Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

With that, Harry broke into a run, up the stairs and into the foyer, which echoed with the laughter of the halloween feast in the auditorium.Harry ran up the marble stairs at full speed to the second floor, followed by Ivan and Hermione stumbled.

"Harry, what are we doing?" Hermione asked, panting.

"Hush!" Harry pricked up his ears.

Far away, from the upper floor, the voice came again, and he stepped up a flight of stairs, listening to the sound of his heavy footsteps.

"Harry, we have to hurry up, where is it?" Ivan said eagerly, wiping the sweat off his face.

"Huh, what are you two looking for? I didn't hear anything."

Before Hermione finished speaking, she gasped suddenly and pointed down the corridor.

"Look!"

Something was shining on the wall in front of them.They approached slowly, squinting to make out in the dark.Between the two windows, on the wall a foot above the ground, some writing was scribbled, and the emblem shone in the light of the burning torches.

"The chamber of secrets has been opened, those who are enemies of the heir, be vigilant." Ivan read it softly, his stomach twitched violently.

"What is that, hanging under the words?" Hermione grabbed Ivan's shoulder.

"I don't know, let's take a closer look."

As they approached cautiously, there was a puddle of water on the ground, and Harry almost slipped.

The three of them approached the slogan little by little, their eyes fixed on the black shadow below, and their breaths were suppressed.

The next second, they saw what it was at the same time, and jumped back in fright, splashing a splash of water.

Even though Ivan knew the plot in advance, he was still shocked when he saw Mrs. Norris hanging on the wall.Like a mummy, its tail is hung on the torch bracket, its body is as stiff as a board, its eyes are wide open, staring straight, it looks terrifying.

There was a sudden click at the end of the corridor, and the three of them turned around in fright, their hearts beating wildly.

It was Ron, who came out of the room at the end, staring at the three of them with wide eyes and a pale face.

"Harry, what's going on here?" Ron visibly quivered. "What did you do to Filch's cat?"

"Not us, we just got here," Harry explained.

"What are you doing here?" Ivan looked at him suspiciously.

"What else can I do, of course I heard your words and come to apologize to Myrtle." Ron raised his voice, "Then I saw you and this cat!"

"Apologize?!" Ivan noticed that there was Myrtle's bathroom behind Ron, and he hurriedly asked, "Apart from you, has anyone else entered this bathroom during this time?"

"I don't know. I've been in the cubicle with Myrtle. She was crying so much that she got water all over the place. I had a hard time getting her to listen to me." Ron wrinkled his nose. With a disgusted face, "This is the stupidest thing I have ever done in my life. Think about it, if Percy finds out that I sneaked into the girls' bathroom, I don't know what I will say. And my purpose of doing this is actually An apology to a crying ghost."

"Ron, think about it again. When you apologized to Myrtle, did you find anything unusual? That's the key." Ivan said with a serious expression.

"Well, I seem to have heard something, a bit like a hissing sound, but I'm not sure." Ron swallowed, "Why do you ask, this girl's bathroom is broken, except me and Tao Besides Jin Niang, there is no one else in there, is there?"

"That's right." Ivan nodded bluntly, but his heart became more and more worried.

Someone went in and opened the secret room when Ron didn't notice, and Ivan wasn't sure who did it.

Although Ginny explicitly stated that she never saw Tom Riddle's diary, it's also possible that she was lying.If she had been controlled at that time, Ivan's question might have alarmed the snake, and it would make Tom Riddle suspicious of himself. This is simply the worst situation.

At the same time, he was also a little thankful, fortunately, Ron had been staying in the compartment just now, otherwise, if he met Tom Riddle, he would probably be dead by now.

"Ivan, Ron, if you have anything to say, you can go back and talk about it later."

Harry said incoherently, "We should see if the cat can be rescued now."

"I don't think that's a good idea, buddy!" said Ron, "since none of us did anything to that cat on the wall, we'd better get out of here, I don't want to be found here. "

But it was too late, as soon as he finished his words, a deep noise came, and the banquet was over.From the ends of the corridor in which they stood there came the sound of hundreds of feet ascending the stairs, and the cheerful chatter and laughter of people who had eaten their fill.

Then, the students crowded into the aisle from both ends.

When the people in front saw the upside-down cat, the line came to a sudden halt, and the buzzing and chattering suddenly disappeared.

Ivan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood alone in the middle of the corridor, and the students fell silent all of a sudden, crowding forward to watch this terrifying scene.Ivan saw Ginny and Colin standing in the crowd in surprise, looking like they wanted to come but dared not approach.

In the silence, suddenly someone spoke loudly.

"Those who are enemies of the heir, be careful! Mudblood, you will be next!"

Draco Malfoy had pushed his way to the front of the crowd, his cold eyes brightening, his normally bloodless face flushed red.

