"So, you heard that strange voice after coming out from detention at Lockhart?" Hermione asked, sitting next to Lin Yue and looking at Harry across from her.
She had just gone to pick up Harry and Ron after their detention, and right after picking up Ron, the two of them suddenly started running, pulled along by Harry.
He said he had heard some strange voice that wanted to kill. But when she and Ron listened carefully, they heard nothing at all.
"Yeah, the voice said something like, 'Tear you apart, kill you.'"
Harry frowned; he genuinely felt a sense of unease. If that voice was serious, then someone was in danger, right?
"But neither of us heard it," Hermione and Ron exchanged confused glances. What was this voice, and why could only Harry hear it while they could not?
Shaking his head, Ron looked at Harry seriously. "Harry, no matter what that voice is or why only you can hear it, you must not tell anyone else about it. Even in the wizarding world, being able to hear what others cannot is not a good thing for most people."
"Okay..." Harry nodded helplessly; he wouldn't go around telling others. If it weren't for the fact that only the three of them and Lin Yue were in the library, he wouldn't have brought it up at all.
Looking at Lin Yue, who was still focused on her book, Hermione decided to ask her, hoping her broader knowledge might shed some light on the situation. "Lin Yue." Once Lin Yue finished the page she was reading, Hermione spoke softly.
Hearing her full name, Lin Yue snapped out of her studying and turned to Hermione. "What’s up?"
Hermione pressed her lips together and hesitated before saying, "It's just that Harry mentioned earlier that he heard a sound we couldn't. Do you know why that is?"
Lin Yue blinked and turned to look at Harry, quickly analyzing in her mind.
With the knowledge in her brain, she listed various possibilities and eliminated them based on their reasonableness.
In less than three seconds, Lin Yue began to respond mechanically.
"There are four possibilities regarding this matter. First, there could be a dark magic item that is enchanting Harry, which is why only he can hear this voice.
Second, Harry might be under a mild Imperio curse, allowing him to hear others' voices while you cannot.
Third, Harry may have an innate ability to hear frequencies that ordinary people cannot. Fourth, Harry might possess a special linguistic talent that enables him to understand the languages of other races."
After Lin Yue finished speaking, her lifeless eyes glanced back and forth between Hermione, Harry, and Ron before she concluded, "The above four scenarios are the most likely to occur with Harry; other possibilities are too unlikely, essentially close to zero, so I have ruled them out."
As Hermione listened to Lin Yue's analysis, her thoughts became much clearer. However, she still felt a familiar pang of bitterness, as it was all too reminiscent of a precisely functioning machine.
Sigh... Hermione gently hugged Lin Yue and looked at Harry and Ron. "At least we now know what the possible scenarios are. Next, we just need to investigate in those directions."
"Yeah!" Harry and Ron nodded vigorously in agreement.
Lin Yue was held in Hermione's arms, expressionless as she listened to their discussion about the upcoming plan.
Having decided to conduct an investigation, Hermione and Ron paid special attention to the people and things around Harry in the following days.
They found no signs of anyone casting the Imperius Curse on Harry, nor did they discover any suspected dark magic items appearing near him.
"Could it be the last two possibilities?" Hermione looked at Harry as if she were observing a magical creature, constantly sizing him up.
This made Harry feel a bit anxious, and he instinctively wrapped his arms around himself. Hermione's gaze reminded him of the mad scientists he had seen in the TV shows at the Dursleys' house, as if she could dissect him at any moment.
Ron looked at Harry's expression and burst into laughter, covering his mouth. Even after Harry shot him several glares, it had no effect.
As Lin Yue walked past the three of them into the Great Hall, she saw this scene. She had just heard Hermione's words, so could the first two possibilities be ruled out?
Crossing out the first two possibilities in her mind, Lin Yue calmly sat down at the Ravenclaw table to enjoy her lunch.
"I heard that for tonight's Halloween feast, Professor Dumbledore has invited the Weird Sisters to perform at the school."
