Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"No way, if it wasn't us but Hermione who got caught, she would do the same, she likes them." Harry was also helpless.

Myrtle kept yelling: "This girl is going to kill me! I am going to die!" Harry had to remind her of the fact that she was dead, but not only did Myrtle not appreciate her, she started crying instead. Screaming, until Professor McGonagall cast a silent spell on her, she could only open her mouth wide, her expression constantly changing, but unable to make a sound.She waved her fist angrily at Professor McGonagall and swished back into the toilet.

"We need to find the entrance to the secret room." Ron was preparing to act, and then he received Zoe's contemptuous eyes: "What do you think I am doing for so long? Do you play water splashing with Myrtle? I'm looking for All over the bathroom-here, look at the copper faucet with a small snake pattern engraved on the side, I think it is that."

"Now we have to open it."

"How to do it?" Harry asked.

"Think about what kind of person Slytherin is. He is a basilisk who controls the basilisk, and his heir must also be a basilisk. This mechanism can only be opened by the basilisk." She walked to the faucet, "Let I come."

"Turn on."

Everyone except Harry heard the inhuman language that Zoe squeezed from his throat, it was like a snake hiss.Accompanied by the snake whisper, a dazzling white light erupted from the faucet, and then the entire sink began to change. They twisted and disappeared in front of them like a mirage, and a large water pipe appeared with enough space. , Enough for adults to enter.

Chapter 24 Unstable Factors

Zoe was the first to get in. Professor McGonagall stopped her. She let herself go in the front, and the three students walked in the middle, letting Lockhart go behind.Lockhart tried to refuse, but finally failed to speak under Professor McGonagall's stern stare.

Zoe persuaded Professor McGonagall to let her in a second time, and as soon as she got into the pipe, a heart-pounding acceleration squeezed at her, and she began to fall.It was dark all around, and she could feel the noise and touch of the tube rubbing against her robe, and she could also feel the wind from the bottom up digging into the gaps in her clothes, arousing goose bumps.She knew that she was slowly sliding to a place where she didn't know how deep. They started from the third floor of the castle, but this time the fall was obviously much deeper than the third floor. Zoe thought they might have reached the ground.

When she was thinking about it, she noticed that the pipeline under her body suddenly became much flatter, which also meant that they were about to reach their destination and began to slow down.She slid out of the pipe mouth and almost threw her butt on the rocky ground. Then she felt a gentle force supporting her. Professor McGonagall waved her magic wand in her hand. She used a floating spell to ease the impact. Everyone Able to land safely.

"Fluorescence flickers."

Zoe shot a green light, and the light condensed between her rods, jumping steadily, illuminating a large space.She took the opportunity to observe the surrounding environment-it looked like a stone tunnel, the road was wide enough for them to walk straight.

Professor McGonagall admired her very much. Zoe’s control over spells at this age is impressive, even if it’s just the most basic lighting spell. "I think Flitwick will be very happy to have an heir. You want to take it as an elective in the third grade. Did the subject matter?" she said to Zoe.

"Thank you for your affirmation, Professor." Zoe smiled helplessly. "I haven't thought about it yet. I want to take more profound courses, such as ancient magic texts or astronomy divination. But I would like to ask one or two tutors for help. , Ask them to guide my studies, but then I won’t have much time for elective courses..."

"Did you care about it? I believe that no matter which professor it is, he will not reject a studious student, and he is very talented." Professor McGonagall said with a smile, "If you have a choice in your heart, I can help you. Ask."

"Oh, thank you, professor." Zoe hesitated. "What do you think of Professor Snape?"

"This is not a common choice. It's not that I'm talking bad about my colleagues. He is not very popular." Professor McGonagall looked surprised. "Which aspect of Severus attracted you? Or said Are you interested in the course he teaches?"

Zoe's gaze shifted to the right, and Lockhart, who was the last one, just slid down, tidying his purple robe.

"Professor Snape has a deep knowledge of potions, and I think he can learn a lot as a student. Plus, you know... he is an excellent duelist, so cool." She said half-truth false.

"I think this is a good choice, Siegel. But you can discuss with Dumbledore and he will give you an answer." Professor McGonagall suddenly became lost again. "Dumbledore will leave school. He is The real backbone of this school."

"When we catch the prisoner, they must let him come back." Zoe quickly comforted her.Professor McGonagall quickly cleared up her emotions. She couldn't let the students see her worries. If even the adults were confused, how could she protect the children?

