Dumbledore's exclamation drew Dracula's attention to the copper faucet that didn't produce water.

"This serpentine pattern is like Salazar's style, maybe he secretly remodeled a secret room behind this water pipe, and it was not marked on the title deed." Dracula looked at the faucet, amazed.

He was very dissatisfied with Slytherin's small movements, so he teased mercilessly: "I really didn't expect Salazar to be such a person, putting the entrance to the secret room in the girls' bathroom; And that Voldemort is not much worse, he can actually find the entrance in the girls' bathroom! ”

In fact, even as a close friend of Slytherin, Dracula had no idea where he had built the Chamber of Secrets.

Originally, the entrance to the chamber was not in the bathroom. In its infancy, Slytherin and his descendants were able to enter the chamber through a hidden trapdoor and a series of enchanted passageways, without risking being scolded for being perverted.

But by the eighteenth century, as the number of students increased and the amount of water consumed, Hogwarts' plumbing system became more and more complex.

In the 18th century, one of the Headmasters of Hogwarts planned to build a girls' bathroom near the entrance to the secret room, which is now the semi-abandoned bathroom where Myrtle lived.

Because of the construction plan of this washroom, the concealment of the secret room was threatened.

At that time, there was a student at Hogwarts named Corvinus Gaunt, who was a good direct descendant of Slytherin and knew the location of the Chamber of Secrets. Through his alterations, the entrance to the chamber was secretly secured, connected by a pipe to the location of the copper faucet in the girls' bathroom.

Thus, the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets as Dracula and Dumbledore now saw it was formed.

"There's always been a legend about the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts, and it may seem true now." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "According to legend, this Chamber of Secrets was built by Salazar Slytherin before he left the school, and only he and his heirs could open it. ”

"Legend has it that the Chamber of Secrets is home to a terrifying monster that only Slytherin and his heirs can control, and when it is placed in Hogwarts, it will be able to 'purify the school' and rid Slytherin of all those who Slytherin deem unworthy of studying magic."

"Nonsense." Dracula sneered, "With Salazar's proud character, no matter how much he contradicts Godric and the three of them, he will not reach out to the innocent students." Even if he did leave a monster, it would probably only be his legacy to future generations. ”

"Uncle Dracula, do you mean that Dean Slytherin wasn't the monster he left behind for revenge?" Helena poked her head out and asked curiously, "I always thought that he had built such a secret room in a fit of anger after he had a conflict with my mother and the other two deans, and it was used to rid the Muggle-born wizards of all those special tricks. ”

"From what I know of Salazar, I'd rather believe that he built such a chamber to protect Hogwarts." Dracula pursed his lips lightly and looked at Helena, "You should know what Salazar had in mind at the time, Helena?" ”

Helena nodded.

"The Slytherin Abbot believes that recruiting Muggle-born wizards would expose the existence of Hogwarts and thus pose a danger to the castle." She said.

"Well, so it's more likely that he built a secret room before leaving." Dracula slowed down his speech and carefully analyzed, "He left behind a powerful monster in the Chamber of Secrets to protect Hogwarts from foreign enemies, and released it to protect Hogwarts if necessary." Such an explanation seems to be more in line with his character. ”

After listening to Dracula's story, Dumbledore wiped the corners of his eyes emotionally, with a touched expression.

"What a touching story! A great founder, even if he falls out with friends, he does not forget to protect their common efforts. "It seems that the wizarding world has always misunderstood Slytherin's character!" ”

Dracula watched his moving performance, and he couldn't bear to interrupt the emotions he had just brewed.

"Well, Dumbledore, take your emotions first, and listen to me......" He stood next to him and poked Dumbledore's arm, "Actually...... The wizarding world didn't have much of a misunderstanding about him. ”

Dumbledore looked at him quizzically.

"Salazar, how can that guy be as noble as you think?" Dracula hesitated for a moment before holding his forehead and whispering to him, "His secret room must be as rumored to be, and only his heir can open it." ”

"In that case, I'm afraid Salazar thinks that his heir will use the power of monsters to turn the tide when foreign enemies invade, and in the end, it is only natural that he will push his Slytherin House to overpower the other three houses......"

