Chapter 143 Stone Gate
Inside the giant snake statue.
In front of the gently opened door of the third room, Karan squinted and looked inside.
Snape stood a little behind him, waiting silently with an uneasy expression.
This was a decision that the two had discussed in advance. In order to avoid being unable to react in time when encountering a dementor, the weaker of the two would stay behind so that he could escape at any time.
This also refers to Snape.
After a while, seeing that Callan still had no reaction, Snape finally couldn't help but asked quietly: "How's it going?"
"Are...are there any dementors in there?"
Karan was silent for a moment, then shook his head.
"Probably not. At least I didn't see dementors, nor did I feel cold or despair."
As he opened the wooden door, he said with a smile: "It seems that even Slytherin did not intend to go too far. Of course, this may also be because Gryffindor has persuaded him, after all, he is a dementor. , Gryffindor will not allow such a terrifying being to appear near the school."
Snape finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped forward and asked doubtfully: "What about the female ghost? And the Boggart? Does Gryffindor have no objection to them?"
"Maybe it's because it's hard to deal with."
Karan guessed: "Dementors can only fight with the Patronus Charm, while ghosts and boggarts are much simpler. One is a laughter potion, and the other is just pure fear."
"Of course." Karan then added: "This is when they are not so special."
Snape nodded, and then the two walked into the room together.
They looked around.
However, not only the expected Dementors, but also the third test that was supposed to continue did not seem to exist.
This room was about the size of a classroom. There were many debris placed around it, including some useless potion equipment, just like what the two saw in the first room.
In addition, Karan also identified some equipment used in alchemy, but they have now completely lost their luster and become useless garbage.
Karan only glanced briefly and focused on the wall opposite the entrance.
There, there is also an exit.It's just that the original wooden door has been replaced by a thick slate door, and Karan also noticed that compared to other places, there is much less dust near the slate door, and it can even be said to be almost non-existent.
Without thinking for too long, he left Snape, who was still looking at the miscellaneous items, alone and walked towards the stone slabs.
"boom."
Suddenly, there was a slight collision, and Snape immediately raised his head warily.But he found Karan standing not far in front of the stone door, gently rubbing his forehead.
"What's wrong?" Snape asked quickly.
"It's nothing." Karan rubbed it hard a few more times. He pointed in the direction of the stone door and said, "Protective magic should have been cast here. The road in front of the exit is blocked."
"Blocked by...?" Snape asked in confusion.
"It's like an armor spell that isolates everything." After a simple explanation, Karan then ordered: "You continue to see if you can find anything useful. I will try to use the protective magic here. Crack it.”
Snape nodded. He was well aware of Karan's magical talent, otherwise he wouldn't have been hiding further away just now.
So, under the dim green flames, Snape continued to rummage through these miscellaneous items.Karan stood not far from the stone door. After he roughly estimated the range of the protective magic, he began to whisper the spell continuously, and flickering spells shot out from the ash wand in his hand. Hitting an invisible barrier.
Snape looked up from time to time to check on Karan's progress, and at the same time was a little shocked that Karan had learned so many spells.
"The flames are blazing."
"Torn apart."
"The curse stops immediately."
"It's over."
"All curses come to an end."
After the last attempt, Karan frowned and stared at the invisible barrier that had not changed at all. His palm touched the side pocket of the witch robe intentionally or unintentionally.
But after thinking silently for a while, he finally gave up on using the elder wand.
"not enough......"
He shook his head slightly and murmured to himself.
"Not nearly enough."
He turned around and found Snape staring at him silently, maintaining this posture for an unknown amount of time.
"You actually learned so many spells." Snape said with complicated eyes: "I finally understand why Lily suddenly became so unhappy after seeing the transcript."
"In front of you, she can't be called the real number one in her grade."
"I thought you already knew this, third grader." Karan said with a smile.
Despite this, Snape still had a vague feeling that Kahlan was mocking him.
"Okay, I have absolutely no choice." Karan spread his hands helplessly and said, "Do you want to give it a try, third grader?"
At this moment, Snape no longer needed to feel it, because the sarcasm on Callan's face was so obvious at this time.
"snort!"
Snape walked forward with a sullen face.
Despite this, it can still be seen from his slightly anxious pace.
He has been waiting for this moment for a long time.
So, 3 minutes later.
Looking at the invisible barrier that remained unchanged, Snape's expression became even more gloomy. He silently put away his wand and ignored Kahlan, who was not hiding his smile.
"Don't put your wand away in a hurry, third grader." Karan stopped Snape and smiled at him: "There is so much dust here, it is difficult to find things, the descaling spell... you Will you always use it?"
Snape's lips moved, as if he was brewing some curse words in his heart.
"snort!"
He finally turned his head and shouted: "Sweep the whirlwind!"
Callan laid down a dusty glass bottle leisurely, not letting it float next to Snape's face.
Then he did not intend to be idle, but cleaned up the dust in the room with Snape, and said at the same time: "It seems that this protective magic should have been set by Slytherin himself. This looks like another It’s a test, but it’s still too difficult for us today.”
"If nothing else happens, we should go back soon."
When hearing this, Snape did not refute, but just nodded silently.
"By the way." Karan then added: "When looking for things, remember to pay attention to those items that contain the symbol of Slytherin. Regarding the test at the door of the giant snake, "Be a true Slytherin", it is very interesting. It’s possible that it will end here.”
"Why?" This time, Snape did not remain silent. He asked, "Isn't there another door? How could the test end here?"
"It's just a possibility."
Karan shook his head slightly and whispered: "Don't you think it was too early for this barrier to appear? This is just the third room, and there is almost no danger here."
"Except for this dust."
As he spoke, he fanned back and forth in front of his nose. After sweeping the dust aside, he continued: "Besides, even in the first two rooms, I didn't see how different this was from Slytherin." Relationship, even the words on the stone door don’t match.”
Snape thought silently for a while, then he suddenly frowned and asked, "You mean, this giant snake statue was not built specifically to test us?"
Karan nodded, he also frowned and said: "Maybe."
"If we can find something related to the results of the test here, then at least it means..."
Karan slowly turned his head, and Snape followed his gaze to the stone door at the exit.
"The existence behind this door is the real reason why this place was built."