Hogwarts in a parallel world

Chapter 23 Whispers in the Wall

Two weeks later, Winters confirmed something.The Defense Against the Dark Arts class has turned into Professor Lockhart's personal press conference, Hermione is practicing silent spells, and Aurora treats the Defense Against the Dark Arts class as discussing how to win the first Quidditch with Harry. The strange thing is that everyone is doing their own thing.As for classroom discipline, forget about it.

When Winters was discussing with Elena how to study those ancient documents next, "I think you have gone down the wrong path, modern ancient spells...", Delk's sarcastic voice was heard. : "The Weisley and Longbottom families are typical examples of degenerates among wizards. Their existence has tarnished the entire wizard bloodline. But sadly, there are still a lot of such wastes, so much that they were not cleaned up in the last war.

Malfoy said in his drawn-out tone: They won by luck last time, I hope they can have a chance to admit their mistake this time, what do you think? Sly?"

Ron's face turned red with anger, while Neville clenched his fists. Harry and Hermione quickly pulled Ron and Neville away, while Aurora walked over as if they hadn't heard.

Delk: "Look, what has become of the Weasley family, hiding behind mudbloods? That's right, the Weasley family is already poor and malnourished."Winters felt the blood all over his body rushing to his head, and he had the urge to cast a spell on Delk immediately.

"Winters, Winters! Come here, I have a question about the silent spell." Aurora's voice seemed to come from a long distance.

Winters woke up from a dream and asked "Silent spell?" Then Aurora took Winters away as if he was dreaming.

Winters' face turned red with anger: "What's wrong with you? You didn't see them there...

Aurora interrupted Winters: "Maybe I'm thinking too much, but Delk knows that I'm also a Muggle-born, and he actually did it in front of so many people even though I taught him a lesson last time. Speaking of that word, something is not quite right today.

Winters: "Last time..."

Aurora: I mean that time in first grade, when you were in the library.But this time it was Delk, why did he suddenly run out? Ever since my wand flashed purple light, at least he didn't dare to say such insulting words in front of me.

At this time, Elsa and Karai came over, and Karai said: "Everyone knows what happened to Elena... I suspect that someone is behind the current situation.

"Soul-Condensing Cold", a spell that can freeze magic power and soul, can theoretically prevent the outbreak of Elena's disease.But not everyone can achieve the effect you exert. No one knows, and no one dares to bet.

Elsa: So, Winters, listen to me, they want to see you do stupid things, and you must avoid getting involved recently.Even if Harry, Ron, Hermione, or other Gryffindor students regard you as a traitor, you must not be impulsive. If it doesn't work, just ask for leave and go home. "

Winters originally wanted to say that Elena could transfer to another school, but he thought about it carefully and did not say anything.But Aurora guessed what Winters wanted to say.

Aurora: "There are people like Delk, Malfoy, and Pansy everywhere. Transferring schools won't solve any problems."

Elena sneered: As expected of several generations of Slytherins, so shrewd.Wanting to indirectly attack the forces resisting the mysterious man.It seems that my mother's wandless, silent, and trackless spellcasting method is a huge danger to them, and I also have the talent of trackless spellcasting.

Aurora was very confused: What is that?

Elena was a little arrogant: To put it simply, as long as the spell is cast successfully, my spell will work on the target almost immediately.Instead of having a spell fly from the tip of his wand like Winters did.

Carlisle: So, Winters, at least for the next few months, you'll be cool. . . .Frustrated.But no matter what, don't do anything stupid, they probably won't have the patience to wear it out. . . .

Before Kale could finish his words, he heard him throwing it at Mal, and then Neville, Ron and Seamus, as well as Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe, got into a ball.The whole classroom was in chaos. Aurora didn't know where she got the strength to pull Hermione and Harry out of the crowd.

Hermione asked anxiously: What should Ron and the others do?

Aurora: Don't worry about it. Classes are going on in the next classroom. If you get blocked, you're done.Let's get out quickly.

As soon as they went out, they saw the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor from next door walking over. He was tall, with some white hair on top of his head and blue-green eyes.

Elsa whispered: "It's Professor Mochi"

"What's going on? It's such a mess?" he asked seriously.

Winters told the whole story.

"You guys come to my classroom first, and I'll inform McGonagall and Snape."

Winters, Karai, Aurora, Elsa, Elena, and Hermione arrived in the next classroom.As soon as Winters arrived in the classroom, he saw Slyer practicing the silent spell, but it was extremely unstable.

Slyer: "Your classroom is really messy."

Harry: "With Delk, can the place where Malfoy and their minions are there not cause chaos?"

