Chapter 279: Visitors from the Ministry of Magic

Other little wizards passing by looked at Lin Xia curiously, wondering how she had offended the old poisonous snake.

Snape left the classroom first, while Lin Xia and others left later.

The group of them walked and chatted, all speculating on Snape's intentions.

Ron: "Is it possible that he wants you to do some research? Didn't he want you to be his potions assistant in first grade?"

Lin Xia was a little surprised when he heard this: "How did you know?"

Ron said matter-of-factly: "I heard what my brother said. George also complained that Professor Snape was stingy and wanted to gain a potion genius with just such a small thing."

Lin Xia: "Um... I thought the terms of this contract would be relatively secretive, and the professor would not take the initiative to reveal them."

At least after she received the terms, she didn't take the initiative to disclose them.

Ron: "Because you were not the only one who was called. It seems that he didn't include you. Snape called a few students with outstanding potion talents and asked them if they wanted to join his team.

One of them was a friend of my twin brother, so my brother knew about it. He went to ask other people who had received the invitation, and then he found out that the chips offered by Snape were all the same.

After going back and forth, they will know the price Snape offers you. "

Hermione said at this time: "But I don't think this is the problem when the professor comes to Lin Xia. This is all a matter of first grade, and it has already passed."

Harry and Draco couldn't help but nodded, they had the same idea as Hermione.

Lin Xia was thoughtful.

She did have a guess.

Snape had approached her alone before to ask if she knew the location of the real secret room. When she used the magic circle to detect it this time, she felt that Snape's eyes were also very intense as he stared at her.

When Lin Xia entered the office and heard Professor Snape's straight-to-the-point speech, she felt certain.

She was right.

Sure enough, it was because of the secret room.

The products launched in her laboratory are just to enable little wizards to protect themselves when encountering a basilisk.

But this is not a long-term solution.

You can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days.

Now the basilisk doesn't dare to show its face. That's because the little wizard is still in high spirits and everyone is arming themselves.

But once the time stretches out and the days become calm, everyone will slack off. As long as there is a little wizard who doesn't wear magic glasses or a screaming chicken, something will happen.

Hogwarts has been at the forefront of the news regarding the restriction of restricted books in the library.

The school must not have any accidents in the future, and no little wizard must be petrified.

Professor Snape said coldly: "You are an outstanding student at Hogwarts and have enjoyed such great resources. Now, is it not too much to do something for the school?"

Lin Xia nodded and said, "It's not too much. What does the professor want from me?"

Snape stared at her sharply: "Find the location of the Chamber of Secrets."

Lin Xia said speechlessly: "It's useless for you to tell me about this. It's not me who hid the secret room."

Snape: "But you can speak snake language, can't you? You can communicate with the basilisk, and once it appears, you can immediately find its location."

Lin Xia thought for a while. The matter of the secret room had been delayed for a long time, and she did know where the secret room was, so she might as well solve it as soon as possible.

But she couldn't have said it directly. Wouldn't that arouse suspicion?

After all, she was not the heir of Slytherin.

After a while, she had an idea.

Lin Xia said calmly: "Professor, I will try my best to join the night patrol and contribute to the protection of Hogwarts. Although I can understand snake language, I cannot identify the location of the basilisk. You have found the wrong person." ”

Snape frowned: "Even you can't tell where the basilisk is at the first time?"

Lin Xia nodded: "Yes, if it wants to avoid me, I can't hear it. Unless it attacks me, just like last time, and talks to me in front of me, then I can hear it."

Snape glanced at her and said somewhat arrogantly: "You are not as useful as you think."

Lin Xia:......

Old man, what's the use of you? Speaking of which, Harry's green eyes are so beautiful.

However, Lin Xia only dared to complain in her heart. At this time, Lily was still in Snape's restricted area.

As for why she knew.

I saw it all from Mikel's diary.

Although she couldn't distinguish the basilisk so keenly, Lin Xia still reminded him:

"Professor, I'm not the only one who can speak snake language, there are two others. I suggest you find them both. Maybe they can be more perceptive than me."

