Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 228 Lockhart is OK again
I can only suffer from Narlak.

This goblin gangster tycoon has obviously been offline for so long. Now he not only has to be taken out to continue to be flogged, but the treasure he cherishes so much has to become a souvenir for Bourne...

Under Jiuquan, this guy probably couldn't rest in peace.

But it doesn't matter. For such an alien who dares to transgress, it is his honor to have the relic used by the loyal Astartes.

Bourne dug out the goblin crown that Narlak had carefully collected, took it, and went directly to Professor Binns.

And when he knocked on the door with this golden crown, the ghost professor of the extreme house actually opened the entrance to his office for him immediately.

The metal and objects made of different materials made by goblins will make some unique sounds when they collide with each other. How to distinguish them is not a "difficult" matter for Professor Binns, who was a famous archaeologist during his lifetime.

Therefore, when he heard the "dong dong" knock on the door, he heard someone knocking on his door with an ancient fairy utensil.

After opening the door, he noticed the material and unique wave-shaped pattern of the crown at a glance, and recognized that the crown belonged to a country that was located near the North Sea around the 12th century AD and relied on trade and plunder as its main social production methods. A relic of the Fairy Kingdom.

"This is really rare. Ever since the 'evil' Extis destroyed the goblin kingdom and transformed the capital where generations of kings spent money to hire powerful wizards to jointly lay out the unplottable curse, it was transformed into With their own private fortress—the later predecessor of Azkaban Prison—the wizards’ common memory of that goblin kingdom is only a few fragments in history books. And this crown can serve as a An important piece of evidence proving the authenticity of that period of magical history."

This is Professor Binns' evaluation of Narlak's crown.

However, although he liked it very much, the professor still did not accept it as a gift.

This hardly seems like an ancient tradition followed by the British. Of course, this may have something to do with the fact that he has become a ghost.

Professor Binns just hopes that Bourne will let him keep the crown until Christmas. This period of time was enough for him to thoroughly study the ancient fairy language inscriptions on the crown, as well as the meaning of those unique coats of arms, and write a decent paper on the history of magic.

In return for Bourne's courtesy, Professor Binns warmly received him in his room, and patiently recalled for him about the little wizard "Corvinus Gaunt."

"It seems to be the eighteenth century. Not long ago, I remember it quite clearly." The old wizard held a tea cup and said while sipping the tea.

I don’t know what kind of magic was cast on the teacup, but it could actually be held in the hand of a ghost and still steam.

"That Corvinus Gaunt is a very talented little wizard, and he studies hard. However, he always likes to ask some questions that are not there when he is taking magic history class. For example, for a while, he Obsessed with a rumor.

He was once very obsessed with finding the 'Slytherin Chamber of Secrets' - which he claimed was the legacy of his ancestor Slytherin - but we all know that it was just a ridiculous rumor, and the history of magic is a science that emphasizes evidence rather than speculation. disciplines..."

As he talked, Professor Binns unconsciously entered the teaching mode.

His eyes hidden behind thick glasses were slightly closed, and the soles of his feet floating in the air were slightly swaying back and forth. Although the old wizard must have been a smart scholar during his lifetime and imparted a considerable proportion of valuable information, it was obviously difficult for him to establish interactions with his students in ghost form.

That is to say, Bourne, who has far more patience than ordinary little wizards, was able to listen carefully to his long speech that lasted for more than two hours.

For two hours, which happened to be the duration of a magic class at Hogwarts, Professor Binns had already developed a habit of speaking like this.

And by the time he finished speaking, Hogwarts was about to go into curfew.

So, after thanking the old professor, Bourne hurriedly left his office.

The ghost professor wanted to write a note for him. If he met Filch on patrol, Bourne would not be charged with "night walking" if he took the note.

However, Bourne still declined the old professor's kindness. Because ghosts cannot grasp physical objects, Professor Binns had to find a professor first if he wanted to open a note, and then asked the latter to write it for him. During this time, Byrne would have returned to the Gryffindor common room. room.

On the way back, Bourne reviewed it and sorted out some information from Professor Binns' words.

1. That Corvinus Gaunt is indeed a descendant of Slytherin, but a man from the eighteenth century.

2. Corvinus Gaunt was once interested in finding Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, but he never mentioned it until he entered the sixth or seventh years.

