Chapter 134 Years
The stone steps spiraling upward are stacked like snake bodies.A green-lit lamp is tied to a chain on the ceiling, and everything around is dark green, revealing nobility and coldness.
"The environment here is very similar to the Slytherin dungeon."
After looking around, Snape commented in a low voice.
Karan looked back at the stone door that closed automatically. The female ghost's sharp laughter could no longer be heard.
"It seems that there is also special magic here, which is somewhat similar to the Silent and Breathless Curse."
After a brief inspection, the two walked up the stairs.
Unlike the huge statue in the hall, the corridor behind the door is slightly narrow.The dim lights were not as bright as the Gublai Fairy Fire, but instead illuminated everything in a gloomy light.Even at the end of the corridor, there seemed to be cold wind blowing.
Along the way, Callan and Snape remained silent.
Karan was constantly observing the surroundings, while Snape looked completely worried. He lowered his head slightly and had a complicated expression on his face.
"What's wrong?"
After noticing something strange about Snape, Karan asked casually: "Feeling nervous now?"
"You are the only one who has not felt nervous since entering the Forbidden Forest." Snape replied sarcastically, and Karan smiled indifferently.
Then the two fell into silence again.
"Be a true Slytherin."
After a while, Snape suddenly said.
Karan raised his eyebrows. He didn't comment on this sentence, but just listened silently.
"Although there is no requirement for pure blood," Snape continued, "but will we encounter... dark magic next?"
"After all, among the four houses in the school, Slytherin is a special existence."
"You mean, if you want to be a real Slytherin, you must have high attainments in black magic?" Karan asked: "And next, we are likely to encounter black magic. A test related to magic?"
Snape nodded silently.
"Are you worried about yourself?" Karan said with a smile: "Have you always liked dark magic? This is exactly what you are pursuing, to be a dark wizard born in Slytherin."
There was a sense of humor in his words.
But Snape still didn't speak. He just stared at Callan, silently.
After the two looked at each other for a short while, Karan suddenly froze.
"Are you worried about me?"
Karan asked in disbelief, even his eyes became a little weird.
This was not Snape's usual style.
"At least I haven't been affected by dark magic yet."
Snape finally said: "But your condition doesn't look very good."
He was obviously referring to what Callan had previously taught James and Sirius.
But Karan shook his head.
"You're not right," he said softly.
I don’t know which of Snape’s words he was denying.
But after Snape moved his lips, he fell silent again.
【Do you really know? 】
He couldn't help but think of Karan's words.
Has black magic got to him.
And would he really know?
"rest assured."
At this time, Karan suddenly said: "We will not encounter black magic in the future. At least, we will not encounter those black magic that are fatally dangerous."
Facing Snape's puzzled gaze, Karan explained in a low voice: "Because Gryffindor is here, he and Slytherin jointly built this place, and together they left such similar tests."
"He wouldn't allow Slytherin to do that."
[And when Slytherin really wanted to do this, he wouldn't let Gryffindor know. 】
[A true Slytherin must be shrewd and thoughtful. 】
Karan added silently in his mind.
He thought again of the secret room in the castle.
I just don’t know which one of the secret chamber and the building in the forbidden lake was built first.
Or rather, at the same time.
With different thoughts in their minds, the two finally discovered that the front was gradually beginning to change.
At the other end of the corridor, a wooden door appeared faintly.
However, this wooden door is half open.
The two looked at each other silently, and Snape frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Karan was also frowning. He shook his head and said, "Let's go and take a look first."
The two walked to the wooden door one after another. They stopped at the door and looked into the room.
It is also a dark and cold tone, filled with Slytherin's iconic silver and green.
The half of the room near the door looks a bit like the potion preparation room prepared by Karan.The rotten crucible and scales were placed on the table, and there was an ingredient cabinet standing next to it. However, the glass bottles inside were completely empty, or there were only some residues left.
A thick layer of dust fell on all the items.
The other half of the room was empty, with nothing.
It's just that there is a clear line between these two areas, which divides the entire room into two parts more clearly.
In the empty area, there is another wooden door that can leave here. It seems that it should be a ladder leading to the next level.
The two walked into the room. After frowning and observing for a while, Karan pointed his wand at the area of the potion preparation room and whispered: "Tornado sweep."
A whirlwind swept by, depositing dust in the corners of the room.
Snape stepped forward and looked at the names on the glass bottles in the ingredient cabinet, identifying them carefully.
"Sleepy beans, narcissus root, mugwort...what does this mean?"
he asked confused.
In this room, there seemed to be no imaginary test.
"check it out."
Karan pointed to the tabletop, where lines of writing were engraved.
Snape looked quickly, and after a while, he suddenly said in surprise: "Is this the formula for the laughter potion?"
Karan nodded: "That's right, and it's the oldest one. The formula Mr. Bache got from his great-grandmother is similar to this."
This is what is recorded in the "Book of Potions", and all three of them have read it.
After a brief silence, Snape's eyes suddenly widened.
"Could it be that the female ghost escaped from this room?" He asked in shock: "Is that why we met her in the Forbidden Forest?"
"That should be it."
Karan thought deeply and said: "Slytherin must have expected that no one would discover this place even after a long time. So he chose a female ghost as the first test. After all, [non-existence] has no lifespan limit. . And judging from the layout of this room, if you want to get to the next level, you must successfully prepare the laughter potion here to safely pass through the other half of the area."
Karan pointed to the empty area and said: "The female ghost must have been restricted there by some kind of magic before, and maybe even the sound cannot be heard."
"It's just that after so long, the magic inevitably fails."
"After all, it's already 1000 years later."