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Chapter 71 Parseltongue

"Among magical animals, there are many snake-like magical creatures, but there are only a few snake-like creatures registered with the Ministry of Magic and rated as dangerous."

Sherlock writes the word for Basilisk on the blackboard.

"Among them, the basilisk is one of the only two xxxxx-level snake magic creatures. The other horned water snake has become extinct in Europe, and only a small amount survives in America. We will not discuss it. But even if this Comparing the two levels of danger, the snake-like black magic creature rated as the highest, the basilisk is slightly better."

"The appearance of this creature was not a natural choice, but a magical experiment by an evil dark wizard."

"Hypor the Despicable was the notorious Greek dark wizard 1000 years ago. He gave birth to the first basilisk. This creature was born to kill."

"It is a large snake, and the longest recorded basilisk in history has grown to a length of fifty feet. It is powerful and its teeth are poisonous, but the most dangerous feature of this creature is its s eyes."

The students below all listened attentively. Although snake-like magical creatures are not interesting, listening to Sherlock's storytelling is much more interesting than Professor Binns' history of magic class.

Sherlock said seriously.

"The eyes of the basilisk have strong magic power. Anyone who looks into its eyes will die immediately, without exception!"

"So, if any of you are accidentally attacked by the basilisk in the future, you must remember that you must never look into its eyes. No one can resist such magic!"

His tone was so heavy that the students in the entire classroom subconsciously held their breath, deeply remembering what he said in their minds.

Of course, the content of this class is not just about the basilisk. Sherlock also brought a cage over during the class, and it was covered with a layer of black cloth, making it impossible for people to see what was locked inside.

After explaining the basilisk, Sherlock took off the black cloth from the cage, revealing the creature inside.

It was a big snake with three heads. Its body was about five or six feet long, and its surface was bright orange with black stripes.

The head on the left of the three-headed snake is watching the students in the classroom coldly.The head in the middle seems to be wandering away, not knowing what to think.The head on the right keeps spitting out letters and making a "hissing" sound, like a chatterbox.

Harry sat in the second row with Ron in this class, and he could clearly see the whole picture of the three-headed snake.

But the strange thing was that there was no "hissing" sound of snakes coming from his ears, but an ugly, chattering voice talking continuously.

"Y'all. It's both of you's fault. Got caught by a wizard. And brought here for these little bastards to watch. You've been doing the wrong thing. Why am I sharing a body with you. Bad real bad"

Harry stared at the snake in the cage in a daze, he found the source of the sound he heard, it seemed...it was the head on the right side of the snake!

When all the students' attention was attracted by the snake in the cage, Sherlock's voice also sounded in the classroom.

"The rune snake, native to the African country of Burkina Faso, as you can see, it has three heads and a frightening appearance, it has a danger rating of xxx in the Ministry of Magic's Fantastic Beasts danger rating, and the bird snake, the fire snake Tied."

"Although the rune snake looks terrifying in appearance, its character is not particularly vicious. It is just because of its appearance that many black wizards keep it as a pet."

"The one I brought was borrowed from a friend who was an Auror in the Ministry of Magic. This snake was stolen from them when they captured a dark wizard."

When he said this, Ron quietly approached Harry's ear, muttering in a low voice: "I can't imagine how painful life is for Professor Forrest's friend."

Harry didn't give him any response, he was still frowning at the snake in a daze.

"A wizard who was proficient in the language of the snake once recorded the habits of the rune snake. The three heads of the rune snake have different functions."

"The head on the left is a planner who decides where the rune snake should go and what to do next. The head in the middle is a sleepwalker who will remain motionless for days, lost in glorious visions and Fantasizing. The right head is a critic, hissing incessantly, appraising the efforts of the left and center heads."

Hearing what Sherlock said, the students were no longer afraid of the scary appearance of this rune snake, and they all felt amused.

As Sherlock said, the performance of the three heads of the snake in the cage is completely in line with their characteristics, and they have not made any aggressive moves from the beginning, and they seem to be safe.

"Rune snakes rarely live long, because its three heads attack each other. People often see the right head of the rune snake hissing, but see the other two bite off."

Just as Sherlock was talking about this, a student below suddenly exclaimed.

"Professor! The snake fought itself!"

Sherlock frowned and looked down, and sure enough, he saw that the talkative snake head on the right had been surrounded by two companions on its left, and the three snakes made an unpleasant "hissing" sound together.

At this time, Harry heard a completely different voice from others.

"You think you are amazing. Then why don't you act yourself!"

"My dreams are gone. I have endured you for a long time. Every time I think of the most critical moment. You will break it!"

"You two did something wrong. You still blame me! Do you want to fight? Come on!"

"Kill you, kill you!"

"Bite you to death. Kill you to death!"

Looking at the rune snake wrestling with him, Harry couldn't help but dissuade.

"Don't fight anymore, you will die if you continue to fight."

The three heads that were biting together stopped suddenly, and they all stared at Harry in a daze!

The entire classroom also suddenly became quiet, so quiet that even the sound of breathing could not be heard!
Sherlock, who was raising his wand and was about to cast a stun spell on the snake in the cage, also froze, and everyone in the classroom stared at Harry.

Sherlock's eyes are strange, but his students are full of fear and disgust!
"I heard it! I heard it!"

Some Slytherin students yelled.

"Potter he's talking to snakes! He's a Parseltongue!"

Only then did Harry come back to his senses, and looked around helplessly, not realizing what he had done.

　The information about the rune snake comes from "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Hidden Fantastic Beasts", this kind of snake is really interesting.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)