Snakes in Hogwarts

"The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear."

"The oldest and strongest fear is the unknown."

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The castle in the middle of the night is far more lively than in the day.

In a corridor on the fourth floor of the castle, a group of people were gathered in front of a thick wooden door, and they seemed to hesitate.

Andros stood at the front of the crowd, he put his wand away, held the round brass doorknob again, and then pushed hard.

Creak~

The door slowly opened towards the inside, revealing a gap.

Looking along the gap, it was dark inside, and nothing was seen.

"We, are we really going in?" Draco couldn't help swallowing.

Perhaps in response to that sentence, when you are staring at the abyss, the abyss is staring at you.

When he stared at the back of the gap intently, he faintly felt that something was watching him through the narrow gap.

This made Draco look very upset.

"Otherwise, if there is a real danger behind the door, then the door cannot be opened at all with my magic level." Andros continued to flicker the group of inexperienced little snakes.

"Dumbledore will definitely guard this place with clever magic spells, not just an ordinary door lock that can't be used in an ordinary door."

The little snakes also looked unbelievable. No one thought that there was only one door lock outside the forbidden area.

Anyone with a little knowledge of magic can easily open it through the lock-opening spell.

Is it really as Andros said, all this is just Dumbledore's trick to scare people, 4?

There is no danger in it at all?

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Looking at the people in Slytherin who were still thinking, Andros gently wiped the cold sweat from the sideburns.

In fact, if there is really no other choice, he would rather be caught by Filch and deduct points than break into the forbidden area that Dumbledore clearly showed.

He knows the plot, knows what's in it.

It is because of knowing that Andros is reluctant to set foot here easily.

For the intrigue between Old Deng and Voldemort, he had no interest in mixing at all.

What's more, he is not qualified to participate in it as a chess player.

Don't you see, an elite wizard as good as Snape is just a pawn between Voldemort and Dumbledore.

And Andros, like this, may barely be called a mass of ashes without fire.

In layman's terms, it is cannon fodder.

This is also the reason why he has always been cautious. Unlike the little wizards who have a little talent and don't know how to be successful, Andros has always had a very clear understanding of his position.

This knowledge is not in the slightest vague after mastering brilliant spells such as the Iron Armor Curse.

Even if you master the iron armor curse that a little wizard of the same grade can't master, what can you do?

This is just a good start.

Moreover, the object of his comparison has never been those little wizards of the same grade.

What is the meaning of this group of children who don't understand anything and play happily every day?

What's the use of leading them too much?

Andro has always compared the objects of those senior students, or the elite wizards mentioned in the original work, which allows him to maintain a clear and rational mind at all times, and he will not raise his tail just because he has mastered a little magic. .

Because even a Muggle who doesn't know anything about magic can tell that the distance between them is still far away.

If he wants to save himself in the rest of the troubled times and have a plan, the quiet campus time in the past few years is Andros' last and most important development opportunity.

The hard work he has put in these years is worth more than a dozen years.

This is fair.

For the future development, Andros has a very vague plan, or ambition.

This may be the reason why the Sorting Hat was so persistent in dividing him into Slytherin.

Because Slytherin has never lacked vigorous ambition, but most snakes have not yet matched the strength.

Moreover, to some extent, caution and shrewdness can also be understood to mean the same thing.

Unlike the protagonists who struggled to death after crossing, Andros has always been a cautious person.

This caution may come from his early unhappy childhood and the dangerous scavenging career in recent years.

Over the past few months, Andros hasn't done anything too outrageous. Apart from successfully getting Hermione to be assigned to Ravenclaw, he has basically not changed the direction of the plot.

Even if he didn't find a suitable reason, he wouldn't even unlock the responsive house.

Although knowing the magic of that room, it is too close to Dumbledore's office!

It was so close that the latter had urgency in the middle of the night and got up at night.

Andros didn't want to hum a cheerful little tune and bump Dumbledore into Dumbledore's arms one night after doing some secretly big things in the responsive room.

Andros had no reason to explain how he discovered that magical room.

Now going to unlock the House of Requirement seems to be no different from actively throwing in and holding my arms and writing my secrets on my face. Come and use the pantheon to me.

Before mastering Occlumency or thinking of a reasonable reason, the eighth floor is another forbidden area for Andros to explore the castle.

He has always been so cautious, but this caution is still somewhat relaxed today.

Andros never dreamed that so many things would happen tonight!

Without Draco going to file a complaint, who knew Mrs. Loris would come and lead Filch over!

Blame this damn smelly cat!

Thinking of this, Andros angrily cursed a scrawny gray cat in his heart, which caused Mrs. Lorice, who had been quietly nestled in Filch's arms, to sneeze unnaturally.

"What's the matter, good baby? Filch patted Mrs. Loris in her arms gently, his scalp numb with soft words.

Only when faced with this well-behaved and obedient kitten can he find comfort in his heart.

Filch has always believed that the little cat who came to him on his own initiative was a gift from the goddess of fate, and the only light in his originally dim life.

When she felt Mrs. Loris ran back to her in a panic, Filch was almost furious, and some students dared to scare his only spiritual support!

Until now, his face is still a little distorted with anger.

"Don't worry, we will catch those guys, I swear, I will see who they are and drive them out of the school."

Hearing Pepy Ghost's shout, Filch trot towards the source of the sound almost without even thinking about it.

He must catch those damn guys, he must!

"There is no time to struggle, Filch will find here soon!"

"Let's go in! Think about it, if we were really caught, how many college points would be deducted from Slytherin."

"Think about it. When Senior Sister Farley woke up tomorrow morning, she found a few hundred emeralds empty in the Slytherin's hourglass at the entrance of the auditorium. What do you think she would do?"

Andros' words made the little snakes present shrink their necks uncontrollably, if Slytherin was really hurt by them and lost this year's Academy Cup.

God knows if the angry Sister Farley will kill them!

They didn't want to face the anger of Sister Farley at all.

Although Andros' suggestion still sounded unreliable, he was right in one point. It was probably the only way not to be caught by Filch at the moment.

Looking at these indecisive little snakes, to be honest, Andros didn't have any confidence in his heart.

Although he knew what was behind the door and he was fully prepared, but knowing that doesn't mean he won't be afraid!

This is totally different!

What he has more than the Slytherins around him is nothing more than a little familiarity with the plot. In contrast, he doesn't have the kind of fear of unknown things.

It's a long time to speak, but the time left for everyone to think is only a dozen seconds, and soon there is the sound of da da footsteps and whirring gasps in the distance.

In this case, that only represents a possibility.

Filch is coming soon!

"Let's go in!" Hearing a sound not far away, the little snakes finally made up their minds. Under the leadership of Andros, they ran all the way down the gap in the wooden door and slipped in.

And Harry and Ron still had such a low sense of existence that Neville, who was almost forgotten by the author, also followed Slytherin's footsteps after a little hesitation, and they had no better way.

Accompanied by the creaking sound, the gate of the restricted area on the fourth floor was closed again.