Alchemy Black Technology at Hogwarts

Chapter 113 Hidden Map
After Harry had lit all the torches in the Chamber of Secrets by shouting the order, they were able to see the entire chamber clearly.

The mouth of Salazar Slytherin's statue shows a large cavity, presumably designed to allow the Basilisk to move.

"Professor Dumbledore, why did Salazar Slytherin, one of the Big Four, choose to leave such a secret room?"

Harry asked suspiciously. They were walking through the middle of the secret room, and the bones of small animals could no longer be seen on the ground here.

Led by William's brutal customs clearance method, he is still in a state of confusion about almost everything about the chamber of secrets—Malfoy and the bloody Baron were attacked, Slytherin's chamber of secrets was opened, and the entire castle Martial law was imposed, the Quidditch match was suspended, and the entire castle was plunged into deep fear.

But not long.
The basilisk was turned into a concrete pillar, and hundreds of house-elves began to draw maps in the secret room and search for treasure chests. Even the door of the secret room was forcibly "requisitioned" by William and stuffed into the underground factory.

"Can this work too?"

"Is this really okay?!"

These two thoughts always run through his mind.

"Ah! I think, Harry, you must have heard the story about that pair of best friends in the Big Four, Gryffindor and Slytherin, who turned against each other?"

Dumbledore replied.

Even though Harry hasn't read "Hogwarts: A School History" himself, Hermione has told them many times some time ago: when the Big Four established Hogwarts, they were discussing what kind of students they should recruit. disagreement among students.

"Slytherin believes that they should be more picky when recruiting apprentices-only from families whose parents are wizards, because only in this way can the pure blood of wizards be guaranteed. After one of the most intense quarrels, Slytherin Leitlin finally left the castle angrily."

Harry recalled Hermione's words:

"But what I didn't understand is here. They said that the reason why Slytherin left the Chamber of Secrets was to clean up the so-called 'Muggle Seeds', but the person who was attacked was Malfoy."

This is of course what Voldemort ordered the Basilisk to do.

He wanted to instill fear in this way.

"Harry Basilisk is just a weapon, a weapon that is in the hands of a person with a 'Parseltongue', and can harm anyone he wants at will."

Dumbledore replied after hesitating for a moment.

"But the descendants of Slytherin knew that the basilisk existed and inherited the wishes of their ancestors, but they never used it, did they?

And why does Salazar Slytherin think that even with the basilisk, his descendants will be able to defeat the wizards of other colleges and clean up all Muggle-born wizards? "

William took up the topic.

This is where he gets confused too.

A basilisk is indeed very terrifying, but that was thousands of years ago, when the basilisk was far less powerful than it is now.And when prepared, the wizards of Hogwarts can always overcome it, even at some unavoidable sacrifice.

Why did Salazar Slytherin think that all Muggle-born wizards could be wiped out just by opening the Chamber of Secrets he left behind?

If a basilisk can do this, why didn't the Gunter family open the secret room and seek a chance to make a comeback after hundreds of years, even if it finally declined?
This sharp question was somewhat beyond Dumbledore's expectations. He was silent for a while, thinking seriously.

"We're about to find out."

Dumbledore stopped in his tracks.

They had come to the mouth of the imposing statue of Salazar Slytherin, where it was dark except for the glimmer of a few stray basilisk scales.

They got into this hole.

With the help of the light from the top of the wand, William saw that this was actually a widening passage, extending all the way forward.Standing in the mouth here, they could hear the faint sound of water.

"This must be the outlet of the drainage on the drawing."

William guessed.

"I feel like there's someone else here!"

said Harry suddenly, turning sharply and pointing his wand at a corner of it - but it was empty, and there was nothing there. "Homenum Revelio!" William called out the spell.

A silver-white spiritual light quickly spread out, sweeping the three people present, reflecting a faint light.

William and Harry approached Dumbledore, who raised his wand, his spirits high.

After a while, nothing happened.

"Maybe I feel wrong?"

Harry said with some embarrassment.

"No, your feelings are right.

But that's no one. "

Dumbledore suddenly took a big step to the side, and tapped lightly on the wall with his wand—the originally dark stone wall suddenly had a lively wave, and an emerald green snake-shaped pattern made a "chuckle" sound. Protruding from the wall, a metal snake's head stands tall.

