The Emerald at Hogwarts

In the girls' bathroom where the entrance to the secret room is hidden, Myrtle was staring closely at the sink. She was a ghost, but her eyes were full of fear. She saw the most unforgettable scene.

Dumbledore took Ada and Harry into the bathroom. He was going to solve the problem of the Chamber of Secrets, solve this problem that has plagued Hogwarts for thousands of years, and bring back the missing Ginny.

Harry was brought along because he was a Parseltongue and needed his help to open the Chamber of Secrets.Ada was brought along because she was the one who found the secret room, and she was also able to protect herself.

What's more, he is still here, and Dumbledore has the confidence to protect two people.Without this confidence, he would not have rashly brought his students to die.

Looking at Dumbledore, Ada, and Harry walking in, Myrtle pointed at the pool and said, "Professor, you may not believe what I say, but I really saw this pool open, and the red guy who hit me with the diary The girl with the hair jumped in!”

As a red-haired girl, Ginny completely fit this description. In addition, she was the only missing person in the school. The girl who jumped down was almost certainly Ginny.

But Dumbledore and Ada didn't know when Ginny had smashed Myrtle, or whether she had smashed it with a diary.

"Is this the diary I picked up?" Harry asked. Dumbledore and Ada didn't know, but he knew it.He, Ron and Hermione had been preparing Polyjuice Potion here, and it was here that Tom Riddle's diary was picked up.

On the way here, Harry also learned that this was the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, and that only a Parseltongue could open the Chamber of Secrets.This school year, Harry and the three of them have been so close to danger, but nothing happened to the three of them. I have to say they are really lucky!

Myrtle nodded and said, "That's her! She was the one who hit me with that diary."

After hearing this, Harry had noticed something. He turned to look at Dumbledore, only to find that Dumbledore was looking at Ada.

Unlike Dumbledore and Harry, Ada didn't look at anyone, but kicked the pool viciously.At this moment, Ada understood everything. She figured out all the things that she couldn't figure out before.

She knew why Ginny had undergone earth-shaking changes, because Ginny was the one who stole the diary, Ginny was the non-existent "Heir of Slytherin", and Ginny was the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets and attacked the students.

Ada blamed herself very much. She felt that she was unworthy of the love and care of the Weasleys. She failed to take good care of Ginny for them. She always thought of herself as smart, but she failed to discover Ginny's abnormality.

If Ada could have discovered Ginny's abnormality earlier and paid more attention to Ginny, if Ada had not been busy looking for the secret room, but cared more about Ginny, maybe everything would have been different.

Looking at Ada who was blaming herself, Dumbledore advised: "This is your omission, but I can't blame you entirely. You don't have to blame yourself too much. And it's useless for you to blame yourself. It's better to save your energy and wait. Use it to save your sister."

Dumbledore felt the same way about Ada.If he could wake up earlier and understand the importance of family ties, if he could not be so obsessed with Grindelwald and trust him less, if he could prevent Grindelwald from attacking Aberforth, maybe Ariana would not have died. .

Regret is too late, but there are no ifs in life. Even in the magical world, there is no such thing as regret medicine.

Of course, Ada knew that blaming herself was useless. She just wanted to vent instead of keeping negative emotions in her heart, which is very bad for mental health and can easily make her sick.

Just as the three people were talking, the bathroom door opened again, and the three professors, Snape, Flitwick, and Sprout, filed in.The three of them are the backbone of the school and will definitely come to visit. Professor McGonagall is taking care of the four Weasley brothers and informs the Weasleys by the way.

Behind the three professors, Lockhart with curly blond hair also walked in. Although he pretended to be relaxed and greeted them, his face was full of reluctance.It was obvious that Gilderoy Lockhart was forced to come here; he didn't want to come here at all.

"What's going on?" Dumbledore asked.

Snape sneered and said disdainfully: "Because he was afraid of the basilisk, this useless guy actually wanted to run away. When I went to his office, he was packing his luggage!"

Professor Flitwick's eyes were full of contempt, and he also said: "Lockhart has brought shame to the glory of Ravenclaw. He is a complete liar and villain! He actually wants to sneak attack when we are not paying attention, but But he can’t even hold the wand steady!”

