If it hadn't been for Rove's sudden suggestion, Harry would have almost forgotten that he was a snake.

At that time, Professor Dracula carried him to his office and took a tube of his blood, saying that he wanted to test whether he was related to Salazar Slytherin, the founder of Slytherin College.

Although it turned out that Harry and Slytherin were indeed related, they still left a good impression on him.

Until now, the little alchemy bat that was used to draw blood for him is still in his luggage pile!

"So...... Is there any necessary connection between the snake and the rescue of Luna this time?" Harry asked, "Did Luna fall into the snakes?"

He shuddered.

If she falls into the snakes, it will be difficult for Luna to save her life after a long day.

"It's better to fall into a group of snakes, I can find some realgar powder from Hagrid's things, and it's pretty convenient to use to chase away a few snakes." "But that's not the case, I followed Luna's footprints and found a ruin!"

"Ruins?!"

Harry and Ginny exclaimed at the same time.

Even Ginny, who had already learned some of the information from Rove, only knew that Luna was trapped in some trap or fauna in the Forbidden Forest, and that her disappearance was related to some relic that had been lost in the wizarding world for a long time.

Harry was even more stunned.

He had never known that there would be such a place as an ancient ruin in the Forbidden Forest, and he didn't know whether Luna's luck was good or bad, so he stepped into a ruin that had never been known before.

"We're not sure exactly what Luna's situation is right now, so let's talk as we go." Rov grabbed his snake fork and walked out of Hagrid's shack first.

Harry and Ginny naturally agreed with his decision and walked out the door.

"Won't you help Hagrid lock the door?" Harry saw Rove walking straight to the Forbidden Forest and hurriedly asked.

He now knew that Hagrid's hut contained many precious goodies, and he completely retracted his previous judgment that Hagrid's hut didn't need to be locked.

Rove stopped and glanced at Harry playfully, with an obvious expression in his eyes:

Didn't you just say that Hagrid's hut didn't need to be locked, why did you change your mind so quickly?' ，

Harry lowered his head, almost trying to find a crack in the ground to get into.

After locking the door, the three of them walked into the deep forbidden forest together.

……

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened, and the sky lit up with a bright sunset.

The trees of the Forbidden Forest are tall and dense, blocking the sunlight that is already fading away, casting dense shadows that make it extremely secluded.

The whole forest was shrouded in a mist, and the huge and dense trees were joined together, like a giant beast that wanted to choose people to devour, and swallowed the three little wizards in one gulp.

"Rove, have you seen that ruin?" Walking deep in the Forbidden Forest, Harry couldn't help but ask Rove.

After a short period of time together, the three of them have become a lot closer, and they no longer call each other by their last names, but affectionately call each other by their first names. ….

"I didn't see the full extent of the ruins there in the morning." Rove shook his head lightly and said, "There seem to be some magical animals in the vicinity that are in charge of protection, even if they bypass the guards, there seem to be other animals in charge of patrolling."

"I wanted to do a good job of finding out how to enter the ruins nearby, but before I could circle the ruins a third of the way, I was driven out by a large python."

As he spoke, Rove gritted his teeth in anger.

"Those snakes are obviously enchanted, otherwise with the animal affinity of a future magzoologist like me, who would be willing to chase me away?"

The corners of both Harry and Ginny twitched, automatically ignoring Rove's last words.

"But how can you guarantee that there are no guardians other than snakes

Where's the thing, Rove?" Ginny glanced at Harry and asked worriedly, "Harry's snake can only control snake animals, and if we encounter other kinds of animals, won't we become very dangerous?"

"If my judgment is correct, I probably won't encounter any other kind of animal." Rove thought for a moment and said to the two of them, "There are many statues of snakes carved on the building of that ruin, and the owner of the ruins should have a paranoid fondness for snakes, and it is unlikely that they will fill the space of such a snake with other animals."

"Like snakes?" Harry couldn't help but laugh, "Who else but the Slytherin House group would want to use a not-so-beautiful animal like a snake as a carved image?"

Ginny also smiled cooperatively.

"Wait, Harry, you just said ...... Only Slytherin is willing to use a serpent as a statue?" Rove suddenly stopped where he was.

"yes, that's kind of a Hogwarts consensus. Except for the Slytherin students, there are very few who like snakes." Harry said to Rove, a newcomer who had not been at Hogwarts for a long time, "After all, the snake's body is cold and hard, and it feels bad to hold it by its owner."

"In addition, poisonous snakes and fangs can harm human lives, and many snakes can grow very large, so ordinary snake keepers often end up unable to find a suitable breeding space because the snakes are too big."

"No, I'm not talking about the snake's shortcomings." Rove shook his head, "I just had a question that popped into my mind, you say...... Who built this ruin?"

