Hermione hurried to the library, where she found Harry and Ron copying their homework.
Because Wood frequently called the team members for Quidditch training, Harry had to use the remaining time to stay in the library to do his homework, so as to avoid being put in detention by the professor for not doing his homework.
Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall are definitely capable of doing such a thing.
"Harry, come out, I have something to tell you."
Hermione signaled Harry with her eyes to follow her out.
"I still have a lot of homework to do!" Harry's voice was filled with helplessness that could not be concealed.
"It's very important." Hermione lowered her voice, "It's about you."
"Is it about me?"
Harry was a little confused, but at Hermione's urging he began to clear the parchment and quills on the table.
Ron, who was also copying a Potions paper next to him, looked up at Hermione, began to pack up his things, and followed Harry and Hermione out of the library.
Ron trotted a few steps and caught up with the two of them. He looked at Hermione in confusion and asked, "What's going on?"
"We need to find a place where no one will disturb us to talk about our speculation about the Chamber of Secrets." After noticing that there was no one around, Hermione lowered her voice and spoke to Harry and Ron.
"Have you found the Chamber of Secrets?" Ron opened his mouth, then realized his mistake and covered his mouth with both hands. He knew it was stupid to speak so loudly in a place like this.
Hermione glared at Ron in dissatisfaction and said unhappily: "It's just a guess."
"When did you find out?" Harry was also very curious about what Hermione had discovered.
Because there hadn't been any attacks for a long time, people wondered if the heir of Slytherin had stopped doing it.
Hermione didn't say anything, but just walked forward silently, as if looking for a suitable place. Finally, the three of them turned into the girls' bathroom on the second floor of the castle.
"Why would we have to come to a place like this to talk in secret?" Ron saw Hermione opening the toilet doors one by one, as if she was confirming something.
After Myrtle was out of the bathroom, Hermione turned to Ron and said, "Because no one will overhear us here."
"Hermione, what did you find out?" Harry thought Hermione might have discovered a big secret, so she was so cautious. He couldn't wait to know that secret.
Hermione did not answer directly, but suddenly asked mysteriously: "Harry, do you remember the mysterious voice you heard?"
"Are these two things related?"
Harry didn't forget the voice that only he could hear, and frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know what happened?"
"I think the two are related," Hermione reminded. "Don't forget, Harry, you're a Parseltongue."
"Parseltongue? That sound is actually Serpent Language!" After getting Hermione's reminder, countless thoughts immediately flashed through Harry's mind. He quickly connected all the things together and came up with an answer: Slytherin's monster is a snake
"Snake, how can a snake live for hundreds or thousands of years?" Ron couldn't help but remind Harry and Hermione, "Don't forget, the legend of the Chamber of Secrets has been circulating for thousands of years. Besides, how can a snake turn people to stone?"
"If you look carefully at the documents in the library, you will find that there are indeed snakes that can live for thousands of years." Hermione glanced at Ron and silently recited what she remembered: "In our country, there are many terrible beasts and monsters wandering around. The most bizarre and lethal of them is the basilisk... Its stare can kill people... It is the mortal enemy of spiders... The crowing of a rooster is also fatal to it."
"Basilisk!"
At this moment, Harry was so excited that he could hardly breathe. "No wonder I can hear that voice everywhere I go, but other people can't hear it because they are not Parseltongue."
"The basilisk's stare doesn't kill people, it petrifies them."
If it weren't for Dumbledore, others would probably have thought that the person who was attacked was dead.
"Hermione, I didn't expect you to find out the truth about the attack!" Ron admired his good friend very much. "I dare say that no one in Hogwarts knew that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was a giant snake for thousands of years."
"No." Hermione shook her head and said, "In fact, Albert discovered this secret before me."
At this moment, Ron and Harry were a little stunned, but then they heard Hermione continue: "Albert suggests that you tell Professor Dumbledore everything you know."
"Why doesn't he just go himself?" asked Harry, puzzled.
"He thinks Professor Dumbledore should also realize that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is the Basilisk, but he just can't find the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, and there is also the heir of Slytherin." Hermione looked at Harry, waiting for him to make a choice.
"If Dumbledore knows the secret, what's the point of me telling him?" Harry shook his head.
At this moment, he hesitated.
When Hermione saw Harry's hesitation, she guessed his choice, sighed, and warned: "Don't spread this matter around."
"Why?" Ron asked.
"Dumbledore had his reasons for not telling everyone about this." Hermione used Albert's argument, "If you let everyone know, it would easily cause panic, and they would think that Harry did it.
"It wasn't me, you know," said Harry.
"I know it's not you, but others don't know." Hermione reminded: "Don't forget, everyone knows you are a Parseltongue now. Parseltongues can control snakes, and controlling basilisks is no exception. No matter how you look at it, you are the biggest suspect."
After hearing Hermione's words, Harry couldn't help but shudder. He could already imagine how others would look at him when they knew that the monster in Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was an ugly basilisk!
Ron also looked at Harry uneasily. He knew Hermione was right. If he knew Harry, he would also think that Harry was the so-called "heir of Slytherin" if he heard the same news.
The evidence is that he is a Parseltongue, Parseltongues are evil wizards, and only Parseltongues can control the Basilisk.
"What should I do then?" Harry looked at Hermione anxiously.
"We can only wait for Headmaster Dumbledore or Albert to find the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, or catch the heir of Slytherin." Hermione didn't have any better ideas.
"Why don't we investigate it ourselves?" Ron said to Harry. "I think we could..."
"Do you know where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is?" Hermione asked, looking sideways at Ron.
Ron stopped talking immediately.
yes!
If Hermione hadn't told them, neither he nor Harry would have known that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was the Basilisk.
"A basilisk should be huge!" Harry expressed his doubts, "How on earth can it wander around the castle without being discovered by students and professors?"
"The school has pipes everywhere. I suspect the basilisk can move in the pipes." Hermione expressed her opinion, "and the sound can be transmitted very far in the pipes."
"Then we can find the location of the secret room through the pipes." Ron was very satisfied with his own wit.
"Even if the pipes in the castle are interconnected, not all of them are big enough for you to get into, and it's probably very dangerous inside." Hermione said faintly, "Albert thinks there may be only one entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, and it's hidden enough that it requires certain conditions to be opened, otherwise it would have been found long ago."
Ron opened his mouth, but finally reason made him close it.