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In the summer of 1992, news that Hogwarts was about to open a new
course and needed a new professor quickly spread throughout the
wizarding world through newspapers such as the Daily Prophet and The
Quibbler. Countless people moved and sent letters to Hogwarts.
Ciaran Frémont, as a wizard who has graduated from Hogwarts for eight
years, also wants to return to Hogwarts and hold a professorship, and he
also received a reply from Principal Dumbledore, inviting him for a few
days Later, he went to Hogwarts for an interview. While happy, Xia Ran
found that he had an urgent task. He had to submit his resignation to his
immediate boss, the Director of the Department of Magical Law
Enforcement, the largest department of the Ministry of Magic!
Chapter 33 The game is
suspended
"Please forgive me." Dumbledore said, "I have always been doubtful about
your guesses and inferences, Xia Ran."
Xia Ran was quite speechless. It turns out that Professor Dumbledore, you
never believed my "inference" - it was actually a familiarity with the plot
of the original time and space. I put it forward in a new way and used the
results to reverse the process. It was extremely difficult. , much more
relaxed.
Dumbledore picked up Colin Creevey, the unfortunate little wizard -
compared to an adult like Xia Ran, Dumbledore looked tall, let alone
Colin Creevey, who was only in the first grade. New student, only 11
years old.
"I will send Colin to the school hospital first and ask Madam Pomfrey to
take a look at him. Xia Ran, please go to the Quidditch pitch and protect
all students back to the castle. I believe Minerva, Severus will be happy
to help you." Dumbledore said as he picked up Colin Creevey and walked
away, which was in the direction of the school hospital.
Xia Ran left Hogwarts Castle in three steps at a time, pulled out the wand
in his robe, and soon arrived at the Quidditch pitch. Two college
Quidditch players were warming up and flying in the air. , while Ms. Huo
Qi, a first-year flight course professor, stood aside, checking the time
from time to time to see if it was time for the race to start.
Several stands were almost full of students, and there were many
professors among them, such as Professor McGonagall in Gryffindor
Square and Severus Snape in Slytherin House. They all wore The
representative color of your college.
At this moment, Harry was about to ride on his broomstick, but suddenly
he saw Professor Frémont running into the stadium, holding the
professor's own wand high in his hand, his expression even more
unusually solemn, and Harry's heart suddenly went crazy. Sunk to the
bottom.
Ms. Huo Qi looked at Xia Ran and said: "Professor Frémont, you are late,
the start time is coming soon." She knew that Professor McGonagall and
Snape invited Xia Ran to the Quidditch pitch.
Xia Ran pointed at her throat with her wand and said, "The voice is
loud!" This is a spell that can amplify the wizard's voice.
"The game is cancelled!" Xia Ran said to several high platforms. The
crowd immediately emitted shouts and boos of dissatisfaction, and
several Quidditch players who had flown into the sky landed on the
ground one after another, expressions on their faces He looked
dissatisfied and shouted at Xia Ran.
"Professor, Professor Frémont, we still have a competition, the Quidditch
Cup!" This was the voice of Oliver Wood, captain of the Gryffindor
Quidditch team.
Xia Ran ignored him and continued to shout to the stands: "Students in
all colleges must return to the common rooms of their respective colleges
immediately. Going out without permission is absolutely not allowed.
The prefects of each college must do their jobs well and assume their
responsibilities." It’s the prefect’s responsibility!”
The roar of dissatisfaction in the crowd grew louder.
"What happened? Professor Frémont." Professor McGonagall asked loudly
from the stands.
Xia Ran replied: "A student was petrified, another attack! The victim was
a Gryffindor student!"
"Oh, my God!" Professor McGonagall's face turned pale instantly.
The crowd became quiet all of a sudden, almost all of them opened their
eyes wide, with fear radiating from their pupils. The victim this time
turned out to be a wizard? ! Last time it was clearly just a cat.
"Professor McGonagall, you can come with me to the campus hospital.
Professor Snape and Mrs. Hooch, please take care of the students from
each college back to their respective common rooms in the castle." Xia
Ran said.
He and Professor McGonagall entered the castle and went straight to the
school hospital.
A group of young wizards, escorted by two teachers, crowded back to the
castle. At this time, other teachers also heard Xia Ran's words, and
walked out of their offices one after another, took over the escort duties,
and sent all the students to the castle without missing a beat. In the
common room, groups of three or two wandered in the corridors to
inspect.
At this time, no students are allowed to go out.
The Gryffindor lounge was particularly nervous. After all, Professor
Frémont said that the victim was a student of their Gryffindor House.
Who could it be?
Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked to a corner of the common room.
Harry lowered his voice and said, "Should I tell the information I know?"
Ron and Hermione understood what Harry meant. He had heard strange
voices coming from someone in the castle, followed by an attack. They
thought it was because Harry was a Parseltongue and could hear it. He
understands snake language, so he made this discovery.
But Ron did not recommend that Harry report it. He said: "Harry, hearing
a voice that others cannot hear in the wizarding world is a very ominous
omen in itself, not to mention that there were two attacks in succession.
We all know that you are not the heir of Slytherin, and you did not
control the basilisk to hurt anyone, but others may not think so if they
know it."
"Harry, it's useless even if you report it. You don't control the basilisk.
The heir of Slytherin is hiding somewhere. You exposed the fact that you
know Parseltongue, but it's easy to cause trouble." The heir of Slytherin
has murderous intentions, and I'm afraid you will be attacked and
petrified next time." Hermione also said.
After hearing what his two good friends said, Harry also gave up the idea
of reporting that he knew Parseltongue. He didn't want to be
misunderstood by others, not to mention that he had no connection with
the Basilisk. He knew that he was completely innocent.
Ginny came to the trio at this time, her face was pale and her eyes were
full of panic.
"Ginny, relax, you are a pure-blood wizard, you will not be attacked by
the basilisk." Hermione comforted.
"By the way, Hermione, you and Harry should be more careful," Ron said.
Hermione is a Muggle wizard and Harry is a half-blood wizard. They may
both be targets of the basilisk.
Ginny's expression grew more horrified.
The trio quickly comforted Ginny.
****
school clinic.
Colin Creevey was lying on a hospital bed. Madam Pomfrey, the school
nurse, was carefully checking Colin's symptoms. Dumbledore was
standing beside the hospital bed, with a solemn face, looking at Colin
Creevey's condition. .
"Albus..." Professor McGonagall entered the ward and immediately saw
Colin lying motionless on the bed. She looked particularly pale and
seemed to have a feeling of suffocation.
Xia Ran followed and entered the ward.
Madam Pomfrey stood up and said: "They were petrified again. We can
only wait for the mandrake in Professor Sprout's greenhouse to mature
before we can prepare the magic potion to revive these two unfortunate
victims." ”
Dumbledore nodded but said nothing.
"Colin didn't look directly into the basilisk's pupils. It's a blessing among
misfortunes." Xia Ran said with emotion.
"Albus, is the Chamber of Secrets..." Professor McGonagall asked eagerly.
"The Chamber of Secrets has indeed been opened again!" Dumbledore
said. "I need you to explain the situation to the students in each college in
detail, so that they understand the seriousness of the matter and give up
the idea of going out at night."
Professor McGonagall turned around and left in a hurry.
Make up for yesterday’s debt
Chapter 34 Encounter on the road
"By the way, Xia Ran, I need you and other professors to inspect
Hogwarts Castle." Dumbledore said, "I will join the inspection team later."
"Okay." Xia Ran nodded and left the ward.
Before he had gone far, he suddenly heard a very loud voice calling his
name: "Xia Ran, Xia Ran!"
It was Rubeus Hagrid, the current gamekeeper at Hogwarts, who would
not be taking up the post of Care of Magical Creatures professor until the
next academic year.
"Hagrid, why are you here?" Xia Ran asked, "Ah, you also went to the
Quidditch pitch to watch the game just now?" He saw Hagrid wearing
gold and red clothes. The representative color of Fendo.
Hagrid has giant blood, so he is very tall. Even a tall person like
Dumbledore looks shorter when standing in front of him, and Xia Ran is
even shorter.
He and Hagrid had known each other since they were still students at
Hogwarts.
Hagrid looked a little heavy and said, "Which student had an accident?
I..."
"Keep your voice down, Hagrid!" Madam Pomfrey poked her head out of
the school hospital and glared at Hagrid.
"Ah, sorry, sorry, Madam Pomfrey." Hagrid apologized quickly, looking a
little embarrassed again. He also knew that he had made a mistake and
shouted loudly in the school hospital.
Xia Ran said: "Let's go this way."
They turned a corner and came to a place far away from the school
hospital.
"The victim was Colin Creevey, a Gryffindor student. I was about to
inform other professors about patrolling the entire castle today." Xia Ran
said as he walked.
Hagrid looked quite sad and said: "I recognize Colin. He was a very
orthodox Gryffindor. It turned out that he was the one who was killed."
He said with a firm look on his face and said: "I want to raise more
roosters. Oh, that’s what the basilisk is afraid of.”
Xia Ran said: "It is better to find a way to completely solve the basilisk.
Otherwise, if we continue like this, we will treat the symptoms but not
the root cause. As long as the basilisk exists, Hogwarts will be in danger
for one more day." But she thought in her heart that the entrance and exit
of the secret room seemed to be In Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, fifty
years ago when Voldemort was studying at Hogwarts, he discovered the
secret of the Chamber of Secrets and released a basilisk to hurt people.
Myrtle was the victim that time, and directly Being killed, not just
petrified like Colin, there is still a lot of hope for healing.
But asking him to go down alone to kill the basilisk is no different from
asking him to die.
If a person faces the basilisk, with his current level of magic power,
without the help of an outsider - a powerful wizard or a powerful magical
creature - he is really just going to die.
The reason why Harry was able to use Gryffindor's sword to kill the
Basilisk in the original space and time was mainly because Dumbledore's
Phoenix Fawkes blinded the Basilisk's eyes, leaving it without its most
powerful weapon. Only then did he help Harry achieve this typical case
of the weak defeating the strong.
After all, basilisk pupils can directly cause death!
He does not have the help of a powerful magical creature, the phoenix,
but there are many powerful wizards in Hogwarts.
"Maybe I need to think of an excuse to tell Dumbledore this information."
Xia Ran thought to himself that in order to keep his biggest secret - the
identity of the time traveler - he would have to think carefully about how
to reveal it in the future. The location of the secret room and help Ginny
clear her suspicions, provided that the fuss cannot be too big, lest the
fragment of Voldemort's soul manipulates the diary and escapes.
Riddle's diary noticed that something was not going well and probably
went into hiding. In the end, without evidence, Ginny had to bear the
blame. Even if she was lucky - because no one actually died, science Lin
Creevey and Mrs. Norris are suffering from petrification symptoms that
can be cured by potions. They will not enter Azkaban Prison, but they
will be expelled from Hogwarts like Hagrid fifty years ago, but they will
almost die. It's doomed.
And the diary was able to return to Ginny's desk after being torn into
pieces by Ginny and rushed into the sewer. Now I am afraid that the
fragments of Voldemort's soul have absorbed enough of Ginny's life force.
Ginny is the youngest daughter of the Weasley family. Xia Ran has a
good relationship with the Weasleys - he is still a professor at Hogwarts -
and of course she must ensure the safety of Ginny and expose
Voldemort's conspiracy within her own power. He knew that Ginny was
innocent. This series of events was all accomplished by Voldemort's soul
fragment manipulating Ginny's body.
As for how to open the door to the secret room and how to kill the
basilisk?
Harry is a Parseltongue and can open the door to the Chamber of Secrets.
If he kills the Basilisk... he will find a way if he thinks about it later. After
all, there are many powerful wizards in Hogwarts.
…
"Professor Fleamont, Hagrid, how is that student doing?" Suddenly I
heard a voice ask, it was Professor Flitwick, Professor Sprout, Professor
Snape, Professor Lockhart and him Walking together quickly.
Xia Ran shook her head and said: "The situation is not good. Like Mrs.
Loris, she was petrified by the basilisk. Fortunately, there is a camera to
block it."
"That's really a blessing among misfortunes." Professor Sprout patted his
chest and said.
Professor Flitwick and Snape seemed to be slightly relieved.
Only Lockhart smiled brightly, showing his snow-white teeth, and said:
"Don't worry, I have always regretted not being able to compete with the
basilisk - you know, I have always been good at dealing with this kind of
thing." A dark creature, I, Gilderoy Lockhart, a recipient of the Order of
Merlin, Third Class, and a five-time winner of "Wizard Weekly"..."
He was still bragging about himself, and several professors immediately
glared at him. Lockhart smiled and had to stop the boastful words that he
had not yet had time to say.
"Dumbledore needs us to patrol Hogwarts Castle, in groups of two or
three, or in groups of three. When we encounter pipelines on the road,
we must be careful and careful. It is very likely that basilisks are
parading through the pipelines!" Xia Ran solemnly said He said, "By the
way, Professor Snape, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout, you may
need to return to the common room of your respective colleges first. I
have warned the students about the precautions and make sure that no
student leaves. Common room.”
Professor Snape, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout nodded
solemnly and returned to their respective colleges. They are the deans of
the three major colleges.
"Hagrid, please team up with Professor Lockhart. You must be careful. I
will go to the Gryffindor lounge." Xia Ran said, and he winked at Hagrid.
Hagrid immediately understood. In the past two months, almost all the
teachers and students in the school have become fully aware of Lockhart's
true ability. Xia Ran meant that he should pay more attention to himself.
Don't think that Lockhart is a black magician. Defense Professor, but
obviously, he is unreliable.
Lockhart said with a smile: "Professor Frémont, you can go with peace of
mind. With me, Gilderoy Lockhart, a third-class medalist in the Order of
Merlin, the basilisk will not dare to appear in front of us."
Hagrid rolled his eyes behind him.
Xia Ran was speechless and rushed towards Gryffindor Tower. When he
turned a corner, he could still hear Lockhart's chattering voice, telling
Hagrid his "glorious deeds" - in fact, they were all other things. What the
wizard experienced - didn't care whether Hagrid answered or not.
Chapter 35 Grand Inspection
Gryffindor Tower, eighth floor, in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady,
Xia Ran was about to say the password, but the portrait suddenly opened
on its own initiative, and it turned out that Professor McGonagall just
climbed out of it.
"Professor Frémont?" Professor McGonagall looked a little surprised.
Xia Ran said: "Professor McGonagall, can I go in and say a few words?"
After a pause, he continued: "You and I will work together in pairs later
to inspect the safety of the castle."
Although Professor McGonagall felt confused, she nodded and said,
"Come in." She shrank back again.
As a result, the students of Gryffindor House saw Professor McGonagall
crawling halfway in the passage, and immediately turned back and
followed Professor Frémont into the lounge.
They thought there was some bad news to be announced, and suddenly
their faces showed a bit of fear. They looked at each other nervously, and
then they all looked at Xia Ran intently.
Xia Ran came to the Gryffindor common room for the first time - he was
a Hufflepuff graduate - but he didn't have time to take a closer look.
Instead, he glanced around with electric eyes. He saw Ginny Way. Sly
had a frightened expression on her face, and she looked very nervous,
especially when Xia Ran's eyes fell on her.
Xia Ran stopped for a moment and then passed over again. He didn't
want Ginny to know that he had found Riddle's diary, which would
disturb the fragments of Voldemort's soul and lead to unpredictable
things happening, which would be detrimental to the situation.
"Professor, have you caught the murderer? Is the basilisk lying down?"
George Weasley asked loudly.
Xia Ran shook her head and said: "There are currently no clues or
discoveries about the heir of Slytherin, and the basilisk has not been
caught yet."
"We can help, Professor, we are very familiar with Hogwarts!" Fred
volunteered.
"It's not allowed!" Professor McGonagall suddenly became extremely
serious, looked at the Weasley twins with stern eyes, and said, "This is
not something you should worry about! Our professor will deal with the
basilisk!"
Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other secretly. They believed
that Draco Malfoy was the heir of Slytherin, and began to make polyjuice
potion in order to infiltrate the Slytherin public. In the lounge, ask
Malfoy personally for the details of the facts.
But their efforts are obviously in vain. Draco Malfoy is not the heir of
Slytherin, but he has more conflicts with them now. However, judging
from the development of the plot later in the original time and space,
Draco Malfoy is not the heir of Slytherin. He is not a wizard who is
hostile to Muggles. He and his wife have abandoned the theories of
"Muggles are like ants" and "pure-blood supremacy" in their son's
education. Otherwise, how could Harry and Ginny's youngest son be
related to Malfoy's? An only son becomes the closest best friend?
Now it is mainly due to the greater influence of his parents and the fact
that he has not experienced various events during Voldemort's reign. His
concept has not completely changed, but Draco Malfoy is just like
Dumbledore said, he is not a cruel person. A murderer!
The three of them looked at each other and felt that there was no
evidence that Draco Malfoy was the heir of Slytherin. In order to avoid
alerting the enemy and causing Malfoy to take the initiative to destroy
the evidence, they decided to be patient and wait until they got the key
evidence. .
But they are destined to be disappointed.
"I think you should stay in the lounge. No one is allowed to go out after
sunset..." Xia Ran looked at Fred and George, as well as the trio of Harry,
Ron, and Hermione. They were very A little wizard with a Gryffindor
spirit of adventure.
The five of them avoided Xia Ran's sight in a tacit understanding, but
when they bumped into each other, they were all slightly startled.
Xia then said a few more words. He came mainly to find an excuse for his
subsequent actions.
"Okay, Professor McGonagall, let's go out."
Xia Ran turned back and left the Gryffindor common room, and Professor
McGonagall followed him out.
"We patrol Gryffindor Tower," Professor McGonagall said, pulling out her
wand.
Xia Ran also pulled out the wand in the wizard's robe. They must
thoroughly inspect Hogwarts Castle today, although this is probably
unrealistic, because even Dumbledore doesn't know how many secrets
there are in Hogwarts Castle. , which is the accumulation of countless
wizards over thousands of years.
Teachers and ghosts walked in pairs in the corridor. No one dared to be
alone. Dumbledore strictly ordered that at least two people should be
present.
At this time, it was only early 11 o'clock in the morning. The teacher
ghosts patrolled several times but found nothing useful. So at 5 o'clock in
the afternoon, under the escort of the teachers, students from each
college went out together and went downstairs. In the auditorium, they
began to fill their already hungry stomachs. After all, they didn't have
lunch at noon, they just had breakfast.
After dinner, the teachers uniformly sent the students from each college
back to the common room. The sun was almost setting at this time, and
the teachers did not allow any student to leave the common room. In
their opinion, this was the time to The most dangerous time!
The teachers had a hasty dinner and then patrolled Hogwarts Castle
together to check if there was anything unusual.
Until the middle of the night, there was still no useful discovery, and
there was no trace of the basilisk, so the teachers returned to the office
one after another to fall asleep.
Xia Ran had been thinking about how to reveal the location of the secret
room, and he finally had an idea before falling asleep.
******
In the next few days, the castle was under full martial law. Students
could not move alone and had to be escorted by teachers or ghosts.
One day in the faculty lounge, Lockhart suddenly and excitedly made a
suggestion, hoping that the professors would agree.
"In order to improve the students' ability to deal with danger, I decided to
open a dueling club, led by me - Gilderoy Lockhart, recipient of the Order
of Merlin, Third Class, and five-time winner of the Wizarding Weekly
Most Charming Smile Award ——Served as the honorary president of the
club - of course, on a temporary basis - I hope you can all agree!"
Lockhart said, looking at the teachers in the lounge with excitement.
Xia Ran was overjoyed and secretly thought that this incident had finally
come to pass. If Lockhart didn't propose the formation of a dueling club,
he would do so. Harry's Parseltongue would not be exposed to the public,
and he would not be able to take the next step. .
Needless to say, Duel Club is a great opportunity!
"this is a good idea……"
Before Professor McGonagall finished speaking, he was interrupted by
Lockhart. He looked at Professor McGonagall with dazzling eyes and said,
"So, Professor McGonagall, do you agree?" He then looked at Other
professors asked: "Does everyone have any objections? I will ask
Professor Dumbledore one last time. He will definitely agree to my small
request."
With that said, he left the staff lounge and went straight to the principal's
office on the eighth floor.
Professor McGonagall looked rather annoyed and said, "Although I will
agree, can he wait until I finish speaking?"
"He has always been like this." Snape said with a look of interest on his
gloomy face, "I want to go to this dueling club to have a look."
Chapter 36 Duel Club
"I was a dueling champion when I was young. Of course I will not miss
this opportunity to teach students." Professor Flitwick stood on his chair -
he was too short, but his magic power was very powerful - and said
loudly .
Xia Ran said: "I am a combat class professor, and I must be involved in
the dueling club." But she thought in her mind, how could Harry reveal
the fact that he was a parselmouth without being present in person?
Although Harry was exposed in the original space and time, what if there
was some unexpected change this time?
Xia Ran had to make sure nothing went wrong, but she had to wrong
Harry Potter and suffer misunderstandings for a while.
"With you three professors, we are relieved." Professor Sprout nodded.
The implication was that Professor Lockhart was not enough to reassure
people, but none of the professors jumped out to refute. Because they all
think so.
"I'm going to take a closer look at what the honorary chairman of our
dueling club - ah, he is also the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor -
has to say. How much ability and ability does he have?" Snape said with
a smile on his gloomy face.
All the professors knew that Snape had always coveted the position of
Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. He usually barely concealed
his malice when facing Lockhart, but now that he had encountered such a
good opportunity, he The professors simply couldn't imagine what they
would do.
"Severus, pay attention to the impact. After all, he is also a professor. At
this juncture, he cannot weaken the confidence of the students." Professor
McGonagall warned.
"Don't worry, Minerva, I'm measured." Under Snape's greasy hair, his eyes
seemed to sparkle with excitement.
"What's the measure?"
Lockhart came back at this time, with a smile on his face and said:
"Professor Dumbledore agreed to my request. We will hold the first duel
club event on time at eight o'clock next Friday night."
As Lockhart spoke, he spread out the parchment, dipped his quill in ink,
and began writing in a flurry of detail.
"I will post the notice as soon as possible. The students must be eager to
join the dueling club." Lockhart said happily while writing.
