The Rooster Crown (spoilers all RotE books)

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Hi

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I read it as being that there were only two gems remaining in the crown and thus those were the only two that winked. Rather than there being five and only two of them winking whilst the other three did not. Has been a while though, so could be off the mark with that one !

I initially thought as you did until I took on the perspective that the Rooster's Crown is completely made of wizard wood. The gems were merely carved and not real gems. Only upon the feathers being inserted and when a host puts it on then the Crown took on colour and features.

Hence my view that the remaining gems did not glow due to the damage to the crown.