Gilderoy Lockhart is on his knees, what does that mean?

That's right, it confirms that the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor is indeed cursed by the man who can't even say his name, and it's no surprise that no one can last a year on it. Professor Quirrell, who took office, was ruthlessly pulled out of his heart by Pei Chen's claws, and his soul was torn apart by Voldemort, and he died unexpectedly, not lasting a year.

And this Gilderoy Lockhart is undoubtedly a real straw bag, there is no real material at all, not to mention anything else, it has not been two weeks since he took office! Kneeling down again so quickly, it is simply a sudden downward adjustment of the record of all the brave people who have struggled in this position!

It's a shame to go to grandma's house!

And because the suspicion that the "Defence Against the Dark Arts professorship is cursed" was confirmed, the castle was full of noise for a while, all kinds of discussions, all kinds of ghosts, snakes, and gods appeared together, and the students who were so bored that they wanted to fade out of the birds were 200% enthusiastic about it, and they wanted to say their opinions and speculations when they saw people, and they said it as if it were the truth.

In the end, even the news about the 'secret room' was overshadowed and quickly forgotten. For such a situation, Dumbledore, as the headmaster of the school, did not know whether he should be happy or angry.

Even he began to shake his inner thoughts, could it be that there was really a curse in the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor that even he couldn't detect? If that's the case, then it's terrible, maybe the pinnacle of Voldemort's life was the moment he cast that curse-

Dumbledore arrived on the scene as fast as he could, followed by many other teachers. The three of them became more restrained, unnatural from top to bottom. "Harry, where's Professor Lockhart?" Dumbledore asked, his tone gentle.

He ...... He was taken back to his office by Professor Lyle. Harry replied.

"Well, let's come along, after all, strictly speaking, this is the problem you discovered first, isn't it?"

The raucous crowd parted to the sides and let them pass. The three of Harry smiled wryly and hurried after Dumbledore, just as they saw Draco Malfoy crowded in front of the crowd - his cold eyes lit up, and his normally bloodless face flushed. He looked at the writing written on the wall, and a grim smile appeared on his face.

Harry was suddenly disappointed, why wasn't Malfoy the one who was petrified? If Malfoy had been tricked, he believed he would have been happy enough to sing—but Professor McGonagall and Snape had followed, and he couldn't really sing.

As they walked into Lockhart's dimly lit office, there was a sudden commotion on the wall. Harry saw several photos of Lockhart hiding in a panic, with curling irons in their hair. The real Gilderoy Lockhart himself is now being placed in a corner of the room, still in the same position of reaching out to arrange his hair.

Professor Lyell was standing in front of the stone statue, looking thoughtful, not even noticing them entering.

"How? Professor Lyell. Dumbledore said.

"Ah, you're here......" Pei Chen was awakened from his contemplation, glanced at a few people, snapped his fingers, and the candlesticks around the office were suddenly lit out of thin air. This hand was chic and neat, and Ron looked straight at it, and muttered to himself, "Wow, this is really ...... It's so handsome" and something like that.

"It's hard for me to draw any conclusions, so let's see for yourself!" Pei Chen moved out of the way, feeling that he still had to let the professional come.

Dumbledore was not polite, he stepped forward and took a candle, and began to carefully examine Professor Gilderoy Lockhart's body by the light of the fire - well, if you want to be dirty, you can swallow feces and kill yourself!

The tip of Dumbledore's long, hooked nose almost touched Professor Lockhart's clothes, and he looked closely through the lenses of his half-moon glasses, his slender fingers poking and poking here and there.

Professor McGonagall squinted at it. Snape stood behind them, half of his body hidden in the shadows, looking eerie. The expression on his face was very strange, exactly the same as Pei Chen's current expression - as if he was desperately trying to restrain himself from laughing.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione nervously exchanged glances, then sat down on a few chairs that weren't lit by candlelight, and watched closely.

Eventually, Dumbledore whispered some strange incantations and tapped Professor Lockhart's body with his wand, but to no avail, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart stood stiff, smiling perfectly with a standard eight teeth, like a freshly made specimen.

"Professor Lockhart isn't dead, he's just petrified." Dumbledore straightened up and whispered. The three of them looked at each other, wasn't that what Professor Lyle had come to before? But what's the use?

"But I don......'t know exactly what happened," Dumbledore continued, seeing Harry's eyes widen in astonishment, he explained, "This effect is indeed only visible with advanced petrification charms, but with ordinary spell solving methods, it doesn't work at all. This suggests that this is likely to be a kind of black magic that has never been seen before, with the power of a petrification spell but completely different. ”

"Allow me to say a word, Headmaster." Snape suddenly interjected in the shadows.

