Chapter 228 Lockhart is OK again (page 12)
I can only suffer from Narlak.
This goblin gangster tycoon has obviously been offline for so long. Now he not only has to be taken out to continue to be flogged, but the treasure he cherishes so much has to become a souvenir for Bourne...
Under Jiuquan, this guy probably couldn't rest in peace.
But it doesn't matter. For such an alien who dares to transgress, it is his honor to have the relic used by the loyal Astartes.
Bourne dug out the goblin crown that Narlak had carefully collected, took it, and went directly to Professor Binns.
And when he knocked on the door with this golden crown, the ghost professor of the extreme house actually opened the entrance to his office for him immediately.
The metal and objects made of different materials made by goblins will make some unique sounds when they collide with each other. How to distinguish them is not a "difficult" matter for Professor Binns, who was a famous archaeologist during his lifetime.
Therefore, when he heard the "dong dong" knock on the door, he heard someone knocking on his door with an ancient fairy utensil.
After opening the door, he noticed the material and unique wave-shaped pattern of the crown at a glance, and recognized that the crown belonged to a country that was located near the North Sea around the 12th century AD and relied on trade and plunder as its main social production methods. A relic of the Fairy Kingdom.
"This is really rare. Ever since the 'evil' Extis destroyed the goblin kingdom and transformed the capital where generations of kings spent money to hire powerful wizards to jointly lay out the unplottable curse, it was transformed into With their own private fortress—the later predecessor of Azkaban Prison—the wizards’ common memory of that goblin kingdom is only a few fragments in history books. And this crown can serve as a An important piece of evidence proving the authenticity of that period of magical history."
This is Professor Binns' evaluation of Narlak's crown.
However, although he liked it very much, the professor still did not accept it as a gift.
This hardly seems like an ancient tradition followed by the British. Of course, this may have something to do with the fact that he has become a ghost.
Professor Binns just hopes that Bourne will let him keep the crown until Christmas. This period of time was enough for him to thoroughly study the ancient fairy language inscriptions on the crown, as well as the meaning of those unique coats of arms, and write a decent paper on the history of magic.
In return for Bourne's courtesy, Professor Binns warmly received him in his room, and patiently recalled for him about the little wizard "Corvinus Gaunt."
"It seems to be the eighteenth century. Not long ago, I remember it quite clearly." The old wizard held a tea cup and said while sipping the tea.
I don’t know what kind of magic was cast on the teacup, but it could actually be held in the hand of a ghost and still steam.
"That Corvinus Gaunt is a very talented little wizard, and he studies hard. However, he always likes to ask some questions that are not there when he is taking magic history class. For example, for a while, he Obsessed with a rumor.
He was once very obsessed with finding the 'Slytherin Chamber of Secrets' - which he claimed was the legacy of his ancestor Slytherin - but we all know that it was just a ridiculous rumor, and the history of magic is a science that emphasizes evidence rather than speculation. disciplines..."
As he talked, Professor Binns unconsciously entered the teaching mode.
His eyes hidden behind thick glasses were slightly closed, and the soles of his feet floating in the air were slightly swaying back and forth. Although the old wizard must have been a smart scholar during his lifetime and imparted a considerable proportion of valuable information, it was obviously difficult for him to establish interactions with his students in ghost form.
That is to say, Bourne, who has far more patience than ordinary little wizards, was able to listen carefully to his long speech that lasted for more than two hours.
For two hours, which happened to be the duration of a magic class at Hogwarts, Professor Binns had already developed a habit of speaking like this.
And by the time he finished speaking, Hogwarts was about to go into curfew.
So, after thanking the old professor, Bourne hurriedly left his office.
The ghost professor wanted to write a note for him. If he met Filch on patrol, Bourne would not be charged with "night walking" if he took the note.
However, Bourne still declined the old professor's kindness. Because ghosts cannot grasp physical objects, Professor Binns had to find a professor first if he wanted to open a note, and then asked the latter to write it for him. During this time, Byrne would have returned to the Gryffindor common room. room.
On the way back, Bourne reviewed it and sorted out some information from Professor Binns' words.
1. That Corvinus Gaunt is indeed a descendant of Slytherin, but a man from the eighteenth century.
2. Corvinus Gaunt was once interested in finding Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, but he never mentioned it until he entered the sixth or seventh years.
3. In the th century, when Corvinus Gaunt was attending school, Hogwarts Castle was occupied by the then headmaster, Delise Devante (before becoming the headmistress, this lady was the most responsible student at St. Mungo's). Famous Therapist) spent money to hire people to repair it; Delise Devante's main purpose of repairing the castle was to improve the sanitary conditions of the castle, adding a large number of clean and hygienic bathrooms and a complete sewer system to the castle.
4. Corvinus Gaunt entered the Ministry of Magic after graduation. The reason why a talented wizard like him did not leave a great reputation in the history of magic is precisely because the department he chose to enter was mysterious affairs. Si, became a silent person.
5. When Corvinus Gaunt was in school, he was very good at both magic and transfiguration, and he was also particularly good at magic related to space. Few people know that the "traceless stretching spell" used by wizards today was actually improved by him. Not only that, after studying the magic laws that regulate and restrict the use of the "Invisible Stretch Curse", judging from the writing and wording habits, Professor Binns believes that those written magic laws are most likely to be written by Corvinu. Written by S. Gunter himself.
"When it comes to finding Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, Corvinus Gaunt not only has motives, but more importantly, he also has the ability."
Byrne quickly came to a conclusion and made some bold inferences at the same time.
"Corvinus Gaunt may not only have found the secret room, but also specially adjusted its entrance and redirected it into the women's bathroom.
After all, the debate about Salazar Slytherin is more about whether he was a dark wizard than whether he was a pervert.
Moreover, combined with the magic attached to the secret passage entrance found in the basement today, the secret passage entrance set up by Corvinus Gunter in the women's bathroom may not only be a 'Parseltongue'. Restrictions may also include bloodline or gender screening spells.
As long as there is no weird "zz correct" trend in the West, people who enter the women's restroom are generally only women, and the restrictions set for the female gender are equivalent to a double insurance of hiding the entrance to the secret room.
Otherwise, if a ghost like 'Moaning Myrtle' wanders into the secret passage while wandering around, the fact that there is a basilisk hidden in Hogwarts Castle will probably be exposed. "