Xia Ranxin said that students look forward to the Duel Club, but they
don't necessarily look forward to you - no, they definitely don't look
forward to you teaching them!
Regarding this, Xia Ran can almost guarantee it with her life.
…
As expected, the news of the Duel Club spread throughout Hogwarts very
quickly, and many students were very excited about it. They learned so
many useful skills and emergency measures in the combat class - Defense
Against the Dark Arts class everyone I no longer have any hope - I just
want to show off my skills in public. This is obviously a very good
opportunity!
In this news, a small chaos that occurred in the Potions class is simply
not worth mentioning. Only Snape, the Potions professor, kept saying
that he believed that the student who disrupted the class was Harry
Potter - fact That was indeed the case - it was a pity that he didn't have
any evidence that Harry had done this, and he couldn't catch Harry on
the spot.
Snape's gloomy expression lasted for almost a week, and it was not until
eight o'clock on Friday night that he softened a bit, because he was about
to face off against the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Gilderoy
Lockhart.
On Friday night, professors escorted a group of students who were
willing to join the Duel Club to the Hogwarts Great Hall. Several long
dining tables had been cleared away, and the hall was empty. A gilded
table appeared along one wall. The stage is illuminated by hundreds of
candles floating in the sky.
Almost all the students in the school were here, from the freshmen who
had just entered the school to the seventh grade students who were about
to graduate. The auditorium seemed a little crowded. Everyone took out
their own wands and their faces were full of excitement.
Naturally, the trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione also came, and they
squeezed into the chattering crowd. Hermione had to raise her voice and
said: "I wonder which professor will come to teach us? I heard Professor
Flitwick was the champion of dueling competitions when he was young,
or Professor Flitwick, who was our combat class professor, and then
became the instructor of the dueling club..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard Harry and Ron groan
reluctantly, and she immediately understood who the instructor was.
Gilderoy Lockhart strode onto the stage. He was dazzling in a purple
robe, and three professors followed him on the stage.
"Look, Professor Flitwick and Professor Fleamont are indeed among the
instructors." Hermione said, pointing to the teachers on the stage.
"Why is Snape here too?" Ron frowned and said.
Harry guessed: "Didn't Snape always want to teach Defense Against the
Dark Arts? He might think this is an opportunity."
"But compared to Lockhart, Snape at least has real qualities." Ron said in
a low voice.
Hermione glared at Ron - she was a fan of Lockhart - and said, "Professor
Lockhart is also a very powerful wizard, but he may not be good at
teaching."
Ron snorted.
"Quiet, quiet!" Lockhart shouted. "You can all hear me, can't you? Great!"
Xia Ran couldn't help but chuckle to herself. Could it be that Lockhart
didn't even know how to amplify the spell - the spell was "loud voice"?
After all, he is also a wizard who has graduated from Hogwarts.
"Because of the basilisk, I specifically made a request to Professor
Dumbledore, hoping that he would allow me to open a dueling club to
train you in your abilities in the face of danger. Of course, Professor
Dumbledore finally agreed to this. Xiaodi makes a humble request - I
have encountered this situation countless times, for details, please refer
to several of my published works!"
Lockhart grinned widely, pointed at Snape and said, "First of all, please
allow me to introduce my assistant - Professor Snape! Professor Flitwick
and Professor Fleamont are a team."
Many non-Slytherin students couldn't help but swallow their saliva. With
Snape's face - gloomy but excited in his eyes - was Lockhart really not
afraid?
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, please step back. Your Potions Professor
and I are about to start a duel. Please relax. This is just a demonstration. I
will give you a good one afterwards." Potions Master without damage."
Lockhart said, turning around and standing face to face with Snape.
Ciaran and Professor Flitwick retreated a bit to make room for the two
who were about to duel.
The students gathered around the stage and looked at Lockhart and
Snape with excitement. They had never seen a duel between professors.
Chapter 37 The real wizard
showdown
"Professor Flitwick, how many moves do you think Lockhart can block
Snape?" Xia Ran asked in a low voice, but you couldn't tell what he was
talking about.
Professor Flitwick waved his wand and said: "If he can block Snape's
move, I will look down on him!"
Xia Ran suddenly smiled.
"Charran, don't laugh." Professor Flitwick puffed his beard and said with
a glare, "I don't even know how Dumbledore recruited Lockhart into
Hogwarts. His knowledge is completely unqualified for a professor.
position."
"Defense Against the Dark Arts class...Professor Flitwick, you also know."
Xia Ran said, decades ago, Voldemort returned to Hogwarts after
graduating from Hogwarts and traveling for many years, hoping to get
The position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts - which also
contained his Horcrux Ravenclaw Diadem - Dumbledore, the then
Headmaster of Hogwarts, saw through Voldemort's conspiracy at a glance
and flatly refused!
So Voldemort became angry and placed a curse on the position of
Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. No Defense Against the Dark
Arts professor could teach for more than one year!
Decades have passed, and almost everyone in the wizarding world knows
about this curse, but no wizard can lift the curse laid by Voldemort - not
even Dumbledore - so I am willing to work in this position - Defense
Against the Dark Arts Professor of Magic - fewer and fewer wizards are
applying for the job.
"But Lockhart..." Professor Flitwick muttered a few words, his voice was
so low that Ciaran didn't hear it clearly, and Lockhart was also speaking
loudly.
"As you can see, we hold our wands in a normal dueling position."
Lockhart and Snape stood facing each other and bowed. At least Lockhart
did bow and did many tricks with his hands, but Snape just shook his
head impatiently, and then they raised their wands in front of their chests
like swords.
Looking at the quiet and excited crowd, Lockhart said: "On the count of
three, Professor Snape, we will begin to cast the first spell. Of course,
none of us will take the other's life."
"Okay, listen to my countdown!"
"Three-two-one!"
The two men raised their wands over their shoulders almost
simultaneously. Before Lockhart could utter the incantation, Snape
shouted: "Expelliarmus!"
call out!
A dazzling red light suddenly flashed over the stage. Lockhart was
knocked unsteady by Snape's disarming spell. He flew backwards, flew
out of the stage, and hit a wall, as if It slid down like a piece of soft paper
and curled up on the floor.
"Well done, Professor Snape!"
"Dean, that's great!"
Draco Malfoy and a group of other Slytherin students clapped and
cheered loudly.
Many little witches in the crowd couldn't help but cover their mouths
with their fingers, their eyes widened, and they asked in horror: "Are you
okay? Is Professor Lockhart okay?"
"It's best if you have something to do!" Many young wizards in the crowd
whispered.
Xia Ran shook her head and sighed: "It's really unwise for Lockhart to
choose Snape as his opponent."
Among the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the principal,
Albus Dumbledore, is undoubtedly the most powerful, and he is also the
number one wizard in the wizarding world today - Voldemort has not
returned from resurrection at this time - Hogwarts The candidates for the
second wizard include Professor McGonagall, Snape, Professor Flitwick,
and Professor Sprout, the deans of the four major colleges, but Snape
should be the most powerful among them!
Lockhart lay down on the ground, relaxed for a moment, and stood up
staggeringly. His wizard hat had fallen off, and his wavy hair stood on
end, as if he had been struck by lightning.
He was a little tilted from side to side and looked slightly dazed, but
Snape controlled his strength and nothing would happen. After all,
Lockhart was still his colleague.
A little witch gave him Lockhart's wand, which had been knocked away.
"Ah, thank you, Miss Brown!" Lockhart seemed to have come to his senses
and said to the group of young wizards as if nothing was wrong, "Okay,
everyone should have seen it, right?"
"Yes, that's right. I made a serious mistake. I accidentally fell into
Professor Snape's disarming spell and lost my wand. However, Professor
Snape's intention was very obvious, but I didn't want to stop him.
Because I need you to see the power of the disarming spell and increase
your knowledge by the way."
Lockhart started boasting again.
Xia Ran saw the cold murderous look on Snape's face. He coughed
slightly, interrupted Lockhart's bragging, and said: "Okay, Professor
Lockhart, Professor Snape, you guys Let’s take a rest first, it’s my turn
and Professor Flitwick’s turn next.”
Lockhart pretended to be calm and retreated to the corner of the stage.
Snape sneered and also walked to the corner.
Xia Ran walked to the center of the stage, and Professor Flitwick stood
opposite him. The two bowed to each other to show friendly discussion.
"Professor Flitwick, please stop." Xia Ran said.
Professor Flitwick nodded.
Xia Ran felt a little excited in her heart. This was the first time he had a
real duel with a powerful wizard after absorbing the Force points from
Ravenclaw's crown and increasing his magic level!
A group of young wizards were even more excited. They all knew that
Professor Fleamont from the combat class and Professor Flitwick from the
spell class had real materials. The showdown between the two of them
would definitely be exciting enough and would not be as one-sided as
before.
Even some teachers and professors outside the auditorium paid close
attention, wanting to see the level of Professor Flitwick. Professor
Flitwick and the others knew better. After all, they had been colleagues
with Professor Flitwick for many years.
"Three-two-one!"
Xia Ran counted down three numbers. After all, it was a friendly
discussion, not a life-and-death hostility. There was no need to be so
tense.
"Expelliarmus!" Professor Flitwick shouted, and a bright red light shot out
from the tip of his wand.
"Armor protection!"
Xia Ran used an iron armor spell to block Professor Flitwick's disarming
spell, and then used a barrier spell to stop Professor Flitwick from
moving and dodging.
Professor Flitwick was short in stature, had high magic power, and
moved very fast. He aimed at Xia Ran and used a fire spell. The flames
burned brightly, and the little wizards around him suddenly screamed in
horror and stepped back. fall back.
Xia Ran turned around, as light as a feather, and instantly dodged the
attack of the fire spell. He used an "upside down golden bell" in his
backhand, but was blocked by Professor Flitwick's iron armor spell.
Huhu~~
Professor Flitwick waved his wand gently, and the power of the spell was
so powerful that even though they were dozens of meters apart, a group
of young wizards still felt pain in their cheeks, as if they had been blown
by a strong wind.
Boom!
Xia Ran pointed her wand at the stone statue beside the auditorium. The
statue suddenly came to life and ran wildly on the floor, blocking Xia
Ran's front. The stone chest shattered with a loud bang.
The two of them went back and forth, firing various spells. From time to
time, various lights lit up above the stage, and dull sounds were heard
from time to time. The little wizards retreated and retreated until they
were against the wall and could no longer retreat. Although they all
knew that the two professors had acted in a measured manner, and there
were professors watching and standing ready, so they would not have
any problems, they could not help but feel the emotion of shock and
horror rising deep in their hearts!
Chapter 38 Duel in the Duel Club
"It's amazing!" Ron's mouth widened in silence. He looked at Ciaran and
Professor Flitwick on the stage. Various spells were at his fingertips. He
waved his wand and another powerful spell flew out.
His eyes were full of longing, as if he saw himself shining brightly in
front of many wizards and receiving cheers from many wizards, so Ron
actually laughed stupidly.
Harry and Hermione were also shocked. This was the first time they had
witnessed a duel between adult wizards. Although they faced Professor
Quirrell in the first grade, they had the help of various external factors.
They think this is the battle between wizards in their dreams!
In addition to the three of them, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan,
Dean Thomas, and senior students like Percy all looked at the fight on
the stage with shocked expressions.
Snape and other professors watched with interest.
"A salvo of ten thousand bullets!"
Xia Ran threw out an attack spell, and many small objects shot out wildly
and hit Professor Flitwick head and face.
"Flying sand and flying rocks!" Professor Flitwick responded with attack
and also used an attack spell. A burst of blue fire flashed, and many small
objects were immediately destroyed.
"Okay, Xia Ran, let's stop here!" Professor Flitwick said, taking a few steps
back to avoid a few tiny objects that fell.
Xia Ran withdrew the extended wand, swallowed the spell that had
rushed to her throat, put the wand back into her pocket, and said with a
smile, "That's it." She faced a group of young wizards and said, "This is
the end of the demonstration. !You work in pairs and start practicing
casually, just like in class."
In this duel, it seemed that he and Professor Flitwick were tied, but Xia
Ran knew in his heart that Professor Flitwick must not have used all his
strength, but he had almost given all his strength. Even so, He still didn't
get any advantage.
Professor Flitwick is 100% at the level of a sixth-level magic wizard!
Xia Ran was completely sure of this, but she didn't know who was
stronger or weaker between Professor Flitwick and Snape.
The little wizards looked at Xia Ran and Professor Flitwick with
admiration and admiration. Such a battle is what people yearn for!
At this time, four adult wizards—Charran, Professor Flitwick, Snape, and
Lockhart—were shuttled among the crowd, matching up the students.
Lockhart originally wanted Neville Longbottom and Justin Finch-
Fletchley to form a team, but Snape disagreed and walked up to Harry
and Ron.
"I think the dream team should be broken up." Snape said with a smile on
his face, "Weasley, you can form a team with Finnigan. As for Potter-"
Harry's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously moved closer to
Hermione.
"I don't think this is a good pairing plan." Snape said coldly, "Malfoy,
come here and let us see what the result will be between you and the
famous savior Mr. Potter. As for You, Miss Granger, and Miss Burst will
be willing to be paired with you."
Draco Malfoy suddenly walked over arrogantly, with a proud smile on his
face. Behind him was a Slytherin girl whose appearance reminded Harry
of a painting he had seen in Lockhart's book "Holiday with a Dominatrix".
Miss Burstead was tall, strong and stocky, almost like a Dursley - Harry's
very plump cousin - with her thick, multi-layered chin extending
menacingly forward.
Hermione forced a smile, but Bosdle ignored her.
Xia Ran turned his head and looked at the duel between Harry and
Malfoy. He remembered that it was during the battle with Malfoy in the
original time and space that Harry exposed the fact that he was a
parselmouth. Xia Ran hoped that this time with the original time and
space, things would happen Toward unity.
"Okay, face your partner!" Lockhart returned to the same state as when
nothing happened. He turned back to the stage and shouted, "First, face
your partner and bow!"
Harry and Malfoy didn't even nod. They both stared at each other,
gripping their wands.
"Raise your wand and get ready!"
Lockhart said loudly: "When I count down to three, I will cast magic to
disarm the opponent. Your Charms and Combat professors should have
taught you this spell. Please note, it is just to disarm. We don’t want any
accidents to happen!”
"Three-two-one!"
As soon as the words fell——
Harry immediately raised his wand, but the problem was that Malfoy did
it when Lockhart could only count to "two" - yes, this was an act of
cheating, but as the nearest teacher next to the two of them, Malfoy did
it. Nap, however, was indifferent - Malfoy's curse hit Harry hard on the
head. Fortunately, the two were only in their second year and their magic
level was very low. Even if it hit other people directly, as long as it was
not a vicious spell or eyes Such fragile parts generally do not cause any
obvious harm.
However, Harry still felt as if someone had hit his head hard with a bat.
He was a little dizzy and couldn't see specific things clearly. It seemed
that everything and people were spinning rapidly, and he himself was
spinning rapidly. With.
He understood that this was not a good fighting state, and recalled what
Professor Frémont had mentioned in combat class. When you are in a bad
state and the enemy is at its peak, it is best to use attack spells to attack
the opponent. Attack, so that the enemy cannot safely launch the next
attack on you, but you can take the opportunity to adjust your state.
"Grin and hula!"
He pointed his wand at Malfoy, who was smiling triumphantly,
completely unaware that Harry would be able to fight back at this
moment.
A ray of silver light suddenly hit Malfoy's stomach. He bent over and
gasped.
"I said, just disarm!" Lockhart yelled in horror from the stage.
Xia Ran glanced around and felt that nothing really serious had emerged,
so she left it to a group of young wizards to fight on their own. It seemed
that Snape and Professor Flitwick had the same idea.
In other words, almost no one paid attention to Lockhart.
Some professors outside the auditorium frowned - such as Professor
McGonagall and Professor Sprout - but they were not the instructors of
the Duel Club, so they simply let Xia Ran and the other four professors
take charge, not to mention that the situation was still under control.
within the range.
Malfoy gasped for breath and shouted with a laugh: "Oolong!"
The tip of his wand exploded, and Harry watched in horror as a long
black snake suddenly jumped out of it. With a bang, it landed heavily on
the floor between the two of them, with the upper half of its body lifted
up. , raised the snake's head and made an offensive gesture.
The crowd immediately screamed, not caring about the duel, and quickly
backed away, leaving a large open space for Harry and Malfoy. They
were not willing to get close to the path conjured by Malfoy. blacksnake.
Xia Ran's eyes lit up.
Chapter 39 Parseltongue Exposed
"That snake can't be taken away by others." Xia Ran secretly thought. The
little wizards in the area he was responsible for were all frightened by the
appearance of the black snake. They retreated to the edge one by one,
not daring to come forward. Naturally, the duel stopped.
He took this opportunity to walk next to Harry and Malfoy, not far from
Snape.
"Don't move, Potter, don't move." Snape said lazily. Obviously, he saw
Harry standing there motionless, staring at the black snake that seemed
to be angry. I feel very useful.
Snape said slowly: "I'll get it away..."
Xia Ran thought about how this would work, and was about to say that
he was here to get rid of the black snake, but she heard Lockhart shout
loudly: "Let me do it!"
Lockhart immediately raised his wand and waved it at the black snake
threateningly, but it had the opposite effect.
Bang!
The black snake seemed to be affected by an invisible force. It rose up to
a height of three to four meters, and then slammed back to the floor. The
black snake seemed to be in pain and looked furious. It hissed out the
snake letter and moved towards it. Justin Finch-Fletchley, the most
recent Hufflepuff student, swam away.
The black snake raised its head, exposed its fangs, and assumed an
offensive posture.
Xia Ran was immediately overjoyed. Lockhart's move had helped him a
lot. He didn't need to take action personally, and there was no doubt
anymore.
It's normal for Lockhart to do such a thing. Everyone knows what
Lockhart's true abilities are, but for him to do it is completely outrageous.
Professor Frémont is a serious person in the eyes of all teachers and
students. Teachers have real talents and practical knowledge.
Harry was stunned. He didn't seem to understand what he was doing. His
legs moved forward subconsciously, getting closer to the black snake.
Then, he actually rushed towards the black snake as if he was stupid.
Shouting: "Stop, let him go! Leave!"
At this time, a miracle happened. The black snake suddenly collapsed on
the floor, as soft as a pile of thick and black watering hoses, and more
obedient than his servant.
The snake's vertical pupils were still staring at Harry.
Harry thought this was incredible, and he could feel the fear in his body
disappearing little by little. He knew clearly that this snake would not
attack anyone again, but he couldn't figure out how he knew it. This is
true, and why is it so certain?
He looked up at Justin Finch-Fletchley and grinned.
He originally thought he would see an expression of relaxation,
confusion, or gratitude on Justin's face. In short, it couldn't be anger or
fear!
"What game do you think you are playing?" Justin yelled with a tone that
could not hide his fear, trying to hide behind other students. Leaving the
auditorium needs to be done uniformly and escorted by teachers and
professors, otherwise he might Already ran out of the auditorium.
Xia Ran seized this opportunity and waved the magic wand. With a
sound of waves, the black snake disappeared without a trace.
He deliberately looked at Harry with a strange look. He knew that Harry
was a Parseltongue, but he had to act like he knew it for the first time.
Harry saw the looks of the teachers and classmates around him. They all
looked at him with fearful and ominous looks. Harry didn't like it very
much and felt very uncomfortable in his heart. At the same time, he
understood what he had just done.
Parseltongue! The fact that he could understand snake language was
exposed. He originally wanted to hide it all the time, in order to prevent
others from mistakenly thinking that he was the heir of Slytherin!
But looking at the situation now, this misunderstanding and
misunderstanding are inevitable.
Harry felt his heart suddenly sink to the bottom. How could he explain to
others the fact that he knew Parseltongue? Will they believe that they are
not the heir of Slytherin?
"Do you know Parseltongue? Harry." Professor Flitwick looked very
surprised. Parseltongue is often a symbol of Slytherin and its descendants
in the British wizarding world. Could it be that Harry Potter is Slater? A
descendant of Lin? Which Slytherin heir?
"No, Professor!" Harry explained quickly, "I mean I can speak
Parseltongue, but I have nothing to do with Slytherin. I am a pure
Gryffindor."
After hearing what he said, the expressions of many Gryffindor students
changed slightly, but students from Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff
still peeked at Harry with strange eyes.
It was a group of professors, all looking at each other with various
strange looks.
Xia Ran waved his magic wand and the stage disappeared instantly. He
said: "Okay, that's it for today's Duel Club. We will make another
announcement when the next Duel Club will be held. Everyone, go to
bed. It's already time. late."
So, in this weird and dull atmosphere, the professors escorted the
students from each school back to the common room, and then the
teachers inspected Hogwarts Castle in pairs. It was not until midnight
that they stopped their inspections one after another and returned to the
office. , not so peacefully sleeping.
Harry was lying on his bed. The bed that he usually found very warm and
comfortable could not give him a warm feeling for the first time today.
Even though the temperature under the quilt was still relatively high due
to his own body temperature.
"Do the professors and classmates really think that I am the heir of
Slytherin?" Harry couldn't help thinking about this question in his mind,
and he couldn't sleep. He didn't know when he finally fell asleep.
Anyway, he didn't feel like he was sleeping. How much time had passed
before I woke up to the noise of my roommates again.
"Harry, don't think so much." Neville saw Harry's disappointed expression
and couldn't help but comfort him and said, "We all believe that you will
not be the heir of Slytherin."
"Relax, brother." Seamus Finnigan said, "Salazar Slytherin was a figure
more than a thousand years ago. Who knows how many descendants he
has? Slytherin is flowing in your body. The blood doesn’t mean anything
at all.”
Ron and Dean also expressed relief to Harry.
Seeing his four roommates, Harry immediately felt much better. Even
though many others misunderstood him, there were still some friends
who always believed in him.
that's enough!
Harry secretly said in his heart that he did not want to gain the trust of
Slytherin students such as Draco Malfoy.
"I am a Gryffindor after all!"
