Chapter Eighty-Eight: Tales of the Secret Room

"Hahβ€”you're pretty evenly matched," Ivey teased

Seeing Lu Wei's mouth watering, he still didn't move. He spoke

"Eat, I'm not in a hurry to leave. Let's talk."

Lu Wei's eyes flickered, as if he was struggling between food and reason. But it didn't last long, and he rushed to the food with a whimper, and feasted on it.

Lou Wei devoured it, and Ivy simply sat down cross-legged in front of it.

"Hey, big guy. Have you noticed any other large magical creatures at Hogwarts lately? Ivy chatted casually

Lu Wei's middle head suddenly raised to look at him, and then immediately lowered his head and continued to nibble on the beef.

"Looks like you're aware of it. That's right, canine perception itself is very strong, not to mention that you are still a magical creature. ”

"In that case, you should know what that thing is. Frankly, I can kill it, but it will take a lot of effort and it will probably be very costly. ”

"So I want to ask you for help. Harry and the others would have Fawkes' help, but they weren't secure. Fawkes, you know, it's Dumbledore's phoenix. ”......

In Ivey's voice talking to himself, Lou Wei finished his meal. It lay down again, captivated by the eyes.

"After talking for so long, you also make a statement." Ivy saw that it was falling asleep again, so she went up and screamed

"Roaring β€”β€”!"

Annoyed by Ivey's harassment, Lou Wei snarls at him. Saliva splashed him in the face.

"I just turned my face after eating~" Ivy wiped a handful of saliva

"I don't understand what's wrong with following me, I don't have to stay in this little dark room if I eat well. Think again, I'll come back next time. ”

The footsteps faded away, and the room was silent again, except for the snoring of Luwei.

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For the next few days, Ivey had been looking for an opportunity to give Harry some clues. It's a pity that as the parties to the secret room incident, the three Harry have been greatly affected, and everyone seems to be deliberately avoiding them.

Harry clearly sensed the situation, and was also deliberately staying away from the crowd and staggering the meal times. And Hufflepuff and Gryffindor haven't had classes together recently, so Ivey can't find the three of them.

Today, I finally waited for my chance. The afternoon history of magic class will be held with Gryffindor.

As soon as Ivey and Betty entered the classroom, they found Harry sitting alone in the corner, and he walked straight over.

"It's so hard to find you"

"Ivey, don't get too closeβ€”you'll be isolated," Harry immediately whispered a warning

"Huh?" Ivy paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "You can realize this, it's really better than the original." ”

"What original? What are you talking about? Harry wondered

"It's nothing, don't be busy walking after class. I have something to tell you," they sat directly next to the three of them

"Are you listening to me, don't get too close to us"

"Ann~ no one will suspect that I am the heir of Slytry." Ivy motioned for him to relax

After a while, Ghost Professor Binns floated in

"Today we're going to learn about the 128-year-old wizarding conference. This meeting was very important, and it produced a lot of regulations that are still in force. You can turn to page 862 of the history textbook for more details. ”

Professor Spin began to speak in his dry voice. After an hour, most people are half-asleep.

"Professor" A crisp voice broke everyone's dreams, it was Hermione.

Professor Spin looked up and lifted his reading glasses on his face. Ivy has always wanted to complain about why the ghost also wears glasses. And why are there ghost glasses.

"You are?"

"I'm Hermione Granger, Professor"

"What's the matter?"

"Professor, could you please tell us about the rumors about the secret room?"

Hermione's words were astonishing, and the other classmates were instantly in good spirits.

"Sorry, this is a history of magic class, not a myth and lore class. We're talking about objective facts," Professor Spin declined

"Okay, let's move on. In October of that yearβ€”"

"But sir, legends have a certain factual basis, right?" Hermione interrupted the professor's narrative again

Professor Spin looked at her in surprise, as if he did not expect a student to interrupt his lecture continuously. Looking at the other students who were also full of interest, Professor Spin said slowly

"Well, you can say that. But your so-called legend is just a rumor, even a comical story. ”

"The Chamber of Secrets, I think...," Professor Spin was silent for a moment before speaking

"It started a long time ago. Everyone knows that there were four houses at Hogwarts, and this is also the name of the founders, the four greatest wizards of the time. They are: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. ”

"The common people of those days were very afraid of magic, so wizards were persecuted a lot. So the four of them built the castle together to keep it out of the eyes of Muggles. ”

"At first, the four of them worked together to find young people with magical talents and bring them to the castle to be trained. But after a long time, several people slowly disagreed. Slytherin believed that Hogwarts should be limited to pure wizarding families, and was reluctant to accept children from Muggle families. The other three, on the other hand, believed that Muggles and purebloods should be treated equally. ”

In this way, the rift between Slytherin and the other three grew wider, and even a heated argument broke out. Eventually, Salazar Slytherin left school. ”

"What does this have to do with the Chamber of Secrets?" Hermione wondered. She thought that the donkey's head was not the right one.