Qiu Zhang and Marietta sat down beside Lin Yue, one on each side.
Qiu Zhang was a bit excited as she chatted with Marietta, and it was understandable given that the Weird Sisters were big stars in the British magical world.
“There is such a rumor,” Marietta nodded, while also reaching out to poke Lin Yue. “Lin Yue, don’t rush to leave after dinner tonight.”
“Or you could just eat a bit slower, enjoy the music while you eat. It’s Halloween, after all, so let yourself relax a little.”
Lin Yue looked up expressionlessly, swallowed the chicken in her mouth, and shook her head. “I can’t slack off.”
Marietta seemed a bit defeated by this response, shaking her head helplessly, while Qiu Zhang raised an eyebrow and leaned closer to Lin Yue’s ear.
“Just agree, or I’ll go get Hermione to persuade you. You know you’ll definitely listen to her.”
Lin Yue glanced at Qiu Zhang with indifference, but Qiu Zhang’s face was serious. If Lin Yue didn’t agree, she would really get up right now to find Hermione and have her talk to Lin Yue.
On Halloween night, who would still be thinking about studying?
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It’s fine to study hard in life, but life shouldn’t be all about studying.
“Okay, I’ll eat a bit slower. I’ll finish after they finish singing.”
Lin Yue ultimately listened to the voice coming from deep within her mind, lowered her head, and continued eating her dinner.
Marietta pouted and couldn't help but pinch Lin Yue's cheek, saying, "You prioritize romance over friendship..."
Lin Yue didn't stop eating; she automatically retrieved the explanation of "prioritizing romance over friendship" in her mind.
Then, instinctively judging, she concluded that she didn't feel affection or love for others, so she had nothing to do with the person described by that term.
After lunch, Lin Yue shouldered her backpack and headed straight to the Transfiguration classroom.
For the professors, Lin Yue was still the same in the new academic year.
Outstanding, obedient, and somewhat dull, apart from Professor Snape and Professor Lockhart, the other professors were just as generous as the previous year in giving Lin Yue extra points.
This led Ravenclaw to achieve an incredible "large lead."
The Hufflepuff badgers, who were indifferent and not competitive, applauded and expressed that Lin Yue was truly impressive.
The mischievous and active Gryffindor lions, whose focus wasn't on scoring, took advantage of the situation to start a betting pool on whether Ravenclaw could win the House Cup again.
So far, no one had bet against it...
Only the Slytherins, who were unwilling to back down and valued honor, were still struggling hard.
Unfortunately, their scoring speed couldn't keep up with Lin Yue's, and they could only grit their teeth and watch the gap between their scores and Ravenclaw's continue to widen.
Then they consoled themselves in their hearts, at least this wasn't Gryffindor.
After a Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall awarded Lin Yue ten points because she was the first to complete the transformation required for the lesson.
The second-year Ravenclaws applauded in celebration, and the Hufflepuffs who were attending class with them joined in the applause.
Then everyone was urged by Professor McGonagall to continue with their transformations and to stop the commotion.
Lin Yue continued to explain to the little wizard who asked her how to succeed, using her usual monotone voice. By the end of the Transfiguration class, the entire class had successfully completed the transformation required by Professor McGonagall.
Seeing Lin Yue, who had almost guided half the class in detail, Professor McGonagall's satisfaction was almost overflowing. Why not just skip the waiting and let Lin Yue be her assistant directly?
With her in the classroom, the efficiency really does improve a lot, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but think to herself. After the afternoon class, it was time for the Halloween feast. The Ravenclaws cheered as they surrounded Lin Yue, crowding around her as they walked out of the classroom towards the great hall.
Upon entering the great hall, the Weird Sisters were indeed standing on the teachers' platform; Headmaster Dumbledore had really invited them over.
To ensure that all the Ravenclaws could see the performance, Penelope directed everyone to arrange themselves by height.
Once the Ravenclaws were seated, the Weird Sisters' performance began just in time.
