Exchange student at Hogwarts

Exactly three hours later, the door to the secret room was opened again.

"Zhang" Harry timidly poked his head out, with a flattering smile on his face, "We are here to find you."

"Lumos flashing" Harry saw that the secret room was dark and there was no response, so he had to raise his wand and slowly walked in to check the situation.

The moment he raised his head, a bloody mouth on the first pillar jumped down with a roar of fishy wind. It was the basilisk that Harry thought was dead.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" the screams of Hermione and Ron behind Harry pierced the sky, but Harry himself was so frightened that he couldn't move and could only squat on his butt and wait for death.

"Everything is petrified." Dumbledore's gentle voice came from outside the door, and a white light hit the basilisk at lightning speed. The basilisk instantly turned to stone, flew back, and fell to the floor in a strange posture with its head and feet on its head. Sliding backwards,

Dumbledore walked into the secret room slowly, flicked his wand, and the lights in the secret room suddenly lit up.

"Why, why are there two basilisks?" Harry and the others calmed down and looked at the basilisk that was broken into mud on the ground and the upside-down petrified basilisk on the other side that stopped sliding because its fangs were stuck in the cracks of the floor tiles. Time to panic.

"What about Zhang, could he..." Hermione's tears welled up like open water pipes, covering her mouth and nose with her hands, an expression of disbelief on her face.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I understand." Ron suddenly had a flash of inspiration and his imagination opened up. "The one who was petrified by Dumbledore was Zhang. He was the basilisk he turned into."

"He has changed." Dumbledore's eyes narrowed and he chuckled, "His transformation skills have reached this point."

"Yes, yes, Zhang's Eastern magic is very magical. It can transform into various animals." Harry and Hermione understood immediately, jumped up and said with a smile, "He must be angry that I didn't come to pick him up for so long." , He deliberately turned into a basilisk to scare me. No wonder I wasn’t killed even when I saw the basilisk’s eyes.”

"The Eastern magic seems to be the Nine Mysteries. It's really magical." Dumbledore also had a clear expression on his face. "No wonder this basilisk is so weak. Okay, let's send him to the school hospital first. Fortunately, Mandela There is still plenty of grass, and his petrification will be cured soon."

When Zhang Chen woke up again and was lying on the hospital bed in the school hospital again, it was Hermione again, pressing his arm, sleeping soundly.

"Water~" Zhang Chen stuck out his tongue and licked his dry lips. He was so thirsty that he had no choice but to disturb Hermione's beauty.

"You're awake?" Hermione hurriedly woke up from her dream, quickly brought a water glass from the table next to her, and fed Zhang Chen to drink. Then he swung his wand and created two streams of water out of thin air, pouring them directly onto the two people who were sleeping soundly in the hospital bed next to them. It turned out to be Harry and Ron. As the holidays were approaching, the school hospital was almost empty. Harry and the three of them He just slept here to accompany Zhang Chen.

"Bah, bah, bah, bah~"

"Zhang, I'm sorry you woke up, it's my fault." Harry woke up and saw Zhang Chen for the first time, and immediately got up and apologized.

"Damn, I've been waiting for you in the secret room for three hours." Zhang Chen probably remembered the previous encounter at this moment, and said angrily, "You are so unreliable, can't you leave a door for me?"

"He closed the door automatically. I originally planned to send Ginny up and come back to pick you up, but I was delayed in Professor McGonagall's office for too long, so I forgot about it." Harry explained sheepishly with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"They sent Ginny to the school hospital. He only remembered when I asked about you, huh." Hermione exposed Harry unceremoniously.

"Uh, Zhang, thank you for saving Ginny. It's not just Harry. I didn't think of it. I'm really sorry." Ron felt even more ashamed. He later learned that the main force in saving Ginny was Zhang Chen.

"Don't blame them, I dragged them to ask about the process in the secret room." Dumbledore's warm voice came to their rescue in time. I don't know if he installed surveillance cameras in the school hospital. Every time Zhang Chen woke up, he would All came in time.

