Chapter 44: The Killed Basilisk
Soon, the professors came, because in Hogwarts, only the principal has the right to Apparate, so they had to use other methods to get here. Behind them, there was a large group of students.
Soon, such things alarmed the entire magic world. Some parents began to ask to take their children back from Hogwarts, but were temporarily persuaded by Dumbledore. But it is conceivable that if there is no clear and positive result of the Chamber of Secrets incident this time, then the reputation of Hogwarts will probably suffer a serious blow.
At this time, the Daily Prophet once again raised an old topic, the question of whether Dumbledore is still qualified for the position of principal, which caused discussion in the entire magic world. Supporters believe that Dumbledore is powerful, knowledgeable, and prestigious, and is the only choice to run this ancient school. But there are also people who oppose, especially the pure-blood nobles headed by the Malfoy family. These people did not directly oppose Dumbledore, but raised a question from the side that seemed to be concerned, that is, whether the magic world is too dependent on an older wizard and asks too much?
"Dumbledore is a very great wizard, everyone knows this. He defeated two Dark Lords and made an indelible contribution to the peace of the magic world." Lucius Malfoy in the camera talked freely, "But are we too harsh on this old man who is already over 150 years old?"
He stood on the position of caring for Dumbledore, criticized all those who held the view that Dumbledore was not qualified to be the headmaster of Hogwarts, and demanded that Dumbledore be given greater praise and more respect. It must be said that this move was played very beautifully. It seemed to whitewash Dumbledore, but in fact it buried a question deeply in everyone's mind, that is, can Dumbledore really hold on?
Sherry knew without looking that this must be something done by the Ministry of Magic and the nobles together. The nobles need to restore their pure blood status, and the Ministry of Magic, more precisely, the Minister of Magic, has been uncomfortable with Dumbledore, the beacon of the magic world, for a long time. The two parties hit it off and led to such a scene.
Dumbledore has no way to deal with this incident for the time being, because even if the Chamber of Secrets incident is resolved, there will be the next incident, and the next incident will always give those who "care" about him an excuse. More importantly, Dumbledore is indeed old. Wizards generally live longer than Muggles, but it is also limited. Dumbledore lived to be more than 150 years old, which is much higher than the average level of wizards. It should be due to his powerful magic. But this longevity is limited. The longest-lived wizard in the wizarding world should be Nick Flamel, who used the Philosopher's Stone to prolong his life. Although people don't know how long Dumbledore can live, it must be a few years.
The entire Hogwarts is considered a loyal fan of Dumbledore (Slytherin does not count). They all think that Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard and will continue to be powerful. Even two consecutive attacks did not completely destroy the students' confidence in the school. However, this is what the students who stay in the ivory tower think. Those who have left school and entered the society have a clearer understanding of reality and no longer blindly worship a certain person as in the past.
As for why Sherry told Harry to tell all the details instead of trying to kill the basilisk himself. It was because Sherry had a trace of reluctance, or a trace of fear. This fear came from the heaviness of life itself. The development of things was different from the plot. He could not guarantee whether one or even several students would die directly next time. Although, even if there were students who died because of the basilisk, it was not his responsibility.
Sherry believed that with Dumbledore's ability, after getting Harry's hint, he would soon track down the location of the basilisk. And the basilisk was definitely not Dumbledore's opponent. It was just unknown whether Dumbledore would take away the body of the basilisk, so that Sherry would not get the basilisk's venom.
The development of things was just as Sherry imagined, and the basilisk soon died. The Daily Prophet quickly published the resolution of the incident. On the headline, Minister of Magic Fudge and Dumbledore hugged each other, while Lucius Malfoy watched the scene with a big smile on his face. It seemed that the wizarding world was peaceful, tranquil and beautiful, but the turbulent currents beneath the surface were so fierce that only people with insight could detect them.
After seeing the report in the newspaper, Sherry rushed to the Chamber of Secrets that night. When he arrived at the door that was blocked last time, Sherry saw that the entire door had been torn off and thrown aside.
Sherry flew into the Chamber of Secrets. A large snake with a diameter of one meter and a length of about fifteen meters was lying quietly on the ground, which made him feel relieved. There were no traces of fighting in the Chamber of Secrets, which showed how powerful Dumbledore was. Even a magical basilisk that had lived for thousands of years was easily solved by him.
