time at hogwarts

148. Parseltongue

The plot has changed, and it is useless to think about it. Instead of worrying about the whereabouts of the diary, it is better to prepare for the worst first.

The only thing he can be certain about now is that no matter who the diary falls into, it will definitely lure the holder back to Hogwarts, because in Riddle's memory, he had no idea about Hogwarts. It has the greatest obsession, especially with non-pure-blood wizards, so in the original book it will try every means to control the basilisk to kill people.

'Wait, basilisk? 'He was suddenly excited. As expected, it is easy to fall into inertia thinking if you know too much. He kept thinking based on the plot in the original book, completely forgetting that the reason why so many things happened in the second grade was because Harry and the others didn't know who their opponent was. He knew now that he could notify the professor and principal before the situation happened or became serious. The only thing he needed to pay attention to was how to explain how he knew about the Horcrux.

It’s also a little hard to tell about the basilisk in Salazar Slytherin’s Chamber of Secrets. You can’t tell them directly that there is a basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, and it’s unrealistic to go in and find it later. In the novel, the basilisk is deep in the chamber, but This is the real world now. Who knows if the basilisk will just stare at the entrance of the secret room with its big eyes. Then it may burp before it can even take a breath as soon as it enters. Why should it be notified?

After straightening out the thoughts in his mind, Magos stopped thinking about it. Anyway, there was someone tall enough to hold up the sky if it fell. If there was a real crisis, there would be no need to lay the groundwork and find an excuse. He rushed directly to the principal's office to find a reason. Foreign aid is enough.

After he figured it out, the troubled look disappeared, which made Mrs. Weasley, who had been a little worried and paying attention to him, relieved a lot.

Quirrell and Mr. Weasley had already discussed the details of cooperation. At this time, he saw that Magos's expression softened and walked over with a smile.

"Arthur agreed, but he didn't suggest that we magically modify large machines, such as cars. Although we would make a lot less money this way, what he said makes sense. If those things become widespread, the Ministry of Magic will definitely help. This creates new rules and even bans.”

Magos thought for a while and nodded. What Arthur said does make sense, but not all wizards are willing not to be exposed to ordinary people. You must know that there are still wizards who often make some pranks and put them in the world of ordinary people. , which is why Arthur is often so busy.

He thought that if those wizards who loved showing off got the magic car, they would form a group and roar in the sky in London.

The picture was so beautiful that he couldn't imagine it.

It doesn't take much thought to guess the outcome of this. The wizards who showed up will not have an easy time, and he, who is responsible for the sale, may be even more tragic.

"Then modify some small things, like a Walkman. When you have time, go to the Muggle world. New things will often appear."

"Okay." Quirrell nodded, "One more thing, what are you going to call the store? It's going to open soon, so we have to put up a sign." After speaking, he pointed to the door.

"I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me." Magos smiled a little embarrassedly. "I thought of a name before, but I forgot it now. Do you have any suggestions?"

"The names of shops in the magical world are not as troublesome as those in the Muggle world. Since wizards rarely like to visit stores, they don't choose any weird names. There are usually three ways to name them. The simplest is to name them after the shop owner. , you can call it Will's or Magos's shop, just like Madam Malkin's Robe Shop." McGoss waved his hands when he heard the name, it didn't sound good.

"The second is to name it after the thing it sells. What we sell here is quite complex. It can be called a potion shop, a bookstore, a magic item shop, or it can be named after a magically modified item." Magos passed this method without even thinking about it. , it is neither new nor easy for wizards who don’t know it to have limitations.

"As for the last one, it is to use some ancient languages ​​that are easy to understand and have similar meanings. However, there are relatively few wizards who use this method, and we don't have any similar ancient languages ​​to replace it."

McGoss glanced at the professor who was once famous for his talents speechlessly. He talked for a long time and said it was all nonsense. In the end, he should let him, the boss, think for himself.But he didn't believe that Quirrell really couldn't think of a name. He probably did this just because he didn't want to overstep his authority. Even though he was only a 12-year-old kid now, he also clearly distinguished the relationship between the boss and the employee, and naming things like this How can an employee pick it up on behalf of the boss? In that case, is the store considered an employee or the boss's?

"Okay, then I'll take it from the perspective of the Muggle world, um..." He held his chin and thought for a while.

"Yes, it's called... the Magic House in the Magic World. It's just a little longer."

Quirrell smiled and nodded, with no other thoughts at all.

