Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

So the next moment, Friday seemed to jump into a passage - Ryan saw that everything around him began to distort, becoming colorful and unpredictable.

He saw the shadows of the trees, the sedimentation of the earth, the frozen surface of the Black Lake and the distorted Hogwarts.

He saw that Friday's tail at this moment had become a huge silk ribbon.

“【A Thousand Miles a Day】 (Cursus Solaris) — Zouwu!?”

With Ryan's knowledge, he immediately recognized the meaning of the scene.

Zouwu——It is a magical animal that exists in the distant eastern country.

It has powerful magical powers and legend has it that it can travel a thousand miles a day.

In fact, the so-called 'travel a thousand miles a day' is a powerful spell that belongs only to Zouwu. Its effect is similar to the Apparition of a phoenix or house-elves, but its power is much stronger!

Because it does not teleport itself to the target location, but directly opens a channel that distorts time and space.

"Unique magic and unique way of casting spells... How mysterious, Ryan."

Slytherin once lamented to Ryan.

"Magical beasts lack wizarding wisdom, but they are blessed with strength."

But Ryan didn't understand.

"Why does Friday possess Zouwu's power?"

As soon as he thought of this, he thought of Friday's ability to change his form and his special appearance.

"The dragon's head and scales resemble those of a horned water snake, its wings resemble those of a thunderbird, and its feet resemble those of a Slavic frost lion. The surrounding mist resembles a kelpie."

He thought of a possibility.

But obviously, now is not the time to continue thinking.

Because at this time, the magnificent colorful passage around it gradually dissipated.

Ryan found that he was in a pitch-black place.

Ryan could hear the sound of dripping water around him, as well as the stench and crawling sounds in the air.

"sewer?"

Ryan made a judgment.

But the next moment...

"Fizz!"

The hissing sound of snakes was heard in the air.

But to Ryan, the neighing sound was not a simple neighing.

"To be precise, it's the abandoned sewer at the bottom of the Black Lake—after you left, Lady Rowena personally blocked it with rocks, my little master."

That's right.

As a disciple of Slytherin, Ryan naturally mastered Parseltongue - although it was not innate, but the result of acquired learning.

so...

“It’s you—Tamūh!”

Ryan whispered, raising his wand: "Lumos."

Then, the light illuminated the sewer.

Ryan was also able to see the huge monster lurking in the sewer in front of him.

It was over 50 feet long and as thick as a century-old oak trunk, its emerald green scales gleaming with a poisonous glow.

A dark and vast magical power flowed through it, but that magic was so familiar to Ryan.

The basilisk 'Tamhe' - which means 'ambition', is the name given to it by Slytherin.

For Ryan, the name represents a loyal friend.

During his studies and travels with the Big Four, Slytherin's training was always the most difficult and the most challenging - even Gryffindor, who often took him to visit the dark wizards' lairs, often sighed, "That old snake must be crazy, does he think everyone is like him?"

At Slytherin's request, Ryan even lived in a dragon's nest when he was not yet proficient in controlling magic, and once went deep into the nest where dozens of ground bats lived.

And every time, it was Tamh who accompanied him.

Ryan's feelings for it are no less than those for Shaka'aer.

It was precisely because of this emotion that... Ryan felt an unprecedented anger in his heart at this moment.

Because at this moment, he could clearly see the appearance of the basilisk lurking deep in the sewer - its magical, death-bringing yellow eyes were blind.

Where the eyes used to be, there are only two holes.

And on the basilisk's body, there are many hideous scars - those scars have been there for countless years, but even so... they are still terrifying!

"Who?"

So Ryan asked a cold question.

"Who hurt you, Tamh!"

Violent, cold, unprecedented magical power swept through the sewer.

Ryan's wizard robe and black hair fluttered in the wind, and his light blue eyes were frosted and as cold as snow.

His rage was even greater than during his previous confrontation with Voldemort.

"Oh, don't get excited, little master."

But at this time, the basilisk hissed.

Its huge snake body swam in front of Ryan, and Friday wisely made way.

The basilisk's pupilless head bowed to the ground, a gesture of the utmost respect. "I have waited for you for a thousand years... Of course I will tell you everything, my master."

Chapter 113 Ryan: Queen Maeve and Slytherin? This is a bit too big!

"Before leaving, the old master left a secret room in the castle."

"He asked me to guard it—until your return."

The first words of the basilisk Tamh were undoubtedly a bombshell.

If he was a wizard who had traveled through thousands of years, then this one sentence would surely lead to countless stories.

But alas, it was a basilisk.

As a powerful and terrifying creature well-known in the magical world, it has a long life.

But for it, there is nothing else in this long life - only loyalty to Slytherin.

So in fact, in the past nine hundred years, it has never left the secret room.

"The old master left enough magic power in my body for me to absorb. If I'm really hungry, I can also hunt the rats in the sewers and the fish in the Black Lake."

Its words left Ryan almost speechless.

He could tell from the basilisk's words that the secret room was not a secret room in the true sense, at least it was connected to the sewer and the Black Lake.

so...

"...Have you ever thought of going to the Black Lake to find Shaka'aar? It doesn't even know you exist—well, forget I asked."

He realized mid-sentence that he had asked a stupid question.

But the basilisk answered decisively: "That squid? It can only cause harm - and before the old master left, he instructed me to hand over the secret chamber to you... and only you!"

So Ryan looked subtle.

That's right - just like the relationship between Slytherin and Gryffindor, the relationship between their pets isn't ideal either.

Shaka'ae hated the aura of the dark creature in Tamhe, while the latter hated Shaka'ae's chattering.

In fact, when Slytherin and Gryffindor were fighting, their two pets were often fighting as well - the venom of the basilisk was very strong, but the giant squid's powerful magic and huge body made it more resistant to the basilisk's venom than even the legendary wizard.

It is worth mentioning that this situation has occurred quite a few times, and every time Ryan would act as a peacemaker.

"Stop fighting. If you want to fight, go to the Ravenclaw teacher. You know she's studying the very important soul theory today, right?"

"Or should I go tell the Hufflepuff teacher that you guys ruined the magical plants she planted yesterday?"

Whenever this happens, the two people, the snake and the squid will stop obediently.

"Okay... go ahead."

Recalling this, Ryan shrugged and motioned Tamh to continue.

"Your will."

Tamh answered respectfully, and then continued to talk about his life as a house snake.

All the changes happened in...

"48 years ago, young master."

"In that year, a young wizard entered the Chamber of Secrets."

When the basilisk said this, Ryan was not surprised at all.

48 years ago, the origin of the legend of the secret chamber as he knew it...1943!

Ryan naturally knew who entered the secret room.

"His name is Tom Riddle, and he claims to be a descendant of the old master..."

"You believed him?"

Ryan said softly, "That's not like you, Tamh."

"Oh, young master—in hindsight, this was indeed my mistake."

The basilisk's words were filled with coldness. "But I can assure you that he is indeed a descendant of the old master's bloodline... I can sense the magic and bloodline in him, which are inherited from the old master."

"Also, he's a natural Parseltongue!"

"He said he had obtained the secret scroll left by the old master, and he came to help me guard the secret room. I've read the letter, and it was indeed written by the old master..."

When the basilisk said this, Ryan's eyes widened.