"Reliable history tells us that. And what you are talking about is just a ridiculous nonsense. Presumably, Slytherin had built a vault in the castle before leaving, and even the other founders didn't know the location. Legend has it that when the true heir of Slytherin arrives at the school, he will be able to open the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing the horrors inside, allowing it to purify the school and rid it of all those who are not worthy of learning magic. That is, Muggles. ”

After the story was over, the classroom fell silent. The little wizards also had different faces, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

"Of course, this is all nonsense. The school and the Ministry of Magic don't know how many times the castle has been inspected. Nothing was found in the end."

Then Hermione spoke up again, "Professor, what exactly is the so-called "scary thing"? ”

"It was believed to be some kind of monster that only the heirs of Slytherin could control."

The students were a little nervous at the sight of the monster, and they exchanged glances.

"I tell you, don't spend time on these rumors. There are no secret rooms! There are no monsters either! If there were, so many principals would have found out. Professor Spin concluded

"But Professor, as you just said, this secret room can only be opened by the heirs of Slytherin." Seamus retorted

"That's right, maybe there are some conditions to open it. For example, you have to use black magic!" Patty Pettier shrieked

"Just because a wizard doesn't use dark magic doesn't mean he can't." Professor Spin said meaningfully

"Perhaps, it has to have something to do with Slytherin......

For a while, Professor Spin was arguing with the students.

After class

"I knew Salazar was a perverted old madman," Ron whispered to Hermione, "I don't know how he thought of purebloods, such ridiculous nonsense." Anyway, even if I were to ask for money, I wouldn't go into Slytherin House. If the Sorting Hat had sorted me into Slytherin, I wouldn't have said a word and would have just taken the car home. ”

Hermione nodded in agreement

"Don't think about it. Walk, go to the courtyard. I have something to tell you," Ivy interrupted

Next to the benches in the courtyard

"Ivey, what do you want to say?" Harry asked

"Harry, I have something to make sure with you before I say that." Ivey said solemnly

"You ask"

"Are you sure that voice is only you can hear?"

"Of course," Harry affirmed

"We can also prove that "Ron and Hermione nodded repeatedly, "that night, we were the Lady Loris, who followed Harry. ”

"Any questions?" Harry asked, a little nervous

"Yes!" Ivy frowned, "I remember you told me before, what sound can you hear, we were still in elementary school at the time, can you remember?" ”

"Elementary school?" Harry frowned

"Hmm~ It's been too long, and I can't remember it clearly. Seems to have something to do with your cousin," Ivy continued to guide him

"Something to do with Dudley? I want to think," Harry looked down in thought

"That's right!" After a few seconds, he suddenly looked up, and his eyes lit up and shouted, "Snake! It's a snake! ”

"What snake? Can you explain," Hermione and Ron were confused

"Ron, I finally know what that sound is! It's snake language! Snake Language! Harry happily grabbed Ron's shoulder and shook it, "When I was in school with Ivey, I went to the zoo with my cousin's family, and I happened to have a conversation with a Brazilian python. The voice I heard at Hogwarts before was snake talking, and that monster was a snake! ”

"You're a parseltongue!" Ron cried out

Hermione also looked at Harry in shock

"What Parseltongue?" This time it was Harry's turn to be confused

"It's you who can talk to snakes," Hermione explained

"Yes, I can. Is there anything strange? I think a lot of people can do it."

"Harry, this is no ordinary skill. It's a special talent," Ron looked very bad

"That's a good thing, why are you so miserable," Harry wondered

"It's a good thing if it's normal," Hermione smiled wryly, "but it's too bad at this time." You know, Salazar himself is a parseltongue. ”

"What!" Harry exclaimed

"If you knew you were a parseltongue, they would think you were the heir of Slytherin. One hundred percent. Ron said bitterly

"But I'm not! I belong to Gryffindinβ€”" Harry didn't finish his sentence, dumbfounded. He suddenly remembered that the Sorting Hat had assigned him to Slytherin.

The trio fell silent