Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

"You were indeed very useful... You brought me enough vitality to become strong again, but it's time to part ways..."

"Of course... you will continue to be useful, and I will bestow upon you the glorious title of heir to Salazar Slytherin! I hope you will like this gift!"

Riddle stood up, his figure gradually becoming ethereal, radiating a black and green intertwined light.

He opened his arms, slowly approached Pansy, and then fell down onto her.

The moment he touched Pansy, his body dissipated like grains of sand, turning into scattered light.

Then, the scattered light condensed into a single beam, entering Pansy's facial features...

Chapter 171 The entrance to the secret room

Most ghosts are happy to discuss death, which is why Vezet asked that question.

“You’re a good conversationalist…” Myrtle’s distressed expression softened considerably, and her tone even revealed a hint of pleasure.

She lowered her head slightly, pointed to one of the private rooms, and said with her head held high, "I remember it so clearly... I was crying in this private room..."

Snape said in an icy voice, "He's asking how you died!"

"Terrible! You look like Barrow the Blood Man!" Myrtle flew back to her original spot, her voice trembling with tears. "I just heard a boy talking..."

"I was so angry, I was thinking of coming out and making him leave, but then I saw a pair of big, bright yellow eyes, and then I died. You all bullied me! You all hate me so much..."

When she said her last words, she dragged them out, then rushed towards one of the toilets, sobbing, and disappeared again.

Vizette walked into one of the private rooms. "This is the place she was talking about..."

He tried to follow his usual steps and walked out of the cubicle again, "assuming the boy entered the washroom normally... and then Myrtle heard the sound..."

Vizette looked ahead and fixed her gaze on the washbasin not far away.

The center of the washbasin is a cylindrical column that connects to the ceiling, with washbasins surrounding it.

Snape had already started, waving his wand and chanting, then shook his head. "I didn't sense any magic."

"The description is very subtle... It can't be triggered by conventional methods... Could it be Parsley?" Vizette frowned slightly, raised her wand, and cast a spell to illuminate the area, "Fluorescent Blink!"

He carefully examined the details of the sink, from the drainpipes and basin to the faucet, and finally made a discovery.

On the side of one of the faucets, there is a pattern that looks like a scratch, resembling a snake.

After searching around, Wizette found similar scratches on the sides of other faucets.

However, these scratches are probably just a trick, because upon closer inspection, they are not as deep as the snake pattern.

……

Dumbledore returned to the bathroom, but Hermione and Ron did not follow him; they must have been taken back to their dormitories.

Dumbledore stood beside Snape. "Any discoveries?"

Snape shook his head. "I couldn't find anything. Maybe I need Parsley's voice."

"The same thing happened back then," Dumbledore nodded in agreement. "We searched the place thoroughly with the Ministry of Magic, but we found nothing."

“Let’s start here!” Vizet took a deep breath and hissed. “Open it!”

Dumbledore and Snape both noticed that magical fluctuations were emanating from the sink.

Snape grabbed Vizzet's shoulders, pulled him back forcefully, and pointed his wand toward the sink.

The washbasins surrounding the cylinder were all moving, spreading out rapidly in all directions without making a sound.

The cylinder has disappeared, replaced by a thick, protruding pipe.

Dumbledore raised his wand, and a silver phoenix flew from the tip of the wand and plunged directly into the pipe.

“That’s a bad example,” Snape said casually. “Unless you can change the appearance of your Patronus, it’s best not to reveal the physical form of your Patronus.”

Dumbledore shook his head helplessly. "Severus was right, I was careless... but just this once."

“I will remember this!” Vizet took out his notebook and wrote down what Snape had said.

He looked at Dumbledore and asked, "Headmaster Dumbledore, can you use your Patronus to investigate the situation below?"

Dumbledore waved his hand. “It’s not really reconnaissance… but if there is dark magic, I can sense something amiss… and be prepared for an attack.”

After a long while, he finally spoke, "Let's go down and take a look... it's deeper than we thought..."

“Okay!” Vizette nodded and raised his wand.

Snape raised an eyebrow. "You're going down too?"

“Severus…this is the magical world,” Dumbledore began. “Danger always accompanies wizards…this applies even in times of peace.”

"Think about it... brewing potions can be dangerous, Quidditch can be dangerous, and the Magical Creatures Protection Class can be dangerous... it's very difficult to defend against..."

