NOVEL NEXT Old Blood at Hogwarts
Chapter 24 Reasoning
Aaron gasped and sat up from the bed, picked up the quill again, and wrote excitedly in his diary: "Is it Rubeus Hagrid who opened the Chamber of Secrets?"
In the last moments of Riddle's memory, Aaron had recognized the big boy as Rubeus Hagrid, the current gamekeeper of Hogwarts.
"Yes." Riddle answered.
"But how is this possible?" Aaron wrote excitedly.
"Why is it impossible?" Riddle asked.
"Hagrid is in Hogwarts now. If it is known that he opened the secret room, why didn't Dumbledore arrest him?" Aaron scrawled, and he almost punctured the paper because he was so excited. .
When the Chamber of Secrets was first opened 50 years ago, Dumbledore was already teaching in the school. He should know the whole story and the relationship between Hagrid and the monster in the Chamber of Secrets.When the attack happens again, Dumbledore should immediately launch an investigation into Hagrid, but until now, Dumbledore has done nothing.
This time Riddle did not answer immediately, but waited for a while before letting the words seep out of the paper again.
"I can only tell you that Dumbledore hides a lot of secrets. In fact, he is not as kind and kind as he appears on the surface."
The words exploded in Aaron's mind.He couldn't help but put down his pen and pace back and forth in the room.
Before this, Aaron had never considered the possibility that the attacks in the school were actually related to Dumbledore.That's why he was so shocked when he learned that it was Hagrid who released the monster in the secret room.As we all know, Rubeus Hagrid was so trusted by Dumbledore that even though he had been expelled from school, Dumbledore still asked him to come back as a gamekeeper.But if Hagrid is really the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets 50 years ago, then Dumbledore's trust in him is obviously unreasonable.Either Hagrid was deceitful and later deceived Dumbledore's trust; or else everything Hagrid did was originally ordered by Dumbledore.
Although Aaron didn't have much contact with Hagrid, he could tell that he was a careless person.Aaron would not believe it to his death that he could deceive Dumbledore, the greatest wizard in the world, and gain his trust.Since it was impossible for Hagrid to deceive Dumbledore, there was only the second possibility.
[Dumbledore is the heir of Slytherin! 】
This idea suddenly popped out of Aaron's mind, making him feel chills all over his body.But then he denied his guess.
[No...this is wrong.Dumbledore is not the heir of Slytherin.Dumbledore had been a professor at Hogwarts more than 50 years ago, and the Chamber of Secrets was opened 50 years ago. If he was really the heir of Slytherin, he would not wait until today to take action.And with Dumbledore's ability, if he wanted to "purify" the school, he didn't need the help of the monster in the Chamber of Secrets. 】
After spinning twice on the ground, Aaron made a more reasonable guess.
[Perhaps 50 years ago, Dumbledore accidentally discovered the Chamber of Secrets, but he did not make it public, but chose to control the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets into his own hands.Maybe it was to avoid being noticed, or maybe Dumbledore himself was not good at raising monsters. In short, he gave the monster to Hagrid, who was talented in this area and extremely loyal to him.However, Hagrid obviously was unable to fully control the monster, which resulted in an attack and the death of a student.After Hagrid was exposed and fired by Riddle, Dumbledore couldn't do anything about it, so he locked the monster in the Chamber of Secrets again.At the same time, Dumbledore probably had no intention of giving up controlling monsters, so after he became the principal, he brought Hagrid back to the school to serve as the gamekeeper. 】
Aaron thought about it carefully and found that there was no obvious flaw in his reasoning.But this reasoning raises a question.
[Why did Dumbledore release the monster again 50 years later? 】
[Because he felt he could control the monster. 】
This is the obvious answer.
[Why is he so sure? 】
Questions and answers are generated alternately, and new answers will inevitably bring new questions.
[Because he found the true master of the monster, the heir of Slytherin.Although he can't control the monster, he can control the heir. 】
[So the question is, who is the heir of Slytherin? 】
A person's name jumped out of Aaron's heart - Harry Potter!
[The thing is probably like this: 50 years ago, Dumbledore, who was still the professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts, accidentally discovered the existence of the Chamber of Secrets.But he did not tell anyone about this discovery. Instead, he gave the monster in the secret room to his trusted student Rubeus Hagrid to raise, intending to control the monster in his own hands.But the monster was not under Hagrid's control, so it launched a series of attacks and caused the death of a student.After Tom Riddle exposed Hagrid, Dumbledore couldn't do anything and locked the monster back in the Chamber of Secrets.And 50 years later, Harry Potter, the true heir of Slytherin, came to the school.Dumbledore didn't know how to confirm Harry's identity, so he reopened the Chamber of Secrets and wanted to use Harry to control the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets. 】
Aaron made a new deduction.
