Chapter 60: Another Attack
Helena's expression escalated from sadness to pain after listening to Barrow's whispering, and the beautiful ghost whispered, "Mom will do this, won't she, she must want me to do it!" Helena, who had been desperately trying to get her mother's affirmation and was determined to surpass Rowena Ravenclaw to become the smartest wizard in the world, felt an irresistible vertigo again: she stole Ravencla's crown and lost it!
"Of course, Helena, be brave, as long as we still regard Hogwarts as the most precious place in our memory, we should do our best to protect it from those evil wizards, so that the legacy of the four founders can be passed on forever. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Gryffindor's ghost Sir Nick said to Helena.
"Everyone can make mistakes, as long as you can correct your mistakes with your heart and try not to take the same fork in the road, she is still good, Helena, and I support you!" said the short and fat monk dressed as a ghost monk of Hufflepuff.
Peeves grimaced at Helena, then smiled, and the look of pain on Helena's face slowly diminished and eventually turned into a resolute and calm look.
The beautiful and ethereal voice reappeared, and every student and professor heard Helena's whisper. "Hogwarts students, I have lived in this beautiful and welcoming castle like you, and I have loved this place as much as you do. But now the castle is in great danger, and the castle is roaming with terrifying monsters that could threaten everyone's lives at any time. I have made a great mistake, and now it seems that this mistake is going to destroy everything I cherish, so I have come to warn you, ask you, be wary of the monster in the shadows, protect yourself, and at the same time I ask the professors of the school to unite and kill this monster!"
The professors sitting in the faculty chairs looked at Helena in shock, and both Snape and Professors Flitwick were stunned by the news. They obviously didn't know what deadly monsters were roaming the school, and Professor McGonagall, as the vice-principal, stood up and asked directly, "Helena, the ghost of Ravenclaw, what do you mean?"
"Head of Gryffindor, I mean it very clearly, at this very moment, a terrible monster is roaming the school, and it could kill these fragile and lovely students at any moment, and then destroy all peace. I beg you to take steps to stop the tragedy from happening as soon as possible!" said Helena, as loudly as a soprano in an opera, piercing everyone's hearts with ease.
The students of the four houses came to their senses, they looked at each other nervously, and began to talk in low voices. Xie An frowned, thinking quickly about whether to tell the basilisk about it. Qiu gently shook Xie An's hand. The twins and Harry Potter both looked at the ghosts floating in the air in shock, while Ginny, who was next to Ron, seemed to remember something, and looked at the ghosts with confused eyes.
Professor McGonagall, who was momentarily embarrassed by this important news, looked at Helena blankly, not knowing where to ask for a moment.
"Dean, you'd better believe her, as the ghost of the house, we have the responsibility to protect the house, although I didn't see that monster, but the bloody Barrow has plenty of evidence that this is a huge conspiracy against Hogwarts!" Sir Nick said loudly.
"But what exactly are you talking about monsters, and if we don't know anything about monsters, what are we supposed to do about them?" Professor McGonagall calmed down in front of all the students, and she asked everyone's most important questions, and the whispered discussion was silenced by Professor McGonagall's question, and everyone looked at Helena.
"The guardian of the Slytherin legacy, that monster is the creature that has been locked up in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets and guards the Slytherin legacy!" said Barrow the Bloody man directly.
Professor McGonagall thought for a moment and looked at the Serpent King, who had also regained his composure. Sisyphus Snape stroked his smooth chin, thought quickly, and then said in his characteristic slippery voice: "Former Inheritor Barrow, I seem to hear you say that the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets is not the legendary Chamber of Secrets, is it? ”
"No, that's not a legend, it's real. After the candidate's plan failed, Slytherin, who was disagreeable with the other three founders, decided to leave behind his most important legacy, which could only be obtained by the inheritors he thought fit the pureblood theory, and it was for this reason that the Chamber of Secrets was built!" Barrow the Bloody explained to Snape.
Xie An, who had already personally experienced the candidate plan, was even more shocked at this time, it turned out that there really was a so-called candidate plan to train the guardians of Hogwarts, and he was now the only candidate, combined with the statements of the four administrators, Slytherin definitely did not agree with the leniency of the other three candidates to select candidates, which led to the failure of the final candidate plan.