He looked at the still and stiff cat hanging there, and then at Ivan standing aside, with a grin on his face.

Chapter 29 The Petrified Lady Norris

"What's going on here, what's going on?"

Filch, no doubt attracted by Malfoy's shout, shouldered his way through the crowd.Then he saw Mrs. Norris, and staggered back a few steps, clutching his face in horror.

"My cat! My cat! What's wrong with Mrs. Norris?" he screamed, almost fainting.

"It's you!" Filch suddenly walked over and grabbed Ivan, screaming, "You killed my cat, killed it! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to..."

"Let me go!" Ivan knocked off Filch's hand, "I didn't touch a hair on that cat, no one touched him, it was already like this when we came here."

"Lie, you're lying!" Filch screamed loudly. "Someone saw you do it, didn't they?!"

"Filch!"

Dumbledore arrived on the scene, followed by many other teachers.In the blink of an eye, he walked to Ivan, Harry, Ron and Hermione, and untied Mrs. Norris from the torch holder.

"Come with me, Filch," he said to Filch, "and you, Mr. Mason, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger."

Lockhart hurried forward and said, dancing, "My office is the closest, Headmaster! It's upstairs, you can go there."

"Thank you, Gilderoy!" Dumbledore nodded.

The silent crowd parted to let them pass.

They entered Lockhart's dark office one after another, followed by Professor McGonagall and Snape.There was a commotion on the office wall, and Ivan saw Lockhart in the photo hiding in a panic, with curlers in their hair.

Then the real Lockhart lit a candle on the table and stepped back.Dumbledore put Mrs. Norris on the clean table and began to examine it carefully.

He looked very carefully, the tip of his long hooked nose almost touched the fur on Mrs. Norris's body, and his slender fingers poked here and there gently.Professor McGonagall bent over, almost touching the cat with his face, squinting his eyes and watching carefully.

Snape stood behind them, half hidden in the shadows, looking eerie, with a very strange expression on his face, as if he was desperately trying not to laugh.Lockhart hovered around them, constantly scheming.

Ivan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged glances nervously, and sat down stiffly on a few chairs out of candlelight.Filch stood behind them, staring at Ivan, as if he had already decided that he was the murderer of the cat.

"A spell must have killed it, probably the Transfiguration spell. I've seen it used so many times, it's a pity I wasn't there, I just happen to know the cure that would have saved it. "

Hearing what Lockhart said, Filch, who was standing behind Ivan, twitched sadly.

Then, suddenly, he sank down on a chair by the table, covered his face with his hands, and did not dare to look at Mrs. Norris, looking very pitiful.

At this moment, Dumbledore muttered something strange and tapped Mrs. Norris with his wand, but there was no response.Mrs. Norris was still lying there stiffly, like a freshly prepared specimen.

"Headmaster, the cat is dead!" Lockhart said. "I remember something similar happened in Ouagadougou, a series of attacks, which are well documented in my autobiography. At that time, I told the people A variety of amulets are provided, and the problem is solved in one fell swoop.”

"Professor, it's not dead, it's just petrified."

Ivan felt that he had to say something, otherwise he would let Lockhart continue to stimulate Filch so much, and the latter would probably jump over to find him desperately.

"Nonsense, you killed him!" Filch screamed.

"Mr. Mason is right, it's not dead, Filch." Dumbledore said softly, "It's been petrified, a profound black magic, and it's impossible for a first-year student to do that."

"He did it, he did it!" Filch spattered, his fat, sagging face turning purple. "You saw what he wrote on the wall, my Mrs. Norris He must have held a grudge for preventing him from entering the girls' bathroom on the third floor many times."

"I didn't, I didn't touch the cat at all!"

"Then, why did the famous Mr. Know-it-All try to enter a girls' bathroom?" Snape glanced at Ivan gloomily, "Is there anything there that can be published in your nonsensical newspaper?"

"I, I am looking for the ghost in the castle to provide news sources for my newspaper. I think it is necessary to talk to Moaning Myrtle. She is very familiar with Hogwarts, and many girls like her." Ai Wen stammered and explained that he didn't even believe what he said.

"I have serious doubts about it." Snape's lips twisted into a sneer, and his eyes turned to Harry sitting aside, "The whole thing is full of a series of doubts, why did you bother at that time? In that place, why did you go to the corridor above, why didn't you go to the Halloween party?"

Snape asked a series of questions, which made Ivan feel like he was in a book with a hundred thousand whys.

Luckily he didn't have to answer him, as Harry, Ron and Hermione scrambled to explain that they were going to the Deathday Party.

"Hundreds of ghosts have come, and they can prove we're there."

"But after this, why don't you come to the banquet?" Snape's dark eyes gleamed in the candlelight. "Why go up the corridor?"

"We're going to apologize to Ron for having a little misunderstanding with Moaning Myrtle at the Deathday party."

