Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 621 This is called being cautious!

  The room was eerily quiet, only the rustling of the quill pen across the paper.

  In front of the desk by the window, Albert was burying his head in writing something, and there were a few crumpled paper **** at the foot of the table.

I don't know how long he has been sitting there, the cup of black tea on the table has long been cold, but Albert picked it up indifferently, took a sip, and continued to write in the notebook seriously, and put it on the wooden table. The hour hand of the pocket watch on the top of the box has quietly slipped to three o'clock in the afternoon.

  Albert finally looked away from the notebook, put down the quill, stood up and stretched his muscles, and said to himself: "I guess I am the lowest 'conspirator' in history."

   "Well, maybe not even 'conspirator'."

   Albert doesn't like to associate himself with words like "conspirator" and "behind the scenes". After all, he is a good man, how could a good man be a "conspirator" or "behind the scenes"?

  However, in order to obtain the panel task rewards, he was doing his best to plan for himself.

  Otherwise, in Albert's style, he prefers to throw the trouble (Tom's diary) directly to Professor Dumbledore to solve, just like last year's Professor Quirrell, all problems can be solved head-on.

  Of course, I don’t deny that this is an evasion method, but there is nothing wrong with being able to solve the problem in the simplest way, and it is also very safe.

  Anyway, Albert never considered himself a savior, nor did he think that he was courageous, and his life and death were at stake. Who would not be afraid of death?

All right!

  Perhaps, Professor Dumbledore is not afraid of death, but Albert feels that if possible, their headmaster would not want to die either.

  He carefully read his proposal several times.

Ever since he locked Tom Riddle's diary in the small black room, Albert has been writing follow-up plans and making preparations, taking into account what may happen later, deleting, deleting, and preparing. Many coping measures allow oneself to retreat in a safe way after encountering danger.

  Of course, if possible, it’s best not to encounter danger, let yourself pass smoothly, and reap the greatest benefits.

   Well, he is more cautious.

   Albert never thought he lacked Gryffindor courage.

   It is important to know that the vast majority of Gryffindor students do not have the courage to face the basilisk.

  Albert actually didn't doubt what would happen to those people when they encountered the basilisk.

   It is estimated that it will be instantly killed by the eyes of the basilisk!

  Actually, no matter who it is, when they don’t understand the basilisk, they will have such a risk. If it wasn’t for the protection of the author of the novel, Albert would not suspect that the group of lucky people who were petrified by the basilisk would have died out long ago.

  If I were replaced by myself, would I have such luck?

  To be honest, Albert is not a person who likes to gamble on luck, and he doesn't think his luck is very good. The so-called magic wand can bring good luck, it's just a talk.

  He prefers to strategize, but unfortunately his talent in this area can only be considered average, otherwise he will definitely be able to do better.

   Albert took off his flat-frame glasses, gently touched the center of his eyebrows with his fingers, and his eyes fell on the glasses involuntarily. This was the last life-saving hole card that Nicole Flamel prepared for him.

   As for the protective magic on the glasses is not reliable, Albert only hoped that he did not have the chance to try the effect of this pair of glasses.

  Putting the pocket watch away, he reached out to open the wooden box, put the diary in the top compartment of the wooden box, and looked down at the few items that fell in the box.

  First of all, the detection ball is used to detect dark creatures. Once the basilisk starts to move, he will receive an alert from the detection ball at the first time, so that he can seize the opportunity and take countermeasures.

   Not long ago, snake repellent bombs made from ground realgar powder. Albert didn't expect to use it to drive away the basilisk, as long as this thing could make the basilisk hesitate for a moment, it would be enough to buy him a few seconds. The best case scenario is that without Tom's control, the basilisk actively avoids the realgar powder area.

  Of course, if the snake repellent bullets are ineffective, Albert has prepared another big killer. The basilisk is afraid of the crowing of the rooster. The house elves help him raise a large group of big roosters, and when Tom's diary is released from the little dark room, this elf ball will become a chicken coop for the roosters.

  If these roosters are not used, they can be used to stew chicken soup in the end.

Of course, Albert's preparations are not limited to these, there is also a magic stone wall for rapid transformation, as long as it is thrown out, it can cooperate with transformation magic to quickly create a stone wall and completely block the corridor. Will the basilisk take it? Albert didn't know that his head hit the wall. If it wanted to hit it, let it hit it. Anyway, it was a prop used to delay time.

He also dug out some old armor and rusty weapons from the garbage dump in the Room of Requirement, and formed two cannon fodder armored knights. They can move under the spell, and can actively attack basilisks to cover themselves when necessary. They are also very suitable for use. delay.

There is also a thousand arrows aimed at the eyes of the basilisk. After throwing this thing, it will actively lock on large creatures. It is said that this is learned from Professor Flitwick. It's up to luck.

   There is also a sticky ball used to limit the movement of the basilisk. Throwing it out can create a small sticky area. Unfortunately, Albert has no way to expand the range of the sticky swamp.

  The last is the broomstick used to escape. If it is time to escape, he must not run as fast as the basilisk. Escape on a broomstick is also a good choice.

  However, Albert felt that the possibility of using a broomstick was not high.

  Most of the things in the box are for survival. From the very beginning, Albert had no intention of confronting the basilisk head-on. After all, the eyes of the basilisk are too dangerous for him.

Of course, even if he is really in a desperate situation, he actually has a more shameless time-shifting escape method that he can use, but Albert doesn't want to use this trick very much. Time-shifting things need to be used very carefully, otherwise God knows if he is not prepared What happens when you use it suddenly.

  Although there are a bunch of pre-plans and escape magic items, Albert still can't rest assured.

   "I always feel that something is missing." Albert checked the items in the box again, frowning slightly, he felt that he had forgotten something very important.

   Wandering around the table, whispering in his mouth, Albert finally knew what was missing in the box.

  Felix.

   That's right, he's out of Felicia.

When it comes to your own safety, you naturally need to have a blessing potion by your side. Although the lucky potion is not a panacea, drinking it can stimulate your own potential in a short time. With a series of pre-preparations, the probability of success Undoubtedly, it can be improved a lot.

  Albert immediately sat back at his desk and wrote a letter to Mr. Hetok, the potion master, expressing his hope that he could buy some Felix Felicia from him, and the price is negotiable.

  I believe that Mr. Hetok will not cheat himself for some Galleons, and he is not short of money.

  Albert thought for a while, and wrote another letter to Bard, asking if they had Felicia in reserve.

  After he got the Felix Elixir, he could arrange for Tom to go on the road. This kind of threat has always been kept, which always makes him feel uneasy. It would be best to arrange this matter before Easter.

  (end of this chapter)