Chapter 31: The Bloody Barrow
Barrow didn't know much Chinese, otherwise he would have chosen to use the word "confused" to describe his situation - yes, the implementation was amazing, and the brief experience today was a nightmare to him - and he would rather it really be a nightmare. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But the fact that he was well aware of his identity as a ghost now, and that he was one of the most powerful of all ghosts, made him realize that he was not dreaming. To be precise, from the moment he became a ghost, he had already said goodbye to his dreams - whether it was a dream or a nightmare, in fact, he didn't even have to sleep, he couldn't do it.
But he didn't care about that, since he killed the person he liked with his own hands - that is, the resident ghost of Ravenclaw College, Ms. Gray, who is also one of the Big Four and the founder of Ravenclaw, Rowena? Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena? His heart was dead from the time of Ravenclaw, so he chose to commit suicide after that, and even becoming a ghost was not his choice.
But since the teacher wants to keep himself and let him help him watch the future development of Hogwarts and Slytherin House, then he should follow his master's orders - oh, it seems that he forgot to mention that Baro the Bloody was the founder of Slytherin House and one of the Big Four Salazar during his lifetime? Slytherin's apprentice, it's not wrong to say it's a disciple.
But he would only be an observer with peace of mind - it just so happened that there was a conventional rule as a ghost, simply put, not to interfere with the lives of the living......
It's not a particularly rigid rule that isn't allowed to be broken, but it suits him well, doesn't it?
Simply, he set himself an image that no one approaches, gloomy, strange-tempered, and in a daze, humming and chirping alone on the Astronomical Tower - yes, this is indeed a mask, but at the beginning, as time passes, when he really adapts to this mask, he forgets what his "real" self is like, and he becomes the real him when he wears the mask.
It's better for him to be a good "observer", isn't it?
Oh, yes, of course, it would be inaccurate to say that he didn't care about anything but the development of Slytherin House and Hogwarts itself, and he cared about another thing, but it was his own secret - he had seen the Master build a secret room before the other three broke up and left Hogwarts.
So he also knows the details of this secret room - Salazar? One of Slytherin's main purposes was indeed to find a successor for himself, but this was only in passing, and the main purpose was for his pet, a basilisk.
Yes, for their own pets.
As for the heirs...... Honestly, even if Slytherin himself wasn't dead at the time, entrusting him with a legacy that would last forever at Hogwarts was much more reliable than simply building a Chamber of Secrets!
Before leaving, his teacher asked him to help take care of Basilisk when he had free time - this was the name of the basilisk he liked, and he had been complained about by the other three giants of Hogwarts because of its name......
Because "basilisk" means "basilisk", and the English word itself means "basilisk......
This style of naming, even with Barrow's character and respect for the teacher, there is always some desire to complain. Hope.
But for more than a thousand years, he has often entered the secret room alone to see, snake whispering or something is one thing, as a ghost, such as walls, soil or something, it can't stop him at all. As for the food problem of the basilisk over the years, in addition to catching mice or other small animals for self-sufficiency, the house-elves of Hogwarts will also feed them regularly.
Anyway, the maintenance costs of Hogwarts itself add up to a confusing account - except for the Big Four who originally established Hogwarts, no one knows how many secrets Hogwarts itself hides, or how many buildings are not usually seen, and the loyalty of the house-elves is still very reliable, plus the constraints of the contract, no one has indeed discovered the mystery after so many years.
And Barrow himself also has some command authority over house-elves and something, and even has some control over the castle of Hogwarts itself! In order to take care of the teacher's pet basilisk and meet some of his reasonable needs in a timely manner, Barrow also left some small means of induction in the secret room......
Although he has become a ghost, as one of the powerful special individuals, Barrow said that his strength is not as good as one percent of what he was in life, but with the support of Hogwarts Castle itself, a little "trick" magic that can interfere with reality can still be played. And the basilisk, which has lived for more than a thousand years, does not need to doubt its IQ, at least in normal conditions, it is not worse than that of adults.
Today he suddenly sensed that the little trick he left behind was touched, thinking that Basilisk had something to find him, and he felt that this situation was not too common, so he came quickly, and then he saw a scene that made him feel unforgettable for a lifetime, and even enough to reshape the three views-
The powerful millennium basilisk, Basilisk, is about to be killed! And the murderer is ......
In addition to being able to fly in the sky, how do you look at and feel like an ordinary black cat?!
It's a pity that he knows that ghosts don't dream, and he shouldn't hallucinate after living for so long, otherwise he can comfort himself with this reason.
As for now......
Could it be the Animagus form of some powerful wizard?
Immediately after that, he subconsciously exclaimed, just because the basilisk he cared about, Basilisk, was about to be killed by that strange black cat!
But after an exclamation, he also woke up, so that instead of saving the basilisk, he might be able to put himself in it! The black cat didn't realize that he was one thing, and once he found out, he might not be able to stew himself and the basilisk with a spoonful!
So he made a quick decision, turned around and walked through the dirt in the direction of Hogwarts above - he was looking for Dumbledore!
He had always been reluctant to let others know about the existence of the basilisk, because that would either cause panic or provoke the covetousness of careerists, and at worst, someone like Dumbledore...... Dumbledore would never allow such a dangerous magical creature that poses a great threat to any life to remain in the territory of a school like Hogwarts! Most of the people here are students! Nine times out of ten, he'll choose to kill the basilisk—
The last is certainly the worst, and the first two are not something Barrow is willing to accept.
But this time, Barrow didn't think he could save the fate of the basilisk being killed, so naturally the safety of Hogwarts was the top priority - if the black cat was an Animagus form of a powerful wizard - as for the Animagus form that couldn't use magic or anything, it was not Barrow's consideration for the time being - then find Dumbledore, who knows what such a wizard came to Hogwarts territory for without a word.
Just to take out a basilisk?
And if there is a real magical creature that looks like a black cat at this time, Dumbledore must know about it.
Because this thing can kill the basilisk, it means that it is more dangerous than the basilisk - and the basilisk is Salazar? A Slytherin pet who has been ordered not to harm a Hogwarts student and has an emotional connection with him Barrow, the black cat has none of them!
Unfortunately, its action failed, and he was able to feel that he was suddenly "knocked unconscious" by some kind of attack when he was halfway through the earth—strictly speaking, ghosts are not in such a state of coma, because there is no body, so it is a similar negative state that acts on the soul at that time.
Then, when he woke up, he saw a pair of eyes with a dark luster in them, and after opening the view......
It was a cat face that belonged to a black cat.