"Let's go, Professor Lockhart. The basilisk is in front, and you finally have the opportunity to show us your superb fighting skills." Professor McGonagall stabbed Lockhart. He even looked a little pitiful, his body shaking. Like a sieve, my face is still sweating heavily.He moved to Professor McGonagall and was finally willing to show weakness: "Minerva, I know you all understand what level of wizard I am. I, I will tell the truth. The stories in those books are all false, and those are all false. I didn’t do it, I just borrowed...borrowing those stories..."

"You mean you plagiarized those stories?!" Ron yelled in disbelief. Lockhart jumped up and defended himself, "I used those stories, but it was not plagiarism! I let them Exposure to people's vision-who would want to see a woman with wrinkled skin all over, like an old bark? Even if she rescued the whole village, even if she drove away the banshee with wisdom and spells. I will keep these stories from getting dusty, understand? People are willing to like me and believe in me, because I look great, this is the best destination for these legends!"

Ron showed an expression of swallowing a slug: "You are so disgusting. Thinking about my mother liked you before, I could vomit even yesterday dinner."

"Yes, I'm not a great wizard at all. I'm just a small person. I don't have any good spells. I can even pronounce spells incorrectly. Let me go, Minerva. I can't go to the secret room. I, I will die there. ."

Professor McGonagall looked at him: "You can't do anything but walk with us, Lockhart. If the basilisk suddenly appears, you will also die. If you walk together, you can at least take care of you. When you get to the secret room, You stay at the door with the children and I will go in by myself."

"Professor, are you planning to go in alone? This is too dangerous..." Harry's worry was interrupted by Professor McGonagall. "Don't worry, Potter." A smile appeared on her face, "I don't depend on my age. Became the dean of Gryffindor House."

*****

They were going all the way. The tunnel was damp, and there were obvious water and moss marks on the wall. Harry felt his head wet because occasionally drops of water would fall off his head. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was tense. Professor McGonagall watched the surroundings, Zoe was in charge of the lighting, and the two boys followed, and Harry believed Ron was doing the same thing with him-watching Lockhart.

The man dropped his head in despair and gave up completely.If it were just a few children, he could still fight with the strength of adults, and maybe he could defeat them and escape.But now Minerva McGonagall was right by his side, a truly powerful wizard, Lockhart couldn't even think about it. He had enough time to chant the spell and McGonagall could use several silent spells to solve him.

"His, what is this!" He heard the red-haired boy take a cold breath, and he looked over, almost collapsed to the ground in fright: There were piles of green molting in front of him, obviously from the basilisk, these The molting is dry and huge, and it can be presumed that the basilisk's huge body can easily smash the human sternum with a pull of its tail.

Not only that, there are many broken bones scattered on the ground around the molting, some of which can be seen in shape, probably birds or small beasts, and some of them are indistinguishable from the shape, scattered all over the floor, emitting a muddy smell.What if there are human bones in it?Lockhart heard a voice saying this, he hurriedly searched around and found that it was the whine in his heart.

Lockhart never felt that death was so close to him, even the crisp sound of falling water droplets on the ground, in his ears, it seemed to be a fateful song of death.His heart was beating wildly, and Lockhart didn't want other people to notice the strangeness, and resisted the urge to gasp.

But I really don't want to die!He roared in his heart, looking resentfully at the upright back of Professor McGonagall, he even resented Dumbledore because he invited him to teach at Hogwarts, completely forgetting that he was proud to boast to others. Here comes the invitation.If there is a chance, he just wants to tell himself at that time, stay away from this damn castle, and never get close to it.

If you still want to live, I will give you a chance.

Just when Lockhart was desperate, a seductive voice appeared in his heart, sincere and repeated, like a snake in the Garden of Eden, it persuaded him to act, told him how to act, the timing of the choice, and stabilized his mood. , To wipe away the fear in his heart a little bit, and replace it with a desire for survival, and enough madness to take the initiative to hurt others.

Lockhart didn't even dare to think about the reason for the sound. He just clutched the hanging spider silk tightly, thinking that he was holding hope.

Chapter 25 Tom Riddle

When they walked around for ten minutes, they were not walking fast, and they were always on guard.But after all, there was no accident, and the journey went smoothly, and even a little suspicious situation did not appear.Harry thought it was normal to relax in this situation.He did not expect that someone was waiting for this moment.

