Chapter 211 Return Dinner
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Rui Chen 3499
The Christmas holiday is over, and the quiet Hogwarts Castle has returned to its former bustle.
Perhaps because of such a long vacation, the students seemed to have forgotten the fear brought about by the secret room attack before, and when they returned to campus, they were all talking and laughing.
After the Christmas holidays, schools generally do not hold special dinners, but this year is an exception.
The students found that Colin had returned to the long table of the college, so someone brought up the topic of the secret room again.
"I went back and asked my mother." A Hufflepuff student tugged at his friend's sleeve. "She said there was an attack 50 years ago, and there were casualties in that attack. Do you know who it is!"
"Who is it?" The friend put down the pumpkin juice in his hand, his eyes were full of curiosity.
"Myrtle! That bathroom ghost! Do you remember? The one who always cried!"
"Oh! Crying Myrtle! She was a former victim! I didn't expect someone to die. I don't know if the school has resolved this matter..." There was a bit of worry in the friend's eyes.
"Is today's dinner also because of the Chamber of Secrets?" A Ravenclaw student speculated, "But the Gryffindor freshman has returned, maybe the matter has been resolved?"
"I think so too." The friend next to him looked at the teacher's long table, "Did you lose your expression when you saw Flitwick teaching? You are much more relaxed than before. I think this is what I want to talk about tonight."
Similar topics and speculations have occurred in every college. As the Harry trio who participated in the incident, they smiled tacitly at each other.
Hermione said: "I integrated the previous information, and based on what I heard from the principal, I think... I already know what the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is!"
"What is it?" Harry and Ron asked curiously.
"Basilisk!" Hermione took out a notebook with various transcripts on it.
The handwriting on the notebook is very dense, and the words are so small that you have to get close to read them clearly.
However, with Hermione's level of intrepidity, the above content has basically been memorized, so the notebook is for Harry and Ron to read.
"Do you still remember the few books I read in the lounge? I connected all the contents in series, and roughly speculated that there are basilisks living in the secret room."
"How many books?" Ron swallowed. "How many books do you call a stack of books as tall as mine?"
Harry also remembered, "Those books about magical animals and school history, I thought you were preparing some kind of preview plan!"
"We really have to start thinking about the preview plan!" Hermione said, "We need to choose new subjects for the next school year, and I'm hesitating whether to choose all..."
Harry and Ron glanced at each other, and they had the same answer in their hearts, "It would be great if I didn't choose Potions."
Hermione gave them a blank look, "Potions is very important! And you can only choose from new subjects!"
She coughed and brought the topic back to the basilisk. "Principal Dumbledore and Professor Kong both used protective measures such as goggles or masks, which are used to guard against the basilisk."
Ron and Harry checked the notes, and Ron said, "It should be useless, right? According to your description above, the gaze of the basilisk is fatal."
"Indeed, that's why Colin was petrified!" Hermione tapped her notebook, "Harry, you told me last time that Colin's camera was damaged. Do you remember Mrs. Norris's petrified pose?" ?”
Harry said in an uncertain tone: "It seems to be hanging upside down... Could it be... because of the water stains on the ground?"
Hermione looked at Harry with a relieved look, "That's right! So the basilisk never looked at them. Colin saw the basilisk through the camera, and Mrs. Norris saw the water stains on the ground. "
"This also explains why Professor Kong and the others chose a mask and goggles to avoid looking directly at the basilisk. If it was only petrified, it would be much easier to recover."
Ron wondered: "But... why is it a basilisk? There are so many kinds of magical animals..."
Hermione said: "My deduction process is like this. I first lock on a magical animal, and then verify it repeatedly based on the existing clues."
Her fingers began to move, pointing out the evidence in the meticulous notes, explaining to Harry and the others.
"..."
"Because Harry understands Parseltongue and can understand the sound made by snakes. When the basilisk is about to attack, Harry will faintly hear the sound, so I assume that this monster is a basilisk."
"Combining with Professor Kong's protective measures, I have deduced this result."
Harry and Ron were stunned when they heard it. Fortunately, Hermione had finished telling her derivation process, and they finally understood why Hermione was the best student in the whole year.
The speed of this brain... is beyond what they can imagine.
The dinner finally kicked off when Hermione gave Harry and Ron a little IQ shock.
The students looked at Dumbledore eagerly, as if they all wanted to get what they wanted from the headmaster.
Of course Dumbledore would not disappoint their expectations, and said with a smile: "Welcome everyone back to school, it seems that you have realized that today's dinner is a bit special."
"I have to admit that because of some force majeure, you have endured the fear and fear for several months."
"But everything is getting better now, and the crisis in the school has been lifted. I can assure everyone that such incidents will not happen again in the future, please rest assured."
The students looked at each other, and some couldn't believe it.
Dumbledore also saw their concerns, and continued: "Mr. Creevey has returned to Gryffindor, and this is the best proof."
"Also, I need to commend three students—Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley!"
"They assisted us in conducting a thorough search of the school over the Christmas break, allowing us to successfully resolve this crisis."
Harry has a great reputation, after all he was the one who ended the wizarding war in England, so when Dumbledore mentioned Harry, the students accepted it as a matter of course.
While applauding, Dumbledore also gave them practical encouragement, "In order to praise their sincerity and bravery, each of them can contribute [-] points to the academy!"
Gryffindor College immediately cheered. They were originally the bottom-ranked team in the Academy Cup. With the blessing of [-] points, they instantly changed from the bottom one to the positive one.
