Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 285 The team grows bigger 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.

Just think about it, there is a problem.

A thought flashed through everyone's mind in an instant: Lockhart, is he going to run away?

Ron and Harry fearlessly took a step forward and stood in front of the door, that is, in front of Sitting Hart.

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

Lockhart stuttered, shaking his head and then hesitatingly saying:
"No, it's not like that. It's not what you think. I, I really want to fight the basilisk... but I received a letter at the last minute."

He racked his brains and suddenly his eyes lit up: "That letter is related to my family. I must solve that matter first before I can come back.

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

Lockhart became more and more confident as he spoke, chattering on: "I suspect this is a conspiracy by 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 kidnapped my family and sent me a letter as quickly as possible, so that I would lose sight of the big picture... My family is my weak spot, and I really have to go back."

After hearing this, Ron and Harry hesitated.

The heir of Slytherin is so shameless!

However, at this moment, Hermione's voice sounded behind them, extremely loud: "Professor Lockhart, you are lying!
I have read many of your autobiographies, and you have always said that you are an orphan and have no family. Where did your family come from? "

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

"I am the most handsome wizard in the UK. I have had so many adventures. I have come into contact with vampires and werewolves, and danced with witches. Many witches admire me, so we developed some..."

He showed a big, shining white eye, with an expression that was indescribable: "Well, you know."

It's still Hermione!

Hermione said angrily, "You are deceiving the readers! You claim to be an orphan and single, so that we can sympathize with you and become your fans.

It turns out that not only are you not single, you also have improper relationships with many witches. You said you have a family, do you even have children?

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

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

They all came to me on their own initiative, they are all my fans, I can't refuse them, I didn't do this on purpose!"

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

Lin Xia just thought Lockhart was great.

Not only did he deceive his fans, he also slept with them. 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 are outrageous to both humans and gods.

Two words: cowhide!

Unfortunately, the situation is urgent now. They should not waste time listening to the 8 o'clock soap opera, but should seize the time to do their work.

Lin Xia reminded at the right time: "Professor Lockhart, since you know that it is a 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 quickly and said, "Yes, let's get rid of the basilisk first. 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 are, we will take you there now, and you can get rid of it quickly!"

Lockhart still wanted to refuse, but when he heard the rest, he was stunned.

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

Lockhart thought they were joking.

Even the professor of the academy couldn’t find it, but a few little wizards found it instead. Are they more powerful than the professor?

"Yes, we found it, we'll take you there now!"

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

Lockhart struggled, but Hermione raised her hand and cast a spell: "Imprison All!"

Good, Lockhart's body was still.

So he desperately shouted outside: "It's wrong for you to do this, put me down quickly!

You are kidnapping a professor. If this gets out, you will definitely be punished severely. Do you still want to go to school? You have no respect for professors at all! Save me, if anyone is outside, save me quickly! "

Lin Xia said, "Professor Lockhart, the other professors entrusted you with the task of finding the basilisk and solving it because they trust your ability to solve it. You should be more confident. The basilisk won't last more than a few hits under your hands."

Others echoed, "Yeah, it won't last more than two hits!"

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

Good, Lockhart can't talk.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether this spell is used or not.

Ever since Professor McGonagall issued the deportation ban, the young wizards have returned to their respective common rooms and are being closely watched by the deans of each college, and no one has escaped.

So every corridor in Hogwarts seemed empty and silent.

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

Every portrait that passed by along the way, after seeing them, began to whisper and discuss with each other.

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

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

They laid Lockhart on the ground, and the water immediately covered Lockhart's ears.

However, Lockhart could not make any sound, and his movements were restrained, so he could not give any reminders.

He was afraid he would drown!

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

"This abandoned bathroom once had a ghost, and it seemed that her name was Myrtle."

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

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

Suddenly, he thought of something, 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 then... Death, turning into a ghost, decades ago, in this bathroom!"

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

Harry said loudly: "Moaning Myrtle was the victim of the Chamber of Secrets being opened decades ago!
I remember Dobby once muttered that the victim turned into a ghost, was a girl, and died in the bathroom! "

When Dobby went crazy, he would utter a lot of words, which he could only hear vaguely.

