Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

“There will be a way,” Snape said excitedly. “I will find the perfect solution.”

"Severus."

Dumbledore interrupted Snape's chanting and whispered, "When did you break the curse on the ring?"

"On the first day of school." At this point, Snape stopped pretending and said directly, "When I heard the song that Witt was playing, I suddenly had an inspiration."

"The problem with the ring was solved in just one day."

"The start of the school year," Dumbledore murmured, then said softly, "It will be almost a month."

"Just as I thought." Dumbledore seemed to have figured something out and said in a low voice, "Severus, I hope you can continue to keep the Resurrection Stone."

"I'll handle the basilisk matter."

Snape looked up in confusion, not understanding what Dumbledore meant.

Dumbledore said nothing and offered no explanation.

What he desires most is also what he fears most.

Especially after learning that the Resurrection Stone could indeed summon the dead, Dumbledore hesitated. He had regretted it for the rest of his life, but now he didn't know how to face the real Ariana.

This feeling was so conflicted that Dumbledore instinctively chose to back down.

Snape was naturally puzzled; he couldn't imagine Dumbledore being afraid.

As the greatest wizard of this century, Dumbledore may experience any emotion, but fear is the one thing he cannot experience.

Snape couldn't imagine what Dumbledore would be afraid of, so he naturally wouldn't understand why Dumbledore would make such a decision.

Why did Dumbledore leave the Resurrection Stone with him even though he had already discovered that Dumbledore was secretly using it?

Did Dumbledore really trust him that much?

Snape shook his head.

“Witt”.

Dumbledore turned around, called to Witt who was about to sneak away, and asked in a low voice, "What are the conditions for entering the Chamber of Secrets?"

Werther has made the location of the secret chamber very clear, but no one has entered it in fifty years, which means that opening the secret chamber requires some special conditions.

"Speak in a snake-like accent to open it."

"Salah."

Having received his answer, Dumbledore stepped aside, letting Victor leave on his own.

Parsleyan is indeed very complex, and to communicate fluently requires not only learning but also innate talent. However, if you are just copying one or two words, the difficulty is not actually that high.

Just like you shouldn't be able to speak Japanese, but...

“Severus.” Dumbledore turned around, looked calmly at Snape, and said softly, “Be brave, don’t dwell on the past.”

If Snape had said this before, he wouldn't have even bothered to acknowledge Dumbledore.

But now, at this moment when Dumbledore refuses the Resurrection Stone (as he thinks), Snape falls silent and begins to seriously reflect on his mistakes of the past few days.

Dumbledore's understanding of human nature is so profound that he always offers the most appropriate advice at the right time and finds topics that resonate with you, allowing you to open your heart to him.

Although there are some things he himself is actually unable to do.

But that doesn't matter, does it?

"I will handle the basilisk matter. Until then, keep the resurrection stone safe and don't use it again."

Dumbledore said in a somber tone, "This is not an order, it is a request."

Snape gripped the Resurrection Stone, recalled the events of the past few days, and nodded slightly.

Meanwhile, Victor, who had just come out of Snape's office, pinched Draco's face hard and said in a harsh voice, "Didn't I tell you not to tell anyone?"

"Didn't you hear me, or were you doing it on purpose?"

Although Witt forgave Draco for his mistake, a necessary warning was still necessary.

Otherwise, Draco will make the same mistake again next time.

"I," Draco said haltingly and with great difficulty, his cheek being pulled. "I'm worried. Professor Snape's eyes are terrifying. He really wants to kill me. I'm worried something will happen to you."

"So I should thank you then," Witt said speechlessly. "Since I dared to go there on my own initiative, I was naturally confident that I could resolve this matter. You almost got me killed, do you know that?"

"sorry."

Draco apologized, visibly distressed.

“I never expected you to be Slytherin’s heir. I ruined Slytherin’s grand plan to purge Muggles.”

"Clean my ass."

With one hand, Witt pressed Draco down, looking around nervously. If this got out, how would he ever be able to show his face at Hogwarts again?

"Hello." When Witt's gaze shifted to the left, it met Luna's eyes, who was standing there staring blankly at the clouds on the horizon.

"What did you hear?" Draco asked menacingly, like a lackey.