"Water-to-air combination!" Vizet held his wand horizontally in front of his chest and flicked it upwards with a swift motion, and a huge bubble completely enveloped him.

The bubble shrank rapidly, like a thin film, and adhered to his body.

This is a little trick he developed by combining the Bubble Head Spell with Transformation Magic based on the "Rubik's Cube Theory".

The original head-covering spell was expanded to cover the entire body.

"See that?" Dumbledore's tone was cheerful. "Severus, you should relax... Besides, you need Parsley's voice for the entrance, who knows if you'll need it later?"

"Then let's go down!" Snape raised his wand, tapped it on himself, and then leaped into the pipe.

Dumbledore shook his head and smiled, "Since Severus is so enthusiastic... if he's willing to go first, then I'll bring up the rear!"

“Headmaster Dumbledore, I’ll be going now.” Vizet braced himself against the sink and nimbly entered the drainpipe.

Inside was an extremely slippery pipe, surrounded by sticky, wet filth.

Vizet could even imagine what kind of smells he would have encountered and how much filth he would have accumulated on his body without the barrier of the Bubble Head Curse.

……

This is an extremely winding pipe, with countless other pipes extending out from it, leading to various parts of Hogwarts Castle.

Nevertheless, Vizette does not enter unrelated places due to those branching pipes, and maintains a relatively stable falling speed.

After a while, the steep downward pipe leveled out, and a ball of magical illumination light appeared not far away.

Snape appeared in a cave tunnel, holding a glowing wand, and crouched down to pick up the crumbs on the ground.

"Fluorescent!" Vizet lit his wand and saw the ground piled high with tiny bones.

These skeletons were incredibly diverse; you could see not only rat remains, but also frog and snake skeletons...

Everywhere you looked, there were pale, bone fragments.

These bone fragments are quite old; they would easily turn to powder if you stepped on them.

Vizette stood up, raised her wand, and looked around.

The cave tunnel gave him a familiar feeling, reminding him of the Pensieve room.

Vizette immediately used her Magic Eye and saw that the surroundings were filled with ancient, silver-blue magical power.

He carefully explored the mountain tunnels, illuminating the map in his mind.

Dumbledore and Snape were also studying the cave tunnel. After Vizet finished collecting the ancient magical power, Dumbledore waved for Vizet to follow them forward...

Chapter 172 Divine Sword Without Shadow Curse

Walking through this mountain tunnel is like walking through a desolate, chaotic burial ground.

Beneath his feet lay countless fragments of bones, and behind him, the faint sounds of pipes echoed.

Occasionally, the pipes would exhale gusts of wind, first chilling the back, then whistling past as if it were not wind, but the sighs of the skeletons on the ground.

The cave was very dark, so for safety, Vizette cast a night vision spell on herself to avoid stepping on any potholes and causing unnecessary trouble.

Now, with Dumbledore leading the way and Snape bringing up the rear, they continue their journey through the cave tunnels.

"Wait a minute!" Dumbledore suddenly stopped and whispered.

Vizette looked ahead and saw the outline of a colossal creature in the distance, which looked like a giant snake.

Dumbledore gently raised his wand, and a rustling sound came from the ground.

Vizette looked down at the ground and saw a fat rat, which was now nimbly weaving among the skeletons, rushing quickly toward the enormous creature in the distance.

"It's just a snake's shed skin. Let's go take a look!" Dumbledore's voice returned to normal, and he continued to walk at the front.

This is, to put it simply, the largest snake molt that Wizette has ever seen in person; an adult could easily crawl inside it.

Dumbledore pulled something out of his pocket—a small silver object shaped like a lighter, and even its usage was identical.

He flicked open the lid of the small silver object, and with a "click," a bluish ball of light appeared.

The ball of light seemed to possess a life force, pulsating powerfully and radiating a bright glow.

Bathed in light, the snake's molted skin displayed a vibrant green color and intricate patterns, making it appear extremely dazzling.

“This is the molted skin of the basilisk,” Vizette said quickly, recalling the clues she had noted down earlier—the swarms of spiders crawling out of the window.

“I saw the spiders fleeing the castle before, but I haven’t had time to study it carefully yet… The basilisk is the spiders’ natural enemy; only it can make those spiders flee the castle.”

“The Basilisk…” Dumbledore stroked his beard. “Looks like we’re lucky…we didn’t run into the Basilisk directly, otherwise it would have been a bit troublesome.”