Even Professor Sprout, who was always kind, looked at Lockhart with an evil look. If Lockhart hadn't been afraid of dirtying the ground, he might have become fertilizer for the plants in the greenhouse.

Dumbledore nodded, and he continued: "I think everyone knows why we are gathered here. I need a professor to go down with me, kill the basilisk, and rescue Ginny Weasley. Are there any volunteers? ?”

After hearing Dumbledore's words, the three deans all stepped back, making Lockhart's position become more prominent. It looked like Lockhart had taken a big step forward.

The three deans all knew that Dumbledore didn't need them to follow him at all, and he didn't even notify them to come.It's just that they are different from other professors. They are deans and they have responsibilities and obligations.

"Very well, Gilderoy, I have always believed in you." Dumbledore said, "You did not disappoint me. We will enter the secret room together later."

Lockhart looked helplessly at everyone present. He already understood what was happening. He said to Dumbledore: "Headmaster, I think it is better to let Professor Snape go down. After all, he is the head of Slytherin." long."

No matter who is dead or not, anyone can enter the Chamber of Secrets, as long as it's not Gilderoy Lockhart.

"Don't underestimate yourself, think about your great adventures." Dumbledore said, not knowing where he learned the strangeness from.

However, Dumbledore didn't seem to want to waste any more time. He said to Harry: "Harry, speak to the faucet and open it in Parseltongue."

Harry tried to think that the little snake on the faucet was a real snake and wanted to open the secret room.Perhaps it was because Lockhart had been interfering at the scene that Harry finally succeeded in making a "hissing" sound until the third time.

Suddenly, the faucet emits a dazzling white light and begins to spin rapidly.Then, the pool started to move.The pool slowly disappeared from sight, revealing a very thick water pipe that could accommodate a person.

The entrance to the secret room appears!

"I think Professor Lockhart is very willing to go down first." Snape said, he is still very good at adding insult to injury.

The deal was already done, and it seemed that the only way out was to go down and explore, but how could Lockhart think about going on?How dare he?

Lockhart said with a broken heart: "No, I don't want to go down, I don't want to go down and die for a little Weasley girl! I won't go! Ouch..."

Lockhart suddenly fell to the ground. It turned out that Ada couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him directly.This kick was done with great force. Not only did Lockhart hit Lockhart, but Ada herself was also unable to stand firmly.If Harry hadn't helped her, Ada would have fallen.

"Shut your stinky mouth!" Ada pointed at Lockhart's nose and cursed, "You clown! Liar! Coward!"

Ada has always had a bad temper, and she was even more angry at this moment. Lockhart's shape was really suitable for making a punching bag, and Ada had restrained herself from directing the Cruciatus Curse.

"I'm a coward, I'm a liar, I didn't do anything, I just recorded things that others did on my account." Lockhart begged, "I cast a forgetting spell on them, so that They forget everything."

At this point, it's no longer enough not to admit it. If you admit it, you will only lose your current status. If you don't admit it, you may die.Lockhart didn't dare to bet that the monster below was full of food and drink, nor that Dumbledore would protect him.

Now, as long as he doesn't go down to die, Lockhart is willing to do anything.As for resisting, don't be ridiculous, it's not like he didn't try it on the way here, and he even had his wand confiscated.

What's more, Dumbledore is still here. What's the difference between resisting and seeking death.

"Your words will appear in the Daily Prophet, Lockhart." After Dumbledore finished speaking, he looked at Snape and continued, "Watch him, Severus."

After explaining Lockhart's affairs, Dumbledore entered the secret passage first, followed closely by Ada.Then, Harry, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout also jumped in. Only Snape, Lockhart, and Ghost Myrtle were left in the bathroom.

Lockhart looked at Snape with a begging look on his face, and begged: "Let me go, Professor Snape, let me go!"

It seemed that Lockhart was begging for mercy, but in fact he wanted to sneak attack Snape when he wasn't paying attention.Once Snape was brought down, no one could stop him from leaving.

As for the things he admitted, he could continue to deny them until he left Hogwarts.Moreover, Lockhart didn't think that these people could escape intact. That was the secret room, Slytherin's secret room!

The Potions Professor was unmoved. He just looked at Lockhart coldly and said, "What I hate most in my life is cowards!"