Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

After knowing that he could speak Parseltongue, several people in SSC learned a few words, but most of them quickly gave up after hearing the almost indistinguishable "hissing". Only Hermione and Wade learned the most.

Vader would have already known how to say "open", such a simple word.

"I can," said Vader helplessly, "but this portal doesn't seem to recognize the fake Parseltongue."

He remembered that in the original book, Ron also used Parseltongue to open the Chamber of Secrets, but the same method hit a wall at the faucet.

Wade could only think that the magic left by Slytherin himself was more sophisticated than Voldemort's. When the basilisk was alive, it not only needed to speak Parseltongue, but also had to speak in real Parseltongue.

Harry's mind flashed back to the painting the professor had shown him just now, and he recalled those cold, deadly eyes.

[Open.]

A hissing sound came from his mouth, and the faucet emitted a dazzling white light.

Chapter 269 Snake Slough

In the white light, the faucet was rotating and the pool was slowly rising, revealing a huge water pipe entrance.

Cold and damp air escaped from inside, carrying with it a strange fishy smell.

Harry couldn't help swallowing. "Where is this place?"

"Obviously, a Chamber of Secrets - why would it be surprising to find such a place at Hogwarts?"

Vader turned to look at Phoenix:

"Please, Fox."

The phoenix cried softly, and turned into a streak of golden fire, disappearing from the cave entrance in an instant.

"Fawkes?" said Harry.

"The basilisk's gaze cannot kill it, so we need it to peck out its eyes first," Dumbledore said calmly.

At this time, Harry had not experienced the process of his classmates being petrified and himself being wrongly accused. He hesitated for a moment and asked:

"That basilisk...hiding in Hogwarts...what is it for?"

What he actually wanted to ask was - is this also a conspiracy of the mysterious man?

Dumbledore and Wade looked at each other, and then Wade said:

"There is a legend... Before leaving school, Salazar Slytherin built a secret chamber under the castle and placed a special creature in it. This creature will purify the school and eliminate all Muggle-born students when necessary."

"That creature... is the Basilisk?" Harry whispered.

"It looks like it is."

Wade tapped the ancient pipe next to him with his wand and said, "The basilisk has lived in the Chamber of Secrets for more than a thousand years. Until fifty years ago, the heir of Slytherin entered this school, awakened the basilisk, and killed a person."

"He killed someone?" Harry asked in surprise. "Who did he kill?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized what a stupid question he had asked!

If the basilisk came out of this pipe, the first people to see it, besides the person who woke it up, would be the students who came here to use the toilet.

That is...

Harry couldn't help but look back, but saw Myrtle still observing them from behind, with a look of watching the fun on her face. She didn't realize that the dead person they were discussing might be her.

Harry looked at Wade with a questioning look, and saw him nod affirmatively.

Suddenly, the boy felt a strong sense of sympathy and pity. He opened his mouth, but found that he could not speak.

——Will revealing the cause of her death cause her a second injury?

He thought about it again and again, then asked: "Who is the Slytherin heir?"

"That is Voldemort," said Dumbledore, "that is, Tom Riddle, a former student at Hogwarts like you."

Harry was stunned for a moment, then found that he was not surprised at all.

It's just a kind of pain that I can empathize with.

The man who...had killed his parents, and also killed Myrtle...when he was just a student...

How terrible!

Even when Harry was being beaten like a punching bag by Dudley, or locked in a cupboard and starving, he just hoped he could escape from there and never thought of letting the Dursleys die.

Not to mention killing people with your own hands.

While Harry was in a daze, a faint humming sound came from the pipe.

"It looks like it's time for us to go down."

Wade pulled out his wand, rolled up his sleeves, took a deep breath, looked at the dark pipes and said, "I hate this environment."

Dumbledore seemed very interested and said, "People always have to visit different places."

He tucked his long beard into his collar lovingly and pulled up the hood of his robe to cover his neatly groomed silver hair. Wade waited patiently for him to finish.

Harry was puzzled: "...What are you doing?"

"We have to ensure everyone's safety, don't we?" Wade said, "Let's explore a route first, and you wait for the other challengers to gather and then we can set off together."

"But……"

Harry wanted to say something else, but Dumbledore waved at him and said, "See you later, Harry."

The principal crawled into the pipe and disappeared with a "whoosh".