…
When Xia Ran got up, there were thick snowflakes floating outside. The
snow started falling at midnight yesterday and had been falling for at
least several hours. Today also happened to be the weekend, so there
were no classes, and outside of meal time, he also There is no need to
assume the responsibility of escorting students by yourself.
He has a relatively comfortable and leisurely free time, which he has
never had in many days in recent days.
Yesterday, he was on duty until very late. There was no need for him to
escort the students to the auditorium for breakfast this morning. The
professors certainly couldn't work around the clock and there was always
a shift system.
"ah!!!"
At this moment, a sharp scream spread throughout Hogwarts Castle!
Chapter 40 Accident
"Ah!!!" An extremely shrill scream broke the early morning silence of
Hogwarts. Xia Ran suddenly woke up completely. He then heard many
rapid footsteps coming from the corridor, as well as students. A murmur
of suppressed fear.
"There was another attack? Why so fast?"
His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly got up. He quickly got dressed,
washed his face casually, and ran out of the office with his wand.
The fourth floor he was on was also crowded with students, but the
location of the attack was probably on the third floor, so he had to
squeeze through the students. Fortunately, he was a professor, and the
students tried their best to give him a path that could only allow one
person to pass. the way.
Finally, he came to the third floor and saw a ghost floating stiffly in the
air. There were three students lying down under him, who were also
extremely stiff, staring straight into the void in front of them.
Xia Ran was surprised. Why did four victims appear this time? ?
"The ghosts of Gryffindor, Nearly Headless Nick and Hermione Granger,
the students of Hufflepuff, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and the prefect of
Ravenclaw, Penelope Crevat, these are There were four victims at once?!”
"Is the heir of Slytherin so arrogant?"
"It's Harry Potter, he's the first discoverer! He's the perpetrator!"
The little wizards couldn't help but talk about it. Professor McGonagall
also came to the attack site and shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of
the way! Don't block the way to the school hospital!"
Wow——
The little wizards immediately made way for them, and several professors
carried Hermione, Penelope, and Justin to the campus hospital. They
were helpless about the ghost of Nick, who was almost headless in the
end.
Professor McGonagall used her wand to conjure a large fan, and asked a
student to fan Nick, who was almost headless. He went to the school
hospital with the previous professors and asked Madam Pomfrey to take
care of these unfortunate victims.
Finally, Professor McGonagall focused her attention on Harry Potter.
"Potter, are you the first discoverer? I need you to tell us everything you
know." Professor McGonagall said seriously.
Harry looked very nervous and said: "Professor, I swear I didn't... I don't
know who did it... No, I know it was done by the basilisk, but I don't
know who was behind it, that basilisk." Who is Lytlin’s heir?”
"Harry, why did you come here? Did you see anything when you came?"
Xia Ran asked directly, saying that the situation now is quite different
from the original time and space. Originally, the third basilisk attack was
not going to happen. It should have come so early, and there shouldn't be
four victims, but the situation is here, and there is no way to fake it. It is
very likely that because of the revelation of the basilisk, Riddle's diary
became more vicious.
He felt that he could not delay any longer and must report to
Dumbledore immediately, go into the secret room to kill the basilisk,
seize Riddle's diary, and destroy it together!
But the questions that need to be asked now still need to be asked, in
order to understand how the situation has changed.
Harry hurriedly said: "Professor, I just heard a voice - you know I am a
Parselmouth - and I wanted to come over to see what was going on. As a
result, I met Hermione and the others, but they stopped before I arrived.
He has been killed, I swear - I will never hurt Hermione again, right?"
He hurriedly explained himself.
"Ha, what a clever way to petrify our Miss Granger, so naturally we won't
think you are the murderer." Snape stared at Harry with his eyes fixed on
him.
Harry immediately glared at Snape.
Snape and Harry looked at each other for a moment, and he looked away
at those green eyes first.
"It seems that it is no longer safe for ghosts to escort students, and neither
are ghosts." Professor Sprout said. The almost headless Nick was
petrified, which really shocked all the teachers and students. Even the
ghost who had died once could not Resist the basilisk's gaze? ?
People's eyes were full of horror.
Yes, how could a ghost be petrified? How could the basilisk do this? They
simply couldn't imagine that if they were unfortunate enough to
encounter a basilisk, they would be as lucky as these wizards. By some
chance, there would always be water damage, cameras, and ghosts to
stop the disaster for them, and they could survive for the time being.
——There is always hope for a cure for petrification, but if you look
directly into the basilisk's pupils, you will die on the spot, with no chance
of cure!
"Professor, I really didn't..." Harry couldn't help but defend himself.
"Okay, Harry, I believe you." Xia Ran nodded and said. Harry was
immediately pleasantly surprised, and most of the panic in his heart
dissipated, but finally a teacher believed in him.
Snape seemed to scoff.
Xia Ran said: "Professors, I think it would be better to send the students
to the common room first, and then we will take Harry to see the
principal." After a brief pause, he continued: "If the basilisk comes back,
It would be too dangerous for students to stay here."
Several professors agreed to Xia Ran's suggestion and each brought a
college student back to the common room. Harry stayed there with Xia
Ran, looking quite uneasy.
Xia Ran didn't pay much attention. He looked at the Gryffindor student
team and saw several red-haired heads, but the smallest girl's head was
missing. He felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Harry, have you seen Ginny?" Charlotte asked.
Harry, who had been in panic all the time, was stunned when he
suddenly heard Professor Frémont asking him this. Although he didn't
understand what Professor Frémont was asking Ginny for, he still replied:
"I just saw him in the lounge. Ginny is here, I haven't seen her in a
while."
"Gone??" Xia Ran's expression changed and she said, "Quick, follow me to
the principal's office!"
Harry saw that Professor Frémont's expression suddenly became
extremely solemn. Even when he saw Hermione and the four victims, he
was not so solemn before. Could something have happened to Ginny?
Thinking of this, Harry couldn't help but ask: "Professor Frémont, could it
be that Ginny..."
"Wait until we get to Dumbledore's office." Xia Ran interrupted Harry. He
thought that the fragment of Voldemort's soul might have sensed
something was wrong, and manipulated Ginny to open the secret room
this morning, releasing the basilisk, causing Hermione to , Penelope,
Justin and the almost headless Nick were petrified, Ginny may be in
danger.
Xia Ran said in her heart that she must inform Dumbledore immediately
and bring his phoenix - Xia Ran had no confidence in defeating the
basilisk, especially when facing the basilisk, she had to close her eyes
tightly and could only rely on hearing and hearing. It felt like I had tied
my hands to fight the basilisk - rushing to the secret room, I should still
have time to rescue Ginny. Riddle's diary didn't pay much attention to
Ginny. The person he paid attention to was Harry Potter. , and Hogwarts
Headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
"I hope it's not too late!"
Chapter 41 Heir
Just as Xia Ran took Harry to Dumbledore's office on the eighth floor,
Professor McGonagall escorted a group of Gryffindor wizards back to the
Gryffindor common room, which is located in the Gryffindor Tower. On
the eighth floor, outside the passage is a portrait of the Fat Lady.
Professor McGonagall walked at the back, holding her wand tightly in
one hand and looking very serious.
"ah!!"
The wizards walking at the front suddenly heard screams, their voices
full of fear.
"What's wrong?" Professor McGonagall asked hurriedly, pushing through
a group of young wizards and moving to the front. What caught her eye
was a wall with blood-red writing on it, and it looked like it was still
dripping with blood.
"Ginny Weasley, her bones will remain in the Chamber of Secrets
forever!"
Percy, who had squeezed through the crowd and reached the front,
turned pale all of a sudden. He almost collapsed to the ground.
Fortunately, Professor McGonagall gave him a hand.
"Oh my God!"
"Ginny, how is that possible? She is a pureblood!"
The little wizards in front couldn't help but make comments. This sound
spread to the back of the crowd. Neville clearly saw Ron, Fred and
George trembling, and their faces suddenly turned extremely pale. The
students around them were all stunned. Look at them with sympathy.
Ginny Weasley, the youngest child of the Weasley family, as a pure-
blood, was actually kidnapped into the Chamber of Secrets by the heir of
Slytherin at the command of a basilisk. She was also the first to disappear
after being attacked by a basilisk. s student.
Although other people, cats or ghosts, were petrified, there was always
hope of recovery - after all, under the careful care of Professor Sprout,
the mandrake grew gratifyingly - but Ginny was taken directly into the
secret room, The little wizards never imagined the possibility that Ginny
could survive.
The Gryffindors all felt sorry for the Weasley brothers.
Professor McGonagall looked as if she was suffocating. She trembled her
lips and said, "Don't delay here any longer. You must return to the
common room as soon as possible. I don't think you can leave the
common room until the matter cannot be resolved." , Hogwarts...
Hogwarts may not be able to continue operating!"
She urged a group of young wizards to move around the Gryffindor
common room, and told the prefects to take good care of the inside of the
room and not let any student slip out of the room.
Percy, Fred, George, and Ron wanted to search Hogwarts Castle with
Professor McGonagall, hoping to find the secret room and rescue Ginny,
even though this hope seemed extremely slim at this time.
Professor McGonagall said in a voice that seemed to be suffocated: "Well,
if you...come with me!"
They turned and crawled out of the Gryffindor common room, the Fat
Lady's portrait spinning shut.
"Let's go to the principal's office first. Albus must know about this."
Professor McGonagall said, hurriedly walking to the eighth floor of
Hogwarts Castle. The Weasley brothers followed Professor McGonagall in
silence. They said no Say a word.
At this time, Xia Ran and Harry had already entered the principal's office
and began to explain the situation to Dumbledore.
"...Miss Granger, Miss Crevat, Gryffindor's ghost Nick, and Mr. Finch-
Fletchley, they were all petrified by the basilisk." Xia Ran said.
Harry nervously added: "They had been attacked by a basilisk when I
arrived. I didn't see the heir of Slytherin. Sir, I don't know who he is. I
don't know who ordered the basilisk to do this." thing."
"Okay, Harry, calm down," Dumbledore said. "I believe Madam Pomfrey
can take good care of them. I will go to the school hospital to see them
later."
Harry finally felt relieved, but then Hermione's petrified appearance
appeared in front of his eyes, and he could hardly control the sadness in
his heart.
He stared at Xia Ran with his blue eyes and said, "Xia Ran, you seem to
have something to say to me."
Xia Ran nodded. This was the reason why he brought Harry to the
principal's office. He needed to explain the information he knew to
Dumbledore. He just changed his face and found a reason or excuse. After
all, he was a time traveler. It can never be leaked.
"Yes, sir, I almost know who the heir of Slytherin is."
Harry looked up at Professor Frémont and said to himself that Professor
Frémont had indeed noticed something was wrong with Malfoy. He was
definitely the heir of Slytherin!
Xia Ran's words came to her throat. Just as she was about to speak, she
suddenly heard footsteps coming from the passage. Professor McGonagall
and the Weasley brothers rushed into the principal's office one after
another. They all looked extremely heavy.
Xia Ran felt that her suspicion had been confirmed, and Riddle's diary
indeed manipulated Ginny into entering the secret room in advance.
Harry suddenly felt an extremely ominous premonition.
"Albus, the Chamber of Secrets has been opened and a student was
killed." Professor McGonagall suppressed the tremor in her voice.
Dumbledore said: "I know, Xia Ran told me, Miss Granger, Miss Crevat..."
"No, it's not them!" Professor McGonagall said as if she was suffocating,
"It's Ginny Weasley! She was taken directly into the Chamber of Secrets."
Dumbledore's expression seemed to change all of a sudden. Being
petrified and being taken into the secret room are two completely
different concepts.
Harry also felt that his heart sank to the bottom. No wonder Ron and the
others were so silent. He remembered the situation at the Burrow during
the summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were very kind to him.
Ginny would break something every time she saw him. Thing, blushing
with embarrassment, he couldn't imagine what it was like at the Burrow
after Ginny's tragic death.
"Sir, Malfoy!" Harry shouted, "Draco Malfoy, he is the heir of Slytherin.
He definitely ordered the basilisk to capture Ginny. When Wes was in
Diagon Alley in the summer, Mr. Leigh also had a fight with Malfoy's
father and he's always holding a grudge, absolutely!"
"Yes!" Ron said immediately, "Malfoy, that's him, he's the one who
captured Ginny!"
Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Percy, Fred and George all looked at
the two of them with surprised eyes. How could they be sure that Malfoy
was the heir of Slytherin?
Only Xia Ran secretly shook his head. He knew that Malfoy was innocent.
At least he didn't do anything bad in the secret room incident.
"Do you have any evidence?" Dumbledore said.
"Evidence?" Harry shouted angrily, "It's Malfoy! Ginny's life and death are
at stake now, what more evidence do you need? Ginny will be dead if it's
a little later! We must catch Malfoy immediately and order him to open
the Chamber of Secrets. Then rescue Ginny!"
"Professor, go save Ginny, I beg you!" Ron looked at the three professors
in the office with a sad expression.
Percy, Fred, and George also hoped that the three professors would catch
Malfoy first. What if Harry and Ron were right? Ginny's life was at stake,
so they felt they could risk ignoring the rules and not collecting evidence
for the time being.
Dumbledore looked at Xia Ran and asked: "Xia Ran, you said you found
the heir of Slytherin. Is that person Draco?"
Facing the gazes of several people - especially Harry and Ron, they
thought that Professor Frémont had also discovered Malfoy's abnormality
- but Xia Ran shook her head, and even opened her mouth and spit out
something that made their bodies tremble. ——Mainly the names of
Professor McGonagall and the four Weasley brothers.
"Voldemort!!!"
Chapter 42 Myrtle’s Bathroom
"Voldemort!" Xia Ran said word by word.
The air in the office seemed to have become colder in an instant, even
colder than the ice and snow outside. Professor McGonagall and the four
Weasley brothers suddenly trembled when they heard the word
"Voldemort", and their faces became even more expressionless. Very
unnatural.
Voldemort is the dark cloud that hangs over the magical world, with
almost no light visible, and most wizards tremble when they hear his
name.
Even Dumbledore and Harry Potter, who were indifferent to these three
words, were immediately startled.
However, the two of them were mainly surprised that Xia Ran said the
name "Voldemort" at this time. When they were talking about the heir of
Slytherin, why did they suddenly jump to the second generation Dark
Lord Voldemort?
From Draco Malfoy in the mouths of Harry and Ron, to Voldemort in one
fell swoop, anyone would be stunned by this transition.
Dumbledore asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure? Xia Ran."
Xia Ran nodded, then shook his head, confusing the other people. He said
directly: "It is indeed Voldemort..." The expressions of Professor
McGonagall and the Weasley brothers became unhappy again. So natural.
Xia Ran ignored them and said: "...but this is no longer the most
important thing now. Ginny was caught in the secret room. The first
thing is to rescue Ginny. As for Voldemort, we will talk about it later. "
"Yes!" Dumbledore said, "How to rescue Ginny is the top priority, but
where is the secret room?" He looked at Xia Ran and said, "I think Xia
Ran, you have already made a guess about the location of the secret
room."
The eyes of Professor McGonagall, Harry, and the Weasley brothers
immediately turned to focus on Xia Ran. When Ginny was in danger, how
to save Ginny was the most important thing they needed to think about.
Any explanations or questions were put behind them. Say it again.
"Myrtle's bathroom!"
Xia Ran replied in a deep voice: "Myrtle is the victim of the last basilisk
injury incident. There should be a passage to the secret room in the
bathroom!"
"What?"
"Myrtle?"
"What does she have to do with this?"
Harry, Ron, Percy, Fred, and George were all surprised. Harry couldn't
help but ask: "How could Myrtle be related to the basilisk?"
Myrtle is obviously just a ghost in the bathroom, staying in Hogwarts
Castle for decades... Wait, this is not the first time that the Chamber of
Secrets has been opened? !
The five people looked at each other, as if they had thought of
something.
"Fifty years ago, the Chamber of Secrets was opened once. At that time,
Myrtle was the only victim, and unfortunately she was killed directly by
the Basilisk. It was not just petrified like they are now, but there is still
hope of cure." Dumble Lido said, "Yes, Xia Ran! You reminded me, I have
never noticed this - a mistake that old people often make, forgetfulness! -
Myrtle's bathroom is indeed very likely to be the entrance to the secret
room. Got it!"
"But Albus, there is no passage in the bathroom. How could it lead to the
secret room left by Slytherin?" Professor McGonagall couldn't help but
say.
Xia Ran said: "Professor McGonagall, you have forgotten one thing. There
is a basilisk stored in Slytherin's secret room, and the basilisk can only
communicate and give commands through Parseltongue. Perhaps only
Parseltongue can truly open it." Secret room!”
"So, we have to ask Harry to go to the secret room together, otherwise we
can't open the secret room."
At this point, Xia Ran paused and said, "Except Harry, no one among us
knows Parseltongue."
"Okay, without further ado, let's set off now! Sharon, Harry, and me,
Minerva, please inform Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and take care of these
children." Dumbledore said , grabbed the wand on the table, looked at
the phoenix perched on the shelf nearby, and said, "Fox."
A big crimson bird screamed softly. It had a shining golden tail, as long
and beautiful as a peacock's tail. It also had a pair of shining golden
claws. The phoenix grabbed the tattered crown. The Sorting Hat, as its
body ignited with flames, the phoenix and the Sorting Hat disappeared.
"Okay, we have to speed up." Dumbledore said as he walked around the
desk and walked into the spiral passage. Xia Ran and Harry followed the
more than 100-year-old headmaster, while Professor McGonagall and The
four Weasley brothers remained in the Headmaster's office and connected
to the Burrow using the Floo network to inform the Weasleys of the
unfortunate news.
******
Xia Ran, Dumbledore, and Harry went straight to Myrtle's bathroom on
the second floor of Hogwarts Castle. It was still very early, and Myrtle
didn't know where she was now, and the bathroom was even empty. No
one.
"Although there are some disadvantages - this is the girls' bathroom after
all - but human life is at stake, and we can't care so much now."
Dumbledore said, taking the lead in entering the bathroom.
Harry was very familiar with this bathroom because he, Ron and
Hermione had been working on the Polyjuice Potion in the bathroom a
few days ago - a potion that can perfectly transform, but it has a time
limit. - They were even caught by Percy once on the way - he walked into
the bathroom with the same familiarity.
Xia Ran felt a little awkward. After all, it was a girls' bathroom. When he
saw Dumbledore and Harry entering without changing their expressions,
he secretly felt ashamed and followed a few big steps into it.
call!
A short and fat ghost suddenly burst out of a toilet. Harry saw that her
originally gloomy and deep face was now unusually excited and excited,
and he immediately had a bad feeling.
"Aha, I caught you. The principal and professors of Hogwarts, and this
boy with glasses, Harry Potter, actually came to the girls' bathroom?
Where are your two companions?" Myrtle said with a smile, He finally
looked at Harry and asked.
Harry felt that his face should turn red. If the Headmaster and Professor
Frémont thought that I was someone who frequented the girls'
bathroom...
Dumbledore said calmly: "Hello, Myrtle, can I ask you a question?"
Xia Ran nodded to Myrtle.
Myrtle laughed happily - she seemed to have never been so excited - and
said: "Ask, Principal Dumbledore."
Xia Ran glanced at the bathroom - he would no longer feel uncomfortable
or awkward after he had already entered - Harry was a little nervous,
would Professor Frémont find anything?
Charlie secretly smiled. He knew exactly what Harry, Ron, and Hermione
did in Myrtle's bathroom. It was useless for Harry to be nervous.
"I'm sorry." Dumbledore said apologetically, "I wanted to ask how you
died?"
Contrary to Dumbledore's expectations, Myrtle's expression suddenly
changed. It seemed that no one had asked her such a question in decades,
which made her feel very honored!
Xia Ran shook her head secretly, ghosts are indeed different from the
living!
Chapter 43 The entrance to the
secret room
"Ah, ah, let me tell you, that's really scary!" Myrtle said in an exaggerated
tone. Although it was scary, Xia Ran actually enjoyed watching her.
"It happened here, and I died in this bathroom. I still remember it very
clearly."
Myrtle said: "At that time, Olive Humbey laughed at me for wearing
glasses like a four-eyed dog. I was very sad and hid here. I locked the
door and cried alone inside. Suddenly I heard someone coming in. , what
they said was funny..."
Parseltongue!
Xia Ran and Dumbledore looked at each other and thought of the words
Myrtle heard at that time.
Myrtle ignored the two of them and said with relish: "But what annoys
me the most is that I also heard a boy's voice. This is the women's
bathroom, gentlemen!"
Myrtle raised her voice, but seeing the indifferent expressions of
Dumbledore and Xia Ran - only Harry looked slightly uneasy - she
continued what she had just said: "So I opened the door and prepared to
ruthlessly I scolded the man harshly, told him to go away and go to his
boys' restroom, which is the girls' restroom, and then..."
Myrtle puffed out her chest, thinking she was very impressive, and her
face was radiant.
"...I'll die!"
Dumbledore immediately asked: "How did you die?"
"I don't know." Myrtle said in a mysterious tone, "I just remember that I
last saw a pair of big and scary yellow eyes, and my whole body was
immediately grabbed, and then I floated away. ”
She looked dazed as she spoke, and continued: "Then I came back to
Hogwarts somehow. Principal, you know, I wanted to settle the score
with Olive Humbey."
She laughed again and said, "Oh, she regretted it very much and said
bitterly that she should never have laughed at me for wearing glasses."
Xia Ran asked: "Where did you see those yellow eyes?"
"It's almost there," Myrtle said, frowning slightly and pointing uncertainly
to the pool in front of her.
Dumbledore and Sharon hurried over, and Harry followed.
The pool looked ordinary, no different from any other pool. The three of
them checked the pool inside and out, up and down, and then
Dumbledore let out a soft cry.
Xia Ran and Harry hurriedly went over to take a look. On the side of a
copper faucet, a small snake was carved.
Myrtle floated behind them, and when she saw Dumbledore trying to
turn on the faucet, she immediately added happily: "This faucet never
comes out!"
"Harry, I think I need you to say a few words now." Xia Ran said, "Speak
in Parseltongue."
