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Kyle took a bite of the steak that he had almost cut into dumpling stuffing, and suddenly asked, "Are you going to go straight back to Gryffindor Tower? I thought you would go to the Great Hall first, get some food, and then go back."
"We got there because we were chasing Moaning Myrtle," Harry sighed. "We accidentally said something in the dungeon and she heard it. She wanted to chase us and explain."
"And then we ran into Filch who was petrified, and that damn cat."
Ron touched a faint wound on his face and said angrily, "The cat has been following us since we left the dungeon. When we got to the third floor, it mistook us for the murderer who petrified Filch. It scratched my face.
I should have used my wand..."
"Ron, we can't do that." Harry said seriously, "It's troublesome enough to run into a petrified Filch, but if we hurt Mrs. Norris, we won't be able to explain it."
"I know..." Ron muttered quietly, "But why do we have to encounter these things? That cat's scratch really hurts!"
"You're right." Harry touched his arm, where there were also a few faint bloodstains.
But he and Hermione were luckier and only had their arms scratched.
While in Lockhart's office, Madam Pomfrey applied some potion to them, which stopped the bleeding immediately.
When I woke up this morning, the wounds were almost healed. I think they will be completely healed by tomorrow.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 297 The Legend of the Chamber of Secrets
For several days in a row, the topic in the castle was surprisingly consistent. The students talked about nothing else but the attack on Filch all day long.
Filch was taken to the school hospital, and Mrs. Norris followed him and stayed by his side.
Some students thought that without this annoying pair, their life would be much easier.
For example, they can chat loudly and play with each other in the corridor without worrying about someone suddenly jumping out from the corner and screaming to put them in solitary confinement.
As it turned out, that was not the case at all, and they soon discovered that they were overthinking.
The professors took over Filch's job and began to take turns patrolling the castle. If they caught anyone violating the school rules, they would be punished by deducting points or giving them confinement.
And they are more difficult to deal with. The tricks that were used against Filch before are useless in front of the professor.
In just a few days, the scoring hourglasses of the four schools dropped significantly.
To make matters worse, the original job of cleaning the castle now fell on those who violated the school rules... and they were not allowed to use magic.
A few days ago, Kyle saw Fred and George holding a bunch of tools, struggling to scrub the words off the wall on the third floor.
From their conversation, it can be heard that they actually miss Filch quite a bit.
There is also the secret room, which is also a hot topic at the moment.
All copies of Hogwarts: A History in the library had been borrowed.
"They are just wasting their time."
In the auditorium, Cedric looked at the young wizards around him who were constantly flipping through the pages of books and said with certainty: "I remember very clearly that there was no information about the Chamber of Secrets in that book."
"Did you memorize such a thick book?" Mikel asked in disbelief.
"Of course not. How could that be possible?" Cedric shook his head and said, "But I still have a general impression. I don't remember any record of the so-called secret room... I don't have any impression at all."
"Oh, I was thinking of borrowing it from Millicent after she finishes reading it." Mikel sighed. It seemed that he was also very interested in the Chamber of Secrets.
After breakfast, they walked out of the castle and headed towards the third greenhouse.
Professor Sprout is a kind witch who is always smiling, and her Herbology class is one of the most popular subjects at Hogwarts.
Today, they are going to learn how to take the beans out of the bubble pods.
This is much more difficult than you might imagine. If you use too little force, you can't take them out, and if you use too much force, the beans will bloom immediately.
This strength is difficult to master.
"Don't be impatient. Increase the intensity little by little. This requires a process. Also, don't touch the leaves and twigs, otherwise they will get angry."
Just as Professor Sprout was reminding them what to do, a young Hufflepuff wizard suddenly raised his hand.
"Miss Bird, do you have any questions?" Professor Sprout asked with a smile.
"Professor, can you tell us what the Chamber of Secrets is? And who is the successor?"
Now everyone raised their heads.
Mikel was so excited that he almost pulled the bubble pod out of the pot.
The angry Bubble Pod sprayed a stream of its pink beans into Mikel's face, making him scream in pain.
Professor Sprout blinked.
"Ms. Bird, you're not the first person to ask me this question." She said softly, "Recently, students have asked this question in every class."
Professor Sprout thought for a moment and said, "How about this, if you can complete the task ahead of schedule in this class, I can also tell you some rumors I know in the remaining time."
