Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Before Cedric, who was dressed like a pale vampire, could put the wizard hat on his head, he was dragged into the auditorium by Qiu, Gal, Demi and Nash who suddenly ran out of the crowd - as for Arlin, that guy has already gone somewhere with his "Gorgon Lady" tonight.

Lee Jordan, Fred and George, dressed up as three mummies covered in yellow bandages, were chasing Angelina and Aaliyah around.Bert, the real werewolf, rarely put on a werewolf hood, where he was surrounded by two junior witches performing "The Howling of the Werewolf".If Moon were here, he might be tempted to expose his performance - Bert's plaintive howl on the night of the full moon was very different from this.

But obviously, Moon probably won't have this chance.Because at this moment, he was standing in the girls' bathroom with Harry and Ron, staring at Myrtle.

Chapter 40 The secret room finally opens

The girls' bathroom on the third floor, which almost no one wants to use, is quite dark and dull - a large mirror with stains and several cracks, and a row of stone sinks whose surfaces have peeled off, even exposing the masonry underneath. , coupled with the candles that burn hard but barely contribute much light; if this is the most dilapidated bathroom in Hogwarts, I am afraid no one will disagree. [Note 1]

Of course, what's even more strange is that there are always traces of water stains all over the floor and walls, even though every water pipe is working properly and there is no leakage.

At the moment, the culprit who caused these water stains "stands" in front of Moon, Harry and Ron: a short, fat witch with thick glasses, long and straight hair, and a... Lots of visible acne.

This is Myrtle. She is nicknamed "Moaning Myrtle" because she cries all the time, is irritable and sensitive.

But she wasn't crying right now. Not only was she not crying, she was still looking at Moon, Harry and Ron, the three teenagers at that time, with great interest.

"Ah... welcome~ It's been a long time since young boys like you have come to see me~" Myrtle suddenly floated between Moon and Harry, with a strange light in her eyes and a coquettish expression. Said: "So, what are you doing here, young... boys~"

Ron looked at Myrtle as if he had seen a ghost - of course, he had indeed seen a ghost, but ordinary ghosts obviously could not make him so... horrified and unacceptable.Harry instinctively felt a little awkward, so he took two steps back without leaving a trace. Only Munn remained unmoved, looking at Myrtle quietly, and asked, "Hello, Myrtle, my name is Muen." Well, Moon Fox.”

"Aha~ I've heard of you!" Myrtle circled around the three of them, surprising Harry and taking two steps closer to Ron. "That Hufflepuff genius, many girls are there. I have a crush on you, even Peeves always mentions you, and I heard that you are still firmly against bullying among students~ Oh, how great~ I have always been curious about you..."

She quickly moved to Munn's side, almost touching him. "So, a boy as good as you...can't come here to use the toilet...~"

Myrtle laughed mischievously, but to be honest, her laughter was not very pleasant. Instead, it was a bit too shrill, so it sounded harsh and exaggerated.

"Of course not." Moon pointed to the compartment where Myrtle was before. "I wanted to come and see you and ask you a question."

"Uh-huh, uh-huh." Myrtle turned sideways and pinched the corner of her skirt, looking at Moon's cheek. "You ask~ I'm sure... I'll tell you everything."

Her voice became a little more squeamish, making Harry and Ron's hair almost stand up.

"Do you remember Tom Riddle?"

"Tom Riddle..." Myrtle was at a loss for a moment, but she quickly reacted and her eyes lit up, "Oh~ that Slytherin boy prefect, he is also very handsome, just like You are the same...always full of charm..."

"It's a pity..." Myrtle lowered her head, "Hey, when I was still alive, he never looked at me. Well... who would see the ugly, fat Tao with pimples on his face? Where’s Jin Niang…”

She began to sob, but the sound made it more bearable.

Moon pursed her lips and said softly: "I'm sorry, Myrtle, do you know anything more about him?"

"Oops..." Myrtle sniffed, "We have nothing in common. I only know that he always has many good friends. They go to Hogsmeade together every time. They talk and laugh. People who watch are very envious. .Everyone is surrounding Riddle, and the professors also like him very much, except Professor Dumbledore. Ah, sometimes they will sneak some things back from Hogsmeade, but they are all packed in boxes, nothing People know what’s in there…”

"Is that so?" Moon nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you, Myrtle, this is very important."

Myrtle's eyes lit up, she circled around Munn twice more, and finally stopped in front of Munn. She twisted her hands together and looked back at Munn over her shoulder shyly, "I'm very happy." I can help you~ Then, do you want to come with me to the death anniversary party tonight? Sir Nicholas invited me, but I don’t have a dance partner yet~”

Harry and Ron's eyes widened together, and they winked at Moon desperately, hoping that Moon would not agree to Myrtle.