Dumbledore's expression froze.

The psychological gap is a bit big, and the strong feeling of emotion is gone.

"Forget it, it's good that Slytherin didn't intend to hurt the Hogwarts students......" Dumbledore silently changed his words.

"As far as I know, that guy doesn't have any ideas, likes to use his Parseltongue as a password for everything, and feels like he's safe." Dracula turned the non-watering faucet with interest, but accidentally unscrewed it, "If the Chamber of Secrets was reserved for his heir, then this entrance should have been opened with a parseltongue." ”

"That makes sense, even if Tom Riddle is a descendant of Slytherin, it's not surprising that he can speak Parseltongue." Dumbledore looked surprised and explained, "Tom's mother is from the Gaunt family, so he has half the Gaunt blood. ”

"No wonder." Dracula dropped the unscrewed faucet on the ground and sighed, "Probably Slytherin didn't think that his descendants didn't use what he left behind to protect the castle, but instead used it to do bad things......"

At this point, Myrtle finally got out of the flush toilet.

She had been secretly observing Dracula and Dumbledore for a long time, and when she saw that they had been talking around a faucet, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and floated to the two of them again.

"That's where I died!" She looked at the pool and suddenly showed a proud expression, and said with a radiant expression.

"Oh? Do you remember how you died? Dracula asked with interest as he leaned back against the edge of the pool.

"Ouch, that's horrible!" She said with relish, not showing any fear at all, "This is where it happened, I remember it very clearly." At that time, someone laughed at me for wearing glasses like a four-eyed dog, and I hid here to cry, and suddenly I heard someone come in. ”

"But to my annoyance, it was a boy who came in, and he was saying something funny and incomprehensible to the pool. So I ran over and scolded him to go away and go to his boys' bathroom, and—" Myrtle thought she was remarkably puffed out her chest and her face radiant, "and then I died!" ”

"If I'm not mistaken, what you said is the same as what Principal Duppet questioned fifty years ago, Myrtle." Dumbledore said gently, "But what we want to know is, how exactly did you die?" Or rather, what was the boy's method of killing you? ”

"Actually, I don't know exactly how I died." Myrtle mysteriously lowered her voice and deliberately leaned in front of Dracula's face and said, "I just remember seeing a pair of frighteningly large yellow eyes, and my whole body seemed to be caught, and then I floated away......"

Then Myrtle became excited again, and said with a happy eyebrow, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with being dead, and then I came back in the form of a ghost." I haven't settled accounts with Olive Humbey yet! Oh, and she regretted laughing at my glasses in the first place! ”

Dumbledore nodded.

"According to Myrtle, it shouldn't have been Tom who killed Myrtle himself. Then the speculation that there is a monster behind this faucet may not be far from ten. And that monster is probably already under Tom's control. He said.

Then, Dumbledore turned to look at Dracula, "Can you open this entrance, Professor Dracula?" ”

"Of course!"

Dracula moved his wrist in a flash, raising his hand to the faucet.

An extremely dark ball of light appeared in the palm of his hand. This ball of light is like a black hole that absorbs everything, and it is constantly gathering the magic power around it, and its aura gradually becomes powerful and terrifying.

At first, Dumbledore thought that Dracula was going to use the Hogwarts title deed and use the landlord's authority to open the entrance mechanism left by Slytherin. It wasn't until I saw this terrifying black hole that I reacted instantly.

"What do you mean by being able to open the entrance...... Just forcibly blow it up with magic?! The corners of Dumbledore's eyes jumped wildly, and he hurriedly stopped in front of Dracula, "Professor Dracula, don't be impulsive, stop your magic!" ”

"How are we going to get in without using magic to blow it up? I don't know Salazar's Parseltongue. ”

Dracula's burgundy eyes seemed to glow, and he looked at the faucet in front of him with interest, and he was unwilling to stop the action.

"You're going to destroy the castle's magic system, Dracula!" Dumbledore's face sank, and he even drew his wand, "An extremely weak Voldemort, there's no need to gamble with the safety of Hogwarts Castle!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his wand to Dracula.

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