#176 - Chapter 176 The monster in the secret room is a bit weak

Looking into Dumbledore's blue eyes, Harry hesitated, unsure whether to reveal the strange voices he had heard.

Malfoy didn't overthink it; he directly answered the headmaster's inquiry.

“After attending the ghost banquet, we were originally planning to go to the Great Hall to see if we could grab something to eat.”

“On the way, Potter heard some strange voices, saying someone was planning to kill someone in the castle.”

“Potter followed the voice all the way to the third-floor corridor.”

“However, we didn't find anything; we only saw Filch's cat and the writing on the wall.”

“We were going to go directly to the Great Hall to find the professors, but we were spotted by everyone after only taking two steps.”

Strange voices?

Hearing Malfoy's description, everyone's attention immediately focused on Harry.

“Did only Harry hear the strange voices, or did all of you hear them?” Dumbledore asked in a deep voice, looking into Harry's eyes.

The professors' gazes made Harry feel immense pressure. He couldn't help but swallow and stammered, “Only I did, Headmaster. Hermione, Ron, and Malfoy didn't hear anything.”

Hearing this, Mia and Professor McGonagall immediately looked worried.

Hearing voices that others couldn't hear was not a good sign.

Generally speaking, such a person was either cursed or had a mental problem.

Mia didn't dare to be negligent and quickly took out her wand to check Harry.

“Harry is very healthy and hasn't been cursed or anything.” Mia frowned, unable to understand why this was happening.

After a long while, Dumbledore looked at the four students.

“I believe you are not related to tonight's events. Now you can leave and go straight back to your dormitories. Don't linger.”

The four little ones exchanged glances and quickly left the office. There were too many professors here, and they could hardly breathe.

The professors all fell into deep thought. Without more clues, they couldn't figure out what was going on.

After the professors left, Mia looked at Sebastian with a worried expression: “Sebastian, has the Dark Lord appeared again?”

“Is that why Harry heard voices that others couldn't hear?”

“Don't worry,” Sebastian gently put his arm around Mia. “I'll find out what's going on.”

“You go home first. I'll stay at school for the next two weeks. I want to see who's causing trouble here.”

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The next morning, the news of Mrs. Norris's attack spread throughout the entire school.

To reassure the students, Dumbledore instructed the professors to come to the Great Hall for meals.

After all, as long as the students could see the professors' figures at any time, they wouldn't panic too much.

When Sebastian arrived at the Great Hall, it was filled with whispering little wizards.

However, unexpectedly, the students' faces didn't show any signs of panic.

“Have you heard? The Chamber of Secrets was opened last night, and the monster inside appeared and directly killed Filch's cat.”

“The Ravenclaw and Gryffindor students are lucky. They knew last night. Unlike us, our dormitories are in the basement, and we only found out now.”

“Is it Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets?”

“Of course. Besides that, where else in the castle is there a Chamber of Secrets?”

“I heard the entrance is on the third floor. Let's eat first, and after we finish eating, we'll go take a look.”

“It's not the entrance, it's the crime scene. Two lines of writing were left in blood on a wall on the third floor, saying the heir of the Chamber of Secrets has appeared.”

“That's strange. According to legend, isn't the Chamber of Secrets' monster used to eliminate Muggle wizards? Why would it attack a cat?”

“Is it possible that the monster isn't that scary, so it can only find a pet to attack? I heard Filch's cat isn't in mortal danger, it's just been petrified.”

Listening to the students' discussions, Hermione frowned, never relaxing.

What exactly is going on with the Chamber of Secrets?

No one can say for sure!

Legend has it that Slytherin left it behind, and there's a monster inside, used to eliminate students with impure blood.

However, there are many doubts here.

Hogwarts isn't recruiting Muggle-born wizards for the first time; there's no reason why the monster inside would only appear now.

Moreover, the monster didn't attack her yesterday, it only attacked Filch's cat, which doesn't quite match the legend.

Although petrification is powerful, the monster only dares to mess with pets, it doesn't seem very powerful.

Because of these doubts, Hermione didn't sleep well all night, and even her dreams were related to the Chamber of Secrets.

Seeing Sebastian's figure, Hermione's eyes lit up.

She could ask the knowledgeable Professor Swan about any questions. He comes from an ancient pure-blood family and is from Slytherin.

Perhaps he knows some information that ordinary people don't know.

Hermione put down the bread in her hand and pulled Harry and Ron to Sebastian.

“Professor Swan, can you tell us in detail what exactly is going on with Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets?”

“Also, what exactly is the monster in the Chamber of Secrets?”

Hermione's voice wasn't too quiet, and it immediately attracted the students' attention.

The students who were close perked up their ears, and the students who were far away simply stopped eating and gathered around.

They all wanted to hear the specific details of the Chamber of Secrets from the professor.

Looking at the little wizards with faces full of eagerness to learn, Sebastian cleared his throat.

“The legend is actually very simple. Thousands of years ago, the four founders established this magic school and then brought students with magical talent to the school to cultivate.”

“Gradually, some differences arose between them, and they argued endlessly over a problem.”

“Slytherin insisted on only recruiting children from magical families, that is, pure-blood little wizards.”

“He believed that Muggle-born little wizards couldn't be relied on.”

“However, the other three founders didn't agree with his idea. They believed that children with magical talent should be brought to Hogwarts for cultivation.”

“After arguing with Gryffindor, Slytherin left Hogwarts.”

“Before leaving, Slytherin left a Chamber of Secrets in the castle.”

“Legend has it that there is a terrifying monster inside the Chamber of Secrets. When the heir of the Chamber of Secrets appears, he will release it to eliminate those students who are not worthy of learning magic.”

Sebastian said meaningfully: “As for the monster in the Chamber of Secrets, no one has ever known its true face.”

Hearing Sebastian's explanation, Hermione's mood was a little low.

She asked in confusion: “Professor Swan, why did Slytherin hate Muggle wizards so much?”

“To the extent that he had to leave a monster to eliminate Muggle-born students?”

“Hate Muggle wizards?” Sebastian chewed on this sentence.

“Do you really think Slytherin is so narrow-minded?”

Looking at the little wizards with faces full of agreement, Sebastian said loudly.

“Let's analyze what Slytherin's motivation for leaving the Chamber of Secrets was.”