demon hunter at hogwarts

One minute later, Snape and Regulus stood two meters apart in front of Dumbledore's desk.

There was a half-eaten Lemon Olaf on the old principal's desk.

"So, why do you two come to me in such a hurry?" Dumbledore said with a smile, "Would you like a lemon sorbet?"

"I just heard a very funny story." Snape said, pointing at Regulus: "According to this idler, there is a so-called secret room deep underground in Hogwarts. There’s a terrible monster hiding inside.”

Dumbledore's blue eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned his sharp gaze to Regulus and said, "This is an important discovery. Can you tell me more about it?"

So, Regulus recounted what he saw and heard in that secret passage.

"Students actually used this secret passage to enter and exit the school for three years. It seems that Argus's work is not done well..." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "But considering that his salary is not high, there will be no deductions." His wages are gone..."

"Ahem!" Snape couldn't help hearing that Dumbledore said such nonsense.

"What's the matter, Severus?"

"I want to know if the legend of the Chamber of Secrets is true," Snape said impatiently, "and if this man is talking nonsense."

Regulus was about to retaliate against Snape when he heard Dumbledore take a deep breath and whisper: "You should know that there is a ghost in the school called Moaning Myrtle..."

The two nodded together.

In recent decades, everyone who has attended Hogwarts knows that there is a girls' bathroom in the castle that is never used. The reason is that there lives a ghost named Moaning Moojin. Mom, that is a girl who wears thick glasses, is emotionally sensitive, and is not very popular.

Because she often lost her temper and cried in that bathroom, over time, no one wanted to use that bathroom.

Although both Regulus and Snape were full of doubts, they wisely did not interrupt Dumbledore because they knew that the old headmaster would not suddenly mention an irrelevant person at such a time.

"About 50 years ago, the Chamber of Secrets was opened by someone." Sure enough, Dumbledore said, "The school was on the verge of closing at that time because a student died. You should be able to guess who it was."

Regulus' face was expressionless, but his mind was already sorting through this "novel" old news.

I say it's old news because this happened about 50 years ago.

He said it was novel because he had never heard of it.

Even though his parents were both in school at the time and must have experienced that period, they never mentioned it.

On the wall, a portrait of Armando Dippet, the headmaster of Hogwarts 50 years ago, is secretly hiding his face in a book, but his ears with hearing aids are still exposed, obviously not wanting to let go. Every word of this conversation.

And Phineas Nigellus couldn't help but start to join the conversation, with some sarcasm in his tone, obviously dissatisfied with Dippet's incompetence: "This matter was a big scandal at the time. Huo Gwarts is known as the safest place in the world, but it turned out that people were killed and students died. Anyone who has experienced this will never talk about it."

Hearing this, Snape's knuckles on the table made a clicking sound.

Regulus glanced at him, and Snape pulled his hand back.

"It is said that the Chamber of Secrets was built by Slytherin..." After Phineas calmed down, Dumbledore spoke again, "It just so happens that both of you are graduates of Slytherin... So as Slytherin..." Letling, you should know some of his ideas, such as - it is important to keep the wizarding bloodline pure. He believes that Muggle-born wizards are not worthy of education."

Regulus frowned, while Snape's face was expressionless and unfathomable.

This made Regulus feel a little strange. In his impression, Snape was an out-and-out Slytherin, but now it seemed that he also had some opinions on the ideas of the founder of the academy.

Dumbledore seemed not to notice all this and continued speaking: "We know that Slytherin's ideas had serious differences with the other three founders, and he finally chose to leave. Of course, such a way of leaving It made him feel very unwilling. So he left a back-up before that."

"Chamber of Secrets." Snape said, his voice sounding dry and astringent.

"The answer is correct." Dumbledore nodded slightly and said, "According to legend, the other three founders knew nothing about Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets. Because Slytherin used magic to remove it before leaving. It is hidden in the deepest part of the castle. No one can open the Chamber of Secrets until the true heir of Slytherin returns to the school. Only he can reopen the Chamber of Secrets and release the horrific monsters hidden inside, allowing it to 'purify' the school. , to eliminate all those whom Slytherin deems 'unworthy' of learning magic."

"When I first took office, I spent a large sum of money to invite a professional team to investigate the location of the secret room, but found nothing." Phineas Nigellus suddenly interjected, "Others They thought I embezzled a lot of money from the school in this matter, and they said the story of the secret room was completely fabricated to scare simple-minded people. But it turned out that I was right."

"That's because we all paid our own money to hire people to investigate! Only you used the school's public funds. This motive is of course suspicious!" The portrait of Delis Derwent couldn't bear it anymore and said. scolded Phineas.

"It seems that he has been too comfortable during this period. He needs to remember a little longer." The headmistress holding a very thick wand stared at Phineas maliciously, and Phineas, who always had a sharp mouth, After Si saw her, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, no longer daring to talk.

"Everyone, please be patient..." Dumbledore said, half helplessly, half amusingly, as he persuaded the already noisy portraits on the wall.

"Albus, when you join us, you will understand why we don't want to be quiet." The portrait of Phyllida Spoor said to Dumbledore with a smile.She was a kind-looking witch who wore a scarf and had her hair tied up high. She was also a famous herbalist and the author of "Thousands of Miraculous Herbs and Mushrooms". 500 years after her death, Later, this book is still one of the textbooks for the Herbology course at Hogwarts.

