245 Guess and non-existence
Professor Kettleburn's speculation sparked a series of lively discussions.
"It can't be a vampire."
Steve said carelessly. He was lying on a pile of high-quality soft cushions, not even bothering to get up. His mouth was filled with Bibi multi-flavor beans of different colors, saying that he wanted to try the feeling of exploding taste buds. .
Ordinary snacks can no longer satisfy him.
"There were no visible bite wounds on Mrs. Norris, and how could any vampire voluntarily be locked away for 1000 years?"
"Unless Slytherin promised this vampire a magic stone, it would be possible for him to agree and survive until now."
"But we all know that the Philosopher's Stone was first created by Nick Flamel. He was born much later than Slytherin."
Gespard did not deny Steve's views on vampires, but he had different opinions on the Philosopher's Stone.
"Alchemy has always been very mysterious." He said: "Nick Flamel is only the known maker of magic history, not necessarily the one who succeeded first."
"Many records of magical items and spells have been lost. For example, we still don't know how Ravenclaw created these stairs that can move for thousands of years, nor do we know who the creator of the Patronus Charm was. who."
He mentioned the Patron Saint inexplicably, but his eyes were fixed on Karan, as if he was constantly asking: [Have you learned the Patron Saint?Have you learned to protect the saint...]
Karan really couldn't stand his gaze. After putting down the pudding in his hand, he left the dormitory as if he was running away.
Many days have passed since he impersonated "Regulus".
During this period, Karan also met the real Regulus many times.
Regulus stared at him angrily every time. The reason why he behaved like this was obvious: it was because Karan's impersonation of himself suddenly taunted Sirius and the others.
This inexplicably made the relationship between him and Sirius even more tense.
Fortunately, his transformation skills were not advanced enough, otherwise he would have been complaining to Karan through magic coins.
After another sudden encounter, Karan smiled helplessly at Regulus from a distance, and then continued walking up the stairs.
The place he was going to was the potion preparation room. This gathering was initiated by Lily, who said she planned to discuss the potion matter.
The shrinking potions and reducing potions didn't take them too long, but the rest of the semester was still long.
But when the three finally got together, the topic involuntarily shifted to the secret room.
"Does the monster in the secret room exist?"
She closed the "Book of Potions" in her hand with a snap, and like Gaspard, stared at Karan with burning eyes.
"Last year we encountered a female ghost in the Forbidden Forest." She continued: "But until the end we didn't find out where it went - at least we didn't find it in the Forbidden Lake, which is terrible. It’s all what you said.”
Snape also put down the "Advanced Potion Making" in his hand and began to think about this issue.
"But the damage suffered by Mrs. Loris was petrified, which is completely different from the attack effect of the female ghost, and we should also hear the screams. After all, we were the first ones to discover Mrs. Loris. Corridor There were also classes going on in some classrooms, but the students and professors there also didn’t hear anything.”
He retorted in a low voice, while repeating Professor Kettleburn's speculation at the time.
"I think the basilisk is the most likely candidate," he said.
"The basilisk has a lifespan of hundreds of years and is an extremely terrifying dark creature. And their attack method is also very simple. Just a glance is enough, and it will not make any noise."
"The most important point is that Slytherin himself is a Parselmouth. He can control the basilisk very well, so his heir must also have this ability."
"But the gaze of the basilisk is deadly." Just like Snape, after hearing about this possibility, Lily also searched for a lot of information related to the basilisk.
"But Mrs. Norris is not dead." She frowned and said: "I think the monster in the secret room is more likely to be an unknown non-existence. It has the ability to petrify, but it is not fatal, and There is no life limit for non-existences, and they can also obey the wizard's orders very well."
"Isn't that what Azkaban is like? Under the instructions of the Ministry of Magic, the dementors will only stay there and will not leave."
Lily's eyes became brighter and brighter, as if she had determined that this was the true identity of the monster in the secret room.
Under her gaze, Snape's thin cheeks turned slightly red, and then he hurriedly avoided her sight.
"Of course...of course." He stumbled and said: "If it is Slytherin, then it is not impossible for him to create this special non-existence...Although it is not possible for other people. It’s something that’s very difficult to do.”
Finally, the two set their sights on Karan, who said nothing.
The half-smiling expression that Snape expected did not appear on Callan's face - this was his usual expression at such times.
On the contrary, Karan just continued to remain silent, his brown eyes not looking at anyone.
He didn't know where the secret room was now, and there were no traces of water at the place where Mrs. Norris was killed.
In fact, he wasn't even sure if the attacker was a basilisk.
On the contrary, he vaguely agreed with Lily's idea - the monster in the secret room was a special non-existence.
Although Snape's memory has been inexplicably erased, Karan still remembers his experience in the Forbidden Lake.
He had seen with his own eyes the female ghost whose screams had no fatal effect, and the extremely special and weird Boggart.
Maybe the one who attacked Mrs. Norris was a modified dementor?
Or maybe a mischievous elf similar to Peeves?
This is Hogwarts, and the number of students is large enough for the pranksters to appear.
"Karan, Karan?"
After seeing Karan distracted, Lily called him softly.
Snape also stared at him inexplicably.
He didn't expect Karan to take this matter so seriously.
At this time, Karan finally spoke.
"Aren't we here to discuss potions?"
He deliberately showed a weird expression on his face and said to the two people who were stunned: "Don't forget, I still hope to publish a book based on your improved formula."
The two looked at each other silently, and when they looked at Karan again, their eyes were full of suspicion.
"Publish a book?" Lily asked, "At this time, do you still care about such a thing?"
Snape's words were still more straightforward than Lily's.
"Are you not going to cause trouble?" He asked directly, "Or are you planning to do something secretly without telling us?"
In the eyes of the two of them, it was obvious that Karan would not really live in peace.
But Karan just tidied the ingredient cabinet and said without raising his head: "It happened at Hogwarts, and the professors will naturally solve it."
"And no matter what is going on in the secret room, I don't want to get involved and somehow attract the attention of the mysterious person."
"Not at all."