Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

This is the treasure key left by Gryffindor, the power of legendary magic items!

Moving forward with excitement, the hazy statue in the night became more and more clear. Aiwen was originally a part of the temple, but it was not the case...

This is a statue of a centaur warrior, with a tall body extending above the clouds.

He holds a bow and arrow in his hand, and there are many strange decorations that look like planets hanging on his body, which looks very weird.

Although weird, it is barely understandable.

The horse people value the predictions from the stars, maybe they want to use exaggerated techniques to express the meaning of the planets revolving around them.

What Ivan couldn't accept was that the statue was split from the middle, which seemed to be cracked by natural weathering.

But the crack was not smooth, and there seemed to be something else hidden inside, about to crawl out of the centaur's body.

There are other monsters in the centaur body, will you see those terrifying monsters below? !

This was too frightening, Ivan was not looking at the Gryffindor treasure key emitting a red halo at the top of the statue, but kept staring at the crack.

There, he vaguely saw a huge purple tentacle...

"What is that?" Ivan couldn't help asking, feeling more and more uneasy.

"Thousands of years ago, this place used to be the most sacred temple of the Centaurs, enshrining the spirits of the wisest elders and the most powerful warriors in the tribe."

As if answering Aiwen's question, an old voice sounded slowly, "Centuries ago, this place became an evil place to sacrifice to the evil god. The ancestors of the centaur and countless stars were taken by the evil god. It called itself the forest God, speak to us in the void."

A very old centaur slowly came out from the darkness under the statue. He had a long beard that could be dragged to the ground, and the wrinkles on his face were very deep.

"Right now, the statue is just a soulless stone without any meaning."

He walked up to Ai Wen with the support of Margery, and said softly, "That evil god defiled the most sacred place of the centaurs. Although it and its believers were finally defeated by our ancestors, we tried every means It can't destroy its statue, it can only change its shape..."

Hearing this, Aiwen knew why he always felt that the statue looked so strange.

It turned out that they rebuilt a centaur statue outside the evil god, but the essence remained the same.

"Human, you defeated the acromantula and gained the recognition and friendship of the centaur." The centaur elder said slowly, "According to the ancient agreement, you can try to challenge the final challenge left by the castle creator in the tribe. If you pass, you can take away what he left behind."

Alvin nodded, he had known about this for a long time.

"Different from humans, horse people have their own unique principles and methods of doing things."

The centaur elder turned around with difficulty and looked at the red halo above, "This magic item with powerful magic power is actually not complete. It was destroyed and taken away by the followers of the evil god. If you are The chosen one shown in the stars, we will send the strongest fighters to help you take back that thing..."

There was a wry smile on the corner of Ai Wen's mouth, not knowing how to answer the other party.

It stands to reason that he should thank the other party for his help, but when he thought of facing that evil god, he couldn't be happy at all.

As Sirius said, this was entirely the trouble of the centaurs themselves.

Now because of the Gryffindor secret treasure key, it was completely passed on to him.

Compared with the very dangerous and unknown evil god, what use are a few strong centaurs? !

But Ivan has no way to refuse. If he wants to get the key to the secret treasure of Gryffindor, he must complete this challenge.

Compared with illusion magic, maybe this is the final challenge left by Gryffindor himself.

Chapter 347 The challenge begins

Since it is impossible to escape, the only choice is to face the so-called evil god.

Aiwen made up his mind and decided to face it calmly. He originally thought that the centaur elders would reveal some information and tell him the specific situation of the other party.

But unexpectedly, the other party did not speak again.

The old centaur and Margery standing beside him raised their heads and looked at the night sky quietly.

Following their gazes, Ivan noticed the unusually bright Mars and the bloody moon not far below.

After watching for a while, he looked at the crack on the statue again...

About 10 minutes later, Sirius, Harry, Ron, and Hermione hurried over, and they were also shocked by the huge statue in front of them.

Sirius was fine, he had already seen it once.

But it was indeed the first time for Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and they couldn't help talking.

This time, the centaur elder didn't intend to explain any more, he looked very tired, he didn't even say a word, he just waved his hand to signal Margaret.

"If you want to get the thing above, you must pass the test." Magarui said loudly, he stepped forward and pointed to an obsidian platform with intricate patterns in front of the huge statue, "Those who want to challenge just go and stand there."

This seems to be the core position of the magic arranged by Gryffindor. Except for the top item, Ivan can feel the strongest magic reaction there.

