After successfully passing the first step, Harry stepped onto the second step again.
With the help of She Laoqiang, he climbed up the seventh stone step easily with almost no hindrance and came to the small square in front of the magnificent palace.
"Come on up, both of you!" Harry turned to look at Rolf and Ginny, who were standing at the foot of the stone steps watching his solo performance. "All the dangers on this row of stairs should have been cleared!"
After Rolf and Ginny came up, Harry walked with them to the door of the palace.
"Actually, according to common sense, I feel that those little snakes before were just minions. The real danger is still the guards at the gate." Rove looked up at the tall lintel of the palace and said to Harry with some concern.
Harry also raised his head, and his eyes turned to the thick stone pillars on both sides of the gate with experience, looking at the two giant snakes that were dozens of feet long and entangled on the stone pillars.
"If the biggest danger is these two snakes, then we can basically declare victory." He smiled confidently and said, "Snake Old Tune is still very useful!"
Ginny glanced at Harry, her expression still a little uneasy.
"I always feel that we shouldn't jump to conclusions so early. What if something goes wrong?" she asked in a low voice.
"That's right." Harry thought about it and nodded. "You two stay here. I'll go a few steps forward and take a look."
Having said that, he walked into the palace alone.
“Boom—”
As expected, just as he was about to step into the temple gate, the stone pillars on both sides suddenly moved.
The giant snake wrapped around the stone pillar suddenly emitted a dazzling green light from its eyes, and four beams of light shone on Harry at the same time.
Harry felt as if he was under a powerful immobilization spell. He could not touch the ground when he took half a step and could not even take a step past the palace door!
At this moment, one of the giant snakes had already decisively fallen down from the stone pillar, hitting the ground heavily, making a heavy muffled sound.
It was precisely because of its unimpeded movement of falling from the air that almost the next second after Harry was frozen, the giant snake came in front of him, opened its bloody mouth, and tried to tear him into pieces with its sharp teeth.
"Don't move!" Harry shouted in a critical situation.
His voice came out, but it changed from human language to a "hissing" sound, and instantly transformed into a strange language that no other human being here could understand.
But the giant snake understood.
There was a moment of hesitation in its green eyes, but in the end it gently nodded its huge snake head, returned to the stone pillar where it was originally located, wrapped itself up, and returned to silence.
Fortunately, the immobilization spell just released by the two giant snakes did not seal Harry's mouth, so he still had a chance to control the giant snake's movements with snake magic.
But now is far from the time to let down your guard!
In the moment that the giant snake hesitated, another giant snake had already coiled up from the stone pillar and crawled onto the ground, crawling towards Harry.
Its bloody mouth was already open, and Harry could vaguely see the grayish-white stone inner wall from the snake's mouth.
"Get back to your post!" Harry shouted again.
After he finished shouting in the snake-like voice, his expression had subconsciously relaxed.
Because Harry thought that this giant snake would return to the stone pillar where it was just now, just like the previous one. In this way, the checkpoint in front of the palace gate would be completely broken by him alone.
"Harry, be careful!" Ginny's terrified voice sounded from behind.
Harry turned his head suddenly, only to find that this time the snake did not obey him like the many obstacles before, and was intimidated by the snake's old voice.
Just as a hint of hesitation flashed across its eyes, just like the giant snake just now, the snake's body shape suddenly changed -
The gray-white scales on its body suddenly stood up and expanded, changing into another shape. The snake's mouth gradually lengthened and widened, the snake's body became slightly shorter and fatter, and several synapses of different appearance extended from under the abdomen and on the back.
The synapses grew rapidly, and the next moment, the two synapses on the back stretched out and turned into a pair of huge wings; while the four synapses under the abdomen stretched downward and turned into four scaly claws.
"Roar-"
With a deafening dragon roar, a gray-white fire dragon that was dozens of feet tall suddenly landed in front of Harry with great shock.
As soon as the fire dragon appeared, it opened its bloody mouth and pounced on Harry. Its mouth was even more terrifying and chilling than the snake's just now!
"Get out of the way, Harry!" Ginny's voice came from behind again. This time her voice was closer, as if she was rushing to his side.
Harry looked at the bloody mouth getting closer and closer and gave a bitter smile.
He wanted to dodge, but the immobilization spell on his body had not dissipated at all... Now Harry was unable to move his whole body, and could only watch as the gray-white dragon fang almost touched him!
"Just run away and leave me alone," he said resolutely.
However, at the critical moment, a strange-shaped root stretched out from behind Harry.
There was a pliers-like thing at the front of the stick, which accurately hooked the hood behind him and pulled it back suddenly -
Harry fell backwards, avoiding the bloody mouth that almost wrapped around his body.
Ginny followed closely behind Harry and caught his falling body in her arms.
