[HP] Born Noble

Slytherin conduct 27: have the courage to doubt everything

Perhaps this is called not a family does not enter a door.

After Draco and Harry were completely disillusioned, Salazar actually went to the women's restroom to build his own secret room, and embarrassingly discovered that Voldemort was also a perverted pervert who bravely broke into the women's restroom. Think about it, what did he do? Who found the secret room?Obviously there is a women's bathroom!

Draco tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at all, got up and went straight to the lounge.

It was very late at night, and there was no one in the lounge. The lights were half off, and the words on the tapestries on the wall became faint, like flowing silver.Draco looked at Article [-] of the Slytherin Code of Conduct with a complicated expression: Beagentle, bealady.

"Draco?" Harry came out with his clothes on, "Can't you sleep too?"

"A bit disturbed."

Harry accompanied Draco, and the two of them sat on the floor in total disregard of the dogmatic rules of the past, quietly looking at the tapestries on the four walls.No, they weren't exactly struggling with the women's bathroom and the secret room, they were, just, suspicious.

From the day he entered Slytherin, Salazar was telling them how to behave in the future, how to think, how to maintain dignity and sense of honor, and they were following in his footsteps generation after generation. To be proud of Salazar, to be proud, to be a prophet, to be a teacher... But the fact is that what they regard as classics and strive to abide by, Salazar himself did not do it at all, and it is ridiculous that he told them To be a gentleman, to be a lady, but he went to the women's bathroom by himself!So what have become of the many codes of conduct, the beliefs and dignity that Salazar left them, and the principles that they should always abide by?

Did Salazar himself really care about this?

If one day, you find that what you have devoted your life to may be false and deceitful, that feeling is what Draco and Harry are experiencing now.Draco closed his eyes, every rule could be clearly reflected in his mind, every word of wisdom or cunning, criticism or suggestion was deeply engraved in his bones and blood.

"Harry, which of these codes of conduct do you think Salazar stipulated is the most reasonable?"

"[Adhere to one's own principles and strive for ideals.] Draco, maybe we shouldn't be too demanding. No matter what, we can't deny that Salazar is really a good teacher, and he taught us a lot. Two hundred, and Can't guarantee that every word is right?" Harry's heart was truly Gryffindor-like and tolerant, "It's like no one can slander that Slytherin is all bad wizards and the other three houses are all bad wizards. Just like a good man, we can't ask Salazar to do everything without making mistakes. If he can do it, he can be a saint, and maybe even Merlin can't."

"So there is nothing in these two hundred codes of conduct that is really an iron law, and there is nothing that cannot be broken." Draco pointed to a tapestry next to him, "Maybe, [have the courage to doubt everything], this sentence is the most important thing." Eternal." Rule [-] of the Slytherin Rules of Conduct, recorded inconspicuously in the last line of the eighth tapestry.

Harry looked at the line of words, tilted his head and thought for a while, "My primary school nature teacher once taught us that learning is so that we can pick out the mistakes of our predecessors in the future."

Draco was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head and stared at Harry for a long time, thinking about some Muggle words.

Maybe they were too superstitious about the wisdom of their predecessors before. The society needs to progress, so it can't just be obsessed with the achievements of the predecessors forever and indulge in the past. This truth that even Muggles understand, wizards seem to be completely unaware.The things that Draco used to kill the Dark Lord all came from the collection of ancient books, and he was proud and grateful that the Malfoy family had these ancient collections, and wizards undoubtedly thought the same as him, this It is also one of the places where pure blood families feel proud.

When encountering problems, many wizards, including Draco, would only think of looking up the coping methods and attitudes of their predecessors. Draco is now a human being in two lives, he has experienced so many things and read so many books.

Is it time for wizards to think differently in the future?

Well, I can't generalize, maybe among the wizarding disciplines, only Potions is progressing slowly, but what a true Potions Master needs is a natural talent, and very little acquired training, so...

Ugh!

Draco turned his eyes back and stared blankly ahead. In the haze, he seemed to have become more clear about his ideal of future struggle and the meaning of the existence of pure blood. He looked at the tapestry and murmured softly, "Have courage Doubt everything."

Harry had been staring at the tapestry in a daze for quite a while, and couldn't help but read out at this moment: "[Have the courage to doubt everything.]"

"Harry!" Hearing the snake language, Draco shouted in a low voice, and a wave of horror ran down his spine.

"What?" Harry was also taken aback, wondering why Draco suddenly yelled at him.

But before Draco could tell him that what he had just spoken was Parseltongue, the tapestry of the Slytherin Code of Conduct that recorded [have the courage to doubt everything] suddenly popped open at an angle like a door.

Harry and Draco looked at each other, but then jumped up, wands clutched tightly in their hands, and walked cautiously towards the tapestry.

Slytherin's tapestry of code of conduct is not strictly speaking [tapestry], it has long been integrated with the walls and protection of the cellar, it cannot be lifted, rolled up, removed, cut, it is fireproof, waterproof and mothproof, Anti-corrosion, all Slytherins know that the softness and beauty are just an illusion presented by the tapestry, but in fact it is extremely tough, so the Slytherin Code of Conduct has been hanging here like the castle for thousands of years, otherwise it would have been turned into ashes long ago.