Accompanied by a series of songs, the young wizards of Hogwarts happily started to enjoy their Halloween feast.
Lin Yue slowly ate the food at the feast while listening to the songs around her.
Having hardly ever listened to music before, she didn't have a clear understanding of whether the Weird Sisters' music was good or not.
She could only judge from the perspective of the music theory books she had read in the past that the Weird Sisters' songs conformed to music theory, and on top of that, everyone around her was praising them.
It should be pleasant to listen to, Lin Yue said as she lowered her head and took a bite of steak. The duration of the Halloween dinner was shorter than that of the Christmas dinner, so after everyone finished listening to all the songs by the quirky sisters, the Halloween dinner came to an end. Following the crowd out of the great hall, Lin Yue was forced to stop along with the group outside the girls' restroom on the second floor. Immediately, discussions about "heir," "petrification," and similar topics came from the front of the line.
Lin Yue slowly raised her head and, through the gaps in the crowd, saw Hermione standing dazedly at the front with Harry and Ron.
A loud bang echoed in her mind, and Lin Yue once again felt that tightening sensation in her heart.
Pushing through the crowd, Lin Yue quickly walked up behind Hermione. "What happened?"
Hermione, who had been somewhat at a loss as she looked at the noisy crowd and the blood writing on the wall, immediately snapped back to reality upon hearing Lin Yue's voice.
"We attended Nick's Deathday party, and after we came back, Harry said he heard that voice again. Then we followed him over here, and it turned into this."
Hermione quietly explained the situation to Lin Yue.
Lin Yue nodded, her gaze began to wander around the scene, the water on the ground, and the petrified Madame Loris hanging on the wall.
Next to her, there was a line of blood written on the wall: "The Chamber of secrets has been opened, enemies of the heirs beware."
All the conditions combined; Lin Yue was rapidly searching for relevant information in her mind.
Countless pieces of information were filtered through, and several were combined, but before Lin Yue could fully piece them together, Mrs. Norris’s owner, Mr. Filch, arrived.
Upon seeing Mrs. Norris on the wall, his expression darkened, and he charged at Harry, grabbing him by the neck.
" Mrs. Norris? You murdered my cat"
Harry was grabbed by the neck and struggled to speak, "It wasn't me, it was like this when I got here."
"You’re lying! It’s you, it’s you who harmed it!"
Filch's eyes swept over Harry, Ron, and Hermione with malice, and Lin Yue instantly broke away from organizing information, darting in front of Hermione.
"Mr. Filch, I think you should calm down first."
Lin Yue said in a flat voice, looking into Filch's eyes without a hint of warmth.
"Calm down! Mrs. Norris is dead! How can I be calm? I need to see someone take responsibility for this!"
" she not dead, Argus. She have been petrified" An old and authoritative voice came from the crowd.
The crowd automatically parted, and Professor Dumbledore walked out slowly.
"Let him go, Argus. Such a petrification curse is not something a second-year wizard could cast."
Principal Dumbledore stepped forward to carefully check on Mrs. Loris's condition and nodded, "Once the Mandrake matures, it can return to its original state."
Seeing that the professors had all arrived at the scene, Filch reluctantly released his grip.
"If I might headmaster perhaps Potter and his friends were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time however the circumstances are suspicions, I don’t recall seeing Potter at dinner" Professor Snape's slow voice rang out, surprisingly speaking up for Harry and the others. Harry, just released, covered his neck and looked at him in disbelief.
"Of course," Lin Yue suddenly spoke up, and everyone's gaze turned to her. Just moments ago, all the traces and relevant information from the scene had already been pieced together in her mind.
Turning to the blood writing on the wall, Lin Yue began her analysis with a stiff tone. "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. From a segment of Hogwarts' history, we know that the Chamber was built by Slytherin."
"Beware of the enemies of the heir; the analysis indicates that the Chamber can only be opened by Slytherin's heir."
Mechanically turning her head, Lin Yue's gaze swept over everyone present. Except for Hermione, everyone else felt a silent sense of oppression.