"But I can't say it!" Harry desperately tried to make himself speak
Parseltongue. In the previous two times, he always spoke Parseltongue
when he faced a real snake. The snake appeared in front of him, and he
couldn't feel anything anymore.
Harry stared at the small carved snake, trying hard to imagine it as a real
snake.
"Open it," Harry said.
The copper faucet showed no response, and Harry looked up at
Dumbledore and Sharon helplessly.
"I don't think so, Harry, you are still speaking human language, not snake
language." Xia Ran shook her head and said.
"But I..." Harry was anxious, but he just couldn't find the feeling he had
when facing a real snake.
Dumbledore waved his wand and said, "I think you need a little help,
Harry."
Snapped!
A green snake suddenly appeared out of thin air, coiled up on the
bathroom floor, raised its head, and stared at Harry with its cold eyes.
Harry paused for breath, feeling a little panicked in his heart. He couldn't
help but open his mouth and said, "Open!"
This time, what came out of Harry's mouth was no longer a human voice,
but a very strange hissing sound. Immediately, the copper faucet emitted
a dazzling white light and began to rotate rapidly.
boom……
The pool began to stir, and several people watched as the pool slowly
disappeared from sight. Where the pool disappeared, a very thick water
pipe was exposed, which could allow a human to pass through.
"Okay, the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets has been found."
Dumbledore waved his wand again, and the green snake disappeared
with a bang. "I'll go down first, Xia Ran, you are behind me, and as for
Harry..."
"Professor, I want to go down too. What if I still need Parseltongue?"
Harry said hurriedly. He didn't want to stay up there and wait for the
results. Now that they had found the entrance to the secret room, and
since there was still a very small,... There was a very small and slim hope
- Ginny might still be alive and well in the secret room, in any case, at
least not dead - he felt that he had to go down and take a look, try his
best, and could do nothing, just wait for the news. Awful!
Dumbledore gave Harry a deep look, and Harry showed his
determination to Dumbledore without blinking.
"Okay, if you insist on going down." Dumbledore said, "You will be the
last one to go down. If anything goes wrong, immediately find a corner
and close your eyes to hide. Xia Ran and I will deal with the basilisk. ”
Harry nodded repeatedly. He understood that his strength was low and
he didn't know many spells. Two professors were standing in front of him
- especially Professor Dumbledore, who is known as the strongest white
wizard in the world!
"Xiaran, be careful, I might encounter a basilisk as soon as I go in."
Dumbledore warned, approaching the entrance of the cave.
Xia Ran nodded. In front of Dumbledore, he was no longer a powerful
wizard. Is there any wizard more powerful than Dumbledore in the magic
world today? Voldemort was at best on a par with Dumbledore.
Dumbledore stepped into the mouth of the pipe with his legs. He relaxed
his body and immediately slid down the pipe without any point of
strength. Xia Ran got into the pipe and slid down.
At this moment, he felt like he was trapped on a playground slide, but
the length was much longer than that of the playground, maybe a few
hundred meters? He held the wand tightly in his right hand, and could
see that many pipes appeared on both sides of the pipe from time to time,
connected to this pipe, and extending in all directions, but none of those
pipes were as thick as this pipe. After all, this was a pipe that could
accommodate adults. pipeline!
Xia Ran guessed that half a minute had passed before he slid to the end.
He immediately began to adjust his body condition and stood up from
the horizontal pipe mouth. Before he fell to the wet ground, Harry made
a bang behind him. Fell to the ground.
Not far away, Dumbledore raised his wand, and the top of the wand
emitted a glimmering light. Xia Ran also raised his wand, and the glow
illuminated the surrounding area.
This is a very wide stone tunnel, big enough for two or three people to
stand in it. There is a lot of silt accumulated at the bottom, and the
surrounding walls are also sticky.
"Xia Ran, come here and take a look!" Suddenly Dumbledore said.
Chapter 44 Finally Entering the
Secret Room
Xia Ran's heart moved. What did Dumbledore discover?
"Harry, follow me." Xia Ran said. He raised his wand high and walked
past with the light emitted by the wand - the light of Dumbledore's wand
was also a coordinate and a guide.
Harry whispered "luminescent light" - he was no better than Sharon and
Dumbledore, he could cast spells silently, even if it was just a very basic
magic spell - and the wand immediately glowed.
Da da da……
The two people's feet made a loud sound as they walked on the wet
ground.
Although the tunnel was very dark and there was no light at all, it was
still possible to see things with the light of the three wands, especially
Xia Ran and Dumbledore. Compared to Harry's, the light of the wands
was just a few hundred degrees from a light bulb or a small one. The
difference between candles.
"By the way, Harry, remember." Xia Ran suddenly remembered
something and said, "As soon as there is any movement, no matter what
the situation is, first close your eyes tightly. No matter what sound you
hear, don't open it. Come on, you know?"
Harry felt a little nervous. He nodded, and then remembered that
Professor Frémont was walking in front and couldn't see his movements.
He immediately said again: "I understand, Professor."
"Very good." Xia Ran nodded.
Kaka~
There was a sudden sound of bones breaking under Harry's feet. The two
of them took a closer look and found out that Harry had stepped on the
skull of a mouse. There were bones of small animals everywhere on the
ground. Harry could hardly control himself. Imagine what Ginny would
be like when they found her?
Harry felt his body go cold, and he felt a little dazed walking in the
tunnel.
"Be careful." Xia Ran walked up to Dumbledore, her breathing stagnated
slightly, but her pupils suddenly tightened. She almost recited a magic
spell in her mouth, and attacked forward with the wand. Fortunately, he
reacted in time.
"This is..." Harry was even more stunned, and his voice seemed a little
hoarse. He stared blankly at the huge creature in front of him, then
remembered Professor Frémont's warning, and immediately closed his
eyes tightly, Don't dare to open a crack.
On the other side of the tunnel, the outline of a huge thing was circling,
motionless at this time, still in that place.
"Professor, is it a basilisk?" Harry asked cautiously, his heart beating
rapidly, and he even felt a dull pain in his chest.
"No." Xia Ran shook her head and said, "It should be the skin of the
basilisk."
Looking at the huge monster, Xia Ran couldn't help but exclaimed: "What
a big basilisk!"
Although he remembered that there was indeed a basilisk in the entrance
passage of the secret room, but he didn't know the exact size. Now that
he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but be shocked. After all,
this snake shed was too huge.
He walked forward again to see more clearly. The light shone on a huge
snake skin. It was green and very bright. At first glance, it looked like the
skin of a venomous snake, lying coiled on the ground of the tunnel. ,
which is hollow inside.
Obviously, the basilisk that shed this layer of skin was at least twenty feet
long!
"Obviously," Dumbledore said, "There is indeed a basilisk hidden in the
Chamber of Secrets, and it often parades in Hogwarts Castle." His tone
was more solemn. Fortunately, not many teachers and students were
attacked by the basilisk. Otherwise, if there are too many attacks, there
will always be very unlucky students who will die directly under the gaze
of the basilisk just like Myrtle did fifty years ago!
I don’t know what’s going on with Ginny Weasley now. Is she still alive?
Dumbledore felt his heart heavy.
"Let's go, this is just a snake slough, the real danger is still in the real
secret room!" Dumbledore said solemnly, "This is just the road leading to
the secret room!"
Xia Ran followed Dumbledore - Harry was at the back - and walked past
the huge snake skin. The three of them turned another corner, and then
another corner.
"We should have arrived several miles deep under the castle." Xia Ran
said.
"Maybe... we are under the lake." Dumbledore said. He took the lead and
walked at the forefront. After all, he is the one with the most profound
magic power among the three. He is the strongest white wizard in the
contemporary era and has continuously fought against the Dark Lord
Glinde. Voldemort, the second-generation Dark Lord, is by no means in
vain!
Harry nervously tightened his grip on his wand.
Dumbledore seemed to be aware of Harry's nervousness and comforted
him softly: "Relax, Harry, I ask myself - please forgive me for being
immodest - the level of magic and magic skills are top-notch, no matter
how dangerous it is. The situation should also create an opportunity for
you to escape."
When he said this, Harry became even more nervous.
"Harry, don't worry. Principal Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in
the wizarding world. If there are things he can't solve, then it's useless for
us to worry. Just try to think of your last words and epitaph." Ran Ye said
jokingly.
"Haha." Dumbledore chuckled twice and said, "Xia Ran, I am very
grateful to you for trusting me so much."
"If I were as powerful as Dumbledore, it wouldn't matter whether others
believed in me or not. Anyway, I just believe in myself." Xia Ran replied
casually while looking at the walls on both sides.
With the conversation between Xia Ran and Dumbledore, Harry felt that
his nervousness was relieved a lot. Yes, Professor Dumbledore and
Professor Frémont are both here. What do I have to worry about?
Besides, with my sophomore level—and I haven’t graduated yet, and
haven’t even finished the first semester of my sophomore year—it’s
useless to worry about it.
Maybe a few minutes passed, maybe it was longer. The three of them
carefully turned a corner and finally found that there was no road ahead,
but an extremely thick wall with two inscriptions carved on it. The
snakes are intertwined with each other, and their eyes are set with large,
shining emeralds, which makes the two snakes seem alive.
"Slytherin's masterpiece." Dumbledore said, raised his wand, turned to
look at Harry, and said, "Harry, I need your help again."
"It is obligatory."
Harry knew what he should do. He passed by Xia Ran and Dumbledore
and walked to the front. Xia Ran and Dumbledore concentrated on the
stone wall to prevent the basilisk from suddenly appearing. Facing the
two snakes on the wall, he cleared his throat and hissed: "Open!"
The two snakes separated in response. The stone wall cracked in the
middle and slowly slid to both sides and disappeared. Harry shuddered
and was about to step in. Dumbledore suddenly reached out and grabbed
his shoulders and said: " I'll go in first, Harry."
"Harry, you go in last."
Xia Ran followed Dumbledore's steps and got into the gap in the stone
wall. Harry was at the back and arranged the entry order according to
the strength level of the three people.
Chapter 45 Riddle
This was a dimly lit room with an astonishing length. The place they
entered was at the corner on one side of the room, and many stone pillars
carved with coiled and entangled snakes stood tall, supporting the ceiling
that was melted into the darkness above, giving The whole room was
filled with a mysterious green light, casting long and strange black
shadows.
Harry couldn't help but get some goosebumps, but when he saw that the
two professors in front of him were indifferent and only carefully
checked the surrounding situation and movements, he suppressed many
complicated thoughts and did not want to give the two professors too
much time. Cause trouble.
He secretly warned himself in his heart that he must not hold back!
"Harry, follow us closely and be careful." Xia Ran said. The three of them
moved slowly between the stone pillars where the giant snakes were
coiled. Although they stepped carefully, they were still in this ghostly
room. A hollow and extremely loud echo was produced.
The three of them all had their eyes half-closed, and would immediately
close their eyes tightly if there was any sign of trouble.
Suddenly, the three of them paused slightly and stopped somewhere.
"Professor, this is..." Harry asked in surprise.
Xia Ran squinted his eyes, and he heard a sound of very beautiful music.
It was ethereal, ethereal and mysterious, but it made people excited.
Dumbledore's Phoenix?
"Fawkes is here, our help is here." Dumbledore said with a smile.
Huhu~~
On the stone pillar closest to the three of them, a raging flame suddenly
spurted out, reaching a height of two or three meters. Then a big crimson
bird descended from the sky and grabbed a tattered wizard hat. It was
exactly Fox, the phoenix, turned into flames and disappeared from the
principal's office.
The phoenix stopped singing. It circled and danced in a circle, and then
cried softly next to a stone pillar at the end.
"I think Fox must have discovered something. Come on, let's go over and
take a look." Dumbledore said, walking over quickly. When the three of
them walked parallel to the last stone pillar, a building and a room
suddenly appeared in front of them. A giant statue as tall as itself clung
to the dark wall behind.
The three of them had to raise their necks high to see the huge face
above. It was an old, monkey-like face with a sparse long beard that
almost reached the wizard carved from stone. On the hem of the robe,
the two big gray stone feet stood on the smooth floor of the room.
And between the two big feet, lying face down was a small figure in
black robes. Under the light of the wand, you could see the red hair like
flames.
It was Ginny Weasley who was caught in the Chamber of Secrets.
"Ginny!" Harry called anxiously. The three of them walked quickly to
Ginny, leaned down, and turned Ginny over. Her originally clear,
beautiful, and rosy cheeks were like marble, coldly, There was no blood,
and her eyes were tightly closed. She was not petrified, but why was she
sleeping here and unable to wake up?
Harry looked at the two professors for help.
Xia Ran stretched out her hand to explore, her face suddenly showed a
bit of joy, and said: "There is still life, not dead."
Both Dumbledore and Harry were visibly relieved.
"Huh?" Dumbledore suddenly raised his head and looked at the top of the
nearest stone pillar. There was a tall boy with black hair standing on top
of it, tilting his head and looking at the four people below, especially
Dumbledore. Bullido's and Harry's eyes each had two different looks.
"Tom, we finally meet again." Dumbledore said briskly.
Xia Ran looked over and saw the tall boy with black hair. The outline of
the boy's face was blurred, which made people feel very strange, as if Xia
Ran was looking at the boy through a thick screen window.
Tom Riddle, the fragment of Voldemort's soul when he was a student, the
incomplete soul in the Horcrux Riddle's diary!
Xia Ran almost didn't need to think before she recognized who this tall
boy with black hair was.
"Huh." Tom Riddle snorted, ignoring Dumbledore, but looked at Ginny
and said, "She can't wake up, Ginny Weasley."
"No! Ginny will definitely wake up." Harry retorted immediately.
Tom Riddle looked at Harry with an almost greedy expression, as if he
only had Harry Potter in his sight.
"I dare say this must be your handiwork, Tom," said Dumbledore.
"You guessed it right, Dumbledore, but there is no reward." Riddle smiled
cruelly and said, "Ah, little Ginny, what a simple little girl. Such a simple
girl, her soul..."
“So delicious!”
Riddle took a nostalgic breath.
"Tom, don't say or do such things in front of me." Dumbledore said
seriously, staring at Tom Riddle with his blue eyes.
"Oh, not in front of you?" Riddle smiled, laughing loudly, as if he had
never laughed in many years. At this moment, he wanted to make up for
all the smiles he had had in many years.
"Yes, not in front of me," said Dumbledore.
"Who are you talking to, Dumbledore?" Riddle said, "I, Lord Voldemort,
the greatest wizard who ever lived!"
"Voldemort? Are you Voldemort??" Harry was shocked when he heard
this. He had never obtained Riddle's diary, and he did not know that Tom
Riddle was the famous--infamous--Dark Lord Voldemort. !
"Yes, Voldemort, the greatest wizard!" Riddle nodded and said.
Hearing Tom Riddle publicly declare that he was the greatest wizard in
history in front of Dumbledore, Xia Ran suddenly felt a little funny. Even
Dumbledore and the four founders of Hogwarts could not hold the title of
the greatest wizard. , How can Voldemort dare to claim to be the greatest
wizard?
Although he is super powerful, he is not great at all.
Riddle noticed the smile on Xia Ran's face at a glance, and knew that it
was a mockery of his declaration. He couldn't help but feel angry in his
heart and said: "Xia Ran Frémont? You have ruined a big thing for me."
"Really?" Xia Ran raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "That's my
honor, actually ruining Voldemort's plan."
The cold murderous intent in Riddle's eyes flashed away, but he was just
a fragmented soul. Although he had absorbed many of Ginny's souls, he
was able to initially break away from the carrier diary and come to the
outside world to reveal himself. However, he did not have a wand. It
doesn't matter to Harry Potter, but Sharon Frémont is the combat
professor at Hogwarts and has great strength, but he can't go head-to-
head with him.
After all, it was just a soul fragment, not the complete Voldemort.
Otherwise, ten more Xia Ran would not be enough for Voldemort to kill.
Riddle said eloquently: "Charran Fremont, as the most powerful wizard in
history, I have gone further than anyone else on the road to immortality.
I fully deserve the title of 'The Greatest Wizard'!"
Xia Ran's own strength is acceptable, and she has seen through the
secrets of the basilisk. In Riddle's view, Xia Ran Frémont is also a
troublesome wizard. A wizard who knows more knowledge will always
be difficult to deal with.
Riddle believed that he was the leader among them, Dumbledore could
barely keep up with him, and although Xia Ran caught his eye, he was
still a little behind.
Chapter 46 Dialogue
"Tom Riddle, even if you get your kind of immortality, what's the use of
it? You are neither human nor ghost, even worse than the humblest
wandering ghost." Xia Ran shook his head, he knew that Tom ·Why did
Riddle say such words: He has gone further on the road to immortality
than anyone else in the world!
It’s nothing more than a Horcrux!
But the immortality obtained by relying on Horcruxes is a very
incomplete immortality, especially when the soul is split when making
Horcruxes. Not only does it have to cause great evil, but it also has to
endure extreme pain. The pain of soul splitting is far worse than anything
in the world. pain!
What's more, how can one's soul, one of the roots of a person's existence,
be divided wantonly?
No matter where Xia Ran goes, she is determined not to follow
Voldemort's old path: splitting souls and making Horcruxes!
However, despite paying a huge price, Horcruxes do have a very huge
immortality effect. As long as the soul fragments in any Horcrux are not
destroyed, then the wizard is immortal!
More than ten years ago, after Voldemort killed Harry's parents, a special
spell cast by Harry's mother Lily Evans caused Voldemort's Avada
Kedavra to rebound on Harry, directly destroying Voldemort. His body, if
it weren't for the fact that several Horcruxes he made still exist in the
world, Voldemort would have died on the spot, and it is absolutely
impossible for a soul to leave Godric's Hollow and go to the Albanian
forest to survive, hiding from the Order of the Phoenix and the Pride. Luo
and other wizards pursued him relentlessly.
"You know?" Riddle was surprised. He thought that Xiaran Fremont didn't
know the secret of Horcrux.
Xia Ran suddenly smiled and said: "Horcrux, when I saw your
appearance, I completely understood it. I simply read a lot of books."
What he was talking about was the original Harry Potter novel that he
had read in his previous life, so he understood the concept of Horcruxes
and knew many related secrets. However, the two wizards present -
Harry still looked confused. It seems that he doesn't know about
Horcruxes yet - but people mistakenly think that he just learned about
Horcruxes by reading through ancient and time-honored books, just like
the young Tom Riddle did.
A look of surprise flashed across Dumbledore's face. He knew about
Horcruxes, but he didn't know that Voldemort also possessed Horcruxes.
"Ha, Xia Ran, you don't understand!" Riddle smiled disdainfully and said,
"Horcruxes are the most powerful method of immortality in the world.
There is no need to rely too much on external objects, like Nick Flamel.
Living forever with the magic stone has too many disadvantages!"
"It's up to you." Xia Ran said nonchalantly, not wanting to convince the
young Voldemort - Tom Riddle.
A flash of murderous intent suddenly flashed across Riddle's face, but this
time it was aimed at Xia Ran.
Harry was holding Ginny Weasley in his arms at a loss. Before he could
figure out how the tall black-haired boy in front of him was the Dark
Lord Voldemort, Professor Frémont said something about "Soul" right
after him. "User", what is that?
"Horcruxes are the most evil form of magic. Harry, you are still young
and have not yet learned about it." Dumbledore said, "As for
Voldemort..."
"That's my past, present and future!" Riddle said softly.
Dumbledore did not refute the fact that it was indeed what Riddle said.
He waved his wand and wrote three shining names in the air: "Tom
Marvolo Riddle."
"Harry, this is Voldemort's name. Take another look." Dumbledore said,
waving his wand again, and the words that formed the three names
rotated and jumped, and finally turned into a name that Harry was very
familiar with.
Voldemort!
"This is the name Tom later gave himself." Dumbledore said.
Riddle smiled, and Xia Ran could clearly sense the sarcasm on his blurry
face.
"Tom, do you have anything to add?" said Dumbledore.
"Later? No, no, sir." Riddle said sarcastically, "This name was used by me
when I was studying at Hogwarts. Of course, I only mentioned it to my
closest friends."
"Dumbledore, do you think I have to bear the name of my filthy Muggle
father for the rest of my life?"
Riddle's eyes flashed with a strange red light, which made him look very
ugly.
"Dumbledore, don't you know?"
"I, Voldemort, have the blood of the great Salazar Slytherin flowing in my
body, which was passed down to me through his descendants' daughters.
Will I still keep that disgusting ordinary Muggle name? He Abandoned
me before I was born simply because he found out his wife was a witch."
"No! Dumbledore, I have to think of a new name for myself, because I
know that one day, I will become the greatest magician in the world. At
that time, wizards around the world will never dare to say my name
easily. name!"
"Finally I did it, no one dared to call me by my name!" Riddle said loudly
and arrogantly.
Xia Ran knew the inside story. Voldemort's mother was a witch and came
from the Gaunt family, which was the last known descendant of
Slytherin. In other words, Voldemort's biological mother passed on to
Voldemort Salazar Slater. Lin's blood, and Voldemort's father was just an
ordinary Muggle. He also abandoned Voldemort's mother when she was
still pregnant, causing his mother to die immediately after giving birth to
Voldemort.
Voldemort grew up in a Muggle orphanage in London.
For a man who pursues immortality and longs to become the greatest
wizard in history, having a Muggle father is a very despised thing.
Therefore, Voldemort killed his father's family, perhaps to some extent to
himself and himself. Elements of mother's revenge.
All in all, when Voldemort was young - while still studying at Hogwarts -
he made up his mind to abandon the name Tom Marvolo Riddle, which
disgusted him.
"It's not completely successful, Tom." Dumbledore said calmly, "At least
the three people present..." He pointed to himself, Harry and Xia Ran,
and continued: "We will call you by your first name. Whether your
mother named you Tom Riddle or you named yourself Lord Voldemort."
Riddle's proud expression suddenly froze.
"I can only say that your mother was a poor person. No matter whether
she was alive or dead, your mother would not want you to become such a
dark devil." Xia Ran said, her words full of sighs.
He did feel that Voldemort's mother was a pitiful person, and he did not
think that his mother would want her son to become such a murderous
Dark Lord.
Riddle's expression was completely distorted and he shouted: "Shut up!"
