I'm playing a big knife at HP

Christmas break is undoubtedly enjoyable, but Marciana, who returns to Hogwarts, has to face the reality that she shares the castle with a basilisk.While the students hadn't fully returned to school, that night, Dumbledore, Marciana and Snape gathered in the abandoned women's bathroom on the second floor.

"You all know that this bathroom appeared in the two attacks, so I searched carefully and found that there is a snake-shaped carving on this faucet," Marciana tapped the faucet, "I have checked all the women's bathrooms The faucet is gone, this is the only one.”

Dumbledore bent down, his long nose almost touching the carving. "Well," he straightened up and tapped the faucet with his wand, "I, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, current Headmaster of Hogwarts, command you reveal the secret."

no response.

Dumbledore and Marciana looked at Snape together.

"If none of the Headmaster's orders worked, I don't think I should have to try," Snape said dryly.

Marciana poked him, "Serpentine sculpture, Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, Dean, please."

Snape gave her a very unhappy look, and drew out his wand, "I, Professor Severus Snape, Head of Slytherin, order you to reveal the hidden secret."

Also no response.Snape shrugged innocently and took a step back.

The attempt was undoubtedly a failure, but Marciana knew it provided Dumbledore with new information.His failure with Snape showed that if there was a Chamber of Secrets - if there was a secret hidden behind that tap - then that secret was not reserved for Hogwarts, nor for Slytherin: it was not even protected by Hogwarts. Restricted by the authority of Headmaster Gwarz.And yes, Marciana thought, the Legendary Chamber of Secrets was reserved for the descendants of Salazar Slytherin.

Dumbledore dismissed Snape and walked slowly upstairs with her.Marciana asked in a low voice, "You also thought about it, the key may be the old tongue."

"Yes, I thought about that possibility."

"You're pretty sure it can't be Harry? I mean... is it possible he's being held?"

"I'm sure it's not him."

Marciana didn't ask any more questions, the two walked in silence for a while, and she suddenly asked, "Albus, I suddenly realized that I don't know... How old is Voldemort?"

Dumbledore paused, "Oh?"

"Albus, Voldemort is the most famous old snake of our time, and he claims to be a descendant of Slytherin, everyone knows that. I have already associated the Chamber of Secrets with him." Marciana said softly Said, "I haven't stopped collecting information about him since I was 12 years old. Of course, the effect is limited, but at least I know that most of the Death Eaters who were arrested 12 years ago are now between 40 and 1966 years old. A lot Pure-blooded Slytherins joined as soon as they graduated, so it can be seen that they were influenced by Voldemort when they were minors, most likely through their families and parents. I also checked the Hogwarts staff in the Ministry of Magic According to the list, no one has been able to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for more than a year since 40. If it was really cursed by Voldemort, then he was estimated to be 50 or [-] years old at the time, which means that he was the generation of the father of those Death Eaters Yes. I can probably guess the range too, and you know what I'm asking. Just tell me the answer—was Voldemort at Hogwarts when the incident happened [-] years ago?"

Dumbledore finally stopped and looked at her sharply.Marciana stared straight at him, her blue eyes frankly looking at him without using Occlumency.Please believe me, I will fight for you, I will fight with you, she thought over and over again in her heart.My goal is only one, our goal is the same, please believe me, I will not let you down.

The old man finally spoke slowly, "Yes, he didn't have that name at that time, but he happened to be in the fifth grade at Hogwarts."

"Thank you." Marciana breathed a sigh of relief, "I have another guess, which may not be new information for you, but would you like to hear it? There is a warm fireplace in my office and I baked it. Christmas cookies."

After a long time, Dumbledore replied, "Okay, thank you Martha."

Marciana didn't speak any more, and walked back to her office with Dumbledore side by side.She made a pot of tea with chamomile and lemongrass, set out a small plate of pretty biscuits, and took out a pair of cups, pouring a cup of hot tea for Dumbledore and herself.

She knew that Dumbledore was thinking and weighing her, this clever wizard, who was older than her great-grandmother, was thinking about how much trust and what kind of trust she could carry.This wise old man has seen all kinds of geniuses and fools in his long life. The cunning of the former and the ignorance of the latter have made him tired, and they have disappointed him without exception.

