Study Days at Hogwarts

"What are you looking for?"

"The natural enemy of the Acromantula." Albert looked up at Isobel, frowned slightly and asked, "Where are the glasses I gave you?"

"Give it to Katrina." Isobel said honestly.

On the night when Filch's Lady Norris was petrified, Isobel realized the seriousness of the matter. Although she didn't know why the cat didn't die directly, the basilisk's gaze caused Mrs. Norris to be petrified. .

At the beginning, Albert's concerns were justified.

"Katrina probably won't appreciate it." Albert looked at his girlfriend, sighed deeply, and reminded, "I know you love your sister very much, but that guy is still having a temper. To be honest, I There is not so much time and energy to waste on her.”

"No, I made Katrina forget about it for a while!"

Isobel knew very well that some things had to be decisive enough. Although doing so might not be kind to Katrina, she still slightly tampered with her sister's memory.

"This may be the best outcome." Albert no longer dwelled on the issue, "I have a feeling that the Slytherin heir may really be targeting me.

"Is it because of your reputation that you were targeted?" Isobel bit her lip, "Why didn't you tell Dumbledore these things?"

"It's useless. The principal may have guessed something, but that's all." Albert closed the book and explained: "About fifty years ago, a similar incident happened in Hogwarts, because The professors searched almost the entire castle, but they never found the location of the legendary secret room."

"But you said that the monster in the secret room was a basilisk, and you guessed the location of the secret room?" After Isobel finished speaking, she quickly fell silent again.

Yes, even if the monster in the secret room is a basilisk, there is no evidence. Who would believe it?

Everyone will just treat this as a joke.

Even Dumbledore would not believe it easily.

Basically no one wants to believe that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets exists, because no one has found Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets for a thousand years.

"So, you're looking for evidence to try and convince Dumbledore?"

"It's actually not wrong to say that." Albert tapped the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" on the table with his finger and said softly, "Where is the location of the Chamber of Secrets, who is the heir of Slytherin, and the Chamber of Secrets What’s the monster in there?”

"Can you divine the result?" Isobel suggested.

To be honest, she really didn't want Albert to take risks.

"It's difficult, my divination ability is not very strong." Albert looked at the divination crystal ball on the table and said softly, "The next attack will be related to Quidditch, or... probably during the Quidditch game happened that day.

"I don't allow you to take risks." Isobel did not forget how Albert defeated Rowena Smith, but still suggested, "If you can predict when the attack will happen, you can tell Dumbledore about it. Lido, let him solve the basilisk problem."

"The heir of Slytherin monitors the entire castle, otherwise how could the basilisk be allowed to roam the castle without being discovered," Albert reminded.

"Human trace curse?" Isobel immediately guessed the reason.

"Well, so I need to master the advanced use of shielding spells, so that the other party can't easily target me through the human traces spell." Albert took out a penny from his pocket, which was cast with a shielding spell. Just put the coin in his pocket , the spell will take effect, but this alone cannot block the detection of the human trace spell.

Only magic items made using advanced shielding spells can achieve the shielding effect, and those items are not long-lasting enough and will turn back into ordinary coins within a few days.

"You must have prepared other things." Isobel said firmly.

"The basilisk's skin is very thick and highly resistant to magic. Ordinary methods have no effect and it is difficult to kill it."

In fact, Albert felt that the basilisk died unjustly in the novel and was simply killed by the plot. Otherwise, how could Potter kill a basilisk with his ability? It would be great to just ascend to heaven without being noticed.

Albert didn't think he could trigger a plot kill like Potter, so it was always right to be careful. He didn't plan to fight the basilisk, although Albert knew that killing the basilisk would probably bring a lot of profit. But isn’t it good to get a bargain?

"I prepared a lot of magic items for escaping to ensure that if I accidentally encounter a basilisk in the castle, I will not be out of reach and be knocked down. At least I have to find a way to escape." Albert really didn't think about it. Killing the basilisk is very unrealistic unless you use devil's flame to directly turn the basilisk into a roasted snake.

Isobel was hesitant to speak. In fact, she wanted to tell Albert that if the situation was very bad, she would find an excuse to take leave and come back when the incident was over. But she didn't say it after all, and Albert probably wouldn't either. escape.

"Do snakes eat spiders?" Albert guessed Isobel's thoughts and changed the topic, "If it is a so-called natural enemy, it should refer to a predatory relationship!"

"I'm not sure about this. Are there other reasons why the Acromantula is afraid of the basilisk?" Isobel put forward another point of view.

"Is there any other reason?" Albert reopened some of the records about the basilisk in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The author obviously had not seen a basilisk in person.

His eyes fell on the line "Anyone whose eyes come into contact with its eyes will be killed instantly." After a moment, he suddenly said: "That's it."

"What did you think of?"

"I can probably guess why spiders are afraid of basilisks!" Albert jumped up from his seat and said excitedly: "As we all know, spiders have a wide field of vision, which can reach 360 degrees, and they cannot close their eyes, which means A spider could easily make eye contact with a basilisk, causing immediate death."

Isobel obviously didn't understand what it meant that the field of view could reach 360 degrees, but she could probably understand what Albert said about why spiders are afraid of basilisks.

Next, the two discussed how to prevent being attacked by the Slytherin heir.

Although Albert was a little dissatisfied with Isobel for actually giving the glasses he gave to Katrina, he was more worried about her safety.

He would not give his protective glasses to Isobel. As a pure-blood wizard, she didn't have to worry too much about the risk of attack. On the contrary, Albert's situation was a bit bad.

If he doesn't want to take risks, Albert has other options.

It was after the second attack that Tom's diary was intercepted from Ginny.

This is also the best opportunity.

But the biggest problem is what to do after intercepting Tom's diary.

You can't just squeeze out the value of the diary and then go directly to Dumbledore to show off and say that you have found the heir of Slytherin. chapter