Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

"What's so surprising about that? I bet a lot of people at Hogwarts can do that!"

Douglas put down his chopsticks and said regretfully:

"I'm sorry, Harry, but as far as I know, no one in Hogwarts besides Dumbledore can understand Parseltongue.

Can you tell me what happened? Did you hear it say that, or did you ask it?

Hagrid also frowned.

Harry looked at the serious expressions of the others and said cautiously:

"I asked it, and it told me... Is there something wrong with that?"

Hagrid lowered his voice and said:

"Harry, this is not an ordinary skill. I once heard Headmaster Dumbledore say that even he could only understand Parseltongue, but could not speak it. Wizards who could speak Parseltongue were called Parselmouths..."

Hermione also said:

Parseltongue refers to the language used by snakes (including other serpentine creatures), and to people who can communicate with them. It is a very rare ability and is usually inherited.

Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of Hogwarts, was a Parseltongue, and almost all known Parseltongues are his descendants...

Harry, if you can speak Parseltongue, you're probably a Slytherin..."

Harry Potter's face turned very ugly. He looked at Douglas, hoping to hear a different opinion from him.

How could he be a descendant of Slytherin when he hated Slytherin so much?

Douglas wiped his hands and said with a smile:

"Harry, don't be nervous. Didn't Hermione just say that Parseltongue is inherited?"

Then he turned to Hagrid and asked:

"Hagrid, you've been in contact with Harry's parents. Have you heard which of them is a Parseltongue?"

Hagrid said excitedly:

"Impossible, how could Lily and James speak Parseltongue...

Oh, Harry, don't be sad, what you just said might be your illusion, you are a Gryffindor, how could you be a descendant of Slytherin! "

Harry said dully:

"But when I entered school, the Sorting Hat wanted to put me in Slytherin!"

Chapter 128 You are actually a classmate of the mysterious person

Although this was not the first time Hagrid, Ron and Hermione had heard Harry talk about this.

But when you say it now, the meaning is completely different.

The three of them looked at each other.

Douglas shrugged, patted Harry on the shoulder and said:

"It's easy to find out if you're a Parseltongue speaker. Just find a snake to verify it!

Hagrid, I remember there are quite a few snakes on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, they don’t have to be too big…”

Hagrid looked at Douglas with an incredible look:

"Douglas, have you forgotten? We almost caught all the snakes on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and the remaining ones have already escaped deep into the Forbidden Forest.

It’s hard to find a snake egg on the edge of the forbidden forest now, otherwise how can I raise chickens on the edge of the forbidden forest with confidence...”

The three little ones all looked at Douglas.

Ron asked curiously:

"Professor, what are you doing with the snakes?"

Hagrid looked at Douglas's embarrassed expression and laughed loudly.

"Haha! Of course it's for eating. To be honest, snake soup tastes really good, but it's hard to catch snakes in the Forbidden Forest now!"

As soon as these words were spoken, even Harry, who was in a depressed mood, started laughing.

Douglas pulled out his wand and pointed at the unicorn horn chopsticks on the table: "Golden snake brings wealth!"

One of the chopsticks turned into a beautiful golden little snake, spitting out its tongue at Douglas.

Hermione exclaimed in surprise: "What a cute little snake!"

Douglas said to Harry:

"This is just a snake created by Transfiguration. Talk to it first and see if it reacts..."

Harry swallowed, looked at the golden snake, and asked:

"Professor, what should I say?"

Douglas said encouragingly:

"You can stare at the snake and tell it to do anything you want, and it won't attack you."

Harry glanced at the others, and Ron and Hermione looked at him encouragingly.

He took a deep breath, stared into the golden snake's eyes, and said, "Turn around!"

The golden snake showed no intention of turning around and just stared at Harry quietly, spitting out its tongue.

Harry heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and said with a smile:

"Look, it's not following my instructions at all!"

But when he looked at the others, he found that they were all looking at him with strange eyes.

Hermione broke the silence first and said in a weak voice:

"You're speaking another language!"

Ron also came to his senses: "That's the language of snakes, I mean Parseltongue!"

Harry started to get annoyed:

"I speak another language? But... I didn't realize it... How could I speak another language and not know it?

I just spun him around, didn't you all hear that? Clearly, the snake didn't follow my orders at all, which means I'm not a Parseltongue!

After saying that, Harry looked at Hagrid.

Hagrid opened his mouth in surprise. When he saw Harry looking at him, he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to look at Douglas.

