"Sir, I'd like to ask," Hermione said as she was ready to fight Professor Binns to the end, much to everyone's surprise. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Legends are based on facts, aren't they?"

Professor Binns looked at Hermione, surprised. Benjamin believed that no student of Professor Binns, either alive or dead, had ever interrupted him in this way.

"Well," Professor Binns said slowly, "yes, I suppose you could say that." He looked at Hermione as if he had never looked at a student before.

"However, the legend you are talking about is a very sensational, even comical......"

Now, the class was listening intently to every word Professor Binns had to say. Benjamin sat up straight as well, and as for Draco, his little face was full of seriousness.

Professor Binns stared at them with dazed eyes, and saw every face turn to him. Benjamin could see that the unusually keen interest was so difficult for Mr. Binns that it was too difficult.

"Oh, well, then," he said slowly, "let me think about it...... Chamber...... As you all know, Hogwarts School was founded more than a thousand years ago - the exact date is uncertain - and was founded by four of the greatest witches and wizards of the time. Four houses are named after them: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Together, they built the castle away from the prying eyes of Muggles, because at that time, the common people were afraid of magic and witches and witches were persecuted. ”

Benjamin certainly knows this part of history. He'd heard a lot of people talk about it. It's just that this makes Benjamin feel a little incredible, why would a wizard with absolute strength and intellectual superiority be persecuted by ordinary people?

Professor Binns paused, looked around the classroom with a blurred vision, and continued, "For the first few years, several founders worked together in harmony, looking for young people who showed signs of magic, and bringing them to the castle to be cultivated. Slowly, however, a disagreement began between them. The rift between Slytherin and the others grew. Slytherin wanted Hogwarts to be more selective when it came to recruiting students. He believed that magical education should be confined to purely magical families. He was reluctant to accept Muggle-born children, believing them to be unreliable. After a few days, Slytherin and Gryffindor had a heated argument over the issue, and Slytherin left the school. Professor Binns paused again, pursed his lips, and looked like a crumpled old turtle.

"Reliable historical sources tell us this," he said, "but these pure facts are obscured by strange legends about the secret chambers." The story goes that Slytherin built a secret room in the castle that the other founders knew nothing about. ”

According to this legend, Slytherin sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that no one could open it until his true heir came to the school. Only the heir can open the Chamber of Secrets, release the horrors inside, and let it purify the school and rid it of all those who don't deserve to learn magic. ”

When the story was finished, the class fell silent, but not the sleepy silence of Professor Binns's classroom. Everyone continued to stare at him, hoping that he would continue to speak, and the atmosphere was unsettling, and Professor Binns looked slightly annoyed.

"Of course, the whole thing is nonsense," said Professor Binns, "and the school has naturally investigated whether there is such a chamber as well, and has done so many times, and has invited the most learned witches and wizards. The Chamber of Secrets does not exist. It's just a story designed to scare simple-minded people. ”

Benjamin thought for a moment, he couldn't see any clues in the old ghost's face, but this overly official answer was too much for Benjamin to believe.

"Did your father mention that to you?" Benjamin glanced at Draco beside him.

"Well, he said a little, that's why I don't like mudbloods so much. So this chamber is supposed to exist, but it seems like it never opened. Draco's eyes flickered with excitement, Benjamin could understand that he must have thought the Chamber of Secrets was so cool.

Hermione's hand was in the air again. "Sir, what did you mean by 'the horror stuff inside' in the chamber?"

"It was believed to be some kind of monster that only the heirs of Slytherin could control. Professor Binns said in his thousand, thin voice.

The students exchanged nervous glances. "Let me tell you, there is no such thing as a pair of them. Professor Binns clumsily sorted through his notes and said, "There are no secret rooms, and there are no monsters. ”

"But, sir," said Seamofinigan, "since only the true heirs of Slytherin can open this chamber, no one else may find out, can they?"

"Nonsense, O'Frye," said Professor Binns in an annoyed tone, "since so many successive principals and boys have not discovered that—"

"But, Professor," Palti Pettier (a Gryffindor) shrieked, "it probably has to be opened with dark magic—"

"Just because a wizard doesn't use the Black Magic doesn't mean he won't, Miss Penny Feather!" Professor Binns snapped, "I'll repeat, since Dumbledore's feint—"

"Perhaps, someone with a Slytherin relationship has to open it, so Dumbledore can't-" Dean Thomas had no finish before Mr. Binns became impatient.

"Enough," he said sternly, "it's a myth! it doesn't exist! there's not the slightest evidence that Slytherin ever built such a secret broomstick shed or anything like that." If you wish, let us go back to history, to the real, credible, and reliable facts!"

Benjamin laughed, he thought that all of these classmates were so naughty, of course, he hated this naughtiness. But the Chamber of Secrets, which only the true heirs of Slytherin could open, made Benjamin intrigued, thinking that he would have to visit the Chamber anyway. As for the mysterious heir, he was even more interested.

Professor Binns continued to study, and within five minutes the students were again in that groggy sleep.