Snape moved his cheeks, closed his eyes and began to adjust his breathing, maintaining restraint.
Perhaps because of such a long vacation, the students seemed to have forgotten the fear brought about by the secret room attack before, and when they returned to campus, they were all talking and laughing.
After the Christmas holidays, schools generally do not hold special dinners, but this year is an exception.
The students found that Colin had returned to the long table of the college, so someone brought up the topic of the secret room again.
"I went back and asked my mother." A Hufflepuff student tugged at his friend's sleeve. "She said there was an attack 50 years ago, and there were casualties in that attack. Do you know who it is!"
"Who is it?" The friend put down the pumpkin juice in his hand, his eyes were full of curiosity.
"Myrtle! That bathroom ghost! Do you remember? The one who always cried!"
"Oh! Crying Myrtle! She was a former victim! I didn't expect someone to die. I don't know if the school has resolved this matter..." There was a bit of worry in the friend's eyes.
"Is today's dinner also because of the Chamber of Secrets?" A Ravenclaw student speculated, "But the Gryffindor freshman has returned, maybe the matter has been resolved?"
"I think so too." The friend next to him looked at the teacher's long table, "Did you lose your expression when you saw Flitwick teaching? You are much more relaxed than before. I think this is what I want to talk about tonight."
Similar topics and speculations have occurred in every college. As the Harry trio who participated in the incident, they smiled tacitly at each other.
Hermione said: "I integrated the previous information, and based on what I heard from the principal, I think... I already know what the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is!"
"What is it?" Harry and Ron asked curiously.
"Basilisk!" Hermione took out a notebook with various transcripts on it.
The handwriting on the notebook is very dense, and the words are so small that you have to get close to read them clearly.
However, with Hermione's level of intrepidity, the above content has basically been memorized, so the notebook is for Harry and Ron to read.
"Do you still remember the few books I read in the lounge? I connected all the contents in series, and roughly speculated that there are basilisks living in the secret room."
"How many books?" Ron swallowed. "How many books do you call a stack of books as tall as mine?"
Harry also remembered, "Those books about magical animals and school history, I thought you were preparing some kind of preview plan!"
"We really have to start thinking about the preview plan!" Hermione said, "We need to choose new subjects for the next school year, and I'm hesitating whether to choose all..."
Harry and Ron glanced at each other, and they had the same answer in their hearts, "It would be great if I didn't choose Potions."
Hermione gave them a blank look, "Potions is very important! And you can only choose from new subjects!"
She coughed and brought the topic back to the basilisk. "Principal Dumbledore and Professor Kong both used protective measures such as goggles or masks, which are used to guard against the basilisk."
Ron and Harry checked the notes, and Ron said, "It should be useless, right? According to your description above, the gaze of the basilisk is fatal."
"Indeed, that's why Colin was petrified!" Hermione tapped her notebook, "Harry, you told me last time that Colin's camera was damaged. Do you remember Mrs. Norris's petrified pose?" ?”
Harry said in an uncertain tone: "It seems to be hanging upside down... Could it be... because of the water stains on the ground?"
Hermione looked at Harry with a relieved look, "That's right! So the basilisk never looked at them. Colin saw the basilisk through the camera, and Mrs. Norris saw the water stains on the ground. "
"This also explains why Professor Kong and the others chose a mask and goggles to avoid looking directly at the basilisk. If it was only petrified, it would be much easier to recover."
Ron wondered: "But... why is it a basilisk? There are so many kinds of magical animals..."
Hermione said: "My deduction process is like this. I first lock on a magical animal, and then verify it repeatedly based on the existing clues."
Her fingers began to move, pointing out the evidence in the meticulous notes, explaining to Harry and the others.
"..."
"Because Harry understands Parseltongue and can understand the sound made by snakes. When the basilisk is about to attack, Harry will faintly hear the sound, so I assume that this monster is a basilisk."
"Combining with Professor Kong's protective measures, I have deduced this result."
Harry and Ron were stunned when they heard it. Fortunately, Hermione had finished telling her derivation process, and they finally understood why Hermione was the best student in the whole year.
The speed of this brain... is beyond what they can imagine.
The dinner finally kicked off when Hermione gave Harry and Ron a little IQ shock.
The students looked at Dumbledore eagerly, as if they all wanted to get what they wanted from the headmaster.
Of course Dumbledore would not disappoint their expectations, and said with a smile: "Welcome everyone back to school, it seems that you have realized that today's dinner is a bit special."
"I have to admit that because of some force majeure, you have endured the fear and fear for several months."
"But everything is getting better now, and the crisis in the school has been lifted. I can assure everyone that such incidents will not happen again in the future, please rest assured."
The students looked at each other, and some couldn't believe it.
Dumbledore also saw their concerns, and continued: "Mr. Creevey has returned to Gryffindor, and this is the best proof."
"Also, I need to commend three students—Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley!"
"They assisted us in conducting a thorough search of the school over the Christmas break, allowing us to successfully resolve this crisis."
Harry has a great reputation, after all he was the one who ended the wizarding war in England, so when Dumbledore mentioned Harry, the students accepted it as a matter of course.
While applauding, Dumbledore also gave them practical encouragement, "In order to praise their sincerity and bravery, each of them can contribute [-] points to the academy!"
Gryffindor College immediately cheered. They were originally the bottom-ranked team in the Academy Cup. With the blessing of [-] points, they instantly changed from the bottom one to the positive one.
Snape moved his cheeks, closed his eyes and began to adjust his breathing, maintaining restraint.
