Magical Studies at Hogwarts

That sentence really scared Harry. Even when he faced Quirrell last semester, Harry was not so scared.

Quirrell's threat was visible to the naked eye, not to mention that Ike was helping him at the time, but now no one knows who the mastermind behind it is.

When facing the unknown, people are always afraid subconsciously. This is normal.

Hermione on the side stopped the conversation between the two and was silent for a while before speaking out: "Maybe... Harry, that voice is not yours."

"Not me? Who was that? You didn't hear it!" Harry replied.

"I saw something wrong with Ike's expression just now, and when I met him outside the library recently, I could always hear a squeaky sound coming from his mouth." Hermione frowned, "I think, maybe

He can hear it too."

"Si, Si's voice?" Harry was stunned for a moment. He always felt that this voice was familiar, but he couldn't imagine when he heard it. What was certain was that it was before he came to Hogwarts.

"Yes, it sounds weird. Maybe he is learning some language." Hermione nodded, "He has been a bit preoccupied since the beginning of this semester. He even goes to the library less."

"Maybe, if you ask me to say that he is a weirdo, don't worry too much about it." Ron interjected, "But Harry, you should be more careful lately."

"Of course, even if that voice is not talking about me, it is still related to me." Harry replied.

As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them heard a bell ringing. Hermione quickly said: "It's twelve o'clock, let's go back quickly."

"That's right. We don't want Snape to come and cause trouble for us again."

.............

The three of them hurried back to the Gryffindor dormitory to rest. On the other hand, Ike was yawning and drinking chocolate milk. He endured Fawkes lying on top of him and stared blankly at the rows on the opposite wall.

Portraits of principals in the past are in a daze.

In the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office, Dumbledore assigned tasks to each professor, and then led Ike to his office.

As soon as he entered the house, he was given the classic combination of cockroaches and heated milk. Ike was asked to wait for a while, and then he walked into a small door, not knowing what he was doing.

Ike drank half a glass before Dumbledore came out, holding a thick book in his hand.

The book looked familiar to Ike, it was "How to Breed Dangerous Magical Creatures".

"This is a good book, isn't it? Mr. Strider." Dumbledore put the book on his desk and took a sip of the special chocolate milk.

"Very good." Ike understood in his heart, but there was no trace on his face, and he just nodded.

"I remember that not long after school started, you took this book from the restricted book area." Dumbledore said, "So I thought, you must know something, and maybe you can give me, an old man, some answers.

?”

"Of course, but professor, I don't know much."

"That's pretty good, but before that, you have to listen to an old man's nagging." Dumbledore pushed up his crescent-shaped glasses, thought for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Strider

, you also saw that line of text, right? Do you know... what the secret room is? "

Ike nodded: "I know."

"Legend has it that after the establishment of Hogwarts, Gryffindor and Slytherin had a quarrel due to differences in their ideals, which ended with Slytherin running away. However, Slytherin left a secret room behind before leaving.

, there are monsters left inside. When the time is right, his heir will open the secret room, release the monsters inside, and get rid of all the people in the school who he thinks are not worthy of learning magic."

"Yes, it's a legend," said Dumbledore, "but obviously, it's true."

"It certainly seems so." Ike shrugged.

Dumbledore patted the "Methods of Breeding Dangerous Magical Creatures" with his right hand gently on the table, with some scrutiny in his eyes: "Then Mr. Strider, have you guessed what that monster is?"

"Professor Dumbledore, you have guessed it, haven't you?" Ike asked, "This is not something difficult to guess."

"Among the known magical creatures, whether they are naturally reproduced or cultivated by wizards, most of them do not live very long..."

"Assuming that the monster in the secret room has been alive until now, it should be almost a thousand years ago."

Ekko paused and then said: "Considering Slytherin's purpose, this monster must be very dangerous, and it cannot be a tribe, otherwise it would not have waited until now to cause trouble..."

"Then the range is very small."

"Considering the symbol of Slytherin, the answer is obvious..." Ike scratched his head that was itched by Fox and replied firmly, "Basilisk! This is the only possibility!"

"Pah! Pah! Pah!"

Dumbledore applauded, and even the past principals behind him who had been watching the show also praised him.

"Excellent reasoning!" said Dumbledore. "Yes, basilisk! I think so too."

Picking up "How to Breed Dangerous Magical Creatures", Dumbledore casually turned to the part about basilisks and said slowly: "Put a male egg under a toad to hatch, and you will get a big snake with extraordinary abilities.

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"...It is dazzlingly green, and its long fangs are extremely poisonous. But the most dangerous thing is its eyes. Any creature that looks directly into its yellow eyes will be killed immediately..."

Dumbledore sighed softly: "The matter is already very clear. Sir Nicholas is a ghost and is dead, so he was only petrified after seeing the eyes of the basilisk, and Mrs. Norris was through Sir Nicholas.

Everything you see with your body makes sense."

"However, we don't know where the entrance to the secret room is, so how to solve it is a big problem."

Ike tilted his head: "Indeed, this is a troublesome matter."

"Moreover, I just heard the voice of the basilisk at the Scarlet Letter. It said that the next one is me!" Ike leaned forward and stared at Dumbledore's eyes. "Professor, I need protection."

!”

"Mr. Strider, please rest assured that Hogwarts will protect its students." Dumbledore pointed out, "Besides, you are well prepared. You can do it even without the help of others."

Avoiding danger, right?"

"I can't guarantee that there will be no problem 100%." ​​Ike shook his head, "Looking Glass, Spider, and learning snake language are just precautions. I can only escape as much as possible..."

"Besides, where are the others? What about the other students?"

"Hogwarts will protect its students." Dumbledore repeated again, waving his right hand to refill the milk in their glasses, taking a sip before saying, "We will find the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets and solve the problem.

Get rid of the basilisk, but I need your help with something, Mr. Strider."

"What?" Ike was stunned for a moment and asked.

"I noticed that you have a very good relationship with Miss Granger of Gryffindor. Please pay more attention to Harry, just like you did last semester."

"Sorry." Ike shook his head, "I can't do anything about it."

"Professor Dumbledore..."

"I'm not Harry Potter's nanny!"