"Huh... I was saying that the snake fork tongs I got from Hagrid should be put to good use." Rolf wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and smiled.
Then he stretched out his wand, pointed it at Harry, and said, "Finite."
Under the effect of the universal breaking spell, the magic that immobilized Harry slowly dissipated, and his stiff limbs gradually softened.
"Thanks to you this time, Rolf." Harry gasped in shock and said in fear, "I thought I was dead..."
"Don't be so discouraging, Harry." At this moment, Ginny was still hugging the limp Harry, her face slightly red as she said, "Rolf and I can't just watch you running around without doing anything... At least we will save you from danger no matter what!"
"Yes, we are a team, aren't we?" Rove said with a smile, "Of course, if we want to test whether our team is qualified, then we must handle this crisis well!"
He looked up at the huge fire dragon in front of him, and his expression gradually became solemn.
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At the same time, in the most luxurious hall of Dracula's castle.
A huge and luxurious round table was placed in the center of the hall, on which were countless delicacies, treasures from land and sea. Plates of delicious food filled the table.
Many different kinds of very expensive wines were placed on the table. Several well-mannered, handsome young men in tuxedos poured wine for the distinguished guests and stood by the table at all times to provide meticulous service.
The faculty and staff of Hogwarts sat around a round table, their faces flushed from drinking. Hagrid occupied two chairs put together, clapping the table excitedly from time to time and singing with Professor Kettleburn.
Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout tasted the sumptuous meal with happy looks on their faces.
Snape's expression seemed to be somewhat disdainful, but the cutlery in his hand moved faster than the speed at which he stirred the potion. It was unknown how much food went into his stomach.
Professor McGonagall looked a little worried, but then a few faculty members who were enjoying themselves came over to persuade her.
Astronomy professor Sinistra told her that the young wizards would only stay in the castle for one day and there would be no problem. Some of the young wizards might not even know that their professors were not in Hogwarts!
Not only the professors who Dracula got along with the most were invited, but also other Hogwarts faculty and staff were invited to attend Dracula's party, and those who didn't want to come were forcibly abducted -
There is no need to mention the Divination professor Shelby Trelawney, because she was drunk and still talking nonsense like a madman; the always unpleasant Filch brought his cat, Mrs. Norris, sitting in the corner eating Hesse; the Arithmetic Divination professor Sedima Victor was studying the structure of this magnificent hall...
Even Professor Binns, who was a ghost, did not miss the faculty party.
Due to the special nature of ghosts, they cannot go to places they have never been to during their lifetime.
But under the influence of Dracula's magic, this hall of Dracula's castle was simulated by him into a reception hall that Professor Binns had visited, successfully deceiving Professor Binns's perception as a ghost, allowing him to be teleported to this place he had never been to in his lifetime with the light of the dark moon.
In addition, this party was approved by Headmaster Dumbledore, so the professors had no worries about salary deductions, so most of them treated it as a rare holiday before the final exams and started drinking and having fun.
But compared to the lively atmosphere in the hall, Dracula, who hosted the party, and Dumbledore, who agreed to the holiday, were sitting in another quiet room, eating snacks and enjoying a good show.
"It's you, Dumbledore. You have mastered Transfiguration to perfection!" Dracula stuffed a mouthful of bloody pudding into his mouth and patted Dumbledore on the shoulder.
"The dragon you conjured up so casually already possessed all the characteristics of a dragon, right? Otherwise, how could it break free from Salazar's magic and no longer obey the control of the snake?"
"After all, I was the professor of Transfiguration back then. I can't mislead the students, right?" Dumbledore said with a smile while chewing a piece of honey candy.
Two people were seen sitting on a sofa with their backs against the wall, and on the wall opposite them was a piece of yellowed parchment. On the paper was a clear color picture, in which three little wizards were fighting fiercely with a fire dragon.
"This is the first time I've used the function of the Hogwarts title deed. I didn't expect it to be so useful." Dracula looked at the picture on the wall with interest and gave a very good evaluation. "Enlarge the title deed and stick it on the wall, and then display the picture of the corresponding area. Isn't this much more useful than Nico's old projector?"
"It's just that Nico's favorite play can't be played," Dumbledore smiled, "so if he has to choose between the title deed and the old-fashioned projector, I think he will still choose the projector."
"But watching a play this way is much more interesting than a drama." Dracula shrugged. "Anyway, I still don't understand what's so interesting about a drama. I've seen too many clichéd plots in my life."
"Let's not talk about this anymore," Dumbledore shook his head and laughed. "I'm very curious now, how come this palace complex built by Slytherin himself in the Forbidden Forest appeared on the title deed of Hogwarts?"
"Because it is also connected to the magic network of Hogwarts." Dracula said, "In the beginning, this palace complex was actually shielded, just like Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets..."
