Chapter 62 The story about the secret room

Dumbledore's voice of surprise drew Dracula's attention to the copper faucet that did not produce water.

"This snake pattern looks like Salazar's style. Maybe he secretly built a secret room behind the water pipe and it was not marked on the title deed." Dracula looked at the faucet and marveled.

He was very dissatisfied with Slytherin's little move, so he teased mercilessly: "I didn't expect Salazar to be such a person, putting the entrance to the secret room in the girls' bathroom; and that Voldemort was not much different, either. You can actually find the entrance in the girls’ bathroom!”

In fact, even as a close friend of Slytherin, Dracula did not know the location where he established the Chamber of Secrets.

The original entrance to the secret room was not in the bathroom. When it was first built, Slytherin and his descendants could enter the secret room through a hidden trap door and a series of enchanted passages without risking being scolded as a pervert to enter the girls' bathroom.

But by the 18th century, as the number of students increased and water consumption increased, Hogwarts' plumbing system became increasingly complex.

In the 18th century, a certain headmaster of Hogwarts planned to build a girls' bathroom near the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. This bathroom is the semi-abandoned bathroom where Myrtle is now.

Also because of the construction plan of this bathroom, the concealment of the secret room was threatened.

At that time, there was a student in Hogwarts named Corvinus Gaunt. He was an outstanding direct descendant of Slytherin and knew the location of the Chamber of Secrets very well. After his transformation, the entrance to the secret room was secretly protected and connected to the copper faucet of the girls' bathroom through a pipe.

Thus, the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets that Dracula and Dumbledore see now was formed.

"There has been a legend about the Chamber of Secrets circulating in Hogwarts, and now it seems that it may be true." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "According to the legend, this Chamber of Secrets is the home of Salazar Slater. Lin built it before he left school, and only he and his heirs can open it."

"Legend has it that there is a terrifying monster living in the Chamber of Secrets that only Slytherin and his heirs can control. When it is put into Hogwarts, it can 'purify the school' and remove all those who Slytherin deems unworthy of studying. Magical people.”

"Nonsense." Dracula sneered. "With Salazar's proud character, no matter how much trouble he had with Godric and the others, he would never reach out to the innocent students. Even if it were true, He left behind a monster, which is probably just the legacy he left to future generations."

"Uncle Dracula, do you mean to say that Dean Slytherin is not the monster left for revenge?" Helena leaned over and asked curiously, "I always thought he was here After having conflicts with my mother and the other two deans, I built such a secret room out of anger to eliminate those specially recruited Muggle-born wizards."

"Based on what I know about Salazar, I am more willing to believe that he built such a secret room to protect Hogwarts." Dracula curled his lips slightly and looked at Helena, "You should know Salazar’s philosophy at the time, Helena?”

Helena nodded.

"Head of Slytherin believes that recruiting Muggle-born wizards will expose the existence of Hogwarts and bring danger to the castle," she said.

"Well, so it is more likely that he built a secret room before leaving because he adhered to this concept." Dracula slowed down his speech and analyzed carefully, "He left a secret room in the secret room that was enough A powerful monster that protects Hogwarts from invasion by foreign enemies, and is released to protect Hogwarts when necessary. This explanation seems to be more in line with his temperament."

After listening to Dracula's narration, Dumbledore wiped the corners of his eyes emotionally, with an expression of being moved.

"What a touching story! A great founder never forgets to protect their common efforts even if he falls out with his friends." He said with emotion, "It seems that the wizarding world has always had an interest in Slytherin's character. What a huge misunderstanding!”

Dracula looked at his moved expression and hesitated to speak, unable to bear to interrupt the emotions he had just brewed.

"Um, Dumbledore, calm down for a moment and listen to what I have to say..." He stood nearby and poked Dumbledore's arm, "Actually... the wizarding world doesn't have much concern for him. misunderstanding."

Dumbledore looked at him doubtfully.

"How can that guy Salazar be as noble as you think?" Dracula hesitated for a while, then held his forehead and whispered to him, "His secret room must be as rumored, and only his heirs can access it. able to open.”

"In this case, I'm afraid Salazar wants his heir to use the power of monsters to turn the tide when foreign enemies invade. In the end, it is logical that his Slytherin House will overtake the other three colleges..."