3. In the th century, when Corvinus Gaunt was attending school, Hogwarts Castle was occupied by the then headmaster, Delise Devante (before becoming the headmistress, this lady was the most responsible student at St. Mungo's). Famous Therapist) spent money to hire people to repair it; Delise Devante's main purpose of repairing the castle was to improve the sanitary conditions of the castle, adding a large number of clean and hygienic bathrooms and a complete sewer system to the castle.

4. Corvinus Gaunt entered the Ministry of Magic after graduation. The reason why a talented wizard like him did not leave a great reputation in the history of magic is precisely because the department he chose to enter was mysterious affairs. Si, became a silent person.

5. When Corvinus Gaunt was in school, he was very good at both magic and transfiguration, and he was also particularly good at magic related to space. Few people know that the "traceless stretching spell" used by wizards today was actually improved by him. Not only that, after studying the magic laws that regulate and restrict the use of the "Invisible Stretch Curse", judging from the writing and wording habits, Professor Binns believes that those written magic laws are most likely to be written by Corvinu. Written by S. Gunter himself.

"When it comes to finding Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, Corvinus Gaunt not only has motives, but more importantly, he also has the ability."

Byrne quickly came to a conclusion and made some bold inferences at the same time.

"Corvinus Gaunt may not only have found the secret room, but also specially adjusted its entrance and redirected it into the women's bathroom.

After all, the debate about Salazar Slytherin is more about whether he was a dark wizard than whether he was a pervert.

Moreover, combined with the magic attached to the secret passage entrance found in the basement today, the secret passage entrance set up by Corvinus Gunter in the women's bathroom may not only be a 'Parseltongue'. Restrictions may also include bloodline or gender screening spells.

As long as there is no weird "zz correct" trend in the West, people who enter the women's restroom are generally only women, and the restrictions set for the female gender are equivalent to a double insurance of hiding the entrance to the secret room.

Otherwise, if a ghost like 'Moaning Myrtle' wanders into the secret passage while wandering around, the fact that there is a basilisk hidden in Hogwarts Castle will probably be exposed. "
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"Who says it's not?"

The next afternoon, inside the corridor on the second floor of Hogwarts Castle.

George shrugged his shoulders and talked to his brother.

"It's just terrible."

Fred, on the other hand, had a lifeless expression, and kept clasping his fingers, as if he was calculating something.

"We lost nearly two Silver Sickles for a whole box of last-minute fireworks sticks," he said. "How did Snape find out that we were retailing this kind of toys among the little wizards, and Can we still find our hidden goods in that abandoned classroom?"

If other little wizards, especially those who bought their fireworks sticks, heard this, they would probably be so angry that they would challenge them to a duel.

A whole box of fireworks costs less than two silver coins? ? ? But when they retail, one bar costs 7 copper nuts, and Slytherin students can't get a discount!
"Could it be Filch who told him?" George thought about it and felt that this explanation was the most reasonable. "After all, we dug into the box of fireworks sticks when we were standing in his office - I remember there was some cat hair and cat litter in it - although we later found an opportunity to buy in a batch of colored parchment paper and paste it to look like fireworks , replaced the box of genuine goods, but the cat he raised might remember the smell of the original box of fireworks, and then be able to find it during the night patrol..."

"Shh!"

George wanted to say something, but Fred quickly pulled him and stopped his brother.

Because he saw a figure squatting in the corner of the corridor ceiling. It's just that the figure was still some distance away from them, so he didn't notice them.

"It's Peeves." George winked at Fred, and the two hurriedly hid behind a tapestry on the corridor wall.

"Even if he turns into ashes, I can't misjudge him." Fred said softly.

Then, he lifted up the tapestry seam and continued to peek at what Peeves was doing.

Very rarely, Peeves didn't wear any colorful clothes today, but instead wore a canvas coat full of pudding.

I don’t know where that piece of clothing came from, and I don’t know if it was washed after being made. Anyway, it looks dark brown as a whole - the same color as the walls of the castle - rounding it off, it can be considered An alternative camouflage disguise.

What surprised the twins was that what Peeves was holding was not a dung egg or a piece of chalk, but a magic camera.

