MTL - The Existence of Harry Potter-v2 Chapter 51 Are you afraid of the basilisk's gaze?
November 1st, night.
The food in front of Dumbledore was almost untouched. Today's dinner was the same as before, but Dumbledore's mood was different. He really had no intention of eating.
The door of the auditorium is open, but the door of the castle is closed. The soft knocks should have been drowned out during the raucous dinnertime, but Dumbledore had been waiting, catching the knock, turning his head to Snape and nodding softly.
Only a few people noticed Snape's departure, and it wasn't until he led a stranger into the auditorium that the other students discovered it.
"That person... who is he?"
Draco asked, but no one could give him an answer, he could only watch Snape lead the stranger to Dumbledore like everyone else. He saw Dumbledore stand up and shake hands with the stranger. The two seemed to say something. The smile on Dumbledore's face was as kind as before, and everything seemed normal.
At this time, it was almost the end of dinner. Dumbledore tapped the plate with a spoon. The food on the long table and the cutlery disappeared. The noisy auditorium was quiet, and everyone looked at Dumbledore and the one beside him. young people.
"Please allow me to introduce the special investigator from the Ministry of Magic." Dumbledore broke the silence. He pointed to the young man standing beside him with a smile and said, "Mr. Sulug White."
Normally, when Dumbledore introduced a newcomer, the students would applaud, but now, apart from Dumbledore and Hagrid, no teacher or student applauded. Dumbledore and Hagrid clapped a few times, and stopped when they found the applause echoing in the silence of the auditorium.
The auditorium was quiet again, and all the students stared intently at the newly appointed investigator from the Ministry of Magic. Even the no-brainer understood that the Ministry of Magic would not send someone to Hogwarts to conduct any investigation for no reason. Hogwarts has such a powerful wizard as Dumbledore. What is the Ministry of Magic sending to investigate?
Secret Room!
Almost all the students thought about what happened a few days ago. They looked at Harry almost at the same time. There were sympathy, gloating, and worry in their complex eyes... Its complexity was comparable to ancient runes.
More complicated than ancient rune is the human heart.
Asker held a chicken leg in his hand, and only half of it was left to eat. He chewed the chicken, and his eyes shifted to the ceiling after passing over Surug. The starry sky tonight is very beautiful, the dark and deep night, the stars are twinkling, how can it be better than that second-hand Suluge.
"Good evening, everyone."
Suluge greeted everyone, and his dress was a little more formal than before: a black coat with a knee-length hem, a high collar, a scarf inside, and a round hat with the facade of an old movie on his head. , holding a pipe in his hand, this look is a bit familiar no matter how you look at it, like...
Eunuch Sherlock Holmes!
Well, except for the lack of a beard, the others are quite similar to Sherlock Holmes, the great detective on the screen. Judging from Asker's knowledge of this person, it is 90% likely that he deliberately dressed up like this.
Asker wondered if the students and professors present had seen Sherlock Holmes, anyway, except for him and some Muggle-born students, most of them had no reaction to this outfit. In a sense, the idea of dressing up as Sherlock Holmes to attract attention seems like a complete failure for wizards.
"As a special investigator from the Ministry of Magic at Hogwarts, the purpose of my visit is to bring a fugitive to justice. You may or may not have heard of this person's name." Suruger paused for a moment. , "It doesn't matter who he is. Hogwarts is just a place for me to rest. My work place is not here. Please don't worry about me, just study and live as usual."
Study and live with peace of mind?
For Hogwarts, the appearance of Shulug was like a stone thrown into a pool of water, causing countless ripples, and then the stone said that he was just passing by to make soy sauce, don't care about him...
Why are you kidding me!
Many students had such an expression. Suluge seemed to have not seen it. He smiled and waved goodbye to everyone. He turned around and left the door next to him. Guided by Snape, he went to his office and bedroom.
"Special investigator from the Ministry of Magic... to hunt down the fugitive..." Draco said these two words, his eyes gradually brightened, he was as excited as he had caught the Snitch, "I see, he is here to catch Sirius. Black's!" His voice was not loud, but it was enough to attract the students' attention, and soon the whole of Hogwarts knew what Suruger meant.
Capture Sirius Black?
Asker pouted, judging from the fact that he hasn't found any trace of the stupid dog recently, it is very likely that Suluge has caught him, so going to Hogwarts to catch Sirius Black would be a joke. Suluge is very smart. He didn't mention the name Sirius Black from the beginning to the end, but everyone would think that he was here to catch the fugitive... However, the fugitive that Sulug said was not necessarily the one they thought people.
