Journey through the heavens from Hogwarts

"Hermione, let me see your homework." Ron looked at his watch and said anxiously.

"No, no," Hermione said, suddenly becoming serious, "You still have ten days, so there's no time to finish it."

"But, I think I saw you writing it for Lin Xiao. I just took a look. I'm only two inches away."

"Then...then you must have read...wrongly. I didn't write it for him. You must have been dazzled." Hermione stuttered. She originally wanted to refuse, but Lin Xiao completely caught her. In order to show her weakness, she gave her a few books from the restricted area in exchange.

"Really? But..."

The school bell rang.Ron was still a little unwilling to give up, but Hermione said, "You can look at Harry's. It's only two inches the same anyway. This is a normal thing, isn't it?", and then walked towards the History of Magic class. Go.

After hearing Hermione's words, Ron looked at Harry with bright eyes, making the latter feel uncomfortable and could only agree to Ron's request.

History of Magic was the dullest subject on their curriculum.Of all their teachers, only Professor Binns, who teaches this course, is a ghost.

Today, class is as boring as usual.Professor Binns opened his notes and read in a dry, low and monotonous voice, like an old vacuum cleaner. In the end, the whole class was in a daze. Occasionally, he came back to his senses and copied down a name or date. Then he fell into a semi-sleep state again.Half an hour after he spoke, something happened that had never happened before.

When Professor Binns looked up, he was very surprised to see someone raising his hand in his class.

"You are--"

"I'm Granger, professor. I want to ask you if you know anything about the Chamber of Secrets." Hermione said in a clear voice, "After all, you are the most senior professor in the school, so you will definitely know some other teachers. It’s something I don’t even know about.”

Dean, who had been staring blankly out of the window with his mouth open, suddenly woke up from his trance; Lavender Brown's head lifted from his arms, and Neville's elbow dropped from the table. .

Professor Binns blinked and heard Hermione's compliment, "You are right, I do know a little bit, but the course I am taking now is the History of Magic..."

"Professor, please take some time to talk to us. We all want to hear you tell the story about the secret room." Ron said helpfully.

"But..." Looking at the curious and eager eyes of the little wizards in the audience, Professor Binns recalled that during his lifetime, his students would also show such expressions in class, and he said helplessly, "Oh. ..Okay, let me tell you about the legend I know.”

"You all must know that Hogwarts School was founded more than 1000 years ago - the exact date is not certain - by the four greatest wizards of the time. The four houses are named after them: Derek Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Together they built this castle away from the prying eyes of Muggles. Because at that time, people were afraid of magic, and wizards were persecuted a lot."

Professor Binns paused, looked around the classroom with blurred vision, and continued: "In the first few years, several founders worked together harmoniously, looking for young people who showed signs of magic and bringing them to the castle. Cultivate them well. However, slowly there are differences between them...

Professor Binns paused again, pursed his lips, and continued.

"That's what reliable historical sources tell us, but these pure facts are obscured by the bizarre legend about the Chamber of Secrets. That story says that Slytherin built a secret chamber in the castle that the other founders knew nothing about. Known.”

"According to the legend, Slytherin sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that no one could open it until his true heir came to the school. Only that heir could open the Chamber of Secrets, release the horrors inside, and let it purify the school. , remove all those who are not worthy of learning magic."

When the story was finished, the class fell silent, but not the sleepy silence that usually characterized Professor Binns' classes.Everyone continued to stare at him, hoping he would continue.

"Of course, the whole thing is just nonsense," he said. "The school has investigated many times whether there is such a secret room, and the most knowledgeable wizards have been invited. But in the end, the result is that it is a secret room. It doesn't exist at all, it's just a legend designed to scare those simple-minded people."

Hermione's hand was raised in the air again, and she asked, "Professor, what does 'the scary thing in the Chamber of Secrets' mean?"

"It is believed to be some kind of monster that only the heir of Slytherin can control." Professor Binns said in his dry, thin voice.

The students below exchanged nervous glances.

"You have to remember that this is just a legend." Professor Binns organized his notes and said, "There is no such thing as a secret room or a monster."

"But, sir," said Seamus Finnigan, "can't this Chamber of Secrets only be opened by the true heir of Slytherin? Others may not be able to discover it at all, right?"

"Nonsense, Offrey," said Professor Binns in an annoyed tone, "since so many successive headmasters have failed to discover that thing——"

"But, Professor," Parvati Patil piped up, "it may take dark magic to open it—"

"Just because a wizard doesn't use the Dark Arts doesn't mean he doesn't know how to use it, Miss Pennyfeather." Professor Binns snapped. "I repeat, since someone like Dumbledore -"

"Perhaps, it must be opened by someone related to Slytherin, so Dumbledore can't-" Before Dean Thomas could finish speaking, Mr. Binns became impatient.

"Enough," he said sternly, regretting telling this story to these little wizards. "This is a legend! It doesn't exist at all! There is no evidence that Slytherin ever built such a secret broom shed or anything like that. Things. I really regret telling you this ridiculous story! If you are willing, let us go back to history and return to the real, credible and reliable facts!"

Sure enough, within 5 minutes, the little wizards were back to their drowsy state.

"I knew Salazar Slytherin was a perverted old lunatic," Ron told Harry and Hermione, "but I didn't know he was the one who came up with this pure-blood nonsense. Even if it were for nothing. Money, I won't enter his house. To be honest, if the Sorting Hat had sorted me into Slytherin, I would have just taken the train home without saying a word..." Class was over by this time, and they were struggling. Walking through the crowded corridor, he was ready to put down his schoolbag and have lunch.

The three men were pushed aside by the crowd, and Colin Creevey walked past them.

"Hello, Harry!"

"Hello, Colin." Harry replied casually.

"Harry - Harry - a boy in our class has been saying you are - "

However, Colin was too small to stop the flow of people pushing him towards the auditorium.They heard him scream, "Goodbye, Harry!" and disappear without a trace.

Ron suddenly pointed not far away and said, "Oh...see if that's Lin Xiao?"

After hearing Ron's words, Hermione also saw Lin Xiao following the crowd.

The three of them hurriedly got together. Among them, Ron wanted to ask Lin Xiaoqing if he didn't know what Colin was talking about.

"Hey, Lin Xiao, do you know anything interesting that happened recently? Tell us about it."