All the power from the stars is gathered here, and then sent to the top of the statue.

What Margaret said was simple, and Sirius explained the method in detail to everyone.

"It sounds very simple, as long as you stand on this platform, anyone can do it." Ron wrinkled his nose and said, "I thought I would fight the troll to prove my courage..."

"That is a complex illusion magic, and you must show unparalleled courage in it to pass the test."

"I know, no matter what you see, as long as you don't be afraid!" Ron nodded and said, "It's not very difficult, is it?!"

Several people discussed in low voices, and since Ron volunteered, it was finally decided to let him go up and try first, followed by Hermione and Harry.

Ai Wen was the last one because he hoped the most.

Ron stared at the red halo above the statue with burning eyes, and couldn't wait to walk to the front platform, took a step and stood up.

In the next second, the red light group above flickered visibly.

Following the lines on the stone slab on the platform floor, countless bright rays of light gathered quickly from all directions.

The intricate patterns glowed brightly, and the ancient magic was activated.

Standing in the middle of the stone platform, Ron's expression was dull, his eyes full of confusion.

He seemed a little puzzled, and then became extremely frightened, as if he saw something terrifying.

His expression twisted, struggling, and extremely painful.

Ivan and the others all stared at Ron with nervous expressions. They didn't know what he saw in the phantom and why he showed such an expression.

Because of fear, Hermione involuntarily leaned against Ivan.

On the stone platform, Ron had persisted to the extreme, and he seemed to want to escape.

In the next second, a burst of cyan brilliance flashed, and he was ejected and fell outside the stone platform.

"Failed!" Margery said blankly.

"Ron, what did you see?" Everyone hurried over.

"It's a giant arachnid. There are thousands of them densely packed, and they all rushed towards me." Ron panted violently, with a tear in his voice, "I told myself not to be afraid, these are just illusions, all fake , but they are really biting me, trying to tear me apart, I want to escape, so..."

"This illusion magic is similar to Boggart, which can see through the deepest hidden fear in a person's heart, and then make it concrete." Sirius said, "Ron is afraid of spiders, and all he sees in it are eight eyes. giant spider."

"I, I thought the other party was a blogger. I used magic, but it didn't work." Ron said, his body was still shaking.

"It's not that simple. I said before that everything inside is real and will not be cracked by a magic. Your experience just now proves this again." Sirius repeated, "Whether you are inside What you see, they are all real illusions!"

The quality that Godric Gryffindor valued was courage. In the face of any difficulty, only by going forward bravely can he pass the test he left behind.

But it’s not just simply not being afraid. Sirius said that everything in that illusion is real, and reckless bravery is just asking for death.

"It's really hard. Those acromantulas wanted to tear me apart, and I even felt the pain from their bite on my thigh, which was exactly the same as the real thing." Ron said dejectedly, touching himself involuntarily right leg.

It was the place where he was bitten by the acromantula in the illusion.

"Okay, the next challenger." Margaret urged impatiently.

Ivan, Harry, and Hermione looked at each other, and then Hermione walked forward cautiously.

She was thinking about her worst fears, and on this occasion, if Professor McGonagall had come out and told her she had failed all her exams, it didn't seem very worrisome.

However, it must not be that simple.

Standing in front of the black stone platform, Hermione seemed hesitant, she turned her head to look at Ivan.

"Come on, Hermione!" Ivan walked over quickly and hugged Hermione tightly.

Feeling the temperature of Ivan's body, Hermione nodded, and walked up the stone with a reddish face, just like when Ron went up just now, a burst of light flashed.

Apart from being slightly surprised, Hermione's expression didn't change much.

Immediately, she frowned, her little face was full of seriousness, as if she was analyzing the questions left by the professor in class or reading a magic book.

"What do you think Hermione will encounter?" Harry asked uncertainly.

"I don't know. Apart from failing the exam, I can't imagine anything that would scare her." Ron took a deep breath and commented objectively, "To be honest, she has almost no weaknesses."

"I hope Hermione can succeed, otherwise I may see countless dementors or..." Harry didn't continue, his whole body was cold.

What would he do if he encountered Voldemort in a vision? !

As time passed, the expression on Hermione's face remained unchanged, but the time of frowning became longer and longer, as if encountering some unsolvable trouble.

Everyone looked at him nervously, and Ron was still muttering about acromantula.

