Sure enough, under Hermione's careful observation, she immediately discovered that there was a snake-shaped carving on a faucet in the bathroom...
Hermione's eyes flashed with surprise, obviously there must be a connection between this place and the Chamber of Secrets.
You know, the symbol of Slytherin is the snake, so this snake-shaped sculpture must have its own magic.
However, after investigating this point, Hermione could only guess that this was the entrance to the secret room. But she was powerless to open the secret room.
Because the seal here was obviously left by Slytherin, although Hermione could detect something unusual after turning on her spiritual vision and observing carefully, she was still unable to unlock the magic left by Slytherin.
"How did the mysterious man open the secret room back then?"
Hermione finally muttered, mentally analyzing the peculiarities of the mysterious man.
Soon, a strange color flashed in Hermione's eyes and she exclaimed:
"It's a Parseltongue! Slytherin also had a Parseltongue back then, so the Chamber of Secrets he left behind can only be opened by a Parseltongue. The mysterious man also had a Parseltongue, so he was able to open the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago and get what Slytherin left behind.
treasure!"
Not only that, Hermione also thought of Harry, who could also speak Parseltongue, and if he was allowed to come, he would definitely be able to open the Chamber of Secrets.
At the same time, Hermione couldn't help but wonder, did Dumbledore also find the Chamber of Secrets back then? William once said that Dumbledore also mastered Parseltongue through learning, so the reason that prompted Dumbledore to master Parseltongue was
Isn't it just because of the secret room?
Such speculation flashed through Hermione's mind, but she soon stopped caring.
Because they will soon be able to get the reward of three thousand gold galleons.
It's not that Hermione is very greedy for money, the Granger family is still very wealthy.
However, if you are born into an ordinary family, there is no extra wizarding currency at all. And there are also a lot of gold galleons exchanged for pounds every year. Obviously, this is also a method used by pure-blood nobles to restrict Muggle-born wizards.
Although both William and Hermione have special abilities, and with William's financial blessing, they are not short of gold galleons, but these gold galleons cannot be used openly.
Such a "scarce" life left William and Hermione without even a pet.
Although Hermione had long been coveted for the ugly cat in the Magical Creatures Shop, she had no money to buy it.
After receiving a bounty of three thousand gold galleons this time, they can be called rich people with assets worth thousands. It is enough to buy pets or materials and medicines in Diagon Alley.
And with a start-up capital, William can openly start spending money to learn alchemy and develop into an alchemy master, while Hermione can also buy medicinal materials to study potions and develop into a potions master.
A lot of luck can also gather in the future. Although William may not care about these lucks by then, it will be more helpful to Hermione in the future and can also become an anchor to stabilize Hermione's humanity.
This is also one of the important reasons why William did not do the search for the Chamber of Secrets himself this time, but let Hermione take the limelight. It left a strong trace on Hermione's school days at Hogwarts and made her future anchor more stable.
With the excitement of getting three thousand gold galleons, Hermione came to the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle.
It was dinner time, and Principal Dumbledore happened to be there.
Hermione immediately ran to Principal Dumbledore and said:
"Headmaster Dumbledore, I found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets!"
Dumbledore's eyes flashed. In fact, he had already known through the portrait of the castle that Hermione and others had already investigated Myrtle and the bathroom on the second floor, so he was not surprised by Hermione's arrival.
Dumbledore took a deep look at Hermione and asked:
"Miss Granger, can you please satisfy the curiosity of this old man like me? Why are you suddenly keen on searching for Slytherin's secret room? I remember that you were not interested in these rumors before!"
When Hermione heard this, she looked at Dumbledore and said with some embarrassment:
"William and I want to learn potions and alchemy, both of which require a lot of materials, so..."
Dumbledore nodded when he heard this, and then praised:
"He is indeed a little genius from Ravenclaw, he really loves learning!"
Hermione was relieved when she heard this. It was very difficult to lie in front of Dumbledore. If William hadn't used the money in the world to protect Hermione in advance, Dumbledore's old fox would definitely have discovered the problem.
Then Dumbledore stood up and said:
"Well, I'll find them all just in time. After opening the secret room, your reward of three thousand gold galleons will be given to you!"
He said and winked at Hermione!
Dumbledore was naturally very clear about the bounty of three thousand gold galleons. And after all the forces came to Hogwarts, he had to abide by the rules set by Dumbledore.
So naturally everyone will pay for the reward together, and finally everyone will open the secret room together.
Anyway, Dumbledore knew that there was no Slytherin treasure in the Chamber of Secrets, and these people would get nothing in the end. Moreover, everyone coming out together would reduce their losses and save them from doing anything to the little wizard who found the Chamber of Secrets.
Good thing.
This is also one of the reasons why William asked Hermione to collect the bounty. After all, if Dumbledore did not agree, using the secret room entrance to collect the bounty would be a betrayal of Hogwarts. In that case, the impression score in front of the principal would be straightened.
Declining is not beautiful.
Finally, at Dumbledore's summons, the pure-blood nobles and Fudge's confidants all came to the girls' bathroom on the second floor and saw the faucet with a snake-shaped carving.
Hermione pointed to the faucet and said:
"This is the entrance to the secret room!"
One of Fudge's confidants sneered:
"Little girl, are you crazy about Jin Gallon? Can a snake-shaped sculpture represent the entrance to the secret room?"
Hermione immediately looked at him with some dissatisfaction, then took a deep breath and said:
"I checked the information and found out that Slytherin back then was a Parseltongue, so only a Parseltongue can open this secret room!"
The man was choked immediately, and the others also frowned.
After all, no one here knows Parseltongue, and there is no way to verify that this is the real entrance to the secret room.
Instead, Principal Dumbledore smiled and said:
"There is a young wizard in our school who knows Parseltongue, but are you going to let him help you open the secret room for nothing?"
Someone immediately frowned, but after looking at Dumbledore, he could only say:
"Headmaster Dumbledore is talking about Harry Potter, right? What do you think we need to give him in return?"
Dumbledore blinked and smiled:
"Since you are willing to pay three thousand gold galleons just to find the entrance, then you won't be stingy if someone opens the secret room!"
Everyone suddenly looked ugly. It turned out that Dumbledore was waiting for them here! This was obviously to force them to give Harry another three thousand gold galleons. How could he steal money like this?
Then Dumbledore emphasized:
"I hope you can keep your promise, but I have something to say first. Regardless of whether you have gained anything in the secret room, the gold galleons that should be given to these little wizards must still be given, otherwise..."
However, their greed for Slytherin's treasure still blinded them, and they immediately gritted their teeth and agreed.