After failing to convince the other three founders, Slytherin was unwilling to lose his powerful wizarding inheritance like this, so he thought of building a separate inheritance chamber by himself, and tried his best to find the green serpent as the guardian of his secret room, ensuring that only qualified people could get their inheritance.
After thinking about all this, Xie An, who couldn't be sure that the secret room had been opened several times before, couldn't help but feel even more uneasy in his heart. If Slytherin really left enough reliable legacies for his descendants, and his descendants were good enough, it meant that a powerful wizard who was not much different from Slytherin himself, or even surpassed the founding wizard, might still be hiding around.
Thinking of the strange wizards who were willing to hide under the cloak of invisibility forever, and thinking of the many ancient magic that had been lost and difficult to prevent, Xie An looked around uneasily, as if there was a terrible wizard hiding in the darkness at this time, watching everything.
"After all that, can you tell us directly what kind of monster that so-called guardian is, I, Gilderoy Lockhart, am a world-famous slayer of demons, and now it seems that my legend is about to add another wonderful touch. Professor Lockhart said loudly to the ghost, as if he was ready to fight the monsters.
Barrow the Bloody and Helena glanced at each other, neither of them spoke, and the ghost of Gryffindor said, "When this monster appears, the spider will run away, but what it fears most is the crowing of the rooster. ”
"Can't you name it?" asked Gildero, standing up, glancing at the corners and entrances of the Great Hall to make sure there were no terrible monsters crouching in the darkness.
"Due to some kind of rule, we can't intervene directly, there's only so much we can do to help you. And there are enough hints to you guys to guess. Recovering her cold and arrogant look, Helena said directly.
Professor McGonagall looked at the other professors, but none of them answered.
Gilderoy excitedly pulled out his wand and said loudly: "It looks like a terrible monster, I'm going to prepare it now, and when I get all my equipment later, I can go and destroy this damn monster." After saying that, he hurriedly left his seat and went to his office.
The professors, who had not expressed their conjectures for any purpose, looked at the vice-chancellor, Minerva McGonagall. Professor McGonagall pondered for a moment before saying, "Thank you for the reminder, loyal ghosts. In view of the dangerous circumstances outside, I have decided to believe you, and in the name of the Interim Headmaster, I have declared that Hogwarts has entered a special time, and all students must be led by the prefect to and from class, and the prefect or professor must be consulted before leaving the common room, and they must travel together..." After announcing several countermeasures, Professor McGonagall looked at the other deans to make sure they had nothing to add, before announcing that all the students were now following the prefects back to their respective house lounges in order, and the elves would deliver food to the house break rooms later.
After all the shocked students had left in an orderly manner, Professor McGonagall cautiously said to the ghosts, "If this monster is really from Slytherin, and you describe it correctly, I think I already know what it is." From what I know about this monster, it's not easy to kill, and if you're not careful, any adult wizard could be easily killed by it, let alone the kids. We need a complete plan now, Ravenclaw ghosts, do you have any good advice?"
Before Helena could reply, Barrow the Bloody asked, "What about the Headmaster? Isn't the Headmaster of Hogwarts at the school now?" I've observed these days, if we can use the Headmaster's permission, maybe we can easily find that monster." ”
In the face of such a complicated and confusing situation, Professor Snape still said in a long, calm voice: "Headmaster Dumbledore has an important matter to solve now, he can't come back for a while, and we can only rely on ourselves at this time." ”
The interim headmaster of Minerva nodded, looking at Helena. Helena said calmly, "Fortunately, this monster doesn't hurt our ghosts much, and we can walk through the castle at will. We can divide the division of labor to guard the respective academies, and after discovering its traces, send a signal in time, and after you see the signal, come quickly, and we will work together to destroy it. ”
Professor McGonagall thought for a moment, looked at Sisyphus again, nodded, and the professor and the house ghost discussed it for a while, and then went back to get ready.
The next morning, the atmosphere in the academy became even more tense, and after getting the news from Penelope that Peeves had been petrified by monsters, Xie An had to be more careful.