Chapter 207: Super Narcissist Salazar Slytherin
Chapter 207 Super Narcissist——Salazar Slytherin
After Hermione finished speaking, Andy spread his hands slightly helplessly.
They had already searched the basilisk's lair, but still found nothing.
Hermione smoothed her hair and continued her analysis: "If Slytherin's purpose of keeping the basilisk is to kill people he thinks are not worthy of learning magic..."
"Then the basilisk's lair and Slytherin's laboratory are probably not in the same place."
"The same applies to the third point you mentioned."
Andy went around the basilisk's lair for one final inspection and nodded in agreement, "You're right, let's get out!"
When leaving the basilisk's lair, Andy and Hermione also checked the tunnel leading to the basilisk's lair, but found nothing.
Walking outside, Andy looked back at the Slytherin head statue and frowned slightly.
"Slytherin...maybe a very narcissistic person."
Except for extremely narcissistic people, Andy doesn't think anyone would carve a statue of his own head in his secret base.
Self-appreciation?
If this kind of statue were to be seen by outsiders, normal people would probably feel embarrassed!
After all, it was carved by oneself, not given by others.
So... Slytherin's personality is very similar to Lockhart's?
Andy thinks he may have discovered the truth.
"Extremely, extremely narcissistic?" Although Hermione didn't like Slytherin very much, and even hated it a little, it was difficult for the little witch to accept that one of the four giants who founded Hogwarts could have a character like Lockhart.
Andy looked around the secret room and analyzed in his mind, "If Slytherin is an extremely narcissistic person, where will he build his laboratory?"
It must be a place where you can see your own statue at a glance!
Just like narcissistic people often like to look in the mirror.
Andy glanced at the eyes of the Slytherin statue, and then looked in the direction where the statue's eyes were looking directly.
"Andy, what did you find?" Hermione asked in surprise.
"Hermione, look at the eyes of this statue!"
Andy's tone was a little excited, "The statue is not looking at the entrance to the secret room, but the location next to the entrance."
Hermione raised her head upon hearing this.
"Andy, you're right!"
Hermione said excitedly: "If you look at it from a distance, the statue seems to be facing us. But if you look at it from a close distance, this statue is actually a little bit off."
Andy quickly walked towards the direction where the statue was looking directly, followed closely by Hermione, and the two of them soon came to the wall on the right side of the entrance.
"This is it!" Andy was sure.
Hermione stepped forward to check it out, then turned back and said, "Andy, there's nothing here. Maybe you have to try using Parseltongue."
Andy nodded, but did not act immediately. Instead, he turned around and looked in the direction of the statue.
"Hermione, come and see!" Andy greeted.
"Huh?" Hermione was confused, then quickly came over and stood next to Andy, looking in the direction of Andy's finger.
"Andy, this is..." Hermione was a little surprised.
It is said that there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people.
If you look at the same statue from different angles, you will naturally see different things.
If you look at the statue from the entrance, you will feel that the statue is very ordinary, then when you look at it from this position, the statue will give you a very majestic feeling.
"Andy, I believe you now."
Hermione said in a complicated tone: "Slytherin must be an extremely narcissistic person."
Andy laughed when he heard this: "No one is perfect! Even Dumbledore has many shortcomings."
After saying that, Andy turned around, took out his wand and tapped the wall in front of him.
"That's right!"
Maybe it was because his [Charms] talent was a bit high, but Andy really felt that there was an extremely sophisticated magic mechanism hidden on this wall.
"Hiss (open)!"
Hua Hua Hua——
As Andy spoke Parseltongue, the bricks on the wall began to move to the sides.
When all the bricks were removed, what appeared in front of Andy was a very ordinary wooden door, with the symbol of Slytherin House - the snake - carved on the wooden door.
"Andy!"
Hermione exclaimed in surprise, "You found Slytherin's biggest secret!"
Andy corrected: "We found it together."
Seeing that Hermione wanted to say something more, Andy tilted his head and signaled: "Let's go in and take a look! What did that old Slytherin guy leave to his descendants?"
"Yeah!" Hermione nodded excitedly.
Andy opened the wooden door with his wand, and when he saw it, the furnishings in the room looked like a combination of a conference room and a laboratory.
In the center of the room is a huge round table and a dozen chairs. The room is surrounded by wooden shelves. There are many glass bottles on the shelves, with some internal organs of unknown animals soaked in them.
Hmm... the disgusting style is very similar to Snape's office.
All I can say is, it’s Slytherin!
On the right side of the room there is a podium, a blackboard, and a large test bench with various experimental utensils placed on it.
"It seems that Slytherin studies magic here and teaches some students who yearn for him at the same time." Andy said.
It is conceivable that the Big Four must have had a big quarrel.
Different teaching philosophies, different personalities, and different paths of magic... eventually led to Slytherin being excluded by the other three.
Maybe it wasn't that serious.
But Slytherin still chose to hide. He secretly built a laboratory, studied his own path of magic alone, and taught some students who were willing to learn from him.
That period might have been difficult, but here, Andy felt that Slytherin should be happy.
He was very narcissistic. He thought he was on the right path, but others didn't understand him, and even accused his magic research of being evil.
As for later...
Andy thought of Slytherin's appearance in the records.
Magical transformation made Slytherin unrecognizable... This may be the main reason why he left Hogwarts.
Andy walked into the room and touched the chair next to the round table.
I really envy them...
Andy also wants to be taught a lesson by Slytherin!
"Is this Slytherin's laboratory? Hmm... It's a little different from what I thought." Hermione whispered.
Andy asked curiously, "What do you imagine it to be like?"
"Hmm..."
Hermione pondered for a moment and said, "It's just like the laboratories of those crazy scientists in the movies... Oh, you haven't seen the movies."
It's so sad!
Forget movies, Andy didn't even have TV to watch.
"Hermione, let's look for it separately!"
Andy said excitedly, "By the way, be careful when you look for it, don't damage the research materials."