Chapter 170
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It wasn't easy to sneak out of Hogwarts Castle now.
Although Dumbledore had left the castle, the professors patrolled the castle more frequently.
The little adepts gathered in groups of three to five. Basically, the common room would only be empty after midnight.
And Allen couldn't always go out after midnight. He had to get enough sleep so that he would have the energy to deal with the next day's classes.
Therefore, Allen had no choice but to let Tina and Sniff out. He wanted them to cooperate with Gaia to find the Cockatrice's passage in and out of the forbidden forest.
They left the pet space reluctantly. Allen could feel their emotional fluctuations — they wanted to complete the mission as soon as possible and didn't want to stay outside.
Unfortunately, the area of the forbidden forest destroyed by the Cockatrice was too large and messy. It would take some time to find the clues.
On a moonless night with few stars, Gaia brought Allen a piece of news. Harry and Ron had broken into the forbidden forest at night and entered the territory of the giant eight-eyed spider.
But in the end, with the help of the magic car, they still managed to leave the Forbidden Forest unscathed.
Allen wasn't surprised at all.
The place where he had to use all his strength to escape was not even worth mentioning in front of Harry's heaven-defying luck.
The next day, during the first transformation class in the morning, something happened that made the little wizards forget about the secret chamber for the first time in weeks.
Professor Mag had just walked into the classroom for 10 minutes when she told them that the exam would be held on June 1st. It was only a week away.
"The reason why the school hasn't been closed in such an unusual situation is so that you can receive your education," she said sternly. She said sternly, "Therefore, the exam will continue as usual. I believe that all of you will study hard."
The students in the class began to discuss, and the classroom was filled with chatter. The castle was already in such a situation, and there was still an exam.
"Professor, I have a question." Allen didn't have much opinion about the exam, but there was one question that he had to pay attention to.
Professor Mag's frown deepened, and her face darkened. "Mr. Harris, what's your question?"
"Professor, how are we going to take the exam for the second-year defense against black magic class? Who's going to set the questions? "
The young wizards quieted down and prayed in their hearts, "Don't take the exam, don't take the exam."
"Professor Fleevy and I will decide on the questions for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. The content should be the knowledge that you've learned in the past year. "Professor Mag's expression relaxed a little.
After a pause, she continued, "Of course, I will focus on the contents of the lecture notes that Mr. Harris has prepared for you."
The young wizards exchanged meaningful glances.
Everyone knew what Professor Mag meant: Professor Lockhart's expensive and thick books could be thrown to the side. All he had to do was review the contents of Allen's notes.
With the scope of revision, the exam would be much easier.
The final exam was a very wise decision. It was more effective than Valentine's Day gifts, amulets, and professor patrols.
The uneasy atmosphere in the castle was replaced by intense and busy revision.
After all, the monsters in the secret room might not necessarily attack him, but the exam was imminent.
That night, unlike the previous days, Sniff brought back a golden cup. It had a unique design, and the pattern of stars and moons on it was very cute.
"Sniff, where did you get this?" Allen played with the golden cup.
This seemed to be a cultural relic from a thousand years ago. It was definitely not a modern artifact.
"I picked it up." Sniff twisted its little body. It was very unhappy that its collection had been snatched away.
"Where did you pick it up?" Allen asked patiently.
"In the forbidden forest!" it answered nonchalantly.
Tina patted Sniff's head with her wings to remind it to mind its attitude.
"When Gaia and we were tracking the Cockatrice Beasts, we saw a collapsed stone house in the depths of the forbidden forest. The remaining stones were weathered and formed a huge ruin," Tina said gently.
"Sniff, did you find this cup in this ruin?" Allen asked.
This question was confirmed by Tina and Sniff.
Allen felt that regardless of whether this ruin had anything to do with the Cockatrice Beasts, it was still worth investigating.
Allen was a decisive person. Once he made up his mind, he would act immediately.
He avoided the professors who were patrolling at night. Under Tina's lead, they passed through the dense forest and avoided countless creatures in the forbidden forest. They arrived at a territory that he had never set foot in before.
A lush and rich world unfolded before Allen's eyes. Trees and ferns were full of flowers, full of vitality. Further away, there was a small lake. Under the moonlight, the waves shone like silver. The lush earth gradually rose and extended to the rolling green mountain range. The green mountain range finally disappeared into the solemn horizon.
There was a strange scene that caught Allen's attention. It was a few round wells. There were quite a few of them.
These wells were surrounded by strange copper railings. There was also a small dome above them that could block the rain.
Allen walked over and looked down from one of the wells. In Allen's opinion, it was simply a bottomless pit.
Allen sat down beside the well and peered down into the dark bottom of the well. He could not see the waves of the water at all.
After using a fluorescent spell, he could not see any reflection.
However, some kind of sound came from all the wells. Bang — Bang — Bang —
Allen stretched his arm into the well. He found that there was a continuous stream of air blowing down along the wall of the well.
To further confirm his judgment, Allen threw a piece of paper into the well.
The paper did not slowly float down. Instead, it was immediately sucked in and disappeared.
Allen associated it with the secret room in the girls' washroom with a sewer pipe that led directly to it. He came to a conclusion that made him extremely excited. That was, there was a huge underground ventilation system.
And these wells were the exits of the ventilation system.
Did this mean that the Cockatrice Beasts came out through these wells?
Allen felt that the possibility was very high.
"Here, it's here." Tina's voice came from behind a raised hill.
Allen stood up and turned around the hill. Tina was hovering over a huge stone ruin, calling out happily.
It was very happy to be able to help Allen.
Sniff climbed up and down in the ruins of the stone house.
Allen also drilled into the gap between two stone pillars that were slanted up.
Many of the paths were not clear. Huge fallen stones blocked the way.
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