days at Hogwarts

Chapter 210 Harry: What kind of teammate is this?

Crabbe led the petrified Colin and Justin into the water pipe, and disappeared into the dark passage in the blink of an eye.

Harry and Ron's eyes widened, all the clues were connected by this thread.

The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in the bathroom sink, and the basilisk can easily enter the pipes of Hogwarts Castle, and use the pipe system to swim around the school.

Back then, Myrtle ran into the basilisk that had just come out of the secret room and died on the spot.

The most unexpected thing is that the secret room has always been right under their noses.Hermione and Loren brewed Polyjuice Potion in this bathroom during the day, and Crabbe opened the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets at night and released the basilisk to attack.

"He, he is the heir of Slytherin. The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in the Myrtle bathroom..." Ron paled with fright, "We have to tell Professor Dumbledore about this as soon as possible!"

"No, it's not us, it's you." Harry said solemnly, "I have to follow and keep an eye on him."

Ron looked at him in disbelief: "Are you crazy, the thousand-year-old basilisk may be hiding under the secret room."

Harry let out a long breath, and looked meaningfully at the darkness deep in the pipeline: "I know. But he took Colin and Justin away, and I have to follow to prevent them from being killed before the professor arrives." Served for the basilisk's dinner."

Ron flushed with anxiety, but couldn't find any reason to refute him.

"I'll try to stall for as long as possible,"

Harry patted him on the shoulder, pretending to smile relaxedly, "You have to run fast and find the professor to rescue me as soon as possible, or I might become the basilisk's dessert."

He took a few steps back, supported the stone platform by the pool, turned over, jumped into the dark pipe and disappeared.

Ron glanced at the entrance of the pipe, pinched his sleeves and wiped his face indiscriminately, sniffed, and ran quickly.

"They thought you were the heir, why are you working so hard..." The boy was complaining for his friend, full of uncontrollable cries.

The inner walls of the pipes were full of sticky, wet liquid, and the dirty slime accumulated over the years allowed Harry to glide smoothly without worrying about bruising.The pipe twists and turns, winding seven times and eight times, and the slope is very steep all the way down.

Occasionally he could hear a slight bump around the bend, and Harry knew he had slipped deep, deep under the school grounds, deeper even than the dungeons, deeper than the Slytherin common room at the bottom of the Black Lake .

It took too long to slide in the pipe, and when Harry panicked, he suddenly slipped out of the pipe and fell to the wet ground with a plop.

Concerned about the safety of Colin and Justin, Harry immediately got up and ran along the dark stone passage.He quickly caught up with Crabbe, and behind him floated two stiff bodies, walking slowly inside.

"In order to bring these two people out, I didn't even eat dinner. Can the magic ritual you mentioned really allow me to directly grasp knowledge and become extremely powerful?" Crabbe's voice was in the silent, empty underground secret room reverberate.

Harry, who was following behind, watched suspiciously... Who was Crabbe talking to? Could there be an accomplice wearing an invisibility cloak beside him?
A thin black snake crawled out of Crabbe's neckline, crawled all the way to his shoulders along the clothes, and made a hoarse human voice: "Of course, Horcruxes have magical powers that you can't imagine. Merging our souls together, You will directly own my knowledge, and even master all the magic that I know."

Hearing the sound, Harry's footsteps faltered, and the scar on his forehead began to burn and ache again.

Horcruxes, what is that?
What is soul fusion?
Why that snake can trigger his scar, is Voldemort possessed on that snake?

Suppressing all doubts in his heart, Harry fell behind Crabbe, and saw a huge creature coiled around the entrance of the tunnel from a distance.

"Basilisk!" He suppressed the horror in his heart and held back not to make any sound.

But the strange thing is that Crabbe and the black snake went around on their own, as if they hadn't seen the basilisk.

When Harry got closer, he realized that it was just a snakeskin.The snake's skin was shining with bright green light, and at first glance it was the skin of a poisonous snake.

At a rough estimate, the animal that shed its hide was at least twenty feet long.

Harry's heart trembled, and he silently prayed that Ron would come with the professor as soon as possible. He might not be able to make the Basilisk's dessert.

"Open." The thin black snake opened a solid wall with a low, hoarse hiss.

