Chapter 192: Snape and Lucius Malfoy's Reunion

You're a typical bully!

Hermione looked at Andy fixedly, not knowing how to voice her opinion for a moment.

Andy hummed twice.

What's wrong with that?

This is called knowing the times, a man should be able to bend and stretch, be able to rise and fall and be able to be both long-lasting and short-lasting.

"Let's go!" Andy said.

***

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

Andy arrived early at the abandoned classroom on the fifth floor and without waiting for a while, he saw Harry push the door and walk in.

"Good afternoon, Harry."

Andy said politely, "It didn't bother you, did it?"

"No!"

Harry waved his hand, "Shall we start now?"

Andy took out his wand and flicked it at the classroom door, locking it while casting a Muffliato Charm on it.

"Let's start now!" While saying this, Andy waved his wand.

From the cloth bag on the table, a small snake flew into the air due to the levitation charm.

"Hiss~"

The little snake slithered on the spot.

"What did it say?" Andy asked.

"It said it was hungry." Harry scratched his head.

Andy recalled the sound that came out of his mouth, "Hiss~"

"Is that right?" Andy figured he had pronounced it correctly.

"Uh ..."

Harry tangled for a moment and said, "What you made was just a hissing sound, not that...Parseltongue."

Andy frowned.

He should have pronounced it correctly, but to Harry, it was just a 'hissing' sound.

But with the 'hissing' sound the snake had made earlier, Harry could understand what the snake was trying to say.

'I see, the pronunciation of the Parseltongue may be important, but the most important thing is the application of magic.'

Andy had a flash of realization, "Harry, try saying a couple of words to this snake."

"Okay! I'll try then."

Harry hesitated, looked at the snake, and after half a dozen tangled moments, a few odd noises sounded from his mouth.

It was similar to a 'hissing' sound, but it was in no way the sound that a snake made.

"What did you say?" Andy asked curiously.

"I told it that I would get it something to eat later." Harry laughed.

Andy nodded before making a few odd 'hissing' sounds with a serious face, much like Harry had pronounced before.

"Is that right?" Andy asked.

"Kind of."

Harry looked excited, "It's just a bit of a weird accent, but I can understand it."

If Andy had learned the Parseltongue as well, he wouldn't be the only odd one out.

Harry had been dying to get rid of the ability ever since he learned that the Parseltongue had something to do with Slytherin. If he couldn't get rid of it, it would be nice to have another person like him.

Andy slapped his forehead.

I can't understand it!

A natural Parseltongue is completely different from one that can be learned later in life.

Harry's Parseltongue was a talent, it was like an instinct. Whereas an acquired Parseltongue was simply learning to speak Parseltongue.

So, Salazar Slytherin was able to pass on his Parseltongue to his offspring?

Andy suddenly realized that Slytherin might have made use of the snake's blood and performed a magic transfiguration.

Maybe it was the Basilisk!

A ruthless man!

In the next few moments, Andy followed Harry and learned to pronounce several Parseltongue words.

It was hard!

After all, it was just the odd 'hissing' sound, and a lot of the time when Andy learned the latter pronunciation, the one before it had basically been forgotten as well.

Therefore, Andy had to reduce the amount of learning.   

After more than an hour, Andy had only mastered five Parseltongue pronunciations.

"That's all for today!"

Andy politely said, "Thank you, Harry."

"It was nothing," Harry said sheepishly.

Andy waved his wand and opened the door to the classroom, "I'm going to practice a little more. Harry, if you have something to do ..."

"I'll go first then."

Harry shrugged before asking, "By the way, do you still want to learn? What time is the next one?"

Andy thought about it, "Next week! Let's find a time when neither of us has classes."

When Harry left, Andy re-locked the door and practised his Parseltongue pronunciation for a while longer.

"Hiss (open)!"

"Hiss (Close)!"

These two pronunciations were the focus of Andy's practice.

Andy was ready to try it in that girl's lavatory tonight, to see if the Parseltongue could open the entrance to the chamber of secrets or not.

After growing tired of practising, Andy took out his water cup and took a few sips of water.

"Speaking of which ..."

Andy suddenly thought of the book he read last night.

In the wizarding world of Harry Potter, it was obvious that the Lich's Life Box could not work.

How would one control the body when the soul is not even in the body?

As for the Horcrux ...

Keeping a part of the soul in the world is based on the law 'the soul is one', thus avoiding death.

"So... what exactly is the soul?"

'What effect, does growing the soul, have?'

There were so many secrets in the magic world, and the more he delved into magic, the more Andy could feel the unfathomable depths of the magic world.

Ancient wizards, in that era when knowledge and insight were scarce, had already touched the realm of the soul.

If one day, someone told Andy that ancient wizards could even play with time, Andy wouldn't be too surprised.

***

At the same time, Malfoy Manor.

It was Snape's third visit this semester.

"Severus, what brings you here again?"

Lucius Malfoy looked surprised, and then alerted, "If you leave Hogwarts too often, you'll make Dumbledore notice the anomaly."

Snape's corner of eyes twitched slightly.

This fool!

Seeing that Snape didn't say anything, Lucius Malfoy continued, "Didn't I say last time? Fudge's side is already making arrangements. To let me visit Azkaban, there is a need to find a reasonable excuse."

After all, the people Lucius Malfoy wanted to visit were Death Eaters.

Besides, he didn't have a very good track record himself.

"I'm not here for that."

Snape said lightly, "You've to be careful lately, that Diary has caused you a bit of trouble and Dumbledore seems to be planning to kick you out of your position as a school board governor now."

Lucius Malfoy's face stiffened slightly.

To this day, the Malfoys seem to be rich and influential - but it was all on the surface.

The Malfoys had paid no small amount of money to support Voldemort's cause back then.

After Voldemort's defeat, Lucius Malfoy filled the Ministry of Magic with a lot more money to get off the hook.

Over the years, for Lucius Malfoy to entice the Ministry of Magic's high-ranking officials, his family's money was poured out in even larger sums.

Money was spent a lot, but in addition to the position of a school board governor, Lucius Malfoy really did not have any worthy positions anymore.

Who let him fail in his investment that year!

"That old man!" Lucius Malfoy cursed hatefully.

"Anything else?" Lucius Malfoy asked.

He didn't think that Snape would make a special trip over just to remind him of this little matter.

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