Chapter 156 Startup
Bring your attention back to business,
Dumbledore moved his hands, and a tea set appeared out of thin air, which he had taken from the kitchen.
The teapot automatically bent down and poured hot black tea for the six little wizards.
Harry couldn't wait to say to Dumbledore,
"Professor, there is a basilisk wandering in the castle. It was the one that killed Myrtle, and it was also the one that attacked Justin Finch-Fletchley and others. We..."
Dumbledore interrupted the panicked Harry with a smile and said,
"Yes, kid, Basilisk, I'm glad you were able to discover the truth based on clues, while we had to rely on Justin Finch-Fletchley's description after he woke up to judge this.
I am very grateful that Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington stood in front of classmate Justin Finch-Fletchley at that time, so that this classmate did not need to become a ghost at a young age. "
After hearing Dumbledore's words, several people were stunned for a moment.
So Justin Finch-Fletchley said that? That's right, Snape probably went to the hospital wing in the afternoon to remove him from petrification.
That's why Seamus said that Harry was going to release the giant snake to kill people.
Because Justin Finch-Fletchley saw the giant snake, and everyone now knows that Harry is a Parseltongue.
But maybe Dumbledore doesn't know much about the heir to the Chamber of Secrets, and maybe Raven hasn't told him yet.
So Hermione also said.
"Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was most likely opened by Tom Marvolo Riddle, who murdered Myrtle. Perhaps it is his descendants who control the basilisk now."
"Hey, Tom."
Dumbledore sighed, then continued,
"Tom Riddle has no descendants, I know this very well, and he himself should have no ability to act now."
It seems that Dumbledore has always known the answer to his careful investigation?
This made several young wizards a little frustrated, and they all lowered their heads.
Seeing that the children were a little frustrated, Dumbledore said with relief,
"Actually, I had suspected Tom back then, but without evidence, I could only keep Hagrid safe and keep an eye on Tom so that he would not have the chance to harm others.
Unfortunately, in the next two years, my attention was attracted by my old friends. As you know, those times were not peaceful.
Only then did Tom disappear from my sight. "
Harry asked, "Then Professor, why do you say that what is happening now was not done by Tom Riddle?"
Dumbledore turned to look at Harry.
He looked at Harry's forehead, looking at the scar on his head, and said with an expression of reminiscence,
"Because everyone in the wizarding world knows that Tom Riddle was defeated by Harry Potter. Because he has not yet recovered, you also fought off his remnant last school year."
Repel the remnant soul?
Harry was stunned for a moment. Last school year, they defeated the remnants of Professor Quirrell and his master Voldemort.
So Tom Riddle is...Voldemort! ! ?
The five little wizards all thought about this one after another, and the truth shocked them!
It seemed that some of the little wizards were a little frightened.
Raven, who was paddling aside, added,
"Tom Riddle, also known as Voldemort, is not in good condition right now. You also saw it last year, Harry.
If he's not careful, even Ron can beat him one on one, so don't worry so much. "
Several little wizards were just frightened by that name.
Come back to your senses and think about it carefully,
Last year, Ron used his set of chess pieces to beat Professor Quirrell until only some minced meat and a piece of scalp were left.
But now, the majestic Dark Lord can only rely on a basilisk to cause trouble. This shows that he actually doesn't have much power at the moment.
Ron was the one who was given the ability to make money by Raven, and those chess pieces were really no worse than the Basilisk.
"But..." Dumbledore's voice sounded,
Seeing the little wizards all looking at him, Dumbledore said,
"But you still have to be careful. Although you can control yourself not to look into the eyes of the basilisk, its fangs and size are there. Don't try to hunt it yourself. Do you understand?"
"I understand"*5
Dumbledore looked at Raven who was drinking tea tactically over there, forget it, leave him alone.
And several other little wizards were actually complaining in their hearts.
Do we look like the ones who want to attack the basilisk?
When Harry and the others returned to the common room, everyone was far away from them.
When they went to bed at night, Seamus and Dean didn't come back at all. They hid in the next door dormitory, where fourth grade students lived.
The next day, Monday,
Under the leadership of the dean, the little wizards came to the auditorium,
Dumbledore makes a big announcement.
Today's class is cancelled.
The Ministry of Magic - Department of Magical Law Enforcement - Auror Command, and the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures - Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Animals will jointly come to Hogwarts to assist Dumbledore in dealing with the basilisk in Hogwarts.
Although there were complaints about the petrification incident that occurred at Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic did not accept it because the person who was attacked was quickly de-petrified.
Therefore, the Ministry of Magic just treated it as a prank played by young wizards.
But when Justin Finch-Fletchley described the murderer who attacked the little wizard, even the most established parents couldn't sit still.
The little wizard doesn’t know, don’t they know it yet! That's a basilisk! Dangerous magical animals of level 5X are roaming Hogwarts and have attacked several people!
That's why the Ministry of Magic launched this emergency joint operation, vowing to find this basilisk.
The scale of this operation was huge. The Ministry of Magic sent out 7 Auror teams, with 7 Aurors in each team, which is 49 elite wizards.
As for the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures, not only the Dangerous Animals Committee was mobilized, but even the director himself came to Hogwarts with several capable subordinates for support.
Among them was Amos Diggory, Cedric's father, who volunteered because his son was in danger.
On the Hogwarts side, all the faculty and staff went into battle, and on the school board, Lucius Malfoy and Sirius Black led the wizards who were friends with them to come to assist. These were more than thirty elites. wizard.
The Daily Prophet's interview team consisted of an editor, a reporter and a cameraman to record this unprecedented snake sweep operation.
The little wizards will stay in the Great Hall all day today, because since the basilisk is crawling along the pipe mat, it is very likely to appear anywhere in Hogwarts.
Therefore, it was the most ideal approach to gather the young wizards together and leave some faculty members and Aurors to protect them until the basilisk was subdued.