[Well, Dumbledore probably didn’t open the Chamber of Secrets himself, but guided Harry to do it.And he did not have a showdown with Harry, but only conducted some secret guidance.Otherwise, there should be no new attacks. 】
Aaron also corrected some unreasonable parts of the reasoning.
After completing his reasoning, Aaron felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.Before, although Aaron was worried that he might be attacked, he was not afraid.Because Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of this century, is the principal of Hogwarts, with him around, even if the secret room is opened, the monsters inside are destined to be unable to cause much trouble.But if the Chamber of Secrets was originally related to Dumbledore, the situation would be different.In this case, not only is Dumbledore not the school's protector, but he will become the school's biggest source of danger.
In the current situation, Aaron can only rely on himself to protect himself.As a wizard, the most advantageous self-defense weapon is naturally all kinds of magical magic.But Aaron has only been studying magic for less than a year, and he has a limited number of spells that he has mastered, and even fewer spells that can be used in combat.With the spells he now masters, it is impossible to deal with the monster in the secret room.Therefore, if he wants to protect himself, he must learn more powerful spells.And it happened that there was a wizard in front of him who had fought monsters before.
So Aaron picked up the quill again and wrote in his diary: "Can you teach me some spells to deal with that monster?"
"You want to deal with that monster by yourself? That's fine. I'll teach you a powerful spell."
Immediately afterwards, a line of spells appeared on the paper.
Aaron quickly wrote down the spell, and then asked: "What is this spell?"
"This is the Fire Curse." Riddle replied. "Using this magic, you can summon a ball of magic fire that can destroy anything. Be careful when using this magic, because once the fire is summoned, it will destroy everything." Friend and foe are constantly hunting down anything that can burn.”
"Then how should I make it stop?" Aaron immediately thought of this key question.
"Use a universal breaking spell." Riddle replied.
Aaron remembered the introduction about the universal breaking curse he saw in the library two days ago, and wrote in his diary: "Is it 'The Curse Stops'?"
"No, it's 'All curses end'."
The so-called universal breaking spell is a spell that can terminate the effects of all spells. Its spell is "stop the spell".In addition to the basic spell "Stop the Curse", it also has two derivative spells, one is the simple "End of the End" and the other is the enhanced "All Curses End".
The so-called simple spell "Finite Incantatem" is actually the simple way of saying "Incantate" (in the original English text, "Finite Incantatem" in English is Finite Incantatem, and "Finite End" in English is Finite).It is a simple alternative to the "Spell Stop" spell in an emergency.Naturally, as a simple replacement spell, its effect is slightly worse than "Stop the Curse".
The enhanced spell "All Curses Are Ended" is not an enhancement of the effect of "Stop the Curse", but an enhancement of the scope of action. "Stop Curse" can only work on a single curse, while "All Curses End" can terminate all curses within a certain range.Apart from the scope of action, the effect of "All Curses End" is no different from that of "Stop the Curse".Therefore, when Aaron saw that he had to use "The End of All Curses" to end the "Fire Curse", he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Fire Fire Curse" is just a single magic spell, why can't "Curse Stop" be used?
Aaron immediately asked Riddle about this issue.
Through Riddle's answer, Aaron learned that although "Stop Curse" can theoretically terminate any curse, its scope of action is limited.The severe fire summoned by the "Severe Fire Curse" is a range attack and will quickly spread around.If you use "Stop Curse" to lift the "Fire Fire Curse", the most you can do is slow down the spread of the Fierce Fire in its early stages, but the final result will not change.
Afterwards, Aaron asked Riddle for some other related knowledge about the "Fire Curse".He didn't stop communicating with Riddle until Green and others returned to the dormitory.
Through some exchanges, Aaron discovered that Riddle was knowledgeable and interesting. He couldn't help but become curious about this former outstanding student and wanted to know more about him.
So, during recess the next day, Aaron went to the prize room to look for the medal the school had given to Riddle.
The Trophy Showroom is located on the fourth floor of Hogwarts Castle. Various trophies and medals obtained by Hogwarts students during their school years, as well as the list of previous student representatives will be displayed here.
