#188 - Chapter 188 The mystery is revealed
Has the monster in the Chamber been identified?
The little wizards perked up and immediately started using their brains, organizing the clues everyone had mentioned.
Cedric mentioned earlier that Moaning Myrtle lost her life after seeing a pair of yellow eyes.
Potter also said that the monster in the Chamber is the natural enemy of the Acromantula.
There must be a connection between these two.
Cedric's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand to ask, "Professor, I want to confirm something with you."
"Is Harry's Parseltongue related to this monster?"
Sebastian nodded in approval, "That's right! The voice Harry heard was the monster's."
Hearing the professor's confirmation, the little wizards' hearts stirred.
It seems that the monster in the Chamber is a snake!
This also explains why only Harry heard the strange noises on Halloween.
"Professor Swann, I understand," Harry said excitedly, "why the voice I heard came from inside the walls."
"That's because the snake travels through the castle's pipes."
Hearing Harry's words, Cedric懊恼 knocked his own head.
How stupid!
When Harry revealed his Parseltongue ability, I should have realized that the monster was a snake.
After all, it was strange that only Harry could hear it.
Moreover, the symbol of Slytherin House is a snake, and Slytherin himself was a Parselmouth.
It's perfectly logical that he would leave a snake as the monster in the Chamber.
How could I not have connected these conditions?
I'm too slow.
Now that the clues have been narrowed down to serpentine magical creatures, it would be inexcusable not to find the monster in the Chamber.
Thinking of this, Cedric took out a copy of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and frantically flipped through it.
After a long while, he looked up at Sebastian.
"Professor, I suspect the creature in the Chamber is a Basilisk!"
"Combining serpentine magical creatures and the natural enemy of Acromantulas, only the Basilisk meets all the requirements."
"However," Cedric hesitated, "logically, the Basilisk's eyes should be lethal, so why was Filch's cat petrified?"
"I know," Harry's mind raced, "Filch's cat probably didn't look directly into the Basilisk's eyes."
"The day we found it, there was a lot of water on the floor of the corridor."
"Mrs. Norris probably saw the Basilisk's eyes through the reflection of the water, so she didn't die."
Clap clap clap—
Sebastian applauded and said to everyone with a smile.
"Everyone's clues are very accurate, and Cedric and Harry's reasoning is excellent."
"The monster in the Chamber is indeed a Basilisk."
"Congratulations, through your unremitting efforts, you have solved this thousand-year-old mystery."
"I see that many students don't know what a Basilisk is, so I'll use Transfiguration to show you."
Seeing some little wizards looking confused, Sebastian stretched out his wand and pointed it at the desk in front of him.
In an instant, the desk began to tremble, twist, and deform, as if its essence was being reshaped. The tabletop made a low cracking sound, like bones slowly stretching.
The surrounding students held their breath as they watched the wood grain of the table constantly flow and change, gradually transforming into dark black scales.
Gradually, the desk transformed into a huge Basilisk, its massive body almost filling the entire classroom.
The Basilisk's huge yellow eyes slowly swept across the classroom, and the students felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the tops of their heads, and they began to panic.
"Don't look into its eyes, you'll die!"
"Professor, don't kill us!"
"Run!"
"Don't panic," Sebastian's voice rang out, "this is just a Basilisk transformed from a desk. It only has the appearance of a Basilisk, so don't be afraid."
Hearing this, the little wizards mustered their courage and excitedly looked at the big guy in front of them.
While the little wizards were observing the Basilisk, Sebastian slowly explained.
"Basilisk, a Class XXXXX magical creature, was first created by the vile Herpo the Foul."
"Adult Basilisks are very large and can grow up to 50 feet long."
"The natural lifespan of a Basilisk exceeds 900 years, and the Basilisk in the Chamber has lived for over a thousand years."
"Basilisks are very dangerous. In addition to their deadly gaze, their fangs and huge size are also very lethal."
"In addition, it has thick scales on its body, so its magic resistance is very high. Like dragons, many spells will be bounced off directly."
"Therefore, many wizards can only run for their lives when they encounter a Basilisk."
"Because Basilisks are extremely deadly, we cannot let this Basilisk run rampant in Hogwarts."
"The next goal is to find the Chamber and eliminate the Basilisk."
Looking at the excited eyes of the little wizards, Sebastian once again raised a question.
"So, has anyone thought about where the entrance to the Chamber is?"
The entrance to the Chamber?
The little wizards started thinking and expressed their opinions.
"I don't know the entrance to the Chamber, but Slytherin's Chamber must be under the Black Lake. After all, Slytherin's common room is under the Black Lake, and his Chamber must be hidden even deeper."
"Actually, it's very simple. The Basilisk travels through the pipes in the walls. We can find the Chamber if we just find a pipe entrance."
"That's true, but the pipes in the walls are interconnected, and we have no way of knowing which direction leads to the entrance of the Chamber."
Sebastian looked at the students discussing with a smile, and after a long time, he prompted.
"Everyone has overlooked a detail. Think about it, what is the common point between the last time the Chamber was opened and this time?"
Common point?
Hearing this prompt, Harry immediately raised his hand.
"Professor, Cedric said that Moaning Myrtle was killed after seeing the Basilisk in the third-floor bathroom."
"And on Halloween night, we found Filch's cat outside that bathroom, as well as the writing on the wall."
"Does this indicate that there is an entrance to the Chamber in that bathroom?"
Harry's eyes were bright, and he had never felt his mind work so fast.
He was very sure that his reasoning was accurate and that there was definitely something wrong with that bathroom.
The little wizards very much agreed with Harry's deduction. They looked at Sebastian, their eyes full of eagerness.
"Practice makes perfect," Sebastian waved his hand.
"If you want to know the truth, we can go and check that bathroom together and it will be clear."
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