Chapter 285 The team grows stronger and discovers a secret room!

This is really the most ridiculous thing in the world!

A professor who was entrusted with a task, his first reaction was not to pack up various props to deal with the basilisk, but to empty his office.

There is a problem just thinking about it.

A thought flashed through everyone's mind: Lockhart, is he running away?

Ron and Harry fearlessly took the first step and stood in front of the door, standing in front of Sitting Hart.

Ron asked angrily: "Professor, are you leaving Hogwarts?"

Lockhart rarely stuttered when speaking. He shook his head first and said hesitantly:

"No, it's not like that, it's not what you think. I, I sincerely want to deal with the basilisk... but I received a letter at the last minute."

He racked his brains and thought, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "That letter has something to do with my family, I must resolve that matter first before I can come back.

Yes, that's right, the basilisk is certainly important, but my family is more important! "

The more Lockhart spoke, the more confident he became, and he kept talking: "I suspect this is a conspiracy of the Slytherin heir. He knows that I have been entrusted with the task of finding the Chamber of Secrets, and he is afraid of me...

So he deliberately tied up my family and sent me letters as quickly as possible, telling me to worry about one thing and not the other... My family is my weakness, and I really have to go back. "

Ron and Harry were a little hesitant when they said this.

The heir of Slytherin is so shameless!

However, at this time, Hermione's voice sounded behind them, extremely loud: "Professor Lockhart, you are lying!

I have read many of your autobiographies. You have always said that you are an orphan and have no family. Where did your family come from? "

Lockhart swallowed and met the suspicious gazes of Ron and Harry. He felt a little guilty, but then he said confidently:

"I am the most handsome and dashing wizard in the UK. I have had so many adventurous experiences. I have been in contact with vampires and werewolves, and I have also danced with witches. Many witches admire me, so we have developed some..."

He showed his bright white eyes, which were a little indescribable: "Well, you understand."

It's still Hermione!

Hermione said angrily: "You are deceiving readers! You claim to be an orphan and single, let us sympathize with you, pity you, and become your fans.

It turns out that not only are you not single, you have also had inappropriate relationships with many witches. You said you have a family, is it possible that you even have children?

You are committing fraud. I will write to all major books, newspapers and magazines to expose your insidious behavior! "

Lockhart said quickly: "No, Hermione, calm down.

They all came to my door on their own initiative. They are all my fans, so I couldn’t refuse them. I didn’t mean to do this! "

However, this explanation could not calm Hermione's anger, including Lin Xia's.

Lin Xia only thought Lockhart was good.

Not only did he deceive fans, but he also slept with fans. Oh, maybe there is a child, wait, maybe there are several children!

As a star in the wizarding world, he has stepped on all kinds of things that make people and gods angry.

Two words: cowhide!

It's a pity that the situation is urgent now. They should not waste time listening to the bloody drama at 8 o'clock, but should seize the time to get down to business.

Lin Xia promptly reminded: "Professor Lockhart, since you know that it is the conspiracy of the Slytherin heir, then don't be fooled. Get rid of the basilisk first, and your family will not be in danger!"

Ron and Harry reacted hurriedly and said quickly: "Yes, deal with the basilisk first, and we will definitely protect your family for you!"

Harry said: "The heir is in school, and your family is not in Hogwarts. How could he tie up your family so quickly? I'm afraid he is just trying to scare you."

Draco also said: "Yes, that's right, we know where the entrance and exit of the basilisk is. We will take you there now so you can get rid of it quickly!"

Lockhart still wanted to refuse, but when he heard what happened behind him, he couldn't help but be startled.

"Wait...what did you just say? Where did you find the entrance and exit of the basilisk? How did you find it?"

Lockhart thought they were joking.

Even the professors of the college couldn't be found, but a few young wizards found them instead. Are they even more powerful than the professors?

"Yes, we found it, we will take you there now!"

Harry, Ron and Draco stepped forward, lifted Lockhart's body up, and carried it to the abandoned bathroom on the second floor.

Lockhart struggled, but Hermione raised her hand and cast a spell: "Imprisonment for all!"

Good, Lockhart's body was still.