Riddle's golden medal is placed in a display case in the corner.It was a medal for special contribution to the school, but it did not explain why the award was awarded to Riddle.In addition, Aaron also found Riddle's name on a good moral character medal and an old boys' representative list.
In the last moments of Riddle's memory, Aaron had recognized the big boy as Rubeus Hagrid, the current gamekeeper of Hogwarts.
"Yes." Riddle answered.
"But how is this possible?" Aaron wrote excitedly.
"Why is it impossible?" Riddle asked.
"Hagrid is in Hogwarts now. If it is known that he opened the secret room, why didn't Dumbledore arrest him?" Aaron scrawled, and he almost punctured the paper because he was so excited. .
When the Chamber of Secrets was first opened 50 years ago, Dumbledore was already teaching in the school. He should know the whole story and the relationship between Hagrid and the monster in the Chamber of Secrets.When the attack happens again, Dumbledore should immediately launch an investigation into Hagrid, but until now, Dumbledore has done nothing.
This time Riddle did not answer immediately, but waited for a while before letting the words seep out of the paper again.
"I can only tell you that Dumbledore hides a lot of secrets. In fact, he is not as kind and kind as he appears on the surface."
The words exploded in Aaron's mind.He couldn't help but put down his pen and pace back and forth in the room.
Before this, Aaron had never considered the possibility that the attacks in the school were actually related to Dumbledore.That's why he was so shocked when he learned that it was Hagrid who released the monster in the secret room.As we all know, Rubeus Hagrid was so trusted by Dumbledore that even though he had been expelled from school, Dumbledore still asked him to come back as a gamekeeper.But if Hagrid is really the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets 50 years ago, then Dumbledore's trust in him is obviously unreasonable.Either Hagrid was deceitful and later deceived Dumbledore's trust; or else everything Hagrid did was originally ordered by Dumbledore.
Although Aaron didn't have much contact with Hagrid, he could tell that he was a careless person.Aaron would not believe it to his death that he could deceive Dumbledore, the greatest wizard in the world, and gain his trust.Since it was impossible for Hagrid to deceive Dumbledore, there was only the second possibility.
[Dumbledore is the heir of Slytherin! 】
This idea suddenly popped out of Aaron's mind, making him feel chills all over his body.But then he denied his guess.
[No...this is wrong.Dumbledore is not the heir of Slytherin.Dumbledore had been a professor at Hogwarts more than 50 years ago, and the Chamber of Secrets was opened 50 years ago. If he was really the heir of Slytherin, he would not wait until today to take action.And with Dumbledore's ability, if he wanted to "purify" the school, he didn't need the help of the monster in the Chamber of Secrets. 】
After spinning twice on the ground, Aaron made a more reasonable guess.
[Perhaps 50 years ago, Dumbledore accidentally discovered the Chamber of Secrets, but he did not make it public, but chose to control the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets into his own hands.Maybe it was to avoid being noticed, or maybe Dumbledore himself was not good at raising monsters. In short, he gave the monster to Hagrid, who was talented in this area and extremely loyal to him.However, Hagrid obviously was unable to fully control the monster, which resulted in an attack and the death of a student.After Hagrid was exposed and fired by Riddle, Dumbledore couldn't do anything about it, so he locked the monster in the Chamber of Secrets again.At the same time, Dumbledore probably had no intention of giving up controlling monsters, so after he became the principal, he brought Hagrid back to the school to serve as the gamekeeper. 】
Aaron thought about it carefully and found that there was no obvious flaw in his reasoning.But this reasoning raises a question.
[Why did Dumbledore release the monster again 50 years later? 】
[Because he felt he could control the monster. 】
This is the obvious answer.
[Why is he so sure? 】
Questions and answers are generated alternately, and new answers will inevitably bring new questions.
[Because he found the true master of the monster, the heir of Slytherin.Although he can't control the monster, he can control the heir. 】
[So the question is, who is the heir of Slytherin? 】
A person's name jumped out of Aaron's heart - Harry Potter!
[The thing is probably like this: 50 years ago, Dumbledore, who was still the professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts, accidentally discovered the existence of the Chamber of Secrets.But he did not tell anyone about this discovery. Instead, he gave the monster in the secret room to his trusted student Rubeus Hagrid to raise, intending to control the monster in his own hands.But the monster was not under Hagrid's control, so it launched a series of attacks and caused the death of a student.After Tom Riddle exposed Hagrid, Dumbledore couldn't do anything and locked the monster back in the Chamber of Secrets.And 50 years later, Harry Potter, the true heir of Slytherin, came to the school.Dumbledore didn't know how to confirm Harry's identity, so he reopened the Chamber of Secrets and wanted to use Harry to control the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets. 】
Aaron made a new deduction.
