Chapter 37: Parseltongue (thanks to the big guy for the reward, overnight update for the boss)
The auditorium was filled with the screams of young wizards.
There were also many witches who were directly frightened and fainted, and even Snape turned pale.
Of course, Snape wasn't afraid of a snake of a billion points. It can be affected by the Expansion Charm, which proves that the snake itself is not a magical animal, it does not have much magic resistance, and it only takes a spell to kill it.
But now that there is such a huge commotion, what if the little wizards are injured?
He couldn't help but resent Flint, this useless fool, who taught him to use the Expansion Charm on his summons?
But at this moment, Flint had been knocked unconscious by the serpent he had conjured.
"Calm down!"
Snape had to add a spell to his voice so that it could reach the ears of every young wizard. It was probably the only time in his life that he spoke so loudly that Harry felt like Snape's voice was in his ears, and it made him sick for a while.
"Ginny, run!" Ron was flustered, and he tried to rush forward and pull Cyrus back, just like Percy and the twins, but the young wizards were all fleeing, and almost a thousand people huddled together, carrying them farther away like an offshore tide.
Hermione was completely panicked, she didn't know what to do, her mind went blank until Harry stopped her.
"Send me here, Hermione!"
"What?"
"Send me to Ginny!" Harry shouted anxiously.
"But how?"
"With a levitation charm, on my clothes." Harry quickly came up with an idea.
"Okay, I got it!" If Hermione had been a little calmer, it would have occurred to her that instead of sending Harry over, she might as well have brought Ginny with her. But now she can't turn her brain, so she can only passively follow the command.
Fortunately, she hadn't forgotten the spell yet.
"Yugadi Leviosa—"
As Hermione's wand was raised, Harry immediately felt as if his clothes had been caught in something and flew out with him.
His vision suddenly became higher, he loved to see Hermione's panicked face, he saw Ron, who had been with them but was scattered, desperately trying to get close to Ginny but was tripped by Ravin, George and Fred were grabbed by Lee and Wood, Percy's physical strength was not very good, and Harry only saw his face struggling to be drowned out by the crowd......
Harry soon felt like he was spinning, and then he was slammed into the stage, between Ginny and the giant black snake.
"Harry?"
"Poof?"
Cyrus and Snape let out startled noises at the same time.
"Why are you here, Harry?" Sellers asked calmly.
"I-" Harry tried to speak, but he broke his hand as he fell to the ground, and he gasped in the pain.
"Don't move! Broken, Weasley—let me do it—" Snape took a step forward, his heart hanging in the air, lest Harry and Cyrus annoy the snake with a little gesture.
He didn't dare to cast a spell to kill it directly, even if the poisonous snake died, it was just as dangerous, even if it only had one head, it could bite through a person's body with its fangs!
But Harry felt he couldn't afford to listen to Snape.
He can talk to snakes!
He didn't think much about it before he took a step forward, his eyes staring straight at the black snake.
Cyrus looked at Harry's small back and could see that Harry was actually scared himself. But Ginny Weasley is his best friend's sister, so he can sacrifice his life to save her, regardless of the danger.
Naturally, Cyrus didn't need him to help: "Harry, you don't need to-"
But Harry had opened his mouth and made a hoarse, horrible voice—
The Great Hall fell silent for a moment, much more effective than the amplification spell Snape had used.
The huge black snake fell silent and leaned over Harry's chest, looking so tame.
"It's all right, Ginny......" Harry breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and touched the black snake's head, then turned his head, only to realize that something was wrong, and the whole auditorium was staring at him in horror with a thousand people.
"What's wrong?"
Harry's face was full of confusion.
But before anyone could respond to him, Cyrus grabbed him by the wrist and jumped off the stage with him.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't talk, let's go!" Ron quickly rushed over and grabbed Harry's other hand, and Hermione quickly followed.
Wherever they passed, everyone hurriedly made a way. They avoided Harry, it was as if they had seen the snake itself.
They were silent until they rushed from the first floor to the tower, and then to the Gryffindor's common room, which was now empty, that Ron asked:
"You're a parseltongue. Why not tell us? ”
"What am I?" Harry didn't understand, but apparently he realized something was wrong.
"Parseltongue!" Cyrus pretended to be the first time he knew something so astonishing, "You're going to talk to snakes!" ”
"I see," Harry said, "I mean, this is the second time I've done this. Once, in the zoo, I accidentally released a python, and the python pounced on my cousin Dudley – a long story, when the python told me that it had never been to Brazil, and I unknowingly released it, and I didn't mean to. I didn't know I was a wizard at the time......"
"A python told you that it had never been to Brazil?" Ron asked in a faint voice.
"What's wrong?" "I bet a lot of people here can do that," Harry said. ”
"You're wrong, Harry," Cyrus shook his head, "very few people understand the language of snakes, very few, and terrible. ”
"What's bad?" Harry asked, "But if I hadn't quieted the snake, it might have attacked you!" ”
"Oh, that's what you said to him?"
"What do you mean by that? You were there too...... You heard me. ”
"We don't understand, I hear you speak in a parseltongue, the language of snakes. Anything you say is possible. Listen to your voice, as if you were encouraging the snake. That's creepy, you know? Sellers said.
He certainly had this ability, but unlike Harry, he was more comfortable with the Parseltongue.
"Sure, I know you're not going to hurt me, but they don't think so."
Harry stared at him dumbfounded, "I speak another language?" But – I didn't realize it – how could I speak another language and not know it? ”
Ron shook his head. Both he and Hermione looked heavy, as if someone had died. Harry didn't understand what was so scary.
"But even if that's the case, so what? You believe me, that's enough, you know I'm trying to save you, don't you? He said to Cyrus, "So what does it matter if I can talk to the serpent?" ”
"It matters," Hermione finally lowered her voice, "because being able to talk to snakes is Salazar Slytherin's famous skill. So, the symbol of the Slytherin school is a snake. ”
Harry's mouth opened wide.
"Exactly," said Cyrus, "now the whole school thinks you're a Slytherin offspring, but his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchild or something...... They'll think you're the heir of the Slytherin who opened the Chamber of Secrets. ”
"But I'm not." Harry said. He had a panic that he couldn't explain.
"You'll find it hard to prove," Hermione said, "that he lived about a thousand years ago; From all we know, you are probably his heir. ”
"Not to mention—" Cyrus looked into Harry's eyes and pursed his mouth, "Not to mention, gossip never needs your consent. ”
Harry was immediately struck by a silent force.