So he shouted desperately: "What you are doing is wrong, put me down quickly!

You are kidnapping the professor. If word gets out, you will definitely get a big demerit. Do you still want to go to school? You have no respect for the professor at all! Help me, who is out there, please help me quickly! "

Lin Xia said: "Professor Lockhart, the other professors gave you the task of finding and solving the basilisk because they believed in your ability to solve it. You have to be more confident, the basilisk can't survive under your hands. "

Others echoed: "Yes, I can't last more than two seconds!"

Lockhart still wanted to speak, but Hermione cast another spell: "Lock your mouth!"

Good, Lockhart can't speak.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether you use this magic spell or not.

Since Professor McGonagall issued the ban on deportation, the young wizards have returned to their respective common rooms and are under strict supervision by the deans of various colleges. No one has escaped.

So every corridor in Hogwarts seems empty and silent.

If there is anything that can give a response, it is probably only the portraits.

Every portrait that passed by along the way whispered and discussed with each other after seeing them.

They came to the bathroom on the second floor smoothly and carried Lockhart in.

Perhaps it happened too suddenly. The professors had not checked this bathroom yet, and the water in the bathroom was still flowing, flowing outside, accumulating a larger pool of water.

They put Lockhart on the ground, and the water immediately flooded Lockhart's ears.

However, Lockhart's mouth could not make any sound, and his movements were restrained, so he could not say a reminder at all.

He was afraid that he would drown!

Lin Xia and others opened the toilets one by one, and Ron remembered a secret of this bathroom.

"This abandoned bathroom once had a ghost, it seems to be called Myrtle."

Harry carefully checked inside and out: "Well, I heard this story when I was in the first grade.

It is said that she died in the bathroom, dead for decades, but suddenly disappeared twelve years ago, and even the professor couldn't find her."

Suddenly, he didn't know what he thought of, his eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly:

"I'm so stupid, I should have thought of it earlier, why didn't I think of it at that time... Death, turned into a ghost, decades ago, it was this bathroom!"

Lin Xia and Hermione turned their heads to look, "What did you think of?"

Harry said loudly: "Crying Myrtle is the victim of the Chamber of Secrets being opened decades ago!

I remember Dobby once muttered that the victim turned into a ghost, a girl, and died in the bathroom!"

When Dobby went crazy, he would spit out a lot of words, and he heard them vaguely.

He never thought that Dobby had revealed useful information a long time ago.

Ron said in annoyance: "It's a pity that Myrtle has disappeared. If we can find her, we can get some clues!"

"Myrtle? What do you want to find Myrtle for?"

Suddenly, a voice came, followed by the next one.

"If you want Myrtle's information, then I know. When I was in detention, I looked through the information of every ghost in Hogwarts. The school has specially recorded this information."

The sudden voice startled everyone.

They immediately looked in the direction where the voice came from, but saw nothing.

Lin Xia frowned and asked tentatively: "George and Fred, how did you get here?"

George and Fred showed up.

Under the eyes of Professor McGonagall, they quietly used the invisibility spell and ran out of the Gryffindor common room.

George said solemnly, "I heard that Ginny was petrified. I must go see her."

Fred: "We are still discussing whether to send Ginny back home. Our mother is also an expert in cultivating magical plants. We have planted some mandrakes at home before."

George and Fred said in unison, "On the way to the infirmary, we met you carrying Professor Lockhart and sneaking to the bathroom on the second floor, so we followed you!"

Lin Xia glanced at Lockhart on the ground.

She knew that Lockhart was in great pain now, and the water was almost flooding his eyes, but she didn't have time to care.

Ron told his two brothers his guess.

George and Fred nodded repeatedly.

"Your guess makes sense."

"I'll tell you what I know."

Fred took a few steps forward and recalled: "Myrtle said that a student laughed at her for wearing glasses and looked like a four-eyed dog, so she hid in the bathroom, locked the door, and cried inside. Suddenly, she heard someone coming in.

She heard a boy's voice. She couldn't describe the voice. She just felt very strange, as if it was another language.

Myrtle felt that she was disrespected. She was so uncomfortable, and someone came in and laughed at her in words she couldn't understand.