From Hermione standing on the stone platform, more than half an hour passed, and finally a burst of cyan brilliance flashed, and Hermione was bounced off the stone platform.

"Failed!" said Hermione quietly, not much surprised.

"What did you see inside?" Everyone asked eagerly, "Acromantula, or Professor McGonagall?"

"Neither!" Hermione shook her head, "In the illusion, I returned to Hogwarts, back to the castle, and a male professor I had never seen before lectured to me in class and then asked me questions... ..."

Chapter 348 Hermione's Experience

Hearing her words, everyone was stunned.

This was too different from what Ron saw in the vision. Hermione was not in danger, and no monsters attacked her, but returned to the Hogwarts classroom.

She saw the male professor she had never seen before in the vision, who could it be? !

"In the vision, I suddenly appeared in a classroom on the fourth floor of the school." Hermione recalled, "It was a classroom I had never been to before. The decoration style inside was very strange, a bit medieval. Thick drapes were hung, and armor and weapons of gold glittered on one side of the window."

"There is no room like this on the fourth floor." Ron interjected, "On that floor there are only Charms classrooms and prize showrooms. At the end of the dark corridor is a trap door guarded by the three-headed dog Lu Wei, which can lead to Dumbledore. The secret room where Lido hides the Philosopher's Stone."

"But I'm sure I went back to the fourth floor of the castle, and I saw the one-eyed witch statue outside the door, and I was in the big round classroom next to it," Hermione said.

"There are walls all around that statue, Hermione!" Harry reminded.

Behind the one-eyed witch statue is a secret passage leading to the Honeydukes shop in Hogsmeade. Because he is not old enough to go to Hogsmeade, Ivan has used that secret passage a lot this year.

Therefore, he is very familiar with the terrain near the secret passage.

As Harry and Ron said, there were no rooms there but walls.

But Hermione couldn't have misread the one-eyed witch statue. That statue was very peculiar. It was said to be an orphan handed down from the establishment of the school thousands of years ago.

It is very likely that it is the treasure of the original owner of the castle, the Slytherin family.

Since Hermione saw the statue, she must have returned to the castle in the vision, but it should not be the current Hogwarts.

The hallucination test left by Gryffindor himself, the precious statues handed down when the castle was built, the classrooms decorated in the medieval aristocratic style...

Ivan suddenly thought that Hermione might have returned to Hogwarts thousands of years ago.

Seeing that everyone was still discussing the decoration of the classroom, he hurriedly interrupted, "Hermione, you just said that there was a male wizard giving you a lecture. Do you still have an impression of his appearance?"

"I still remember that male wizard is very powerful, and it's hard to forget just by taking a look at it." Hermione closed her eyes and thought for a while before slowly describing, "He's about 40 years old, handsome, with fire Red hair, exuding an indescribable temperament, wearing a set of old-fashioned Muggle aristocratic costumes..."

"I don't see what's so great about it!" Ron snorted and couldn't help muttering, "That sounds like Lockhart, another liar."

"He is not a liar, that male wizard is very powerful, and the magic he taught me is very profound and complicated." Hermione retorted, "After I listened to his explanation, I felt suddenly enlightened, and I have a lot of knowledge. I can't find it in the library either."

"That's what you said about Lockhart last year." Ron said stubbornly, "Even though he can't even cast a single spell, there are still many girls who admire him. You are always easily seduced by the flashy appearance." cheat……"

His eyes followed Hermione, looking at Ivan standing beside her.

Ivan has been staring at Ron's hair, thinking about Hermione's evaluation of the male wizard. Wizards with red hair are very rare. Among the people he has met, except for the Weasley family, only Godric Gryffindor himself.

Hermione still wanted to argue with Ron, but heard Ivan say, "In addition to the red hair and Muggle aristocratic clothing, the wizard has a long and thin scar on his left eye, and he carries a long sword with him. Wands together."

"Yeah, you've seen him too?!" Hermione said in surprise.

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Ivan in surprise, not knowing how he knew the mysterious wizard who appeared in Hermione's vision.

"If I'm not mistaken, the wizard you met was Godric Gryffindor!" Ivan smiled bitterly, "Remember, I went back to Hogwarts before the millennium last year and saw it with my own eyes. I have met the four founders of the school. Each of them has a very unique temperament, and it is hard to forget just by taking a look."

After a full three seconds of silence, everyone accepted this fact with difficulty.