Chapter 28 Principal’s Password

Seeing the figure at the door of the classroom, Harry and the others' hearts suddenly jumped. Who is he/she?

"Hermione, Harry, Ron, why are you three muttering here instead of going back to the lounge?" It was Professor McGonagall's voice.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be Professor McGonagall, just not Snape. He would definitely take the opportunity to deduct points from Gryffindor House and put the three of them in solitary confinement.

Professor McGonagall was also very serious. She watched the three little wizards outside the classroom with her stern eyes and said: "Professor Frémont said that the attacker was a terrifying black magic creature like a basilisk. You all You heard it, why are you still here and not back to the lounge?"

Harry, Ron, and Hermione were hesitant and couldn't explain why. They thought it would be better not to tell anyone else about the voice Harry had heard, so as not to cause misunderstanding.

"Starting today at Hogwarts, after nightfall, students must return to the lounges of their respective houses immediately and are not allowed to stay outside! This is Principal Dumbledore's decision," Professor McGonagall said.

She led the three little wizards to Gryffindor Tower.

Harry felt a little relieved. It seemed that Professor McGonagall had not heard what he said at the beginning. Otherwise, how could he explain that he understood Parseltongue and knew Parseltongue? That's one of Salazar Slytherin's most famous abilities!

What if Professor McGonagall decided that he was the one who manipulated the basilisk...

Harry didn't dare to think about it anymore, and thought to himself that it was lucky that Ron and Hermione believed in me.

"Uh, Professor, you want to go to the lounge too?" Hermione asked cautiously. She had just been caught by Professor McGonagall. As a good student all along and the object of Professor McGonagall's praise, she was still blushing.

"I'm going to the lounge to announce Albus's command," said Professor McGonagall.

Hermione, Harry and Ron quietly looked at each other, and plucked up the courage to ask: "Professor, there was information about the Chamber of Secrets left on the wall where Mrs. Norris was killed. I want to ask, what exactly is the Chamber of Secrets? The heir Who could it be?"

"That's just a rumor and cannot be taken seriously." Professor McGonagall replied.

"But, Professor..." Hermione wanted to ask more, but they had already arrived on the eighth floor of Gryffindor Tower, which was the entrance to the Gryffindor common room. There was a portrait hanging at the end of the corridor. The portrait shows a very rich woman wearing pink clothes.

Portrait of the Fat Lady, the caretaker at the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.

"The password," said the fat lady.

"Playboy," Professor McGonagall replied, as the painting moved forward unsteadily, revealing a circular hole in the wall, which was the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.

The four of them crawled through the hole in the wall and entered the Gryffindor common room, a comfortable circular room filled with soft armchairs.

The lights were brightly lit in the lounge, and the Gryffindor students were still awake. They were gathering in the lounge to discuss what they had just encountered, the Chamber of Secrets, the heir, and the unfortunately murdered Mrs. Norris.

They had no idea that Professor McGonagall, the head of Gryffindor House, would come to the common room at this time.

Harry and the three of them gathered into the crowd.

"Good evening, Professor McGonagall," the students said.

Professor McGonagall announced Dumbledore's password, and the crowd was in an uproar.

"Are you kidding? Professor McGonagall, you are not allowed to go out at night." Fred said loudly.

"I also hope this is a joke, because it means that we will not encounter any danger." Professor McGonagall said solemnly, "But unfortunately, this is the principal's password. For your safety, we must not Not making this difficult decision."

The crowd was still noisy and unwilling to believe this password, especially Fred, George, Lee Jordan and others. They often went out at night to explore Hogwarts, and this directly cut off their path of exploration.

Gryffindor students often have an adventurous spirit that permeates their bones.

Ginny was the only one in the crowd whose expression changed.

"Okay, you guys go to bed early." Professor McGonagall turned and left the Gryffindor common room, and the portrait of the Fat Lady closed naturally.

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On the other side, Xia Ran went directly to the Hufflepuff common room.

Hufflepuff's dormitory is next to the passage leading to the house-elf kitchen, which is on the basement level, and the Hufflepuff common room is almost at this location.

Just like the scene in the Gryffindor lounge, there were still many students awake in the Hufflepuff lounge, who were discussing the murder of Mrs. Norris that had just occurred on the second floor of the castle.

"Professor Frémont?!" The Hufflepuff students were startled, wondering why Professor Frémont came to their Hufflepuff common room.

Xia Ran recounted Principal Dumbledore's password. The situation he encountered was much better than that of Professor McGonagall. Although the Hufflepuff students were surprised, they were not as surprised as the Gryffindor students. expressed objection.

"Prefects must take responsibility." Xia Ran said again.

"Don't worry, Professor Frémont." Several students who looked older nodded and said, they are Hufflepuff's prefects.

Xia Ran left Hufflepuff's underground lounge, returned to his own office, closed the door, and thought about subsequent strategies.

"It seems that I can't go out at night without authorization. Encountering a basilisk is not a fun thing. If you don't pay attention, you will lose your life."

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Early the next morning, the news that Mrs. Norris was killed and turned to stone, and that the murderer was a dark magical creature - a basilisk, quickly spread throughout Hogwarts, and there was a message on the wall about the so-called secret room and the heir. people are very interested in it.

In a very short period of time, all the copies of "Hogwarts: A School History" in the Hogwarts library were borrowed by students, and everyone wanted to know more about the Chamber of Secrets.

In addition, the latest issue of the "Daily Prophet" also published what happened in Hogwarts, with the sensational headline "Shocking! Basilisk has appeared in Hogwarts, and victims have appeared!"

I don't know how many parents of students felt worried and anxious after reading the "Daily Prophet" and sent letters to Hogwarts. Principal Dumbledore, in particular, received the most letters. Parents hoped that Dumbledore would solve the problem as soon as possible. Basilisk to prevent their children from being threatened, otherwise they might have to come directly to Hogwarts to pick up their children.

There are also some parents of students who express their trust in Dumbledore and feel that in the presence of Dumbledore, a mere basilisk cannot make any big waves.

When Xia Ran started teaching for the first time after Halloween, she encountered a series of questions from the little wizards.