However, if it's just to catch the traitor, Suruger doesn't necessarily have to sneak into Hogwarts, and judging from the authorization from the Ministry of Magic, he should have been prepared. No matter what he thinks, Suluge should have other plans. Could it be that he also came for the secret room?
The more Asker thinks about it, the more he thinks it is possible, although I don’t know if it’s true, most people say that Salazar Slytherin left a lot of good things in the secret room, magic books, rare materials, gold and silver treasures , everything that is in the treasure, seems to be in the secret room. Then, just like the treasures will be guarded by dragons or something, the secret room is also guarded by basilisks, and those who do not enter in the correct way will die unexpectedly...
"Vulgar..."
Asker can only use this word to describe the secret room. Judging from the style of the layout, Salazar Slytherin is not a very powerful person. At least his taste is very vulgar. The toilet before contact is the entrance, saying It's no exaggeration to say that he is a psychopath.
After dinner, the students walked towards the common room of their respective colleges. Today is Sunday, and there will be classes tomorrow. Many students have not completed their homework and will work hard when they go back.
With Hermione under the hood, Ask's homework was not a problem at all, so he walked at the end of the team, moving absentmindedly, and soon fell behind.
When there was only Asker left in the entire aisle, he suddenly stopped, then turned around, and looked at the Basilisk staring at him with a letter spit out, unsurprisingly.
"Hi~"
The basilisk turned his head, the green snake's eyes reflected Asker's figure, it was a little confused, because this person had nothing at all!
"Isn't it curious?" Asked as if communicating with a basilisk, smiled slightly, and pointed to his glasses, "Do you think that after being overcast last time, I will not take any precautions? Let you Disappointed, the basilisk stare alone won't do me any good!"
"His~"
The basilisk seemed to understand Ask's words. Its body almost filled the entire aisle. The huge snake head was like a carriage. It was very uncomfortable in the narrow aisle. It was too small.
"It's a matter of courtesy, this time I should take the initiative."
Asker said with a smile, and saw that he gently pushed his glasses, his glasses flashed a green light, and a pair of ferocious eyes appeared on the lenses, which were exactly the same as those of the Basilisk—
The gaze of the basilisk!
"Hush!"
The Basilisk seemed to be a little angry, but behind the anger was a little nervousness and fear. The basilisk's gaze can kill other creatures, but it is ineffective for themselves. This basilisk is not afraid of the basilisk gaze that Asker does not know how to use, but there is one person who can't resist it!
Under the basilisk's head, a figure slowly appeared, her body lost its blood, and her complexion was pale, like a person walking out of a black and white photo. This situation is exactly the same as Mrs. Norris on Halloween night, not exposed to the full basilisk gaze, but the magic still makes their bodies stiff.
"She is... this year's freshman..."
Asker narrowed his eyes, the basilisk pupils on his spectacles had disappeared, he looked at the clothes and appearance of the petrified man, and finally remembered that this person was Gryffindor's freshman this year, Ron's sister, one of Harry's admirers One, the youngest daughter of the Weasley family—
Ginny Weasley!
"It's a bit unexpected." Ask chuckled, he looked at the basilisk, and said in a provocative tone: "Why, do you want to continue? Your master has already been recruited. If I were you, I would choose Surrender, so you can at least suffer a little less. UU reading www.uukanshu.com”
Up until here, everything was exactly as Asker expected at the beginning, but what happened after that was beyond his expectations.
The basilisk didn't surrender, and he didn't continue to attack Asker. With a flick of the snake letter, the book that Ginny was holding was swept away by it. The huge body twisted a few times, and quickly retreated at an astonishing speed that did not fit his body shape, and he retreated from here in the blink of an eye.
"Grass! Why didn't you think of this!"
Asker cursed and stamped his feet angrily. He didn't go after him, because he certainly couldn't, and he didn't have the confidence to single-handedly take down the basilisk, at least for now.
"It should have been thought long ago, the last time Voldemort manipulated Quirrell to control the basilisk, he couldn't come this time, but he must have other means to do so..."
Although I want to understand, it is too late now. The Basilisk should have returned to the place where it was hiding before, and this place will not be known until Ginny recovers. When he saw the book being swept away by the Basilisk, Asker knew that things were going to be troublesome, because the entrance to that place must have required Parseltongue to open, and that book was the key!
Although he is a bit disgusted with Salazar Slytherin, Ask must admit that he is a very powerful wizard. The secret room he left has not been found for more than a thousand years, and the possibility of forcibly opening it must be outrageous. . Maybe he put a spell on the door that would explode if it was forcibly opened, and it was not impossible that the entire Hogwarts would be blown up.
"Cut, now it's up to Ron's sister to remember a few snake words..."
