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Chapter 591 Zhou Ming's "Guess"

"Parseltongue?!"

Hermione's voice suddenly rose and she looked at Zhou Ming in shock.

"How is this possible? This is not Voldemort's..."

"Have you forgotten? We now have Voldemort's soul in our hands."

Zhou Ming said with a smile.

Hermione froze for a moment, then pouted.

"Student Zhou Ming, what did you promise me before? You clearly said you wouldn't release him secretly. He's Voldemort. What if something unexpected happens?"

She put her hands on her hips, like an old maid, and instead of caring about the problem of the spell, she started to criticize Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Okay, he admitted that he did break his previous promise, and he could do that, but he shouldn't tell Hermione about it directly.

"Well, it's my fault, but I did it for a reason."

"Huh, what's your reason? What's the reason that would make you take such a big risk?"

Hermione obviously didn't intend to let him go, and insisted that he tell her everything.

"In fact, this matter concerns you and me, Hogwarts, and Harry."

Zhou Ming said.

As long as you get into his rhythm, the rest will be easy.

"Ah? It's related to Harry?"

Hermione subconsciously stared at him with wide eyes, wanting to make sure he was not talking nonsense.

Of course Zhou Ming was not talking nonsense.

"Look, let's talk about us first. The biggest feature of this language spell is that it can help you quickly learn a new language, whether it is the language of humans or the language of magical animals and creatures. As long as you can summarize their pronunciation patterns and the meaning of each sound, you can convert it into a spell and help you learn it quickly."

Zhou Ming explained.

When he cast this spell, he felt a little emotional. If he had such ability before his first time traveling, he could definitely become a super translator.

A translator is not valuable, but a translator who masters all the languages ​​in the world is very valuable.

Even to take it a step further, if he just applied this ability to learning English, he wouldn't have to get up at 5:30 every morning to memorize English words.

"Okay, great!"

Hermione's eyes lit up immediately. For a top student like her, this spell was simply too good to be true.

"That's the first point. The second point, which is also the main reason why I developed this spell, is because of the last attack."

It has been a while since the last attack, but everyone in the school has been in a panic during this period. Although no one says it, they are actually very worried, fearing that an inexplicable attack will fall on them.

"What does this spell have to do with the attack... you mean Parseltongue?"

Hermione asked immediately.

"Yes, I have analyzed it carefully. Think about it, before the attack, was Harry the only one who heard the strange noise?"

"correct."

"Then have you ever wondered why only Harry could hear this sound?"

"Uh, why?"

"Okay, let me put it another way. What do you think is the difference between Harry and you and me and everyone else?"

"If there is any difference... it's his identity as a savior."

“Yes, it’s his identity as the savior. You should know that Harry’s parents died on the night he was attacked by Voldemort. Although it is not clear what happened, only Harry survived that night, while Voldemort died.

Although it is now confirmed that Voldemort is not actually dead, do you recall any familiar rituals from the events of that night?"

Zhou Ming patiently and patiently guided Hermione's thinking.

"A familiar ritual? If you put it that way..."

Hermione frowned and began to think.

Zhou Ming looked at Cynthia, who rolled her eyes at him, blaming him for not stating his thoughts clearly right away and forcing people to guess.

Fortunately, Hermione is very smart, and since Zhou Ming had said this, she could definitely think of that possibility.

Soon, her complexion began to become very ugly, she looked pale, and her body began to tremble slightly.

"You mean to say that Harry is actually Voldemort's Horcrux? It was actually Voldemort who was in his body all along?"

Hermione's voice was trembling and distorted, and she was not sure about this possibility.

"To be precise, the soul in Harry's body is still his own, but in some unknown corner, there is a small piece of Voldemort's soul that has not yet awakened.

That night, Voldemort killed Harry's parents and achieved the most critical step in creating the Horcrux. Although it is not known what happened at the time, his soul must have been torn apart accidentally, otherwise he would not have fallen into a state of near death.

The only living thing in the room at the time was Harry, so he was the final possible target for Voldemort's Horcruxes."

"But, couldn't it be something else? For example, a teacup, or something else..."

"Of course it's possible, but have you forgotten? Harry can hear sounds that other people can't hear.

The bloody words left on the wall mentioned the Chamber of Secrets and the Heir. As far as I know, if these two words are mentioned in Hogwarts, the only thing I can think of is Slytherin.

The representative of Slytherin House is the snake. The presence of water at the scene means that the attacker must be related to water. I thought of the waterways throughout Hogwarts, through which only snakes can pass quickly.

The only snake-like creature that can cause such damage is the basilisk.

The basilisk's gaze can kill a creature instantly, but what if the creature is not looking directly at the basilisk? For example, Mrs. Norris was probably jumping down from a high place at the time, and she saw the basilisk's eyes through the reflection of the water on the ground, and was petrified.

This can also explain why Harry can hear sounds that others cannot hear, after all, he has experienced so many things.

Putting all these clues together, I reasonably guess that Harry became Voldemort's Horcrux and therefore inherited Voldemort's Parseltongue. When the attack occurred, he heard the sound of the strange snake, so other people couldn't hear it.

This explanation is reasonable, right? "Actually, it's not that reasonable. There are still many loopholes, and many clues seem to be forcibly linked.

But now Hermione couldn't pay attention to so many details, because her mind had been completely distracted by Zhou Ming. Moreover, the fact was already like this, but there were loopholes in the "deduction" process given by Zhou Ming.

But considering the existing evidence, the answer makes perfect sense.