"Okay, Tom, let's calm down. I still have some questions to ask you."
Dumbledore said calmly.
Riddle sneered and said, "Hey, Dumbledore, do you still think that I am
the student who was in awe of you before?"
"Ha, to feel intimidated by the burning of a wardrobe!"
Riddle glared hard at Dumbledore.
Chapter 47 Resentment and
hatred towards Dumbledore
"I hope... Tom... I hope so much..." A look of regret and sentimentality
flashed across Dumbledore's old face.
Harry felt that this was the Dumbledore he had never seen before, so he
glared at Riddle a second later.
"Stop acting like a hypocrite," Riddle said disgustedly.
"Okay, Tom," Dumbledore said, "I want to know how you manipulated
Ginny Weasley to help you open the Chamber of Secrets, release the
basilisk, and come to this secret chamber that may be under the lake? "
Xia Ran almost knew this, but he would not speak without authorization
because he could not explain the source of his knowledge of these things
and related information. The Horcrux could also claim that he had seen
some relevant records in an ancient book, so he was not interested in it.
This is somewhat understood, after all, this is how Voldemort learned
about Horcruxes when he was young.
"Oh, this is really an interesting topic," Riddle said happily. "It's a long
story, but my opinion is...The reason why little Ginny became what she is
now is mainly because she believed in a man who watched I opened my
heart to this friend whom I had lost, and talked about any of my troubles
and problems.”
"Yes, I will always be such a considerate and good friend. Otherwise, how
could I have so many friends following me?" Riddle looked at
Dumbledore and said, "You think so? Dumbledore. "
Harry still looked confused, but Xia Ran and Dumbledore understood
each other 100%.
"Tom, I'm so glad you call the Death Eaters your friends and not your
servants!" said Dumbledore.
"Servant?" Riddle smiled sarcastically and did not continue the topic. He
turned to Ginny and said, "For several months, little Ginny has been
writing her inner thoughts in my diary and telling me. Her heart-
wrenching troubles, troubles and sorrows."
"How she was teased by her brothers, and how she had to wear a shabby
robe and a bag of second-hand books to go to Hogwarts. This was the
Hogwarts she dreamed of, but she ended up in this state. Came here.”
"besides……"
Looking at Harry, Riddle's eyes flashed with a cunning light, and said:
"She thinks that the famous, kind, and great--oh, and the Dark Lord's old
enemy--Harry Potter, will never be the same." I won’t fall in love with a
little girl like her!”
Although no one except Riddle - Xia Ran and Dumbledore's eyes were
mainly focused on Riddle - were paying attention to Harry, Harry felt
that he could not help but blush.
When Riddle spoke, his eyes never left Harry's face. There was an almost
greedy look hidden deep in his eyes, which made Harry feel very
uncomfortable.
Dumbledore also showed a sense of disgust.
Xia Ran understood why Voldemort showed such emotion. In his opinion,
the famous and powerful Voldemort killed countless once powerful
wizards, including Harry's parents, why did he end up in a place where
he could not walk freely? The baby—the baby Harry Potter—had a
stumble? He desperately wanted to find the final answer and secret.
"To be honest, it's too boring, listening to an eleven-year-old girl talk
about her childish worries." Riddle ignored the expressions of the three
people and continued, "But I am kind and considerate - Finally, I got a
wizard to write in the diary. I really couldn't wait, and this was just an
eleven-year-old little witch. I patiently wrote a lot of words to comfort
little Ginny. In the end, little Ginny simply couldn't wait. Almost falling
in love with me, ahhh, like with Harry Potter.”
He always "cared" about Harry.
"Oh, Tom, no one has ever understood me like you do, never! I'm so glad
I got you - and, to be honest, I'm glad too - to tell you all my troubles..."
"There are many more. To be honest, I have always been a person who
can be recognized and trusted by others." Riddle said with pride.
Dumbledore stared at Riddle and said, "Just like the professors loved you
when you were studying at Hogwarts."
Xia Ran knew that Dumbledore was talking about when Voldemort was
studying at Hogwarts. Professors from all subjects, including the
principal, were extremely fond of this little wizard who came from a
Muggle orphanage but was studious, inquisitive, handsome and polite.
It has to be said that if Voldemort wanted to, he could disguise himself
very well and deceive the trust of most people in the world.
It's a pity that he later abandoned this point. Perhaps Voldemort believed
that his magic power was unfathomable. No one in the world was worthy
of his attention except Dumbledore, and Dumbledore never believed it.
That person of his, so he was too lazy to hide himself anymore.
If Voldemort had still disguised himself, could the White Wizards have
lasted that long in the First Wizarding War? This may indeed be a
problem. Maybe they can't wait until Professor Sybill Trelawney makes
the famous prediction. The White Wizards will be completely defeated,
even if they have Dumbledore, they will be outnumbered!
It can only be said that Voldemort's pride led to his final failure, even
after he was resurrected in the original time and space. Otherwise, Harry
Potter should be dealt with as quickly as possible - he can just don't do it
himself, since his subordinates eat death anyway. If there are enough
disciples and they are strong enough - when Dumbledore dies of old age,
there is no need for a head-on confrontation, he just needs to wait
patiently for a period of time, and the entire magical world will be in his
hands, and the remaining resistance will be almost insignificant.
Xia Ranxin said that Voldemort made Horcruxes and turned his soul into
a ball of paste. He sometimes lost his mind. Countless opportunities to
win were placed in front of him, but he used his excellent body skills to
dodge them one by one. When I opened it, I was really speechless.
Of course, this kind of fighting against fate can only happen to Harry
Potter. Others - except Dumbledore - can never hope to stop Voldemort.
"Except you, Dumbledore!"
Riddle looked at Dumbledore with wide eyes, resentment and murderous
intent flashed, and he said coldly: "Since the orphanage, you have never
believed in me! Not even once!"
"Yes, I should have tried to believe you." Dumbledore said extremely
calmly, "But Tom, have you ever thought about whether you have done
anything worthy of my trust?"
"No?"
Riddle laughed sarcastically and said, "I was the best student at Hogwarts
at that time, prefect, and president of the student union. I was number
one in every subject, and I was excellent in everything. Am I not worthy
of your trust?"
"Ah, yes, Dumbledore, hypocritical Dumbledore! Later I saw through you,
and you felt that I threatened your status. If I continue to grow like this,
maybe your title as the most powerful wizard of our time will be lost. I
gave it up to someone else, so I understand you, because no wizard is
willing to let go of such a powerful title!"
Chapter 48 Angry Riddle
"If you really think so, Tom, I don't blame you." Dumbledore said calmly,
"But if you want to say that after you single-handedly led the Chamber of
Secrets incident and led to the death of an innocent female student -
although I I just have doubts about you, and there is no definite evidence
or certainty - I can still trust you without any doubts, but I'm sorry, I
really can't do that."
Riddle had a sneer on his face.
Xia Ran chuckled lightly and said: "Voldemort, you are wrong about this
matter. I don't think Dumbledore is the kind of person you said. He will
not be obsessed with a name and suppress young wizards." .”
"Thank you, Sharon." Dumbledore said with a smile.
"What do you think? Ha, Sharon Frémont, do you think you really
understand Dumbledore?" Riddle sneered loudly, "The secret behind
Dumbledore is definitely beyond your imagination. You may have never I
never thought Dumbledore was that kind of person!"
"I'm sure I should know Dumbledore and Voldemort better than you, so I
naturally believe in him." Xia Ran said lightly.
What Voldemort said, and Xia Ran knew better than him, was that
Dumbledore made friends with Grindelwald when he was young and
proposed "fighting for greater interests", but that was Dumbledore's
wrong move when he was young. , he never shied away from this later
on, but because there were so many sad things hidden behind his back,
Dumbledore would never mention them easily unless necessary.
Dumbledore's sister, Ariana Dumbledore, was seen by Muggle boys
because of magic riots. The little boys were frightened and tortured
Ariana, causing Ariana to go crazy and never be able to fully control the
magic in her body. , let alone enter Hogwarts after the age of eleven.
Dumbledore's father, Percival, was imprisoned for taking revenge on
several Muggle boys and eventually died in Azkaban Prison. The family
then moved to Godric's Hollow.
It has to be said that Dumbledore must have complained about his family
when he was still studying at Hogwarts, so in the original time and space,
Aberforth - Dumbledore's younger brother - once said that Dumbledore
During the summer vacation, Lido often locked himself in his room and
corresponded with famous wizards in the wizarding world, while
neglecting to get along with his family - this is something that
Dumbledore now regrets very much.
In the end, during a riot caused by Ariana's magic, Kandra - Dumbledore's
mother - was caught off guard and died tragically. Dumbledore had to
suspend his plan to travel around the world with his classmates, and
returned to Godric's Hollow to take on the responsibility of his family.
The eldest son's responsibility came and he began to take care of his
sister Ariana on behalf of his deceased mother, while his younger brother
Aberforth continued to go to Hogwarts.
Dumbledore may indeed have been filled with sadness and dissatisfaction
in his psychology at that time, but at that time he met the wizard Gellert
Grindelwald from Germany - the Dark Lord of the generation - the two
met each other late in life and became close friends. It was also at that
time that Dumbledore proposed letting wizards rule Muggles "for the
greater good"!
Because during the exchange with Grindelwald, he neglected to take care
of his sister Ariana, which caused Aberforth to be very dissatisfied when
he returned home for the holidays, and started a dispute with
Dumbledore and Grindelwald. The three of them fought. In the end, I
don't know which one shot the magic spell, accidentally killing Ariana.
The two Dumbledore brothers were heartbroken, and Grindelwald took
the opportunity to leave Britain and return to Germany to start his grand
project, although Dumbledore stopped him in the end.
Because of the death of his sister Ariana, Dumbledore was heartbroken,
deeply regretful, and changed his past. The so-called "greater interests"
were also thrown aside by him, and he began to fight for peace and
equality in the magical world!
This is how Dumbledore is now, highly respected by people and walking
unswervingly on the road of peace.
Xia Ran undoubtedly believed in Dumbledore.
Riddle's sarcastic expression suddenly froze. He hated seeing such a look
of unwarranted trust on the faces of the wizards next to Dumbledore.
"Thank you so much, Xia Ran." Dumbledore wiped the corners of his eyes
and said. He would not ask whether Xia Ran really knew the story of her
past. Those things are there. If someone is willing to pursue them, they
can always be found. Discover something.
What he was grateful for was that Xia Ran was still willing to have great
trust in him even though she knew many things that he regretted.
Harry became more and more confused. I could understand every word
of the conversation between the Professor and Riddle, but why didn’t I
understand the meaning when they were connected?
"Tom, let's go back to the topic just now." Dumbledore said, "For
example, how did you open the Chamber of Secrets and lead to those
attacks?"
Riddle let out a shrill, high-pitched laugh that was unlike anything a
teenage boy could make, and Harry felt the hairs on the back of his neck
stand on end.
"As I said before, little Ginny fully believed in me. Her whole soul was
opened to me, and her soul was exactly what I needed. I devoured her
most secret fears and became stronger and stronger. My appetite grew,
and I decided to reveal a little secret about myself to Miss Weasley."
Riddle smiled coldly and said: "So I controlled Ginny Weasley, opened
the secret room, scrawled those scary words on the wall, and released the
Slytherin basilisk to attack the squib-thin cat. , ah, yes, and those
mudbloods..."
"Don't say that word in front of me, Tom." Dumbledore looked extremely
serious.
Riddle ignored Dumbledore and continued: "But our Miss Weasley didn't
know what this was going on at first. This is very interesting. I really
want to read out what she wrote in the diary. Here you go.”
"That's impossible!" Harry couldn't help but murmured.
"Nothing is impossible!" Riddle laughed. "In front of the great Lord
Voldemort, it is her highest honor that Miss Weasley can be directly
controlled by me. How many people can only dream of it but cannot get
my favor."
"Your Death Eaters?" Xia Ran smiled and said, "I'm afraid not many
people are willing to get this so-called honor. Otherwise, after you lose
power, why don't you have any loyal Death Eaters to look for you?"
"Shut up, Xia Ran!"
Riddle said angrily. He looked at Xia Ran with murderous intent in his
eyes. This person really disgusted him.
"Oh, Tom, I think Xia Ran just told the truth. Your friends - let's call them
friends - seem to have forgotten you and can't wait to end the
relationship with you." Denbu Lido said calmly.
Harry could clearly see that Riddle's expression was getting colder and
angrier, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, he heard Riddle speak, not in human words, but in a
strange hissing sound.
"Speak to me, Slytherin - the greatest of the Hogwarts Four!"
Chapter 49 Basilisk
Riddle looked up at the face of the Slytherin stone statue hidden high in
the darkness, opened his mouth, and made a sound that only Harry could
understand - Parseltongue!
"Speak to me, Slytherin - the greatest of the Hogwarts Four!"
Suddenly, Slytherin's huge stone face began to move, growing bigger and
bigger, and finally formed a huge black hole.
There seemed to be something moving in the mouth of the statue, and
some strange creature was sliding upwards from the depths of the statue.
"Close your eyes, Harry, and carry Miss Weasley to a farther place!"
Dumbledore said immediately. He applied several magic spells to Ginny's
body, mostly protective spells.
Harry stepped back quickly, hugging Ginny with both hands. He closed
his eyes tightly and ran back along the route in his memory. He felt the
fluctuation of magic behind him and the cry of the phoenix.
"Xia Ran, be careful!" Dumbledore also told Xia Ran.
Xia Ran nodded. Facing a terrifying dark creature like the basilisk, it
would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. However, Dumbledore, the most
powerful white wizard of the contemporary era, was beside him, and
there was also the magical creature Phoenix Fox. He was confident. Also
sufficient.
At the same time, he closed his eyes more tightly.
Boom...
A huge object suddenly fell to the stone ground, and the secret room was
shaken for a moment. Xia Ran knew what was going on. Slytherin's
basilisk finally appeared.
He heard a hissing sound coming from Riddle's mouth. Although he
didn't know the specific meaning, he could roughly understand what
Riddle would say at this time.
"Kill them!" Harry understood Riddle's voice.
"Fox, blind the basilisk's eyes first." Dumbledore also said loudly at the
same time.
It is unrealistic to expect the phoenix to kill the basilisk, but as long as
the phoenix pecks out the basilisk's eyes that can cause death, with
Dumbledore's strength and Xia Ran's assistance, the basilisk can indeed
be eliminated. It is something that can be done.
Xia Ran recited a lot of spells in a low voice. He stacked several layers of
the Iron Armor spell and retreated to the side, waiting for the time when
the basilisk's eyes would be blinded by the phoenix.
The basilisk's heavy body slid slowly across the dusty ground. Xia Ran
felt that the basilisk did not come close to her, but seemed to go in the
opposite direction, where Dumbledore retreated.
It seems that Riddle's priority is Dumbledore. It goes without saying that
Dumbledore is powerful.
Harry was retreating with Ginny in his arms, when suddenly there was
something in his arms. He could feel what it was, the tattered Sorting Hat
of Hogwarts!
Harry didn't understand why Fox gave him the Sorting Hat. He ran
towards the secret room with all his heart, but because his eyes were
tightly closed, his speed was not very fast. From time to time, he had to
lean against the wall to judge the direction.
The basilisk suddenly hissed angrily, and Harry also heard Riddle's roar:
"Ignore that stupid phoenix, ignore that bird! The old man is on your left,
go and kill him!"
The phoenix chirped loudly, and the basilisk groaned in pain. Then there
was a splashing sound like a basin of water falling on the ground,
echoing in the secret room. It was obvious that the basilisk was pecked
blind by the phoenix.
"Okay, Xia Ran, it's our turn!" Xia Ran heard Dumbledore say briskly.
Xia Ran opened her eyes immediately. Not far away in front of her eyes
was a huge basilisk. It was green and glowed with the bright light unique
to poisonous snakes. Its body was as thick as an oak tree trunk. It
stretched its upper body high into the air. , the big flat head bumped
randomly between the stone pillars, as if drunk.
And a big crimson bird was circling and flying around the basilisk's head.
A large stream of black blood spurted out from the basilisk's pupils and
splashed on the ground. The basilisk groaned in pain and revealed its
mouth like a saber. The fangs, thin and long, rushed towards the Phoenix
crazily.
"Very well, Fawkes, go take care of Harry." Dumbledore said, waving his
wand, and suddenly the stone pillar closest to him seemed to come alive,
and he swung at the basilisk with great speed.
"Split into pieces! Flames are blazing!"
Xia Ran used a series of attack spells. Although his attainments in
transfiguration had improved, he was definitely far behind Dumbledore,
the former professor of transfiguration. He felt that he could not To
command the surrounding stone pillars to attack, he simply used various
offensive spells.
Unfortunately, the basilisk has rough skin and thick flesh. Even without
its eyes, a deadly offensive weapon, its strength cannot be
underestimated. Ordinary spells hitting the basilisk are directly blocked
by the tough scales. It's just that the basilisk felt more pain and became
mad and angry.
Xia Ran felt a little depressed. There was no way he couldn't break
through the basilisk's defense, right?
The divine edge is invisible! Falling apart!
Xia Ran decided to focus on attacking the basilisk's flat head, especially
the pair of blinded eye sockets, which were relatively weak points in the
basilisk's defense.
The phoenix flapped its wings, escaped from the attack range of the
basilisk, and landed on Harry's shoulder. Harry stopped running and
carefully placed Ginny on the ground. He held the wand in his hand
tightly and looked at the Sorting House. The hat was a little at a loss and
didn't understand why Phoenix gave him a tattered wizard hat, even if it
was the Sorting Hat of Hogwarts. But at this critical moment, what role
does the sorting hat play?
All he heard was Riddle giving directions to the basilisk.
"No! Left, left, the old man is on the left!"
Harry suddenly thought that he could also speak Parseltongue and
control a snake - the black snake conjured by Malfoy in the Duel Club -
could he try to command this basilisk?
This idea took root in his mind as soon as it came up. Harry could hardly
control himself and opened his mouth and hissed: "Fall down!"
Unfortunately, it was of no use. This Slytherin basilisk didn't seem to
obey Harry's Parseltongue control.
The basilisk was blind and lost its strongest attack weapon. Although
Riddle was commanding and telling the direction, Xia Ran was not weak
when facing Dumbledore, the strongest white wizard in the world. Even
though the monster has a nearly indestructible scale defense, it is still
difficult to defeat the two wizards joining forces - Dumbledore is
undoubtedly the main offensive force!
However, the basilisk has a strong vitality. Although it is being beaten, it
can still withstand it.
Dumbledore casually directed five or six stone pillars to hit the basilisk
crazily, while Xia Ran saw the opportunity and fired a spell at the
vulnerable parts of the basilisk.
Although the basilisk was painful, it seemed that the two of them could
not kill it in a short period of time. It would take time to wear away the
basilisk's defensive scales.
Harry thought on the other side, I wish I could help in this battle!
He suddenly felt a cold touch in his hands. When he looked down, he
pulled out a shining silver sword from the Sorting Hat with his own
hands. The hilt was inlaid with a bright ruby the size of an egg. Eye-
catching!
Chapter 50 Solution
"This is..." Harry stared at the silver sword in his hand, confused.
While Harry was surprised, he heard Dumbledore's voice saying: "Harry,
can you give me Gryffindor's sword?"
Gryffindor's sword? A magical item left behind by Gryffindor, one of the
legendary Big Four at Hogwarts?
Harry was even more surprised, and at the same time he was filled with
doubts. Why could Gryffindor's sword be pulled out of the Sorting Hat?
"Of course, Professor! But...how do I get Gryffindor's sword into your
hands?" Harry was in trouble.
Xia Ran heard the conversation between the two, and immediately took
the time to turn her head and glance at the object in Harry's hand. The
shining silver sword looked even more beautiful and dazzling in the dark
environment, making it almost impossible to look away. Especially that
silver sword has another very powerful value in Xia Ran's eyes.
Another special magic item filled with Force Points!
It was very difficult for Xia Ran to retract his sight and focus on the
Basilisk. So far, he had absorbed all the Force points from Ravenclaw's
crown, a special magic item. Although the Sorting Hat's Force points
There are many, but they have a certain intelligence, and absorbing Force
points will cause a certain degree of damage to magic items, so Xia Ran
did not dare to stretch out her hands to absorb Force points towards the
Sorting Hat.
Gryffindor's sword has no intelligence. It may not be used at other times
except for the current situation. Even if he secretly absorbed the force
points in Gryffindor's sword, Deng Even after thinking about it, Breedo
couldn't find anything.
However, the timing was not good now, so Xia Ran restrained her urge to
use the summoning spell, although there was a high probability that the
summoning spell would be ineffective against special magic items like
Gryffindor's sword.
"Fox will help." Dumbledore's voice was brisk and cheerful.
Phoenix Fawkes snatched the silver sword from Harry's hand, fluttered its
beautiful wings, and delivered Gryffindor's sword to Dumbledore's hand.
Immediately, the phoenix circled and disappeared into the darkness.
Dumbledore held Gryffindor's sword tightly and waved his wand with his
right hand. Seven or eight thick stone pillars trapped the basilisk and
knocked it dizzy. Xia Ran took the opportunity to shoot a coma spell at
the basilisk.
"Get out of the way! Crush those stone pillars and use your strong body!"
Harry heard Riddle's anxious Parseltongue.
"Collapse!"
No matter how resistant the basilisk was, it was still greatly affected by
Xia Ran's more than ten stupefying spells, making him dizzy, like a drunk
person.
"Well done, Xia Ran." Dumbledore cast a spell silently, casting a lightness
spell on himself. He jumped over the stone pillars lightly and deftly, and
aimed at the basilisk's flat head and slashed it with his sword.
Wow——
A piece of the basilisk's head was cut off by Dumbledore with Gryffindor's
sword, and the black blood sprayed freely. Dumbledore recited a
protective spell for himself to prevent the black blood from
contaminating him and preventing the snake from getting into it. The
monster's last fangs pierced his body.
Boom! ! !
The basilisk finally fell down weakly, its tail twisting and twisting a few
times, but in the end it became dead. It died in the hands of Dumbledore
and the sword of Gryffindor!