Harry's heart jerked, he was confident that what Snape said would never do him any good.

"Perhaps, Potter and his friends just shouldn't have been in that place at that time," Snape said, his lips twisting into a sneer, as if he were deeply skeptical, "but we did encounter a series of suspicions. For example, why are they still roaming around the castle at that time, and there are no other people......

"I'm sorry, Professor Snape." Pei Chen interrupted him coldly, "I was with Harry and them at the time. ”

"There's no way a first-year student can do that, not even Voldemort!" Dumbledore also said firmly, "It requires the deepest dark arts. ”

Professor Snape choked, the expression on his face even more ugly.

"Honestly, Severus," said Professor McGonagall, "we should be more concerned about the life of Professor Gilderoy Lockhart now! And not to hold out who exactly is responsible here! ”

Originally, she just fired at Snape, but as soon as she said it, even Dumbledore and Pei Chen couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Because both of them have consciously or unintentionally neglected the personal safety of this straw bale. I think as long as he doesn't die, that's a very good situation, who has time to care about his personal rights?!

"Mrs. Sprout recently got some mandrakes. Once they're mature, we'll be able to configure some mandrake resurrection potions, which will remove all petrification effects, and Professor Lockhart's safety will not be an issue at all. Dumbledore said, and said mildly to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"You can go back first."

As if they had been pardoned, they could not help but speed up their pace as much as possible, and almost ran up.

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……

When they reached the upper floor of Lockhart's office, they slipped into an empty classroom and gently closed the door. Harry narrowed his eyes at the faces of his two friends in the dark.

"I thought, should I tell them about that whisper I heard?"

"Don't say it!" Ron and Hermione said in unison.

"It's not a good sign to hear voices that others can't hear, even in the wizarding world." Ron said solemnly, "And Professor Lyle heard this voice too, just let him deal with it, we'd better not talk too much." ”

Harry heard something in Ron's voice and asked, "You believe me, don't you?" ”

"Of course I do, and Hermione will believe you." Ron said cheerfully, reassuring Harry, "But...... You have to admit it's bizarre......"

"I know it's bizarre," Harry said, "the whole thing is bizarre. And what's going on with those words on the wall? The Chamber of Secrets has been opened before...... What does this mean exactly? ”

"Oh, that reminds me of something," Ron said slowly, "as if someone once told me about the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets...... Probably Bill......"

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……

"Chamber of Secrets...... What is it exactly? I checked the information and found that it was always vague. ”

Pei Chen asked.

Dumbledore hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "This is from a long time ago......

Long ago? Hearing such a fairy-tale classic beginning, Pei Chen raised his eyebrows obviously.

"There's an old legend at Hogwarts. At that time, the four founders of Hogwarts had a great deal of disagreement over the admission of students. Slytherin believed that only pure-blood wizards of the purest bloodline were eligible to study in his Academy...... "Dumbledore told what he knew about the Chamber of Secrets in a flat tone, as if he were telling a story.

“…… During the final conflict, Slytherin left Hogwarts, but before that he established a secret room in a Hogwarts location, which was said to be open only by the Slytherin heir. But for all these years, no one knew where this secret room was. ”

"That is- can't be sure, right?" Pei Chen nodded clearly, his eyes changed slightly, thoughtfully.

Seeing him like this, Dumbledore hesitated slightly, but still said this information: "In fact, fifty years ago, the secret room was opened, and a female student was victimized...... However, soon the 'Secret Room Inheritor' was caught, so the matter was over. ”

"Listening to your tone, you don't seem to think that the heir of the secret room is real, headmaster......" Pei Chen chuckled, but in the next moment, his face changed, and he keenly captured the key word in the true sense, "Slow, you mean...... Fifty years ago? The victim or a girl? ”

"That's right, what's the problem? Professor Lyell, or did you find something? Dumbledore immediately knew what he might have discovered, and replied decisively.

"Well, I'm going to ask again, or make a final confirmation-the girl who was killed fifty years ago shouldn't be the crying myrtle!"

Seeing Dumbledore nodding his head in confirmation, Pei Chen laughed instantly, quickly filtered all the information in his mind, and turned to show a strange expression, as if he was smiling.

"If that's the case, then I think I know where the entrance to the chamber is, and maybe we'll be able to catch a wanted criminal!"