"Old Deng, you are not kind. This is so cruel." Zhang Chen was lying on the hospital bed, tied up like a mummy. He was much more seriously injured than the last time the Basilisk saw him.

"It's not my fault. The effects of the Mandrake Herb haven't fully taken effect yet, and your transformation time seems to have expired. Imagine a complete big stone trying to change into another shape. The hospital can treat you like this." I tried my best." Dumbledore explained helplessly.

"Hey, that's the bad thing about Jiu Xuan Gong. Maintaining the transformation requires consuming true energy, especially for high-level monsters like the Basilisk. My true energy can only last for about an hour at most. Fortunately, I didn't do it this time. Become a phoenix, otherwise the duration will be shorter." Zhang Chen also knew that it was not their problem and sighed softly.

"It's really amazing that you can transform into a phoenix with the Nine Mysterious Skills." Dumbledore exclaimed in amazement. "How much of the basilisk's abilities can you retain after transformation?"

"Ji Cao, don't." Zhang Chen smiled softly and said, "I can only retain a small part of my magical powers. For example, I only know the soul judgment and poison of snake monsters. Hey, it would be great if I could learn snake language. I can There's no need for Harry to just come out on his own."

"Soul Trial also learned how much of Fox's magical powers you have retained when you said you could turn into a phoenix."

"My own recovery ability and flame ability" Zhang Chen didn't know why he left it open. He simply described the super recovery and the effects of Nanming's Lihuo, and hid the ability to command birds to the phoenix.

"It's not easy, it's not easy. It seems that you have gained a lot this time." Dumbledore's eyes behind the lenses were a little sharp. "Your strength is growing very fast. If you have the opportunity, you still have to show your leadership skills and lead others." We have to grow together. After all, one person cannot defeat Voldemort."

"I understand. Harry and the others will be able to practice Qi this summer. It will be much faster to practice Eastern techniques in the future. You know, we pay attention to accumulation." Zhang Chen grinned and explained with a smile.

"That's good. I won't disturb you anymore. You can just have a nice chat. Tomorrow is the homecoming day. Harry and the others will take the train. You will get the same treatment as last year, first class, and VIP access to the British government." Dumbledore is rare. He made a little joke, then bent down and disappeared into the empty ward of the school hospital.

"Harry, tell me what happened after you went up." After Dumbledore left, the slightly serious atmosphere immediately became happy.

"Ha, not only did we add points to Gryffindor, but we also liberated Dobby. Dobby, you still remember, it turns out that he is an elf from the Malfoy family. You didn't see Malfoy's expression at that time. It made me laugh to death. , to use a proverb from your side, "How do you put it?" Harry couldn't find a suitable adjective for a while and scratched his head anxiously.

"I lost my wife and lost my troops," Hermione added.

"Yes, I lost my wife and lost my troops." Harry then began to tell what happened after they brought Ginny out.

It turned out that after he and Ron walked out of the secret room, Fox led them to Professor McGonagall's office, where everyone was waiting for them.

"Ginny" Seeing that Ginny was unharmed, Mrs. Weasley rushed forward and hugged her, crying with joy.

"Thank you, Harry, you saved her. What did you do?" In contrast, Mr. Weasley was much calmer.

"This is what we all want to know." Professor McGonagall was obviously too nervous, and her expectations seemed weak. Even Dumbledore looked at Harry with a smile on his face and nodded slightly, obviously very satisfied with his performance.

"No, no, mainly Zhang, I didn't do anything at all." Harry's face turned red, he walked to the desk and took out the Sorting Hat, the ruby-encrusted silver sword, and the remains of Riddle's diary. Put it on the table. Then he began to tell them everything exactly. He spoke for about a quarter of an hour. Everyone listened very attentively and the room was completely silent. He said that he always heard the disembodied, ghost-like voice. Hermione and Zhang Chen worked hard and finally discovered that what he heard was the voice of a basilisk lurking in the water pipe; he also said that Zhang Dust took him and Ron into the Forbidden Forest with the spider, threatened Aragog, and told them where the last victim of the Basilisk was killed, so they guessed that Moaning Myrtle was the victim. , and the entrance to the secret room is probably in her bathroom.

