Chapter 224： Hidden secrets in snake language

In the house where there is demand.

Lynn asked for a quiet room, empty with nothing but a chair.

He dragged Hubert onto the chair to let him sit down, then took out the Veritaserum from his pocket, squeezed Hubert’s mouth, and dripped three drops into his mouth before magically awakened him.

Hubert woke up from a coma leisurely, his eyes were empty and looked at Lynn standing in front of him, without saying anything.

Lynn did not directly start the interrogation, but first tested the effect of Veritaserum.

"Who is your father?"

Hubert opened his mouth mechanically and replied: "Tels McLean."

"What is his job?"

"He is the leader of the Ministry of Magic, the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, and the team that reverses accidental magic events."

"Is he a clean and honest Ministry official?"

"No, he is not, he is very greedy, half of the wealth in our family's vault is obtained by him through various bribes."

"Then do you know how to bring down your father?"

"I've seen secretly that he hid a ledger in the secret compartment of the cellar. That might have a big impact on his position."

Hubert just told his father's old idiots, knowing it all, and Lynn praised it with satisfaction.

"Very good Mr. McLean."

Then he went directly to the question of the question, "Then can you tell me where you are at 11 o'clock on September 5th?"

Hubert had the same reaction as he had just answered the question, without hesitation.

"I am sleeping in the bedroom."

Lynn frowned, which was very different from the answer he wanted.

"Did you not go out that night?"

"Because I had a nightmare experience in the first grade, so I never go out at the beginning of the curfew."

Lynn's thoughts changed and he changed the question again.

"Do you have a small black bag in your hand? Two palms are so big, made of animal leather, where is it?"

"No, I have never seen this bag."

is totally wrong!

Things are getting more and more troublesome. Lynn is walking in place, rubbing his chin subconsciously while thinking.

Veritaserum is definitely not a problem, and Lynn could be sure that he was right in the secret room that night. The person with hair color, body shape and face must be Hubert undoubtedly.

But now I can't ask anything. Hubert seems to have no idea that he has opened the secret room. From the perspective of the magic world, there are three possibilities.

The first possibility is that this matter really has nothing to do with Hubert. The person who actually opened the secret room and took the basilisk away used the compound decoction. He randomly found the hair of a little wizard in Hogwarts. Transformed to hide his identity, Hubert happened to be the hapless man.

If this is the case, then Lynn will completely cut off the clue. No matter what, there are more than a thousand people in Hogwarts. Without a clue, he can't find out who the culprit behind the scenes is.

The second possibility is that Hubert didn't know when he was cast an Imperius Curse. He had no idea that he was under control.

Enter the secret room and let go of the basilisk. His role is just a puppet, and there is actually someone else who can do all this remotely.

This is also difficult to track down, but at least most people in Hogwarts can be ruled out. The Imperius Curse is one of the three unforgivable curses in the dark magic. The difficulty of learning is not low, even Linn. The wall hanging is only to the level of just getting started. It hasn't gone through practical operation so there is no experience in using it, and can control Hubert for so long without any accidents, and prevent him from noticing it, then use the Imperius Curse. Even if this person is not a master of black magic, he is definitely a top-notch existence among black magicians.

The third possibility is that Hubert did it subjectively, but he still had accomplices. After the basilisk was transferred from the secret room, he let his accomplices use him to be safe. The Forgetting Curse erased all the memories of the secret room and the basilisk in his head. As for the follow-up, it has nothing to do with him.

If this is the case, then Hubert’s accomplices are most likely wizards outside of Hogwarts. How did they learn that the source of the secret room is unknown? The purpose of opening the secret room to take the basilisk is unknown, and basically they are not investigating and removing it. It's possible.

However, the possibility of this situation is also the lowest, because based on Hubert’s usual performance, he is not like such a very scheming person at all, and a person’s memory can be modified but his personality cannot be modified. Lynn only needs to ask him a few more questions, and he can clearly see what kind of person he is.

The effect of Veritaserum will not end for a while, and Lynn thought about these three possibilities and continued to ask Hubert.

"Have you been in contact with anyone recently? Someone who is suspicious or who you are not familiar with before, but who suddenly became eager with you during this period of time?"

This question made Hubert think for a moment, and soon he shook his head.

"No, I never deal with strangers."

"Then have you encountered any strange things after school started?"