She picked up the teacup, smelled a calming aroma, and said slowly, "After I captured that snake, I studied it carefully. My experiments and Kasas's notes made me discover that the Horcrux It is a creation with the characteristics of 'alive'. In fact, the soul piece on that snake tried to seduce...no, it tried to control me when I tried to destroy it. I have to say, it is very good at grasping the weakness of people's hearts ...I couldn't help but wonder, if it worked then, what would I look like? Would I have become Voldemort's vessel? Would I have listened to him? So I took a wild guess - of course, maybe it's just a ridiculous hypothesis ——In Hogwarts, there may be another Horcrux, and this Horcrux has successfully seduced its holder." She took a sip of hot tea, "Although in such a short period of time, the encounter Getting two Horcruxes is too coincidental, but fate is arranged like this sometimes, isn't it."

Hearing the word "destiny", the old man's eyes flashed an unpredictable light behind the lens.

"Going a step further from my conjecture, if Voldemort made more than one Horcrux, then why two, and why not more? Nothing in Casas's collection or Codex mentions that Horcruxes can do How many, and what would be the consequences if you did more than one. Since this is the case..." She raised her clear blue eyes to meet him, "Albus, we have work to do, it may be a lot of work. We don't know how much time we have, you need help."

Dumbledore looked at her with complicated eyes and sighed. He looked very tired at this moment, "Martha, it's not that I don't trust you. I watched you grow up and know that you are a very good child. But we The enemy is cunning, powerful, and cunning, and I... although many people don't think so... I am old, time is on his side, and I have to be cautious. If we can't get rid of him once and for all, I will I'm afraid I won't survive his next comeback. Looking at it now, who knows how many Horcruxes he made and how many times he can be resurrected?"

Martha held his thin hand in both hands, and her warm and soft palm tightly wrapped his slender fingers, "Albus, you are wrong, time is on our side." He looked up at her in surprise, There was a resolute, confident, and even proud look on the young witch's face, "Don't forget, I'm still young. Think about it, after Voldemort fell, his entourage immediately dispersed. And mine When my father falls, I still hold my wand and fight. If I fall, there will be other children who are not afraid of him. Time is not on Voldemort's side, time is on our side, we are on your side Here."

Under the beating flames of the fireplace, the old man's expression was indescribable, almost fragile.

"I know the price is high... You have protected us for so many years, but he is more than your enemy. Don't worry, as long as I live, it will never be the turn of the younger children to rush ahead of me. But if... I am Said that if there is such a day, you can count on us. As for now, he does not know where to hide, we can act one step ahead of him, and find one is one."

"You are really your father's daughter, but you have your mother's character and mind." Dumbledore smiled slightly, "If they can see you today, they will be very proud."

Martha lowered her eyes, holding a small pendant in the middle of her collarbone with her fingers, "Thank you."

"Now we know that there is one right under our noses, but we are in the light, it is in the dark, we need patience." Dumbledore quickly resumed his usual expression of wisdom, "and at present I hope you can-- As you said - try to protect the students in the school."

Marciana's new teaching content has been welcomed by the students like never before. Everyone burst out with great enthusiasm for learning. Even Crabbe and Gore, who have always written messy papers, handed in a foot-long one. A summary of petrifying magical creatures—although it's mostly misspelled.The reference books in the library were all scrambled, and Marciana had to discuss with Mrs. Pince to lend out the most important reference books by the hour. Even so, she often saw several students crowded together to read together. Book.

Hermione wrote several feet of papers in tiny fonts, which described in detail the characteristics, habits, identification methods, and defense methods of various lethal and petrified magical creatures, and even added two kinds of magic creatures that Marciana didn't Foreign creatures included in the lesson plans.Her discussion on the basilisk is particularly detailed, and many places are marked in red, almost wishing to paste the words "the basilisk attacks people" on the title!Marciana smiled and gave her paper a big O, thinking, if Hogwarts allows me to give you an O+, I will definitely give it.Harry’s dissertation didn’t know why he spent a considerable amount of time discussing the acromantula, a magical creature that couldn’t cause petrification, but he seemed to understand that he had strayed from the topic, and hurriedly wrote several creatures in the lesson plans. , and the summary of the basilisk is quite careful.