"Very good, it seems that we have the answer to who caused the lava explosion." When he paused, Professor McGonagall gently interjected, "So you have discovered where the entrance is. I have to add that you I violated more than a hundred school rules along the way.”

"Uh, no, that's not the case. I, I think there are other possibilities..." Harry was stunned by Professor McGonagall's sudden attack and couldn't form words for a moment. He told them tremblingly, how he attracted Riddle's attention, how Zhang Chen confronted Riddle, how Fox arrived in time, how the Sorting Hat gave him a sword, and how Zhang Chen stabbed his throat with a sword. But then, his voice became hesitant.

He had been avoiding mentioning Riddle's diary, and he didn't want to mention Ginny. At this moment, Ginny was standing there, leaning her head on Mrs. Weasley's shoulder, tears still rolling down her cheeks silently. What if they fired her? Harry thought nervously.

"What I'm most interested in," Dumbledore gently helped him out, "is how Voldemort used to confuse Ginny, because according to the information Zhang Chen got from the ghosts, he is currently hiding in Albania. In the forest. I made a special trip there, and although I let him run away again, I basically confirmed his whereabouts."

"Oh my God, Ginny, what, what's going on?" The Weasleys were shocked when they heard Dumbledore's words.

"It's all the fault of this diary," Harry said quickly, grabbing the diary and showing it to Dumbledore. "It was written by Riddle when he was sixteen."

Dumbledore took the diary from Harry's hand, his eyes shot down from his long aquiline nose, and he stared intently at the wet, burnt pages.

"Remarkable," he said softly. "Needless to say, he's probably the best student Hogwarts has ever seen." He turned to face Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, both of whom looked very confused .

"Few people know that Voldemort's former name was Tom Riddle. Fifty years ago, at Hogwarts, I personally taught him. He disappeared after leaving school, traveling around the world, traveling to the ends of the earth, in the quagmire of dark magic. He got deeper and deeper into the world, mixed with the most evil guys in the wizarding world, went through many dangerous magical transformations, and finally reappeared as Voldemort. It was difficult for people to recognize him. Almost no one thought that Voldemort was the same as the one who had studied here. Contact the smart, handsome Head Boy."

"But what about Ginny?" said Mrs. Weasley. "What does our Ginny have to do with him?"

"His diary," Ginny sobbed, "I keep writing in it, and he, he keeps writing me replies."

"Ginny," said Mr. Weasley, dumbfounded, "didn't I teach you never to trust anything that can think for itself unless you see where it hides its mind? Why didn't you put it in the first place? Show the diary to me or your mother. It's a suspicious thing like that. It's obviously full of black magic."

Ginny was still crying sadly, unable to speak fully.

"Miss Weasley should go to the school hospital immediately," Dumbledore interjected without hesitation. "This is a painful ordeal for her. The school will not punish her. There are many older and older people than her. Wizards more resourceful than her have been deceived by Voldemort." He strode to the door and opened it.

"Bed rest, and maybe a big glass of steaming chocolate milk. I always think that's good for improving my mood." He said, lowering his head and winking kindly at Ginny. "You will notice that Madam Pomfrey is still awake. She was handing out mandrake water and I daresay the basilisk's victims will wake up at any moment."

"So Hermione is fine too" Harry and Ron said happily.

"No lasting harm done," said Dumbledore.

"Then let's go to the campus hospital together and tell Hermione the good news that we have eliminated the basilisk." With that said, Harry and the others wanted to follow Mrs. Weasley and the others out.

"Harry and Ron, stay here for a moment. I have something else to tell you." Dumbledore kept the two little ones.

"Then we'll go see Hermione later." Harry and Ron stood aside obediently.

