The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Tom made a short observation and planned to return to the castle, but suddenly he saw a flash of light from the corner of his eye.

Tom was attracted by the flash of light and found that it was actually a simple little hair crown. Half of the hair crown was buried in the soil, and the remaining half was also buried by moss and vines. There is a necklace wrapped around the hair crown. The flash just now was the reflection of sunlight on the necklace.

Tom gently swept away the vines from the crown of his hair and dug it out of the ground.

[Double copy: Scarborough Fair is unlocked. Two people who meet the requirements can enter the copy by touching the cross pendant together.

Mission goal: fulfill Elaine and Ben’s wishes

Copy reward: Divination talent +1]

"Double copy..." Tom chewed on this special word, and he smelled an unusual smell. The word Scarborough Fair seemed to be a place name, and it was somewhat familiar, but he really couldn't remember it.

Tom followed the secret passage back to the Slytherin Chamber and returned to Hogwarts.

This time, Tom gained a lot from his trip to the secret room. First, he solved a huge risk. Second, he mastered a secret passage leading outside the school. Third, he recreated the basilisk's ability. This was the advantage of having it in hand. He hadn't entered the two rooms left by Slytherin yet.

Tom flew back to Myrtle's bathroom. Myrtle didn't know where she had gone, but this was just what Tom wanted.

It was dinner time, and the students were all gathered in the auditorium. Tom quickly slipped back to the common room, then took a shower, thoroughly washing away the dirt on his body, and getting rid of the smelly robe.

After dinner, the little wizards and wizards of Ravenclaw gathered in the common room, chatting to pass the time.

Tom also sat quietly in the corner of the room, waiting for Hermione to come back. Soon, Hermione walked into the lounge, looked around, her eyes lit up when she saw Tom, and she walked towards Tom quickly.

Seeing this scene, some little witches showed ambiguous smiles and winked at their best friends. However, no one noticed that after a group of little witches rushed in as noisily as sparrows, a lone figure also walked in.

"Where did you go this afternoon? I haven't found you yet." Hermione sat opposite Tom and took out a small package. Tom smelled it. There should be a lot of good things in it.

"There is barbecue steak for dinner today. I remember you liked it very much before, so I got a few slices for you."

Tom's mouth watered when he thought of the tender, juicy, fat and thin barbecue steaks at Hogwarts - he had just showered and changed clothes and missed dinner time.

"Let's go outside and talk," Tom suggested. Eating with girls in the common room would cause public outrage.

"It's a bit late now. If we don't make it in time for the curfew..."

"It's about to violate the school rules!" Tom finished the words for Hermione. Hermione was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Yeah, it's about to violate the school rules."

Tom took Hermione out of Ravenclaw Tower, and before the curfew, he took Hermione to the second floor.

"Are you going to the library? Are you crazy? If you eat in the library, Mrs. Pince will kill you." Hermione said in horror. She could not imagine that if she angered Mrs. Pince, she would be killed by the library. What will happen if the museum is permanently blocked?

"It's not the library, it's here." Tom opened the door of the Charms classroom and walked in.

He unpacked the food Hermione brought and spread it on the table: bread, sausages and barbecue steaks. Hermione also thoughtfully put some vegetables in the bread.

She was very happy to see Tom eating bite after bite. She couldn't help but reached out and touched Tom's head, "Be good, eat more."

Tom:…

Why does this sound a bit familiar, and why does it always feel weird?

Hermione took out a bottle of drink from her arms.

"Try it. The new drink in the auditorium today seems to be called apple cider vinegar."

"Apple cider vinegar?" Tom was a little confused. The name seemed to be vinegar made from apples. He was very familiar with vinegar. Can this kind of thing be used as a drink?

"Try it, it's very good." Hermione handed over the delicate little kettle.

Tom took a sip. Unexpectedly, the taste was really great. It was sour and sweet, sweet and sour. It didn't have the vinegar smell as expected at all. It also had the sweet aroma of juice. It tasted very refreshing. The steak just now was a little greasy, but after taking a sip of this, the greasiness was relieved.

What Tom doesn't know is that apple cider vinegar is not actually vinegar, but a drink made from fermented apple juice and mixed with apple juice and other raw materials. It is not a condiment in the kitchen. Fruit vinegar has a long history. As early as the 10th century, grape vinegar was quite popular in France.

"Actually, I have something to tell you." Tom swallowed the "rougamo" in his mouth, and then handed a copy to Hermione, "It's about something I was investigating recently..."

