HP solves the mystery

There was thick fog outside the window, and the boundary between the sky and the earth was blurred.

Severus received a rare invitation from Petunia and came to the park to play, but was hindered by the sudden fog and had to go to a nearby fast food restaurant.

It is said that 30% of success is determined by fate and 70% by hard work.

Severus looked at Penny in front of him in astonishment. He didn't come back to his senses until she nodded and said it was true.

"So, you recently had a boyfriend?" Severus held back the itch in his throat and asked again in a low voice. Is this puppy love? Are you over 18?

Petunia giggled and nodded, seeming to laugh at his fuss.

"His name is Vernon Dursley. He is a tall, strong and handsome young man... He has unique insights into many things..." Petunia took a sip of Coke and continued, "He cares about me very much and takes care of my feelings. He yesterday He officially confessed his love to me, and I agreed to be his girlfriend..."

Severus blinked and lowered his head to take a bite of French fries. He didn't want to smell the sour smell of love.

"The university I applied for accepted me, and I will start school in September." Penny said and looked out the window, "I hope my parents can get used to it..."

Severus didn't know how to answer the question, so he could only smile and say, "Congratulations."

"Thank you."

Petunia's voice was very soft, as light as a feather and unable to reach the ground, "They don't value me, I can only love myself."

"This is for you. I wish you a happy college life in advance." Severus took out a thumb-sized ginkgo leaf brooch. On it were the magic patterns he learned during the summer vacation and the defensive spells he applied to it.

"What is this?" Petunia took the sign and looked at it. There was a cold metallic feeling, but she couldn't tell what it was.

Severus thought of the last time he was attacked by Death Eaters. Although there was no direct conflict, the sense of crisis was too strong.

"Platinum," he replied, and then reminded after thinking about it, "it has magic on it, and it's not very safe recently."

Penny suddenly understood after hearing the word 'magic' and stopped asking.

After the thick fog subsided a bit and the food was almost eaten, the two parties said goodbye and left.

After this conversation, Severus finally remembered his villa in the town below St. Albans, and one day later he came here with the basilisk.

[This is your mansion? Hiss...] The basilisk Herbo wandered on the floor of the room, and finally chose to crawl on the glass fish tank.

"Yes," Severus nodded. Compared to the house price that he couldn't afford in his previous life, he made money to buy a big villa here, but he was very happy.

"This land is big enough, more than 300 to 400 square meters, with a garage and a back garden." He looked at the first and second floors several times. The gardens in front and back were still bare, but they were all his territory. Now, it’s not just what you want to do.

The basilisk Herbo gave him a disgusted look, thinking that even the smallest room in Salazar was bigger than this.

[Hiss... Stop looking... You'd better use magic to protect the house first. ] The basilisk swam back to the soft pillow and crawled on it. The tip of its tail pointed at the window. [The kid climbing the tree outside the wall has been staring at you for a long time. 】

Severus looked out the window. A thin black child in shabby clothes looked at him curiously, as if he wanted to see the new owner of the villa in this way.

"You're right, Herbo." Severus said in agreement, then closed the curtains, took out his wand and chanted the spell.

The entire villa was shrouded in an invisible net, and Muggles who occasionally passed by to do some work would go back because they thought of other things.

Severus added some defensive magic, and the villa looked even more inconspicuous.

[The kid is gone, Severus. ] The basilisk impatiently poked a hole in the soft pillow with its tail, and the feathers inside flew out, [When are we going back to the city center? I want to watch TV. 】

"Go back tomorrow," Severus frowned and looked at the feathers on the ground, waving his wand, "I'll set up the spell again, you go with me."

The basilisk felt a little regretful when its feathers disappeared, and was persuaded by someone, so it could only lament that there was no snake to persuade it.

[Hiss...Severus, is there something I haven't told you...] The basilisk Herbo sneezed, and all the dandelion seeds in front of it flew out and floated to the ivy on the wall.

Severus wiped the sweat from his forehead and used a spell to cut off the ivy on the wall and burn it. Hearing the words of the basilisk, he didn't even look back.

"What's the matter?" Severus licked his dry lips, thinking about where to eat down the mountain for a while.

