if i am not me

This year's rain seems to be much more than in previous years. The pattering rain soaked the soil more and more softly, which invisibly added some unnecessary troubles to the two walking in the Forbidden Forest.After a slight sound, a ray of red light instantly enveloped the two black figures moving in the forest.

"You should have used it a long time ago." The voice was extremely soft, as if a buzzing bug had flown by his ear, but the speaker knew that the ear power of the person in front of him could be controlled even by clear and shallow breathing, let alone This insect-like sound.

"Sorry, I didn't remember it all at once." A slightly apologetic voice sounded, Harry saw Draco pouted and flicked the corner of his clothes with a mischievous smile in the moonlight that had just escaped from the dark clouds.But in the end he reached out and picked up Drake's hand, and the two continued to walk deep.In order not to disturb the aborigines in the forest, they entered the Forbidden Forest for the first time after two months of preparation.From the clues Harry got, the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets was deep in the Forbidden Forest. As long as they could get there safely, the Chamber of Secrets would be under their control.

After walking for more than an hour along the already planned route, they came to a cave.It's a hole, but in fact, if Harry hadn't known the entrance was here, he wouldn't have noticed it, and even if he had noticed, he wouldn't have taken the risk easily.The surrounding shrubs cover it up, and the only difference is that all the animals around the cave are fresh except for the plants. Yes, this place used to be one of the taboos in the Forbidden Forest.Even many ancient races who have lived here for thousands of years can't tell exactly what occupied this land. The only thing we know is that it has existed for nearly a thousand years, and it exudes an unparalleled aura of danger.And now the trace left by the creature here is weak, and only a few traces of animals have stepped in.

Without hesitation, the two pushed through the bushes one after the other and walked in.There was no suffocation in the cave as Harry had imagined, on the contrary, the air was still fresh.

"Lumos! (Lumos flashing)"

The hole is not big, at least compared to the huge size of BASILISK, this hole can only let it pass through, but it makes Harry and Draco feel unusually spacious.

Choose the correct one from the forks, and as they advance, the originally dry cave becomes moist, and the "tick" sound of water droplets falling from the cave roof becomes more frequent, indicating that they are getting farther and farther away from the secret room. near.Both Draco and Harry felt excited unconsciously, because what was waiting for them to explore ahead was the secret room belonging to Salazar Slytherin, the legendary secret room that had been sealed in history for nearly a thousand years.Yes, they'd been there, and had a blast, but only in the entrance hall.If you tell a Slytherin that their founder's Chamber of Secrets is just a single hall, trust me, you won't get ridicule and sarcasm.

They know they've succeeded when a wall that doesn't fit in with their surroundings appears within their range of vision.

The wall is covered with moss, and its damaged surface has been smoothed due to time. However, from the scattered gravel around it, it can be seen how much damage was done to BASILISK when it chose this place as the breakthrough.Draco squeezed Harry's hand tightly, and entered the secret room first under Harry's puzzled eyes.Maybe there is no BASILISK in the secret room, but this place is almost completely unknown to them, and no one can guarantee that there will be no other dangers.

Frowning inexplicably, Harry followed closely behind, but the wand in his hand was squeezed even tighter.The originally excited mood calmed down, and his emerald green eyes watched the surroundings vigilantly to prevent sudden changes.

Fortunately, there were no changes along the way. Harry and Draco walked straight down the road they came in. Although there were many forks in the middle, the previous experience told them that they should follow their instincts.When both of them have the same intuition, they are more convinced of their choice.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for them to smell a strange smell coming from the air in front of them. It was the smell of rotting corpses mixed with the smell of blood.The two looked at each other, knowing that they had returned to the hall of the secret room, and the dim light ahead also proved this point.

The secret room was still the same as when they left. BASILISK's body had begun to rot, but due to the cold environment in the secret room, the rot was not very severe. Observing BASILISK at such a close distance, even the dead ones still feel daunting.