Magos glanced at him helplessly, "Professor, you really treat me as your boss. You agree with everything I say."

"Haha, you are my boss, and I still count on your salary." Quirrell smiled and spread his hands.

Magos opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but looking at Quirrell's serious face, as if he was really prepared to work here until he grew old, he couldn't say anything in the end.He was still very touched and knew that he wanted to help him in other ways.

Next, Quirrell went to work on opening the store alone. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the others saw that Magos had recovered and took him out for a walk.

The Weasleys had no intention of staying in Diagon Alley due to their cooperation with Magos, so they took Ginny and said goodbye to the others before returning to the Burrow.The twins disappeared shortly after returning to the store. They were probably called away by Lee Jordan again.

The store that had just been occupied by a group of people was suddenly empty, but this had nothing to do with Magos, he was being taken around by the Salvation Trio.

They didn't return to the Leaky Cauldron until after four o'clock. They found an empty table and sat down. Tom ordered four large new drinks, iced fruit sparkling drinks.

This drink looks very beautiful and colorful, and there are bubbles popping up in spiral shapes. At first, Magos thought it was Coca-Cola entering the magical world when he saw the bubbles in the drink, which shocked him. , but after drinking it, I realized that the bubbles inside were just bubbles and had nothing to do with carbon dioxide. The taste was similar to fruit drinks.

I heard from Tom that this drink has become popular recently and is made from a variety of magic fruits plus a bubbling leaf.McGoss was a little interested in the bubbling leaves and asked Tom for some.

I drank a cold drink and chatted with them casually for a while.

"By the way, Harry, is your ability to talk to snakes a talent?" Magos thought that since Tom Riddle could control the basilisk with Parseltongue, Harry might also have a chance.

"Talk to snakes?" But Ron's tone changed when he heard his words.He looked around nervously and asked in a low voice, "Harry can talk to snakes? Parseltongue?"

"Yes, I almost forgot. The first time I met Harry was when he released a python, and you said you were talking to it at the time." Hermione also thought about it. She once thought that was one of the wizard's methods. , now it seems that this is a talent that very few people can master.

Harry obviously thought of Dudley who was locked up in the python house that day, and smiled, "I don't know, I haven't encountered a snake since that day. But I don't like the feeling of talking to snakes. That made me feel a little uncomfortable.”

Ron looked at them with a little fear, "Harry still has this ability? Do you know who the last wizard with this ability was?"

"Who is it?" Harry was a little curious about the senior.

Ron swallowed.

"Mystery man."

"What?" Harry and Hermione stared at him in disbelief.

"How is this possible?" Harry couldn't accept that the enemy who killed his parents had the same ability as him.

"It's very strange." McGoss glanced at him, "I looked for books on this talent in school last year and found..."

"What did you find?" Harry clenched his fists, fearing that he would hear some strange relationship between him and Voldemort.

"You know the four founders of Hogwarts."

"Of course I know, they are Salazar Slytherin, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw. They were the most outstanding wizards at that time. "As soon as Magos finished speaking, Hermione quickly said the names of the four people.

"But what does this have to do with my talent?" Harry was a little surprised.

"It's a big deal. Do you know who the first known Parseltongue was?"

"Is that so?" Hermione asked in surprise, covering her mouth.

Magos nodded, "One of the four founders, and also the founder of Slytherin."

"Salazar Slytherin?" Harry and Ron said in unison.

"Yes, and having a Parseltongue has always been the tradition of the Slytherin family, and has always been the key to distinguishing the wizards of the Slytherin family. Finally, the emblem of Slytherin's house is the snake."

"Is Harry a descendant of Salazar Slytherin?" The sudden secret caused the brains of the three people, including Harry, to stop working for a moment.

"This..." Harry couldn't believe it.He didn't know the truth about his parents' death until he arrived at Hogwarts. As for his family, he really didn't know anything about it.

"No, Harry is from the Potter family, and the Potter family was once a pure-blood wizard family that was not weaker than the Malfoy family and the Black family."

Harry's brain has completely shut down. He always thought that he was similar to Hermione Magos, but now he realized that his father's family was actually so famous.

"Then where did Harry's Parseltongue come from?" Hermione was shocked by Harry's life experience, and then asked the key point behind her.

"I don't know. Maybe Parseltongue does not only belong to the Slytherin family, but they have always inherited this talent. Although there are not many wizards with the same talent, it is not too rare."

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