Snape said noncommittally: "They are all rubbish. Even the best ones can't tell them apart. The other two probably don't have this ability either."

Lin Xia was speechless.

What can she do if you don't even take the clues that come to her in vain?

Lin Xia said calmly: "Professor Snape, although we are young, we all have unlimited possibilities, whether it is Harry or Grace, their ability to speak snake language is a very powerful talent.

They may not be as good as me in other areas, but that doesn't mean they are worse than me. Even I myself often feel inadequate. "

After finishing speaking, Lin Xia nodded towards Professor Snape and left the office.

The office was quiet for a while.

Suddenly a male voice came: "How was the test?"

Another female voice said: "The test came out, I'm not lying."

Snape turned and looked behind him. Two wizards emerged from the invisibility spell.

Both wizards were excellent Aurors.

According to the order of the Ministry of Magic, they came to investigate Hogwarts, find the chamber of secrets as soon as possible, and destroy the basilisk.

The two Aurors originally wanted to investigate all three wizards who could speak snake language.

Because they were the most likely to become the heirs of Slytherin.

Lin Xia was the first to investigate, and they did not expect that Lin Xia would dare to speak to Professor Snape like this.

This insidious old man is not so easy to deal with.

And Snape did not look angry at all.

This made the two Aurors think about it. Could it be that he was used to being often confronted?

Professor Snape stared coldly at the machine that the two were fiddling with. It is said that this is called a lie detector, which was invented by Muggles. It is quite useful. Several death row prisoners have been caught with this machine.

But Professor Snape does not approve of this kind of thing.

For smart wizards, they have many ways to ensure that their heart rate is stable and their expressions are not wrong.

In order to prevent the little wizards from being on guard, the Aurors hid in the dark and let Snape talk to the little wizards.

Snape said disdainfully: "This bulky lie detector machine is not as convenient as the truth serum."

The male Auror smiled and said: "Then you make three bottles of truth serum for us, and we will ask one by one."

Snape raised his chin: "Pay first."

The female Auror said helplessly: "No money."

Snape kicked them out with a stinky expression, "No money, no talk!"

As a potion master, he was begged by others to make potions, and he never gave credit to others, especially to the Ministry of Magic.

He never asked for money back from Dumbledore.

After Lin Xia came out, Ron and others surrounded her and asked Snape why he called her.

Lin Xia said, "It's nothing serious. He just asked me a few questions about the Chamber of Secrets."

Ron's eyes widened: "Do you know where the Chamber of Secrets is?"

Lin Xia asked back: "If I knew, would I hide it and not tell the professor? I would definitely lead the professor in immediately to destroy the basilisk."

Ron touched his nose: "That's right."

Among their group of friends, only Lin Xia and Hermione are girls, and both of them are quite upright.

Needless to say, Hermione is a stubborn person.

Lin Xia looks easier to talk to, but she has strong principles. She keeps her word and must complete the tasks on time.

Although she didn't say what would happen if they couldn't complete them.

But as long as they were supervised by Lin Xia, he and Harry felt nervous.

They wouldn't be so nervous when facing Hermione.

Maybe they knew that Hermione was just talking and wouldn't do anything to them, but Lin Xia was different. No matter how approachable Lin Xia was, her aura was still a bit oppressive.

This may be the power of publishing a paper in the first grade and becoming an excellent student.

Harry's expression changed slightly after hearing this, and he asked in a low voice: "Lin Xia, if you really know where the Chamber of Secrets is, will you tell it?"

Lin Xia said without hesitation: "Of course!"

She asked back: "Why not tell it? The basilisk is so aggressive that it will petrify people by looking at it. If you accidentally break the stone statue, the person will die completely. This is too bad.

It's a pity that I don't know where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is. Professor Snape thinks I can find it because I know snake language, but I don't know.

Unless the basilisk appears in front of me personally, I can communicate with it. I know nothing about its actions in secret."

Harry was a little nervous and felt sweat on his palms.

Lin Xia didn't know where the basilisk appeared, and he didn't know either, but he could hear every sound of the basilisk!