“Williams is the heir to Slytherin. He opened the Chamber of Secrets and intends to purge all those at Hogwarts who are unworthy to learn magic,” Luna said, a look of interest on her face.

Oh no, she heard everything.

Draco gasped in horror, his mouth agape, and asked nervously, "William, should we...?"

"You're kidding me."

Witt was speechless. He really wanted to ask Draco if he even had a brain.

"What you just heard was actually us joking."

“I understand,” Luna said excitedly. “Do you need your memories wiped? I can help you.”

As she spoke, she actually closed her eyes.

Snapped.

Witt covered his forehead in despair.

Almost forgot, Luna is a seasoned conspiracy theorist; she believes in all conspiracy theories in the world, no matter how outrageous they may seem.

"Never mind, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Witt just wants to be alone right now.

"Can I publish this on The Quibbles?" Luna asked seriously.

It's as if it's asking you if you've eaten today.

“No,” Witt replied with absolute certainty.

"Oh." Luna's expression was full of disappointment.

"Do you really know what 'cleaning' means?" Witt asked, noticing that Luna didn't seem to grasp the seriousness of her words.

“Kick them out of Hogwarts,” Luna said, stating her guess.

"It is to kill, to kill all those who are not worthy of learning magic."

Luna paused for a second before muttering under her breath, "Slytherin is such a eccentric and wicked old man."

“I believe you won’t do that, Witt.”

“While I appreciate your trust, but…” Witt pointed to his school uniform and said in a low voice, “I am a Slytherin.”

“But you’re not Slytherin.” Luna tilted her head and gave Witt a faint smile.

“You’re right,” Witt laughed along.

“However,” Witt said in a low voice, “perhaps the fault lies not with Slytherin, but with those who opened the Chamber of Secrets afterward, those with ulterior motives who used Slytherin’s reputation to achieve their own ends.”

"The secret chamber was opened fifty years ago. I believe that was definitely not the first time. Over the course of a thousand years, who can say how many people have opened the secret chamber?"

"Was that so-called Chamber of Secrets legend really left behind by Slytherin a thousand years ago?"

"You mean..." Luna asked with interest.

For conspiracy theory enthusiasts, you should use conspiracy theories to persuade them.

"Imagine you find Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, but he only left behind some study materials and a small pet, nothing more."

"Are you very disappointed and annoyed? But then it suddenly dawns on you that since you're the only one who's been to the secret room, you can make up whatever you want."

"And so a rumor about the locked room began to circulate."

"At first, people didn't take it seriously, until the next person to discover the secret chamber came here and saw the rumors you wrote down. He thought they were Slytherin's last words, and so the rumors started to spread again."

"After a few hundred years, everyone came to believe that this was what Slytherin said."

"That's how the legend of the secret room was born."

Chapter 102: The Anglo-French Exchange Competition Opens

"So the legend of the Chamber of Secrets wasn't left behind by Slytherin." Luna stared at Witt curiously.

“Who knows? I’m just saying it’s possible,” Witt said casually. “After all, it happened a thousand years ago, so no one can be sure.”

"Thank you for telling me this. I'm going to publish this guess on The Quibbler. Ah, that cloud that looked like Dumbledore's nose has drifted away." As Luna spoke, she suddenly looked up at the sky with regret.

As she looked up, Witt suddenly noticed that Luna's socks were the wrong color.

One shoe was green and the other purple; they weren't wearing shoes yet. Witt remembered that Luna had a shoe on her feet the day before yesterday.

“You’re missing another shoe, and your socks are the wrong color. Why don’t you tell Professor McGonagall or Professor Flitwick?”

The young wizards at Hogwarts are, to put it bluntly, just a bunch of kids. Luna, being unsociable and fond of doing strange things, naturally became the target of everyone's ostracism and bullying.

In the magical world, belonging is even more important than in the Muggle world.

On the very first day of school, Hogwarts had already assigned each wizard to a faction.

Most people have to integrate into it, and even first-year student Victor is not immune.

Luna was clearly unwilling to pretend to fit into a group she didn't like, and Witt didn't have a better solution for her.

He's not Ravenclaw, so there are some things he can't do.

We can't exactly do it at Hogwarts.