No kidding, they had a hard time not going to that death anniversary party full of ghosts, God knows what would show up there!

"It's a pity, Myrtle, that I may not be able to attend the death anniversary party with you." Moon pointed to the sink next to him and said very sincerely: "Go and attend, we still have some important things to do." Things to do.”

"Hmm...?" Myrtle's expression suddenly changed, and she stared at Moon suspiciously. "Are you lying to me? In fact, you just think I'm too ugly, and you don't want to be at the party with me." It would be very embarrassing to show up——"

"No, I want to kill the monster that took your life back then."

The bathroom suddenly became extremely quiet. Harry and Ron's expressions became very confused. Myrtle's questioning also stopped. She looked at Moon blankly and suddenly became a little embarrassed. "You know what it is?" Something killed me? Do you know where that thing is hiding? Can you deal with that thing?"

"You know...how I died?"

"It's not a complete knowledge, but I can roughly guess it." Moon nodded gently. "And those questions you asked before, yes, I know them all."

Myrtle didn't answer or speak anymore. She stared at Munn, looked him up and down several times from head to toe, and then suddenly let out a high-pitched short laugh and quickly covered her face. Fly out of the bathroom.

Harry and Ron looked at each other, "What's wrong with her?"

None of them could give each other an answer, and Moon didn't respond either. Instead, he went directly to the sink and began to study the old faucets.So, the two teenagers quickly followed Munn and asked questions one after another:

"Hey Moon, what monster killed Myrtle?"

"Has Hermione been attacked by that kind of monster too?"

"Why can't anyone see that monster?"

"Is the monster hiding in this bathroom?"

Moon didn't answer a single question as he found the faucet with its serpentine relief.

"Ah, here..." He muttered and took two steps back, turning to look at Harry and Ron. "Myrtle was killed by a monster, but Hermione was not. Her coma can only be said to be related to this." It's related to a dangerous monster, so it's not like no one can see that kind of monster, and... the monster is not hiding in this bathroom, but if you want to find the monster, the entrance is in this bathroom. Continue. Come on down, before we get down to business, we have to agree on three chapters."

As Moon spoke, he turned around and waved his wand, opening the bathroom door and the window in the corridor outside the door at the same time.The next moment, Debbie flapped her wings and flew in, slowly landing on Moon's shoulder.

"First, after entering, you cannot face the monster directly - it is very dangerous and may lead to your death. And compared to the two people who deal with the monster with me, I need you to keep an eye on everything outside. It is very important to ensure that there will be no accidents. We must ensure that someone can deliver the message alive. And it is a huge behemoth, and the spells you currently have cannot cause much damage to it. "

"Second, if we really find the monster's habitat, I need you to watch the time. Once I have been in contact with the monster for more than 15 minutes and still haven't come out, then you must leave immediately, come out to find the professors, and put this - —" Moon took out a piece of paper and handed it to Harry "--give it to Professor McGonagall."

Harry took the note and put it in his pocket, and nodded solemnly.

"Third, always hold your wand and protect yourself."

Moon's words were so solemn, which made Harry and Ron's originally nervous minds suddenly become a little heavy. The two looked at each other again, and then made a promise to Moon at the same time.

"Okay, we're going to open the door." Moon took out his wand, suddenly waved it towards the floor next to him, and chanted: "Serpensortia!"

A venomous snake covered in black and blue suddenly appeared on the floor. It looked at Harry and Ron warily, spitting out letters. Ron was startled, but Harry looked at the snake with curiosity.

Moon, who had already prepared animal conversations for himself, looked at the poisonous snake and confirmed that the poisonous snake was constantly sending out doubt signals. Then he said to Harry: "Harry, I remember you said before that you can talk to snakes when you are young. Conversation, right?”

Harry didn't notice Ron's eyes suddenly widening next to him. Instead, he said to Moon as he should, "Yeah, just like when you asked me to talk to Hedwig and the others."

"It's different, Harry." Moon shook his head. "I just used a magic to make you understand the hoots of Hedwig and other owls, just like finding a translator for you. But your kind Talking to snakes is not the power of a spell, but a gift of yours.”

"Harry, you're a Parseltongue."

Harry's little face suddenly became extremely confused. "Am I...what?"

Before Moon could answer, Ron had already rushed ahead and shouted in a fuss: "Harry! You are a Parselmouth! Merlin's socks! Why have you never told us?"

"I don't even know what kind of snake I am..." Harry looked at Ron speechlessly. "Please, I always thought this should be a very common thing for wizards - just like talking to animals."