The last time Dumbledore asked him alone, he thought of a lot of things and was very scared, so he didn't say it.

If he is given a chance this time...

Harry thought hesitantly, he should say it.

He had a glimmer of hope in his heart. Now the little wizards are fully armed, maybe the basilisk is scared and dare not come out?

If the basilisk does not come out, he can hear the sound of the basilisk coming out, and it doesn't matter.

But things always don't allow others to think slowly.

In the afternoon.

The weather is clear, and the blue sky is covered with white clouds, like a fluffy snow-white carpet, as if it will occupy the entire sky.

Today is a good day, and the Gryffindor team decided to do special training.

Harry has no classes in the afternoon and has been staying on the Quidditch field.

Suddenly, Wade called him: "Harry, go to Professor McGonagall's office, the dean wants you."

Harry wondered: "What does the dean want me for?"

The Weasley twins watched the show on the side.

George: "Maybe there's something good."

Fred: "I want to follow and see."

George: "Dear Harry, you look very distressed. Do you need our company to give you courage?"

Fred: "Oh, brother, this is definitely not to avoid training."

Facing Wood's stinky expression, Harry hurriedly said: "No, no, you guys train, I'll be back soon."

He flew directly to the castle gate on his flying broom, and then walked down.

After a while, there was a knock on Professor McGonagall's office.

"Come in."

Harry walked in and smelled a strong smell of ink mixed with a bunch of book smells.

Professor McGonagall was wearing glasses and busy correcting students' work with an automatic feather pen.

The layout of her office is as rigorous as the person she is.

The look in McGonagall's eyes that looked over with her head slightly lowered made Harry slightly startled. It was very sharp, as if she could guess all his thoughts.

Harry asked: "Professor, what do you want from me?"

Professor McGonagall waved her wand, and the tea set automatically turned on, making Harry a cup of steaming black tea.

The automatic quill was still busy moving beside her, and it was not difficult for a senior wizard to multitask.

After all, the most precious thing for a wizard is time.

Chores occupy only an hour or two of their day.

Mag nodded and said: "Harry, I'm looking for you because I want to talk to you about Parseltongue."

Harry's heart tightened slightly, it's coming!

He had already had a premonition.

"Professor, isn't Parseltongue bad?"

McGonagall: "Not good? No, no, no. Parseltongue is a very enviable talent. Many wizards spend their entire lives trying to understand the language of snakes and chasing traces of Slytherin, but this is not the case for everyone. Any wizard can do it.

You know Parseltongue, and you've gained half the threshold for Slytherin's treasure. "

"What's the other half of the threshold?" Harry asked nervously.

Mag smiled: "Everyone has different standards for the other half. If you really want me to answer, I think it is a strong desire for knowledge.

Always stay curious about the world and never stop chasing magic, and you can obtain all the treasures of Slytherin. "

Harry didn't quite understand: "I thought this treasure was a real treasure."

McGonagall nodded: "It is said that Slytherin's secret room contains treasures for the heir. If the secret room can be found, the heir can get everything he wants."

She changed her words, "But this is only a literal treasure, the real spirit is Slytherin's spirit of studying magic.

The threshold for Slytherin's magic research is relatively high, and it requires a lot of talent. If you know Parseltongue, you are already at the threshold. You can figure out the rest by yourself, and you will understand what I mean in the future. "

Harry nodded and decided to record this conversation when he went back.

Professor McGonagall said with a smile: "I am looking for you this time to ask you, do you know where the secret room is?"

Harry shook his head: "I don't know."

Mag: "Then can you contact the basilisk?"

Harry said hesitantly: "Hearing its voice and talking to it? This should be something every Parseltongue can do."

Mag nodded again: "Yes, every Parselmouth can do it. What I want to ask is, if the Basilisk appears, can you detect it immediately?"

Harry hesitated.

He hesitated.

Should he tell the story of every time he hears the basilisk's movements?

Will the professor hold him accountable for what he didn't say before?

Harry finally said no.

After he left, two invisible men also appeared in Professor McGonagall's office.