There was only dim candlelight in the women's restroom.
Hogwarts is really too big, and the women's bathroom is not small. However, because there are not many people here, only a few candles are replenished here. After all, the funding for Hogwarts does not come from strong winds, and the castle itself has no way to produce candles and other necessary supplies.
As for using that enchanted lamp...
A candle that has been used in one location for hundreds of years may not be worth that much. It's simply not necessary.
This also leads to the fact that from the outside, Hogwarts is brightly lit all day long, but in fact, inside Hogwarts, there are also many dark corners. Even because of the overall economic downturn, after all, it was originally The great nobles, who were the economic backbone of the British wizarding world, had their spines broken one after another by two Dark Lords.
Although the emerging small aristocrats are trying to take over the important task of supporting the economy and have successfully assumed this responsibility to a certain extent, this is only "to a certain extent" and "preliminary". If they want to truly make the economy There is still a long way to go to restore prosperity.
Of course, except for a very small number of wizards, the vast majority of wizards have no concern for matters in the economic field. They would just lament that life was difficult and money was a little tight, and then they would throw all the blame on Voldemort. Thinking that Voldemort caused all this.
Although it makes some sense, it is clear that you know what it is, but you don’t know why.
After all, it’s not taught in school, so I won’t deliberately understand it. Moreover, finance and economy are particularly popular in the Muggle world. The more popular something is in the Muggle world, the more wizards and wizards will intentionally or unintentionally avoid contact with it.
It seems that this can reflect their superiority to Muggles.
However, there are still a few wizards who will take the initiative to understand these things, and then they will slowly fill in these blanks with their own colors. Until the next person who breaks the "convention" appears.
Amid many expectations, Harry Potter, this boy born to be extraordinary, is the next such person. He might be able to bring about a new order. At the very least, all remnants of the old order can be wiped out.
"They are all expecting you to change the things he left behind. Even if you cannot turn them from disadvantages to advantages, at least you must eliminate them."
[In view of the general environment,
Voldemort's voice echoed in the empty toilet.
When Harry stepped into the women's room, he felt as if he had entered a strange place, as if there were two different worlds here and outside the door.
At this time, Voldemort said such unclear words, which made Harry even more vigilant.
"What do you mean? What are you talking about?"
Harry asked as if facing an enemy. He didn't understand why Voldemort suddenly felt like this, but judging from the sarcastic smile on Ginny's face, it was obvious that such words were not a compliment.
Voldemort looked at Harry with undisguised disappointment. He really couldn't understand why he, who had already become "Voldemort", would lose to such a little brat.
"Is that thing really that harmful to people back then?"
He himself also felt guilty. The things he obtained from the secret room obviously had serious drawbacks. I didn't care much before, or I always thought I could find a solution. But judging from the subsequent outcome, it is obvious that no solution has been found, and it can even be said that he is terminally ill and his brain is useless.
"Am I really that stupid?"
Little Tom hesitated for a while. Although he had received a lot of true, false, or exaggerated news during this period, it was also true that his future self was defeated by the kid in front of him in terms of age.
But he is not his future self. He didn't think the kid in front of him could defeat him.
Seeing that Voldemort didn't speak anymore, he didn't make any other movements. So Harry took a deep breath, and his heart moved
Affecting thinking, the thinking simply walked around in the brain and was then transferred to his hands.
So, his hand began to move on its own, holding the wand and preparing to shoot Voldemort with the "Expelliarmus" he had learned from Luke, when Voldemort suddenly spoke again.
"You'd better not fight me. Besides, I can still kill this little girl without this magic wand."
As he spoke, he flicked Ginny's wand casually in his hand, looking nonchalant.
Harry was frightened again, not because of anything else, but mainly because he really didn't dare to gamble with Ginny's life. That's his best friend's sister. I also took great care of myself during the second half of the summer vacation.
"What exactly do you want to do?!"
Harry felt that his patience was being worn out: "Also, what on earth did you do to Ginny?!"
Harry's voice was loud, but he may not have meant to call for help. But Voldemort didn't care, he just smiled and put his index finger on his lips.
"Shh! Don't be too loud, otherwise, you can just collect the little guy's body."
After hearing this, Harry quickly closed his mouth and swallowed back the question that had reached his throat. More importantly, when he saw the contemptuous smile on Ginny's face and the slightly evil look in her eyes, he felt that his heart was shamefully moved, just like when he saw Cho Chang, but now Voldemort, ah No, Ginny's beauty is completely different from Qiu Zhang's style.
However, his expression became more determined, and he seemed to have made up his mind. But Voldemort didn't care about that either.
"It's not convenient to talk here, let's go in and talk."
After saying that, he softly spit out a few strange syllables from the air. The voice is low and hoarse, with an obvious graininess, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
It wasn't a big deal, the real deal was, Harry understood.
"Open the door? (She Laoqiang)"
Harry read it unconsciously.
Voldemort immediately turned around, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. It was just a fleeting moment.
"It seems that you are also a noble pureblood, and you may even have Slytherin blood flowing in your body! Not bad!"
He looked happy, but Harry didn't know what he was happy about. I just recited a word after him, what? Isn't this kind of ability rare?
He just thought Voldemort was bluffing, and if he wasn't worried about Ginny's safety, he would have taken action directly.
He's not really a fool. No matter what Voldemort wanted to do, the fact that he didn't kill him directly meant that he either had some special effect on him, or that he couldn't deal with him now.
