Chapter 6: Secrets and Whispers
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"Oh my God, what kind of place is this, I never knew there was such a big library on the eighth floor of the castle!" Hermione rushed to the bookshelf in surprise and flipped through a copy of Medieval Charms: Talisman Charms.
"I think you'll love it," said Silver, "the legendary vault of Hogwarts, the Room of Requirement, the heart of Hogwarts. β
"The Room of Requirement? But it looks like it's just a hidden library. Hermione put down Medieval Charms: Talisman Charms and picked up another book, The Truth Behind History: The Wizarding Wars.
"Because this room can only be entered when one really needs it. It comes and goes, but when it does, it's always laid out to meet the needs of those who ask for help. Silver said.
"I can show you that. He pulled out a chair out of thin air, "That's it, whatever you need, the Room of Requirement can provide you with within the scope of authority, of course, things like food and life that violate the basic laws of transformation of Gamp can't be conjured out of thin air." β
"Don't look at it as a library now, it's because when I entered it, I thought I needed a library, and it became a library. Actually, if you're going to make this a classroom, there's no problem with a storage room or something like that. Throughout the history of Hogwarts, there have been countless students who have used this room, but there are only five people who really know this room and how to use it. With a wave of Silver's hand, the chair in the room disappeared again.
"It's incredible!" Hermione surprised, "There is no mention of this room of requirement in Hogwarts: A School History. β
"It's a secret that the house was built by the four founders of Hogwarts. When Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin first built Hogwarts Castle, they had a very bold idea - they wanted to build a living castle - Hermione, you heard it right - they did want to build a living castle. The Room of Requirement was originally built as the hub of the castle. They had used great magic and great intelligence to animate the room - so that the Room of Requirement could be thought of as having artificial life, like the intelligent computer that Muggles had envisioned - and the Room of Requirement could find out what people wanted to do, and it would satisfy its users as much as possible. β
"Did the Gryffindors succeedβ"
"They're halfway there. Silver shrugged. "Hogwarts is so big that it took the four founders five years to revitalize such a room, and it was an impossible task to imagine that it was simply impossible to revitalize the whole of Hogwarts - so they compromised and semi-revitalized Hogwarts Castle. Now the stairs that move automatically in our academy, the walls that appear from time to time, these are the semi-revitalized tables. And the Room of Requirement, as the only real product, was hidden by the four founders, kept secret, and over time, no one knew. β
"Why would they want to revitalize the whole castle? I'll admit it's convenient, but even if it wasn't, it wouldn't be much to Hogwarts House. Hermione asked, confused.
"You're right about that. The answer is simple, they are there to deal with external troubles. If the entire Hogwarts castle can be revitalized, Hogwarts can easily withstand Muggle sieges and evil wizards. It was a very unpeaceful time, and Muggles were afraid of wizards, and under the command of well-intentioned people, they surrounded and killed wizards. At that time, wizards were not very good at hiding themselves. The Muggle Expulsion Charm and the Unmarking Charm had not yet been understood, and if the Muggles were so willing, they could have assembled a large army to encircle Hogwarts - even the great wizards like the four House founders could not protect the underage wizards from an army. Those evil wizards are even more troublesome, they are different from the dark wizards who are talking about now, if you are interested, you can check the previous information, the current dark wizards are compared to the previous evil wizards, they are simply purer than the white rabbit. Those evil wizards are happy to find a whole bunch of juniors to conquer the country and become the boss. Hogwarts does look like a very good base for troops. In order to cope with this trouble, the four founders started to activate the castle. β
"Jack, how do you know so many things? These things are absolutely not recorded in the books, where did you know that?"
"Of course, Ravenclaw himself told me. Silver thought to himself, but said, "Hermione, these are very ancient secrets, and I have come to this conclusion by getting a few words from the oldest records of the family and consulting many ancient books. β
Hermione narrowed her eyes and gave her a very dangerous look, "Although your explanation is reasonable, I always feel that you are hiding something from me. β
"Haha, how is that possible? I don't have to lie to you, Hermione, are you right?" Silver snorted, secretly saying that this woman's instincts were really unusual, even if she was just a little girl.