"Talk to animals!" Ron swallowed. "Harry, this is not a simple matter. Oh, I'm sorry, you just said that Munn can do it. In short, Parseltongue... wait, Munn , you can also talk to animals?!"

At this moment, Ron suddenly felt that his world view was challenged.

what's the situation?His best friend is a Parseltongue?His other best friend can actually talk to other animals?

Is it really normal for you to be like this?

If Hermione wasn't still lying on the hospital bed and Hesper and Quaid weren't here, Ron would have definitely asked them if they were hiding any secrets that they hadn't told him.

Seeing Ron's surprised expression, Moon waved his hands in confusion, "It's not important, I said, that's the effect of the spell, I'm not born to talk to animals."

"Okay, okay..." Ron muttered, "Anyway, Harry, Parseltongue is a... bad talent. Think about it, you can chat with snakes since you were born... Besides, Slytherin The hallmark is Parseltongue.”

"What do you mean?" Harry was confused again. "Only people from Slytherin House are Parseltongues?"

"No, Harry." Moon shook his head and said, "It's Salazar Slytherin himself, and he is a Parseltongue."

Harry took in a breath of cold air, which made the originally cold bathroom subtly warm.

"Anyway, Harry, I need you to talk to this snake now -" Moon pointed at the venomous snake on the ground that was not quite sure of the situation yet "- and let it swim to me on its own."

"Uh, let me try..." Harry scratched his head, licked his lips again, then took a deep breath and said to the poisonous snake: "Uh, swim to Moon's side."

Although Ron's mood was very complicated at the moment, Harry's words still made him laugh without restraint.

"Harry, you're talking humanly."

"Ah, Oao, cough--"

Fortunately, the candlelight in the bathroom was not very bright, otherwise, Harry felt that all his blushes would have been noticed by Moon and Ron.

He took another deep breath, tried hard to stare into the snake's eyes, and tried to feel the "hissing" sound of the snake.

A few seconds later, Harry spoke again, and this time, what came out of his mouth were no longer words that humans could understand, but a strange hissing sound, not exactly like a snake. The venomous snake immediately understood the cry, and even raised its body and looked at Harry suspiciously.

With the help of animal conversation, Moon also understood Harry's Parseltongue - essentially, Parseltongue is just the language of snakes.

The next moment, the poisonous snake swam to Munn's side suspiciously, but it was completely created by the transformation technique, so it did not take a bite of Munn's leg. Instead, it climbed onto Munn's shoe with a little curiosity and looked at it. Ron's hair stood on end.

"I succeeded?" Harry's eyes lit up, but then he became very confused. "But, I mean, how could I know this... Parseltongue? I have never learned..."

"It can't be learned, Harry." Moon explained: "Parseltongue is a talent that can only be inherited by blood. Maybe you have a part of Salazar Slytherin in your blood." Uncertain - This is normal. Wizards often have complicated and intertwined blood relationships with each other, which does not mean anything. And Parseltongue may not always be bound to dark wizards. Neither your talent nor your ability can determine who you are. No matter what kind of person you are, you don’t have to be afraid of them, and you don’t have to think that what kind of abilities are bad.”

Harry nodded in understanding, but it was clear that he still seemed unhappy that he had the blood of Salazar Slytherin.

But there is no way, and Moon can't tell him that there is a small piece of Voldemort's soul in your body, and your Parseltongue was also brought over by that piece of Voldemort.

That would scare Harry half to death.

He flicked his wand, causing the venomous snake to turn into a wisp of smoke and float away without a trace. He then led Harry to the faucet he had just found. "Harry, have you seen this snake relief? Use the words you just used." The way, say something to this place - I don’t know exactly what you should say, but it should be words like ‘open’, ‘turn on’.”

"Oh, okay." Harry responded and quickly stared at the snake relief on the faucet.

A moment later, a familiar hissing sound came from Harry's mouth, and immediately after, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared from the faucet, and began to twist and turn.

Then, the pool began to float, as if it had turned into a mirage in the desert - in an instant, the entire pool disappeared inexplicably, replaced by an exposed, very thick water pipe.

Ron seemed to have thought of something. He thought about everything that happened tonight, the hidden monsters, the secret entrance that could only be opened by Slytherin's Parseltongue...

His face turned pale uncontrollably, and he said in a trembling voice: "M-Mun... I said, could this be the legendary... Salazar Slytherin's secret room?"

"Yes, Ron, that's it. Salazar Slytherin did leave a secret room and a monster in the school." Moon nodded gently, and at the same time pulled out a piece of rope from the buckle bag - —The other end of the rope was still in the buckle bag, with no end in sight.

