Chapter 125: Modifying the school rules
In the night, the variegated owl flew out of the wooden window and flew towards the moon, and its figure disappeared into the darkness in an instant.
"The next step is to wait for Professor Dumbledore and others to make arrangements to protect the students and ensure that the petrification incident does not happen again."
Meka Anders thought to herself, then closed the window and left the owl loft.
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"What are you busy with?"
In the abandoned bathroom, Ron watched Hermione refining some kind of potion. He looked a little sleepy and yawned and asked.
Hermione was still busy with her work and replied without raising her head:
"Polyjuice Potion, this is a magic potion that can turn one person into another person."
"I plan for the three of us to take it and pretend to be people from Slytherin House to test whether Malfoy really knows who the heir of Slytherin is."
"How long does it take to refine it?" Harry asked from the side.
Hermione replied: "According to my speed, it will probably take more than half a month."
"So long?" Harry frowned and asked, "Is there a faster way?"
"Yes," Hermione said, "Meka should have refined this potion, but I don't think Professor Snape would let him take this potion out of the office."
"Why?" Ron asked in surprise, "Isn't this just an ordinary potion?"
Hermione glanced at him. At this moment, Ron's eyes were pure and uncontaminated by knowledge. She sighed and said:
"Because there was a student who took this potion and repeatedly broke the rules in Hogwarts, and blamed other students, which caused some riots in Hogwarts at that time."
Ron snorted, and was holding his head on his hands, about to continue dozing off, when he suddenly shuddered.
The long black hair suddenly fell in front of him, and then a pale face wearing thick glasses was revealed under the black hair.
"Ouch!" Ron gasped as he felt his heart skip a beat:
"Can you stop being so scary, Myrtle?"
"I'm just curious." The ghost living in the bathroom said expressionlessly, "I haven't seen anyone refining potions for a long time. I just came over to take a look."
After she finished speaking, she turned over in mid-air and floated back to a certain stall in a certain bathroom.
Gurgling, the sound of toilet flushing suddenly sounded.
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In the evening, in the principal's office.
Professor McGonagall is reporting to Professor Dumbledore some recent events at Hogwarts.
"Hagrid looked for me this morning." Professor McGonagall said:
“He said that all the roosters in his chicken shed were dead, and it looked like a horrific massacre had occurred, with blood being spread all over the floor.
He suspected that it was some kind of blood-sucking creature and hoped to repair the chicken shed to prevent such creatures from invading again. "
Professor Dumbledore nodded upon hearing this and said, "I will arrange it."
Professor McGonagall continued to report, and then talked about the 'Secret Room':
"So far, despite the measures we have taken, there are still as many as five students who have been petrified."
She sighed: "Professor Dumbledore, if we don't find the truth about this matter, I'm afraid the number of victims will continue to increase, and I'm even worried that someone will die as a result."
Professor Dumbledore muttered: "If it really doesn't work, we can only suspend classes first..."
Professor McGonagall shook her head: "The school board has been waiting for you to step down. If the matter is not resolved once classes are suspended, and you are suspended, the students will be even more in danger."
"In this way..." Dumbledore frowned, seeming to be deep in thought.
Suddenly, a variegated owl flew out of the window and delivered two letters to the table.
Professor Dumbledore was surprised. He picked up the two letters and handed one of them to Professor McGonagall.
"Minerva, this is your letter."
Professor McGonagall was also a little confused. She took the letter but did not see the name of the sender.
She thought for a moment, put the letter away, and planned to read it again when she returned to her office.
But here, Professor Dumbledore has opened the envelope and is reading the letter.
The content of the letter is very short, only a few lines:
"To the Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore."
"One of the founders of Hogwarts, Salazar Slytherin, once left a 'secret room' hidden somewhere deep in Hogwarts that no one knows about."
"This seems to be just a legend, but in fact, it is not a legend, but a fact..."
Professor Dumbledore read it briefly. He was stunned for a moment, showing surprise, and then handed the letter to Professor McGonagall.
"Minerva, take a look too."
Professor McGonagall was also a little surprised. What kind of letter could cause Professor Dumbledore to lose his temper?
She took the letter and read it:
"Salazar Slytherin tamed a monster in the Chamber of Secrets. This monster has the same scientific name from ancient times to the present: 'basilisk'."
"It has a long lifespan. The longest-lived basilisk known has lived for thousands of years."
"And the basilisk in Hogwarts is now about seven hundred years old. This basilisk has only obeyed the orders of two people in its life, one is Slytherin, and the other is his current heir."
"Basilisk?" Professor McGonagall looked surprised when she saw this.
This sender actually knows Hogwarts so well, and even knows such secret things as the 'Chamber of Secrets'.
She continued reading:
"The basilisk has a huge body, possesses terrifying power, and contains deadly venom in its body, but what's even more terrifying is its eyes."
"Yes, this is also the most frightening thing about it. Its eyes can turn people to stone. If someone looks directly at it, their consciousness will fall into darkness in an instant and they will die completely. No one can save them."
"In addition, the basilisk is extremely tenacious. The only thing it is afraid of is the crow of a rooster. This seems a bit incredible, but this weakness can be traced back to the beginning of its birth. According to legend, it was born from the union of a rooster and a snake. Down……"
After reading it, Professor McGonagall spread the letter on the table, feeling a little lost.
"Afraid of the crow of the rooster, petrification, the symbol of Slytherin is the snake..." Professor McGonagall murmured.
She thought about it carefully and discovered that the content of the letter perfectly matched what was happening at Hogwarts now and was also in line with Slytherin's 'tradition'.
According to rumors, why only Slytherin and his heirs can control it is probably because of Parseltongue.
After a long while, Professor McGonagall took a deep breath. She looked at Professor Dumbledore and asked:
"Professor Dumbledore, what do you think of this letter?"
"Although I don't know who the sender is, the content of this letter is probably true." Professor Dumbledore squinted his eyes.
"I've heard of this monster before, but that was many years ago."
Professor Dumbledore thought for a while and continued:
"Minerva, I want you to inform Hagrid to go to Diagon Alley as soon as possible, acquire a new batch of roosters, and place them in various important places in the school."
"In addition, the monitoring at night will be strengthened recently. Each professor will take turns patrolling at night. This period will be hard for everyone."
"Oh, by the way, some school rules also need to be temporarily modified..."
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In the evening, the hall was filled with fragrance, and the teachers and students of Hogwarts were enjoying dinner.
Meka was slowly cutting off a piece of steak, putting it in her mouth, and chewing it slowly.
The steak is very tender, and when you bite it gently, the juices burst out and the meat is full of flavor.
He listened to the chat between the three Harrys and enjoyed the food.
Suddenly, he caught a figure hurrying into the auditorium.
"Oh? Professor McGonagall?"
Meka looked at her face and suddenly had a guess, the smile flashed on her face.
As soon as Professor McGonagall came in, she tapped the cup with her silver spoon, attracting everyone's attention.
"I have something to say, and I hope everyone will be quiet." She said with a serious expression.
The little wizards looked at each other, and even some of the professors on the stage looked surprised.
"The upcoming Quidditch match is temporarily canceled."
As soon as Professor McGonagall said this, it immediately caused an uproar. This was, after all, a 'big event' at Hogwarts. Many students looked puzzled and began to talk. Some students even raised their hands to speak, as if they wanted to protest. .
But Professor McGonagall's face turned cold and she suppressed these voices.
"Quiet!" she said,
"I still have something to say. Next, I will announce some new regulations..."
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