But no matter what the situation is, he will undoubtedly resist. It's just a matter of time. He knew very well that inside the open door, there might be a trap that had been prepared long ago, but he could only follow the other party's ideas. After all, Ginny is still in the opponent's hands, so you have to watch the timing when resisting.
"But, but, but, Luke! You have to come quickly!"
Harry prayed silently in his mind. Then under Voldemort's guidance, he followed him into the room behind the door. Although he was also very curious about what was behind the door.
As the two entered, the door slowly closed.
Harry would never have imagined that Luke, whom he missed so much, would always be there, leaning against the wall and watching with cold eyes.
He watched as Tom walked into the room first, holding Ginny's face, and watched as Harry was easily frightened by Voldemort and did not dare to move. I even saw Myrtle hiding herself in the toilet in the distance, not daring to say a word.
Ginny's soul showed no signs of resistance. It seemed that the protection was successful, allowing Ginny's soul to complete its deep sleep. Voldemort's soul eroded the outer shell and took control of the body. He didn't even feel the slightest obstacle, and everything seemed to go as a matter of course.
But Luke knows very well that such roots are very vain. As long as he wants to, he will scatter and protect
After removing the sexual shell, Voldemort's soul will suffer a heavy blow. It will definitely not dissipate, but it will definitely be okay to stab him with a knife.
Of course, this protective shell is not easy to remove. This is a delicate craft. After all, this protective soul shell can also be regarded as a cage.
However, now Luke didn't pay too much attention to the two people who had disappeared into the secret room. Instead, he focused all his attention on Myrtle over there.
"You don't seem to be completely unaware of what happened back then."
Luke did not remove his invisibility, but still walked to the door of the toilet and spoke softly.
There was a gurgling sound from the toilet, like the sound of a toilet flushing. But Luke knew it wasn't the sound, it was Myrtle's making the sound.
"Did you hear his voice? Or did you hear what he said? Or did you feel the aura of his soul?"
"Although I don't know if you knew this back then. If you didn't know it, you may have remembered it or learned it over the years... ha..."
Luke laughed when he said this. When his memory was clear, he couldn't even remember it. After being a ghost for so many years and having to endure more wear and tear, he remembered that this kind of talk was just a joke to Peeves. Gotta give you a big showdown.
Thinking about it this way, the latter is indeed more reasonable. When I first became a ghost, I couldn't distinguish a person's soul breath, but now I am an old ghost and have learned such high-end applications of soul energy.
"No matter what it is, I hope it's the latter." Luke said with a slightly cold tone, "Because if it's the former, then your cowardice and retreat back then caused an innocent person to suffer injustice for half his life. .”
He hates being desired by others, and certainly doesn't like seeing others being wronged. Hagrid was completely tricked and became Voldemort's scapegoat. He felt very sorry.
But if Myrtle in this world is not as innocent as described in the original book and movie, then...
Luke's eyes were cold, but he was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
"Why should I compete with you, you damn ghost?"
He shook his head and patted the door.
"When I come out, I hope you can tell me the truth about that year. He is already a dead man, so don't worry about so many things."
After saying that, regardless of whether there was a response from the ghost inside, he just walked to the faucet.
I have to say, this thing is a bit awesome. It's obviously just a faucet for washing hands. But the design is quite good. It is full of beauty but does not give up practicality in a flashy way.
This kind of design is also quite outstanding among the many toilets in Hogwarts.
"Open the door! (She Laoqiang)"
Then, the door clicked, which was different from the previous sound.
So Luke quickly added: "Upstairs! Open the door! (Snake's old accent)"
After saying that, he glanced behind himself warily.
Then the half-open door that was flat on the ground suddenly got stuck, and after a moment of confusion, it slowly closed, and then the door that was perpendicular to the ground opened.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Luke seemed to feel the resentment of this door. He could only twitch the corners of his mouth slightly, then straighten his expression to hide his embarrassment.
As you walked into the door of the upper secret room, the dim green candlelight lit up, and the door behind you slowly closed. Before the door closed completely, Luke turned his head and bowed slightly to the direction of the toilet door. It's not like saluting, more like teasing.
Luke's figure disappeared in the women's restroom.
After the door closed, a low whimper came from the room,
Then it turned into crying.
Snape, who was leaning against the doorframe, looked bored. This female ghost is really timid and noisy and annoying. When Voldemort chose to kill her, maybe there really was some personal grudge involved.
but……
He looked at the closed door with some concern. He doesn't know how to talk like a snake, and he can't imitate it, so he obviously can't get in.
With this in mind, he looked to another corner not far away and said, "Professor Dumbledore, can you go in and take care of the children? They will die inside. After all, the basilisk should be inside." "
Dumbledore looked a little embarrassed when his location was pointed out. However, he did not disperse, but whispered: "Believe Luke. I couldn't do it before, but after seeing how the door was opened, I have some ideas. As long as Luke asks for help, I can Timely rescue."
Snape nodded and said nothing, just waiting quietly.
Suddenly, Dumbledore's voice sounded in his ears: "Severus, did you just... feel Luke's position? Before he made a sound."
Snape's face suddenly darkened, looking a little solemn and a little embarrassed.
After holding it in for a long time: "No, I didn't feel it. What about you?"
Dumbledore's voice was also slightly embarrassed: "Me neither."
So the two fell into silence.
"Then you said...did he realize where we two were?"
"Professor...what do you think...otherwise he is making a joke by saluting..."
So... it became even more silent.