"It makes sense when you think about it." Slyer smiled.

"Are you practicing silent spells?" Hermione asked curiously.

Slyer: "Yeah, the stupid bird flies first. Do you think that only Muggle-born wizards will start practicing silent spells now?"

Hermione: "No..."

Slaer: "There are so many bloodline inheritances. If you rely only on bloodline inheritance, there will be no wizard family that will give birth to people who don't know magic."

Ernie was a little anxious: "It's easy to say, you have succeeded a few times, but McClain and I have never succeeded."

Slyer glared at Ernie: That's fluorescent flashing, the most basic.

McClain said anxiously: Practice quickly, otherwise there will be one more homework.

It didn't take long before I heard McGonagall's roar and Snape's toneless sarcasm in the next classroom.When get out of class was about to end, Professor Mochi left them all behind.

"I think you guys should be transferred to my classroom. Winters, needless to say, with your talent, it's very shameful to waste time. As for you guys, I'm not sure how well you can teach. At least I won’t let you waste this year.”

Winters: But it's not fair to other students.

Professor Mochi smiled: Your worries are unnecessary. There will be a surprise inspection in two weeks, and all unqualified students will participate in the weekend Defense Against the Dark Arts class.I think you don’t want to waste your time on that kind of thing." He finished and looked at Elena.

Aurora: Professor Mochi, of course I have no problem.

Professor Mochi: "What about you?"

“We’re all fine”

Winters: "But Professor, I have a question... why would Lockhart be asked to teach us?"

Professor Mochi said with deep helplessness, "Oh... Because of Elena's illness, she needs a raw material that is only available on Shadow Island: the elderberry touched by the Lord of Souls. But that old stubborn man in Odyssey just didn't tell me how to find it. This kind of thing, until this Lockhart somehow got the Odyssey notes, and they are all true."

Aurora: "Does this mean that the raw materials have been obtained?"

Professor Mochi: "Yes, but the price is that our weekends and holidays as teachers are completely ruined"

Elena lowered her head without saying a word. Professor Mochi seemed to have guessed Elena's thoughts. He smiled and said: Morlans is Albus Dumbledore's comrade-in-arms. We can help him. pleasure.

Elena, you can study with peace of mind. Your illness is not a big problem. Although it is difficult to solve, it is not impossible.

After class, Winters and Aurora returned to the auditorium and found that the entire Gryffindor was looking at them strangely.Winters was very disgusted with this kind of looking at monsters or scrutinizing eyes.

Ron asked angrily: "Where were you just now?" His eyes were swollen.Neville lowered his head and clenched his hands into fists.Still very angry

Winters: "We went to the next classroom. Aurora used a lot of strength to pull Hermione and Harry out of the crowd."

Ron asked in disbelief: "So you just let us get beaten?"

Winters: "What does it mean to let it go? The chaos was like that, and Aurora was not a strongman. What should I do if she was cursed?" He was a little angry.

Ron shouted: "Then what are you doing? Why don't you drag me and Neville out?"

Winters felt his anger rising: "I told you, it was too chaotic at the time. Do you want me to use magic? And then get fired?"

Hermione said nervously: "Ron, it was already a mess. I could hear it clearly in the next classroom. Thank goodness Aurora dragged me and Harry out, otherwise we would definitely have been injured too."

Ron gritted his teeth and said: "Very good... Now Gryffindor is embarrassed. Neville, Seamus, and I were pinned to the ground by Delk and Malfoy..."

"When did fighting in the classroom bring glory to Gryffindor? The Quidditch match is about to start. Winning the first game is bringing glory to Gryffindor." Winters thought Ron was vain. The heart is at work.

Then Ron stopped talking, but Winters still heard words like Glan traitor from Ron's mouth, and other Gryffindor students muttered something like "Why does he always go with the Slytherin students?" .Winters' mood became worse and worse under that scrutinizing gaze.

"What did you say? Ron, if you are a Gryffindor, just say it loudly, whispering is nothing." Winters asked calmly, but for some reason many people's faces turned pale.

George and Fred carried Ron out of the auditorium door.

"Don't you understand what I said? Let him say it. I want to know what he just said." Winters' tone was calm.

Aurora: "Winters, that's enough. Ron was..."

Winters: "I said to let Ron speak out, but I didn't say to let you speak out. If we don't clarify this matter today, it won't be over." Aurora seemed to shake, her face looking very ugly.

Aurora: "He's your roommate... Winters... you're so..."

Winters: "Excessive? What does he mean?"

"Ron, if you don't tell me, then you will admit that you are a complete coward." Winters pressed forward step by step.