"But later, when I went to deal with the things he left behind, I accidentally discovered this palace complex, so I included it in the scope of the land deed. Now it seems that the decision I made at that time was quite wise!"
"That's a good decision, Professor Dracula." Dumbledore laughed happily. "It also provides a great adventure venue. It's easy to imagine how Harry will solve his emotional problems and improve his personal abilities this school year."
Dumbledore was now quite satisfied.
If it weren't for the relics of Slytherin, finding a suitable adventure for Harry in such a calm school year would have been a big problem.
And if Harry were to spend this school year in such a uneventful manner, he would be even more unwilling to accept it.
After all, a savior who is not always prepared to face difficulties and setbacks is not a good savior!
How can you see a rainbow without going through the wind and rain? Well... that is, without cheating with the weather spell.
Dumbledore knew that the time left for Harry was not enough, and he had to let him grow up as quickly as possible...
Not only was Dumbledore satisfied with this, but Dracula was also very satisfied.
Dracula said he felt very comfortable being able to enjoy such a wonderful scene while eating snacks without leaving the house.
However, this play also has its shortcomings. For example, Harry's snake-like voice is like a fish in water in Slytherin's territory.
After entering the building complex, the three little wizards hardly fought with the snakes that were used to guard the palace. They just said a few incomprehensible words in snake dialect, and the battle ended easily and was very boring.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand, because this relic was originally the inheritance that Slytherin wanted to leave to his descendants. It contains his lifelong research and is even more comprehensive than what is left in the secret room.
The people that these snakes guarding the palace are waiting for are actually descendants of Slytherin, so they will naturally give in when they meet the old snake.
If Harry had not been related to Slytherin by blood, the snakes would have simply put the three little wizards into the palace without any movement.
It was precisely because Harry was not a descendant of Slytherin that the two snakes at the palace gate showed doubts and hesitation when they heard the old snake voice, but in the end, obedience to the old snake voice prevailed, and one of the snakes finally gave way...
But Dumbledore and Dracula naturally would not let the scene end so easily.
When Dracula saw that there was only one snake left at the palace gate, he immediately cast a Dark Moon to connect with the Slytherin ruins, and used an Disillusionment Charm to hide the Dark Moon's trace on the opposite side to prevent it from being discovered by Harry, Ginny and Rolf.
Dumbledore also used the channel of the Dark Moon to cast his most skilled Transfiguration spell, directly changing the characteristics of the last snake, turning it into a fire dragon, which would no longer be affected by the snake's old tune.
No matter how comfortable you are watching the show here, the fierce battle on the screen is still going on—
Rolf had spent some time in a fire dragon sanctuary in Romania with his grandfather Newt, so he had some experience in catching fire dragons and was able to use various props to hold them back for a while.
It is precisely because of the existence of Rolf, a semi-expert, that Harry and Ginny, who know nothing about taming dragons, have been able to survive until now.
Of course, the biggest reason was that Dumbledore, who controlled the dragon, was deliberately letting them win, but none of the three little wizards knew about it.
"We can't go on like this. There's no way we can match the fire dragon in terms of physical strength!"
When Rolf used another eye curse to attack the fire dragon's eyes, but was bounced away by the stone eyelids, he said a little breathlessly.
"Is there any other way, Rolf?" Harry had no experience in dealing with dragons, so he could only look to the future Magizoologist for help. "You make the arrangements, and Ginny and I can work with you."
"But I don't have any other choice..." Luo Fu said helplessly.
He had used all his skills to hold back the fire dragon, and applied almost everything he learned in Romania. Now he could not think of any other way and was at his wit's end.
"It's a pity that Romania only taught us how to catch a dragon in the safest way, but never told us how to kill one." Rolf sighed, "Now we know that this is not a living creature, but we can only use the method of catching a dragon. This is the most uncomfortable thing."
"I think you should teach me some lethal magic that can ignore defense, so that my spells won't be bounced back by its skin."
Having said that, he sighed helplessly.
Harry thought of the scene he described and nodded in approval.
At this moment, the fire dragon that was originally entangled with Rolf seemed to be annoyed by Ginny's occasional evil curses. It suddenly changed direction and let out a loud dragon roar at Ginny.
Ginny was so frightened that she stood there in a daze, and the dragon flapped its wings and came to her side in an instant, opening its bloody mouth and biting towards Ginny's neck.
Amid Rolf's stunned expression, Harry reflexively stood in front of Ginny and stood face to face with the dragon.
"Harry, go away!" Ginny finally reacted and hurriedly pushed Harry's back, wanting to see what was the difference between him and the others.
However, Harry still stood between the dragon and Ginny, his eyes suddenly enlarged -
It seems that he really knows a magic attack with high destructive power that can ignore magical defense!
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