Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 265 The Weight of the 'Secret'
"This is?"

"Made of Polyjuice Potion?"

Looking at the pile of colorful candies, McGuffin immediately thought of the [Ascension Candy] Madam Pomfrey provided them earlier.

— looks like something.

"That's right, just as you thought"

"[Compound Potion] The potion has been processed and turned into candy..."

"In order to prevent Dumbledore from being suspicious, I also specially ordered a batch of magic candies for oral care from a company that produces multi-flavored beans."

"Although the effect of this [Compound Decoction] candy has weakened a bit, it is convenient to replenish the effect of deformation at all times..."

"Look, even wizards like Dumbledore haven't noticed..."

Les Finlay was very proud.

"It's amazing! But...you probably don't have enough potions! Or it's not like the attack on Snape's office last time..."

McGuffin sighed in admiration, and then talked casually.

But in fact, he knew deep down in his heart that the old fox Dumbledore must have known the true identity of this guy Les Finley.

At that time, the [Blood Curse] on McGuffin's body was intensified for no reason last time, and it was this guy who did it.

Now that I think about it, Dumbledore had previously provided himself through Snape... to suppress the unicorn blood inspired by the [Blood Curse], and I am afraid that he also noticed this.

Shir!The old bee!
——What's your idea?
For some reason, Les Finlay was very happy to answer McGuffin's questions.

"Hmph! The mysterious man has always wanted to experiment with that spell...that giant plant's magical weapon made all the wizards panic."

"As a result, the Ministry of Magic has restricted all potion materials! There are even no ingredients to make the [Potion Potion] potion... I had to raid Snape's potion office, and I could only find a little African snake skin to make the potion."

It seems that Les Finlay is full of complaints about Voldemort's actions.

"That guy just likes to do these useless things! Like people crawling and shaking at his feet... a method that is not efficient at all!"

McGuffin was surprised to find that the relationship between Les Finlay and Voldemort... was not the kind of relationship he imagined that one party was completely controlled, or bewitched.

On the contrary, in his description, it is more like some kind of cooperation where everyone gets what they need.

"However, that guy is worthy of being the most powerful dark wizard in the world since modern times....In that state, he can actually make giant plants more aggressive through improving spells..."

"Make the Ministry of Magic such a mess that even Dumbledore can't stay at Hogwarts."

"If it weren't for this,... I wouldn't dare to release him, let the basilisk attack the little wizard...it would make Hogwarts chaotic, and let me do things conveniently!"

"Of course, I'm mainly looking for this old classroom."

"Only the basilisk,...only the guardian spirit of Hogwarts, recognized by one of the Big Four, can go unimpeded in the school and find this room——this old classroom that has been sealed for hundreds of years."

"what!"

McGuffin yelled in disbelief.

"Wait! Guardians of Hogwarts!?—what nonsense are you talking about!"

—What kind of international joke is this, some Soviet joke?

Which school's guardian spirit is like this--attacking its own students.

Seeing McGuffin's 'monkey surprised' look, Les Finley laughed out loud.

His voice was hoarse and harsh.

"That's right, the basilisk below that was sealed in the [Chamber of Secrets] is indeed the only existing guardian spirit of Hogwarts."

"Think about it! MacGuffin!...Think about it..."

"You should be able to understand!"

"Whether it's the basilisk attack decades ago, or a series of events now...is it really such a coincidence?"

"All the students who were attacked did not directly look into the eyes of the basilisk, they were just petrified... and the only casualty of the little witch was only because of a sudden accident..."

"Is it really such a coincidence? As you said before... there is no chance in this world, only carefully arranged inevitability!"

indeed!

McGuffin realized it too.

——Not only what happened now and before, but all the students who were attacked in the original book were also petrified.

Thinking about it now... this kind of coincidence is too unbelievable.

Les Finley slowly explained to McGuffin, "I think you should have heard of Slytherin Salazar's so-called [Chamber of Secrets] legend!"

"...Purebloods...get rid of those little Muggle-born wizards..." McGuffin said slowly.

"Yes, but Slytherin is not a dark wizard like You-Know-Who! How did he create something that killed his own students?"

"This basilisk was originally created to protect this school, although many of his later ideas were added to it... He wanted to use petrification to threaten those unqualified Muggle students to automatically drop out of school."

"Do you really think the basilisk also specializes in petrifying little wizards through 'second-hand sight'?"

"To a certain extent, that kind of monster is a product of dark witchcraft that is more cruel than a dragon, and dangerous. If it weren't for the restraint of Slytherin's original spell...I'm afraid Hogwarts would have been littered with corpses long ago!"

McGuffin swallowed.

This guy Les Finley speaks so well that this explanation actually makes perfect sense.

Even in a way, it did explain why Dumbledore assured Harry to face the basilisk and Voldemort's Horcrux alone.

The latter (Voldemort) is because the [Protection Curse] in Harry's blood cannot harm Harry, and the former (basilisk) will also be unable to exert its true strength to face Harry because of the restrictions left by Slytherin Salazar.

——And some time ago, I was able to deal with the basilisk with exceptional agility.

This kind of unreasonable weirdness is only now in McGuffin's mind.

Les Finley stared at the change of McGuffin's expression, and said kindly, "I know you will think it through..."

"The four colleges each have their own guardian spirits. I don't know what the guardian spirits of the other colleges are like... But after I learned about the basilisk from the mysterious population, I knew my chance had come!..."

"An ancient legend, and a treasure is open to me!"

Listening to Les Finley's passionate narration, McGuffin didn't know what expression he should make.

"Do you know how much I have to pay... to find this clue in this foreign country, and wait for this opportunity!" Les Finley continued.