While he tied the rope firmly to a pillar not far away, he smiled and said: "Harry seems to not know what it is again. Later, Ron, you can tell Harry those stories, but Now……"

"We should go down."

"Are you sure?" Ron shuddered. "I think if there is really a monster in there, I'm afraid we can't solve it. Should we go to the professors or go directly to Professor Dumbledore?" come over?"

"Don't worry, Ron. I know what's down there, and I'm ready to deal with it. As long as you don't interfere, I'm very confident that I can deal with that monster." Moon raised his hand and looked at himself and Ron. Well, Harry has a feather falling spell attached to him to avoid any collision when he falls from the water pipe later. "The most important thing is that my action was approved by Professor Dumbledore."

Well, the professor only said not to let him blow up the bathroom, but he didn't say not to let him go down and kill a basilisk, right?

Chapter 41 Salazar Slytherin’s Secret Room

Following the dark, slimy, seemingly endless long pipe, Moon, Ron and Harry seemed to have gotten into the mouth of some monster. The deeper they went down, the worse they felt. It's uncomfortable.In the middle of the slide, they could even see many pipes branching out in all directions, but none of them were as thick as this pipe - and of course, there were not as many twists and turns as this pipe.

It seems that this pipe may have been adjusted to allow people to pass freely.

Among the three, Moon was the first to jump down, and the first to fly out of the suddenly horizontal pipe and land floating on the ground.Listening to the sounds that were still coming from the pipe behind him from time to time, Moon quickly stood sideways to avoid being kicked by the two people who came out.

Sure enough, not long after he hid aside, Harry also flew out. He was not used to the feeling of his body becoming light and feather-like, and he always felt a little curious. After landing on the ground, he still felt a little curious. He groped back and forth on his body, only to be carried forward by Ron who was swooping down from behind. Even though Ron also had the feather falling spell, Harry was too close to the mouth of the pipe.

"Oh...Ron, I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention." Harry apologized to Ron and stood up from the ground.

Ron waved his hands and stood up as well, but rather than studying why he became like a feather and would not fall directly to the ground like Harry, he seemed more inclined to despair because of the stickiness on his body.

"Ugh--" Ron sniffed his sleeve, and then retched immediately. "It's okay Harry--damn, this smells really bad, right? Salazar Slytherin is here." Is there a bunch of rotting florob caterpillars in there?”

Moon didn't notice it at first. He was still looking at the situation nearby. When he saw Ron reacting like this, he also sniffed his sleeve.

"Ugh - it smells so bad..."

Therefore, human nature is to be curious, not to mention Harry is the most curious one among the three. When he saw both of them looking like this, he immediately raised his sleeves, and then...

"vomit--"

What was a good secret room adventure ended up with three teenagers standing there taking turns retching.

"Scourgify!" Moon finally held back his nausea, waved his wand, and cleaned up the three of them. Then he used a powerful lighting spell to make the tip of the wand emit a burst of bright light. It pierced the surrounding darkness, allowing the three people who were freed from the stench to finally take a good look at the surrounding scene——

This is a long tunnel. The ground and walls are full of damp water stains and sticky liquid similar to that in pipes. There are even dark green moss growing in some corners. It just looks like It makes people feel uncomfortable.Of course, what makes people feel even more uncomfortable are the small animal bones scattered everywhere. Judging from the shape of the skeleton, they should mostly come from mice, frogs and the like.

"Merlin's beard... This place is really..." Ron swallowed and gave his evaluation, "Disgusting and terrifying."

Moon and Harry strongly agreed with this.

"Let's go, we have to go further. This doesn't look like a place where a big monster can be hidden." Moon raised the wand higher. "Follow me and don't fall behind." "

He took out the remaining half of the rope from the buckle bag, threw it to the ground, and then led Harry and Ron forward along the tunnel.

The patter of footsteps echoed in the tunnel. They rounded a corner and suddenly stopped. Harry and Ron even held their breaths - because just as they turned around, they saw a The huge thing was entrenched on the ground. Although it was not facing them, it still made people shudder.

"Don't worry, look at the top, there are two soft and collapsed places. This is not a real snake, just a shed." Moon comforted the two of them feebly. Although Harry did become calmer, Ron was the opposite. Even more powerless.

"Moon, are you sure you can handle this thing? It looks like it's twenty feet long." Ron tugged at the corner of Munn's clothes and pointed to the bright green snake slough in front of him. "And my My memory tells me that snakes seem to grow longer every time they shed their skin..."

Moon took a deep breath and smiled reassuringly at the two of them. "It's okay. Don't worry. It's just a snake after all. As long as you protect yourselves, it'll be fine."

Harry turned his head and looked at Ron. This time, the resolute certainty in Moon's words really made both of them feel reassured.