The surrounding sounds disappeared, and the noisy auditorium immediately became quiet for some reason.

"You don't want to say it? Then you don't want to tell me. I will only say it once. In the future, don't use the so-called Gryffindor honor to pressure me or my sister. At least the honor of Gryffindor House has nothing to do with me. I have my work to do. If anyone doesn't understand—

Winters said as he waved his wand, and a dazzling purple light flashed from the tip of the wand.

"——I will explain it in the simplest language. Also, don't blame me for being rude if you let me hear words about traitors." The silence was terrifying for a while, and then Elena pulled the trigger in the silence. Gone Winters.

Elena: "What happened to you just now? Ron's family was just insulted by Delk and the others."

Winters said angrily: "I know. Then, help him vent his anger, and then get fired. Isn't that just what he wants?"

Elena: "But you really went too far."

Winters: "If I don't speak clearly, they will just think that Aurora and I are traitors, and then they will keep pressing on me with peace of mind."

Elena: "They won't press you every step of the way now, and no one will care about you anymore...except Aurora, of course." Elena nodded behind Winters.

Winters turned around and saw Aurora, Harry, and Hermione walking over.

"The way you looked just now was so terrifying... I felt like a raging fire was burning uncontrollably." Aurora's face was very ugly.

Winters was a bit disapproving, "I just let the wand release the magic according to my ideas."

Harry felt a little uncomfortable, "But you scared everyone, even George and Fred. Ron can't even walk anymore."

Aurora: "I understand the reason why you did that, but your method is too outrageous. You are threatening force."

Winters "Didn't you do that too?"

Aurora "I warned them verbally several times, but they still scolded me. I just warned them with a magic wand."

"It seems I should give you a verbal warning first," Winters said with a wry smile.

"You will be lonely in the last few months at least, and...where will you stay tonight..." Harry asked helplessly, and his two friends almost broke into each other.

Winters: "Lonely? I don't think so. I just use this alone time to continue exploring ancient documents. As for where to live... I think I'd better go home first... Professor Dumbledore"

Dumbledore stood not far from them, watching them quietly.

"You really made too much noise today," Dumbledore said with a smile. "If the rest of you have nothing to do, you can go back to the auditorium first. After all, there will be classes soon."

After everyone else had left, Dumbledore asked Winters "Can you tell me why you lost your temper?"

Winters sighed, "I wanted to teach Delk a lesson, but the result was that I was expelled. Even if I teach him a lesson in the duel arena, the result would be the same."

Then I wanted to go to the Quidditch field, but the flying broomstick was absolutely obedient to me. It was obedient to the point that it would not be in my hand until I explicitly told it to be in my hand.However, now I want to understand those ancient documents and try to make some contribution to the treatment of Elena's illness. . . . .As a result, I have become a traitor now.”

"In short, there seems to be something hindering you in everything you do, or you are always plagued by bad luck," Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Yes, Professor, it just feels like...it always doesn't go well for no reason."

Dumbledore: "It seems that some rumors are true. The elder wand can bring bad luck to people," Dumbledore said with a smile.

Winters "Um...Professor?"

Dumbledore smiled: "Winters, that's a kind of superstition, but you have to understand that you can treat your current situation as a training. The elder wand is indeed a very magical wand, it will guide it. The owner embarked on that magnificent journey."

"...What do you mean?" Winters seemed to understand.

Dumbledore: "It's testing you. It's testing whether you have enough character to complete that magnificent journey."

"Enough quality?" Winters asked

Dumbledore nodded slowly, "Yes, of sufficient quality. Voldemort will come back sooner or later, and I believe you will confront him head-on."

"But... I'm not sure I can... I still..." Winters was very surprised.

Dumbledore: "I wasn't sure if I could beat Grindelwald at that time. But I still chose to confront Grindelwald head-on, not for those false and empty titles, but just to prevent innocent people from getting hurt."

Winters: "Then Harry..."

Dumbledore shook his head slightly: "He has his own way to go, and... it may be more difficult than you."

Winters was very surprised: "Harder than me?"

Dumbledore: "Yes, I have a hunch that he will be more difficult than you. It's not the wand, or it's caused by the strength of the magic... I can't say too much yet."

After a short silence.Winters said: "Then I will give my adoptive parents now..."

Dumbledore "You should say you are going to write to your parents. They treat you as their biological son and they will be sad if you say "adoptive parents""

Winters was a little embarrassed: "I'm just afraid that that magnificent fate will affect them."

Dumbledore smiled and said, "Interesting idea, but I don't think so. Your wand found you the day you were born. I don't think it would do anything like that."