Hermione pressed her lips together and gently hugged Lin Yue's arm.
Principal Dumbledore's bright eyes were fixed on Lin Yue, and he had a subtle premonition.
Regardless of what the people present were thinking, Lin Yue's analysis would not stop.
"According to the records of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, Salazar Slytherin has no direct descendants, but the Gaunt family is a distant relative of his, roughly equivalent to Slytherin's heir."
"The last two known generations of the Gaunt family are the father Marvolo Gaunt, the son Morfin Gaunt, and the daughter Merope Gaunt."
After a slight pause, she continued, "Based on the available information, it is unknown whether the three of them ever came to Hogwarts. The years they were alive correspond to the age for Hogwarts enrollment, and there is no information regarding the Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, so the possibility of the three of them opening the chamber is zero."
"According to reports from the Daily Prophet, the Chamber of Secrets was confirmed to have been opened fifty years ago."
"The suspect is Hagrid." A cold statement was made, and the young wizards present were all taken aback, with many exclaiming in disbelief.
"The informant is Tom Marvolo Riddle, who received the Special Award for Services to the School from Hogwarts."
"By comparison, Tom Marvolo Riddle's middle name should come from Marvolo Gaunt."
Lin Yue said that at this point, Dumbledore's pupils shook violently twice, and Hermione tightened her grip on her arm a little more.
No one among the little wizards and professors present dared to speak.
"Tom Marvolo Riddle is a descendant of the Gaunt family, the heir of Slytherin, and it is highly likely that he is the one who truly opened the Chamber of Secrets."
"According to reports from the Daily Prophet, Voldemort once claimed to be the heir of Slytherin to win over pure-blood families."
Upon hearing this name, many people couldn't help but shudder.
Drawing her wand, Lin Yue wrote the name Tom Marvolo Riddle in the air, and in the next moment, the letters rearranged to form a sentence: "I am Lord Voldemort."
The astonishment reached its peak, and there was no sound, just like the current situation at Hogwarts, where everyone was silent, even their breathing had quieted.
"As another heir of Slytherin, the letters of the name can be rearranged to form Voldemort, making the probability that Tom Marvolo Riddle is Voldemort nearly one hundred percent."
"Therefore, the opening of the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago should have been done by Voldemort. Based on known information, Voldemort has not fathered any offspring, so this opening of the Chamber should also be his doing, though the specific method is unknown."
Looking down at the water on the ground and then at the petrified cat on the wall, Lin Yue continued to analyze information rapidly combining in her mind.
"Slytherin himself had the ability to speak Parseltongue, and the Gaunt family has also been proven to have the ability to speak Parseltongue. The only known families in the magical world of Britain that possess the ability to speak Parseltongue are Slytherin himself and the Gaunt family."
"We can speculate that the monster in the legendary Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets should be controlled by Parseltongue, ensuring that only the descendants of Slytherin can control it."
"The accuracy of this speculation is close to ninety percent. According to the reading materials from the Hogwarts library, the snakes that can cause petrification are the Basilisk and Medusa."
"There is water on the ground, which can create an indirect eye contact effect. It is known that indirect eye contact with a Basilisk can cause petrification, so the monster in Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets should be a Basilisk."
"In summary," Lin Yue's gaze swept over everyone present again, her voice mechanical, as if a computer was beginning to report a summary, "The heir of Slytherin is Tom Marvolo Riddle, that is, Voldemort."
"He released the Basilisk fifty years ago, killed one person, and framed Hagrid. Fifty years later, the reason for opening the Chamber is unknown, and the method is unknown."
"At the same time, the Gaunt family, Morfin Gaunt and Merope Gaunt, did not intermarry with other pure-blood families, and Riddle is not a surname of any pure-blood family; Voldemort is half-blood. End of analysis."
After Lin Yue finished this long speech, she slowly closed her mouth. The surroundings were silent, even Professor Dumbledore looked stunned, and the expressions of the Slytherins seemed as if the sky had fallen.