They walked over, the tapestry was still the same, and behind the tapestry was a tall and large bookshelf, almost as big as the entire tapestry, but it was empty, only an old notebook was on the bottom desk.

Draco slapped the curious cat's paw stretched out by Harry, and checked carefully with his wand himself to make sure that there were no curses or dangers before he reached out to open the first page.

There is a letter inside, and on the title page of the notebook is written in beautiful old English cursive script: [Questions in inheritance, progress in thorns

—Salazar Slaterling]

The two of them didn't bother to look through the notebook first, because there were two words written in dark green ink on the envelope: open.

[My dear child,

Glad you finally discovered the true meaning of progress in life.Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until later in life.

Constantly repeating the predecessors can only make the wizarding world slowly decline, so after 1000 years, what can we leave for future generations?Only by keeping doubting and denying the hearts of our predecessors can we continue to make progress.But I still want to comfort myself, so that I don't have to compete with Rowena for students. As a good gentleman, you should always give way to the lady, right?

I originally wanted to keep some private collections of rare books, but it is a sign of narrow-mindedness to treasure them with a broom, so I finally put them in the library, hoping that the little heads of future generations will treat them kindly.I only left my own views on some magical knowledge and suggestions for improvement (Note: I am not yet mature, please be careful to verify.)

Now I will say the most important.

I have perfected the Hogwarts contract, as long as the person who loves her is willing to seal it with blood, it will take effect immediately after signing, and I can continue to protect the castle safe and sound from invasion after the four of us have lived for a hundred years.

I don't worry about those old things in the Presbyterian Church (Draco explained: the predecessor of the Ministry of Magic), their stupidity will one day re-expose the wizarding world to Muggles, and Godric always takes children Naive, abused his unguarded trust, so I can't give him such an important thing, I'm really afraid that if one day he doesn't know people clearly and causes a catastrophe, I'm afraid he won't even know he can Where to find a safe place for the kids.

Please continue to study the transformation and cultivation of the basilisk I proposed - if Ovia and the others do not succeed - record it in the notebook in detail. I hope that Hogwarts can have a really powerful guardian beast to resist foreign invasions, at least it To delay as long as possible before the Muggle invasion, so that students have time to escape from danger.

Finally, I'm about to find a quiet place to continue my journey. I don't like to have this castle filled with sorrow, and I don't want to see Godric's tears.

Take good care of this place.

love you

Salazar Slytherin

January 839, 1]

Harry put down the letter at last, genuinely excited and delighted.Salazar was even thinking about the safety of the students before he died, and he didn't mention cleaning the blood or anything.To Muggle-born wizards, Salazar only showed a standard Slytherin-style defensive and vigilant attitude towards outsiders. It can be regarded as Slytherin's unique protective complex, but you can't say that it is wrong to be defensive. Yes or no?Especially at that time, wizards and Muggles were already incompatible.

"Draco, Salazar is a good man, he loves us and this place!"

Draco felt moved from the heart, and he was not disillusioned. From the letter, he could see that Salazar was a real gentleman, a strong, thoughtful and vigilant warrior, and he would still treat his friends sincerely. All the qualities that a true Slytherin always seeks can be embodied in Salazar, although it is only a short letter.

There is also a piece of parchment attached to the letter, which should be the contract that Salazar mentioned.In Harry's eyes, the words on it were heavenly scriptures, but Draco could recognize that it should be the language of the ancient sea water elves, but at his level, he could only recognize it.

"Harry, I don't think anyone understands this language anymore. I saw it mentioned in the library at home, and records from 300 years ago show that the language has been lost."

Harry shrugged. Whatever, "Salazar said it was just blood."

"Idiot! How can a magic contract connected with blood be casual!" What if this is not the contract in Salazar's letter but someone's fake one? "How can you be sure no one has driven this... this tapestry for over 1000 years?"

"But……"

Draco looked at the contract in his hand, worried, "Think about it, the Dark Lord can even find the secret room in the girls' bathroom and open it. This is the Slytherin common room where he lived for seven years. He How could it be possible not to spend a lot of time researching the secrets inside? I am afraid that every inch, including the chandelier, has been turned over by him in Parseltongue!"

"Then what should we do?" Harry admitted that Draco's argument was reasonable, but it was also very dangerous now, and the school might have to close if there was another attack!

Draco used his wand to check the parchment in different ways. After checking for a while, he didn't seem to find anything like a curse attached to it. He couldn't help but feel moved. Draco frowned and looked at Harry, thinking Swaying, "Are you really not afraid of what happens?"

"Not afraid!"

Draco's lips moved silently, as if he was cursing himself for asking too much, or perhaps scolding the little snake in front of him for having a Gryffindor complex, and finally said in a rather aggressive tone, "Then try Bar!"