"I think it's time for this matter to come to an end." Dumbledore held the
wand in one hand and the sword of Gryffindor in the other, facing the
blurry figure of Riddle and said solemnly.
"Do you think I am the real life? Dumbledore." Riddle said sarcastically,
"The carrier of my soul..."
Before he could finish his sentence, his expression suddenly froze and his
pupils dilated instantly.
Snap...
Phoenix Fawkes grabbed a diary and threw it at Dumbledore's feet.
Riddle's eyes kept moving along with the diary.
Xia Ran knew that it was the carrier of Voldemort's soul fragment, which
was manifested in the outside world due to absorbing too much of
Ginny's life force.
"Goodbye, Tom." Dumbledore raised his silver sword high and plunged it
straight into the ground.
Ahhhh...
A terrible, long-lasting, piercing scream suddenly sounded in the secret
room, and streams of ink spurted out from the diary, as if it were a spring
connected to the underground sewer, but not a single drop of ink was
left. Contaminated by Dumbledore, all were blocked in mid-air by the
protective spell, and immediately fell to the ground again.
Riddle's blurry figure was instantly distorted. He couldn't help but
struggle, his arms waving like a drowning man, and a sharp howl pierced
his eardrums came out of his mouth. Harry couldn't help but tighten his
ears.
Xia Ran casually cast an earplug listening spell on himself, and the
buzzing sound replaced the howling sound that penetrated his brain.
A few seconds later, Riddle disappeared. Everything in the secret room
fell silent. Only the sound of ink dripping from the diary could be heard.
Gryffindor's sword pierced the diary and destroyed it. This is a Horcrux
made by Voldemort when he was a student.
"Okay, everything is done. No one died. The students in the hospital and
Mrs. Lorris can all recover after Professor Sprout's mandrake matures."
Dumble Lido said happily, pulled out Gryffindor's sword, put the wand
back into his robe, picked up the diary in his right hand, and looked
through it carefully.
Xia Ran glanced at Dumbledore's wand without revealing any trace. He
knew that it was the Elder Wand, one of the Three Hallows of Death. It
had caused countless conflicts in the magical world's thousands of years
of history. The Elder Wand was also what Xia Ran believed was the death
of the wand. The Three Sacred Artifacts contain the items with the most
Force Points.
But it was impossible for him to snatch the Elder Wand from
Dumbledore.
"Professor, Ginny...Ginny..." Harry held Ginny in his arms. The little
witch still closed her eyes tightly and looked unconscious. Harry was
frightened by this.
Xia Ran comforted Harry and said, "Don't worry, Riddle's diary has been
destroyed, and Ginny will wake up after a while."
He remembered that after Riddle's diary was destroyed in the original
time and space, it didn't take long for Ginny to wake up.
Sure enough, a soft moan came from Harry's arms, Ginny began to move,
and Harry suddenly showed a look of joy.
Ginny sat up from Harry's arms in confusion. She suddenly noticed
something and her face turned red. She immediately stood up from
Harry's arms and bumped Harry's chin. Harry felt that his eyes were filled
with tears. Tears came out, it hurt so much!
"Sorry, Harry, sorry." Ginny apologized quickly. Her eyes immediately fell
on Sharon and Dumbledore, and then she saw the huge corpse of the
basilisk and the one flying in the secret room. The big crimson bird -
Phoenix Fox.
Her pupils suddenly tightened, her body shivered involuntarily, and tears
immediately flowed down, wetting her clothes.
"Oh, Professor Dumbledore, Professor Frémont, Harry, I... I originally
wanted to muster up the courage to say it to the professor... But in front
of so many students in the common room, I... I I can't say it, I'm too
cowardly, I'm afraid of being expelled from Hogwarts!"
Chapter 51 Leaving the Secret
Room
Ginny cried and said: "Professor - oh, Professor Dumbledore - these
things... these things were all done by me, but I swear, I didn't mean to. It
was Riddle - Tom Riddle - he He forced me to do it, he controlled me, I...I
couldn't resist...By the way, where is the diary? The diary is..."
"Miss Weasley, don't worry, Riddle's diary has been destroyed. We all
know that you are innocent." Xia Ran pointed to the diary in
Dumbledore's hand and comforted Ginny.
Dumbledore put the diary away and said: "You will not be expelled, Miss
Weasley." After a pause, he winked at Ginny kindly and smiled: "What a
pity. This is not the village of Hogsmeade, but the secret room that is
unknown many miles beneath Hogwarts, otherwise I can buy you a piece
of chocolate to replenish energy."
Ginny's nervousness finally seemed to ease.
"Okay, let's talk about something outside. I think Mr. and Mrs. Weasley
may have arrived at Hogwarts by now, and others may be very worried
about our safety," Dumbledore said.
Ginny was shocked again and stammered: "What? Father and mother...
they... how could they..."
"Professor McGonagall informed them. I think it would be better if your
parents stayed with you." Dumbledore said, looking at Phoenix and
saying, "Fox, please."
Harry and Ginny were confused.
Xia Ran smiled and said: "We are going to take the Fox Phoenix train."
"Haha, yes, Phoenix train." Dumbledore laughed, "Charran, you catch me,
Harry and Ginny will catch Charran, and Fox will take us out of the
secret room."
Fawkes flew to Dumbledore's side in a whoosh, with a pair of beautiful
wings fanning, his bright eyes looking particularly beautiful in the dark,
and the long golden feathers behind his tail swaying.
Dumbledore stuck the sword in his waist, and Charlotte grabbed the back
of Dumbledore's wizard robe. Then Harry and Ginny grabbed Charlotte
again. Finally, Dumbledore reached out and grabbed the phoenix Fawkes,
whose tail was surprisingly hot. feathers.
call out!
Xia Ran first felt a strange sense of relief quickly pass through his body,
and with a strange sound, all of them flew upwards along the water pipe.
Harry couldn't help but cry out. Even though Ginny kept crying, he
couldn't help but feel a long-lost relaxation at this time.
Xia Ran thoroughly enjoyed the joy of flying. The cold air blew past the
sides of his face. After a while, the journey was over. The four of them
landed on the damp floor of Weeping Myrtle's bathroom. Xia Ran was
steady. When he steadied himself, the pool covering the water pipe
automatically slid back to its original place, and the entrance to the
secret room was hidden again.
Myrtle floated in mid-air, staring at them with wide eyes.
"So you are all still alive." She said very disappointedly.
"I'm sorry." Xia Ran smiled and said.
"Oh, if you die... I have been thinking about which one of you should
agree to share this toilet with me." Myrtle said, she was so shy that her
cheeks turned silver-she is a ghost after all, and non-human.
"Thank you for your kindness, Myrtle, but we must leave at this time."
Dumbledore said politely, and the four of them left the bathroom and
walked towards the empty corridor outside.
The students stayed in the common room while the professors hung out
in groups outside the common room to protect the students from any
harm.
So under the leadership of Dumbledore and Phoenix Fox, several people
walked all the way to the outside of the principal's office on the eighth
floor without meeting any teachers or students of Hogwarts.
The stone monster jumped aside automatically when it saw Dumbledore,
and they vaguely heard crying coming from behind the spiral passage.
"Arthur and Molly have arrived." Dumbledore said, and the four of them
entered the principal's office.
There were several people in the office. Mrs. Weasley was crying against
her husband. The four Weasley brothers currently studying at Hogwarts:
Percy, Fred, George, and Ron all looked sad. Professor McGonagall also
had a serious look on her face.
Until Dumbledore and Phoenix entered the office first, startling a few
people and turning around to look. Dumbledore moved to sit behind his
desk, while Xia Ran also moved aside wisely, leaving Mrs. Weasley to
rush towards. Her daughter moved out of the way.
"Oh, Ginny!" Mrs. Weasley screamed, rushing over and hugging Ginny
tightly, followed closely by Mr. Weasley, and the couple reached out and
hugged their little girl.
Percy, Fred, George, and Ron were visibly relieved.
Professor McGonagall grabbed her chest with her hands and gasped for
air.
At this time, Harry was also held in Mrs. Weasley's arms.
"You saved her, Harry, you saved her too!"
"No, I don't..." Harry said blushing with embarrassment. He actually did
not play any role in the battle in the Chamber of Secrets.
Xia Ran interrupted Harry and said, "No, Harry, your Parseltongue is
already the greatest help to us!"
This is true. If Harry hadn't provided the Parseltongue to open the
Chamber of Secrets, they might not even have been able to enter the
Chamber of Secrets until now.
"Xia Ran, thank you." Mr. Weasley shook hands with Xia Ran.
"Really, Dumbledore is the main force." Xia Ran said.
Mr. Weasley thanked Dumbledore again.
"By the way, Albus, what exactly did you experience in the Chamber of
Secrets?" Professor McGonagall asked a little weakly. She conjured a soft-
backed chair and sat down.
Xia Ran made a chair for himself to sit on. Although he couldn't deform
the too thick stone pillars in the secret room, his current level of
deformation was level 4 (medium), so he could easily use a chair. of.
Dumbledore had already put down Gryffindor's sword, smiled at
everyone and said, "Oh, it's a long story..."
He told how several people opened the Chamber of Secrets, how Harry
provided Parseltongue to open the Chamber of Secrets, how he
discovered Ginny, how he started a conversation with Riddle, and finally
relied on the sword that Harry pulled out to kill the Basilisk. Xia Ran and
Harry would add a few words from time to time.
"Riddle, Albus, you mean Riddle?" Professor McGonagall asked in
surprise.
"Yes, Tom Riddle, the young Voldemort, and the attacks on Hogwarts in
the past few months were all caused by Tom manipulating Ginny."
Dumbledore said.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were suddenly startled and said: "Wha...what?
Ginny...she..."
Even Professor McGonagall and the four Weasley brothers were shocked.
"Diary!" Dumbledore pointed to the diary with a hole on the table and
said, "This is a dark magic item made by Voldemort when he was young.
Tom kept it specially when he was still studying at Hogwarts. Leave the
diary down to lure the little wizard who comes later to open the secret
room."
"But, Ginny... this is just a diary. How could Ginny be controlled by a
diary?" Mrs. Weasley asked in shock and confusion.
Chapter 52 Self-blame
"This is not an ordinary diary." Dumbledore said softly, "Voldemort, his
real name is Tom Riddle, studied at Hogwarts when he was young, and I
was his Transfiguration professor at the time. "
"You can almost say that Tom is, or one of, the most outstanding students
that Hogwarts has ever had."
Dumbledore raised his head as he spoke, moved his eyes away from
Riddle's diary, and faced the group of wizards in the office. The Weasleys
all looked very confused, while Professor McGonagall, Harry and Sharon
looked a little confused. a little better.
Xia Ran actually knew these deeds of Voldemort when he was young, but
he couldn't explain well how he discovered these things that not many
people knew about - after all, fifty years had passed - and few insiders
were willing to mention them - The wizard involved is, after all, the Dark
Lord Voldemort, and ninety-nine percent of the people in the wizarding
world are afraid of him.
The wizards related to Voldemort when he was young, let alone the dark
wizards, the white wizards always kept secret about it. Even if
Dumbledore personally intervened, it was often difficult to come up with
anything - Harry's sixth grade in the original time and space Professor
Slughorn in Potions class is one of the typical examples!
So Xia Ran pretended to be interested.
"Since Voldemort started the war, few people know that he was once
called Tom Riddle, and that he studied and graduated from Hogwarts and
served as a prefect and president of the Boys' Student Union. Yes,
Voldemort has always been so outstanding. "
Dumbledore said: "He disappeared not long after he left school. He
traveled around the world and traveled to all corners of the world. He
also got deeper and deeper into the quagmire of dark magic. He mixed
with the most evil wizards in the wizarding world and passed through
many times. An extremely dangerous magical transformation, and when
he finally reappeared as Voldemort, it was difficult for people to
recognize him."
"Almost no one connects Voldemort with the smart, handsome and
studious prefect and student body president who attended Hogwarts."
"But... Ginny..." Mrs. Weasley asked, "What is the relationship between
our Ginny and... Tang... You-Know-Who?"
"The diary, his diary!" Ginny sobbed. "I've been writing in it for months
and he always gets back to me."
"Ginny!"
Mr. Weasley was stunned and said, "Didn't I teach you that? What have I
told you all along? Never, ever trust anything that can think for itself
unless you see its head clearly. Hidden somewhere.”
"Why didn't you show your mother and me the diary? Such a suspicious
thing is obviously full of black magic!"
"I don't know!" Ginny cried sadly, "I found the diary in a book my mother
gave me. I thought someone had put it in the book and forgotten..."
"It doesn't matter." Xia Ran interjected, "I don't know how many adult
wizards have been resourceful and powerful in the past few decades, but
they were still deceived by Voldemort. Ginny finally figured out what she
was doing and took control of Voldemort. To resist, this is something that
many adult wizards cannot do. If the timing hadn't allowed, I would have
given Ginny extra points."
He comforted Ginny and the Weasleys.
Mr. Weasley still frowned, looking a little unacceptable.
"What Xia Ran said makes sense." Dumbledore nodded and said,
"Although Miss Weasley gave Voldemort an opportunity due to her
negligence, she still stubbornly resisted and resisted under Voldemort's
control. This is worthy of our applause, because there are very few adult
wizards who can do this. And it is also a painful ordeal for her, and the
school will not punish her."
Mrs. Weasley said with tears: "Thank you, Dumbledore." She looked at
Xia Ran again and continued: "Thank you too, Xia Ran."
"I am a professor at Hogwarts. It is my responsibility to protect the
students. Mrs. Weasley, there is no need for you to thank me." Xia Ran
said with a smile.
Snapped!
Percy Weasley suddenly slapped himself and blamed himself: "It's all my
fault!"
Fred, George, Ron, and Harry all looked at Percy with shocked eyes.
Would he still blame himself? ?
Percy said, "I am Ginny's brother and a prefect of Gryffindor. I should
have discovered Ginny's abnormality long ago and reported it to the
professors, but in the end I never cared..."
"Oh, Percy!" Mrs. Weasley hugged Percy and burst into tears.
"It's not your fault, Percy," said George. "We were just tinkering with our
own gadgets and never really cared about Ginny."
"Percy, you have changed." Fred said sadly, then laughed and said, "But
you are better after you change!"
Ron said: "We were originally looking for the heir of Slytherin and kept
our eyes on Malfoy, but we neglected my sister who has changed
significantly from usual..."
"Ron, my responsibility is that I set my sights on Malfoy, otherwise we
would definitely have discovered Ginny's abnormality - well, Hermione,
she also has a very good relationship with Ginny - but I let Hermione was
distracted," Harry said.
"Children, there is no need to blame yourself." Mr. Weasley patted his
third son, Percy, on the shoulder, and Mrs. Weasley hugged each other
and cried. Although Harry is not a child of the Weasley family, Mrs.
Weasley is very fond of him. He is like a biological son.
Xia Ran, Dumbledore, and Professor McGonagall did not make a sound to
disturb the Weasley family and Harry. Xia Ran and Professor McGonagall
were smiling, and Dumbledore's eyes were slightly moist. He may have
thought of his youth. Family, at that time he was too young and energetic
and neglected his family.
After a while, Dumbledore coughed lightly, attracted everyone's attention
and asked: "Xia Ran, I'm very interested. How did you discover Miss
Weasley's anomaly? And Voldemort's Horcrux, Until I saw Riddle's diary
with my own eyes, even I couldn't imagine that Voldemort actually made
a Horcrux."
"Horcruxes?" Professor McGonagall exclaimed, "Albus, did Voldemort
really make Horcruxes?"
Looking at the diary on the table, Professor McGonagall said in an angry
tone: "Is this the Horcrux of Voldemort that Xia Ran mentioned before?"
It seems that Professor McGonagall has a certain understanding of
Horcruxes, but the Weasley family and Harry have little understanding,
and they all look very confused.
"Yes." Dumbledore nodded and said, "Riddle's diary is Voldemort's
Horcrux!"
"I think..." Xia Ran added, "It should be one of the Horcruxes!"
"One?! Oh my God!"
Professor McGonagall clutched her chest and gasped for air. Her face
looked both angry and filled with hatred!
Chapter 53 Horcrux
"What's wrong? Minerva." Mrs. Weasley asked in confusion. She didn't
understand why Professor McGonagall reacted so violently at this time.
Which Horcrux, what on earth is it?
Xia Ran answered on behalf of Professor McGonagall: "Horcruxes, one of
the most evil magics in history!"
In addition to understanding the concepts related to Horcruxes in his
previous life, after awakening his memory in this life, he read countless
books in order to prepare for the battle class and preach knowledge.
Among them, there were a few ancient book manuscripts that mentioned
the soul weapon. Coupled with his existing understanding of the Horcrux,
it can be said that almost no one in the wizarding world of Harry Potter
knows it better than him.
"A Horcrux is a very evil thing." Xia Ran said, "A Horcrux refers to an
object that contains part of a person's soul."
While he was speaking, the portraits of the old male and female
principals of Hogwarts hanging on the wall were all awake, listening
intently to Xia Ran's story. One of them, a fat wizard with a red nose,
even took out a hearing aid.
"An object that contains part of a soul?" Mr. Weasley said in confusion.
"A person's soul is complete when he is born, as long as it can be called a
life." Xia Ran said, "But if you split part of your soul through some special
method, and then hide it in your body, In an object outside, in this way,
even if your body is attacked or destroyed, you will not die because there
is still a part of your soul that remains undamaged in the world."
"Of course, existing in this form is very, very humble! Worse than a
ghost, worse than the humblest wandering soul!"
"What object? What does the Horcrux need as a carrier?" Fred suddenly
asked.
The Weasleys seemed to have just discovered that their children were
also in the office. They quickly interrupted Xia Ran and said: "You—
Percy, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny—leave the principal immediately.
Office, take Ginny to the school hospital, your father and I will rush to
the school hospital afterwards."
"Oh no!" cried Fred.
"Mom, we want to hear the professor talk about Horcruxes," George said.
"No!" Mrs. Weasley said seriously, "You also heard that Xia Ran said that
this is the most evil black magic, so this is not something wizards of your
age should understand."
"Dad..." The Weasley children looked at Arthur Weasley, hoping that their
father would agree to them staying in the office to listen to Xia Ran's
story.
Ginny stopped crying at this time, and most of her attention was
attracted by Xia Ran's story. She urgently wanted to know what had been
confusing and controlling her in the past six months.
What are Horcruxes and how should they be dealt with?
"Arthur, no." Mrs. Weasley shook her head seriously at Arthur.
"Professor Frémont..." They began to turn their pleas to Xia Ran.
Xia Ran was in a dilemma. Although he felt that knowing about the
Horcrux was nothing, judging from the original time and space
trajectories, these people present were not the kind of wizards who could
not withstand the temptation due to the powerful power and terrifying
effects of black magic. , but their parents are present, so there is no need
for Xia Ran to play this educational role.
Ron suddenly looked at Harry expectantly and said, "By the way, Harry,
you will definitely tell me, right?"
"I don't think Harry is old enough to understand Horcruxes," Professor
McGonagall interjected. Apparently she thought Harry should leave the
office and go to the school hospital with the Weasley children.
Ron shut his mouth immediately. It seemed that he had also implicated
Harry.
Dumbledore thought carefully for a while and said: "You are indeed too
young. It will not be too late to know this knowledge after you graduate."
His words were the final word.
Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Harry could only leave the principal's
office with Ginny dejectedly and rushed to the school hospital.
"Miss Weasley can rest in bed, and maybe drink a glass of steaming
chocolate milk." Dumbledore said kindly.
When he heard the sound of the stone monster jumping away and then
returning to its original position, Dumbledore smiled again and said: "Xia
Ran, keep going."
"The most critical step in making a Horcrux is to split the soul!" Xia Ran
said slowly, "It is the law of nature to keep the soul intact, and to violate
this law, you must go through very evil behavior."
"What evil deed?"
"Kill! Killing will split the soul, and if you want to make a Horcrux, you
must take advantage of this destruction to seal the split soul!"
Xia Ran paused for a moment and continued: "There is a spell, but I didn't
find any relevant records in the book. Maybe Voldemort knew this spell
from somewhere."
"I think he should have known that spell when he was studying at
Hogwarts." Dumbledore said, "For example, this diary is the container, or
carrier, that Voldemort used to seal his soul fragments when he was
young. Knowing the spell, he cannot make this diary as a Horcrux."
"It would be best if that spell was lost," Professor McGonagall said.
"That's natural, Professor McGonagall." Mr. Weasley nodded.
Dumbledore asked: "Why do you think Voldemort has more than one
Horcrux? Xia Ran."
Xia Ran immediately smiled and replied: "Voldemort is a person who is
afraid of death - almost all of us are afraid of death, there is nothing to
say - but if he really only has one Horcrux, I don't think he will If your
Horcrux diary is thrown around randomly, it will definitely be protected
with the strictest and most powerful magic. Not to mention Ginny, a little
witch who has just entered school, even us adult wizards cannot break
the protection attached to it. As for the sex curse, perhaps only
Dumbledore can powerfully break the outer protection curse."
"So, Voldemort definitely has more than one Horcrux. As for the specific
number of Horcruxes he made, this is unknown."
Xia Ran knew that Voldemort had made seven Horcruxes, but there was
no need to say this. It could be inferred that Voldemort owned multiple
Horcruxes, but the specific number of Horcruxes that Voldemort owned
could not be determined by speculation alone. It was better to wait for
Deng Bledo goes to find Professor Slughorn to confirm.
The portraits of the old principals on the wall made sounds of shock and
indignation. As the past principals of Hogwarts, they knew how to make
Horcruxes, and they knew even more how much killing would be
required to produce multiple Horcruxes.
Dumbledore was thoughtful, while Professor McGonagall suddenly said:
"No wonder Voldemort, who was supposed to be wiped out after he
attacked Lily and James more than ten years ago, is still alive today."
She had heard Dumbledore mention that Voldemort was wandering
around in the Albanian forests, where he was more alive than dead.
"Who invented the extremely evil black magic of Horcruxes?" Mrs.
Weasley said in disgust.
Xia Ran smiled and said: "Who knows? There are definitely many wizards
like Voldemort in the history of the magical world for thousands of years,
but they may not be as powerful as Voldemort."