Now, everyone lowered their heads. Those who were chatting stopped talking, and those who were tinkering with the dragon manure fertilizer put the bag aside and began to concentrate on fiddling with the bubble pods in front of them.
……
With ten minutes left before the end of get out of class, the last person finally completed the task.
"Oh, okay then." Professor Sprout looked at the large field of bean flowers in the greenhouse, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Although the students’ error rate was a little high, at least everyone succeeded and there was no intentional failure.
So she decided to keep her promise. "Of course, this is just a legend, and even a little ridiculous."
"Let me think... Chamber of Secrets... This story starts a thousand years ago when Hogwarts was founded..."
For the next ten minutes, Professor Sprout told everyone in detail how Hogwarts was built.
and the growing conflict between the four founders…their respective criteria for selecting students.
"…after a violent argument, Salazar Slytherin left the school."
Here, Professor Sprout paused.
"These are the contents that are recorded. It is also mentioned in 'Hogwarts, A History'. You can take a look at it if you are interested."
"As for the Chamber of Secrets... that's a weird legend." She continued, "Some say Slytherin built a secret room in the castle, and the other founders knew nothing about it.
If his successor can open the Chamber of Secrets, he can release the monster inside and have it purify the school and eliminate all those who are unworthy of learning magic."
The bell rang for the end of get out of class, but the greenhouse was silent. No one showed any intention of leaving. Everyone stared at Professor Sprout, hoping that she would continue.
"Well, let's go back to the castle. This is all I know."
Professor Sprout opened the greenhouse door.
“But in my opinion, this legend is completely nonsense. Salazar Slytherin might be able to build the Chamber of Secrets in the castle without telling the other two founders, but he definitely couldn’t fool Rowena Ravenclaw.
And most importantly... even when Slytherin was most angry, he just wanted to drive those children out of the castle, not kill them."
At her urging, the students all left the greenhouse.
……
"I knew the Chamber of Secrets had to be related to Slytherin."
Ryan said to Kyle and Connor, "That second-year student named Malfoy was very proud at the time... and so was Flint. I bet they must have known about the Chamber of Secrets a long time ago."
"It's a pity that he doesn't want to tell us." Mikkel said with some regret, "It would be great if we could get into the Slytherin common room. Maybe we could hear some secret information there."
"If you really want to..." Kyle said with a smile, "I have Slytherin scarves and decorations here. If you dress up and cover your face, you might be able to get in."
"We can try..." Mikkel thought seriously for a while, "but I don't know their password."
"This is easy." Kyle said casually, "It's just pure blood, glory, eternity, power and the like. Just try a few more times.
Or you can just follow the others in, on weekends after breakfast, when there are the most people and your presence won’t attract attention.”
"That makes sense. I don't even need to know the password." Mikel's eyes lit up.
He touched his red and swollen face...that was caused by being hit by the bubble pod.
He was originally thinking about finding some anti-swelling medicine, but now it seems that it is not necessary.
Even some Hufflepuffs couldn't recognize him now, let alone Slytherins.
This opportunity is rare...
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 298 The Sneaky Trio
After returning to the castle, Kyle and the others walked through the crowded corridors, preparing to go to the next Transfiguration class.
In the past two days, in almost every class, someone has asked about the secret room.
But other professors were not as easy to talk to as Professor Sprout.
During the Transfiguration class, a Gryffindor raised her hand during a break in Professor McGonagall's lecture, but she was ruthlessly interrupted just as she said the word "Chamber of Secrets".
"Ten points from Gryffindor."
Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and said, "Ms. Bell, I hope you can pay more attention to your own performance instead of those vague legends.
If I remember correctly, you haven't turned the buttons into beetles yet... Don't forget that this was the content of our first class and Halloween is over.
If you keep going like this, you might not even get a P (pass) on the exam."
Katie Bell from Gryffindor blushed and sat back with her head down.
With her previous experience as a lesson, others will naturally not make things difficult for themselves.
Of course, this is just the Gryffindor students... Hufflepuff is a different story.
They had just learned the truth from Professor Sprout, so there was no need to ask Professor McGonagall.
Looking at those classmates who were still kept in the dark, the little badgers suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of superiority.
Gryffindor students are no more than this...
When the get out of class was over, Kyle planned to go directly to the auditorium and go to the first floor to have lunch... But just as he got to the first floor, he heard a rapid "crackling" sound coming from above his head.
He was very familiar with these sounds. They were the sounds of explosions caused by the props set up in Myrtle's bathroom being triggered.