Money in the heavens

Sure enough, under Hermione's careful observation, she immediately discovered that there was a snake-shaped carving on a faucet in the bathroom...

Hermione's eyes flashed with surprise, obviously there must be a connection between this place and the Chamber of Secrets.

You know, the symbol of Slytherin is the snake, so this snake-shaped carving must have its own magic.

However, after investigating this point, Hermione could only guess that this was the entrance to the secret room. But if you want to open the secret room, you are a little helpless.

Because the seal here was obviously left by Slytherin, although Hermione could detect something unusual after turning on her spiritual vision and observing carefully, she was still unable to unlock the magic left by Slytherin.

"How did the mysterious man open the secret room back then?"

Hermione finally muttered, mentally analyzing what was so special about You-Know-Who.

Soon, a strange look flashed in Hermione's eyes and she exclaimed:

"It's Parseltongue! Slytherin also had a Parseltongue back then, so the Chamber of Secrets he left behind can only be opened by a Parseltongue. The mysterious man also had Parseltongue, so he was able to open the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago and get what Slytherin left behind. 's treasure!”

Not only that, Hermione also thought of Harry, who could also speak Parseltongue, and if he was allowed to come, he would definitely be able to open the Chamber of Secrets.

At the same time, Hermione couldn't help but wonder, had Dumbledore also found the Chamber of Secrets back then? William once said that Dumbledore also mastered Parseltongue through learning, so was the reason that prompted Dumbledore to master Parseltongue because of the Chamber of Secrets?

Such speculation flashed through Hermione's mind, but she soon stopped caring. ♦♦  ♦♦

Because they will soon be able to get the reward of three thousand gold galleons.

It's not that Hermione is very greedy for money, the Granger family is still very wealthy.

However, being born into an ordinary family, there is no extra wizard currency at all. There are also a lot of gold galleons exchanged for pounds each year. Obviously this is also a method used by pure-blood nobles to restrict Muggle-born wizards.

Although William and Hermione both have special abilities, and with William's financial blessing, they are not short of gold galleons, but these gold galleons cannot be used openly.

Such a "financial" life left William and Hermione without even a pet.

Although Hermione had long been coveted for the ugly cat in the Magical Creatures Shop, she had no money to buy it.

After receiving a bounty of three thousand gold galleons this time, they can be called rich people with assets worth thousands. It is enough to buy pets or ingredients and medicinal materials in Diagon Alley.

And with a start-up capital, William can openly start spending money to learn alchemy and develop into an alchemy master, while Hermione can also buy medicinal materials to study potions and develop into a potion master.

A lot of luck can also gather in the future. Although William may not care about these lucks by then, it will be more helpful to Hermione in the future and can also become an anchor to stabilize Hermione's humanity.

This is also one of the important reasons why William did not take the initiative to find the secret room this time, but let Hermione take the limelight. Let Hermione leave a strong mark on her time at Hogwarts and make her anchor for the future more stable.

With the excitement of getting three thousand gold galleons, Hermione came to the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle.

It was dinner time, and Principal Dumbledore happened to be there.

Hermione immediately ran to Principal Dumbledore and said:

"Headmaster Dumbledore, I found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets!"

Dumbledore's eyes flashed. In fact, he had already known from the portraits in the castle that Hermione and others had investigated Myrtle and the bathroom on the second floor, so he was not surprised by Hermione's arrival.

Dumbledore took a deep look at Hermione and asked:

"Miss Granger, can you please satisfy my curiosity as an old man? Why are you suddenly keen on searching for Slytherin's secret room? I remember that you were not interested in these rumors before!"

When Hermione heard this, she looked at Dumbledore and said with some embarrassment:

"William and I want to learn potions and alchemy, both of which require a lot of materials, so..."

Dumbledore nodded after hearing this, and then praised:

"As expected of a little genius from Ravenclaw, he really loves learning!"

Hermione was relieved when she heard this. It was very difficult to lie in front of Dumbledore. If William hadn't used the money in the world to protect Hermione in advance, Dumbledore's old fox would definitely have discovered the problem.

Then Dumbledore stood up and said:

"Well, I'll find them all just in time. After opening the secret room, your reward of three thousand gold galleons will be given to you!"

He said and winked at Hermione!

Dumbledore was naturally very clear about the reward of three thousand gold galleons. And after all forces came to Hogwarts, he must also abide by the rules set by Dumbledore.

So naturally everyone will pay for the reward together, and finally everyone will open the secret room together.

Anyway, Dumbledore knew that there was no Slytherin treasure in the Chamber of Secrets, and these people would get nothing in the end. Moreover, everyone going out together also reduced their losses and saved them from doing anything bad to the little wizard who found the secret room.

This is one of the reasons why William asked Hermione to collect the bounty. After all, if Dumbledore did not agree, using the secret room entrance to collect the bounty would be a betrayal of Hogwarts. In this way, the impression score in front of the principal will plummet, which is not good.

Finally, under Dumbledore's call, the pure-blood nobles and Fudge's confidants came to the girls' bathroom on the second floor and saw the faucet with a snake-shaped carving.

Hermione pointed at the faucet and said:

"This is the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets!"

One of Fudge's confidants sneered:

"Little girl, you are crazy about gold galleons! Can a snake-shaped carving represent the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets?"

Hermione looked at him with some dissatisfaction, then took a deep breath and said:

"I checked the information. The Slytherins back then were Parseltongues, so this Chamber of Secrets can only be opened by Parseltongues!"

The man was choked, and the others frowned.

After all, no one here can speak Parseltongue, and there is no way to verify that this is the real entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.

Principal Dumbledore smiled and said:

"There is a little wizard in our school who can speak Parseltongue, but are you going to let him help you open the Chamber of Secrets for free?"

Some people frowned immediately, but after looking at Dumbledore, they could only say:

"Principal Dumbledore is talking about Harry Potter, right? What do you think we need to give him in return?"

Dumbledore blinked and smiled:

"Since you are willing to pay 3,000 gold Galleons just to find the entrance, then you won't be stingy when you ask someone to open the Chamber of Secrets!"

Everyone's face suddenly looked ugly. It turned out that Dumbledore was waiting for them here! This was obviously forcing them to give Harry another 3,000 gold Galleons. How could they rob him like this?

Then Dumbledore emphasized:

"I hope you can keep your promise, but I have something to say. Regardless of whether you gain anything in the Chamber of Secrets, you still have to give the gold galleons to these little wizards, otherwise..."

However, their greed for Slytherin's treasure still blinded their eyes, and they gritted their teeth and agreed.