Chapter 54 Reminder
"Okay, that's enough about the Horcruxes for the time being."
Dumbledore said, "Minerva, you know, I think these things are worthy of
a banquet to celebrate. Can I ask you to inform the kitchen? Woolen
cloth?"
"Okay." Professor McGonagall stood up and left the principal's office
neatly. The house-elf kitchen is located on the basement floor of
Hogwarts.
"It's time for us to go, Dumbledore." Mr. and Mrs. Weasley said, also
starting to walk towards the door.
Dumbledore said: "Arthur, Molly, if you are willing, I hope you will also
attend this banquet."
"Okay, thank you then, Dumbledore, we will definitely stay and
participate, just in time to see Ginny and Hermione again."
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley rushed to the school hospital to check on Ginny
and see how Hermione was doing, although she was still in a petrified
state.
In the end, only Charan and Dumbledore were left in the office.
"Xia Ran, I am so lucky to have a combat class this year, and you have
become the professor of the combat class." Dumbledore looked at Xia Ran
and said with a smile.
Xia Ran said politely: "It's also my honor, Dumbledore."
"Let's go together and notify the four colleges that the alarm has been
lifted. Today is a day worthy of celebration." Dumbledore said happily,
got up and walked around his desk, walking along the passage to the
door first.
Xia Ran reluctantly glanced at the Gryffindor sword hanging on the wall,
sighed softly, and followed Dumbledore's footsteps.
"Horcrux, that is a very evil thing." Dumbledore suddenly said while
walking, "Xia Ran, you just said that Horcrux is one of the most evil black
magic in history! It's hard to say Voldemort finally reached this point, is
there any negative impact of Horcruxes?"
He declared the evil of Horcruxes in a casual tone, seeming to remind Xia
Ran.
"I think there are many more beautiful things in the world than
immortality, Xia Ran, such as love, friendship, and family affection."
Dumbledore said softly.
Xia Ran knew the deep meaning of Dumbledore's words, because he
knew too much about Horcruxes, and Dumbledore was worried that he
would embark on the evil path of making Horcruxes, just like Tom Riddle
once did.
Making a Horcrux itself requires killing. Unprovoked killing will
completely change a person's mind, causing him to continue to tilt and
slide in the dark abyss, until he reaches the darkest place where no
sunlight can be seen.
Dumbledore didn't want another student of his - Voldemort was once
Dumbledore's student, and when Xia Ran was studying at Hogwarts,
Dumbledore had already served as the principal, but Xia Ran was still
Dumbledore's student - — embarked on this evil and dark path.
"Don't worry, Dumbledore." Xia Ran smiled and said, "Horcruxes are not
what I hope for. Splitting the soul has never been my choice. I personally
think it is necessary to maintain the integrity of the soul."
Horcruxes need to be made by splitting the soul, and hiding part of the
soul fragments in a certain object or container. As Xia Ran himself said,
what he admires is the integrity of the soul. He traveled to Harry Potter's
The reason why he can successfully travel to this world is because he has
a complete soul. Not to mention other factors, if his soul is incomplete,
can the time travel be successful?
Xia Ran believes that the answer must be no, so even if he desires
immortality to a certain extent, he will never achieve it through
Horcruxes.
"I was worried too much, Xia Ran. Please forgive an old man for being
too talkative." Dumbledore said apologetically. Regarding the Horcrux,
he knew Xia Ran's views and attitude. His previous worries were just
unfounded worries. .
"Nothing." Xia Ran smiled softly and replied.
"Professor Dumbledore, Professor Frémont!" Hagrid's rough voice
suddenly rang out, and two wizards walked hand in hand at the corner.
One of them was tall and tall, and he was the gamekeeper Rubeus
Hagrid; the other was Looking extremely small, he is Professor Flitwick of
Hogwarts' Charms class.
Working in pairs, they patrol Hogwarts Castle and protect the students in
each house.
Professor Flitwick saw Ciaran chatting and laughing with Dumbledore,
without any nervousness or solemn expression at all, and immediately
asked excitedly: "Dumbledore, has the basilisk been solved?"
Dumbledore nodded happily and smiled: "Filius, you are still as sharp as
ever. Yes, the Chamber of Secrets has been solved, the Basilisk has been
killed, and Miss Weasley has also been rescued. We only need to wait a
few more months. After Professor Sprout's mandrake matures, those
students who are unfortunately petrified and living in the campus
hospital can return to their dormitories."
"Great!" Professor Flitwick jumped up suddenly, showing his extremely
excited mood.
"Hagrid, your grievances have also been cleared. I will write to the
Ministry of Magic later to explain this Chamber of Secrets incident and
clarify that when the Chamber of Secrets was first opened fifty years ago,
the identity of your so-called murderer was innocent. Yes." Dumbledore
looked at Hagrid again and said with a smile.
Fifty years ago, when Voldemort was a student at Hogwarts, he opened
the Chamber of Secrets and caused Myrtle's death. At that time, Riddle
slandered Hagrid as the culprit for opening the Chamber of Secrets.
Although Dumbledore protected him, Hagrid was Still expelled from
Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic destroyed Hagrid's wand and prohibited
Hagrid from using it again.
Now the blame for all this can be removed. Hagrid no longer has to use a
big umbrella to hide his wand and use magic secretly. He can learn and
use magic openly.
"Thank you, Professor Dumbledore, thank you, Professor Frémont."
Hagrid cried with joy and sobbed loudly.
Professor Flitwick patted Hagrid's thigh - he was too short compared to
Hagrid and could only pat Hagrid's thigh - as a sign of comfort.
"Today we are going to hold a grand banquet to celebrate the solution of
the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk. Filius, please inform the
Ravenclaw students; Hagrid, please inform Gryffindor. student; Xia Ran, I
will leave Hufflepuff to you. I will go to Slytherin House. I hope Professor
Snape will not blame me for going to his house without permission."
Dumbledore blinked and smiled. road.
Several people went to their respective directions at the next staircase.
Xia Ran was very familiar with the location of the Hufflepuff common
room. After all, he graduated from Hufflepuff and was next to the
Hufflepuff common room. It was the house elf kitchen, and he happened
to meet Professor McGonagall coming out of the kitchen.
"Has Hagrid gone to inform Gryffindor?"
Professor McGonagall then followed Xia Ran into the Hufflepuff common
room, and announced to the confused Hufflepuff students the biggest
good news today - and even the time limit can be relaxed to this year -
the Chamber of Secrets and Snakes The monsters have been solved,
Ginny Weasley has been rescued, and the petrified students can also
recover in a few months!
The Hufflepuff students suddenly cheered loudly, and their book hats
were flying in the sky. Even Professor McGonagall, who was always
serious, did not stop her at this time, because she also had the urge to
take off her hat and cheer.
Chapter 55 Banquet
Not long after, students from the four colleges and the entire school staff
gathered in the auditorium. Hundreds of students gathered together. Just
like the Halloween banquet more than a month ago, people were full of
joy and excitement. , noisy, talking loudly to each other, as if they had
never been so happy.
The professors will no longer pay attention to discipline today. They are
also talking happily, loudly praising Dumbledore's strength, Xia Ran's
bravery, and Harry's bravery!
Yes, people all know that the reason why the Chamber of Secrets incident
was solved mainly lies with Dumbledore, Xia Ran and Harry.
"Professor Frémont, I really belong to you!" The other professors gave Xia
Ran a thumbs up, then raised their wine glasses high, shouted and drank
them all in one gulp.
"For Hogwarts!"
Xia Ran sat relaxedly on the chair. The Chamber of Secrets incident was
over and she could rest in peace for more than a year. When Harry was
in third grade, Sirius Black was only known to a very small number of
wizards who were innocent, and among them was the White Wizard. On
one side - at least Xia Ran definitely doesn't agree with the dark wizard's
theory - there is only Xia Ran.
So during the Prisoner of Azkaban escape in the next school year, Sirius
wandered around Hogwarts, knowing that it would not cause any harm
to anyone else. Sirius' target was Peter Pettigrew, who is now Ron's
Mouse spotted.
As for getting rid of Peter Pettigrew, he has no such idea for the time
being. If he wants to clear Sirius's blame, Peter Pettigrew must be alive.
He doesn't want to alert the snake yet.
Peter Pettigrew led to Voldemort's rebirth, which is just a historical
process. Unless the Horcrux is destroyed, Voldemort is immortal. From a
certain point of view, his return is inevitable and will not be shaken by
anything external. But it's just a matter of time, that's all.
Because Harry is also Voldemort's Horcrux, unless Voldemort himself
removes the soul fragments from Harry's body, he cannot be completely
killed, which means that Voldemort will always be resurrected.
"Can Sirius still escape from prison successfully this time?" Xia Ran
thought to herself as she took a sip of wine.
In the original time and space, because the Weasley family won the
lottery and were published in the "Daily Prophet", they happened to be
seen by Sirius in Azkaban Prison. He immediately recognized Peter
Pettigrew because of his unforgettable hatred. Only then did he wake up
from his trance, and was able to transform into an Animagus, avoid the
dementors' search in the form of a big black dog, and finally successfully
escape from prison!
But we have to wait for another semester, because now is the end of the
first semester of Harry's second year, and the next semester has not yet
started.
Harry and the Weasley family all left the school hospital and came to the
Great Hall. Only Ginny was hospitalized at the request of Madam
Pomfrey.
"I bet Ginny will be okay," said George.
"She could have attended this grand party." Fred said in a tone that felt
sorry for Ginny.
Mrs. Weasley said: "No, Ginny must obey Madam Pomfrey's order and
continue to stay in the hospital. You two..." She glared at Fred and
George and continued: "Don't even think about taking it secretly. Ginny
leaves the hospital!"
Fred and George looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and
concentrated on the rich food on the table.
"It's been a long time since we had a banquet in the Great Hall." Mr.
Weasley said with emotion. "Since I graduated, I have never been back to
Hogwarts. I have not experienced this kind of banquet with hundreds of
people in many years." That’s it.”
At this time Dumbledore stood up, and the teachers and students slowly
stopped talking loudly, and all looked at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore coughed lightly, tapped his throat, and recited the spell
"with a loud voice".
"Today is a day worth celebrating! The Chamber of Secrets and the
Basilisk have all been solved, and Miss Weasley is also safe and sound.
Those students who were unfortunately petrified will be the same in a
few months when the mandrake matures. It will be restored to its
original state and return to you again.”
The crowd suddenly cheered loudly and thunderously.
Dumbledore was smiling. He waited for the crowd's cheers to stop before
continuing: "Here, I have a few more words to say."
"First of all, because of Mr. Harry Potter's bravery and fearlessness, and
his crucial role in the Chamber of Secrets - his Parseltongue - I decided to
give Gryffindor two hundred points!"
Deafening cheers suddenly erupted from the long Gryffindor table, and
everyone was delighted that the house's score had suddenly increased
significantly.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, who are also Gryffindor graduates, also clapped
their hands.
Many students rushed to shake Harry's hand, and Harry felt that his
hands were almost numb.
Xia Ran secretly laughed in his heart. Dumbledore always spared no
effort in cultivating Harry because he believed that Harry was the key to
solving Voldemort - this perception was correct - but Harry deserved this
kind of reward and cheers. , because of his Parseltongue, he really helped
a lot in the secret room incident.
"I have also made great efforts. Maybe it's time to ask Dumbledore for a
monetary reward." Xia Ran secretly thought, what points can he add as a
professor? It was he who gave extra points to the students of the four
colleges.
However, he has little need for money. The inheritance left by his
parents, his savings from working at the Ministry of Magic, and his
current salary as a teacher at Hogwarts are all enough for him to last a
lifetime. He actually doesn't care about financial rewards. .
"Books about magic..." Xia Ran quickly determined his choice. He decided
to find a time to talk to Dumbledore, believing that Dumbledore would
not refuse his request.
Hogwarts has thousands of years of history, and the collection of various
magical books is absolutely beyond imagination. The library is only a
part of it. After all, we cannot leave too advanced and dark magical
knowledge in the library. Most of those books are by The contemporary
principal keeps it in person.
"The canceled Quidditch competition will resume in the next semester.
The Quidditch teams of each college must seize the time to start training.
Our Ms. Hooch will serve as the referee as always." Dumbledore
announced again thing.
Mrs. Huo Qi at the staff table nodded slightly. She was also a flying class
professor, but flying classes were only offered to first-year students.
There were noisy discussions at the same time on the square table.
Quidditch is a sport that countless people in the wizarding world love
passionately. For example, Professor McGonagall is a loyal fan of
Quidditch, but Xia Ran has relatively little interest in it. .
"We will also continue to carry out teaching tasks. We hope that everyone
will achieve satisfactory results after the end of the school year. The few
students who were unfortunately petrified will not need to take the
exams at the end of the school year." Dumbledore continued to announce.
This time, the entire auditorium was wailing.
Chapter 56 Dobby
After the celebration banquet, Hogwarts resumed normal classes. From
Monday to Friday, classes started according to the original schedule to
teach students relevant subject knowledge. Because it was Christmas and
New Year soon, Ms. Huo Qi did not No Quidditch match was scheduled.
The Weasleys returned to the Burrow through the Floo Network on the
night of the banquet. Ginny was fine. She just needed to stay in bed for a
while and adjust her mental state. The Weasleys also gave a few
instructions before leaving. Boys have to take good care of their youngest
sister.
The Christmas stay-at-school list is almost full, and almost all students
want to stay at school to celebrate, rather than going home for Christmas
at this time.
"Oh, that's it. Originally we were planning to go home, but this kind of
banquet... isn't it? It's very pleasant, and Ginny is still in the school
hospital," Ron said.
Harry felt that this was the best Christmas he had ever spent. The only
drawback was that Hermione and the others were still in their petrified
state, but when the mandrakes matured and the end-of-school-year
banquet was held, Hermione and the others would definitely become
petrified. Has recovered.
Professor Sprout is fully responsible for the cultivation of mandrake. He
is afraid that the little wizards may accidentally cause problems with the
mandrake.
The Great Hall of Hogwarts was decorated with lights and colors.
Professors Hagrid and Flitwick were responsible for the decoration of the
entire Great Hall. All kinds of beautiful things decorated the Great Hall.
Xia Ran felt that the two of them were very enthusiastic and creative in
this regard, and gave them a thumbs up during the meal to express their
praise.
After the lively banquet in the Great Hall, Harry, Ron, and Neville
returned to the Gryffindor common room. It was already late, and they
were very full, so they returned to their dormitories to prepare for bed.
Harry lay down on his bed. The warm quilt gave him a completely
different feeling from the previous period. Harry buried his head under
the quilt and smiled lowly.
Snapped!
Suddenly there was a violent explosion in the dormitory, and Harry
heard the movement of Ron, Neville, Seamus, and Dean turning over on
their beds. As a result, another familiar voice whispered: "Fainted!
Fainted! Fainted!"
Immediately, all four roommates fell onto the bed unconsciously.
"Dobby!" Harry recognized the house elf's voice and immediately stood
up and said loudly, "What are you doing here? What did you do to
them?"
The house elf stared at Harry with two big tennis-ball eyes and looked at
Harry in the dark. He hurriedly explained: "Harry Potter, sir, I just cast a
coma spell on your friends. They will be gone tomorrow morning."
Everyone will wake up safely without any side effects."
"Why did you come directly to my dormitory?" Harry asked again.
Fortunately, he was not Hermione, otherwise he would have asked why
the house elves could apparate and apparate in Hogwarts. Hogwarts It is
full of various protective spells, the anti-Apparition spell and the anti-
Apparition spell are obviously one of them.
However, the magic of house elves is different from that of wizards, so
this situation is not surprising.
"I have come to apologize to Harry Potter," Dobby the house elf said
quietly.
"Apologise? Are you talking about what happened during the summer
vacation?" Harry got angry when he mentioned what happened during
the summer vacation.
When he was still staying at the Dursley's during the summer vacation,
Dobby visited him. Because Dobby used magic at the Dursley's and there
were no registered wizards around, the Ministry of Magic recorded that
spell in Harry's memory. On his head, he mistakenly thought that he was
using magic without authorization, violating the "Restraint of Minor
Wizards Act", and received a warning letter from the Department of
Magical Law Enforcement.
Even though several months had passed since this incident, Harry was
still filled with anger when he thought about it.
"Don't think I will forgive you!" Harry said coldly.
"I know, Harry Potter." said the house elf, "Sir, I cannot ask for your
forgiveness, but I hope to express my apology to Harry Potter myself."
Harry snorted from his nose.
Dobby whispered: "Sir, I tried my best to prevent you from coming to
Hogwarts, but you didn't catch the train..."
"Wait! How do you know I didn't catch the train?" Harry said, looking at
the house elf suspiciously.
Dobby's lips trembled, which seemed to confirm Harry's suspicion.
"You did it! Damn it, was that wall your work?"
"Yes, sir." Dobby nodded desperately and flapped his big ears. "Dobby hid
nearby, waiting for Harry Potter to pass by, and then sealed the passage.
Dobby had to use an iron to burn himself afterwards. hand, but Dobby
doesn't care, Dobby just wants Harry Potter to be safe."
"Safe?" Harry sneered, "You almost got me and Ron expelled from
school."
"Dobby was really shocked when he heard his master say that Harry
Potter had come to Hogwarts. Dobby burned his master's dinner and was
whipped! That was something Dobby had never experienced before." The
big ugly head kept swinging.
Harry leaned against the wall and stared at the house elf in the room. He
knew that he would not be a match for this house elf.
"If I were of Professor Frémont's level, I would definitely give you a
severe lesson and beat you to pieces!"
Dobby immediately smiled faintly and said: "Dobby is used to death
threats. Sir, Dobby must hear threats like yours at least five times a day!"
His calm smile, coupled with the dirty pillowcase he was wearing, and
the words he spoke, made him look pitiful yet extremely strong. Harry
didn't know why, but the anger in his heart disappeared in an instant.
Anyway, the final outcome It's all good, isn't it?
"Why are you wearing that thing?" Harry pointed to the dirty pillowcase
on Dobby's body, which seemed to be Dobby's clothes.
Harry felt that Dobby's experience at the Malfoy's was worse than what
he had experienced at the Dursley's, and he was suddenly filled with
sympathy for Dobby.
"Is this, sir?" Dobby said, pulling on the pillowcase and saying, "This
symbolizes the slave status of the house elf. Sir, Dobby can only be free
when his master gives him clothes to wear! So! The people at home are
careful not to give Dobby even a pair of socks, sir, because then Dobby
would be free and leave their house forever."
"Dobby made a lot of preparations. He even enchanted the Bludger before
that Quidditch match, but it still happened. Fortunately, Harry Potter was
fine. It was a blessing among misfortunes."
"That thing?" Harry ignored what Dobby said about the Bludger curse in
the Quidditch match. After all, he had never really started that Quidditch
match and had little experience, but what Dobby said was thing...
"Dobby told you, sir, during the summer vacation." Dobby widened his
eyes and said, "That person who must not even be named will create fear
again in Hogwarts, and terrible things will happen one after another.
Happened! But Harry Potter is worthy of being You-Know-Who’s nemesis,
and once again foiled You-Know-Who’s conspiracy!”
Chapter 57 The mastermind
behind the scenes
"Mysterious man... do you know Voldemort? Do you also know the
Chamber of Secrets?" Harry asked curiously, because it was still summer
vacation when Dobby reminded him, and the first basilisk attack had not
happened yet.
When Harry said the words "Voldemort", Dobby shuddered, with a look
of fear on his face.
"Are your house elves also afraid of Voldemort?" Harry became
increasingly curious.
Dobby trembled: "Mysterious Man... Dobby must never forget the
situation when the He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was at his most
powerful! Sir, you don't know what the Mysterious Man did to us
humble, enslaved people. What does it mean to be little people, people
treat us house elves like vermin!”
"Of course, they still treat Dobby that way, sir." Dobby admitted. House
elves are an ancient and noble status symbol for many ancient pure-blood
wizarding families, but They often ignore house elves and even beat and
scold them arbitrarily. House elves are not even as good as the humblest
servants.
"The Malfoys are indeed dark wizards!" Harry said with disgust.
Dobby seemed to want to agree, but he immediately knelt heavily on the
ground and banged the ground with his big ugly head.
Harry was startled and shouted quickly: "Stop! Dobby, stop, you will
wake up the others!"
Dobby lay on the ground, gasping for air. He said: "Dobby wants to speak
ill of his master. This is not allowed. Sir, Dobby must punish himself. This
is the rule of the house elf."
"You shouldn't punish yourself like this, Dobby, the Malfoys are evil
wizards to begin with," Harry said.
Dobby sobbed hard again, making Harry confused. The elf said: "Harry
Potter is always as kind as ever, and greater than Dobby ever knew!"
Harry smiled sheepishly.
"Dobby did not tell lies, sir, everything Dobby said is true." Dobby said
with wide eyes, "Sir, since you defeated the mysterious man, the situation
of the house elves has changed greatly. Improvement - although Dobby
still wasn't better off - but life for the rest of us had improved for the
most part. Harry Potter survived, the Dark Lord's reign was ended, and
this was a new For those of us who thought the dark days would never
end, Harry Potter was a beacon of hope, like the sun shining through the
darkness, sir."
Although Harry knew that he was famous in the wizarding world, he
never thought that even the house elves would admire him. Especially
when Dobby said these words in front of him, he felt very embarrassed.
"By the way, Dobby, how did you know about the Chamber of Secrets?"
Harry asked.
"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened before, sir, and you should
know that by now," said Dobby.
Harry was a little embarrassed, he had indeed forgotten this matter, but
he immediately remembered that Dobby reminded him that it was far
back during the summer vacation.
"How did you know there was going to be an attack on Hogwarts this
year?"
"That diary... sir, the diary... is... the master... ah, bad Dobby, very bad,
very bad Dobby!" Dobby said a few words intermittently with difficulty,
and then started again. Punishing himself, Harry had to speak to stop
Dobby's self-punishing behavior.
"You mean, Dobby, the diary belongs to Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy?" Harry
still heard who the instigator was from Dobby's words.
Dobby yelled, about to punish himself again.