"I didn't expect Harry to be a Horcrux... Now that we've learned Parseltongue, can we also hear the sounds of snakes?"

Hermione accepted Zhou Ming's statement easily. She thought about it and then asked.

"Also, since you have determined that Harry is a Horcrux, why don't you tell Professor Dumbledore? Such an important thing should be known to the professor!"

"How do you know I didn't tell the professor?"

Zhou Ming asked back with a smile.

"Ah? You've told the professor?"

"Of course. On the night of the attack, the professor took the initiative to call me to his office. He already knew that I had a Horcrux, and I told him all my guesses."

"Professor Dumbledore even knew that you had a Horcrux? Then, then he didn't..."

Hermione looked at Zhou Ming with some concern.

Zhou Ming shook his head.

"Don't worry, the professor didn't say anything. He tacitly agreed that I have a Horcrux."

"But how is this possible..."

"Why not? Hermione, you don't know Professor Dumbledore well enough. He is not a timid person. He may be cautious because of some experiences he had when he was young, but other than that, he is a very adventurous person.

Don't forget, he's a Gryffindor too."

Zhou Ming smiled and said.

Gryffindor's consistent personality is bravery at best and recklessness at worst, but no matter what, Gryffindor is synonymous with courage, and every wizard who walks out of this college is, without exception, very adventurous.

Even someone like Percy, for the sake of power and future, dared to take a path that went against his family.

Although his behavior is not worth promoting, it shows that Gryffindor has an adventurous gene.

"Well, now that Professor Dumbledore already knows, I have nothing to worry about..."

Hermione nodded, finally stopping worrying about the Horcrux in front of her. Then, she focused her attention on the spell that Zhou Ming had just taught her, as well as Parseltongue.

"Zhou Ming, what is the name of this spell?"

Hermione silently chanted a few spells in her mind and suddenly asked.

"I haven't decided yet. What name do you think would be better?"

Zhou Ming had never really thought about this question, because this kind of spell was originally unimportant to him. If he could use all his strength, then even if he didn't have Parseltongue, it would not prevent him from understanding the language of snakes.

To put it bluntly, this curse is just a special product of a special period.

"How about calling it a language spell?"

Hermione thought about it and suggested.

The official name of a spell is sometimes different from the name commonly used by wizards.

For example, Avada Kedavra. Its standard scientific name should be the Killing Curse or the Killing Curse. Of course, it can also be called the Death Curse, but there are many similar spells. The black magic is full of spells that can be used directly to kill people, but Avada Kedavra is the most powerful and the easiest to use.

In order to distinguish Avada Kedavra from other death curses, people often use "Avada Kedavra" to refer specifically to this curse.

For example, the standard scientific name of the Arachnophobia spell should be the Unlocking Spell, but there are actually many similar spells, but this one is the most useful and easiest to learn.

There are actually quite a few language spells in the magical world, but most of the time they are just used to facilitate communication. There has never been a spell that is directly used to help people learn a language.

So it should have a more personalized name, but if it is named after a spell, it seems a bit inappropriate. Can't this spell be called "Quickly Learn Snake Language Spell"? Or "Quickly Learn Language"?

None of them sound nice, so it might as well be called a language curse. Anyway, it’s enough for the three of them to know what’s going on.

After studying it for a while, Hermione felt that the spell was more and more useful, so she asked Zhou Ming if she could teach the spell to others?
"My suggestion is not to do so for now, because it is not a good idea to let too many students learn the ability of Parseltongue. Not only will it not change the current environment, but it may make the students even more panicked."

"Ah? Letting everyone hear snake language, wouldn't it help everyone avoid the basilisk in advance?"

"It's not that simple. Even if we have basically determined the movement pattern of the basilisk, who can guarantee that we can avoid its attack? They may even subconsciously look in the direction of the sound after hearing it.

If you happen to make eye contact with the basilisk, the consequences will be very serious."

The older he gets, the more Zhou Mingcai understands the importance of stability.

Therefore, it is not important whether the spell can help the students or not. What is important is not to make them more panicked. What the professors are doing now is very right. They are secretly investigating the problems in the school and at the same time trying to suppress the heat as much as possible. They do not allow students to discuss it too much and even protect Harry by putting him in various detentions as soon as the get out of class is over to prevent him from having too much contact with other students.

In this way, as time goes by, the other students will gradually calm down.

"Okay, what you said makes sense. I won't mention this spell to anyone else for now. By the way, Zhou Ming, Professor Lockhart said before that he was going to hold a dueling club. Wouldn't this kind of thing make other people panic?"

Hermione thought for a moment and asked.

The duel club is about to be held in the next few days, and the news has already spread throughout the school. All students know about it, and everyone also knows the reason, which is the attack not long ago.

If the goal of the school's top brass is to suppress the heat, then wouldn't Lockhart's actions be counterproductive?

"It will have some impact, but not much. After all, Lockhart has been confirmed to be a loser. Do you think the duel club he opened will be serious? Or will it turn into a farce?"

"..."

Hermione was speechless, she could already imagine the final outcome.

However, she certainly could not have imagined that this event, which was supposed to be a farce, would ultimately further fuel the panic among the students and further isolate Harry from ordinary students.

But if you think about it carefully, this is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, he speaks Parseltongue. If he hears the voice of the basilisk again, he will most likely rush to the scene as soon as possible. If he gets too close to other students, others will be in danger.

The new spell teaching was quickly concluded and the three of them went their separate ways.

A few days later, the first class of the Duel Club was officially held, and students from the four colleges gathered in the auditorium.

(End of this chapter)