Chapter 268: The Confused Professor Binns

"Professor Binns, do you know anything related to the Chamber of Secrets?"

The next morning, in the history of magic class, Terry stood up and asked Professor Binns, who was floating on the podium.

It's the second Thursday of November, and on this day the Ravenclaw second-year eaglets are going through a boring lesson with the Slytherin Snakes, the history of magic.

Today's lesson is still as boring as usual. In fact, the most exciting thing about Professor Binns's class was seeing the old ghost come from the front of the classroom, through the huge blackboard.

However, this kind of thing is just a novelty, and after the initial excitement has passed, the classroom of the history of magic has become a good place for young wizards to catch up and be in a daze, even if it is a Ravenclaw who loves to learn.

Professor Binns is like a hypnotic buff, as soon as he speaks, within three seconds, the students can fall a large piece of the brush in unison.

He was like an emotionless machine, just muttering names or dates in that dry, numb, and not mellow voice.

Before Terry raised his hand to Professor Binns to ask a question, he was muttering over the attendance list for the International Wizarding Conference of 1289.

"Are you, Elfrik?" Professor Binns looked up blankly, and he looked at Terry with cloudy and confused eyes, a rare look of surprise on his expressionless face.

"I'm Terry, Terry Bout, Professor Binns." Hearing Professor Binns's question, Terry explained to Professor Binns with a dark face.

Apparently, Professor Binns, who didn't have a good eye, thought of Terry as the lead elf who had started the goblin rebellion.

"Poof, hey, hey." William covered his mouth and was secretly happy, he didn't expect Terry to actually ask Professor Binns a question about the secret room, and he didn't expect Professor Binns to interrupt his eyes so badly that he would recognize Terry as a goblin.

After the last time he spoke to Terry in the break room, William was curious to look into the process of the Goblin Rebellion, especially the lead goblin, Elfrik.

William went out of his way to look through a heavy history book to check his appearance, and at that time, magic photographs had not yet been available, and people were still using the same portraits as Muggles.

I have to say that Terry and him really seem to have a lot of similarities, at least both of them are bulging and chubby.

"Can you tell me anything you know about the Chamber of Secrets?" Terry glared at William indignantly, then asked Professor Binns again.

His voice was so loud that it took the students in the classroom out of a trance.

Next to Terry, Earl and Ike both have grown mouths; Malfoy, on the other side of the table, also turned his dull gaze from the window; Even Pansy lifted her head from her arms and opened her sleepy-hazy eyes again. 、

The lifeless history of magic classroom once again ushered in this scene full of life.

"Ah~~Mr. Terry~~" Professor Binns's voice was still as empty and boring.

"I've already told Miss Granger that the course I'm studying is the history of magic, and that I respect the facts that are true in history, not the bizarre myths and legends.

Okay, where did I just go? Among the wizards invited to the International Wizarding Convention in 1289 were Andros, Adettek, and Etheline.................."

Met Merlin's ghost! He actually had to start from scratch the list of wizards who had been invited to the convention.

Seeing Terry, who was speechless by Professor Binns, William stood up and asked Professor Binns.

"Professor Binns, I'm Wilhelm, Wilhelm Friedrich. Legends aren't made up out of thin air, are they? I think there's plenty of evidence that Slytherin really left behind before she left Hogwarts. ”

Professor Binns was really surprised this time, he didn't expect so many young wizards to interrupt his teaching in just two days.

"You~ There seems to be some truth to what you said, Frij~~" Professor Binns said slowly, his gaze looking a little hesitant as he read William's name.

"Friedrich, professor." Seeing this, William hurriedly took the initiative to say his surname, he didn't want to be mistaken by Professor Binns to become a famous figure in history like Terry.

"Ah~~Yes~~ Mr. Friedrich~~ You are right, but the legend you are talking about is a very sensational, even comical, story."

At this time, the students in the classroom were almost completely out of that trance, and they blinked and stared at Professor Binns intently, their eyes showing intense interest, even the little Slytherin snakes.

In fact, they don't know much about it.

Compared to the other three academies, the little snakes may just know that the secret room is real and has been opened.

"Well, let me say it again, about the Chamber of Secrets." Professor Binns looked around the room, and after seeing the eager and curious eyes of the students, he finally nodded in agreement.

"It is well known that more than 1,000 years ago, four great wizards founded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the four houses that are now named after them, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.

Because at that time, Muggles were very afraid of magic, and the existence of the Holy See caused many wizards to suffer inhumane persecution. ”

Professor Binns's voice was still as dull as usual, but this time no more students were distracted or asleep, and everyone's eyes widened and they stared at Professor Binns intently.

“.......... In particular, children who have just awakened their talent for spellcasting but have not yet experienced systematic learning are often discovered by Muggles because they cannot control their magical powers, and are therefore subjected to brutal persecution.

This is also the original intention of the Big Four to establish Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and together they use their magic to completely isolate this place from the Muggle world, and reserve a pure land for these ignorant students to learn magic freely. ”

Thinking about it this way, the Big Four are really very noble people, even Slytherin was not so bad at the beginning, and in that chaotic era, their educational philosophy was undoubtedly the brightest torch of human civilization.