Harry Potter: Dark Alchemy

Looking at Percy and Penelope, who were petrified in almost an instant under the direct gaze of the basilisk, Dumbledore once again waved the Elder Wand that he had been holding in his hand, and turned the two petrified people into stone. The man was gently put down on the floor of the office, and then he signaled Jerry to put the basilisk back into the snake staff.

Jerry stared deeply at Dumbledore's back for a while, and at the same time slowly stroked the head of the emerald green snake on the snake staff. But he was completely unsure, so he finally stepped forward and chose to let the basilisk return directly to the snake staff.

There was a flash of green light, and the huge Millennium Snake King turned into a ray of light and got back into the snake staff.

Fox pretended to be nonchalant and turned his head away, chirping.

Jerry stepped back and said to himself: It's not enough, and there's no need to worry. Let's let the old guy Dumbledore be proud and majestic for a while. One day I will always be able to find a way to unlock that contract. At that time, it will be the day when I break free from his shackles and regain my freedom!

Dumbledore tapped the wooden door of his office with the Elder Wand. The wooden door immediately opened quietly, and Professor McGonagall walked into the office with a heavy look on his face.

When she saw the two children lying on the floor, she sighed even more.

Professor McGonagall raised her head, looked at Dumbledore and said, "Albus, I will send these two children to the school doctor's office now and let Poppy help take care of them."

Dumbledore nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, Minerva."

In fact, what Dumbledore was thinking was far more than what he had just mentioned to Professor McGonagall.

After learning that the black diary that released Jerry was a Horcrux created by Tom, Dumbledore immediately realized what a reckless decision it was to let Jerry deal with the "attack" alone. He directly stopped the continuation of this attack, and also vaguely restricted Jerry's range of activities to the third and eighth floors of the castle.

Because just from Jerry's appearance, Dumbledore knew that this Horcrux diary was made when Tom was in sixth grade.

It was only the sixth grade. While most students were still worrying about passing their exams, Tom's research on black magic had already reached this level.

While once again marveling at Tom's magical talent, Dumbledore also noticed another problem, that is, even as a student, Tom had a kind of indifference to the precious lives of the classmates he interacted with every day. To an incredible extent.

Therefore, even with the restriction of the magic contract, Dumbledore still did not dare to let Jerry handle the attack alone. Today, the petrification process of Percy and Penelope happened completely under his watch. Down.

This way Dumbledore can rest assured.

In fact, for nearly half a year, Dumbledore has been busy dealing with matters related to the real Voldemort. As he had just said to Professor McGonagall, according to the intelligence, the day when Voldemort would make a comeback was not far away.

Dumbledore has not forgotten the extremely evil aura he felt on the back of Quirrell's head last summer. That time Voldemort's broken soul somehow managed to escape from the protective system of Hogwarts and completely disappeared once again.

But Dumbledore knew that the remnant soul would definitely come back one day. After all, he was Voldemort!

In his spare time, Dumbledore was still thinking about another question, which was how many Horcruxes had Voldemort made?

The only thing that appeared in his eyes now was the diary.

Dumbledore has also read the description of Horcruxes in "Decryption of Advanced Dark Arts". He knows that generally speaking, due to the great risks and strong sense of pain, even the despicable Halbo has only made one. Just a Horcrux.

But Tom? Dumbledore sighed in his heart, he could not guarantee that Tom would only make that one Horcrux.

It's just that the information currently obtained is not sufficient yet, so there is no need to be too anxious. Dumbledore said to himself.

"By the way, Minerva, I remember there is a Quidditch match today, right?" Dumbledore suddenly stopped Professor McGonagall who was about to leave.

"Yes!" Professor McGonagall glanced towards the window. If it hadn't been for Dumbledore's summons, she would have been sitting on the podium on the Quidditch pitch, watching what was going on. That game is over!

You know, one of the two teams competing today is Gryffindor!

"Then please go..."

"Albus, I don't think this is necessary." Professor McGonagall shook her head. She had already guessed what Dumbledore wanted to say, but she could not agree.

"If such an attack is true, we certainly cannot let the students gather alone outside the castle. But now, there is no reason for us to deprive them of the right to enjoy a happy Quidditch time." Professor McGonagall said, "After all, That's Quidditch!"

Dumbledore didn't pay much attention to this moment, "Then I'll have to trouble you to mention this matter to the students after the game is over."

This time Professor McGonagall did not express any objections.

"Our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor should take more responsibility." Dumbledore said. "If that doesn't work, I will have to hire a more responsible and enthusiastic teacher next semester."

…

On the other side, inside the empty library.

Chang Chu and Hermione were huddled between a certain row of bookshelves, talking in low voices.

"That's the page!" Hermione stopped flipping half of the "Illustrated Book of Dangerous Magical Creatures of the World" in her hand, pointed at the book and said softly, "Senior, look at this!"

Chang Chu, who had been watching the wind, no longer cared about Mrs. Pince. She looked at the page in Hermione's hand.

There are many terrible beasts and monsters wandering around our country, the most bizarre and lethal of which is the Basilisk, also known as the Snake King. This snake, which can grow to very large sizes and often live for hundreds of years, is hatched from a toad from a rooster's egg. The basilisk kills in astonishing ways. In addition to its deadly fangs, its glare can also kill. Anyone caught in its gaze will die immediately...

Chang Chu didn't bother to read the following content: "So, the monster alive in the secret room and the one who made the sound that Harry heard is this monster called the Basilisk?"

"That's right! That must be the case!" Hermione nodded vigorously, "Harry is a Parselmouth. None of us can hear it, but what he can hear must be the language of snakes. Before, Felicia and the others Being petrified is also consistent with the ability of the basilisk's gaze."

"But doesn't the book say that the basilisk is very large? How could it have never been discovered?"

"It's the wall, or more precisely, the pipes inside the wall." Hermione said, "Every time Harry heard a sound, it came from inside the wall, so the basilisk passed through the sewers in the castle. Pipes to move!”

"So what do we do now?"

"When Harry's game is over, we will go with him to find Professor McGonagall!"