Then it was Wade, who turned back and said before going in:

"Don't worry if you can't see us after you come down... If you are not in mortal danger, the principal will not take action... Of course, neither will I."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wade let go of his hand and let his body slide down under the pull of gravity.

Not only was the pipe very dark and sticky, it also had many thinner pipes extending in all directions.

One of them might be the one that Professor Kettleburn had entered.

He held his breath and counted the time silently in his heart. After a long time, he felt the slope becoming gentler and a faint white light came out of the cave entrance in front of him.

Vader closed his eyes and felt his body suddenly slide out and stop.

He adjusted to the sudden change in brightness before opening his eyes and standing up.

Dumbledore stood in front of him, holding up his wand, the tip of which emitted a white light, illuminating the surroundings brightly.

This is a very spacious stone tunnel, nearly three meters high, and very damp and cold.

There were some animal bones scattered on the ground, and they seemed to be almost blending into the soil.

In the distance, there were faint sounds of terrible roars and collisions, which sounded like both the screams of a monster and miserable cries.

After Wade was ready, Dumbledore said, "Let's go. It looks like we're not far away."

The sound echoed in the tunnel.

They walked forward along the tunnel, and soon a huge monster suddenly appeared in front of them.

In the darkness, the winding black shadows seemed to be staring at them. Even though Wade was prepared, he was still startled when he suddenly saw it.

The light from Dumbledore's wand suddenly expanded several times, illuminating the shadow in the darkness.

It was the slough of a giant snake.

The green scales appear very bright under the light, and seem to be able to move.

"Oh, it's a good twenty feet!" said Dumbledore happily. "Severus will be very happy!"

Vader had no intention of claiming it as his own.

He already had more than enough Galleons of his own. And with so many potion materials, Professor Snape couldn't use them all himself, so he would definitely share some with the students.

Of course, students with poor skills like Neville can forget about it. Given the rarity of the Millennium Basilisk, only students in advanced classes or students who are very talented in potions will have the opportunity to practice with it.

Vader is still very confident about this.

The two men put the snake skin aside to give a surprise to the students coming up behind them, and then continued walking forward.

Suddenly, a red light shot out.

With a huge roar ahead, Fawkes returned to Dumbledore's shoulder.

Chapter 270 Slowdown Curse

The phoenix raised its head, flapped its wings, and its chest puffed up. To Wade, it felt like a proud child.

It did not stop, but just stood on Dumbledore's shoulder for a moment, and then flew out immediately, and its wings flapped Dumbledore's hood.

"boom--"

Amid the explosion, a stone wall suddenly broke open and a ferocious snake head rushed out from it. Its flat head was covered with black and red blood, and its eyes had been pecked blind.

Fox flew out with a whoosh and passed over the basilisk's head. Its sharp claws scratched the basilisk's wound without any mercy, and black blood gushed out immediately.

The basilisk was almost mad. It chased Fox and tried to bite him. Its huge body looked extremely terrifying to any human, but it was helpless against the small and nimble Fox.

"Even without help, Fox can handle the basilisk on his own," Vader said.

"But we can't deprive the children of their enjoyment," said Dumbledore. "And we can't let it collapse the tunnel."

Indeed, there was already rubble falling from the top of the tunnel next to it.

Wade didn't know what spell the headmaster used. He only saw him wave his wand. The basilisk seemed to be attracted by something. Its head suddenly tilted, and after a moment of silence, its huge body quickly crawled inside.

Wade and Dumbledore followed, always keeping a safe distance from the basilisk.

They all used silencing magic to prevent their footsteps from attracting the basilisk's attention.

In front of him was a very spacious space with a higher ceiling than the castle's auditorium. There were many stone pillars around it, carved with coiled snakes, and in the front, there was a tall statue.

This room was damaged in many places due to the chaos caused by the basilisk and Fawkes. There were rubble all over the floor and even one of the statue's hands was knocked off.

At this moment, Fox stopped at the folds of the statue's clothes, looking triumphantly at the basilisk walking among the stone pillars below.

The pain of having its eyes pecked out tortured this huge guy. Sometimes it listened quietly, as if trying to find the enemy's location; sometimes it suddenly became furious, and hit and slapped hard, using this method to relieve the pain.

Suddenly, the basilisk raised its body, tilted its head slightly, and stood quietly in a posture that would usually be considered cute.