[The contract you signed with me, do you still remember the contents? 】The basilisk coiled itself into a ball out of boredom, and then rolled to the side as if it remembered something.

"..."

Severus looked at the basilisk's stupid behavior and wondered whether it had really lived for a thousand years.

"I don't remember. I thought it was quite puzzling when I signed the contract." He frowned and stared at the dusty snake body. As he spoke, he used the wand to lift the basilisk up and threw it away from the bird-feeding bird in the garden. Sink, "Wash yourself, or you won't be able to get into my pocket."

[He tui~] The basilisk was caught off guard and poured a large amount of water into its mouth. The clear water turned turbid as the snake's body twisted.

【? ? ? Don't you know? ] The basilisk didn't pay any attention to Severus's rough behavior. The snake's head struggled to float and rested on the edge of the sink. Its yellow glass-ball-like eyes stared at him again and again, and said in disbelief, [The contractor can inherit Sara Check out one-tenth of the relics left behind! I think back then...the treasure house was full...]

[Hiss... Just throw away this shabby villa and come live with me in Slytherin Manor...] The Basilisk became more and more excited as he talked, remembering the scene of him and Salazar conquering the battlefield a thousand years ago in his mind.

Severus's expression was a little twisted. He wanted to laugh but was afraid of hurting the basilisk's self-esteem, but he had to remind him.

"Senior Slytherin has passed away for more than a thousand years... The manor you mentioned should have long ceased to exist..." He had a new understanding of the Basilisk's innocence, "The treasure house you mentioned, the things in it are not spent. If I die, I will turn into dirt...otherwise the contract will not be able to be transferred to me..."

Didn’t you see that Slytherin’s bloodline is so thin that it is about to be cut off? Now they are nowhere to be seen in the wizarding world, and Voldemort’s mother is also a sideline of Slytherin, right? As a result, not only was he extremely poor, but his family also had a lot of problems due to incest marriages.

The basilisk was shocked and silent. The basilisk dived into the water autistically.

Severus was baffled by the basilisk's behavior. Knowing that it was tenacious, he ignored it and cast a fire and moisture-proof spell on the wall.

[Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Salazar, you died so early...your family fortune has been ruined by unfilial descendants...] The basilisk burped, dived into the water, hugged its tail and cried, [Helpo's good days Not even a day has passed, woo woo woo, how come your family property is gone? Haierbo's Little Lamb Manor...wow wow wow...]

The basilisk's hissing startled Severus, and when he heard what it said clearly, he couldn't help but feel confused.

Before, I didn't cry even after knowing that Salazar had been dead for thousands of years, but now I'm crying so sadly when I know that all my property is gone.

Severus was impatient to listen to the weird cry of the basilisk, so he used earplugs to listen and continued to work on the villa.

The basilisk was really sad at first, but when he saw that the cry didn't arouse Severus' pity, he curled up his tail and blew bubbles in the sink.

What a sad day for the snake, Ying Ying Ying.

England is sultry in August, and people fanning themselves with newspapers can be seen everywhere.

Severus was grateful that he was a wizard and could cast spells to cool him down, and that there was a cold snake by his side, so he couldn't get any warmer.

"You eat too much, Herbo." He poked the basilisk watching TV with his finger. The pile of empty pizza boxes on the table showed the basilisk's appetite. Although there was magic to clean it up, it really Very annoying.

Haierbo rolled up his body in grievance. It had no way to deal with Severus. The contract not only restricted the petrification function, but also prevented it from attacking people at will. Although it didn't have the heart to do so, it was a civilized snake. .

"You've eaten a hundred gold galleons from me in the past few months!" Severus was a little heartbroken. When he first traveled through time, the compensation he received was only enough to feed the Basilisk for two or three months. It was really frustrating. .

[Hiss...but...you won't let me go out to look for food...] The basilisk is even more aggrieved. Its body is too big and it hasn't had enough to eat for nearly a thousand years. Isn't it going to eat hard when it comes out?

Severus held his forehead and let it go out to find food? What to hunt? Mouse, cat? Or other stray animals in the city? Wouldn't it be even scarier if he went to other people's pastures to eat cattle and sheep?

"Then what did you eat when you were at Hogwarts?" Severus asked with a frown. The Forbidden Forest is so big. Could it be that the Basilisk shrunk down to hunt?