Sherry was not in the mood to care whether Dumbledore was powerful or not. Without knowing whether Dumbledore would come here again, he just wanted to take the fangs and leave.
However, the basilisk's teeth were too strong, and it was not so easy to get rid of it because it had just died. At this time, Sherry could feel someone approaching, so he quickly put on his invisibility cloak and flew to the top of a cylinder, motionless.
A black figure walked in from the entrance. Sherry looked at Snape's figure and felt that it was expected. As a famous potion master, it would be strange if Snape would let go of such good potion materials. I just don't know if he would leave one or two fangs for himself.
Snape quickly answered Sherry's question with his actions. The most precious part of the basilisk is undoubtedly the eyes that have an instant death effect and the venom that can hurt the soul. This is also the part that Snape collected at the beginning. Unlike Sherry, he is a professional. Sherry watched Snape take out a silver knife, gently cut in the mouth of the basilisk, and took out the fangs one by one and placed them on the ground beside.
Looking at the fangs neatly placed on the ground, Sherry began to fight fiercely in his heart. Judging from this posture, Snape is not going to leave anything valuable, so should Sherry rob or not? Snape's actions were very fast. He had cut off all the basilisk teeth and began to reach out to the eyes of the basilisk.
"Fuck, rob!" Sherry took off the ground and flew towards the place where Snape placed the fangs. However, Sherry obviously overlooked some problems. Although he was invisible, he was not truly invisible and intangible. When flying at high speed, he still made some wind noise. These movements were enough for Snape, a former Death Eater and now a senior undercover agent of the Order of the Phoenix.
"God's Sharpness!" Snape cast a silent black magic and felt his eyes light up. A ball of light jumped out of nowhere, making Snape's eyes black. He rolled over very quickly and hid himself behind the big head of the basilisk, listening attentively to the movement behind.
Sherry was hit by Snape's magic, and his invisibility cloak was unstable and was blown away by the spell. Snape saw his appearance. Fortunately, the light he brought caught Snape's eyes and made him hide behind the basilisk. Sherry flew over in the same direction, and when he flew over the fangs, he casually rolled up two and turned around and left. The next moment, a red light hit the place where the fangs of the basilisk were placed, and the fangs flew everywhere. Sherry rolled up the invisible cloak that had floated to the side, put it on his body, and flew towards the exit.
"Boom!" "Boom!" Spells were cast from behind by Snape, hitting the walls around the passage, and rocks flew.
After a while, Snape was left far behind by Sherry, after all, flying is much faster than running.
Sherry, who got rid of Snape, did not stop and quickly rushed back to the common room of Ravenclaw. After Snape lost Sherry, he hurriedly packed up the materials and came to Dumbledore's office to report what he had encountered.
"You mean, it's a shapeless silver light?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, it's silver, and it doesn't seem to have any specific shape," Snape frowned, "The light was covered with an invisible cloak at first, and after I hit it with a spell, the invisible cloak fell off, and I saw its appearance. That invisible cloak should be Potter's."
As the mortal enemy of the robbery four, he certainly knew a lot about his rival and mortal enemy. And Dumbledore trusted him very much, so many things were not hidden from him, including returning the invisible cloak to Harry.
"What do you think of this mysterious person?" Dumbledore recalled the situation last year, when a magical giant net swallowed the Mirror of Erised while he was fighting Voldemort. Although he was prepared at the time, he still let him go because of the appearance of the Philosopher's Stone.
"We know nothing about this thing now. It has been lurking in Hogwarts for quite some time. Who knows what it is going to do?" Snape said with a dark face. "The only thing we know now is that it is inseparable from Potter."
"Relax, Severus, I believe this mysterious person has no hostility." He spread his hands, "Do you remember? The mysterious person that the centaurs and Hagrid talked about last year."
"You mean the person who saved a unicorn in the Forbidden Forest, the mysterious person I met tonight?" Snape asked, "But how can you guarantee that it has no other intentions?"
"A brand new star has arrived, it brings a brilliant light, and will bring a brand new path to the world." Dumbledore said, "Remember this prophecy?"
"So those centaurs are very hateful," Snape sneered, "always speaking like a charlatan, feeling foggy, and never knowing how to speak clearly. In fact, there is a simple way, that is to call Potter directly over and ask a few questions to make it clear." (To be continued)