The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

Inside Lockhart's office.

Dumbledore, Lockhart and the deans of the four major colleges are gathering together.

The atmosphere at the scene was very bad. Except for Lockhart, who still had the bright smile on his face that had won him five Wizarding Weekly Most Charming Smile Awards, the expressions of the other professors were a little ugly.

Marcus Flint.

Although this Slytherin repeater is stupid, stupid, ugly, has a bad temper, and often follows school rules... he can even be said to be useless.

But he is still a student at Hogwarts after all.

The attack on the students made McGonagall and other professors very sad.

"Pomona, how long will it take for the mandrakes to mature?"

Dumbledore asked softly.

"I'm afraid we have to wait for a while," Professor Sprout said. "Mr. Principal, this kind of thing cannot be rushed."

Dumbledore nodded and was about to say something when Lockhart beside him said:

"Perhaps we can use some ripening methods, add more fertilizer or something. I saw the local indigenous witch doctors use this kind of thing in the Amazon. Their herbs always grow fast and well!

I learned a few tricks from them back then, and I can show them to you if you want! "

As he spoke, other Lockhart portraits in the office nodded in agreement.

Lockhart himself looked very energetic and confident.

To be honest, his appearance makes it easy for people to trust him.

However, upon hearing this, all the professors present showed expressions of contempt and disgust.

Because in the past period of time, Lockhart has also expressed his intention to help professors solve various problems.

It turns out that Lockhart made a mess of everything.

For example, two weeks ago, he said that he would teach Flitwick a magic spell that would allow people to develop a second time, grow taller and stronger again, so that Flitwick could have a normal body shape and would not have to stand in a tall pile in class in the future. The books were piled up.

Professor Flitwick repeatedly declined but could not overcome Lockhart's enthusiasm.

As a result, his curse hit Flitwick and almost broke Flitwick's waist.

Furious, Flitwick hunted Lockhart for a whole day.

For another example, three days ago, Lockhart wanted to demonstrate to Professor McGonagall the super powerful human transformation technique that he had used to deal with werewolves.

As a result, he turned himself into a fish and flopped on the ground for a long time.

If Professor McGonagall hadn't taken action, I'm afraid he would have had to live in a fish tank from now on.

So after hearing what Lockhart said, Professor Sprout said without thinking:

"No! Lockhart, I have my own way. Thank you for your kindness."

Lockhart opened his mouth, wanting to continue to persuade.

But the next moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

The professors all turned their heads and looked at the door. They didn't expect anyone to knock on the door at this time.

"Aha! This must be one of my fans! I can't help it, I'm so popular. There is an endless stream of students who come to visit me every day and ask me for autographs!"

As he spoke, Lockhart opened the door.

The person standing outside the door was John.

"As expected, you are my fan! And also my best fan!" Lockhart said excitedly, "John, I am really happy that you can come to visit me. But unfortunately, I am currently discussing important matters with the professors. .So can you please come back later? Don’t worry, I will definitely sign it for you then!”

John rolled his eyes at Lockhart. He had never seen anyone feel so good about himself.

"I'm not here for an autograph," John said.

"Then what are you doing?"

The person asking the question was Snape.

He looked a little gloomy, obviously dissatisfied and angry with John's visit.

I just don't know if he is dissatisfied with John coming to visit Lockhart, or if he is dissatisfied with John getting involved in this matter.

John feels like there should be some of both.

He chuckled, looked at Dumbledore and said:

"Now the classmates outside say that I am the heir of Slytherin, and that I released the monster in the Chamber of Secrets and attacked Flint. I think I need to explain it to the professors."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the office was stunned.

Of course they knew about this, but they never thought that John would find them so straightforwardly and tell them face to face.

"You think too much, John." Dumbledore said with a smile, "We never doubted you."

Professor McGonagall also came forward and said:

"Yes, John, you don't have to worry about anything. I will explain this to the Gryffindor students later and tell them to stop talking nonsense!"

Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout subsequently stated that they would control their students.

John saluted everyone and said:

"Thank you, thank you very much. But I think catching that monster and the real heir of Slytherin as soon as possible is the best way to clear my suspicion."

"You mean, you have a way?" Dumbledore said with a smile.

"That's right!" John admitted openly. "Based on two observations and research on various secret room legends, I speculate that the monster that attacked Mrs. Lorris and Flint was probably a basilisk. !”

The professors were all shocked when they heard this.

Snape frowned and said:

"Where's the evidence?"

"The basilisk is a powerful creature bred by a dark wizard. It can reach 50 feet in length, is highly venomous, and has eyes that can kill any person or animal that comes into contact with it in an instant."

John's voice was smooth and powerful, "The interesting point is that when the victim's gaze meets the basilisk's gaze indirectly, such as through reflection, they will only be petrified. This is very obvious in Flint.

It was obvious that he accidentally encountered the basilisk while cleaning the trophy display room last night.

Then he made indirect eye contact with the basilisk through the reflection of the trophy.

Of course, based on this alone, there is no way to confirm that the monster in the secret room is the basilisk.

The most critical evidence is that although the basilisk is a XXXXX-level dangerous creature that kills wizards and cannot be tamed or tamed, because the basilisk is still a snake, it will be controlled by Parselmouth.

And Salazar Slytherin's most talked-about ability is the ability to talk to snakes, which is Parseltongue!

Seriously, I can't think of anything more appropriate for Salazar Slytherin to have in the Chamber of Secrets than a basilisk! "

"Clap clap-"

Dumbledore applauded, "This reasoning is so reasonable that it's hard not to believe it. It's so wonderful! Ten points for Slytherin!"

John saluted the professors again and said:

"After knowing that the monster is a basilisk, we can prescribe the right medicine.

For example, the Basilisk's weakness is the crowing of roosters, then we should play some rooster crowing sounds regularly on the Hogwarts campus.

In addition, regarding the living characteristics of the basilisk as a reptile, I think we should conduct a systematic investigation of the sewer system of Hogwarts and the Black Lake. "

Dumbledore nodded and said:

"Your proposal is quite good. Let's do what you say."

After hearing this, John finally showed a smile on his face.

Although the basilisk is a powerful creature, it is still not enough for the professors at Hogwarts.

As long as his suggestions are implemented, even if the basilisk is not caught and killed in advance, Riddle and the basilisk will not have an easy life in the future.

Professor McGonagall and others on the side also showed kind smiles to John.

John is talented, has high emotional intelligence, is handsome, and has very upright views.

There is no professor in the entire Hogwarts who doesn't like him.

The most important thing is that the entire Hogwarts is in panic now that students are being attacked.

They were worried about how to appease the students and catch the murderer, so John sent a series of practical and effective suggestions.

This is really a timely help!

For a moment, the atmosphere in Lockhart's office gradually became cheerful.

The professor surrounded John and kept praising him.

Even Snape's expression looked much better.

Lockhart looked at the scene in front of him and suddenly had an idea.

"Cough-cough-"

He coughed twice, attracted everyone's attention, and then said, "I also think John's suggestion is very good, but on this basis, I think there is still a need for improvement!

For example, we must find ways to also improve students’ self-defense abilities!

Regarding this, I have a new idea! "

"Oh, then just do it." Snape said nonchalantly, "Anyway, this is also your responsibility as a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and it has nothing to do with us."

After saying that, Snape patted John's shoulder again.

John's performance just now made him blush, and he was in a pretty good mood now.

The other professors ignored Lockhart.

They would rather deal with John than listen to Lockhart brag.

This scene made Lockhart extremely embarrassed.

He forced himself to smile, but decided in his heart that he must realize his plan this time.

This is not only to prove yourself in front of these colleagues, but also to increase your influence among students.