"Apologizing to a ghost and skipping dinner?" A smug smile flashed across Snape's skinny face. "I don't think the food provided by the ghost at the party is probably not suitable for living people."

"We're not hungry," Ron said loudly, as his stomach rumbled and Snape's ugly smile became more apparent.

"My opinion, Headmaster, is that they haven't been telling the whole truth," he said. "We should perhaps revoke some of their privileges until they're willing to tell us the whole story. Personally, I think it's best for Mason to stop his share." Ridiculous newspaper, tell Potter to leave the Gryffindor Quidditch team until they're honest."

"Honestly, Severus," said Professor McGonagall sharply, "I see no reason for these children to stop their favorite extra-curricular activities, and the cat wasn't hit on the head with a newspaper or a broom, and there's no evidence They did anything wrong."

Dumbledore glanced at the four people with probing eyes, staring at them with bright blue eyes, as if he had seen through everything.

"Innocent until proven guilty, Severus," he said firmly.

Snape looked exasperated, as did Filch.

"My cat got petrified and I want to see someone get some punishment!"

"We can cure it, Filch," said Dumbledore patiently. "Mrs. Sprout has acquired some mandrakes recently, and once they are grown I have a cure that will make Lori Mrs. Si is back from the dead."

"I'll make it," interposed Lockhart. "I've done it a hundred times, I could dream of making a mandrake resurrection potion at the same time."

"Excuse me!" said Snape coldly, "I thought I was the Potions teacher at this school."

There was an awkward silence, and Lockhart twisted uneasily.

"You can go." Dumbledore said to Ivan, Harry, Ron and Hermione.

They walked as fast as they could, almost running.Once upstairs in Lockhart's office, they entered an empty classroom and closed the door softly.

In the dark, Hermione squinted at Ivan, Harry and Ron.

Chapter 30 Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets

"Explain, gentlemen!" Her eyes flicked across the faces of the three people in turn.

"Explain what?" Ron looked panicked.

"Professor Snape is right, you were not telling the truth in the office." Hermione said in an unquestionable tone, "First of all, you, Ron, you happened to be in the bathroom on the third floor, and Filch's cat It was attacked right outside that door."

"You, you won't be doubting, that's what I did?!"

"Don't be silly, Ron." Hermione waved her hand, "Professor Dumbledore said that it is a very profound black magic, and it is impossible for us to cast it. What I want to ask is, are you really Did you notice anything unusual?"

"I talked to Ivan just now. I heard a hissing sound, but I'm not sure. Myrtle has been crying very loudly."

"Maybe that's a clue." Hermione turned her head. "Harry, can you tell me what you heard?"

"The voice said it was starving, it was going to kill, and it went straight up through the castle walls like a ghost," Harry explained in a low voice, "and then we saw Filch's cat being petrified and hanging On the wall, the owner of that voice must have done it."

"But who is that, or what it is, I didn't hear any sound at that time." Hermione frowned.

"Who knows." Harry said hesitantly, "You tell me, should I tell the professors about the voice I heard?"

"Don't say it!" Ron replied without thinking. "It's not a good sign to hear voices that other people can't hear, even in the wizarding world."

Harry heard something in Ron's voice, and asked, "You trust me, don't you?"

"Of course I do," said Ron quickly, "but you've got to admit it's pretty bizarre."

"I know it's weird," Harry replied, "the whole thing is weird, you hear the hissing noise in the bathroom, and then Filch's cat gets attacked, and the writing on the wall says What's going on? The secret room was once opened, what does this mean?"

"Maybe, we should think about it from another angle. Who would feel happy that the cat was attacked?" Ron said.

"It won't work, everyone will be happy except for Filch." Harry thought for a moment, "And what does this have to do with the Chamber of Secrets?"

"I mean extra happy, or who hates that cat the most." Ron added reluctantly.

"Don't guess, I do know some information, there are legends about the Chamber of Secrets." Ivan saw that Hermione did not participate in the discussion between Harry and Ron, but kept looking at him, so he had to reveal something something comes out.

Hearing his words, Harry and Ron turned their heads together and looked at Ivan in surprise.

"I think you've all read the book "A Piece of Hogwarts History"?"

"No." Harry and Ron shook their heads.

"Ivan, you mean..." Hermione seemed to think of something.

"That's right, it's the secret room left by Sarah Slater." Ivan continued, "As we all know, Hogwarts is composed of Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Roy Naravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin were created by four people, they initially worked together, but as time went on, the rift between Slytherin and others grew wider."

"Slytherin wanted Hogwarts to be more selective in its admissions. He believed that magical education should be confined to purely magical families. He was unwilling to accept Muggle children, thinking they were unreliable. After some time, Slater Lin and Gryffindor had a heated argument over this issue, and Slytherin left the school, but he left a secret room in the school that the other founders knew nothing about."