Chapter 563: A burst of analysis is as fierce as a tiger
The next day, in the Great Hall, students talk about the attack on Lady Loris, and some even suspect that Harry Potter is the heir to the mysterious Slytherin.
However, most Slytherin students scoffed at this claim, not believing that the heir to Slytherin would be Harry Potter.
Even Albert's analysis in the Gryffindor common room last night began to circulate in the school, with some believing it, but many more not, thinking that he was pure nonsense.
However, the books of Hogwarts, A History of the School in the school library had been borrowed in the blink of an eye, and the queue for those who had been registered to borrow them had been in wait for two weeks.
It turns out that there are indeed legends of the secret rooms in Hogwarts Castle, and it is very likely that the monster that attacked Lady Loris's secret room was the monster in the Slytherin room, and the target of that monster was probably the noble career of the Muggle wizard in the school, the so-called Salazar Slytherin.
Anyway, rumors swirled around the school, and Muggle wizards who knew Albert became suspicious.
No way, they've all heard that Albert will prophesy, and the words that come out of that mouth are very accurate, whether good or bad.
Anyway, everyone began to consciously follow the activities of other companions, for fear that if they were alone, they would become the target of monster attacks.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron were upset about this, they were there last night, and Harry heard some voices that no one else could hear, so Hermione came over to discuss it with Albert when she saw him early in the morning, and in her opinion Albert was more reliable and knowledgeable than Harry and Ron, and might know something.
"Dumbledore said that Lady Loris was not dead, but petrified. Hermione briefly recounted what had happened after she had been taken to Lockhart's office last night.
"Petrification?" Albert asked, "Dumbledore can't just dismantle Lady Loris's petrification?"
"No, Dumbledore said that he needed to wait for the mandrake roots to mature and make a potion to depetrify them. ”
"Powerful restorative. Albert couldn't help but pout, Dumbledore could have bought this powerful recovery agent from the outside world, it was impossible to buy it with the headmaster's connections, and even Albert could prepare a few bottles of powerful recovery medicine for himself.
Saying that Dumbledore didn't expect this, or wanted to save some money, Albert didn't believe it, and it was actually very suspicious that he would wake up a petrified person without using a powerful recovery agent in the later stage.
After all, as long as he used a powerful restorer to wake up a petrified student, he could get more or less a little information, and Albert really couldn't think of a suitable reason not to do that.
However, Dumbledore never did that, and chose to wait for the mandrake roots to mature, which must have been deliberate.
Perhaps, Headmaster Dumbledore wants to take this opportunity to force out the Slytherin heirs who are hiding behind the scenes, and find the specific location of the legendary Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, so as to completely eliminate this hidden danger.
Otherwise, Albert didn't think it would be a good idea to wait for the mandrake to ripen, after all, it would take at least half a year for the thing to mature.
A cat is fine, but the student with the camera is a bit too much to say, as long as he can wake people up, it is certainly not difficult to know from the other party that the monster in the secret room is a basilisk.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked, noticing Albert's distraction, "Did you find anything?"
Several students around him came over to listen to Albert's analysis, and although it was a bit like listening to Albert's bragging, it didn't hinder their gossip.
"It seems that it must be a very advanced form of black magic, which is why Lady Loris's petrified. Albert said a little absent-mindedly.
"Do you think it's the heir of the Chamber of Secrets who petrified Lady Loris?"
"I don't think it's an heir. Albert said his analysis, "It is impossible for ordinary students to do this, and the use of advanced black magic requires strong magical power as support, otherwise it will not be able to exert the effect of the spell at all, and may even fail to cast the spell directly." ”
Dumbledore had said something similar. Ron came out of nowhere and nodded, "The headmaster doesn't think the average student can do that. ”
"So, if you exclude the heir from doing it, it can only be the monster in the secret room. As far as I know, Medusa in Greek mythology was able to do this. Well, it's the Gorgon. ”
"As we all know, there is no such thing as Medusa in the wizarding world. Some students who were not used to seeing Albert couldn't help but sneer.
Albert ignored it and continued, "In my mind, there are no magical creatures, dark creatures, that can petrify a cat. But I tend to be more of a monster of some kind, and this monster has a strong connection to Slytherin. ”
"Why didn't the heir of Slytherin do it?"
Angelina, who had just come over, couldn't help but interject and ask, she was not a Muggle wizard, and she was not very worried about being attacked, but she also wanted to hear Albert's analysis.
"I'm afraid the students don't have that ability. Albert glanced at a disturbed Ginny Weasley and continued, "It's possible for Professor Snape to do it, after all, he's the wizard with the deepest knowledge of the dark arts in the school, but it's obviously unlikely. ”
"Why. ”
"Stupid, Snape was at the dinner in the Great Hall. ”
"So, you guys who didn't go to the Halloween dinner in the auditorium are suspicious. ”
With that, Albert turned his gaze to Hermione again, but obviously it couldn't be you, because there should be only one heir, and the three of you were together at the time.
"If the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets really exists, why hasn't anyone discovered its existence for a thousand years?" asked Kenneth Toller this time, who had come to discuss with Albert whether to cooperate in selling a wave of amulets.
"The heirs of Slytherin must have found out, there must have been more than one heir of Slytherin for thousands of years, but they helped hide the entrance. Albert reminded: "Otherwise, it is impossible for the secret room to go undiscovered, after all, the school has been renovated several times over the millennia. ”
"I feel like the other professors combined, not as reliable as Albert. ”
"They just don't want to cause panic, I'm afraid they're already secretly investigating. Albert shook his head and said: "After all, the castle is not big, but it is not small either, and it is not easy to find the hidden secret room, otherwise how can there be a so-called secret room legend?"
"What did you find?"
"I vaguely caught some clues, but I needed more clues. Albert looked at Hermione and asked, "Any other secrets?"
"It's the same thing I told you last time. Hermione said it tactfully, she didn't say that Harry heard that voice again, after all, in the wizarding world, it was not a good sign to hear voices that others could not hear.
"yes, I see. Albert stood up and walked out of the castle.
"Where are you going?"
"Visit Hagrid, maybe he'll know what monsters can petrify Lady Loris. After all, he's more knowledgeable about it. Albert casually made an excuse for himself, he had already figured out how to explain to Dumbledore that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was a basilisk.