Civilization and Harmony Hogwarts

Chapter 248 The Secret Room 13

The clear sound of breathing resounded in the dead silent corridor, abruptly like a strand of ink-colored thread in the pure white cloth.

Eye-catching and impossible to ignore.

"Finally..." The sigh seemed to be weeping with joy, and in the sigh was the relief that the goal was finally achieved after working hard for a long time.

"Be vigilant and don't relax." The calm and cold tone seemed a bit unnaturally harsh, but after this voice sounded, the originally messy breathing sound became long, gentle and in step.

Obviously, they followed the instructions of that voice and began to proceed cautiously.

……

The long corridor was quickly brought to an end.

There is a large circular depression on the wall at the end of the corridor, which should be the door of the secret room.

Several snake-shaped reliefs were clinging to the stone gate. The surface of the stone snake, which was much thicker than an arm, was covered with neatly arranged fine snake scales.

As someone approached, there was light, and the stone snake's eyes were still reflecting a dark green light.

Tom, who took the lead, made a "stop" gesture to the people behind him.

The sound of footsteps stopped, and the light flickering with the walking also stabilized.

"If nothing else happens, the creature in the secret room should be a basilisk." Tom held up his wand, increasing the output of magic power, and the white light at the tip of the wand became more and more dazzling.

"Put on blinders."

As soon as Tom finished speaking, there was a rustling sound of cloth rubbing behind him—it was the sound of them taking out the blindfold.

After a short wait, the sound faded away, and Tom took a step forward.

"Hiss~hiss~~" (open)

The cold snake language was like a magical spell. With this command, the stone snake entrenched on the stone gate seemed to be given life, and began to twist and twist its cold body.

The mechanism inside the door creaked, and the stone snake on the door twisted and rubbed, echoing in the silent and empty corridor.

The little wizards wearing blindfolds held their breath nervously when they heard the sound.

Someone's face was flushed, and the hand holding the wand was trembling with tension.

When the stone snakes on the gate twisted to a certain extent, they stopped, and the circular gate opened with a bang.

A decadent and mysterious aroma wafted faintly from the space behind the door, lingering on the tip of the little wizard's nose.

Like the fat of a deep-sea whale, it is rich and reveals a moist and salty smell.

It also reminds people of the antiseptic spices used in ancient Egypt to smear corpses, which is weird and mysterious.

Facing the darkness inside the stone gate, Tom stepped forward calmly.

He didn't make a sound to signal the people behind him to follow.

The people behind did not receive the order, and they all stood quietly, waiting for the result anxiously.

……

"Clap."

Tom strode across the threshold, his feet clattering on the wet ground.

A thin layer of water swayed, creating ripples around it.

Like some welcome ceremony, starting from the lampposts on the walls on both sides of the gate, one lamppost after another was lit from near to far, and the huge secret room was illuminated inch by inch.

"Clap."

Tom's other foot dropped.

The center of the high dome in the secret room also began to light up, and the blind corners that were still left behind by the light of the lampposts were completely exposed at this time.

Right in front of Tom stood a huge humanoid statue.

The statue was almost as tall as the entire chamber, with its back against the back wall and its eyes looking forward.

The wizard portrayed in the statue looks old-fashioned, with wrinkled skin sticking to the skull, and clear and deep lines on the forehead.

Under the light of the dome, the brow bone casts a large shadow, which just falls into the sunken eye socket of the statue's face, making the eyes extraordinarily deep.

The long, thin beard fell almost to the bottom of the wizard's loose stone robes, and the curving beards rolled down like flowing water waves, each of which was vividly portrayed.

Two huge gray feet stood on the smooth floor, and the robes carved with mysterious patterns rolled to the feet and were stacked on the ground.

— This is the statue of Salazar Slytherin.

At first glance, the appearance depicted by the statue seems to be very different from the Slytherin in the magical portrait Tom has been with for many years.

But if you look closely, you can find that the facial contours of the two are highly similar.

Apparently, the statue depicts an elderly Salazar Slytherin.

……

"Hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss" (Talk to me, Slytherin - the greatest of the Hogwarts Big Four. )

Facing the statue, Tom opened his arms as if to embrace something, and he recited this long snake language in an aria-like tone.

It seemed that what he was in at this time was not some damp basement, but a resplendent auditorium.

The original cold and hoarse snake language has also become elegant.

……

In the empty secret room, the snake's neighing snake hit the old brick wall and echoed on the water waves that swayed round and round.

Then, with the rumbling sound of moving stones, a sound of hard objects sliding on the ground and crushing debris appeared from far and near.

Tom saw, from behind the Slytherin statue, a huge, hideous snake's head protruded slowly.

In the emerald green of the eyes, a touch of bright red crested hair seems to be particularly conspicuous.

The crested hair was as red as fresh blood coagulated, and looking at it in a daze, the bright red seemed to be still flowing.

The snake's head sticks out from behind the statue, and its huge body sticks to the ground, sliding around the statue's feet.

The big yellow eyes of the basilisk saw Tom on the opposite side.

The Parseltongue flowing from his mouth and the familiar aura originating from his blood made Bartz immediately able to confirm that he should be the "Heir of Slytherin" he was waiting for.

Buzz's snake body raised up like a demonstration, and the huge snake head looked down on Tom, who was only a small one for it.

"Hiss~" (the master's descendant?)

Buzz's cloudy eyes stared firmly at Tom, his tense muscles and slightly trembling scales made him ready to swallow the person in front of him at any time—if Tom was a fake.

Of course, Buzz is very confident about whether he can accurately identify the offspring of Slytherin. Now it's just the first time they meet, and everyone should go through the process politely.

"Hiss~" (Tom S. Gunter.)

Tom looked Buzz straight in the eye without timidity, and said his name to Buzz.

Buzz had already learned the name of this "Heir of Slytherin" from Afu, and also knew that this Gaunt was raised by the master's magical portrait himself.

Seeing that Tom turned out as he expected, Buzz didn't hesitate at all, and immediately gave it away for nothing.

"Hiss~~" (Buzz.)

Buzz slowly lowered his head towards Tom in surrender, and confided his name in a short hiss.

"Hiss~ss~~" (Hello, Buzz.)

Tom took a few steps towards Buzz's head lying on the ground, then reached out and put his hand on top of its head, stroking its scarlet crested hair.

"Hiss, hiss~~~" (Nice to meet you.)

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The statue of Slytherin in the chamber of secrets in the movie seems to have only one head, but the statue of Slytherin in the original book is a whole person enlarged in proportion.

In the movie, the basilisk crawls out of its mouth. It always feels a bit weird. Here, there is a secret door behind the statue. The basilisk comes out from the secret door, and then crawls around the legs of the statue, which will make Slytherin look more compelling. a little.