[Um,] the basilisk was stunned, its green body a little hot, [the centaurs will feed me... plus I can go to the Forbidden Forest to eat...]

Severus didn't know what expression to put on. No wonder the basilisk had lived in the tunnel for nearly a thousand years and never died.

The basilisk continued to recount its deeds in the Forbidden Forest.

[You know, there is a hybrid giant in the Forbidden Forest. The pumpkins he grows are sweet, but they are a bit small...and those spiders...the big octopus in the lake...It's a pity that I can't catch the biggest one...the chicken tastes great... Crisp...hiss...]

The basilisk began to salivate as he recalled the wonderful taste.

The more Severus listened, the more uncomfortable his expression became. Good guy, the pumpkin theft case and the spider disappearance case were solved just like that.

I don’t know if Hagrid will raise more chickens next to the hut after knowing the truth.

"Are you full now?" Severus stared at the basilisk with bright eyes.

【Hahaha. ] The basilisk smiled awkwardly, [It’s almost, it’s almost, there’s still a little bit left...]

Severus pretended not to hear, took out a few glass tubes from somewhere, and placed them next to the basilisk.

"Fill them with your snake venom." He pointed to the white fangs of the basilisk and then pointed to the glass tube. "From now on, your living expenses will come out of this."

When the basilisk heard this, its face showed a strange expression, and its mouth twitched unnaturally as it spat out the snake letter.

Severus ignored it and went straight to the bedroom to catch up on his sleep. He stayed up late to brew some blood tonic, and packed it up and sent it to Malfoy Manor in the morning.

The light from the street shines into the house, and the sound of car horns and people talking comes from downstairs, which means it is time to get off work.

Severus was awakened by these noises, opened his sleepy eyes, and stared at the ceiling aimlessly.

When his stomach growled, he rubbed his wrists, got up, washed and prepared to have dinner.

The living room was very dim without the lights on. The TV that was always on was actually turned off, and the basilisk on the sofa was nowhere to be seen.

Severus turned on the light. Five glass tubes filled with thick black liquid were neatly placed on the table next to the sofa. Other empty glass tubes were placed randomly on the sofa.

It is known that a king cobra can detoxify 0.3 grams at a time under normal circumstances. The glass tube he gave was about the size of a thumb. He asked how much venom the basilisk put in it?

Severus shook off the questions that popped up in his mind and quickly packed the glass tube containing the snake venom. If he faced Voldemort's Horcrux in the future, he would just pour it into it and he would not be afraid of death.

"Helpo, come out, I'm going out to eat. What do you want to eat?" He called to the Basilisk, wanting to soothe its tired body with delicious food.

Seeing no response, he called a few more times.

"Herbo, Halbo?"

The room was still quiet.

[Go and eat, hiss... I want to hibernate QAQ. ] The basilisk's voice sounded tremblingly in the corner.

He followed the sound and found traces of the basilisk in the lampshade on the fireplace.

I saw the basilisk sticking its head out periodically, like a frustrated little daughter-in-law.

Severus didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his wand and brought down the basilisk.

"You are so big, why can't you handle a few tubes of venom and you can't stand it?" He used a cleaning tool to remove the dust from the basilisk's body, touched the snake's head, and received the basilisk's nuzzle.

[Hiss... The concentrated essence is the essence, Severus... I can't lie to you with inferior poison...] The basilisk is unexpectedly honest. If its owner treats it well, it should repay it.

Although he lived in a small place, he still cared about every detail, which made the basilisk complain in his heart.

Severus was a little moved after hearing this, so he added fifty gold galleons to the basilisk's meal, and the cost was deducted from the money from the venom.

At the end of August, there are only a few days before the start of school, and a new batch of young wizards are about to enter Hogwarts and are sweeping through Diagon Alley with their shopping lists.

The same is true for students who are already enrolled in school. Those with experience are already shopping for items in second-hand stores.

Knockturn Alley, Borgin Bock's Magic Shop.

A hunched man was stroking his shiny hair in boredom. He didn't get up when he heard the bell at the door announcing guests. He just raised his eyelids and continued to look at his handsome face in the mirror.

"Hello, Mr. Bock." A soft female voice sounded in the gloomy store full of strange black magic items, accompanied by the sound of the bell on the counter.

