HP: Embrace the Darkness

Lockhart: "Take wings and ascend to heaven!"

The snake that was originally crawling slowly on the ground was hit by the curse, flew into the air and fell down again, becoming even more violent and ferocious.

The tall snake head looked around and focused on the little wizard closest to it.

"Merlin!"

The other little wizards exclaimed in low voices.

The little wizard closest to it froze on the spot, looking at the snake eyes without blinking, and his whole body was trembling.

At this time, Harry took two steps forward and looked directly at the snake.

"Don't move, Mr. Potter."

Snape finally had enough of the show and said lazily, "I'll take it away..."

Before his voice could even finish, Harry made a terrifying and weird breathy sound.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss"

Snape's words stopped abruptly, and he looked at Harry with a completely unfamiliar and alert look, as if he was meeting him for the first time.

Parseltongue?

Artes didn't feel anything at all. He only took the time to glance at Harry and then at Lockhart.

Is this your purpose?

The weird breathing sound continued.

The snake on the ground turned its head and looked at Harry steadily, and then looked at the little wizard with its cold snake eyes.

In an instant, all the little wizards in the auditorium looked up at Harry in horror.

"Snake without a trace"

Snape waved his wand, and the magic spell hit the black snake, and the black snake twisted and disappeared instantly.

"What tricks are you playing?"

The young wizard in the audience who had just looked at the snake, Justin Finch-Fletchley, glared at Harry.

Harry looked at him in confusion, then looked around, and then realized that the little wizards around him were looking at him in the wrong way.

He looked eagerly at everyone, then at Lockhart, Snape, and Draco. Everyone looked at him strangely.

In the end, his eyes stayed on Asseth, and only Asses looked at him with normal eyes.

Snape frowned and blocked his view calmly.

Now even the last normal line of sight was gone.

Under such strange eyes, Harry chose to turn around and run out of the auditorium, escaping from everyone's gaze.

Hermione pulled Ron and followed.

With things like this, no one wants to continue this dueling club.

Even Lockhart was the same. He hurriedly announced the end and was the first to leave the auditorium, followed by other young wizards.

The crowded auditorium became empty again.

Aces did not leave immediately, but looked at Draco who was like a turtle and laughed secretly.

"Now you know you're afraid?"

Draco put on a flattering smile and spoke righteously.

"I'm trying to bring glory to Slytherin!"

To gain glory?

Asseth raised his eyebrows lightly, "Are you sure you're not trying to make money for yourself?"

"I swear, that's only a small part of the reason."

Artes didn't believe a word of this nonsense. His face was serious, and just as he was about to say something, he spotted Snape leaving from the corner of his eye.

The professor walked so fast?

At this moment, Artes had no intention of discussing this issue with Draco.

He had to hurriedly let Draco return to the common room, and turned to follow the black robes who left.

what?

Draco, who was accidentally let go, stood there in confusion.

Snape was not walking as fast as usual. Asseth quickened his pace and was about to catch up, but was stopped by three people.

Seeing the last bit of the black robe disappear from sight, he was unwilling to look at the person blocking him.

He said calmly: "What's the matter? Mr. Potter."

Harry pulled Ron and Hermione, pursed his lips nervously, opened and closed his mouth, closed and opened it again.

trouble!

Aces looked at the direction where the black robe disappeared again, his face was calm, but his heart was a little impatient.

The little witch looked at Harry's dawdling and pushed him away.

"Get out of the way, Harry, while I speak."

"Mr. Cavendish, we would like to ask you about Harry's Parseltongue and the petrification."

"This was the reason why I bothered you last time, but Harry and you were injured later, so we didn't have time to say anything."

"Also, Harry wanted to come and thank you for saving his life again on the Quidditch pitch."

Hermione said something loudly, then pulled Harry up again and motioned for him to thank him.

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Cavendish."

As soon as he finished thanking him, Hermione pulled him back.

"Does Mr. Cavendish know anything about these two things?"

Aces lowered his eyes and looked at the little witch.

"Miss Granger, I regret to tell you that I do not know these two things."

"Besides, instead of asking me, Miss Granger might as well ask various professors. They must know more than me, especially Principal Dumbledore."

Hermione frowned in distress, "But they are all very secretive about this and are unwilling to tell us."

"In that case, there's nothing I can do about it."

"I'm just a student, not a so-called encyclopedia."

Book?

Restricted section of the library!

"Excuse me, Mr. Cavendish, we need to take a step ahead."

Hermione suddenly became excited, pulled Harry and the two of them hurriedly said hello and ran away.

Asseth looked meaningfully at the direction where the three people left, and then thought of the black robe that had disappeared long ago.

……

After finding her way, Hermione began to spend all day in the library.

However, before she could find any clues, something big happened at Hogwarts.

Justin Finch-Fletchley was petrified, becoming the first person to be petrified.

At the scene where he was petrified, it was written in big bloody characters:

The secret chamber was opened, warning all those who were enemies of the heir to take care of themselves.

Now, Harry Potter, the savior who knows Parseltongue, becomes the most likely successor.

All the little wizards avoided him.

As Harry walked on the road, there were pointing sounds everywhere, which made him very annoyed.

What bothered him most was that Colin Creevey, the first-year Gryffindor, did not believe that he was the heir and followed him with a camera every day in an attempt to find evidence.

No matter where he goes, he will be found by this little lion.

On this day, Harry avoided everyone and came to a secluded place, where Ron and Hermione were already waiting for him.

"Harry, are you okay?"

The little witch pulled Harry over worriedly.

Ron also gathered around.

"I don't know, I didn't do it."

Harry was in a daze, and he grabbed Hermione's hand very hard, as if he was confirming something.

"It's not really me."

Hermione and Ron looked at each other.

Hermione patted Harry's hand to comfort him.

"We believe you. It was just Justin who questioned you and was petrified. After being petrified, he still left information about the secret room being opened by the heir."

"Plus everyone saw you speaking Parseltongue. Oh, Merlin! That's the Parseltongue that only the founder of Slytherin knew."

"I guess it would be hard not to suspect it was you."

The more Hermione spoke, the more powerless she felt, and her fluffy hair drooped.

Seeing this, Ron came closer to Harry and said, "That's right, if we weren't together every day, I-it would hurt!"

"Hey Hermione, what are you doing."

Hermione pulled back her hand from squeezing him.

"It's nothing, Harry. Why don't you go to the library with me recently to avoid the limelight? It just so happens that we can look up information together."

The little witch tried her best to solve problems for her friends.

Harry nodded vaguely after hearing her words.

……

The shelter gave Harry a moment of respite, and he followed Hermione through the classrooms, common room, and library every day.

The good times did not last long, and the third victim appeared after Mrs. Norris and Justin Finch-Fletchley.

That person was Colin Creevey, who still followed Harry to take pictures after he was suspected, and annoyed him to no end.

Almost every young wizard knows that Colin is Harry's biggest fan and is aware of his behavior.

Now it was almost confirmed that Harry was the heir.

Moreover, the little wizards discovered that Colin, like Justin Finch-Fletchley, was a Muggle wizard.

Completely in line with the choice of heir.

For a time, rumors about the heir spread throughout Hogwarts, and now even the two friends looked at Harry a little strangely.

Harry couldn't bear to be treated like this, so he hid in the Black Lake alone in a daze with his owl Hedwig. "