Finally, after the previous principals launched a righteous crusade against Phineas, silence returned to the principal's office.

"So, what is the terrifying monster in the Chamber of Secrets?" Snape broke the silence.

"It is probably some kind of ancient monster. The only thing we can be sure of is that this monster was born 1000 years ago and was still alive 50 years ago." Dumbledore said, "And only the heir of Slytherin can Control this monster..."

"So there are very few options to choose from," Regulus said thoughtfully.

"Perhaps, we have a ready witness who can ask her about her situation at that time." Snape said, "She should still be in the bathroom waiting for others to visit."

On this issue, the three people quickly reached an agreement.

So, under the leadership of Dumbledore, Snape and Regulus headed straight to the abandoned girls' bathroom on the first floor, despite the strange looks of the students who were finishing get out of class.

The bathroom was dirty and it had obviously not been cleaned for a long time.In a toilet room at the end, there was the sound of gurgling water.

Dumbledore gave him three gentle claps, and the bathroom door closed automatically.

"anyone there?"

The ghost of a girl passed through the toilet stall door and floated out.

"Professor Dumbledore," she greeted, obviously recognizing Dumbledore, who was the Transfiguration professor back then. "You look much older. Do you want to ask me why I didn't go to class?"

"I really want to know what happened that day...how you died," Dumbledore said. "It's a pity that I can't see you in class again."

"In all these years, no one has asked me how I died." Myrtle puffed out her chest proudly, as if the question made her feel very honored.

Regulus pursed his lips.

Normally, asking a ghost how he died is likely to offend him.

The students in Slytherin were all curious about the blood stains on Bloody Barrow and the shackles on his limbs, but no one had ever tried to ask Bloody Barrow how he died.

Except for some ghosts with weird personalities, such as the ghost of Gryffindor and the almost headless Nick.

He always liked to tell everyone the whole process of how his head was struck with a blunt ax more than 40 times before it was completely chopped off.

Now it seems that Myrtle and Nick do have something in common.

"What happened at that time was so terrible, tsk tsk tsk..." Myrtle floated into the air, looking down at Regulus and the three of them through thick pearl-like glasses, and said with relish, "That's where it happened. I I died in this toilet. I remember it very clearly. At that time, Olive Humbe laughed at me and said that I looked like a four-eyed dog with my glasses, so I hid in it. I locked the door and cried here. , the whole afternoon, no one came to see me..."

Snape was a little impatient with these irrelevant details and tried to interrupt Myrtle's narration several times, but was stopped by Dumbledore's gestures.

"...It seems that we have overlooked many things. It is not enough to just pay attention to the students' situation in the classroom." Dumbledore said softly.

Myrtle seemed to have not heard Dumbledore's words and said to herself: "Suddenly, someone came in. They were talking in words that I couldn't understand at all. It sounded funny. I thought it was another kind of conversation." Language..."

Hearing this, Regulus was thoughtful.

"...But the thing that pisses me off the most is that this is a girls' bathroom, but the voice I heard was that of a boy." Myrtle was still talking, her tone getting more and more intense, "I opened the door, Scold him, tell him to go away, go into your boys' bathroom, and then-"

Myrtle drew a long note, as if she thought she could whet the appetites of several people.

"Then what happened?" Snape finally couldn't help it.

Judging from his expression, if Myrtle were alive, he would definitely deduct fifty points from Myrtle's college.

"Then I died!" Myrtle flew around the bathroom excitedly, looking very energetic.

"That's it? No one is casting spells on you..." Regulus asked, "Or launching an attack?"

"I don't know." Myrtle lowered her voice and sounded mysterious. "At that time, I only saw a pair of scary big yellow eyes, like lanterns. My whole body seemed to be caught, and then... ...I floated away and saw my body lying on the ground...I can't leave here. As you know, I want to settle the account with Olive Humbe. If it weren't for her taunting me, I wouldn't die here. In the toilet. People from the Ministry of Magic stopped me from pestering her... She also expressed regret to me and said that if she could do it over again, she would never laugh at me for wearing glasses."

After hearing what Myrtle said, the three of them already knew the monster that took her life.

Ancient creatures that can kill people with just their gaze can be controlled in another language. There is only one answer: the basilisk.

This also fits the character of Slytherin, using the snake as a symbol.

"Where did you see those eyes?" Dumbledore asked.

"Almost there." Myrtle pointed to the sink standing in the middle of the bathroom, surrounded by pillars.

There are eight wash basins in total, seven of which look normal, except for one faucet.

There is a small snake engraved on the side of the copper faucet.

Regulus stared at the little snake. Under the flickering dim candlelight in the bathroom, the little snake seemed to be squirming slightly.

Snape stepped forward and turned the faucet a few times. The faucet seemed to be rusty and made some heart-wrenching sounds.

"This is the only faucet that never comes out with water." Myrtle looked at Snape's futile actions and looked a little gloating.

"I think I know how to open it." Regulus looked at Dumbledore with questioning eyes, "Mr. Principal, do you want me to do this now? Or should you wait until you evacuate the teachers and students in the castle to prevent This monster came out and caused unnecessary casualties?"

Snape snorted coldly and said: "Since Professor Black has a way, I won't bother here. I believe that with the principal here, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with a basilisk."

Of course he could hear the implication of Regulus' words: there were some things that needed to be avoided.

"Severus is trustworthy." Dumbledore said with a smile, "In fact, I have never dealt with a basilisk. I need the help of both of you."