Hubert was silent for a long time this time, as if he was seriously remembering, he wanted to tell Lynn all he knew.

Seeing Hubert's reaction, Lynn's eyes suddenly brightened. He knew that he had asked the right question, and Hubert was likely to give him a valuable answer.

"There is a very strange thing." Hubert's voice sounded very confused. "There is always an inexplicable voice in my mind these days. I can't understand it, and I don't remember where I heard it, but It always sounds in my head."

"What sound? Can you tell me?" Lynn stared at him tightly, and asked in a hurry.

"Yes," Hubert said calmly.

Then he opened his mouth and made an "ahhhh" sound, as if trying to repeat the sound in his head.

Hubert screamed irregularly at first, but soon he gradually found the feeling, and slowly his pronunciation became lighter and softer, and his voice became more and more thinner.

eventually became the "hiss" sound that Lynn was so familiar with!

Snake language!

The voice that appeared in Hubert's head was snake language!

The first possibility can be ruled out. The person who sneaked into the secret room was Hubert himself!

Lynn did not hesitate. After hearing that Hubert was talking snake language, he immediately took Tom out of his pocket.

"Can you say hello to me in advance before you take me out? You always frighten me when you suddenly reach out like this." Tom complained as soon as he came out.

Lynn squeezed him without speaking, motioned him to concentrate and listen.

Hubert’s snake language had been spoken for a long time, but Lynn couldn’t understand it, but he was sure that Hubert’s snake language was the one that Hubert said to the Slytherin statue in the secret room before!

Hubert finished speaking the snake language, and Tom automatically translated it without Lynn telling him.

"One of the great four giants-the servant of Salazar Slytherin, the promises thousands of years ago will continue to be maintained. As the descendant of the noble bloodline Slytherin, I will become your new master after a thousand years, ancestor Slytherin. I will not go against the will of the filthy blood. Those filthy blood are not worthy of the magical power, but the strength of the enemy is not for us to care about. The ancestor’s secret room is no longer suitable for your habitat. We need to hide in another place. It's more suitable for you, Hogsmeade's once treasured place..."

Lynn was listening attentively, but Tom's voice stopped abruptly, and he couldn't help frowning.

"What's behind? Where is that place?"

Tom said helplessly: "It's gone, he only said so much."

Lynn pumped his cheeks in a bit uncomfortable way, but he broke it at the most critical moment. It was like a dog writer who wrote an online novel breaking the chapter, making people want to find his house and hang him on the beam of the room to whip him. , Let him write the following chapters immediately!

But now Hubert doesn't know it himself, even if Lynn wants to slap him with a whip, he can't get it out.

Putting the tool ball Tom in his pocket again, Lynn began to think about the meaning of this snake language.

So far, the only useful clue he has obtained is this one, and it is very important. The basilisk is very likely to be hidden in a hidden treasure in HogsmeadeListen to the previous narration of the snake language, The real murderer who instigated Hubert to open the secret room claimed to be the heir of Slytherin. There is only one heir of Slytherin known, and that is Tom.

But Tom once opened the secret room and even instructed the basilisk to kill people. If he meets the basilisk again, he is unlikely to say "As the descendant of the noble blood Slytherin, I will become your new master in a thousand years." Sentence.

So this person who claims to be a descendant of Slytherin is one of Voldemort's Horcruxes or someone else?

While Lynn was thinking, the effect of Veritaserum had passed, and Hubert regained his consciousness.

"Professor Lockhart? You, what are you doing?"

He was aware of his current situation, and combined with his inexplicable stun with a coma spell before, although he did not know that he was infused with Veritaserum and asked questions, Hubert could clearly feel Linn’s disapproval. kindness.

Lynn looked at Hubert, rubbing his wand lightly in his hand, his face was serious, his brows were frowned, his body exuding the pressure that he had never had before, and his eyes were fixed on him tightly.

"Mr. McLean, because you are suspected of serious violation of school rules, Professor Dumbledore specifically asked me to ask you some questions."

Linn put a lot of pressure on Hubert, he swallowed hard, even if Linn's words were full of loopholes, he didn't have the slightest doubt, and said with a trembling voice.

"Teacher, professor, even if you want to ask questions, you don't need to be like this, just let someone call me to your office."

Lynn shook his head expressionlessly, and stretched out his wand toward him.

"It's better not to remember some things. Forget them all."