The wand in Amosta's palm suddenly began to spin rapidly like a windmill, and it remained in this state without stopping.
"What does this mean, Professor Blaine!"
Hermione looked nervously at Amosta, who narrowed her eyes, hoping for an explanation.
"This means," Amosta grabbed the wand and stopped trying. He stared at a small section of exposed water pipe and said calmly,
"Salazar Slytherin cast many powerful spells on his Chamber of Secrets, including preventing location, which frustrated my plan to directly find the Chamber of Secrets through magic...
To be honest, this matter is quite troublesome. Hogwarts Castle has gone through thousands of years, and no one knows how many times the sewer pipes in the castle have been modified. Even the original design drawings of the castle may have been lost. "
Amosta's words made Harry and Hermione obviously disappointed. In any case, this was the closest they had been to the monster in the Chamber of Secrets since the Chamber of Secrets incident.
In the darkness, Harry frowned and stared at the water pipe. He didn't know why. Ever since Professor Blaine guessed that the sound he had been hearing was made by a snake in the office just now, he had been feeling slightly disobedient. It felt like he had forgotten something important.
"What should we do now, Professor?"
Hermione didn't notice that Harry fell into an eerie silence, and she asked worriedly,
"Do we need to inform Headmaster Dumbledore of this discovery?"
"Not yet, Miss Granger--"
Amosta refused the proposal without hesitation. He was joking. He didn't have to be the first to discover the secret room, but at least he had to be there before Dumbledore. Otherwise, he would wait until Dumbledore took away the items in the secret room. Magical creatures, what should I use to deal with them?
Amosta jumped down from half of the wall and restored the wall to its original shape with a wave of his hand.
"The pipes in the wall are connected to the sewage treatment system of the entire castle. Unless there is no other way, I try not to drill into the pipes one by one under the Bubble Curse to find...
In the next few days, I plan to go to the library more often. Firstly, I will find out what species the snake in the secret room is, and secondly, I will see if I can be lucky enough to find the architectural drawings of the original construction of Hogwarts Castle. Although There is a high probability that the location of the secret room will not be marked on the drawing, but at least its general location may be confirmed through some clues. "
"How can I help, Professor Blaine?" Hermione asked hopefully.
"Of course, Miss Granger--"
Amosta led him to the first floor. When he heard the question, he smiled and said,
"I heard other professors say that finding key information from vast texts is your specialty. Miss Granger, you can participate in the two things I just mentioned. However, I try not to occupy you. Usual study time...
If I can't find the answer before next Saturday, you can come to the library and help-"
Because of the Defense Against the Dark Arts practical class in the second half of Friday, Ron lay on the bed in the dormitory for almost two whole days. At this time, he no longer dared to say anything about not dealing with the third, fourth, and fifth graders. The eight-eyed spider is lucky.
"I'm beginning to agree with Malfoy's assessment of Professor Blaine, Harry -"
When Harry, who was full of thoughts, returned to the dormitory, Ron stared at the curtains on the four-poster bed and said weakly,
"Who in the right mind would carry something like that with them and show it to the little wizards... Dealing with that kind of terrifying dark creature should be the job of an Auror!"
After Harry told everything about what happened tonight, Ron, who had just been half-dead, immediately changed his appearance. His eyes suddenly flashed with longing, and he quickly asked,
"Has Professor Brain told you in detail how to hide magic in your eyes?"
Sometimes, Ron's thick lines really made people feel helpless. Harry said angrily,
"That is definitely not a simple magic, Ron. Even a genius like Professor Brain spent a long time mastering the magic he designed!"
Ron curled his lips, looked at Seamus, Neville and Dean who were laughing together, and spoke in a more serious tone.
"Regardless of whether what that old lunatic Slytherin is hiding in the Chamber of Secrets is a snake, Harry, I think that as long as Professor Blaine is still in the school, his heir will not dare to continue to come out until Colin returns. Now that Hufflepuff's Justin Finch-Fletchley is back to normal, this matter should be settled for good!"
"It's not that I disagree with Professor Blaine's conclusion, Ron."
Harry frowned and whispered,
"I just always feel that there are some things that I have overlooked... Moreover, I think that before the school board asks Professor Brain to leave Hogwarts, he had better find the secret room, otherwise, if one day that monster comes again, If we cause trouble, who should we count on...I thought something was wrong, Ron!"
A flash of inspiration flashed in Harry's mind as he was lying on the bed. He suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up from the bed. Ignoring Ron's stunned gaze, he rushed directly to his desk, opened his book bag and rummaged around. stand up.
Just now, Harry suddenly thought of something, that is, he had actually seen the monster in the Chamber of Secrets, just in the memory that Tom Riddle once showed him!
It was a huge, hairy, low body, with several dark legs tangled together, many shining eyes, and two pliers as sharp as knives... No matter what, that thing looked... Not a snake!
What went wrong? When he opened the notebook, Harry raised his eyebrows and looked solemn.
Professor Brain's conjecture doesn't sound problematic. It perfectly explains why no one heard the terrifying sound except himself... Through the tube, who would have thought that the monster would move in such a stealthy way?
But the unknown past that Riddle showed himself also had an irrefutable fact, that is, after Hagrid was expelled from Hogwarts, there were no more attacks in the school, and even Riddle himself Because of this, he was awarded the Special Contribution Award by the school.
"Harry, I think you'd better throw away this book...I always feel that this Tom Riddle is a bit evil now-"
Ron, who was sitting on the bed, frowned as he watched Harry spread out his notebook on the table and then pick up the quill without stopping.
"Don't be silly, Ron. Riddle's memory tells us something very valuable, doesn't it?"
Harry said without looking back. Almost as soon as the ink dripped onto the notebook, the elegant handwriting immediately appeared on the blank paper.
"--Hello, Harry Potter, I thought that after knowing the truth about the Chamber of Secrets incident, you had forgotten me in a corner of the bookshelf. What awaited me was another fifty years of darkness and dust. In other words, I wanted to be reckless. Bo Haig should still stay in this school, have you told anyone else the truth about my memory?"
Harry's face turned red, but he had no time to chat with Riddle. Instead, he went straight to the point and told what he had discovered tonight.
"--Riddle, do you think you made a mistake? In my opinion, Professor Brain's guess is more reasonable. However, the monster you showed me in your memory... although I don't have it. You can see it clearly, but it’s obviously not a snake?”
This time, the notebook did not immediately answer Harry's question. It seemed that what Harry said also caused it to fall into confusion. Until two minutes later, the notebook displayed its own question in a messy handwriting.
"Can you tell me more about Professor Blaine?"