So she opened the toilet angrily and wanted the boy to go to the boys' toilet. As a result, when she opened the door, she saw a pair of big and scary yellow eyes. Her whole body seemed to be caught, and then she became a ghost."

Harry asked quickly: "Where did she see these eyes?"

Fred shook his head: "The information didn't write the specific location, only two words, I saw it at the sink."

Pool?

Others all focused their attention on the sink.

These sinks look very ordinary.

The faucets in the sink were deliberately turned on. The reason why the bathroom overflowed was because the faucets were not turned off.

Lin Xia suddenly pointed to one of the faucets.

"The other faucets were turned on and water flowed out, why is this one not turned on?"

She said this on purpose.

Harry walked over, twisted the faucet, and shook his head and said, "It's a broken faucet, no water comes out."

Hermione felt annoyed by the dripping sound of running water, so she turned off the other open faucets and was thinking about whether to release Lockhart and let him explore the bathroom.

Suddenly, Harry exclaimed softly, "There is a small snake engraved on this faucet, and the other faucets do not have this mark."

Ron had a flash of inspiration: "Snake? Harry, why don't you say something in Parseltongue!"

Lin Xia couldn't help but glance at Ron.

Sometimes, Ron was quick-witted and found a way at a glance.

Harry felt embarrassed and looked at Lin Xia: "Why don't you say it."

Lin Xia shook her head: "No, I have to face a real snake, you try it."

The protagonist of the story is Harry, she will definitely not steal Harry's limelight.

Harry had a headache.

In the past, he needed to face a real snake to speak Parseltongue... He stared at the carved little snake and tried to imagine it as a real snake.

"Open." A strange hissing sound sounded.

After waiting for a long time without any response, everyone thought it had failed, the faucet slowly emitted a light, the light became brighter and brighter, and began to rotate rapidly.

Then, the pool also moved.

They saw that the pool slowly disappeared from sight, revealing a very thick water pipe that could accommodate one person.

Everyone couldn't help but gasp!

This faucet is actually the entrance to the legendary Chamber of Secrets?

Even if it is not the legendary Chamber of Secrets, it is definitely related to Slytherin, after all, it needs Parseltongue to open it!

Looking at this dark passage, Harry has made a decision.

Harry said, "I want to go down."

This voice came several times, and everyone else said it at the same time.

Lin Xia added, "Professor Lockhart is going down too, let's push him down first, after all, he is the main force against the basilisk."

"Yes, yes, push the professor down first!" The others nodded repeatedly.

Poor Lockhart, at this time, was like fish on a sticky board, unable to move, and could only be pushed into the water pipe.

With Lockhart leading the way, everyone felt much more at ease, and went in one by one like dumplings.

Lin Xia recalled the feeling of this passage.

Even after more than ten years, she still hadn't forgotten the experience of being a wandering spirit -

The dark, sticky, endless passage, and many pipes branching out in all directions, but none of them was as thick as this pipe.

This pipe was very tortuous, with many turns and steep slopes.

All the way down, everyone's speed of sliding became faster and faster.

Harry only felt that he had slid very deep into the ground of the school, definitely deeper than the underground classroom, and he could still hear the collision sound behind him when turning.

When they were nervous, they suddenly fell to the ground and the water pipe became horizontal.

Harry emerged from the pipe mouth and fell on the wet ground with a bang. It was a wide platform.

Others also fell beside him one by one.

Lockhart was not so lucky.

He had already rolled outside with his eyes tightly closed.

Lin Xia took a look and said, "The spell has failed, but the professor may have fainted due to the impact on his head. Do we need to recast the spell?"

Hermione hesitated and said, "No need to recast it. Let's leave it like this. When he wakes up, we still need him to fight the basilisk."

Ron asked hesitantly, "Then we will stay here?"

Harry said firmly, "No, I will continue. I know snake language. Maybe I can communicate with the basilisk. If we encounter anything wrong, we will close our eyes quickly."

Harry didn't know how he could have such great courage.

He just felt that since he had the ability to communicate with the basilisk, he should play his role.

Not for anything else, just for Hogwarts.

——The home in his mind.

——His utopia.