"That boy Neville is fine." Draco wondered while remembering Neville who killed him.

"I think so too." Harry smiled, walked towards Basilisk, looking thoughtfully at the fangs in the huge monster's mouth.Draco knew exactly what Harry was up to.Smiling dotingly, Draco took out his wand and pointed at the fang that was still in Basilisk's mouth. "Diffindo!"

It's not a difficult spell, but not everyone can use it as easily as Draco does now.If an ordinary underage wizard can use this spell to leave marks on the fangs, he should be laughing, instead of cutting them off so neatly - even adult wizards are the same, they can't do it so easily without powerful magic power Shaking fangs.

What he couldn't do in the last school year, he has now done it. Talent plus hard work, and the substantial increase in magic power is the best testimony of Draco's growth.Especially after he understands his own mind, he is more diligent, whether it is physical fitness training or magic spell practice, he puts more energy into it.Not for anything else, just so that one day in the future, I can be qualified to let him leave his back to me.

Three years... In three years, I can learn a lot of things and understand a lot of things. Now the city is full of storms, and only those stupid people still believe how harmonious and peaceful this world is.

He calmly took out a pair of dragon leather gloves from the pocket that had been subjected to space magic and put them on, then carefully wrapped the fallen fangs with the fur of an unknown animal and put them back into the pocket. Drake's movements were smooth and smooth, It can be seen that the preparation is sufficient.

Throwing a crystal bottle to Harry, who was standing aside with a half-smile, Draco raised his eyebrows, "See if there is any venom? Such good things are rare."

Harry shook his head amusedly, but still walked towards the location where the BASILISK poison sac was located, put on the dragon leather gloves that Drake threw to him and began to search carefully for the poison sac.

After packing up his fangs, Drake started to circle around BASILISK's corpse, looking at the almost intact snakeskin, he fiddled with the dagger in his hand, ready to move.But BASILISK is really too big, if we really want to divide this behemoth, the current time is definitely not enough, their purpose tonight is not it, the fangs and poison sacs are just incidental.

"Okay." Patting Draco who was staring at BASILISK in a daze, Harry threw to him the bottle of venom he had collected with great difficulty.Drake didn't expect that they actually got some venom. Although it wasn't much, it was enough because of its strong toxicity.Contentedly pocketing the crystal bottle, Draco gave Harry a charming smile.

"OK! Where do we start now?" Draco patted his pocket, and glanced at the BASILISK next to him.

"Don't look, I just cast a preservation spell, you can take your time later." Rolling his eyes, Harry said helplessly that he never knew that Drake was so obsessed with BASILISK.

When Draco heard this, he turned his gaze to the direction Harry was looking at - the statue of Salazar Slytherin.

"Riddle says that the real chamber is actually in the statue of Salazar Slytherin. You know, only the Snake's Cavus can open the statue's entrance, so..."

"Fortunately, that idiot Neville never thought of revisiting his old place." Trying to ignore the unhappiness that the name brought to him, Draco stroked his smooth chin, showing a wicked smile, his eyes flickering as he looked at the statue. With an unknown light.

Knowing that Draco's curiosity and competitiveness had been aroused, Harry also raised the corners of his mouth.I believe that apart from the two of them, no one would have thought that there would be a third old tongue—of course, that guy Riddle who has disappeared does not count.

Cleverly climbing up the statue, this height is really a piece of cake for Harry and Draco who have extraordinary skills.As they climbed onto Salazar Slytherin's shoulders, Harry simmered and began to make a "hissing" sound to Draco's ears.

"Open!"

With a "hiss", the place where Salazar Slytherin's mouth had been opened slowly opened, revealing a hole big enough for BASILISK to pass through.Looking at each other, the two quickly entered the cave.

