Chapter 29 The Legend of the Chamber of Secrets

On the sixth floor of Hogwarts Castle, in the combat classroom, Xia Ran opened a book and was giving a lecture.

"Today, let's open the book first and not be in a hurry to practice. There is a more practical spell recorded on page 35 of "Self-Defense Spell Collection". We..."

He suddenly stopped what he was saying because he saw Hermione raising her hand high.

"Miss Granger, what's your problem?" Xia Ran asked calmly.

"Professor, I wonder if you can tell us what the Chamber of Secrets is about?" Hermione asked in a clear voice.

The group of young wizards suddenly became energetic and quickly concentrated their attention. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Xia Ran.

"My class is a combat class, Miss Granger." Xia Ran still maintained a calm attitude and said, "We are studying how to use magic spells, how to use magic spells to fight, and how to guard against black magic... "

"Professor, the basilisk is a legendary dark magical creature, isn't it?" Hermione asked loudly.

"Yes, you are right, the basilisk is indeed a creature of dark magic, but that is Professor Lockhart's job. He is your professor of Defense Against Dark Arts, and I am the professor of combat." Xia Ran said calmly He said that he knew that the students wanted to know the truth and explore the hidden curiosity, but in fact, they, a group of young wizards, did not need to worry about this kind of thing. The basilisk was not a dark creature that they could deal with. Hogwarts, as the most powerful place in the magical world, This is a long-standing and ancient magic school, and the professors who serve here are not worthy of their reputation - well, Lockhart may be the only exception.

"Okay, let's continue to open the "Collection of Self-Defense Spells"..."

His words stopped again, and Hermione raised her hand again. Harry looked very worried, fearing that Hermione's repeated interruptions of Professor Frémont would anger the professor and give him to him directly. Points deducted from Gryffindor House.

"Excuse me, Professor." Hermione said, "We really want to know about the Chamber of Secrets. Professor, you can tell who the attacker is just by looking at Mrs. Norris. You must know the purpose of the Chamber of Secrets." wrong?"

"Yes, Professor, please tell us the information about the Chamber of Secrets." Harry decided to help Hermione plead for Professor Frémont.

"Professor, please!"

The little wizards immediately began to plead, looking at Xia Ran with faces full of curiosity, hoping that the professor would be soft-hearted and open-minded, and then tell him about the secret room.

Xia Ranxin said that since you insist on knowing, it doesn't matter if I tell you. Well, Dumbledore shouldn't come to trouble me, right?

"Okay." Xia Ran closed the book and said, "The secret room... yes, the secret room. This is an ancient legend that has been passed down for thousands of years."

The little wizards listened attentively, and each one of them turned into a good student.

"You must all know that Hogwarts was founded here thousands of years ago. Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor, Salazar S. Lytlin, the four greatest wizards of the time - the four houses are named after them - they were like-minded and built this ancient castle - which was just built at the time - to avoid the eyes of Muggles , to find a stable place for wizards to live."

"You know, at that time, people were afraid of magic, wizards suffered a lot of persecution, and many wizards died because of it."

"In the first few years, the four founders and the Big Four of Hogwarts were very harmonious and harmonious. They looked for young people who had shown signs of magic and brought them to Hogwarts Castle to train them."

Having said this, Xia Ran paused for a moment, glanced around the second-year students of Gryffindor and Slytherin, and continued: "But as time goes by, differences slowly arise among the four giants, especially Slytherin." The differences between Letling and the other three founders grew until they were irreparable."

"Why are there differences?" Neville summoned up the courage and asked, raising his hand.

Xia Ran smiled and replied: "Bloodline! Slytherin hopes that the students admitted to Hogwarts should come from pure wizarding families. He is not willing to accept those wizards of Muggle origin, thinking that they are likely to be unreliable - -At that time, the wizarding world and the Muggle world were at odds - but the other three founders expressed their intention to provide a place for learning for all young wizards with magical talents. To this end, Slytherin and Gryffindor also There was a fight, and then Slytherin left the school alone."

The faces of the Gryffindor students more or less showed dissatisfaction. Although there were pure-blood wizards, such as Ron, and mixed-blood wizards, such as Harry, there were also Muggle wizards, and Hermione was among them. One of the representatives, they don't value blood at all. Isn't Hermione one of the best little wizards in the school despite being a Muggle? !

Slytherin students were even more dissatisfied. Why did Slytherin, one of the Big Four, leave Hogwarts? The theory he adheres to is obviously extremely correct!

"These are the only things recorded in official history." Xia Ran said, "The secret room belongs to unofficial legends."

"According to ancient rumors, Slytherin once built a secret room in Hogwarts Castle, which is what we now call the Secret Room, but the other three founders knew nothing about it."

"According to this legend, when Slytherin left Hogwarts, he specially sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that no one could open it without his consent. Until at some point, his true heir came to this place. School."

"Rumors say that only the true heir can open the secret room and release the horrific things inside to purify the school and eliminate all those who are not worthy of learning magic!"

"Okay, this is the story about the secret room and the heir." After Xia Ran finished speaking, she opened the book again and prepared to start class.

But every little wizard in the classroom still stared at him, almost unblinking, hoping that he would continue to tell more wonderful stories.

"Why, you just want to listen to stories instead of going to class?" Xia Ran asked with a smile.

The little wizards nodded, then shook their heads.

Harry asked: "Professor, is the scary thing in the secret room the basilisk?"

The students shuddered. A terrifying dark creature like the basilisk actually lived in Hogwarts Castle. No one had discovered it for thousands of years? ?

"Based on the available information, yes, I can only say that if the secret room really exists, there may indeed be a basilisk in it," Xia Ran said.

He knew that all these legends were true, and that the basilisk and the secret chamber were all false. However, he could not admit it directly. This required evidence.

The students immediately exchanged nervous glances, especially the non-pure-blood wizards, who were some students that Slytherin was unwilling to teach.

Neville also seemed very nervous, even more nervous than the Muggle wizards. Harry was puzzled and whispered: "Neville, you are a pure-blood wizard, the basilisk will not attack you."

"No!" Neville whispered in horror, "You know, I am almost a Muggle, and the Basilisk will never mind clearing the shame of me, a pure-blood wizard."

"Okay, Mr. Longbottom, don't belittle yourself, you are a very talented young man." Xia Ran heard Neville's whispered words and couldn't help but expressed relief.

Harry saw Neville's face turn red instantly.