"If, according to you, only Slytherin wizards would like snakes, then this relic is most likely built by a Slytherin, and his talent and family fortune should be very strong, so that he can have a chance to build such a large ruin."

"That's right......" Harry nodded, lost in thought.

He suddenly remembered what Professor Dracula had said to him when he asked him for a blood test:

The founder of Slytherin Academy, Salazar Slytherin, is a snake old man who can control countless snakes to fight for him, and the snake old tongue is like a Imperius curse to snakes.

Harry's eyes widened suddenly, "You say, could this relic be built by the founders of Slytherin House?" ….

"No......" Ginny opened her mouth wide, "If it's a Slytherin ruin, why would a Ravenclaw witch like Luna be able to go in?"

"I don't know, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's possible." Harry said excitedly, "Ginny, Rove, can you still remember what was told in Hogwarts: A School History? Hermione has one there, and I've borrowed it too."

"Salazar Slytherin later broke with the other three founders due to admissions rules and eventually left Hogwarts. Legend has it that in order to maintain the purity of Hogwarts, Slytherin left a secret room at Hogwarts, and every once in a certain period of time, monsters would come out of the secret room to eliminate Muggle-born students."

"Could that ruins be the Chamber of Secrets left by Slytherin?" Harry asked excitedly.

"Harry, legends are legends after all, and we don't have much to learn from them." Rove shook his head slightly, "And I don't think a large ruins would be described as a chamber of secrets."

"But there is no wind and no waves, and there is a legend that at least proves that there is a good chance that Slytherin really left something behind." Ginny said optimistically, "And instead of rambling around here, we might as well go and see it live."

Harry and Rove nodded in agreement with Ginny's statement, and Rove led the two of them further into the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

Gradually, as the sky darkened, a layer of mist enveloped the Forbidden Forest, obstructing the view of those in it.

As the three of Harry went deeper, the surroundings grew darker and darker, and there was no longer a shred of sunlight seeping through the cracks in the trees, providing enough light to illuminate the way ahead.

"Fluorescent flickering (Lus)."

Harry and Rove raised their wands at the same time,

The wand illumination charm lit up the tip of the wand, dispelling some of the darkness around it.

Only then were the three of them able to see the surrounding scene clearly-

Trees so thick that they need to be hugged by two people stand around, and from the ground there is no top to be seen, only a patch of branches and leaves obscuring the sky.

In addition to the dense bushes, there are some very dark trunks in the distance, even in the height of summer, there are not many leaves, and many bare, strangely shaped branches overlap each other, giving it a slightly eerie feeling.

The soil on the ground is gray overall, and these soils do not appear to be damp and are strangely dry in the diffuse mist. You can feel the firm, hard texture when you step on it, so the shoes don't get dirt on them.

Rove stopped in front of a bare tree trunk

"Why did you stop?" Harry looked at Rove, who had stopped halfway down the road and didn't continue his move, "Is something wrong?"

"Hmm...... Nothing went wrong." Rove looked back with an embarrassed expression, "It's just that the fog is getting a little thicker now, and I can't tell the exact path to that ruin."

"What did you say?!" Harry's eyes widened suddenly, "Of the three of us now, you're the only one who has ever been to the ruin where Luna is...... If you can't find your way, how can we get Luna out?" ….

Ginny also showed a very worried expression next to her, "Rove, think of a way!"

"It's fine, it's not too much of a problem." Rove's gaze circled around a few times, and he said with a confident expression, "If I can find that ruin once, I can find it a second time!"

With that, he left Harry and Ginny where they were, and walked a few steps to a small open area by himself.

Then, he took his wand out of his pocket and chanted the incantation—

"Trace Manifestation (areVestigiu)."

Rove bent down and pressed himself close to the ground, spinning around the Forbidden Forest, his wand spewing out a golden dot of light that illuminated all traces of magical activity nearby.

"Phew, I have to say that this magic really works." When the spell was over, he looked at the area in front of him with a golden glow and said, "You may have heard that this spell is called the Stalking Charm."

"My grandfather was quite good at this spell and used it to find traces of magical beasts and to rescue the little ones who were hiding in places that were hard for people to find...... Not only that, but at the time of the Global Wizarding War, he used this magic to find my grandmother in Paris."

Rove stood in the center of the golden light, looking at the various golden lines and shapes that gradually appeared around him, and introduced it very happily.

"Luckily, when I was my grandfather's assistant, I thought the spell looked pretty cool, so I pestered him and asked him to teach me how to use it."

"It really came in handy today!"

Harry and Ginny stood outside the golden light at a distance from Rove, staring at the movements of the various animals illuminated by the golden light, frowning unconsciously.

