Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

The time turns slightly forward and back to earlier in the day.

It is now the third week of the new school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Tuesday.

If calculated according to the calendar of the parallel world, it should be September 17, 1991. Except for the person who was born on this day, in the eyes of most people, this is just an ordinary day with no special meaning.

However, for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this is destined to go down in history.

because……

A lovely butterfly flapped its wings, pushing the story that should have happened a year later, to the present.

Faculty and staff lounge on the first floor of Hogwarts Castle.

After the dinner was over, one professor after another opened the door and walked into the staff lounge.

This is a long room, surrounded by wooden panels on the walls, filled with unmatched old black wooden chairs, a worn wardrobe beside the wall, and an armchair in front of the fire, but It seems that no one has been sitting for a long time, covered with thick dust.

Most of the professors' faces were filled with confusion, even Mileva McGonagall, the vice-principal, was no exception.

Although at the dining table, Albus Dumbledore informed everyone to gather in the staff lounge after dinner, saying that there are important matters that need to be discussed and decided by all professors, but the specific matters have not been disclosed too much.

"The secret room was found, this time it is true."

As the last professor entered the room, Dumbledore looked around at the confused professors around and said softly.

"Just at noon today, Professor Binns discovered the secret room in Hogwarts Castle. If nothing else, the monster left by Slytherin was also inside."

"Secret room ?! That Salazar Slytherin's secret room ?!

Professor McGonagall couldn't help making a low exclaimation, frowning heavily.

"Professor Dumbledore, haven't you organized a search for all the rooms in a Hogwarts castle before? The final result didn't prove that it was just a rumor."

"No, we are all wrong ... because the Chamber of Secrets does not exist within the main body of the castle."

The answer to Professor McGonagall was not Dumbledore, a shriveled voice floating from the corner of the room.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that Professor Binns almost became completely transparent, leaving only a thin, light gray, as if blown hard, they would be blown away.

"Professor Binns! How are you ..."

Professor Sprout slammed his mouth with his hands, staring at the ghost professor who had taught her incredulously, even the discerning people knew that Professor Binns was in a very bad state.

"Curse? No, it seems to be some kind of powerful magic."

Professor Flivi's face appeared severe, and he looked carefully at the appearance of Professor Bins. "What the **** happened, Professor Bins? If I can, maybe I can find a way to help you ease and stabilize it."

"Don't worry, it's just a soul shock, just take a short break."

Professor Binns shook his head, and Rick's body slowly fell to the armchair by the fire. The look on his face was obviously more agile than before, but the voice became more and more ethereal, and there was a little strangeness in between. Murmur.

"The entrance to the secret room is in the girl's bathroom on the second floor. There is a small snake relief under the sink. Following the main pipe connected to the sink, you can reach the secret room left by Salazar Slytherin."

Bang.

Professor Chilo, who was standing on the edge of the crowd, shook his body, his face pale, clutching the back of a chair tightly, and asked with a very strange trembling tone, "How can you, how can you be sure that it is The legendary back room ?! "

"Salazar Slytherin's sculptures, magical traces, and bones and giant snakes shed ... of course, there seems to be some rough magical protections that were arranged by later people on the road, which really caused me some trouble."

Professor Bins slowly raised his head, and his turbid eyes looked at Professor Chilo, who was standing in the corner. After about four or five seconds, he continued to open his mouth, and said softly in a hoarse voice.

"I know Salazar Slytherin. The layout and the traces of magic left inside are definitely done by him, and the giant snakes have been perfectly explained. A problem that has troubled us over the years. Slater What exactly did Lin leave in this school? And, what exactly were those children killed? "

"The Basilisk, yes, I should have realized this already."

Dumbledore's lips trembled, and there was a look of pain and self-blame in his blue eyes.

"Slytherin, pipes and snakes ... how simple the reasoning is that only the legendary monster can use Hogwarts pipes to travel through the castle and silently take people's lives even Not even the simplest information and warning signal can be sent out. "

As a professor who witnessed the tragedy that year, Dumbledore knew even more than Professor Binns. For example, he knew that the eight-eyed giant spider raised by Hagrid did not kill, but escaped into the forbidden forest; he knew that the myrtle Elizabeth Warren saw a pair of huge yellow eyes before she died; The most unique magic talent of the Lettering family is snake language ...

Therefore, when Binns found him in the afternoon and told him these findings, Dumbledore almost immediately confirmed the speculation made by Professor Binns, the monster that killed those students was the Basilisk.

"So, respected Professor Albus Dumbledore, are we going to remove that monster?"

Filch said as he held the broom in his hand, and looked around the room alertly, as if the basilisk would suddenly emerge from a corner in the next moment.

"No, I'm still hesitating ... so I need to ask your opinions."

Dumbledore shook his head and said solemnly.

"The basilisk has a rather long lifespan. If I guess correctly, it should still be sleeping in the secret room under our feet, waiting for the descendants of Slytherin to wake it up. Now, we have two options ... "

"The first option is to gather the power of the Ministry of Magic, take the initiative to enter the sanctum to encircle and suppress, and remove the terrible hidden dangers in this castle. Frankly speaking, even when I was confronted with this unknown ancient magical creature, there was no One hundred percent must be grasped ... The understanding and records of the Basilisk are still too few. If there is any deviation, someone will probably sacrifice. "

"The second method is to put more magic seals at the entrance of the secret room and keep it under strict guard so that it can never come out of the secret room. However, no one can ensure that this protection will last forever, and what we have found now Is the entrance the only way for the Basilisk to go out? "

Dumbledore paused for a moment, glanced at the pensive professors, and took a deep breath.

"But in any case, I think the Ministry of Magic and all students have the right to know about this matter. I will write to Connelly Fudge later. Before that, I would like to hear your opinions ..."

...

After half an hour.

An empty classroom not far from the Hufflepuff Common Lounge.

"Well, that's about it."

Gellert Grindelwald grinned and looked at the white-haired ball in front of him.

"Unsurprisingly, some officials from the Ministry of Magic will also come to Hogwarts tomorrow to discuss how to deal with this matter ... So, I guess Albus does n’t have time and thoughts to help you tomorrow. The editor-in-chief of "Singing Contrary" has been dealt with, and the reply can only be done by yourself. What are you going to do? "

"Isn't there any grandpa? Since you told me, you must have a solution."

Elena blinked, holding Grindelwald's thin, large hands and rocking left and right, revealing a cute and innocent look, as if she were sweetly moving towards her grandfather's spoiled granddaughter.

"The way is indeed ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ But ..."

Grindelwald raised his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes in a rather useful way. The tone was deliberately dragged on.

"A top-class dish from the East, called Chicken Chicken. The entire European magic world estimates that only I know how to cook this dish. It is definitely a delicious food you have never tasted."

Elena gave her chips without hesitation, she was already very familiar with this kind of "exchange". When she was in Newmontgarde Castle, the young and the old had already carried out many times.

"The deal." Grindelwald nodded happily.

In fact, what was the safety of Hogwarts didn't matter to him at all. He temporarily dismissed the students according to his ideas, and then assembled a large number of adult Aurors, combined with the lethal spell, and forcibly killed the big snake Well, there is no need to make Dumbledore so complicated.

Compared with him, he cares more, but it is the piece that Elena has portrayed before. It may change the grand envisioned magic era of the entire magic world and non-magic world, and fundamentally create a time dimension that belongs to the wizard. , Such a great idea, why did he never think of it?