"You know, Minerva," Professor Dumbledore said thoughtfully to Professor McGonagall after watching the Weasleys leave, "I think these things are worthy of a banquet to celebrate. . Can I ask you to inform the kitchen?"

"Okay," Mrs. McGonagall said simply, and started to walk towards the door. She was used to being dismissed by Dumbledore on some poor excuses. "Zhang and Harry are going to score points again, right?"

"Of course." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I should take back what I just said. Harry and Zhang are the best students at Hogwarts."

What happened next was exciting to see. First, due to the Special Contribution Award, Zhang, Harry, and Ron each received a hundred points, and Gryffindor successfully defended the Academy Cup.

At this time, Lucius Malfoy, who was trying to taunt Dumbledore, was shocked and overwhelmed by the news that the diary was destroyed and the basilisk was killed. Not only that, Dumbledore also unceremoniously told them even worse news. Under the guidance of Zhang Chen's intelligence, Dumbledore took advantage of being temporarily dismissed as the principal and went to Albania to once again severely inflict a heavy blow on the students who were seeking resurrection. Voldemort.

"Then I really have to congratulate you." Lucius was able to remain calm after hearing a series of bad news. He was worthy of being the heir of an ancient family.

"At Flourish and Blotts, you picked up her Transfiguration textbook and secretly stuffed the diary inside it, right?" Harry suddenly wanted to understand why the diary appeared in Ginny's hands, and accused him angrily.

"Is there any evidence?" he said hoarsely.

"Oh, no one can provide evidence," Dumbledore looked at Harry with a smile and said, "Now Riddle has disappeared from the book. In addition, Lucius, I want to give you a piece of advice, don't Distributing old stuff from Voldemort's school days. If these things fall into the hands of innocent people again, at least Arthur Weasley will be sure to trace them back to you."

Lucius looked at Dumbledore and Harry coldly, twitched his right hand, resisted the urge to pull out his wand, bowed, and turned away gracefully.

"Then how did you free Dobby?" Zhang Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Haha, this is the most critical link." Harry praised Zhang Chen's ability as a supporter and vividly described his wonderful techniques.

After asking Dumbledore for permission, Harry grabbed Riddle's broken diary and rushed out of the office. He heard Dobby's screams of agony coming around the corner, getting farther and farther away. He quickly took off one of his shoes, pulled off his sticky, smelly sock, and stuffed the diary inside. Then he darted down the dark corridor.

He caught up with the two men just as they were going down the stairs.

"Mr. Malfoy," he gasped, stumbling to a halt, "I have something for you."

He forced the smelly sock into Lucius Malfoy's hand.

Mr. Malfoy pulled the sock off the diary and threw it aside, looking angrily at the ruined diary and then at Harry. "Harry Potter, one day you will suffer the same fate as your parents," he said softly. "They were nosy fools."

He turned to leave.

"Come on, Dobby. Do you hear me? Come on."

But Dobby didn't move. He held Harry's slimy, smelly sock high and looked at it with excitement as if it were a priceless treasure.

"Master gave Dobby a sock," said the house elf in surprise. "Master gave Dobby a sock."

"What," said Mr. Malfoy angrily, "what did you say?"

"Dobby got a sock," Dobby said in disbelief. "The master threw it, Dobby caught it, Dobby Dobby is free."

Lucius Malfoy stood there blankly, glaring at the house elf. Then he suddenly lunged at Harry.

"You made me lose my servant, boy."

But Dobby shouted: "You are not allowed to hurt Harry Potter"

There was a loud bang and Mr. Malfoy fell backwards. He stumbled down the stairs, three steps at a time, and finally collapsed in a mess on the landing below. He struggled to his feet, face livid, and drew his wand, but Dobby raised a long, powerful finger.

"You can go," he said fiercely, pointing to Mr. Malfoy below, "You are never allowed to touch Harry Potter. You can go now."

Lucius Malfoy had no other option. He gave them both one last angry look, wrapped himself in his cloak, and disappeared hastily.