Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 577 Tom doesn't know

   "Albus, why are you here?"

  Professor McGonagall asked subconsciously after seeing Dumbledore.

   "I just went downstairs to serve a cup of hot chocolate, what happened here?" Dumbledore asked, and he noticed the change of expression on Professor McGonagall's face at a glance.

"I heard a strange voice... By the way, I just found Mr. Creevey. He is most likely... petrified." When Professor McGonagall was talking to Dumbledore, he looked up at the end of the corridor, as if There is something over there.

   "What did you find?" Dumbledore followed Professor McGonagall's gaze.

"I think the sound just now...is most likely made by the guy who attacked Mr. Creevey and Argus's cat." Professor McGonagall hesitated for a moment, and expressed his opinion on the matter, "That sound was not walking It sounded like the sound of something being dragged on the ground."

   "Go and see..."

  Dumbledore drew out his wand, walked forward briskly, and Professor McGonagall followed immediately, and when they passed through the corridor, they stood at the corner, surrounded by dead silence, without any strange sounds.

   "Hiding?"

  Professor McGonagall listened attentively, lowered his voice and said, "But how did he do it? Could it be a secret way?"

"Okay, calm down, Minerva." Dumbledore said calmly, looking into the deep darkness at the end of the corridor, "Now that the attacker has run away, I think we'd better send Mr. Creevey to the school first." Hospital, where is he?"

   "Over there on the stairs."

  Professor McGonagall took a deep breath and followed Dumbledore towards the stairs. The two soon found the petrified boy.

  Dumbledore squatted down, checked the boy's condition, and found that he was only petrified, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, "He was petrified, we sent him to the school hospital."

As he said that, Dumbledore reached out and lifted Colin's shoulders, and Professor McGonagall also lifted Colin's feet in coordination. The two slowly lifted Colin's body up the stairs one after the other, towards the distance The school hospital not far from here has passed.

  On the other side of the castle, Tom Riddle has successfully recalled the basilisk.

  Professor McGonagall's appearance was a bit unexpected.

   Fortunately, the other party did not chase after him immediately, otherwise there would be an accident.

   After all, as Hogwarts' professor of transformation, Professor McGonagall's ability should not be underestimated. Once the basilisk fails to kill or petrify it in the first place, a series of chain problems will follow.

  The aftermath of the battle is very likely to wake up all the students in the school, not to mention Dumbledore is nearby.

   Tom Riddle doesn't want to be exposed just yet.

   However, the situation is going well.

  The basilisk returned to the secret room, and the two behind chased after it, but it was already too late.

   Only Parseltongue can open the secret room.

  After Dumbledore and McGonagall lost the basilisk, they immediately gave up looking for him and went to the school hospital together.

  Tom Riddle has controlled Ginny Weasley towards the Room of Requirement, where he intends to let Ginny Weasley stay for the night.

  After all, returning to the Gryffindor common room in the middle of the night is suspicious no matter how you look at it, and the portrait of the gatekeeper will definitely arouse suspicion.

   As for, did not return overnight?

  Tom had already made preparations. Before leaving, he cast a spell on several of Ginny Weasley's dormmates, allowing them to sleep until dawn, without worrying about waking up in the middle of the night to find that Ginny was not in the dormitory.

   It was repeatedly confirmed that Dumbledore and McGonagall had gone to the school hospital. Tom Riddle had already reached the eighth floor through the secret passage, and was standing in front of the Room of Requirement.

   "Dumbledore is as annoying as ever."

  Tom stared at Dumbledore's footnotes on the map, and the expression on his face became more ferocious, "However, you can't stop me. You couldn't stop me fifty years ago, and you can't now."

   After finishing speaking, Tom closed his diary and was about to enter the Room of Requirement when he suddenly felt as if someone was staring at him.

  He suddenly turned his head and looked around, but found no one else. The quiet darkness was thick and terrifying.

  Tom opened the Room of Requirement, and when he pushed the door to go in, he suddenly noticed a magical light behind him.

   Before Tom could react, a magic hit Ginny Weasley from behind, causing her to stagger forward two steps, and the whole person fell to the ground like this.

   Who the **** attacked me.

  Tom Mingming also deliberately used the human presence spell to make sure there were no other people around.

  How did the other party hide it from...

  Even though Tom tried his best to resist the Stunning Spell, he still lost control of Ginny Weasley's body. Until the end, he didn't know who attacked him.

  After Ginny Weasley was knocked down by the Stunning Curse, Albert emerged from the void without warning, walked into the Room of Requirement, and closed the door.

   "The situation is going better than expected."

   Albert raised his foot and pushed the wand away from Ginny Weasley's hand, and took out the box Nico Flamel sent him from the shape-shifting lizard leather pouch. He began to wear dragon leather gloves before putting Tom Riddle's diary from Ginny's hand into the box.

   "In this way, let me see how you trouble me."

  Albert hummed happily, planning to make this diary another day. With a flick of his wand, he cast the Disillusionment Charm on Ginny Weasley, temporarily sending her out of the Room of Requirement.

   Albert will then be sent back to the trash in the Room of Requirement in the box containing Tom Riddle's diary.

   It's really funny to say.

  At the beginning, Albert designed Dumbledore to take away Voldemort's crown horcrux, and now he has hidden Voldemort's diary horcrux here himself.

  He needs to buy himself enough time to be fully prepared to make Tom Riddle's diary.

Albert firmly believes that as long as he controls it properly, Tom's Horcrux will be a hen that lays golden eggs, which can provide him with sufficient mission experience and rewards, and can also minimize risks. Lo is fine.

   Well, it can also reduce the influence of the Slytherin Chamber on Hogwarts.

  I am indeed a good person.

  After leaving the Room of Requirement, Albert rushed back to the Gryffindor common room with Ginny Weasley immediately.

  The fat lady still hasn't come back, but someone has helped him open the entrance to the common room.

  After Albert walked into the Gryffindor common room, the familiar voice suddenly sounded, "You should go, it's best to go to the bathroom, the penultimate one.

   "What about her?"

   "I'll take care of it," the voice said quietly.

"Trouble you." Albert walked upstairs, and when he disappeared at the end of the stairs, another Albert appeared out of thin air, looked at the unconscious Ginny Weasley, and murmured: "You should Thank you very much."

  (end of this chapter)