Dumbledore's expression froze.

The psychological gap was a bit big, and the deep emotion was gone.

"Forget it, it's good that Slytherin didn't intend to harm the students of Hogwarts..." Dumbledore silently changed his explanation.

"As far as I know, that guy doesn't have any creativity. He likes to use his Parseltongue as a password for everything, and he feels very safe." Dracula turned the faucet that did not produce water with interest. But he accidentally unscrewed it, "If according to previous speculation, the secret room is left to his heirs, then the entrance should also be opened with Parseltongue."

"This makes sense. Even if Tom Riddle is a descendant of Slytherin, it's not surprising that he can speak Parseltongue." Dumbledore showed a look of understanding and explained, "Tom His mother is from the Gaunt family, so he is half of the Gaunt family."

"No wonder." Dracula threw the unscrewed faucet on the ground and sighed, "Maybe Slytherin didn't expect that his descendants did not use what he left to protect the castle, but instead used it to It’s a bad thing…”

At this time, Myrtle finally got out of the toilet.

She had been secretly observing Dracula and Dumbledore for a long time, and saw that they had been talking around a faucet. She couldn't suppress her curiosity, and drifted to the two of them again.

"I died near here!" She looked at the pool, suddenly showed a proud expression, and said energetically.

"Oh? Then do you remember how you died?" Dracula leaned against the pool again and asked with interest.

"Ouch, that's so scary!" she said with relish, showing no fear at all. "That's what happened here. I remember it very clearly. At that time, someone laughed at me for wearing glasses and looking like a four-eyed dog. I hid here and cried, and suddenly I heard someone coming in."

"But what annoyed me was that a boy came in and he said some funny and incomprehensible words to the sink here. So I ran over and yelled at him to go away and go to my boys' toilet. And then—" Myrtle puffed out her chest, thinking she was so great, and her face was radiant, "and then I died!"

"If I remember correctly, what you said is no different from what Principal Dippet asked fifty years ago, Myrtle." Dumbledore said gently, "But actually what we want to know is, How exactly did you die? In other words, what was the method that the boy used to kill you?"

"Actually, I don't know exactly how I died." Myrtle lowered her voice mysteriously, and said in front of Dracula's face, "I only remember seeing a pair of scary big yellow eyes, and my whole body It seemed like everyone was caught, and then I floated away..."

Then Myrtle became excited again, and said with joy, "In fact, there is nothing wrong with dying. Later, I came back in the form of a ghost. I haven't settled the accounts with Olive Humbey yet! Oh, she But I really regret making fun of my glasses!”

Dumbledore nodded.

"According to Myrtle, Tom probably didn't kill Myrtle himself. Then the guess that there is a monster behind the faucet is probably close to ten. And the monster has probably been controlled by Tom." He said.

Then, Dumbledore turned to look at Dracula, "Can you open this entrance, Professor Dracula?"

"certainly!"

Dracula moved his wrist eagerly and raised his hand towards the faucet.

An extremely dark ball of light appeared in the palm of his hand. This light ball is like a black hole that absorbs everything. It continuously gathers the magic power around it, and its aura gradually becomes powerful and terrifying.

Dumbledore initially thought that Dracula was planning to use the title deed to Hogwarts and use the landlord's authority to open the entrance mechanism left by Slytherin. It wasn't until I saw this black hole with a terrifying aura that I reacted instantly.

"What you mean by being able to open the entrance...is to forcefully blow it open with magic?!" Dumbledore's eyes were twitching wildly, and he hurriedly stood in front of Dracula, "Professor Dracula, don't be impulsive, I'll blow you up quickly" The magic stops!”

"How are we going to get in without blowing it open with magic? I don't know Salazar's Parseltongue."

Dracula's burgundy eyes seemed to be shining, and he looked at the faucet with the handle in front of him with interest, unwilling to stop at all costs.

"You will destroy the magic system of the castle, Dracula!" Dumbledore's face darkened, and he even took out his wand, "It's just an extremely weak Voldemort. There is no need to gamble with the safety of Hogwarts Castle. !”

As he spoke, he raised his wand towards Dracula.

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