"It's hidden by profound magic. If it wasn't for Harry's reminder, it would be difficult for even me to find it."

The White Wizard explained:

"I think you'll need a Parseltongue here."

"Okay, Professor."

Harry stared at the little snake, hissing in Parseltongue, trying to make it reveal its hidden secret, "Open, open the door, reveal the secret, Salazar Slytherin, Chamber of Secrets."

He tried many combinations and felt his mouth was going dry, but the snake on the wall was still indifferent.

"Professor, I don't think Parseltongue will work on it."

William patted Harry on the shoulder, indicating that he could stop - not only for Harry's lung capacity, but also for his own ears.He thought of a possibility:
"Maybe it wants to see some proof?"

William quickly thought of the treasures left by Salazar Slytherin, the pendant box, and the resurrection stone ring. As a time traveler, he naturally knew where those things were now, but he would not be able to get them anytime soon of.

"And Salazar Slytherin wouldn't consider, maybe 100, 200 years later, that these treasures he left behind will be lost?
Or according to his cautious attitude, he would naturally consider the possibility that the other three founders stole the key left by him to open the secret room. "

"Blood, yes, it must be blood."

William said softly.

The outer door can be opened by a wizard who can speak Parseltongue, but here, in order to preserve some more secret things, Salazar Slytherin will always only believe in his own blood.

But if it is blood, they will undoubtedly be unable to explore tonight.

Dumbledore raised his brows in surprise when he heard William's words—his guess was actually not far from it, and it was the same in essence, but he hesitated a bit and didn't say it all the time.

In addition to this, there was another worry that had been on his mind, but now it was a very suitable opportunity to test it.

"Harry, maybe you could try a drop or two of blood on it."

The white wizard said suddenly.

He finally made up his mind.

"Ah, yes, Professor."

Harry replied with a nod, leaning closer to the snake, holding up the fingers of his left hand, hesitating for a moment - just as he was about to bite the skin and make a wound, William waved his wand and cut him a shallow one. Shallow mouth.

A drop of blood spattered the metal snake.

Its eyes suddenly lit up, emitting a frightening green light. It quickly left the wall and swam to the top. The sound of "rumbling" sounded, and on the wall where the snake was originally, a very thick stone door suddenly collided with it. The surrounding walls separated and sank downward.

Behind the stone door, William saw a narrow staircase winding upwards, and the torches on the side near the wall were suddenly lit one after another, illuminating their upward path.

"It seems that the basilisk is indeed not the only secret left by Salazar Slytherin."

Dumbledore said calmly, as if he had foreseen this scene.He raised his wand in his right hand and climbed the stairs first, with William and Harry following behind him.

Passing through this circle of steps, they finally came to a heavy wooden door. There was no handle or switch on the door, but there was a rusty metal sign with curled corners:
"The heir shall call my name, I am Salazar Slytherin, the greatest of the Big Four."

Dumbledore read it first in Old English, and then explained the content of the passage in Modern English, "I think it's better to say it in Parseltongue here."

A little below the sign, there is a curved snake pattern, although it is carved, it looks lifelike.

Harry looked at the wooden door, brewing his feelings for a while, imagining that the curving writing on it was actually snakes crawling around.

"Salazar Slytherin, you are the greatest of the Big Four."

He opened his mouth and spoke word by word, but to William and Dumbledore, it was just a series of hisses that could not be understood.

After Harry finished speaking, the carved snake pattern suddenly swam quickly!
It actually turned into a green snake-shaped phantom, and quickly flew towards Harry, who showed a surprised expression, before he had time to react!

"Protego! (Iron Armor)"

William flicked his wand quickly, forming an air barrier in front of Harry, but the phantom passed straight through it.Dumbledore also reacted quickly, summoning a translucent shield.

The sound of "Zizi" sounded.

In just one breath, the phantom had bitten through the shield that Dumbledore had conjured up, and fell straight into Harry's lightning-shaped scar!

The wooden door was suddenly opened, and the hidden map of Hogwarts, the real secret room left by Salazar Slytherin, was quietly waiting for their exploration.

(End of this chapter)