I never thought that Dobby had already revealed useful information.

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

"Myrtle? What do you want with Myrtle?"

Suddenly, a voice was heard, 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 sound startled everyone.

They immediately looked in the direction of the sound, but saw nothing. Lin Xia frowned and asked tentatively: "George and Fred, how did you get here?"

George and Fred emerged.

Under the nose 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 at growing magical plants, and we have grown some mandrakes at home before."

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

Lin Xia glanced at Lockhart lying on the ground.

She knew Lockhart was feeling very uncomfortable, with water almost reaching his eyes, but she had no 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 walked forward a few steps and recalled: "Myrtle said that at that time, a student laughed at her for wearing glasses and looking like a four-eyed dog, so she hid in the bathroom, locked the door, and cried inside, and suddenly heard someone come in.

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

Myrtle felt disrespected. She was already feeling so miserable, and yet someone came in and laughed at her with words she couldn't understand.

So she opened the toilet angrily, wanting to tell the boy to go to the boys' toilet, but when she opened the door, she saw a pair of big scary yellow eyes, and her whole body seemed to be grabbed, and then she became a ghost. "

Harry asked quickly, "Where did she see those eyes?"

Fred shook his head. "The information didn't mention the exact location. It only said two words: I saw it at the pool."

pool?

Everyone else turned their attention to the pool.

These pools look very ordinary.

The faucets in the sink were deliberately turned on, and the reason the bathroom was overflowing was because the faucets were not turned off.

Lin Xia suddenly pointed to one of the faucets.

"All the other taps were turned on and water was flowing out, why wasn't this one turned on?"

She said that on purpose.

Harry walked over, turned the faucet, and shook his head, "It's a broken faucet. No water is coming out."

Hermione found the sound of dripping water annoying, so she turned off all the other open taps and was wondering whether she should release Lockhart and let him explore the bathroom.

Suddenly, Harry exclaimed, "There is a small snake carved on this faucet, but other faucets don't have this mark."

Ron suddenly had an idea: "Snake? Harry, say something in Parseltongue!"

Lin Xia couldn't help but glance at Ron.

Sometimes, Ron is quite quick-witted and can find a solution at a glance.

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

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

Harry is the protagonist of the story, and she certainly won't steal his limelight.

Harry had a headache.

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

"Open." A strange hissing sound was heard.

After waiting for a long time, there was no response. When everyone thought it had failed, the faucet slowly emitted a light, which became brighter and brighter, and began to rotate rapidly.

Then the pool began to move.

They saw the pool slowly disappear from sight, revealing a very thick water pipe that was big enough for a person to crawl into.

Everyone couldn't help but gasp!
Is this faucet actually the entrance to the legendary secret room?
Even if it is not the legendary Chamber of Secrets, it is definitely related to Slytherin. After all, it requires Parseltongue to open it!

Looking at the dark passage, Harry had made a decision.

"I'm going down," Harry said.

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 was like a fish stuck 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 after another like dumplings being dropped into the water.

Lin Xia recalled the feeling of this passage.

Even after more than ten years, she still hasn't forgotten her experience as a wandering soul.

A dark, slimy, endless passage with many pipes branching off in all directions, but none as thick as this one.

This pipe is very tortuous, with many turns and a steep slope.

All the way down, everyone's sliding speed 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. He could also hear the sound of collision behind him when turning a corner.

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

Harry emerged from the pipe and fell with a thud onto the wet ground, which was a wide platform.

The others also fell beside him one by one.

Lockhart was not so lucky.

He had already rolled outside, his eyes tightly closed.

Lin Xia took a look and said, "The spell has failed, but the professor may have been knocked unconscious by a blow to the head. Do we need to reapply the spell?"

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

Ron asked hesitantly, "So we'll 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 immediately."

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.

If for nothing else, then for Hogwarts.

——The home in his mind.

——His utopia.

(End of this chapter)