Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Thea continued looking down. The main theme of these murals was uplifting, but the hidden twists and turns within them were equally significant.

The founding of Hogwarts was not without its challenges.

Thea saw that the four leaders were constantly rescuing young wizards who were tied to the stake on their journey. They visited the young wizards' families and persuaded them to come to their school.

However, danger is everywhere.

The dense forest hides various man-eating animals, including many magical creatures of level 5X. Even though the four of them are strong enough, they still get injured in battle after battle.

The external enemies were eventually deterred from their ambitions by the four men's formidable fighting prowess, but internal conflicts arose.

Lacking systematic teaching experience, the four giants could only pass on their survival experience to the students, but not everyone is as gifted as the four giants.

The four great wizards' main experience comes from practice, but if the young wizards go out to train, it is difficult to avoid attacks from the Holy See.

Beset by internal and external troubles, one of the young wizards finally couldn't take it anymore and took the first step...

An attack by the Papacy, a desperate situation with a lack of food and clothing, betrayal by young wizards... one misfortune after another followed.

Having read this far, Thea probably understands where the disagreements between Slytherin and the others come from...

Muggle-born wizards usually come from families at the bottom of society, and their parents and relatives are almost always under the control of the Church. Once the Church uses their parents and relatives as a threat, it is difficult for any wizard to escape being threatened.

If those young wizards came from noble families, would the Papacy be a little more restrained...?

Even after viewing all the murals, Thea still hadn't found the answer to this puzzle.

Wizards were considered outcasts at the time, almost like monsters, and if discovered, they would definitely be burned at the stake.

The wizards were forced into hiding in the deep mountains and forests...

Even amidst the murals, Thea felt so oppressed that she could barely breathe.

Fortunately, at least when I first transmigrated, I arrived in this relatively peaceful era without any means of protecting myself.

But what was the purpose of Slytherin building this secret room?

Record the history of Hogwarts?

Or is it to establish a habitat for basilisks?

Or perhaps it's a... duel venue?

Thea's gaze shifted to the large open space in the middle of the secret room, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was a training ground.

To record history, you could simply carve the murals directly onto the castle walls, and if you're worried about damage, add protective spells! This is a magical world!

Does the basilisk's habitat require such a large open space? Why not just build its habitat directly in the Forbidden Forest?

Built underground, the fact that the basilisk was hiding a secret weapon always made Thea feel that it was a kind of monster.

The giant basilisk in the castle's basement, coupled with its special ability to kill anyone it sees, makes it a devastating weapon in group battles!

Thea felt inexplicably excited at this thought and began to walk around the secret room.

This is the secret chamber left by Slytherin. Could there be some kind of martial arts manual inside?

Even though it's been opened before, what if it wasn't found?

With the hope of finding a bargain, Thea decides to embark on a treasure hunt.

However, Thea's grand ambitions failed at the very first step.

The reason is simple: it just stinks!

Thea initially cast a head-soaking spell on herself, which later turned into a spell to block out surrounding smells.

But while smells can be masked, if Thea wants to find the secret manual, she needs to be able to see the specific furnishings around her!

Left with no other choice, Thea had to temporarily take on a part-time job as a cleaner.

Thea took out her wand and then pulled out a bunch of small items from her pocket, such as a flying broom model, girls' hair clips, and bows.

Thea focused her attention, swung her arm forcefully, and imagined what the cleaning tools would look like.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

With a few popping sounds, the small objects transformed into cleaning tools.

"Whoosh!"

Thea cast another spell, and the tools on the ground began to move.

The broom began sweeping the floor, the rag began wiping the sculpture, and the feather duster began dusting off the sculpture; everything was in perfect order.

Thea stopped working with satisfaction and continued to work on the murals.

Fortunately, protective and dust-proof spells were added to the murals; otherwise, Thea would have had a hard time cleaning them without damaging them.

The room is very large; it definitely can't be cleaned out in one afternoon.

So, in the following period of time, Thea would occasionally bring Draco and the others down to work as cleaners.

To prevent the basilisk from frightening the group, Thea made sure it stayed in the resting area.

Thea's life returned to normal. She attended classes all day, worked hard to earn points for Slytherin, monitored Daisy's studies, organized several knowledge-sharing events, accepted Dumbledore and Snape's confinement, chatted with Tom (to get information out of him), and spent all her free time studying the murals. She was very busy and happy.

Dumbledore was naturally aware that Thea and the others were investigating the clues to the Chamber of Secrets. Even though he did not entirely agree with Thea and the others' involvement, he had no choice but to accept the fact for the sake of the Savior's training plan.

Incidentally, the number of times Thea was confined was reduced, and Thea was no longer required to write long papers. Instead, Thea was allowed to go to the library to look up information on her own.

The defensive rings have been provided to all students in the school; naturally, they are not free, and the price is one Galleon.

Since the production process was simple, Thea sent Lucius the ring-making instructions, leaving it up to him to figure out how to make it work.

As expected, Lucius managed to sell the ring, which cost 15 siscons, for 5 gallons. If the materials had been changed to more precious ones, and the design more exquisite, it would have easily reached 20 gallons.

In addition to the defensive ring, Thea also sent Lucius all the other alchemical items she had previously devised, along with her notes on their creation, which made Lucius ecstatic.

Why are alchemical items valuable?

With so many alchemy books available, why are alchemy masters still so rare?

There's only one main reason: talent determines the ceiling!

This is not just empty talk; understanding the principles and actually making it are two different things.

Moreover, not everyone can afford the costs of alchemy!

In alchemy, it is common for hundreds of Galleons to be lost instantly if there is even a single mistake, mainly due to a lack of practical experience.

Successful alchemy requires experience, and to gain experience, one must practice, but practice requires money.

This has successfully created a vicious cycle.

But with Thea's notes, the success rate of alchemy can be increased to at least 80%!

This is equivalent to giving you a similar exam paper in advance, and then only changing the values ​​during the exam, which naturally increases the pass rate significantly!

No wonder Lucius was happy!

While Thea was busy and full of energy, Draco and the others were completely overwhelmed by the secret room.

During the day, I had to work with Harry and the others to organize information about the suspects in the locked room mystery, and at night I also had to find time to clean the locked room.

If it weren't for Thea using her notes on spells, potions, and transfiguration as bait, the group would have quit long ago.

Finally, Kung Fu pays off.

After a two-month-long, exhaustive search, Thea finally found a switch.

Looking at the well-preserved stone slab in the other secret chamber, Thea smiled with satisfaction…