Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Dumbledore's expression became more solemn when he heard Anriel's firm tone.

He winked at McGonagall and Snape, and they immediately turned around and left the hospital wing, causing Madam Pomfrey to be slightly surprised...

Only McGonagall, who had personally experienced that era, or Snape, who had personally worked with Andril, knew why Dumbledore had unconditional trust in Andril.

"To Voldemort, the Muggle-born traitors of Slytherin are probably more hateful than any other Muggle-born wizard..."

Dumbledore agreed with this. Indeed, Slytherin was not entirely composed of pure-bloods and half-bloods. There were also many Muggle-born students.

Voldemort himself was a half-blood, so his main hunting targets were those of pure Muggle-born origin.

If Colin had sneaked out after tracking Ginny, there must have been a planned target.

If you can't find anyone...

Anriel walked slowly around the head of the bed without even looking at the camera - nothing would have survived inside.

He squeezed Colin's arm; it felt dry, stiff, and rough like scaly skin.

This was the first time he came into contact with a petrified person. After all, there is a big difference between humans and cats.

The book "Cursed" says that people who are indirectly gazed at by the basilisk, or victims who make eye contact with the Gorgon, are fundamentally different from people who are petrified by the petrification curse. Whether in terms of the difficulty of removing the curse or the magical effect, the two are not on the same level.

The most intuitive manifestation is the skin. People who are petrified or killed by the basilisk's gaze will have a strangely dry skin that feels like snake skin.

The victims of the Gorgon would be turned completely into stone, pure stone that could be used as building material.

The petrification spell only makes the muscles stiff and tense, but the overall touch is still like human skin, which still has a certain elasticity when pinched, and their minds are still functioning.

In addition, the basilisk's indirect gaze and petrification spell are reversible, but if you stare at the Gorgon, you can directly prepare for your funeral.

"gentlemen."

Anriel looked up. Not only McGonagall and Snape had left, but Professor Sprout was also worried about his students, so he left with the two of them.

The remaining people in the room, Dumbledore, Professor Filius Flitwick, and Madam Pomfrey, all looked at Anriel.

Unknowingly, this third-grade student has gained a certain degree of voice and prestige.

This is not surprising. Others need to piece together the answers from fragmented clues, while Anriel only needs to combine his own knowledge and restore the results to the process.

The solution to the problem is this: guessing the answer is very simple, just integrate the clues step by step, but making up the answer requires a lot of consideration.

Otherwise, why do people say that using formulas to solve problems is faster?

Okay, we’ve gone off topic.

"Professor, I personally think this is a basilisk."

Anriel immediately told Dumbledore all the evidence he had just deduced.

Although he could probably deduce it with Dumbledore's knowledge, Anriel still wanted to stand out.

I don’t care whether you know it or not, it will be a plus if I say it first.

"If it was the Gorgon, not to mention that it would be impossible for something like that to remain hidden in the castle for fifty years without being discovered.

The fact that the victim’s body was intact… sorry, that’s a bad wording—the body was intact is evident.”

Gore's tools have human intelligence and cannot be manipulated. They will properly dispose of the bodies after the attack, so there is no possibility of a "demonstration".

"But how is it—?"

Flitwick's shrill voice sounded at the right time, promoting the development of the plot and connecting the previous and the next.

Anriel pretended not to understand and looked at Dumbledore with a questioning look.

Dumbledore stroked his beard:

"Mr. Potter claimed, as I recall, that he heard strange noises in the walls."

Anriel was in awe, he was indeed the greatest white wizard in history.

You know, the Duelling Club thing hadn't happened yet, and Harry Potter's Parseltongue wasn't even out in the open yet.

Dumbledore had already guessed the truth.

So, if Riddle fifty years ago and Harry Potter fifty years later had not chosen to conceal key information, Dumbledore might have solved the case immediately.

The basilisk moves in tubes inside the walls.

There was no reason why Albus Dumbledore couldn't deduce what Hermione could.

At this time, the door opened.

Severus Snape walked in quickly, bringing with him a gust of wind, making him look even more like a gloomy old bat.

"Principal, a child is missing."

......

After listening to Snape's report, Dumbledore frowned.

The other professors also had frowns on their faces, looking solemn.

"A kid from Gryffindor... fourth year."

Anriel used his horrible memory to recall——

William Cress, both of whose parents were Muggles.

Okay, it’s basically confirmed that he’s dead.

It is true that Riddle's first target in the diary became Harry Potter, but this does not mean that he gave up killing "Mudbloods".

In the original work, there are too many unexpected elements.

"So, sir, do you want to suspend your studies temporarily? Or..."

Anriel knocked on the edge of the bed, attracting the attention of several people present.

"Let's find Mr. Kress first."

Dumbledore held his long beard in deep thought, and finally he sighed slowly.

"Today is bad enough, everyone, go back home, gathering here won't solve the problem.

We need to... calm down.

Anriel, follow me."

Dumbledore walked out of the school hospital first, and Anriel and Snape passed by each other. The latter stared at Colin's stiff face, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Any ideas you have, whether reasonable or not, are welcome."

As the two hurried towards the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore spoke.

Anriel thought for a moment and said softly:

"bathroom."

"Blow bubbles."

Ah, this is the command from the principal's office, don't get me wrong.

Anriel pulled over a chair and sat down, watching Dumbledore, who immediately took out a feather pen and parchment and began to write a letter as soon as he entered the room, and then he began to speak:

"Since the basilisk moves within pipes or other plumbing systems, the bathroom is its only way to exit the school.

Unless it drowns itself in the filth and leaves the school through the sewer.

It was now obvious that poor Colin must have followed the so-called heir to the basilisk's lair and captured the moment when the basilisk left its 'nest', which was why he was petrified instead of killed.

This was obviously not discovered by the 'heir', otherwise I don't believe anyone would be stupid enough not to finish off the enemy."

"What is last-hitting?"

Dumbledore was a little confused.

"It is a kind of whipping of corpses to prevent fake death after harming others. It can effectively avoid the situation where the killing is not thorough and there is still a breath left."

Anriel explained calmly.