Winters asked happily: "Really?"

Dumbledore: "The wand chooses the wizard, but the wizard also affects the wand. Even if your wand does not help the Eisen family, it will not harm them."

Dumbledore looked at the time and said: "While you are staying at home, you must practice magic aggregation intensively to ensure that everything is foolproof. Wait for my letter at any time."

Winters was very surprised: "Is Elena's illness over?"

Dumbledore nodded: "Yes, we have seen the end. The biggest problem now is her family. After all, there are no positive examples of this kind of magic in the history, and examples of failure abound, and the consequences are very terrible. They have I dare not say that no one has the guts to take a big gamble. Maybe they can only make up their mind when Elena is on the verge of life and death."

When Winters wrote the letter, Dumbledore said softly: Winters, I remember your Occlumency was very good, why didn't it work today?

Winters: "I completely forgot that I could also perform Occlumency. It's the hardest for me to bear the suspicion of others. I sometimes think that maintaining a not-so-bad relationship with Slytherin students is considered a traitor? Moreover, Elena, Elsa, Karai, and many others are also very dissatisfied with Delk, Malfoy, and Riley."

Dumbledore was a little helpless: "Because we have to look for the answer from history. The confrontation between the two colleges did not reach what it is today in an instant.

Then Dumbledore changed his subject: I appreciate your stance in defending Aurora today, but there is a big problem with your method.

Winters gets angry when he thinks of those scrutinizing eyes: "I was really angry at the time. Did you think of me as something, a monster?"

Dumbledore smiled: "In the future, you should just walk away when you encounter this kind of situation... Because your parents are a Slytherin and a Gryffindor... You have to know that they were The two are mortal enemies and can fight from morning to night in the duel arena, and every spell is different."

Winters asked half curiously and half surprised, "Then how did they..."

“After they first played together, they began to fall in love across colleges.

I remember it was a dementor guard, twisted by dark magic, and there was chaos.At that time, no one except your parents attacked the twisted dementor, probably in the 6th grade. . . .Then they were never seen in the dueling arena again.

In their own words, falling in love takes too much time. . .As for what a dementor is, you will know it when you are in your third year," Dumbledore said with a smile.

Winters: "Then when will I come back?"

Dumbledore: "After Christmas, after all, many people are frightened by your actions."

Ten hours later, Winters returned home for the first time less than a month after school started. He came back with Aurora and a lot of thick books recommended by Dumbledore.

Mrs. Eisen designed a strict schedule for them. Lydia once wanted to let Winters use magic to help him with his homework, but Aurora dissuaded her.

Aurora: "The most you can do is dictate it, and then the pen writes automatically."

"Oh... that's okay too" Lydia couldn't wait.

"They are indeed twin sisters," Winters thought to himself.

After Winters returned home, he and Elena basically wrote a letter every week, communicating about how to understand ancient texts.

About three weeks later, Harry and Slyer received a letter. Harry wrote that he won the first Quidditch match, but Colin, the so-called Potter follower, was petrified and kept hearing There is something in the wall and talking, and it is very cruel and seems to be related to Malfoy.

Harry said that no matter how he asked Dobby, the only information Dobby said that might be useful was the heir of Slytherin, and the heir of Slytherin was very hostile to Harry.

The content of Slyer's letter was even more bizarre. In addition to describing how they battled wits with Malfoy and the troublesome silent spells, he also wrote that he saw Ginny in a panic several times and asked Winter Is Skinny under a curse?

Lydia asked curiously: "Are all wizards like this, hearing inexplicable sounds?"

Winters: "Impossible... Could it be that Harry has been exposed to too much dark magic?" He thought about the side effects of being exposed to dark magic.

Aurora said doubtfully, "It's unlikely, his time is all occupied."

Winters frowned: "Then we need to remind him to pay attention."

Lydia: "Who is Ginny? I never heard you mention her."

Winters "Ron's little sister. Also has red hair."

Lydia: "Is that so? I wonder if she hasn't adapted to life in Hogwarts yet and can't find a classroom?"

Winters: "Maybe. But now Aurora and I are not in Hogwarts. There is nothing to do except aimless speculation. Since there is nothing to do, why not read a book?"

Time passed peacefully day by day, and Elena would write letters to Winters and Aurora from time to time. She also mentioned Ginny's panic in her letter, and she also said that Harry had his own admirer.

Most of Winters' replies were: Translation of ancient documents, the disadvantages of being famous, how is your illness, is your family still unable to make up their mind, etc.