After waiting for a while, guessing that they had gone far away, Harry followed him in.

In the long, dimly lit room, many stone pillars engraved with coiled and entangled serpents stand tall and support the ceiling that melts in the high darkness, casting long and treacherous black shadows on the entire room filled with green and mysterious atmosphere. film.

Not far ahead, the thin snake was still explaining Horcruxes to Crabbe: "Most mediocre people think that Horcruxes are very evil magic and regard it as taboo. But this is a vulgar idea, just like medieval Muggles thought All magic is like the power of the devil - they fear it, so they belittle it."

"By killing people, part of the soul is split, and then the split soul fragments are sealed and hidden in an object outside the body. In this way, even if your body is attacked or destroyed, you will not die."

The snake's words were like the devil's whisper, faintly resounding in the secret room, and his tone was ridiculed with unknown meaning, "Because there are still some souls left in the world, unharmed."

Harry tried his best to control his breathing, but the thoughts in his mind were like the roughest waves in the sea, constantly churning, beating him into a daze.

Turns out, that's Voldemort's secret, and that's why he can't be killed.

"What does this have to do with knowledge and power?" Crabbe asked in a low voice, and he seemed to be overwhelmed by Snake's words.

"Hehe," Snake chuckled twice, "The split soul is not isolated, it still maintains a mysterious connection with the main body of the soul."

The body of the thin snake stood upright, and the snake letter hissed into Crabbe's ear: "I will share with you the secret of immortality - deposit my soul fragments in you, and through the mysterious connection between souls, you can Master my knowledge, my magic..."

Crabbe asked happily: "Then will I become as powerful as you? Will I be the third Dark Lord?"

"Hiss~" the thin snake kept spitting out letters.

It was a Parseltongue, and Harry recognized it, and Snake said "Fool!"

A deep chill suddenly surged in his heart... It's fake, magic and knowledge are fake.Voldemort just wanted to trick Crabbe into cooperating with the ceremony and accepting his soul fragments.

What exactly was Voldemort trying to do?
Crabbe came to the last pair of stone pillars with the two stiff bodies, and flung Colin and Justin at the feet of the Slytherin statue.

It was a statue as tall as the room, with an aging, monkey-like face and a long, sparse beard that trailed almost to the hem of the wizard's robes carved in stone.

"What do I need to do?" Crabbe asked excitedly, impatient to become as powerful as the Dark Lord.

The thin snake swam from him to the ground: "You kill one of them—"

"Stop your evil deeds, the righteous Lockhart will never allow you to do this!" A warm, high-pitched, positive voice came from behind.

……

half an hour ago.

Ron's head was soaked with sweat, and his red hair became wet and limp on his scalp.

He was running as fast as he could in his life, because every second of delay could kill his roommate Harry.But things didn't go well.

Dumbledore's headmaster's office, he was stopped outside because he didn't know the password.

Professor McGonagall's office, empty.

Professor Flitwick's office, empty.

Even the potions office on the basement floor, Snape wasn't there.

"Where are the professors, where are the professors?" Ron covered his face and wailed in despair, there was only one last choice.

He swung his leaden legs to Lockhart's office, and he was delighted by the sound of pages being turned in the room.

Ron pushed the door open and went in, revealing what happened like a cannonball: "Professor Lockhart, go and save Harry! Crabbe has kidnapped Colin and Justin, and Harry is chasing him into the secret room!"

Lockhart, who was writing a letter to Rita Skeeter, raised his head, put down the quill in his right hand, his eyes flickered with prying eyes: "Oh...Mr. Weasley..."

"According to you, Crabbe is the heir to the Chamber of Secrets?" Lockhart asked.

"Yes!" Ron urged eagerly, "Go and save Harry!"

The yellow candlelight in the office was not very bright, and it barely illuminated the room with the reflection from the floor-to-ceiling mirror at the door.The wind in the corridor blows in from outside, making the candle light flicker slightly.

Lockhart's position was facing the flame core in the mirror, and the candle flame in the mirror swayed violently to the right, pulling people's eyes and making people slightly dazed. Lockhart's head, which had been bent over his desk for a long time, was dizzy for a moment.

Adventures in the Chamber of Secrets...

The material for the new book...