"What is it?" McGuffin asked, but he didn't expect Les Finlay to actually answer.

"The World Tree, the original tree,...all life, the source of wisdom."

"It is said that the first wizard got enlightenment of wisdom from under this tree... and got the mysteries of magic and witchcraft!"

McGuffin said nothing, listening to this as outrageous, even for wizards, it is a fairy tale story.

Although he still has a Hufflepuff-related task in the system that he can't start with - looking for legends about the World Tree.

But it is nonsense that almost all the books in the library have the World Tree of General.

Most wizards now think that this is a kind of extinct magical plant, which can have extremely strong magic power, even has wisdom, and can grow to cover the sky and block out the sun, just like a hill.

But—given wisdom and magical power to wizards, these are only the craziest druid wizards in Eastern Europe and wizard priests in primitive tribes in Africa will believe.

Les Finley said so confidently, and McGuffin couldn't help but wonder... Maybe there really is such a thing.

After all, there are a lot of unclear things about the magic wand, system, and time travel on his body.

"Did you know? McGuffin Albert... My father, my grandfather, and three generations of me searched for clues to the legendary World Tree and traveled around half the world..."

"Give everything, and finally come to this country, but because you can't get into Hogwarts... everything falls short."

"Just when I gave up..."

"Everything is predestined, everything is ready from this semester..."

"Especially when Malfoy temporarily deposited the mysterious man's notebook with me, I knew that fate had shown a path in front of me..."

"A road that leads directly to my dreams..."

"I have known for a long time that the World Tree was collected and cultivated by Hufflepuff... Its information is hidden in the old classrooms that have been sealed for hundreds of years at Hogwarts..."

"Just find it..."

"So I made a deal with the mysterious man."

"I helped him resurrect, and he helped me enter Hogwarts to find the old classroom!"

"After modifying a bit of Lucius Malfoy's memories of the notebook!"

"Girald Lockhart, that bastard, can easily fall into the palm of my hand at the slightest threat... so I can enter Hogwarts by playing this flamboyant fellow."

"The basilisk controlled by the mysterious man can find this room for me..."

"As a deal, I gave him the sorcery of the [rapidly gigantic plant] that my family obtained through the search for the World Tree to improve, and obeyed his orders to travel around the world to carry out raids to experiment with this weapon and cause people to panic... Of course, this can also attract Dumbledore's attention!"

"After influencing the ghost of Ms. Gray to open this dusty room... I have confirmed the veracity of the rumors."

Les Finley spoke aloud, his story echoing in this empty 'sky'.

But the more this guy talked, the more McGuffin hurried...something was wrong.

This is not a fiction movie.

——The villain boss always has to talk endlessly before transforming, and give the protagonist a reason to explode.

What is he trying to do by telling all the information?

- Self-destruct?

That should be done by Harry!

McGuffin looked up at Les Finley.

I saw that the expression on this guy's face became unpredictable.

"Have you found it? But it's too late..."

"I've told you all the truth... Now it's your McGuffin!"

He waved his wand.

A golden scale suddenly appeared between the MacGuffin and him.

Small and exquisite, sparkling.

A flame feather (composed of various writings) suddenly appeared on the balance pan near him, and a translucent phantom heart appeared on the side near the MacGuffin.

Bang bang jump!

When these two things appeared, the balance began to tilt towards the MacGuffin.

Just a little slow.

"Isn't that enough?" Les Finley looked ugly when he saw this scene.

He hesitated, then said again,
"This thing was made by the ancient Roman wizards after imitating the legendary scale of judgment of the ancient Egyptian priests. Although it is an imitation, it also has some essence."

"This feather is my hidden secret... As the one who casts the spell, I must tell all my secrets honestly, and the heart over there is your secret!"

"Secrets have weight!"

"The more secrets you have about other people, the heavier it becomes."

"When the weight of the two sides is out of balance,...you and I will reach a contract, an asymmetric [Unbreakable Vow] spell!"

"If you break this contract, then your heart will fall into my hands!"

"Ghideroy Lockhart violated it... so now his life is in the palm of my hand. I don't want you to fall into this fate!"

As he said that, Les Finley waved his left hand maliciously, and a trembling heart appeared in the palm of his hand.

And as this guy narrated the secret of this spell, the scale tilted faster and faster.

There was also a metal wire emerging from the glowing golden balance, as if burning red, tightly wrapped around the 'markers' on both sides.

Maybe it was an illusion, maybe it really happened!

McGuffin could really feel his heart locked tightly by a scorching thing.

——shiri!

——shiri!

After cursing a few words in his heart, McGuffin quickly thought of a way to break the situation.

If the two sides of the scale represent secrets spoken and secrets kept.

—So is it only Les Finley who has unspeakable secrets?

——It can destroy the effect of this spell.

Thinking of this, McGuffin quickly yelled and tried to ask.

"Where's Harry? Is Harry Potter with Voldemort now?"

"That's right, as you guessed, the mysterious man went to play [Snake Quest] role-playing game with his little friend! As for you, for the sake of our acquaintance, as long as you obediently help me finish this matter..."

"I will find the World Tree later... I will let you go!"

McGuffin didn't believe what this guy said at all, what he wanted to know was how to solve all the situations.

So he hurriedly asked again, "Where is the real Gilderoy Lockhart?"

"In the Forbidden Forest... this poor guy may finally realize his dream and become the most famous wizard in the world!"

"Just as a mad wizard who caused a series of terrorist attacks... Hahaha!"

Les Finley let out a series of sharp, terrifying laughs.

——The golden balance is tilted more and more, and it is about to overturn.

(End of this chapter)