[Well, Dumbledore probably didn’t open the Chamber of Secrets himself, but guided Harry to do it.And he did not have a showdown with Harry, but only conducted some secret guidance.Otherwise, there should be no new attacks. 】
Aaron also corrected some unreasonable parts of the reasoning.
After completing his reasoning, Aaron felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.Before, although Aaron was worried that he might be attacked, he was not afraid.Because Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of this century, is the principal of Hogwarts, with him around, even if the secret room is opened, the monsters inside are destined to be unable to cause much trouble.But if the Chamber of Secrets was originally related to Dumbledore, the situation would be different.In this case, not only is Dumbledore not the school's protector, but he will become the school's biggest source of danger.
In the current situation, Aaron can only rely on himself to protect himself.As a wizard, the most advantageous self-defense weapon is naturally all kinds of magical magic.But Aaron has only been studying magic for less than a year, and he has a limited number of spells that he has mastered, and even fewer spells that can be used in combat.With the spells he now masters, it is impossible to deal with the monster in the secret room.Therefore, if he wants to protect himself, he must learn more powerful spells.And it happened that there was a wizard in front of him who had fought monsters before.
So Aaron picked up the quill again and wrote in his diary: "Can you teach me some spells to deal with that monster?"
"You want to deal with that monster by yourself? That's fine. I'll teach you a powerful spell."
Immediately afterwards, a line of spells appeared on the paper.
Aaron quickly wrote down the spell, and then asked: "What is this spell?"
"This is the Fire Curse." Riddle replied. "Using this magic, you can summon a ball of magic fire that can destroy anything. Be careful when using this magic, because once the fire is summoned, it will destroy everything." Friend and foe are constantly hunting down anything that can burn.”
"Then how should I make it stop?" Aaron immediately thought of this key question.
"Use a universal breaking spell." Riddle replied.
Aaron remembered the introduction about the universal breaking curse he saw in the library two days ago, and wrote in his diary: "Is it 'The Curse Stops'?"
"No, it's 'All curses end'."
The so-called universal breaking spell is a spell that can terminate the effects of all spells. Its spell is "stop the spell".In addition to the basic spell "Stop the Curse", it also has two derivative spells, one is the simple "End of the End" and the other is the enhanced "All Curses End".
The so-called simple spell "Finite Incantatem" is actually the simple way of saying "Incantate" (in the original English text, "Finite Incantatem" in English is Finite Incantatem, and "Finite End" in English is Finite).It is a simple alternative to the "Spell Stop" spell in an emergency.Naturally, as a simple replacement spell, its effect is slightly worse than "Stop the Curse".
The enhanced spell "All Curses Are Ended" is not an enhancement of the effect of "Stop the Curse", but an enhancement of the scope of action. "Stop Curse" can only work on a single curse, while "All Curses End" can terminate all curses within a certain range.Apart from the scope of action, the effect of "All Curses End" is no different from that of "Stop the Curse".Therefore, when Aaron saw that he had to use "The End of All Curses" to end the "Fire Curse", he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Fire Fire Curse" is just a single magic spell, why can't "Curse Stop" be used?
Aaron immediately asked Riddle about this issue.
Through Riddle's answer, Aaron learned that although "Stop Curse" can theoretically terminate any curse, its scope of action is limited.The severe fire summoned by the "Severe Fire Curse" is a range attack and will quickly spread around.If you use "Stop Curse" to lift the "Fire Fire Curse", the most you can do is slow down the spread of the Fierce Fire in its early stages, but the final result will not change.
Afterwards, Aaron asked Riddle for some other related knowledge about the "Fire Curse".He didn't stop communicating with Riddle until Green and others returned to the dormitory.
Through some exchanges, Aaron discovered that Riddle was knowledgeable and interesting. He couldn't help but become curious about this former outstanding student and wanted to know more about him.
So, during recess the next day, Aaron went to the prize room to look for the medal the school had given to Riddle.
The Trophy Showroom is located on the fourth floor of Hogwarts Castle. Various trophies and medals obtained by Hogwarts students during their school years, as well as the list of previous student representatives will be displayed here.
Riddle's golden medal is placed in a display case in the corner.It was a medal for special contribution to the school, but it did not explain why the award was awarded to Riddle.In addition, Aaron also found Riddle's name on a good moral character medal and an old boys' representative list.
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