Chapter 343: What did the four founders leave their objects for?

"What should we do now?" Ron asked hesitantly.

After seeing the horrible nightmarish statues in the room, Ron's deep feelings of unease grew stronger.

Reason told him that going deeper meant big trouble waiting ahead.

He wanted to leave, but was reluctant to leave the magical object left behind by Gryffindor.

He looked at Sirius' grim face, and looked back at the proud Magorian, and finally looked at Ivan standing beside him, wondering what he was thinking.

If they advance together, there should be no danger.

With Sirius and Ivan there, he didn't have to worry about anything he encountered.

"Sirius, we..." said Harry worriedly. He was also frightened by the hideous monster statues he had just seen in the room.

"Let's go back!" said Sirius, glaring fiercely at Magorian.

"Hang on, Sirius!" Hermione suddenly interrupted, "Why are we going back? No matter what the monsters in this room were, they're just statues now. They can't attack us at all."

"The last time I came, I didn't see them. The stone doors to these rooms were closed at the time." Sirius looked at Hermione and explained, "It's very obvious; those things inside are obviously very evil and dangerous. They are beyond our capabilities. I don't want you to take any chances."

"We have nothing to lose now," Ivan said, "I don't think it's a risk; it's about getting the truth of what happened!"

"That's the Centaurs' business. It's none of our business." Sirius frowned.

"It's not just the centaur's business. Firenze just told us that the moon, which represents the centaurs' devotion to the evil gods, is intertwined with the trajectory of Mars, which represents the Wizarding War. Now it's our business." Ivan looked at Sirius and said, "You know exactly what I'm talking about, we all know Voldemort made Horcruxes. He's not dead. Sooner or later, he'll be back. If he calls the evil god back..."

"That has nothing to do with us, Dumbledore will handle it." Sirius replied sternly. "I just want to protect you for now."

There was a sudden silence, and Ivan didn't know what to say.

"I know!" Harry hesitated for a moment. He hugged Sirius tightly and whispered, "Sirius, you're the best godfather and Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. But I think Ivan is right. Now we must go ahead and pass the final test, get the object left by Gryffindor, and unlock all their secrets."

Sirius didn't respond and looked at Harry silently.

"If my father were here, he definitely wouldn't back out." Harry looked at Sirius and said firmly, "Gryffindor could have left the object for the same purpose. He wanted us to help the centaurs and prove our worth and other qualities. You've been here before, trying to challenge ancient magic, and here we are..."

At Harry's words, Ivan was immersed in thought.

It suddenly occurred to him that perhaps everything was as Harry said, and that the current problems were the challenges that the Four Founders had deliberately left, not by chance.

A thousand years ago, after telling the Four Founders about Hogwarts and Voldemort and the Horcruxes, and on the advice of Rowena Ravenclaw, they immediately prepared to leave a Secret Treasure to help future generations protect Hogwarts from the invasion of the dark wizards.

But this was only one aspect, not the reason they did it.

As everyone knows, since the establishment of Hogwarts, the Four Founders had been arguing about their teaching philosophy and admissions standards, and no one could convince the others.

They finally came to a compromise and merged some of their thinking into the Sorting Hat, hoping that it would convey their respective ideas, no matter how long it took.

The main reason for leaving a Secret Treasure and setting tests was to see if students of later generations met their own requirements and inherited the qualities they were looking for.

Perhaps that was the case. All these problems were deliberately left behind by the Four Founders.

However, with the magical power, the vision of the Four Founders and the average level of the magical world a thousand years ago, the test they had left behind might not have been so difficult. But now it was beyond the scope of ability of today's young wizards.

Ivan gave a bitter laugh. He had thought too easily of the test the Four Founders had left behind.

From the current situation, Slytherin's treasure key was related to Herpo the False and the evil dark creature he had created from countless human souls, while Gryffindor's treasure key was related to the centaurs and the evil god they once worshipped.

One could deduce that the evidence left behind by Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff would not be straightforward.

However, what the Founding Four had left behind was not completely unsolved. Like the powerful Slytherin magic exposed in the subway relics, as long as the method was correct, it could inspire and help future generations overcome difficulties at critical moments, and even improve their magical power.

Slytherin had set the condition that the person entering the ruins had to carry one of the four objects he left behind, the ring, the locket, the wand and the scepter.

Only by satisfying this condition could the magic he left behind be activated.

In Slytherin's view, the young wizard who could carry the objects he left behind, even if he was not their heir, would undoubtedly be a pureblood wizard.

To value bloodlines and origins, this was really in line with Slytherin style.

So whatever the Gryffindor wizard had left behind in this Temple, perhaps the key to conquering it was unparalleled courage!

"Let's move on. It is the magical object and test that the Gryffindor himself left behind. The four of us are qualified to attempt it." After a long silence, Sirius said slowly, "You're right, Harry. I only considered your safety earlier, but I ignored your feelings. If James were here, he wouldn't flinch."

When he finished his words, he went up and gave Harry a big hug, his face full of relief.

The team continued to move forward and they all rounded the empty passage.

The unexpectedness made the atmosphere obviously tense. Everyone was on guard.

No one spoke, and only their footsteps echoed in the ancient Temple.

"Sirius, before we went in, you reminded us to be careful. Some of the Centaur customs are very bad and dangerous." Hermione couldn't help but ask, "But if you just said you've never seen those statues before, what is the danger you're referring to?"

"You'll know the answer soon enough!" Sirius said, pointing at Magorian who had stopped. "Brace yourself, we're about to reach our destination."