Chapter 559: Rowena Ravenclaw
"Not bad..."
The cold voice spoke again, cutting through Kyle's rising panic. "Your Occlumency has improved greatly since the last time we met. That is why you were able to regain control so quickly."
Kyle exhaled deeply, the voice steadying his thoughts. At that moment, he realized he had emerged from that overwhelming state of omniscience without actually removing Ravenclaw's Diadem. The clarity he regained was undoubtedly due to her intervention.
"Madam Ravenclaw?" Kyle asked cautiously.
"It is I."
Though he had suspected this, hearing the confirmation left him momentarily stunned. It felt unreal, Rowena Ravenclaw herself was speaking to him.
"How is this possible..." Kyle muttered. Then, catching himself, he quickly added, "I mean, it's been over a thousand years, and there's no Time-Turner here."
"Salazar's Time-Turner is merely a tool," Ravenclaw explained patiently. "Once it is known that you exist, time ceases to be an absolute barrier... which is why Godric warned you not to tamper with the Time-Turner."
"But..." Kyle hesitated, still trying to make sense of it all. "Didn't Mr. Slytherin promise to help me deal with the effects of time?"
"That's correct," Ravenclaw acknowledged. "Salazar carved a Forgetfulness Charm into the chamber. Its purpose was to ensure that once we left, we would forget our encounter with a student from a thousand years in the future."
"However..." She paused momentarily before continuing, "this charm does not affect the Diadem. When I later realized I had forgotten something, the Diadem allowed me to recover that portion of my memory."