For the sake of safety, Professor McGonagall did not take Lockhart's wand. In her opinion, Lockhart is a waste, but it is half a manpower. Judging from her colleagues for almost a year, she did not completely deny it. Lockhart's personality, willing to give him a chance.

If Snape stood in front of her, he would definitely sneer at Professor McGonagall's naivety, thinking that she was too kind to see through the selfish nature of people like Lockhart.People like Lockhart only care about their own reputation, and even if they step on the bones of others, they must take advantage.

No one saw Lockhart’s sudden grim look. He raised his wand and yelled at Professor McGonagall’s back: "Forget it!" This is the only spell he is good at, allowing him to publish those The basics of the legend.

A strong white light shot from his wand, Lockhart drove his whole heart, and there was only one chance.Professor McGonagall was hit by the Forgotten Charm and knelt on one knee, his face in pain.Fortunately, she habitually puts on herself an armor curse when walking and changes it every time, so she didn't cause more damage.But she still felt her head dizzy, and her intense sleepiness hit her.Lockhart's Forgotten Curse was indeed very powerful. She wanted to escape when Lockhart smashed Harry and Ron away, without even thinking, "There are many obstacles!"

Lockhart crashed into an invisible wall and screamed.Professor McGonagall chanted another knockdown spell. The boys rushed forward and pressed Lockhart in a hurry. When they tried to take Lockhart's wand, they found that he was not struggling at all, and the corner of his mouth appeared. An empty smile.

"Come on, Ron!" Harry roared.

They had just jumped away from Lockhart and shot a red light from Lockhart's wand. The red light hit the top of the rock wall and caused an explosion.Large chunks of broken stones fell from the stone wall, like a deadly rainstorm.The boys ran around with their heads. Harry avoided a huge boulder enough to break his arm. He desperately watched Ron's figure isolated on the other side. He ran to Professor McGonagall and desperately helped her up. , Professor McGonagall is still holding on, but her eyes are already a little dull.

"Siegel! Siegel!" His roar was almost submerged in the rumbling tunnel. He didn't find Zoe. The girl disappeared. Harry couldn't tell the extra energy. He took Professor McGonagall to hide. Go to the corner and avoid falling rocks.The tunnel was stronger than expected. It collapsed one floor and sealed both sides of the tunnel, but everything was fine except where it collapsed.

"Bo, Potter," Professor McGonagall said strenuously. She raised her wand tremblingly, with a milky white light shining on it, and the light flooded into Professor McGonagall's body. "Go to Siegel... Ran away everywhere."

"What about the others? You..."

"I will take care of the emergency. Lockhart's spell is mostly eliminated by the armor curse... I will soften these stones and rescue Weasley and the others. You go first, but you are not allowed to be aggressive." Professor McGonagall warned. He said, "Seek for help when you are in danger, and I will help you immediately."

*****

Harry ran through the tunnel, the empty tunnel echoing his footsteps and gasping.He quickly saw a wall at the end. Two entwined snakes were vivid, with huge emeralds in their eyes, and the snake's head lifted slightly as if looking at Harry.

Harry licked his lips. He imagined in his mind that he was facing two real snakes. "Open it." A low hissing sound came from his mouth. The two snakes separated, and one cracked in the middle wall. Entrance.

Go ahead, Harry.Harry cheered himself up.

He entered a dimly lit room with many tall stone pillars erected on either side, each with a stone snake entwined on it, "fluorescence flashes." He swallowed his saliva and chanted, illuminated by a bright green light. The way forward, but also cast a deeper shadow.Harry always felt that where the basilisk was hiding, he would jump out of the shadows to attack him at any time. He carefully probed the surroundings. When he remembered that Zoe should have been here, he trembled, "Sie, Siegel? "

There was no response, and Harry's heart went straight.When he walked to the last pair of stone pillars, the flames flared from both sides, and then one after another from behind, startled him. He finally saw everything in the secret room-including the tall one. The large stone statue of Salazar Slytherin looked down at him proudly.

The flames and light alleviated the fear in Harry's heart. He looked up and found a blond figure in a black robe lying in the open space in front of him."Siegel!" He rushed over and lifted Zoe's body. He found that Zoe's eyes were hollow and his body was cold. Harry was shaking. Looking at such eyes, you will feel that you are not alone. It's a corpse.

"Welcome, Harry. I have always believed that you will find the truth, although it may be a little late."