"Professors, I don't know if you have heard of this ancient rumor: 'Slytherin once left a secret room when he left Hogwarts, where his most noble things and all knowledge are stored, waiting for his heir. Come and open it and purge it of all those who are not qualified'."
Dudley slowly stated his 'guess'.
In contrast, Lockhart
"It's a dark wizard who came with Medusa." He hesitated for a long time and couldn't make up his story.
Why did the dark wizard bring Medusa to Hogwarts? Have a birthday party? ! Or just to petrify a cat? But what does this have to do with the Chamber of Secrets?
Oh, maybe that Medusa's name is Chamber of Secrets.
"Professor Dumbledore, as far as I know, the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago. As a result, a little witch paid the price with her life."
"The Ministry of Magic caught the supposed 'murderer' and fired him, but... I don't think that's the case."
Dudley dropped another bombshell. As he spoke, he looked at Dumbledore, who was also looking at him.
Lockhart said nothing this time, because he was already thinking about finding an excuse to resign as professor.
Someone died once fifty years ago! ! !
Who knows who's next.
He still has a lot of youth and countless gold galleons to earn, so there is no need to stay here.
But asking him to leave now would be a bit reluctant. He already had a premonition that his next book "Hogwarts and Me" would be a hit. It was a basilisk, a magical creature that had not appeared in more than four hundred years. Definitely beat that damn "Dragonlance Chronicles".
"I think this matter should be dealt with by the disciplinary team."
Before Dudley could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Dumbledore.
"Dudley, I think this matter should be left to professors. You are too young." Dumbledore said. Maybe he was also planning something. Maybe he was not a competent professor, and maybe he was not a good brother
But he is essentially a good person.
Now that he knew what it was, it would be much easier to deal with. The basilisk was afraid of roosters, and he remembered that Hagrid kept a lot of roosters.
"Professor Dumbledore, remember what you promised me, right?"
Dudley shook his head slightly, not intending to argue, but simply said: "This is only the second year, and it seems that Hogwarts is not safe again."
Dumbledore:.
The petrification of Mrs. Norris did not cause much of a sensation at Hogwarts. As Lockhart said, it was just a cat. It only brought the young wizards something to talk about after dinner. .
It left a lot of doubts in the hearts of the little wizards.
Who is the one who opens the secret room.
There are different opinions on this issue, but many people speculate that Dudley did it. Dudley did not participate in the Wizarding Card Competition that day. Although he was standing in the audience, it is not impossible. As for Harry, because he was playing cards the whole time and had no time at all, he was not suspected unless he could clone himself in front of Dumbledore.
This statement is most widely spread among the three houses of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, except for Slytherin.
They thought Mr. Dursley was not that stupid and there was no need to do such a pointless thing.
They would rather believe that Crabbe or Goyle is the heir to the Chamber of Secrets.
The professors formed a patrol team and patrolled the castle from time to time. Naturally, they found nothing. They did not find any trace of the basilisk.
In fact, it's not completely useless. At least during this period, the frequency of students' night outings dropped to the lowest level in the history of Hogwarts since its establishment.
Dudley once tried to get a tamed Cornish elf to go from the girls' bathroom on the second floor to the secret room to try to find traces of the basilisk.
It's not Dudley's style to let such a dangerous thing wander around Hogwarts Castle. If anyone encounters it, they may not be so lucky as to be petrified.
Unfortunately, the guy seemed to have disappeared, with no trace at all.
When Dudley wanted to explore further, Dumbledore stopped him.
"You should try to believe in the professors' abilities, try to believe in us."
Dumbledore said.
"Okay." Dudley agreed decisively.
Then he made a special wizard card for each companion in the discipline group and asked them to keep it close to their chest.
This wizard card may not be able to resist the basilisk's death eye, but it can act as a mirror reflection, reducing the fatal effect to petrification.
After announcing the opening of the secret room, those words disappeared, as if they had never happened.
Nothing unusual happened again.
The days passed like this.
After the young wizards' initial enthusiastic attention, as time went by, this matter gradually faded from the sight of the young wizards.
People's attention is limited, and when the heat passes, people will forget about it.
The quiet time lasted until February 14th.
This day is called Valentine's Day.
Of course, if you like, there is a Valentine's Day every month, such as White Valentine's Day, Black Valentine's Day, Rose Valentine's Day and even Green Valentine's Day.
When the little wizards stepped into the auditorium that day, they thought they had entered the wrong room. The four walls were covered with large and dazzling pink flowers, and the entire room was decorated in pink. Many heart-shaped confetti kept falling from the light blue ceiling in the sky, and the air was filled with a nauseating aroma.
"What happened? Was Hogwarts attacked by a pink demon?"
Ron pointed at everything pink and tender around him, and was speechless in surprise.
"I think someone has lost his mind." Dudley pointed at Lockhart, who was wearing a bright pink robe in the professor's seat. The professors sitting next to him all had straight faces and lowered their heads gloomily, trying not to Let others see their expressions.
Pink is not a color that everyone can pull off.
Obviously, Lockhart was not included.
"Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!" Lockhart shouted happily and showed off: "So far, 59 people have sent me greeting cards. I would like to express my gratitude to them! Yes, I I took it upon myself to arrange this little surprise for everyone.”
"He said 59?" Hermione asked, and then silently wrote it down. This was an important clue.
"Why do I have a bad feeling?"
Looking at the high-spirited Lockhart on the stage, Harry suddenly said.
As long as Lockhart arranges the plans, nothing good will happen.
Ron echoed, "No, Harry. I had that feeling too."
"I have this hunch too," Neville said third.
Then there's Malfoy
"I hope my hunch doesn't come true."
The next moment their premonition came true
(End of chapter)