Harry's heart sank when he saw Hagrid like this...

Douglas first snapped his fingers, and the golden snake turned into chopsticks again, and then he slowly put the chopsticks away.

The slow movements made Harry more and more angry.

"professor!"

Ron and Hermione tugged at Harry's sleeves, but Harry broke free.

Douglas looked at Harry's anxious expression and said lightly:

"Why are you so anxious? Haven't I taught you that no matter what happens, you must remain calm?"

Harry looked at Douglas, took a deep breath, and then said:

"Professor, does the experiment just now really prove that I am a Parseltongue?"

Douglas nodded and said:

"Yes, because I used Transfiguration to make that snake, you can't command it, but you do speak Parseltongue!"

Harry's face was pale and all the strength seemed to be drained away from him.

He kept whispering:

"This is impossible! How can I be a descendant of Slytherin? Impossible!"

Hagrid wanted to comfort Harry, but ended up slapping Harry on the shoulder. If Ron hadn't grabbed Harry in time, Harry might have been knocked to the ground by Hagrid's slap.

At this time, Douglas smiled and said:

"Harry, you think too much. Salazar Slytherin's only descendant in this world is called Tom Marvolo Riddle..."

"boom!"

The teacup in Hagrid's hand suddenly exploded, splashing scalding tea.

Douglas reacted quickly and dodged quickly, but the three little ones were burned and screamed.

"Hagrid! What's wrong with you?"

Hagrid quickly apologized and took a huge rag to wipe the three little ones.

The three of them quickly waved their hands to refuse.

They were still curious about Hagrid's reaction though.

Harry asked curiously:

"Hagrid, you know that Tom...Tom what?"

Hermione said from the side: "It's Tom Marvolo Riddle!"

After saying that, everyone looked at Hagrid.

Hagrid shook his head frantically:

"I don't know any Tom, not at all."

But that expression was hardly convincing.

Then everyone looked at Douglas again.

Douglas stood aside and continued:

"Of course, he also has a name that everyone is familiar with—Voldemort!"

Hagrid shuddered very visibly, stared at Douglas with his huge eyes, and said incoherently:

"Tom... Tom is... that person? Impossible, Tom is very good, and he is also the president of the student union... I should have guessed that there was something wrong with him... It must be him who did it, he was so active at that time... Aragog... Only Dumbledore was willing to believe me..."

Hagrid's voice was gradually drowned out by his sobs.

For a moment, the three little ones didn't know how to comfort Hagrid.

Douglas couldn't help but touch his nose when he heard Hagrid mention Aragog.

Aragog is a giant eight-eyed spider raised by Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest. As early as Douglas's school days, the giant eight-eyed spiders had developed into a tribe in the Forbidden Forest.

Because the venom of the Acromantula is a very precious potion ingredient, Douglas once set his sights on the venom of the Acromantula in order to help Bill and Charlie get rich together.

At that time, they wandered in the Forbidden Forest for a long time but could not find the nest of the eight-eyed giant spider. Finally, they accidentally discovered the territory of the centaurs.

So Douglas came up with a plan and secretly kidnapped a young centaur and asked him to lead the three of them.

Although they successfully found out the territory of the eight-eyed giant spider, they were also discovered by the centaur tribe. If Douglas had not prepared a flying broom in advance, the three of them might have really been defeated by the centaur tribe.

Afterwards, they killed many descendants of the giant eight-eyed spider Aragog and obtained their venom.

(The Acromantula is a giant, ferocious spider with eight eyes. It can speak human language and is a carnivore that prefers large prey. Females are larger than males and can lay up to 100 eggs at a time. Acromantula eggs are clearly classified as Class A non-tradable goods by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.)

If Hagrid had not received the warning from the centaurs and discovered the abnormality of the Acromantula population, and had not stepped up patrols in the Forbidden Forest, and if their Acromantula venom sold on the black market had not been targeted by some dark wizards, the Acromantula might have become their long-term ATM.

Looking at Hagrid's distressed look, Douglas said comfortingly:

"Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore once told me that you might be able to clear your name soon!"

Hagrid stopped sobbing and looked at Douglas in surprise:

"You know it all?"

Douglas shrugged. "You know a little bit. You should cheer up now."

The three little ones heard their conversation and looked at each other in confusion.

Hermione asked quickly:

"Professor, what are you talking about? Aren't we discussing Harry's Parseltongue?"

The corners of Harry's mouth twitched. If Hermione hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten it.