Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 599: Parseltongue

Just after Snape's report, Dumbledore was pacing back and forth in the study.

Agreeing to Lockhart's proposal to start a dueling club seems to have gotten far more than he expected, even he himself did not expect Harry to be a Parseltonian.

In Dumbledore's memory, no Parseltongue has ever appeared in the Potter family in successive generations, and Harry's abilities are obviously not inherited from the family.

When Dumbledore saw young Harry, he realized that the magical scar on his forehead was unusual.

Over the years, Dumbledore has wondered what that scar means.

Now it's finally coming to fruition.

Perhaps the lightning scar gave Harry a very unusual connection with Voldemort.

Although it's just speculation, Dumbledore believes that on the night that he failed to murder Harry, it is very likely that Voldemort transferred part of his soul to Harry, giving Harry the ability to talk to snakes.

Otherwise, the Sorting Hat wouldn't think Harry was a good fit for Slytherin, thinking that Slytherin would help him to greatness.

Be aware that none of the Potters have been assigned to Slytherin House.

If it wasn't for the discovery that Harry was Parseltongue, he wouldn't even have made such a bold assumption.

Ever since he learned that Voldemort made Horcruxes, Dumbledore has been quietly researching how to destroy Horcruxes.

Entrusting the soul to a living creature is undoubtedly a very risky approach, and with Voldemort's caution, it is obvious that he will not risk his own life.

So it could only be an accident.

However, Harry's Parseltongue is good news for now.

Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets requires Parseltongue to open. If the prisoner cannot be found until the end, Harry can only open the Chamber of Secrets and relieve the Basilisk's threat to Hogwarts teachers and students.

Of course, Dumbledore doesn't want to do that unless it's a last resort, and it's obviously not a good thing for a hidden enemy to stay at Hogwarts.

No one knows what will happen if the other party is not identified, and the so-called heir to Slytherin is likely to be Voldemort's Horcrux.

To kill Voldemort completely, you need to destroy all of Voldemort's Horcruxes, and Dumbledore does not intend to pass up this good opportunity.

After all, a person's soul is not a cake and can't be cut at will. Once it is cut too much, the soul will become very unstable, and nothing will happen to anyone.

Dumbledore believed that the number of Horcruxes created by Voldemort should also be limited, and that one could be destroyed to reduce Harry's pressure as much as possible.

There was a sudden scream in the headmaster's office, interrupting Dumbledore's thoughts, and a fireball shot up on a gilded perch not far behind the door.

"It's finally here!"

Dumbledore raised his foot and walked to the perch, looking at the little chick whose head was sticking out of the ashes, with a relieved smile.

"Grow up quickly, I will need your help soon." Dumbledore stretched out his hands to pick up the little chick, came to sit behind the table, took out the pre-prepared food, and gave The little chick was fed some food so that it could regain some strength as soon as possible.

He put the chick in the warm nest and glanced at the hourglass on the table, ready to have the house-elves come over to take care of young Fox.

When Dumbledore retracted his gaze, he inadvertently swept over a glass ball in the corner.

"It looks like..."

Dumbledore stretched out his hand to pick up the hot glass ball and pinched it over. He carefully looked at the slightly rough object in front of him. He remembered that it seemed to have been brought by Hagrid last time. The prop made by Anderson seems to be called... a detection ball, which can detect dark creatures.

"What a guy to be underestimated." Dumbledore felt the temperature from the detection ball and fell into short-lived memories.

Learn from Hagrid that Mr. Anderson has speculated that the monster in the secret room is most likely the legendary basilisk.

Maybe, Mr. Anderson has also found the approximate location of the secret room.

Dumbledore remembered the last time Albert took him to find the crown, and couldn't help showing danger, and was impressed. Maybe, this time he will take himself to the secret room.

Most geniuses are usually ambitious, just like they once were, and now Dumbledore just wants his old buddies to guide Albert on the right path.

As for whether the basilisk will pose a threat to Albert, Dumbledore is not worried. He knows that Albert is very cautious, and it is impossible to be unguarded when he knows that there is a basilisk.

If Albert knew what Dumbledore was thinking, he would definitely smear his face with spit.

At the moment, Albert is testing the approximate effective detection range of the detection ball with Hagrid. The results are not satisfactory. The detection range is too wide, at least 500 feet.

If it is not used in the school, the wider the scope, the better, but if it is used in the school, the scope is too wide, and the whole school will be covered, so it is meaningless.

"You don't seem satisfied?"

Hagrid threw the frozen Grindillo to the fireplace to bake it, took the copper pot from the stove, and made Albert a cup of hot tea.

"I found that the detection ball is used in the castle, and there are a lot of shortcomings." Albert put the hot detection ball aside, took a sip from the teacup, and said a little depressed, "Maybe, I should improve it a little."

"It would be nice to be able to mark or point out the location of the dark creatures," suggested Hagrid. "It would be better if it could be done before the Christmas holidays."

"The difficulty may be a bit high." Albert asked, looking sideways at Hagrid, "You don't want to use this thing to find hidden monsters!"

"Can't you?" Hagrid also hid his thoughts.

"I suggest you just give up ~IndoMTL.com~ Albert is not very optimistic about Hagrid's idea.

The detection ball is just a detection and early warning device specially made by Albert in order to prevent himself from being attacked by a basilisk. It only has the function of detection and early warning.

Albert didn't expect this thing to become a radar for detecting dark creatures. He didn't know how long it would take to improve it to that extent. He didn't think he could do it in a short time.

Seeing Hagrid's lost expression, Albert casually changed the subject, "Have you heard?"

"What did you hear?"

"Harry is a Parseltongue."

"Harry is Parseltongue" Hagrid looked shocked. "How could he be Parseltongue, tell me what's going on."

Albert told Hagrid about the last duel club.

"The whole school now suspects that Harry is the heir to Slytherin," Albert said to Hagrid. "He's not having a good time."

"How could Harry go back and attack others, these are all smears!" Hagrid looked excited, he himself had a precedent of being slandered, and definitely didn't want Harry to follow in his footsteps.

"Okay Hagrid, don't get excited." Albert softly reassured: "I don't think Slytherin would want his heir to be a Gryffindor student."

"Is Harry really Parseltongue?" Hagrid asked suddenly.

"Yes. However, Parseltongue is only a rare ability, and there are actually great and kind wizards in history who are Parseltongue." Albert explained calmly: "The ability is never good or bad. "

"You're right." Hagrid agreed with Albert.