There were waves of discussion. Although there was no bloody writing this time, there were animal bones spit out by snakes.
This thing is so terrible! You must let your family know that whether they are wizards from pure-blood families or wizards from Muggle families, they think so at this moment.
And looking at the amount, there was a huge pile of bones on the ground, still sticky with digestive juices.
At the thought that they might be swallowed by a snake and then spit out like this, the more courageous students were nauseating, and the less timid ones were already crying.
"Everyone will gather in the hall on the first floor to rest tonight. The prefects and some professors will take turns staying on duty. Hogwarts needs to conduct a thorough search."
Dumbledore could not reassure these children. Persuading them to return to the dormitory would only cause chaos, and there would be various ways to contact their families, which would make the situation difficult to control. In order to reassure the students, he sent them Everyone gathered together, everyone hugged each other for warmth, and the professor searched the entire school. No matter what the result was, such actions were more convincing than any words.
The prefects of the four colleges each organized their own juniors and juniors, and then everyone came to the lobby on the first floor.
Dumbledore took out the Elder Wand and waved it, and the hall was immediately brightly lit. With another wave of the wand, all the tables and chairs were automatically arranged on both sides. Finally, with another wave, the sleeping bags of the same color from the four colleges were neatly arranged in four directions. List.
This was the first time he saw the Elder Wand, and Regulus Black felt a little excited.
Legend has it that the wand made of elder by the God of Death is the most powerful of all wands, and it is also the most capable of betraying its owner. As long as the owner loses once, there will be problems when using it again. Voldemort did not understand the situation of the Elder Wand. , so that after seizing the Elder Wand, he couldn't use it smoothly, and he damaged the Elder Wand by using it forcefully.
Now is not the time. If you want the Elder Wand, you have to wait until Dumbledore is dead. This matter cannot be rushed.
Although the hall decorated by Dumbledore seems to be a simple matter of moving tables and chairs to arrange sleeping bags, the magic left here has formed a barrier. Anything that does not enter through the main entrance will trigger the alarm and even be attacked.
The main entrance will be guarded by several professors and prefects. No matter what kind of monster it is, it will have to face attacks from more than ten wands.
"The male and female prefects of the four colleges are on duty in turn, Regulus! You also stay to assist them."
Dumbledore arranged for a few more minor professors to stay, and then brought the main force... the main professors to start searching the school.
It would be a joke to search the school in one night. The huge castle of Hogwarts was not built in one day. The four founders built the original castle thousands of years ago, and many subsequent generations have renovated and added to it. Although the general appearance of Hogwarts has not changed much due to the changes in facilities, the interior is already like a maze. Even Dumbledore said that there are some secrets that even he, the principal, does not know.
Secret passages and secret rooms connect the entire Hogwarts like a maze of different dimensions. Even the map that comes with Regulus Black's system cannot show all the passages. If you want to create a fully transparent 3D map, make Readers will definitely have a headache how to represent these secret passages and chambers.
However, the map that comes with the system is a little better, because it has the concept of a portal. Every secret passage and secret room just shows the location on the opposite side. It is like taking Hermione directly from the first floor to the eighth floor. This is how the secret passage of the building was found.
The entrance to Slytherin's secret room is found in the women's bathroom on the second floor.
Regulus Black had known about it for a long time, but it was put aside because of the problem of Parseltongue.
If I had known this, when I finalized the setting of the Horcrux [Slytherin's Locket], I would have written Parseltongue into it.
The settings at that time were 'additional access to snake dominance and dragon bloodline', and 'additional access to forbidden forest land deeds and racial covenants'.
Regulus Black can now control snake creatures at will. The large pile of animal bones were swallowed by countless snakes and then spit out. The whole process was very short, which would damage the snake's life.
What's the deal with a person who can completely control snakes but can't open the door because he doesn't know Parseltongue!
Regulus Black thought it was funny even when he thought about it.
"Blake! You see, many children can't sleep now, why don't we organize them to get up and have fun!"
Gilderoy Lockhart was wearing a golden nightgown. He was also one of the professors left behind by Dumbledore. Seeing that Regulus Black seemed to be in a daze, he came over and came up with a bad idea.
This is going to cause trouble! I can’t sleep even if I wake up and have fun! Hi you numb.
"I know some students here can't sleep. If you remember, please raise your hand."
Regulus Black had a sneer on his lips. He wanted to see how many of them wanted to cause trouble.
Immediately, many hands were raised in the hall. Although they were all lying in sleeping bags, there were about 30 people counted on one hand.
Most of them are Gryffindors, with a few Hufflepuffs and Slytherins.
"Very good! Passed out!"
Regulus Black waved his wand, and magic burst out from the head of the wand, hitting the owners of these hands accurately.
The hands that were originally raised had dropped down, and they were snoring soundlessly. This shocked the students who were also unable to sleep but did not raise their hands. They all peeked out to look at the sleeping classmates beside them.
Gilderoy Lockhart's smile froze on his face, hmm! It's an awkward but rude smile.
"Look, the children are all sleeping. Obviously they are tired and frightened today. Let's just do our jobs!"
Regulus Black patted Gilderoy Lockhart hard, and then walked towards the eight male and female prefects.
The eight male and female prefects were stunned by Regulus Black's hand just now. They held a wand in their hand and pointed it at the teaching assistant. They didn't know why he came to see them.
Regulus Black put away his wand and took out four cards with a flip of his hand. On the back was the school emblem of Hogwarts, and on the front were the words "sleep" and "on duty".
"One person from each college will go to bed if you are assigned to sleep. The person on duty after midnight will wake you up to take turns."
With a wave of his hand, the cards were shuffled repeatedly in the air as if controlled by an invisible hand, and then stood in the air facing Regulus Black.
The eight male and female prefects looked at each other and introduced the principle of ladies first, and all the cards were drawn by the female prefects.
As a result, Slytherin and Ravenclaw were on duty first, and Gryffindor and Hufflepuff were on duty in the second half of the night.
Having experienced Regulus Black's 'fainting' shooting in all directions, the four prefects who were drawn to sleep quickly got into their sleeping bags, while the remaining four prefects went to find their own places. Sit down somewhere.
The sky in the hall was already filled with starlight at this time, as if the ceiling did not exist, and the stars in the sky could be clearly seen.
The hall was quiet except for a few quiet conversations between students who couldn't sleep.
"Ron! What do you think of what happened today?"
Harry Potter really couldn't sleep, so he reached out from his sleeping bag and pushed Ron next to him.
"I think those are the bones that the monster in the secret room vomited out after eating food."
Ron wasn't asleep either. He wanted to raise his hands just now, but he didn't expect that those who raised their hands would be treated like this. Assistant Coach Black shot them with the 'fainting' spell indiscriminately, even though they They were all fast asleep, but if they had to move again, it would be difficult to wake them up.
"So that means someone has really opened the secret room and released the monster inside. According to what the professors said, this monster should be a snake."
Harry Potter used his only brain to figure this out.
"The only thing unclear now is which type of snake is this monster? I see Dumbledore is so nervous, it should be a very powerful snake monster."
Well done Ron, he was able to guess the correct answer quickly.
"Read more books when you have time, otherwise your brain will shrink."
A chuckle came from the Slytherin side. After all, the hall was so quiet, so speaking softly would be heard.