Although the wizard was wearing an ordinary wizard robe and a mask on his face, his long brown hair and cherry-colored nail polish, which looked particularly slender and white, showed that he was a lady.

Bo Jinbok couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he walked a few steps to the counter.

"What can I do? Beautiful lady. Welcome!" Bojinbok said with a smile, "What can I do for you? The goods in my store are genuine and the prices are very fair."

Disguised as a 'lady', Severus lazily looked at the shelves around him. Glass eyeballs, protein necklaces, skulls... were all dark magic items.

Seeing Mr. Bock arriving, he pursed his lips and said, "I'm not here to buy anything, Mr. Bock, I'm here to sell things..."

"Selling something?" The smile on Mr. Bock's face faded, but he insisted on professional ethics. "What do you want to sell? If it is not very valuable, I suggest you go to...the junk shop in Diagon Alley..." He took Wiped the counter with a rag.

Severus chuckled upon hearing this, took out a bottle the size of a fingernail and threw it over.

"This thing is a hundred years old, do you dare to accept it?"

Bojinbok took it and put it under his nose, smelled it, and then put it on a special instrument for testing. His face was filled with fear and anticipation.

He looked at the 'lady' with deep eyes, rubbed the bottle with his thick fingers, his face full of greed, "How many more of these do you have? This - I want them all."

"There's no rush, Mr. Burke." Severus frowned and said in a changed voice, "I can sell it to you. That's all I have, but I need you to keep it a secret."

Severus said, taking out three glass tubes and sloshing the thick black liquid inside.

Bojinbok's eyes followed the glass tube, and he considered the possibility of cheating, but thinking that the girl was bold enough to come to Knockturn Alley alone, she must have something to rely on, so he honestly made a price.

"Well, nice to work with you, Mr. Bock."

Severus was quite satisfied with the price. Although he knew that the venom belonged to the Millennium Basilisk, who would believe it? If you truly believe it, you will not be the one to blame.

"It's a pleasure to work with you, beautiful lady."

Bojinbok was also very satisfied with the price and gave him the key to a small vault in Gringotts, asking him to go directly inside to withdraw money.

Severus took the key, confirmed that there was no tracking spell, tightened his robes and left the dark arts shop.

As soon as the door closed, Bojinbok's smiling face turned serious. He stared at the glass tube on the table for a long time before taking out the double-sided mirror and reporting to the person opposite.

Such rare things can be sold. Could it be that some down-and-out noble is about to rise?

Severus was walking in the dirty alley, passing by a large black cage of huge spiders, and heard the sound of the basilisk Herbo swallowing saliva.

He walked slowly, ignoring the two wizards who were looking at him and whispering.

The alleys are dark and winding, and wizards wearing strange masks and moving sneakily can be seen everywhere, holding things in their hands that make people feel creepy at a glance.

Severus touched the basilisk's head through his robes, took the key given by Borgin Bock, and headed straight to Gringotts.

The first to third floors of Gringotts are ordinary vaults, which can be opened with only a bank key. When the goblin saw the key, he took the people to the second underground floor without asking any questions.

Severus took a few Galleons and went to the front desk to ask the goblin at work to change the vault and get a new key.

The goblin glanced at him.

Severus handed over the five gold galleons knowingly.

The transfer procedure was quickly completed and the new key was obtained.

Severus found a secluded spot in Diagon Alley, waved his spare wand and apparated, appearing in a grove on Charing Cross Street, then walked a distance and apparated to another place again.

It wasn't until he arrived at the other side of the city center that he opened a room in a hotel, chanted another series of spells with his wand, and confirmed that no one was around and that he was safe, then he breathed a sigh of relief and took off his thick disguise. His original appearance was revealed.

The basilisk Haierbo was so dizzy that he stretched out his head to take a breath of fresh air. He never knew that he had Apparated himself.

Severus felt that Venom was risky and the profit was really high, but he could only do it once or twice.

"Herbo, apart from the venom, is there anything else on you that can be sold for money?" Severus poked at the snake that was pretending to be dead and asked curiously.

Haierbo looked up at him weakly and said unhappily, "If you are greedy for my body, just say it. There is no need to be so tactful..."