Chapter 46: The Slytherin Chamber II
"Fluorescent flickering!" Professor McGonagall whispered as she shook her wand slightly.
A faint glow from the tip of her wand illuminated the path ahead of them.
"Ah......h
There are broken bones of small animals everywhere, obviously eaten by something, which is a little creepy to watch.
"If you hear anything unusual, turn your head and close your eyes!" Professor McGonagall said, turning back to the trio with a serious face.
The trio nodded earnestly.
The tunnel was as quiet as a cemetery, and the teachers and students carefully moved deeper...... Professor McGonagall was at the front of the line, and Professor Snape was last.
There was a soft "squeak...... and Ron looked down to find that he had stepped on the skull of a bat.
Just as he was about to mumble a few words, Professor Dumbledore suddenly shook his head at him, motioning for him not to make a sound.
"Fox told me...... A giant serpent is not far in front of us, approaching us!" Professor Dumbledore said calmly.
At the same time, music wafted out of nowhere, resounding through the empty tunnel...... The voice was getting louder and louder, illusory and ethereal, and it was a little exciting to listen to.
A large, fiery red bird, singing, emerged from behind them and flew into the tunnel ahead.
Then, in the darkness ahead, I heard the sound of fierce fighting and screaming.
"Fox is a phoenix. Dumbledore lowered his head and seemed to explain to Harry, "As an extremely powerful magical creature, she is immune to many terrifying dark arts...... Moreover, the tears of the phoenix also have strong healing properties!"
Harry nodded as if he didn't understand.
"Let's keep up!" Dumbledore suggested, "It seems to want to run away." ”
Harry and his party hurriedly followed Professor Dumbledore's pace, walked through the tunnel, and turned another corner...... Harry finally saw the phoenix "Fawkes", her body exuding a dense aura of fire and danger, condescending and confronting her target.
Underneath the phoenix, Harry saw a terrifying serpent...... It has an eerie green color and a viper-like glow, and its body is almost two feet thick, and its length is estimated to be 40 feet. However, its two huge yellow eyes like light bulbs were extremely dim, and black blood was constantly gushing out.
It was blind in both eyes.
"Well done, Fox...... You have disarmed the basilisk's most powerful weapon!" Professor Dumbledore complimented.
"This ...... Slytherin ...... The monsters in the Chamber of Secrets ......," Harry stammered.
"Yes, Harry. Dumbledore patted him on the shoulder, "A snake, so you can hear strange noises when it attacks...... More precisely, a basilisk, a terrifying magical creature created by dark wizards, its fangs are unusually venomous, and its big yellow eyes are lethal enough to stare at us, so we need to be careful. ”
Hallimune nodded, not quite understanding why Professor Dumbledore had to explain so much to him.
"I'll take care of the rest, Albus!" Professor Flitwick screamed, drawing his wand and rushing over.
His thin body seemed a little comical compared to the massive basilisk.
However, after a few seconds, Harry suddenly understood why Flitwick was rumored to be a duel champion when he was younger.
I saw Flitwick wave his wand gracefully, and countless huge rocks around him began to float around him, as if completely controlled by him...... Then, one by one, the huge rocks smashed into the serpent.
The serpent slammed into the wall and screamed violently.
"You don't want to hurt my students again, monster!" Professor Flitwick growled.
The basilisk struggled desperately, but it seemed unable to move anymore. Vines sprouted from the walls, binding the serpent to it, and many of them sprouted spikes that pierced into the serpent's thick skin.
"Devil's net and ghost vines!" Professor Sprout said to himself, "powerful binding and paralyzing effects; even if you're a dragon, stay here for me, don't try to escape." ”
The bones of the small animals on the ground suddenly floated into the air one by one, startling Ron.
It's Professor McGonagall, who's turning the remnants of these critters into small birds with sharp pecks...... Countless birds began to fly and hover around them.
"Oppugno!" Professor McGonagall shouted her incantation.
All the birds, like heavy golden bullets, shot at the giant serpent at a rapid speed.
The pecks of each bird stabbed into the basilisk's body and then exploded on it, the serpent's screams never stopped.
The whole time, it barely had the slightest room to fight back.
Snape couldn't take it anymore, he took a few steps forward and raised his wand.
A terrible spell hits the basilisk
Then, the basilisk's skin splattered black blood as if it had been split by an invisible sword, and patches of dark green snakeskin, sliced by Snape's spell, revealed black and white pieces of flesh. The scene was a bit miserable.
At the same time, the devil's web, which had bound the basilisk, was also cut off by Snape's spell.
The basilisk was once again free, and despite what appeared to be pain, it struggled and crawled towards the bottom of the chamber, leaving deep blood trails along the way.
Professor Flitwick tried to catch up, but was held back by Dumbledore.
"Let me go, Firius. Professor Dumbledore said calmly, "Maybe you can look around here and see if you can find the journal that Miss Weasley said?"
"Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore. Flitwick nodded, "Leave it to us." ”
Then, Dumbledore waved his hand to Harry, "Harry, come with me!"
Harry was stunned for a moment, but it was Hermione who pushed him behind him, and he followed.
"Professor, why did you bring me along?" Harry asked in a whisper, somewhat confused.
"Maybe you've been through enough dangers, but it never hurts to gain a little more combat experience. Dumbledore explained with a smile.
At the same time, Phoenix Fawkes also threw a tattered thing into Harry's hands.
Dirty, crumpled and patched, the school's broken sorting hat.