Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Peter

Chapter 122 Into the Chamber of Secrets
Mr. Crouch and Professor Slughorn had been in the hospital for nearly a week, neither had shown signs of regaining sanity, and both had been killed by Professor Slughorn during the struggle, as judged by St. Mungo's therapists. This caused them to suffer reversible amnesia during the defensive spell set up in the office.

The Ministry of Magic issued a reward notice for the hunt for Quelnus Quirrell and August Rookwood. The two have become the most wanted criminals. Any wizard who provides valid clues about them can get five thousand galleons generous rewards.

At the same time, the Ministry of Magic has also printed a large number of anti-Dark Arts pamphlets, which are divided into three parts: "Dark Arts Curse Defense Tips", "Guide to Defense Against Dark Magical Creatures" and "Wizard Battle Guide".

Among them, the "Dark Magic Curse Defense Tips" section puts forward suggestions such as identity verification before entering the house, not allowing unknown people to enter the room, and providing convenience for Muggle neighbors as much as possible.

The second part briefly explains the coping skills of dark magic creatures such as ghouls, dementors, werewolves, etc. Clothes, and flee quickly, because the inferi are most afraid of fire.

The third part is an excerpt of the first three chapters of Peter's "Wizard Combat Guide". For most students who have taken the Defense Against the Dark Arts open class, the content in the booklet is too basic.

These changes are heartening. Unlike the Ministry of Magic under Mr. Crouch who cares too much about its reputation, Ms. Burns cares more about reality, and all her actions show her determination to find Voldemort.

On Thursday afternoon, the castle was full of chaos. Ms. Amelia Burns visited the school herself. Peter went down the stairs and saw the Ministry of Magic party. Ms. Burns walked in the front. With short gray hair and a pair of monocles, it can be seen from her appearance that she is a resolute witch.

Beside Lady Burns, Peter saw Dawlish and Kingsley, and a man as strong as a golden-haired lion, all three as if carved from the strongest rock, and pale Cornelius Fudge followed At the back of the line, green bowler hats are clasped to their chests with one hand.

Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall greeted them in the castle. Girl Burns shook hands with Dumbledore very briefly and forcefully. They exchanged a few words, but Burns didn't have the slightest smile on his face.

Outside the line, Peter also saw a familiar figure—the newspaper reporter Rita Skeeter. She was much more restrained than usual today, quietly walking diagonally behind the line, and whispered to her assistant to move the camera.

Dumbledore saw Peter coming down the stairs, and said with a smile, "Peter, let me introduce you. This is Amelia Bones, Director of Magical Law Enforcement and Acting Minister of Magic; This is Rufus Scrimgeour, Chief of the Auror Office."

Ms. Bones strode forward and extended her hands to Peter enthusiastically, "Professor Peter Peddie, the man who killed Voldemort himself is really famous for a long time."

Peter smiled and held her hand, "Ms. Bones, you have also done a lot."

Rita Skeeter and her assistant scrambled around the cover of the crowd, and frantically pressed the shutter on the two of them. The flash crackled, and Peter let go of Ms. Burns's hand, and glanced at Rita lightly. , she immediately avoided Peter's gaze.

Scrimgeour also came up and held Peter's hand, "I take you as an example." He said in a hoarse voice. Hands full of stories.

"Don't dare to take it." Peter bowed his head slightly as he said.

"Albus, I want to fully understand the situation in the secret room." Ms. Bones went straight to the point and went straight to the point.

"No problem, Amelia." Dumbledore said with a smile, "Peter." He gestured to Peter, so Peter and Dumbledore walked in the front of the crowd and led everyone to the girls' bathroom on the second floor .

Peter took out the finished dictionary from his arms, tapped it lightly with his wand, a creepy hiss came out of the dictionary, Fudge turned pale with fright, and took a step back.

"Don't worry, the word means 'open' in Parseltongue," Peter explained.

"But... but... it's Parseltongue!" said Fudge tremblingly. "Gentlemen, only mysterious people can speak Parseltongue. It's associated with the most evil black magic..."

Peter, Dumbledore, Burns, and Scrimgeour were all staring at the faucet shining white light. No one paid attention to Cornelius Fudge, only Rita smiled crookedly, and the shorthand quill was written on the parchment With a rustling sound, Fudge glanced at the words under the quill, and swallowed his last words.

The pool moved rumblingly, and a very thick water pipe was exposed underneath, allowing a person to get in.

"Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets," said Dumbledore.

Peter didn't speak. He cast the Levitation Charm on himself and entered the pipe, taking care not to get his robes in the filth of the pipe. Behind him, other wizards and witches followed suit.

The water pipe was dark and slippery, with a steep slope at the beginning. When it was close to the exit, the pipe became horizontal. Peter landed lightly and patted the dust on the corner of his clothes.

He lit his wand and took a few steps forward, his boots crushing the tiny bones piled up on the ground with a soft creak.

Dumbledore and McGonagall appeared behind Peter, followed by the Ministry of Magic, and Fudge landed a little mishap, landing on his hip with his bowler hat stuck in a small pile of rotting rat skins.

Peter held up his wand and gestured forward. At the intersection of light and dark, a huge bright green snakeskin was coiled on the ground.

"Basilisk, this one has grown very big, at least twenty feet long." Peter said flatly, his tone seemed to be admiring the strong reptiles in the glass tank, "from Slytherin It stayed here until now, the animal has lived for 1000 years."

"It's beautiful," said Dumbledore.

Fudge took a few steps forward, squinted his eyes, and saw the basilisk's skin clearly, his knees gave way, and he almost fell to his knees.

"Sorry, Albus, Connelly is unwell..." Amelia gave Fudge a cold look.

"It's okay, let Connelly stay here, just as my Phoenix Fox needs someone to take care of it." Dumbledore said.

The group went silently deeper into the tunnel, carefully turning one bend after another, until at last they came to a wall carved with two intertwined snakes, with huge emeralds in their eyes.

"Nearly the same decoration as a locket..." thought Peter.

"The next part of the journey will be very dangerous. I hope you will stop here for a while." He said.

He tapped his wand on the dictionary again, "Open it." Herbo's voice echoed in the secret room.

(End of this chapter)