A blood contract is usually enough for one or two drops of blood, but this one is obviously different. When the two of them put their bloody fingertips close to the parchment, a thin line of blood formed between the fingertips and the contract. Blood droplets gushed out from their fingertips and then entered the parchment, and the surface of the plain parchment was intertwined with waves of silver luster when the blood was poured in, and the silver thread expanded to an extent invisible to the naked eye. , Fade in, fade out... covering the entire castle, at the same time, something different flowed into their blood, their hearts.

After a short while, the 'blood-sucking' behavior of the parchment ended, the words on the paper became clearer, the parchment became stronger and more flexible, and they obviously realized some kind of change in themselves.

"Wow!" Harry couldn't help but shiver, "Draco, do you feel it?"

Draco took a deep breath, yes he felt it, but he couldn't put it into words - open, calm, peaceful and maybe a little dignified, he couldn't say it well, but...it didn't feel bad!

"Huh——" Harry let out a long breath. Anyway, he was very proud to contribute to this place he regarded as home. "What about this contract now? Put it back?"

"It's safest there!" Draco folded the letter carefully, put it back in the envelope, and put it back on the shelf.

They picked up the notebook carefully, pushed the tapestry back into place, and it merged with the entire wall again, and the row of words that Harry had mistook for a snake in his trance was still just a row of words.

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"I found it," Harry rushed into the common room, took a particularly thick ancient book with a gleam and put it on the table with a bang, "Mrs. Pince almost refused to let me borrow it." , Said that my borrowing limit is already full, but fortunately I met Hermione, her quota is also very tight, but she is still willing to give me a copy. Next time I go back to the library, I will ask Ragley and Vincent to go together, he will definitely be useful Unlimited loan amount."

Draco had the feeling of seeing Miss Know-It-All in a trance. Of course, Hermione also loves to learn now, but this kind of behavior feels a bit inconsistent with Harry.

Harry waved a Silencing Charm and turned the page to the chapter on 'The Basilisk', "Look, Draco, the Basilisk kills with its eyes and fangs, and the crowing of a rooster is fatal to it, and a rooster can kill Live for hundreds of thousands of years... How terrible! Salazar was supposed to use it to protect Hogwarts Castle, but now it is used to hurt students, and those false rumors... We have to help Salazar Racha cleared his grievances!" Harry clenched his hands into fists, looking like a lion cub!

Draco closed Salazar's notebook slowly, "Then what are you going to do? Open the secret room, kill the basilisk, and then take out Salazar's letter and publish it in the newspaper?"

"Hmm..." That's pretty much what Harry meant, "Do you think there's anything wrong with it?"

"When Salazar's letter is published, someone from the Ministry of Magic will ask us to hand over the Hogwarts contract, which is something that Sachara believes is extremely important and must be guarded against being used by people with intentions. Salazar 1000 years ago Don't trust these 'stupid old things'. Or at least, we have to explain where the letters came from, we're going to show them the tapestry, and then you have to start with Parseltongue, and then you'll be seen as a Leitlin's descendants will be regarded as the mastermind of the attack, all of which can be interpreted as excuses and conspiracy, and in the end you will be blamed and the real murderer will go unpunished."

"Then... well." Harry, who was dazed by his blood, calmed down and had to admit that what Draco said made sense, "Then at least we have to do something! Draco, seeing the eyes of the basilisk will kill you Yes, now that these two attacks are merely petrification, it is Merlin's blessing. We must at least ensure that no one will be harmed..." Harry lowered his voice, "Kill the basilisk!"

Draco looked like he saw a snail.

"Okay, Draco, it's not as difficult as you think, as long as we throw enough cocks where it lives, I guarantee Hagrid has a lot of them, otherwise we can buy them from Hogward Village , by the secret passages marked on the Marauder's Map!" Lo, he's well planned!

Draco rubbed his temples, he had been tempered by Harry for a long time, maybe it was an unrealistic fantasy to expect a purebred Gryffindor to grasp the gist of the matter.

It doesn't matter if you find the secret room or kill the basilisk. If no one opens the secret room, there will be ten basilisks inside, and the castle will be safe and sound.So the question centered on 'turning on'!

Although the secret room does not seem to be built by Salazar himself from the letter, but his descendants undoubtedly did it and distorted Salazar's intentions. Played to the extreme.If it is true that only the descendants of Slytherin can open the Chamber of Secrets, then the most fundamental question is, "Harry, we need to know—who—opened the Chamber of Secrets," Draco bit his face pale A few words, "We have to make sure - he - is really dead."

The two of them exchanged glances, and Harry bit his lip uncomfortably, he was too uncomfortable with the possibility, "Draco, if he's not dead...maybe, we...we might be able to tell Stuart first." Where Nepe taught the Chamber of Secrets, use that reasoning about Mrs Norris."

"As long as the professor is willing to believe a conjecture with insufficient evidence, and is willing to spend extra time secretly watching a women's bathroom!"

Harry suddenly remembered something, and his voice changed, "Draco, you don't want to stare at that girl's bathroom every day, do you?"

Draco glared at him, not bothering to scold him anymore.