Fame, power, money... Countless temptations floated through his mind, but he suppressed them temporarily, and calmly considered the issues of safety and ability.

Lockhart whispered to himself, "Can I handle Crabbe?"

"Think of Crabbe at the Dueling Club, where his Shattering Curse was deflected and hit himself. The result? Nothing happened."

"Even though he is the heir to the Chamber of Secrets, he is still only a second-year wizard."

"His spell has no power..."

The little wizard in front of him replied softly, Lockhart's pupils dilated slightly, and in a trance, he felt that the Weasley in front of him looked a bit like Loren.

"What about the monster in the secret room, can I deal with it?" He asked again.

"You will not be in danger. That monster only has the ability to petrify. You see, no one was killed in several attacks."

"What's more, the monster obeys the little wizard's orders, as long as he controls the little wizard first, it will be fine..." The bewitching voice was like the devil's whisper, and the illusion woven with desire dragged people into the dark abyss.

The wind stopped, and the candle flames no longer flickered, calmly releasing a warm yellow light that was not bright.

"Of course! As a professor, I will definitely ensure the safety of the students!"

Lockhart slapped the table excitedly, stood up abruptly, picked up his wand and walked out, "Take me there, hurry up."

Ron scratched his head, wondering.Why Lockhart, who was still slow just now, suddenly cheered up.

"Here, here, the Chamber of Secrets is in Myrtle's bathroom."

The moment the two of them stepped out of the office, a series of crisp clicks sounded in the room... That was the sound of the mirror shattering.

School doctor's office.

Loren and Hermione worked together to place Ms. Pomfrey on a hospital bed and lifted the stun spell on her, but it would take a while for her to wake up.

"Ms. Pomfrey was attacked, and the attacker took Colin and Justin away. We must notify the professor as soon as possible!" Hermione raised her airplane ears, which is the cat's expression when she is nervous.

Loren pressed the pocket of the magic robe, and Bloody Mary's mirror became hot from just now.The illusion left on Lockhart was triggered, which meant that he had access to the information about the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk.

He stretched out his hand and grabbed Hermione's fluffy head: "I'm going to inform the professor that the magic power in your body is now disordered, so stay here and take care of Ms. Pomfrey by the way."

Itchy, Hermione's cat ears trembled slightly, raised her hand and gave him an elbow, and said solemnly: "Got it, go and inform the professor!"

"it is good."

Loren left the school infirmary without delay and came to the monster statue.

"Cockroach stack licorice magic stick coconut sorbet peppermint pepper naughty boy..." The mouth kept spitting out a series of candy names.

Not knowing which one was right, the wall slowly opened.

Loren took the spiral staircase to the principal's office, pushed the door open and went in: "Principal Dumbledore, Harry has entered the Chamber of Secrets!"

In the room, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout were sitting around the desk, and Dumbledore was sitting among you.

Five people turned their heads to look at him at the same time...

"Stop your evil deeds, the righteous Lockhart will never allow you to do this!"

Holding his wand in one hand, Lockhart strode forward gracefully, and the resounding sound of footsteps on the thick and hard soles echoed in the empty secret room.

Crabbe and Snake turned their heads at the same time, staring at the three people who appeared behind them.

Ron trotted up to Harry's side, panting so hard that he felt like his legs were going to break.

"How did you find Lockhart, where are the other professors?" Harry said in a mournful voice, feeling cold inside, thinking that tonight might be going badly.

Ron was also very helpless: "The other professors are not in the office, so I have no choice but to find him."

Seeing that Lockhart was getting closer to Crabbe and the thin snake, Harry hurriedly reminded him: "Professor, be careful, that snake is—"

When he just opened his mouth, Lockhart had already waved his wand: "【Forget Nothing】"

A colorless and invisible spell quickly spread from the tip of the wand.

"Tch, a spell aimed at the soul." Voldemort, possessed of a thin snake, opened his snake mouth and spewed out a burst of gray smoke, which together with the Oblivion Curse hit Lockhart's face.

The powerful thrust sent Lockhart flying, crashing into a stone pillar, and passed out.

Seeing this scene, Harry showed a bitter expression towards Ron: "You might as well go to Loren."

"I was in a hurry to ask the professor to save you, but I didn't remember."

(End of this chapter)