The entrance of the cave is designed as a winding staircase, which is convenient for people and BASILISK to enter and exit. There is a particularly large room not far from the entrance, and only shaking hands inside With the wand of light, Harry knew that this room was BASILISK's den.Harry guessed that there might be exits in this room leading to other places, after all Salazar Slytherin couldn't starve his chosen guardian to death.But the current structure made it impossible for Harry to see anything, and he could only assume that BASILISK said "open" in his own language, and then went out from the real secret room.

But as soon as he opened his mind, Harry couldn't help but think of something that shocked him-if BASILISK could open the secret chamber by itself, then SalazarSlytherin's control over it would simply reach an outrageous level, and it also proved that SalazarSlytherin's How terrible people are.You must know that it is almost inconceivable that BASILISK would rather open a hole in the depths of the Forbidden Forest than go against the master's wishes.

As they walked further down, Harry and Draco felt a little nervous unconsciously. Their clasped hands felt the slippery touch of each other's hands, and they couldn't help but tighten their grip.Along the way they passed a few more rooms, but the opened door was empty.Soon, they seemed to see a faint light ahead.After extinguishing the magic wand that was shining due to the spell in their hands, the two moved forward more cautiously.

When they finished the last step, they saw a luxurious room before their eyes.The previous light was emitted from here, and the surrounding golden decorations made the light from the Ye Mingzhu even more dazzling, but apart from these decorations, this room can almost be described as bare walls.Yes, there seemed to be nothing else in this room except for the beautiful decoration.

At this moment, stunned is not enough to describe the current state of mind of Harry and Draco. Although Riddle had told him that Voldemort might leave nothing behind, he did not expect it to be so thorough.

Draco touched the wall with his hands, and said with emotion: "If the room hadn't been cursed, do you think Voldemort would have removed all the gold and night pearls from the wall?"

Knowing that Draco was only joking, Harry still felt the corners of his eyes twitch.

Voldemort is worthy of being the Dark Lord, and he is really good at doing things.Judging from his experience of fighting against him back then, the Dark Lord should not have discovered the passage made by BASILISK, so when he learned that he might never be able to return to Hogwarts, he put everything in the Chamber of Secrets away. Everything is gone, except BASILISK.As the saying goes, the person who knows himself best may be someone else, but he must know himself, so Riddle knew that Voldemort could not leave Hogwarts after leaving Hogwarts. The previous warning, or hint.

But what surprised Harry was that Voldemort didn't find the entrance hidden in the Forbidden Forest. Maybe he couldn't think of a beast that could open a path that didn't exist in the secret room of SalazarSlytherin. The thinking mode of the superior will always ignore it. Some dispensable factors, but sometimes it is precisely because of these factors that the situation can turn around instantly.Voldemort was too used to being a leader, so he ignored the agility of BASILISK itself as a tool.However, the result of his doing so did make him, a latecomer, gain nothing.

"After tidying up, we can use it as a practice room. The secrecy is absolutely top-notch. You can try the few spells that have not been practiced now." Drake patted Harry on the shoulder comfortingly. It has long been expected, but people always have expectations, even if there is only a one-ten-thousandth possibility.

Quickly adjusting his mentality, Harry nodded. It seemed that the function of this secret room could only be this way now, but something was better than nothing, he had had enough of practicing spells secretly.

"By the way, Drake." Now that he has decided to use this place as a practice room, it is unrealistic to walk back and forth for two hours. "Learn the Phantom Walking Curse!"

"Accompanying with the phantom? You boy..." Draco was stunned. He thought he was improving fast enough, but he didn't expect that Harry was actually far ahead of him.Watching him nod casually, Draco knew that apparating was no longer a problem for him.Pretending to be unhappy, he thumped Harry's shoulder, and lowered his head slightly so that Harry couldn't see the wry smile on his lips.Sure enough, my growth is far from enough. The current me is not qualified to stand by his side...

However, dejection was only a momentary emotion, and soon Draco began to adjust the training plan in his mind. Maybe he couldn't keep pace with Harry now, but one day, he would no longer only see his back.