"Stop! Dobby, stop!" Harry hurriedly stopped Dobby and stopped asking
Dobby about the diary, because he had already guessed the truth.
Riddle's diary must be Lu Xiu's. Malfoy's masterpiece!
"Ah, yes!"
Then Harry remembered again. Ginny said that she found the diary
among the pages of a book, and when they were buying books at Flourish
and Blotts Bookstore in Diagon Alley before the start of school, Mr.
Weasley and Lucius... Malfoy had a fight, and it was definitely at that
time that Lucius Malfoy took advantage of the chaos and stuffed the diary
into Ginny's old book.
He felt that he had everything figured out. From a certain perspective,
they did not suspect any mistakes. Draco Malfoy's father, Lucius Malfoy,
was also one of the culprits of the basilisk attack in the Chamber of
Secrets. one!
"Dobby, thank you!" Harry said to Dobby sincerely. In any case, Dobby's
starting point was good, but the method he used was too radical and he
did not discuss it with him, but he still felt that Dobby should ask Dobby
for help. Than thank you.
Dobby's big eyes suddenly widened, his two big ears fanned out, and his
ugly face seemed to blush with joy. No wizard or anyone had ever
thanked him in his life!
"It would be an honor for Dobby to serve Harry Potter, sir," Dobby
whispered happily.
Harry rummaged around on the bed and found only one uneaten milk-
flavored candy. He said with some embarrassment, "Dobby, this is the
only candy left. I have eaten all the other candies."
He hurriedly wrapped the candy in a nice paper towel and said: "This is
my Christmas gift. I hope you like it." After a slight pause, he continued:
"I will give you a big gift next Christmas. The humble gifts that make up
for this year.”
Dobby took the candy with trembling hands, and said with tears in his
eyes: "Dobby has never had a Christmas present, sir, never, and no one
has ever said thank you to Dobby. Sir, you are the greatest wizard in the
wizarding world." , far greater than Dobi imagined!”
He carefully placed the candy in the small pocket of his pillowcase and
collected it carefully.
Harry felt that he had heard Dobby's praise so much that he was almost
immune and no longer felt embarrassed.
"Dobby should go, sir, Dobby will prepare a Christmas present for Harry
Potter." Dobby said, snapping his fingers, and with a snap, the house elf
disappeared from Harry's dormitory.
Harry had to swallow the "No thanks" before he could say it.
When Harry lay down on the bed again, he felt that he had to talk to the
headmaster after Christmas. Regarding Dobby and the Malfoy family,
Riddle's diary must be related to Lucius Malfoy. relationship.
Harry had a good dream that night.
******
"Well, in the past few days, I went to borrow some ancient magic books
from Dumbledore. I have read all of them, and some of them have been
read many times." Xia Ran closed a book. Although it was late at night,
But he was still reading and had not yet fallen asleep.
He turned to look out the window. Heavy snow was falling, and as soon
as the chill drifted in, it was driven away by the flames in the fireplace.
Xia Ran feels that in addition to relying on Force points to improve her
strength, her daily unremitting study is also crucial, especially in related
knowledge such as spells and transformation. The level of magic power is
limited by this physical talent. , but it is extremely difficult to make
progress, and you must rely more on Force points.
As for Gryffindor's sword and the Sorting Hat, he didn't have the chance
to draw Force points. What is known now is Slytherin's ring in Gaunt's
old house, and the Three Hallows of Death inlaid on the ring. One of the
resurrection stones.
But that was something he had scheduled for the summer vacation. Going
to Gunter's old house would take him a lot of time. A short vacation was
obviously not enough time, and a long summer vacation was the stage
where he had enough time.
Chapter 58 Argument
Christmas and New Year are a short holiday at Hogwarts. Due to the
resolution of the Chamber of Secrets incident, most of the teachers and
students stayed in school. In the dead of winter, heavy snow fell, and the
snow on the ground was almost several feet deep. It may have reached
directly to the knees, but this did not affect the students' enthusiasm for
playing in the snow. During the day, countless students were having
snowball fights and having fun on the playground.
They used wands, and compared to the snowball fights in the Muggle
world, they were a bit more ferocious. The Weasley twins, in particular,
came up with many prank gadgets, which caused people to be carried to
the school hospital from time to time. Mrs. Frey was furious about this
and scolded the Weasley brothers severely, but she still treated the sick
students well.
Most of the teachers in the school love their work, and their attitude
towards students may be strict or kind, but they all just like the students.
Xia Ran had breakfast in her office and sat for a while. There was no
need to visit Dumbledore too early to borrow books.
"Dumbledore shouldn't refuse my small request!" Xia Ran thought with
confidence.
He rested for a while, then closed the door and went straight to the
eighth floor. Along the way, he met many playful students. After the
Weasley brothers left the school hospital, they caused mischief in the
corridor again, causing Filch was furious.
"It's those two brats again! Where did they get these little things?" Filch,
the administrator of Hogwarts, said to himself inexplicably while wiping
the black spots on the ground with a mop and broom.
The Weasley brothers were snickering in the corridor nearby. When they
saw Xia Ran walking up, they immediately raised their index fingers to
their lips and made a gesture of request, hoping that Xia Ran would not
tell them where they were hiding.
When Xia Ran passed by the two brothers, she said, "Be careful and don't
go too far."
As the administrator of Hogwarts, Filch has a very bad personality and is
annoying. Although he is very annoying to the students, even the
professors don't like this colleague very much - he can barely be regarded
as a colleague - but he got it after all. People recognized by Dumbledore
have also worked at Hogwarts for many years. Filch was the
administrator of Hogwarts when Xia Ran was studying. The Weasley
brothers still have to pay attention to some influences and not be too
unscrupulous.
The two brothers nodded repeatedly, indicating that they knew what was
going on.
Xia Ran went up to the sixth floor. Suddenly, a man came down from the
stairs in front of him. He was dressed in a gorgeous wizard robe and
looked very handsome. He was Lockhart, the professor of Defense Against
the Dark Arts.
I don't know what happened to him, but his face, which was always filled
with a bright smile, looked a little gloomy at the moment.
Although Xia Ran was a little curious, seeing Lockhart's gloomy face, he
didn't bother to blame him.
The two passed each other.
"Professor Frémont, wait a minute!" Lockhart's voice suddenly came from
the corridor.
Xia Ran turned around and looked doubtfully.
"Are you going to see Dumbledore?" Lockhart asked.
Xia Ran nodded, thinking to herself, is it because you suffered a loss from
Dumbledore that you look so gloomy?
"Ha, I advise you not to go there at this time." Lockhart said, pretending
not to care, "Mr. Potter went to the principal's office, and Lucius Malfoy
also went there later, and I was kicked out. , but who cares?”
Lockhart raised his blond head arrogantly, started talking, and said in
one breath: "We are professors at Hogwarts, not Dumbledore's
subordinates, right? He has no right to order us!"
"It's just that he is an old man over a hundred years old, and I don't want
to meet him in the same way!"
Lockhart said, waving his arms vigorously as if Dumbledore were
standing before him.
It turns out that Lockhart really was rejected by Dumbledore!
Xia Ran secretly smiled, but immediately became confused. There could
be many explanations for Harry going to the principal's office, but why
did Lucius Malfoy come to Hogwarts?
Now that the development of things is different from the original time
and space, will there still be a scene where Lucius Malfoy confronts
Dumbledore and intends to expel him from school?
The Chamber of Secrets incident was quickly resolved, and there was no
real death. Where did Lucius Malfoy get the confidence to expel
Dumbledore?
Xia Ran was confused.
"Professor Frémont, do you think Dumbledore is too overbearing? As a
recipient of the third-level Order of Merlin, I personally went to find him,
but he just drove me away?" Lockhart snorted. Said, "I, Gilderoy
Lockhart..."
He began to brag about himself again, and pestered Xia Ran, insisting
that he tell him his past glorious deeds, so that Xia Ran must understand
that Lockhart is not an ordinary wizard, but a very powerful wizard. Just
a little bit behind Dumbledore.
Lockhart marked a very small distance with his index finger and thumb.
Xia Ran was dumbfounded. He knew the truth about the so-called
adventures in Lockhart's books. They were all the experiences of other
powerful wizards and had nothing to do with Lockhart. He didn't want to
hear it, but Lockhart seemed to be unable to see him. The hints were the
same, but in the end he ignored all his explicit instructions, leaving Xia
Ran quite speechless.
As a Hogwarts professor, even if Lockhart is a big liar, he can't use the
wand directly. If he is outside the school, he might secretly cast a spell on
Lockhart, such as a coma spell, but the school Forget it internally.
While Xia Ran was trying her best to get rid of Lockhart, there was also a
loud argument in the principal's office on the eighth floor.
"Diary? You said this diary belongs to me? Dumbledore, do you listen to
this kid's nonsense?" A arrogant voice said sarcastically.
Dumbledore sat behind his desk, staring at Lucius Malfoy through the
lenses with his blue eyes, and said softly: "I believe Harry, Lucius, I
believe him."
"That's him, Professor!" Harry pointed at Lucius Malfoy angrily and said,
"Riddle's diary belongs to Lucius!"
"Ha, what a joke, we don't even bother to use this kind of diary." Lucius
Malfoy stared at Harry with cold eyes. He was still a little guilty and
timid when facing Dumbledore's gaze. Harry could see this. Come at one
o'clock.
Dobby, the house elf, hunched over and stood cautiously in a corner next
to Lucius Malfoy, with a look of despair and helplessness on his face.
After seeing it, Harry became more and more determined to defeat Lucius
Malfoy, also to save Dobby from the fire.
It turns out that Harry learned the origin of the diary from Dobby.
Although the Chamber of Secrets incident was led by Tom Riddle, Lucius
Malfoy, who maliciously gave Ginny the diary, was also to blame. He
needed to take some responsibility for this vicious secret room incident,
so after he informed Dumbledore of the relevant information, this debate
only took place today.
I went to the hospital. I don’t know if there is a second chapter. If not, I
will make up for the third chapter tomorrow.
Chapter 59 Lucius Malfoy (make
up for the chapter owed
yesterday)
That diary was indeed stuffed into Ginny's old books when Lucius Malfoy
was in Diagon Alley during the summer. Firstly, it was to frame the
Weasley family, and secondly, if it could further attack Deng Bullido,
that's the best.
When he heard about the attack by the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets
at Malfoy Manor, Ben Lei was very happy - their family was pure blood
anyway, and the basilisk would not attack Draco Malfoy - but he never
thought it was Christmas yet. , the secret room and the basilisk were all
solved, which really made him feel angry.
Of course, when receiving Dumbledore's phoenix summons this morning,
Lucius Malfoy had to admit that he did feel guilty at the time. His family
knew about his family affairs, and Harry Potter's words were really not
true. To throw dirty water, he himself is indeed not clean and cannot
withstand a thorough investigation.
But thinking about this matter, Dumbledore and Harry Potter didn't have
any evidence at all. He simply made up his mind to fight it to the end,
biting it to death. The diary had nothing to do with him. As staunch
white wizards, they would never do it. He used magic to torture himself,
such as the Cruciatus Curse. At this point, Lucius Malfoy felt that he still
understood Dumbledore.
So after thinking about it, he finally came to Hogwarts and brought his
house elf Dobby with him.
Really upset, Dobby is still a powerful helper - the magic level of house
elves is often not low, even better than many wizards, but house elves
cannot violate the rules of the contract and must be completely loyal to
their master - Lu Xiu Malfoy always felt a little unsure.
The Malfoy family, as one of the pure-blood families in the wizarding
world, has very rich wealth and great influence. He himself is one of the
trustees of Hogwarts. Ordinary accusations will have no effect on him,
even if The person who said this is the famous savior - Harry Potter!
After all, Harry had no definite evidence, and the worst he could do was
to lose money and avoid disaster. Anyway, the Malfoy family didn't have
much else, and it would definitely be a lot of Galleons.
"I am happy that the Chamber of Secrets and the basilisk have been
solved." Lucius Malfoy's face, which was paler than usual, forced an ugly
smile and said, "I am the Headmaster of Hogwarts—— Dong, I would
love to see no harm done to Hogwarts!"
He deliberately emphasized the word "school director", obviously
reminding Dumbledore.
I am the school director, you need to show me some respect, don't go too
far!
Harry was so angry that he wanted to pull out his wand and cast a curse
on Mr. Malfoy. He finally controlled his impulse.
"I know this, Lucius, I've always known it." Dumbledore said, pointing to
the diary on the table. "This diary belongs to Ginny Weasley, but we later
proved that she was... Control, a man named Tom Riddle controls, I think
Lucius you know who Tom is, right?”
Mr. Malfoy said nothing, his face was like the snow falling outside, and
his whole body was filled with a chill. Harry even noticed that Mr.
Malfoy's feet seemed to be trembling slightly.
As a former Death Eater, how could Mr. Malfoy not know who Tom was?
In particular, his wife Narcissa is a sister to Bellatrix Lestrange, one of
Voldemort's most loyal Death Eaters.
"If we had not solved the Chamber of Secrets in time and without
Professor Frémont's insight, what would have happened in the end?"
Dumbledore said softly, "Think about it, Lucius, the youngest child of the
Weasley family , turned out to be the heir of Slytherin, and single-
handedly led the Chamber of Secrets and Basilisk attacks, but Arthur has
spent his whole life fighting for the harmonious coexistence of wizards
and Muggles, and he also worked hard to create the "Muggle Protection
Act" , this news spreads, how will people think of Arthur?"
Mr. Malfoy pursed his lips tightly, with a very ugly look on his face, and
said in a pretended rejoicing tone: "What a blessing. Arthur is very
lucky."
"Yeah, you're lucky." Dumbledore said with a smile.
Harry glared at Lucius Malfoy, knowing clearly that he was the culprit. In
the end, he almost made the Weasley family take the blame, and even
affected the lives of Ginny and Mr. Weasley. Harry felt that he was
against Malfoy. The hatred between the family is stronger and deeper
than that of the Dursleys.
After all, he just doesn't like the Dursleys, and he doesn't really have any
hatred.
"Oh, if there's nothing wrong, Dumbledore, I have to go home. Narcissa
hopes I go home as soon as possible." Mr. Malfoy said slowly.
"Yes, the diary has been destroyed, and the fragments of Riddle's soul
have also been destroyed. We don't have any evidence anymore... Yes,
Lucius, it's really troublesome for you to come to Hogwarts so early in the
morning." Dumbledore said that he did not expect to send Lucius Malfoy
to Azkaban Prison. Even if there was evidence, Malfoy might use money
to open a way out, let alone that they had no evidence at the moment. .
Mr. Malfoy turned around, and Harry clearly saw him giving him a cold
glance, his eyes full of coldness. Then Mr. Malfoy kicked the house elf
Dobby hard, and Dobby couldn't help but let out a cry of pain. moans.
"Come on, you stupid ugly house elf!"
Hareton felt angry in his chest. Although he thought Dobby was annoying
sometimes, such as the trouble he caused him during the summer
vacation and the beginning of school, which almost got him expelled
from Hogwarts, Lucius Malfoy How could you do this to your own house
elf?
Beat and scold wantonly!
Harry turned to look at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore shook his head silently and sighed: "Harry, Dobby is an elf of
the Malfoy family. Because of the contract and rules, Dobby must and
will only obey the orders of the Malfoy family. We have no choice."
"Ha, Professor Frémont, I'm so lucky to meet you." Suddenly, the voice of
Lucius Malfoy's gritted teeth was heard from outside the door.
"Professor Frémont?" Harry immediately followed.
"Mr. Malfoy, it's been a long time." Xia Ran smiled softly. He finally got
rid of Lockhart just now and saw Dobby and Lucius Malfoy when he
came up.
Looking at Dobby, huddled pitifully in a corner, Mr. Malfoy noticed Xia
Ran's gaze, snorted from his nose, and said sarcastically in a haughty
tone: "House elf, pure-blood noble A symbol of love, Xia Ran, you must
have dreamed of owning one, right?"
"Are you going to give me the escape? Then I really want to thank you,
Lucius." Xia Ran beat the snake and followed it with the stick.
Mr. Malfoy's face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly: "You should just
dream, Xia Ran."
Make up for yesterday’s arrears
Chapter 60 Dobby the Free House
Elf
Lucius Malfoy looked at Xia Ran coldly, as if he wanted to freeze him
here with his eyes. He remembered that Dumbledore said that Xia Ran
had played a big role in the Chamber of Secrets incident, which made
him deeply angry and disgusted.
"Let's go, Dobby," he said to his house elf.
Lucius walked past Xia Ran, and the house elf Dobby followed Lucius
with his back bent and a very humble posture.
"Professor Frémont, good morning." Harry greeted.
After looking at Dobby and thinking about the plot in the original time
and space, Xia Ran had an idea in his mind. He immediately took out his
wand and said to Harry: "Harry, reach out your hand."
"ah?"
"Hurry up, it's up to you whether you can rescue Dobby." Xia Ran waved
her wand over Harry's hand and recited a spell in a low voice, and
immediately two things appeared in Harry's palm.
An old diary with a hole in the middle, just like Riddle's diary, with
almost the same appearance and shape; the other was a pair of smelly
socks, which happened to be sandwiched inside the diary.
Harry held these two things in his hands and looked at Xia Ran blankly,
wondering what Professor Frémont was doing. Is this some new prank?
"The house elves can be freed after receiving the clothes thrown by their
master. This is a good opportunity. Harry, it's up to you whether Dobby
can escape from the sea of misery." Xia Ran reminded Harry.
Harry looked at the pair of stinky socks and suddenly woke up as if from
a dream. He suddenly realized what he was doing and ran towards the
stairwell with a sharp nod.
The diary and the smelly socks were both transformed by Xia Ran using
transfiguration. They were not the real Riddle's diary. However, Harry
was the most suitable person to do this to design Lucius Malfoy. Because
as a professor, Lucius must be very defensive. Harry is just a twelve-year-
old wizard after all. Lucius is not very defensive. This is an opportunity.
"Mr. Malfoy, I have something to give you!"
Harry caught up with Lucius Malfoy and thrust the diary and the smelly
socks into Lucius's hands without any explanation.
"Your things are returned to you!" Harry said breathlessly, and at the
same time he winked at Dobby.
"What is this? Boy, don't think I dare not take action against you!"
Lucius held the diary and suddenly smelled a strong stench. He felt
nauseated and threw the diary and the smelly socks out angrily.
"Harry Potter, the famous savior, one day, you will end up with the same
fate as your two stupid parents!" Lucius said softly, sarcastically.
Harry heard these words and immediately laughed.
Lucius frowned in confusion. Why did he react like this? Suddenly, he
had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he shouted: "There are too
many, let's go, follow quickly!"
But the house elf didn't move, let alone answer Lucius.
"Dobby, you want to be beaten again?" Lucius said angrily.
Dobby still didn't answer.
"Dobby, I think you are going to get a severe beating today!" Lucius
turned his head and looked over, and was stunned.
Dobby was seen holding up the pair of smelly socks, and the diary was
also held in the palm of his hand, but his eyes were focused on the socks
with excitement, as if they were a priceless treasure!
But it was indeed a priceless treasure to a house elf.
"Socks! The master gave Dobby a pair of socks!" Dobby said in a tone of
surprise and disbelief. "The master gave Dobby the socks, and Dobby is
free!"
Lucius Malfoy stood there blankly, staring straight at the house elf with
his eyes. He was speechless for a long time, his face was very expressive,
and it turned red and blue.
He lunged sharply at Harry.
"You made me lose my servant, boy, I want..."
Bang!
With a loud bang, Lucius Malfoy flew out instantly, hit a wall in the
stairwell, and slid to the ground along the wall. He took a few deep
breaths, then stood up with a livid face, and pulled out magic wand.
However, Dobby was guarding Harry, and he had just hit Lucius Malfoy
away with one move at the critical moment.
"Dobby is now free and can take action against his original master!"
Dobby raised a slender finger and said in a very threatening voice,
"Dobby will not allow you to harm Harry Potter, never! you can go now!"
Lucius' expression was extremely gloomy, and the anger in his eyes
seemed to burn Harry to death, but in the face of Dobby's unyielding
attitude, he knew that there was nothing more he could do.
In a real fight, he might not be Dobby's opponent, not to mention that
this was Hogwarts.
At this time, Xia Ran also came over and stood at the top of the stairs
overlooking Lucius. He pretended to touch his robe unintentionally,
revealing half of the tip of his wand. Lucius knew that it was a threat to
him.
He had no choice but to give Harry and Dobby one last angry look, wrap
his cloak around his body, and disappear into the corridor in a hurry.
"Dobby, you are finally free." Harry was happy for Dobby.
"Harry Potter liberated Dobby! He is indeed the greatest wizard!" Dobby
said sharply, his big eyes filled with tears, "Dobby has longed for freedom
for so many years, Harry... Potter helped Dobby gain freedom. Harry
Potter is greater than Dobby could have ever imagined. He is the greatest
wizard of all time!"
"I didn't do anything, Dobby. This was also Professor Frémont's idea."
Harry blushed. If Professor Frémont hadn't been there, he might have felt
happy and a little carried away while blushing. .
However, in front of Professor Frémont, Dobby said that he was the
greatest wizard, and Harry felt very embarrassed.
"Thank you, Professor Frémont, you are a great wizard." Dobby also
thanked Xia Ran.
Xia Ran thought of Dobby's struggle and pursuit and ending in the
original time and space, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Dobby,
you are a free elf and should be free!"
"Thank you, sir, thank you very much."
Dobby stretched out his hands and hugged Harry Potter tightly, with a
bright smile on his ugly face.
"Farewell, Harry Potter, farewell, Professor Frémont."
There was an unusually loud choked sound in Dobby's throat, and with a
snap, he disappeared.
"Professor Frémont, it's time for me to leave. Goodbye." Harry waved and
left the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle along the stairs.
Xia Ran walked into Dumbledore's office through the stone monster that
kept spinning away.
"Oh, Xia Ran, what's the matter?" Dumbledore put down Riddle's diary
and said with a smile, "Is the situation okay, Dobby?"
He seemed to be aware of what was happening in the corridor outside
while staying in the office.
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