Hermione wasn't the only one who figured it out, the Ravenclaw students were soon handed a small hand mirror.Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs, reminded by senior students and a few clever classmates, gradually got used to using the mirror to look around the corner before leaving.At first, the Slytherin students were very confident that the legendary monsters in the Chamber of Secrets would not harm the students of this school, but after studying the habits of magical creatures, Marciana found that the Slytherin students also secretly matched mirrors.She once caught Blaise Zabini shoving the mirror into Draco Malfoy's hands with hatred, whispering "... how can the basilisk know if you're a Slytherin!"

A week later, Marciana heard Filch complaining that the Weasley twins had sneaked several roosters into the school from off-campus to sell to their classmates, and that the corridors were full of feathers and shit.They also invented an amulet that made the sound of a rooster crowing, which became very popular among students.

It was safe for a while, until Lucius Malfoy visited the headmaster's office and brought a parchment signed by twelve school managers, indicating that Dumbledore had been suspended.According to Hagrid who was present, the reason was the petrification incident before Christmas and Halloween, as well as the widespread panic among the students-to be honest, the students were much calmer now than before Christmas.When Marciana rushed to the monster stone statue under the headmaster's office, Dumbledore was walking to the office accompanied by old Malfoy and Fudge.Although he had just been driven away ruthlessly, he looked very calm.Dumbledore saw Marciana and smiled at her, "Oh Martha, I was so glad to see you before I left."

Marciana understood.Immediately she put her hands on her chest, gave an emotional groan, and ran up to hug the old Headmaster, who—as she expected—whispered in her ear, "Look after Harry."

"Oh! You can't go!" she said, with a slight nod.The sparkling blue eyes and the blue eyes behind the half-moon lenses exchanged a knowing look.

Professor McGonagall was soon promoted to the position of acting headmaster as vice-chancellor.She was under tremendous pressure after Dumbledore left, and she was determined to make up for the loss of the most powerful wizard with meticulous security measures.Professor McGonagall arranged for the professor to escort the students to the classroom of the next class during the break. Not only did they have to watch the night at night, but they also had to take turns to stand guard.After a few days like this, the professors—especially the elderly or frail professors—were clearly showing signs of fatigue.Poor Professor Trelawney didn't even have the energy to prophesy to his colleagues.Professor McGonagall persevered with the stubbornness of a Scottish person. Her thin body was straighter than before, her gray hair was tied tighter than before, and her eyes were always shining brightly.

In this tense atmosphere, Draco Malfoy's elation was particularly eye-catching - also, his father had just kicked Dumbledore away, and he had flexed his political muscles, so he couldn't help but feel complacent.One day, Marciana heard Draco Malfoy flatteringly say to Snape in the corridor, 【Sir, why don't you apply for the position of Headmaster? ...I guess my father would vote for you.I will tell my father that you are the best teacher here]

Marciana lowered her head to restrain the smile on her face. When she passed by Snape, she raised her head and glanced at him with a smile in her eyes. Those black eyes immediately caught the faint teasing in the blue eyes. The smug smile on the wizard's face froze, and the blue eyeballs turned again, blocked by the drooping thick eyelashes, and hurried past with the master.

She heard Draco calling from behind, "Sir? Sir?" She thought, Slytherins were indeed the funniest group of people in school.look! The 12-year-old child pretends to be sleek and sophisticated, and the 32-year-old Youtiao pretends to be a villain, all of them are actor kings.It's a pity that Snape would be furious if he secretly watched the excitement, tsk tsk.

In this oppressive atmosphere, the end of the term is quietly approaching.This morning, Professor McGonagall announced that the mandrake was ripe, and the petrified people would soon return to normal.Marciana took a sneaky look at Snape. There was nothing on his face other than his usual impatience, but she thought that they should all know——if the attacker wants to attack again or escape, he must It will be picked before the potion is ready.Sure enough, that afternoon, Professor McGonagall urgently summoned them in the staff lounge.

Ginny Weasley was taken away, and a line of writing was left on the wall: Her bones will remain in the Chamber of Secrets forever.

The author has something to say: Martha has won herself the opportunity to work overtime without pay :)

The professors at Hogwarts are teaching and educating people full-time, and saving the world as a deputy, but they cannot reimburse medical expenses :)