raven door knocker in his hand on the wall.
Then, in the shocked eyes of the professors, a door appeared out of thin air.
"Is there such a place in Hogwarts?" Professor Flitwick couldn't help asking.
He had been a professor at the school for decades, but he never knew about this place.
But no one answered his question.
Because Kyle had opened the door and walked in, Professor McGonagall followed first, followed by Professor Babling...
When they saw the scene inside the door clearly, they were shocked again.
That was the entrance hall of Hogwarts, with the auditorium on the left and the stairs in front. Except for some different decorations, everything else was exactly the same, even the students.
There is another Hogwarts inside Hogwarts?
This made them a little unbelievable.
But professors are professors after all, and they have seen the world. They soon calmed down again. At the same time, they also found the difference between here and school.
Everything around is new, it should be Hogwarts of another period.
"It's amazing."
Professor Barbie put her hand on the wall next to her, squinted her eyes and whispered: "This place is simply built with magic words... Oh, and it is maintained by the magic of the castle... This is really a vast project, amazing!"
When the little wizards are in their daily lives or use spells, they will inevitably produce some extra magic.
These magic powers are generated in the castle and fed back to the castle. For example, the portraits on the walls, the talking armor, and the rotating staircases exist only because of these magic powers.
Of course, the Room of Requirement is the same.
In other words, when there are no students in the castle, the Room of Requirement will no longer exist.
"This is just the most basic, and the more magical is on the second floor." Kyle said, and then he walked up the stairs and took the professors to the classroom where he had taken classes before.
It was at this time that the professors understood what the so-called make-up classes meant.
A professor they had never seen before was teaching seriously in the classroom. Even after noticing the people outside the door, he would scold them seriously:
"What are you still standing outside? Don't you know that the class has started?"
Several professors who have worked in Hogwarts for decades never thought that they would be scolded in this tone one day.
Just like they scolded late students.
What's more awkward is that they didn't know how to refute. Among them, Professor Flitwick subconsciously walked in. He saw that this was a spell class.
"Did Rowena Ravenclaw do all this?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Yes." Kyle nodded and said, "This is the school in her memory, Hogwarts a thousand years ago. I can study here for a while."
Now, Professor McGonagall believed it.
Using memory to compile a real world, this incredible thing can't even be done by Dumbledore... Maybe only the four giants can do it.
Thinking of this, the remaining three professors looked at each other, then dispersed tacitly and began to look for something in the classrooms.
"It's for my safety." Kyle, who was abandoned, twitched his mouth, and really didn't know what to say.
But he also thought it would be like this, shrugged and walked into a classroom casually.
The amazing thing is that he had just wasted a long time outside with the professors, but when he came in, the class in the classroom had just started, and the content had not been missed at all.
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