Hermione nodded, her eyes widened, and she leaned forward in front of Tom, intending to listen to him carefully.

"The secret room, have you heard of it?"

Hermione shook her head, but suddenly paused, "I seem to have heard this name somewhere - yes, "Hogwarts: A History of the School", I should have met there, but I can't remember clearly. "

But fortunately this was not an exam, and there was no need for her to jump up and look up information. Tom told Hermione bit by bit what he knew about the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.

Hermione already understood: "So are you busy looking for Slytherin's secret room these days?"

"That's right."

"This secret chamber has not been found for centuries. How could you-"

"I found it."

Hermione: Σ(⊙▽⊙“a

"It has not been discovered for centuries because the Gaunt family has been hiding it - their family is the descendant of Slytherin, but now no one is hiding it. The Gaunt family has become extinct. The last one A blood descendant of the Gaunt family is a mysterious man who killed his uncle's family with his own hands and helped Slytherin die."

Hermione: I didn't understand it but I was shocked.

"So are you here to invite me to open the Chamber of Secrets together? But according to legend, after the Chamber of Secrets is opened, all the young wizards in Muggle families will be killed -" Hermione was a little anxious, her face flushed with excitement. , "We should find Professor Dumbledore, he will definitely be able to solve this matter."

Tom thought for a while, if Dumbledore was caught off guard and encountered the basilisk, might it be a bit risky? After all, the horror of the basilisk lies in the encounter: you die when you see it, there's no way around it.

However, a wizard of Dumbledore's level is difficult to kill with a sneak attack. Maybe he has some hidden cards or back-ups.

"Listen to me and tell you slowly..."

Tom told Hermione bit by bit about his experiences in the past two days. Hermione was stunned: In this short weekend, you actually did so many things? And the most outrageous thing is that he even took time to take a walk with me during the trip! ?

"This is too dangerous! Do you know what the Ministry of Magic's danger rating for basilisks is? You, you shouldn't be so reckless!" Hermione stood up, "I really should have reacted to Professor Dumbledore earlier. , and didn’t I say that if you need anything, you can call me, I should still be of some use!”

Tom shrugged, fighting against the basilisk, it was better not to die if there was no way to resurrect him.

"Anyway, the secret room is safe now. Do you want to take a look?" Tom offered a very tempting option.

Hermione was immediately conflicted. Her rationality told her that she should report this matter to Professor Dumbledore, and it was too late now. There would be absolutely not enough time to go to the Chamber of Secrets and come back at this time. But her sensibility directly faced her rationality, which was like a "fainting place". She dragged her fainting rationality aside and said to her: "Why are you hesitating? Go quickly!"

"Okay, okay." Hermione agreed with Tom's suggestion: Look, the secret room is on the second floor, and we are on the second floor, so it's okay to take a look on the way.

So Tom and Hermione went to Myrtle's bathroom, and this time Myrtle was inside.

Hearing the footsteps, she rushed out.

"Oh? It's the handsome boy from last time~" Myrtle flew over with a smile, "This time he brought a little girl with him!"

She floated over to Hermione and circled her.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk—”

"I heard there was a crybaby here who had nothing to do all day long, so I brought her here to see her." Tom interrupted Myrtle directly to prevent her from saying anything offensive.

Myrtle covered her face and ran away angrily: "Get out of this bathroom! I won't share this bathroom with you after you die!"

Myrtle left. Tom took Hermione to the faucet at the entrance to the secret room.

"Didn't you say that you need Parseltongue to open it? Where did you learn Parseltongue?" Hermione was a little puzzled, but when she saw Tom suddenly turned into the beautiful bird snake he raised, she suddenly Understood everything.

Tom was also very proud. How could ordinary people imagine this way of mastering Parseltongue?

Tom opened the secret chamber, then transformed into Fox and flew Hermione into the pipe.

"I didn't expect there was such a place underground in Hogwarts." After entering the secret room, Hermione sighed at the huge amount of work to build the secret room. "I really don't know how Slytherin built it back then. Even in modern society, It will take more than a year to build such a passage, right?"

Tom thought about the pitiful construction speed of the British subway, and felt that Hermione's talk of repairing it in one year was really giving the British a premium. In Western Europe, it is normal for a railway to be built for five or six years: the government discusses the bill, the bill is debated in parliament, and finally the money is raised to start construction. Then there will be a war of words between the construction company, workers, environmental groups, etc. .

The only advantage of this inefficient process is that the workers' welfare is guaranteed: they don't have to work overtime, they get more money, and if they go on strike every three days, they won't have too much fun.