Unfortunately, Hermione is still young, so she is easier to fool. Silver managed to distract Hermione from a few tricks and keep her immersed in the book. As a result, when she was about to leave, Hermione was still reluctant to give up-
"Jack, let me stay a little longer. β
"No, Hermione, it's almost dinner time, you can't skip dinner. You can come to this room at any time - if you really like it, you can also take two books out, these are books that have been lost in the school over the years, it doesn't matter if you borrow a little - Hermione, don't take so much, you can't move ......"
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At this point, Harry also had to pay the price for his behavior of Meng Lang, who had come to school in a speeding car at the beginning of the semester - he had to help Professor Lockhart reply to his admirers.
"Harry, you know, I get thousands of fan letters like this every day......"
"It's really a great deal that Countess Vinika Mesley always invites me to her castle for a weekend night......"
"Harry, as a celebrity, you always have more troubles than ordinary people, and that's the price you have to pay......"
"Harry, when you reach my age, you may be as successful as I am, as long as you take my advice seriously......"
"Fame is a capricious friend, Harry......"
"Remember, celebrities have to have celebrity shelves, and you have to learn to be approachable when you need to be approachable, and put on a stand when you need to put on a show, Harry. β
Time flies like a snail crawling. Harry listened to Lockhart talk there, only occasionally answering "hmm", "ah", "yes". But Lockhart was unaware of it, and continued to talk.
The candles burned shorter and shorter, and the light of the fire danced on the faces of the many moving Lockharts who were watching them. Harry's sore hand was writing Veronica Smesley's address, and it felt like it was the thousandth envelope. The time is almost up, Harry thought bitterly, please come soon...... Suddenly, he heard a voiceβsomething quite different from the crackling of a broken candle or Lockhart's babbling.
It was a voice, a creepy, breathless, cold, vicious voice. "Come-come-let me tear you-tear you--kill you," Harry jerked, and a large clump of lilac ink appeared on the street name of Veronica Smesley's address. "What?" he exclaimed.
"I know!" Lockhart said, "Six months in a row on the bestseller list! No," Harry said wildly, "that voice!" I'm sorry," Lockhart asked, confused, "what's the sound?" That -- that voice said -- didn't you hear that?" Lockhart looked at Harry in amazement.
"What are you talking about, Harry? You might be a little sleepy, aren't you? God- look what time it is! We've been here for almost four hours! I can't believe itβtime flies. Isn't it?"
Harry didn't answer. He pricked up his ears to listen to the voice, but there was no more, only Lockhart was still nagging him, saying that he didn't expect such good luck every time he was sent to school. Harry left with a stomach full of doubts.
There was almost no one in the Gryffindor common room. Harry went straight upstairs back to the dorm, and Ron hadn't come back yet. Harry put on his pajamas and lay down on the bed to wait. An hour later, Ron came in rubbing his right arm, bringing the smell of a dice decontamination brightener to the dark room.
"My muscles are stiff. He groaned and fell onto the bed, "He made me trumpet that Quidditch trophy fourteen times before I was satisfied." Later, when I was wiping a medal for his 'Special Contribution to the School,' the damn cat peed there, which must have been instructed by Filch, and it took me half a century to wash the smell away -- Filch, an old fellow, I had to ...... him when I had the chance."
Harry kept his voice down so as not to wake Neville, Dean, and Seamus and tell Ron what he heard. "Lockhart said he didn't hear that?" Ron asked. In the moonlight, Harry saw Ron frowning. "Do you think he's lying? But I can't figure it out - even the invisible need to open the door. "yes," Harry lay down, staring at the canopy of the four-poster bed, "I can't figure it out. β