The days after school started in the new year were relatively quiet, and Hermione's cat ears were also cured by Madam Pomfrey, which was quite a pity~
At the beginning, the friends were still tracing the secret room, but the children were inevitably excited for three minutes, and gradually forgot about it after half a month of no progress.
In addition to Hermione visiting her roommate Clara in the campus hospital every now and then, Neville would talk about the growth of mandrakes in the greenhouse.
Ted and the others have repotted the mandrake three times this semester, and every time it was a mess.
And Neville also cultivated the first batch of magic seeds with the help of the horned boy Gufu. But just after planting, I still don’t know whether the final effect will be able to achieve the effect recorded in the manual.
Breeding new magical plants is also a long process, and even because the mutations of the plants are not that drastic, it often takes several generations to improve and takes several years.
This is why Ted has never thought about making magic plants on his own. If he doesn't have the energy, he might as well study how to strengthen magical animals. This stuff works instantly!
Anyway, Anzu's "evolution" is very successful...
On January 22nd, when the students were going back to their dormitories after dinner, a shocking news suddenly came - someone had been killed again!
And this time it’s not one, but two!
Justin Finch-Fletchley, Hufflepuff's resident ghost and Hufflepuff student, was petrified in the basement near the kitchen.
Justin and Ted were in the same class. Although they were not outstanding, they were more sincere.
Ted still remembered that he had dueled with him in the dueling club. Although he lost after a few hits, he was not angry at all. Instead, he said that he admired Ted.
Now he was as stiff as a stone statue and collapsed in the corridor.
And the one who fell with him was the ghost fat monk.
It is said that since it is already a ghost, it cannot be killed a second time.
But his current state is really weird, still without substance, but stiff and motionless, exuding a faint black aura, which makes him feel very ominous.
If Clara's attack only scared the little wizards last time, this time it really frightened them.
Because this shows that the last time Clara was tricked was not an accident, the Chamber of Secrets is real, and the heir's purge of Hogwarts is also most likely real - Justin was born as a Muggle.
Moreover, what method can be used to "petrify" the ghosts together? !
At this time, people thought of Neville's Parseltongue again.
We were eating in the auditorium now, and there were only Ted and the others within three meters of Neville.
Everyone looked at Neville as if they had seen a ghost, and they all avoided him, pointing and whispering behind their backs.
Fortunately, Neville's mentality is much more stable than that of the original Harry, and he has more friends.
Ted, the five of them, the Weasley twins, Ginny and Luna didn't care about other people's eyes and often talked to Neville.
Although Neville has been under great pressure since he was a child, which has made Neville mentally tough, he still feels depressed because he can't really calm down when it comes to those who talk behind his back.
That day, he went to the bathroom, washed his hands and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard a faint whisper.
"Come here! Come here~come to me~" Someone seemed to be calling him.
Neville curiously walked to the back of the bathroom and saw an old diary on the windowsill.
The leather cover was very worn and looked like it had seen better days.
Neville didn't know why, but he felt that this diary was very friendly, and he couldn't help but pick it up and look at it carefully.
"Tom Riddle..." He saw the signature in the diary, but when he opened it, there was no word inside. When I turned to the end, I saw the address of a Muggle bookstore.
"Is he a young wizard from a Muggle family?"
Neville then thought about it, "No, no, no. Judging from the appearance of this diary, it must have been from a long time ago. The owner of the diary may be very old now. How could it be here? Who threw it here? From here?”
With goodwill and trust in the little wizard from Muggle families, Neville took the diary away and took it back to the dormitory.
Back to the dormitory, no one was there. Ron and Jerry went to the kitchen to help (eat and drink).
The other two, Dean and Seamus, were as afraid of Neville as snakes and scorpions, and would not come back until they turned off the lights and went to bed every night.
Neville even felt that the two of them might have to apply for a new dormitory next semester.
"Alas~" He sighed when he thought of this.
Depressed, Neville opened his diary, took out his quill and wrote down his homework.
As a result, the paper disappeared after writing less than one page! The ink on that notebook looks like it has seeped into the book!
Neville: My homework!
Just when Neville was surprised, new writing appeared on the diary: As soon as I started writing this paper, it was already full of loopholes...
Then the errors in Neville's hundreds of words were revealed.
"Who are you?" Neville asked. But the diary didn't move.
"Oh oh oh!" Neville picked up the pen and started writing: Who are you?
Diary: I am a memory of Tom Riddle.
Tom Riddle?
Yes, if I count correctly, it has been almost fifty years since I was in school.
Neville was stunned, fifty years!
Although he guessed that the original owner of the diary might be very old, he did not expect that it turned out to be a diary from fifty years ago.
Next, the two pen pals started chatting.
Senior Tom was eloquent and considerate. While telling Neville not to be burdened by the false reputation of the Boy-Who-Lived, he also told him that people would always misunderstand him in life and not to care too much about other people's opinions.
He also helped Neville complete his Potions homework. When it was his turn to do the Defense Against the Dark Arts homework, senior Tom was silent for a moment: What kind of thing does your current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor keep? !
Soon, senior Tom gained the trust of Neville, who had never experienced too much intrigue.
He began to guide Neville to talk about his troubles, his own experiences, and by the way, the current situation of the school...
Neville was chatting very happily, and it felt like he was chatting with Ted.
He has been very busy recently due to the cultivation of magic plants and the second secret room victim, and he didn't communicate much with Ted.
I have been holding back the depression in my heart for a long time.
Suddenly, Neville remembered the secret room.
According to Malfoy, the Chamber of Secrets was opened once fifty years ago, killing people.
So has Senior Tom experienced this history?
He quickly asked in his diary: Senior, do you know Slytherin's secret room?
After several seconds, the writing appeared: Secret room? Why do you suddenly ask about this?
you know?
Oh yes, a very bad memory. Some people even died because of it! Now you ask me, could someone have opened Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets again?
Neville became excited when he saw this: Senior Tom really knows!
Do you know who the heir of Slytherin is?
This... I do know.
Tell me, senior, we have to stop him!
Well, if that's what you insist on. Don't resist, I'll let you see my original memories...
In a daze, Neville felt like the world was spinning, as if he had fallen into a diary.
Then, in a state like a ghost that no one could touch, see or hear, he followed the young and handsome senior Tom and uncovered an incident of illegal pet breeding on the Hogwarts campus!
He also knew who the student who died fifty years ago was, the ghost known as Moaning Myrtle!
After an unknown amount of time, his energy returned and he sat at the table in a daze.
He was breathing heavily and was having a very difficult internal struggle.
Hagrid is actually the heir of Slytherin!
He raised monsters and killed students, so he was expelled!
how come? How could it be Hagrid? !
Impossible, impossible!
But, but this is what I saw with my own eyes.
what to do? what do I do?
He immediately thought of contacting Ted.
But the note had been written, and when he was about to cast a spell to turn into a paper crane, he suddenly stopped.
What if Hagrid really is the heir?
Do you want to report him yourself?
What would Ted do if he found out? Will Hagrid be reported? !
Neville's pupils were trembling for a moment, sweat was on his forehead, and he was in a dilemma.
At this time, Jerry and Ron's laughter suddenly came from outside the door.
Neville panicked and quickly put away the diary...
(End of chapter)