"This seems to belong to Colin Creevey, that first-grade kid." George had a good eye, and the more he looked at the camera, the more familiar it became.

"That's right," Fred nodded. "Colin wanted to use it to take eight hundred photos of Harry a day. It would hang out in front of us every day. I will remember every trace on this camera."

"Why did he steal this thing? Looking at his posture, he seemed to be taking photos." George suddenly discovered a question: "Isn't this what Peeves likes to do? He obviously prefers to play pranks directly."

And just as the twins were saying something to each other and beeping quietly, another figure suddenly appeared from the corner at the end of the corridor.

"It's Gilderoy Lockhart."

The twins looked at each other.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was dressed as outstandingly as usual: a sequined waistcoat as bright as a peacock, curly hair with styling gel, and a wand with a string of pearls tied to the end (Olivan Germany opposes this kind of "abuse" of the wand)...

He must have just finished teaching the little wizards and is now returning to his office.

Except for Sprout, Head of Hufflepuff and Professor of Herbology, among all the professors at Hogwarts, only Gilderoy Lockhart's office is not in the same place as the classroom where he teaches. .

This is also a rule that the brave Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in the past have summed up in order to deal with Voldemort's curse: Separating the office needed for one's own life and work from the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom can reduce part of the stamina of that damn curse.

Gilderoy Lockhart walked slowly and leisurely with square steps, as if he was recalling the "drama" he had just performed in class.

But just when one of his feet hit a piece of dusty carpet, the blanket suddenly sank down as if it was empty.

Immediately afterwards, a lot of fine sand came out of the carpet, wrapping one of Lockhart's legs and pulling it downwards.

This is a masterpiece among Peeves' many collections. It was "contributed" (certainly not voluntarily) by a young wizard of Central Asian descent who came to Hogwarts in the 19th century. It is called "Quicksand". blanket".

It has a trap spell called "Sand in the Carpet" attached to it. It usually looks like a carpet, but once it is activated and stepped on, it will immediately form a small quicksand trap on the ground. .

After being tricked, it was more scripted than scripted. Not only was Gilderoy Lockhart so frightened that he broke into a high-pitched voice, but he also kept twisting his body in an attempt to pull out the leg that was trapped in the quicksand. And the result of what he did was naturally that the more he struggled, the deeper he sank into the quicksand.

His screams spread far in the empty corridors, and were heard by many young wizards who were going up and down the "moving stairs". They followed the sound and came here.

At this time, the twins noticed that Peeves seemed to make a pulling motion on the rope.

It turned out that this guy had been holding a thin silk thread in his hand, and that silk thread was connected to a decorative chandelier hanging in the corridor.

With such a pull by him, all the ink bottles that had been hidden in the chandelier fell down, and large globs of black ink immediately poured onto Gilderoy Lockhart's head.

"No!" Looking up and seeing this scene, Lockhart let out an even louder scream.

For him, having his hair washed with ink was an experience many times more terrifying than falling into a quicksand trap.

In desperation, Lockhart actually raised his arm holding the wand and said directly: "Depulsio!"

The magic power spurted out, not only driving away all the ink from around his body, but also forcibly dispersing the "sand in the blanket" curse that trapped one of his thighs into the most basic magic elements.

Seeing this scene, Peeves opened his mouth in surprise.

no……

Don't the little wizards all say that Lockhart is a showman? But with his current performance, why does it feel like his magic is working again?
And just when the poltergeist fell into self-doubt, the furious Lockhart also looked up and saw him hiding in the corner of the ceiling.

"Depulsio!"

Lockhart raised his hand and fired again.

Peeves was immediately hit. He originally wanted to avoid the sneak attack, but in the end he was ejected by the powerful magic power.

However, the tattered trench coat and the magic camera "borrowed" from Colin Creevey were floating in the air and were not expelled from the corridor along with Peeves.

Because of Lockhart's scream just now, some young wizards had gathered around him.

At this time, when they saw Peeves being knocked away by a magic spell, they all danced happily, and some of them were so excited that they jumped and shouted "Hello".

The twins also emerged from behind the tapestry, looking in disbelief at Lockhart, who was telling the young wizards around him about his great achievements.

(End of this chapter)