After entering mid-November, the weather is getting colder quickly.And the magic aggregate has reached the point where it can be called upon at any time.He wrote to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore wrote in his reply: Elena's parents are determined, but they will not agree to my method until the potion is completely unable to suppress it.I think this is good, I can better improve the areas that may not be perfect.Your progress is great, please wait for news from me at any time.

Thanks to the strict schedule, their homework didn't fall behind at all.When Winters thought time would pass slowly in this calmness.A letter from Hermione arrived on a Friday night, and the content of the letter caught the attention of Aurora Winters and Lydia.

The content of Hermione's letter is as follows:

"Hello Winters, I have been thinking for a long time whether I should write you this letter... After thinking about it carefully, I think you should know some of the recent events in Hogwarts. First of all, Harry won the first game Quidditch game. But Harry always heard a strange sound, which seemed to come from the walls of Hogwarts.

Harry had spoken to me and Ron several times, and I'd asked everyone I could, but they all said they hadn't heard.But after we asked Professor McGonagall, Professor McGonagall said that there were indeed rumors that the descendants of Slytherin would expel all Muggle-born wizards after returning to Hogwarts.

Professor McGonagall told us: Slytherin built the Chamber of Secrets before leaving Hogwarts, and there was a terrible monster in the Chamber of Secrets.But after several centuries, the secret room was not found.

We asked Jelena and her friends, but they were not happy when they saw us asking this question.So we are going to ask Malfoy. The potion I brewed is going very well and is expected to be ready for use in April.As for the magic potion, I will tell you when you come back.

Ron began to regret it. He thought he was too impulsive.I don't know if it's because he has to make up classes every week or if the sound scares him. "

Winters and Aurora frowned differently, and Lydia seemed to have some ideas.

Aurora looked at Lydia: "Do you have any clues?"

Lydia: "I have a few guesses"

Winters: "Anyway, I can only guess blindly now, so let's take a guess."

Lydia: "First of all, only Harry can hear this voice, which shows that Harry may have some unknown talent."

Winters: "This guess should be fine"

Lydia: "The second point is that this voice has been staying in Hogwarts, and it has not been there before, which means that something from outside Hogwarts must have come in."

Aurora: "I agree, it's indeed abnormal."

Lydia: "Third point, this voice is either some kind of ghost or some kind of creature, otherwise it would be impossible to wander around Hogwarts for two whole months."

Aurora: "It makes sense. Lidya, please continue talking."

Lydia: "The fourth point is, is there any relationship between Dobby and this creature?"

Winters: "How can the two of them be related, this...Dobby's master?"

Lydia: "That's what I mean. This creature must have something to do with Dobby's master. You also said that Dobby sent a warning to Harry.

But I'm not sure.After all, the Malfoy family you are talking about has been a student of Slytherin House for several generations, and the mysterious man is also a student of Slytherin House, and now there is a so-called descendant of Slytherin. . . .I'm not sure how these four are directly related.

But you can take a wild guess.First of all, Dobby - the house elf cannot speak ill of his master, but he still informed Harry, indicating that there must be a loophole in it and it was exploited by this elf. This more or less explains one thing: You-Know-Who and the Malfoy family The connection is not close.Or someone in the Malfoy family took it upon themselves to misinterpret the mysterious man's instructions, and then the house elves also took advantage of it.

Then there is the descendant of Slytherin. This so-called descendant of Slytherin must be a key link in the chain from the mysterious man to the Malfoy family and then to that creature.

But here's the problem. The mysterious man sneaked into Hogwarts last year. Where was the descendant of Slytherin at that time.Why is the mysterious man no longer in Hogwarts, but the descendant of Slytherin has appeared instead.This is the most abnormal place. If the descendants of Slytherin had appeared at that time, you can imagine how much chaos it would have caused. "

Lydia's words made Winters and Aurora think.

Winters: "Sure, that's illogical."

Aurora immediately said: "There are two possibilities. The mysterious person did not think that the descendant of Slytherin was needed at that time, or the mysterious person did not contact the descendant of Slytherin at that time."

Winters asked doubtfully: "Then the heir of Slytherin shouldn't go to Hogwarts now. Shouldn't he just hide?"

Lydia: "That only means that someone promised something to the heir of Slytherin, and then the heir of Slytherin went to Hogwarts."

Winters: "It seems I should tell Harry and the others about Lydia's guess."

Lydia: "Tell them my exact words. Make sure you tell them it's just a guess."

After Winters asked his golden eagle to deliver the letter, he returned to his attic. Lying on the pillow, he was still thinking: "What kind of creature can live in the wall for two whole months and be able to run around?" .”

(End of this chapter)