"Rov, how do you use this spell?" Curiously, Ginny reached out and touched a golden line, but her hand passed directly through it, touching the air.

"It's pretty simple to put into practice," Rove said, "and each golden shape represents a creature's trail of activity, which can range from an hour to several years depending on the amount of magic output and the proficiency of the spell."

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"But there are so many lines and shapes here, how are we going to find a trace of Luna?" Harry looked at the dizzying golden lines and felt a little worried,

"What's more, you found the trail of Luna in the morning, and now that an afternoon has passed, there should be more animals passing through this area, and it will also interfere with our judgment even more."

Faced with Harry and Ginny's not-so-optimistic mood, Rov instead held his head high and showed a confident expression.

"It might be a bit difficult to find other magical beasts, but since we're looking for a wizard and Luna, it's a lot easier." He pointed to the golden trail in front of him and said,

"This is already the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and it is a place where few wizards will arrive, and even if someone comes here, it is those more powerful professors, who may enter the Forbidden Forest to collect some materials." ….

"But don't forget!" Rove suddenly emphasized.

"Today, Professor Dracula brought all the faculty members to his house, not even Professor McGonagall stayed in the castle, and it is surprising that none of the other professors stayed here, so it is only necessary to find out the whereabouts of the young wizards."

"Besides, even if there are other young wizards who have to break the school rules and appear in the depths of this forest at such a time before the exam, we don't have to worry too much."

"I found out in the morning, and if you see Luna's footprints, you'll probably be surprised...... All in all, her footprints are unique."

Rove led Harry and Ginny into the area covered in golden light, one by one, eliminating the tracks and movements that were clearly left by animals, and the golden shapes that represented them.

Soon, the area covered by the golden light became empty, and only a pair of very special footprints remained in it.

"It's ......"

"Huh?"

Harry and Ginny's eyes widened in disbelief as they looked at the footprint.

I saw that the footprints representing Luna stretched along a path, and the spacing of the footsteps varied, as if she had walked this part of the road in a jump, and she seemed to be in a good mood.

And what is even more disorienting is not Luna's cheerful mood, but the picture left by the footprints of her two feet-

The two footprints left by Luna were different, the one representing the left foot was a round shoe print with a cute rabbit head, while the right foot was a bare footprint, and the direct toes were very clearly illuminated by the golden light, leaving on the ground in front of the three of them.

"I didn't lie to you, did I?" Rove smirked at Harry and Ginny, "I just said Luna's footprints are definitely easy to find, and you didn't believe it just now!"

Harry and Ginny looked at each other, and both thought it was strange to walk barefoot on the dirt roads of the Forbidden Forest; And it's even more strange to have one foot in a shoe and the other barefoot!

The two of them immediately thought that since the person who did such a thing was Luna, it was normal to think about it this way......

"This shoe print is indeed Luna's." Ginny pointed to the round shoe print with the cute rabbit head and said, "I've seen her wear those slippers, and those slippers have a pair of the same plush bunny heads on them, super cute......

Then, Ginny sighed with some regret, "If it weren't for the lack of pocket money, I would actually want to buy myself a pair."

"But why is she wearing only one shoe?" Harry still didn't understand, "Did she wear only one shoe when she was at Hogwarts Castle and then just come to the Forbidden Forest to feed Thestrals?"

"Probably not, right?" Ginny shook her head, "When I met her last night, both slippers on her feet were fine."

"I guess according to Luna's character, she must have accidentally thrown off the slipper on her right foot after entering the Forbidden Forest." Rove thought for a moment, and quickly analyzed what happened,

"This was the case when the two of us came to the Forbidden Forest together to explore the Forbidden Forest before, and when she walked on the road, her attention was easily distracted by other small animals or something interesting, so it was normal to throw off her slippers when chasing those little things!"

He covered his forehead a little tiredly, feeling that Luna's fluctuating personality was really not something ordinary people could bear.

"Then let's hurry over, now that Luna is missing a shoe, I really don't know what she's bearing

What a danger?" Ginny interrupted Rove's thoughts, grabbed Harry's arm and walked in the direction of the footprints.

"Hey, Rove, can this tracking charm of yours be extended a bit?" She walked to the edge of the golden light and noticed that Luna's footprints had disappeared with it, "Do you need to use this spell again every few steps?"

"The stalking spell isn't that low-end, or my grandfather wouldn't have loved it so much." Rove smiled and held his wand in the palm of his hand, "This spell often needs to be used in conjunction with the Directional Charm to have the greatest effect."

"PointMe." He recited the incantation.

The golden light slowly faded, and at the same time, Rove's wand swirled in the palm of his hand, pointing straight in the direction of Luna's footprints.

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