Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 566 Immature thoughts

   "Looking for what?"

  Isobel put away the spell paper he had just finished, poured himself a cup of tea, walked to Albert, looked at the book he was reading, and asked.

   "The natural enemy of the acromantula." Albert looked up at Isobel who was drinking tea, and asked with a slight frown, "Where are the glasses I gave you?"

   "Give it to Katrina." Isobel didn't hide anything, and confessed honestly.

On the night that Filch's Mrs. Norris was petrified, Isobel realized the seriousness of the matter. Although she didn't know why the cat didn't die directly, the gaze of the basilisk caused Mrs. Norris to be petrified. Petrified.

  At the beginning, Albert gave her the pair of protective glasses probably because of this concern.

"Your sister probably won't appreciate it." Albert looked at his girlfriend, sighed, and reminded, "I know you love your sister very much, but that guy is still losing his temper. To be honest, I didn't So much time and energy wasted on her."

   "No, she didn't lose her temper, I made Katrina forget it for a while!"

  Isobel is very clear that some things must be decisive enough. Although doing so may not be friendly to Katrina, she still slightly tampered with some of her sister's memories.

   "Perhaps, this is the best result." Albert nodded, no longer dwelling on this issue, and said to himself, "My instinct tells me that the heir of Slytherin is after me.

   "Is it because of fame?" Isobel bit his lips lightly, "Did you tell Dumbledore about these things?"

"It's useless. After the cat was petrified, the headmaster probably guessed something, but that's all." Albert closed the book and explained to Isobel: "About fifty years ago, Hogwarts A similar incident happened before, because of the dead, the professors at that time searched almost the entire castle, but they never found the location of the legendary secret room."

   "But didn't you say that the monster in the secret room was a basilisk, and you guessed the location of the secret room?" After Isobel finished speaking, he quickly fell silent again.

  Yes, even if the monster in the secret room is a basilisk, the secret room cannot be entered without any evidence. Who would believe it?

  Everyone will just take this as a joke.

  Even Dumbledore would not believe it easily.

  Basically no one wants to believe in the existence of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets. After all, for a thousand years, no one has found the so-called Slytherin Chamber of Secrets. Isn’t it grandstanding to say that they have found it, but there is no evidence?

   "So, you are looking for evidence to try to convince Dumbledore?"

"It's not wrong to say so." Albert tapped his finger on the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" on the table, and said softly, "Where is the location of the Chamber of Secrets, who is the heir of Slytherin, and who is the heir of Slytherin?" What is the monster in the secret room?"

   "Can the divination get the result?" Isobel suggested.

   This is currently the fastest and safest way.

"It's difficult, my divination ability is not very strong." Albert glanced at the divination crystal ball on the table, and said softly, "The next attack will be related to Quidditch, or...probably during the Quidditch match happened that day.

   "I don't allow you to take risks." Isobel realized what Albert wanted to do, and said forcefully.

  She hasn't forgotten how Albert defeated Rowena Smith, and she also understands her ability, but the basilisk is really too dangerous, and Isobel doesn't want Albert to take risks.

   "If you can predict when the attack will happen, you can tell Dumbledore about it and let him solve the problem of the basilisk." She gave a compromise.

   "The heir of Slytherin monitors the entire castle, otherwise how could it be possible for the basilisk to roam the castle without being noticed?" Albert shook his head.

   "Human footprinting curse?" Isobel immediately guessed the reason.

"Well, so we need to master the advanced use of the shielding spell, so that the other party can't easily lock me through the human footprint spell." Albert took out a penny from his pocket, which was cast with a shielding spell, as long as the coin was put into the mouth In the bag, the spell will take effect immediately, but... this thing alone cannot block the detection of the Human Tracking Charm, and because it is only a rough product, the effect is very poor.

   Only magic items made with advanced shielding spells can achieve the shielding effect, and those things are not durable enough, and will turn back into ordinary coins within a few days.

   "You must have prepared other things." Isobel looked into Albert's eyes and said.

   "The skin of the basilisk is very thick, and it is highly resistant to magic. Ordinary means have no effect, and it is difficult to kill it."

  Actually, Albert felt that the basilisk died unjustly in the novel because it was simply killed by the plot. Otherwise, with Potter's ability, how could it be possible to kill a basilisk?

Albert is very self-aware. He doesn't think he can trigger plot kills like Potter, so it's always right to be careful. He doesn't intend to fight the basilisk, even though Albert knows that killing the basilisk will probably be harmful. A small profit, but isn't it good to pick up a bargain?

"I have prepared a lot of magic items for escaping to ensure that when I encounter a basilisk by chance in the castle, I will not be caught off guard and be brought down. At least I must find a way to escape." Albert really didn't want to single Killing the basilisk is very unrealistic, unless you use the devil's flame to directly turn the basilisk into a roasted snake.

Isobel hesitated to speak. In fact, she really wanted to tell Albert that if the situation was bad, she could just find an excuse to ask for leave and come back after this matter passed, but she did not say it after all, and Albert probably did not will choose to escape.

   "Do snakes eat spiders?"

  Albert guessed what Isobel was thinking, and quickly changed the topic, "If it's a so-called natural enemy, it should mean a predator-prey relationship!"

   "I'm not quite sure about this point. Could there be other reasons why acromantulas are afraid of basilisks?" Isobel sighed and put forward other points of view.

   "Is there any other reason?" Albert reopened part of the records about the basilisk in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The author obviously didn't see the basilisk himself.

  His gaze landed on the line "Anyone's eyes will be killed instantly if they touch its eyes." After a while, he suddenly said: "That's how it is."

   "What did you think of?"

"I probably guessed why spiders are afraid of basilisks!" Albert jumped up from the armchair and said excitedly: "Spiders have a wide field of vision, even up to 360 degrees, and they can't close their eyes, which means that spiders It is easy to make eye contact with the basilisk, causing immediate death."

   Isobel obviously didn't understand what it means that the field of vision can reach 360 degrees, but he can probably understand why Albert said that spiders are afraid of basilisks.

  Next, the two discussed how to prevent being attacked by the heir of Slytherin. It is impossible for the basilisk to move in the corridor without sound, so how to detect it in time and avoid it in the first place.

  Although Albert was a little dissatisfied with Isobel for giving the glasses he gave to Katrina, he was more worried about her safety.

  However, Albert will not hand over his protective glasses to Isobel. As a pure-blood wizard, she doesn't have to worry too much about the risk of attack, but Albert's situation is a bit bad.

  Actually, if you don't want to take risks, Albert also has other methods.

   After the second attack, intercept Tom's journal from Ginny.

  That is the best opportunity right now.

  The question is what to do after intercepting Tom's diary. That is the most troublesome question for Albert. He can use a lot of hype to drain the value of the diary and allow himself to master more magic, but after draining the value of Tom's diary, is it really necessary to go directly to Dumbledore for a showdown, saying that he has found the heir of Slytherin? ? Or that he found another Horcrux of Voldemort?

   That would be absurd, out of line with his philosophy, and probably get in a lot of trouble.

  (end of this chapter)