Chapter 571 Night Class
For the students at Hogwarts, it was a long time ago that Mrs. Norris of Filch was attacked. Their memory is similar to that of fish, and it is considered remarkable if it can last for seven days.
The "Hogwarts: A School History" in the school library is no longer sought after by the majority of students and has returned to the bookshelves to gather dust.
After all, the description of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets in that book only contained a few pitiful sentences. Except for a few students who like to read, few people have enough patience to read this stiff book.
Miss Hermione Granger finally borrowed this book as she wished, but the record about the Chamber of Secrets disappointed her.
Of course, she was not the only one who was disappointed with this. There were twenty-three classmates in front of her who had also borrowed the book and had similar experiences. They had borrowed the book since the attack until now. The average number of students is more than four per day.
For this reason, Hermione specifically asked Albert about the Chamber of Secrets, and the latter passed the matter off to Lockhart.
Time is like a gentle hand, gently smoothing everything.
Hogwarts has returned to its previous calm, and even the professors have reservations about whether Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets will be opened.
After all, a petrified cat proves nothing.
Albert also feels that most professors really don’t pay much attention to this matter. The only one who cares about it is probably Mrs. Norris’s owner, the administrator Mr. Filch!
The administrator is still working tirelessly in the castle to find the prisoner who attacked his cat, and his temper is getting more and more irritable day by day, causing everyone a lot of trouble, especially when it rains, and the leader needs to train under heavy rain. The Diqi players will always be troubled by the administrator who has been unable to find the prisoner for a long time, accusing him of "defiling the castle". The two sides have clashed more than once.
If the attack had the greatest impact on anyone, it was none other than Ginny Weasley. I don’t know if it was because of the frequent use of Tom Riddle’s diary. The red-haired girl was tortured to the point of going insane. It looked like She might collapse at any time, and she already suspected that she was the culprit, but because she didn't dare to tell others casually, Tom's diary became a frequent object for her to confide in, forming a bad cycle.
In addition to Filch and Ginny, Albert, who knew the truth, was probably one of the people deeply affected by the attack.
Since the attack, Albert's life has become busier. Due to the need to study advanced shielding spells, he has gone to various clubs less, and even attracted the attention and inquiries of several professors, but they were all rejected. He excused himself by saying he was too busy.
Albert was indeed very busy. He was busy studying how to deal with the basilisk and thinking about how to solve the problem. These things took away a lot of his energy.
If there's any good news recently, it's probably that Bud has helped Albert get the compound potion. The old man didn't care what Albert did with it, and generously gave him a large bottle, which he could use. People use it for a long time.
As for who to become?
Albert has already made his choice between Lockhart and Malfoy, and the poor professor successfully won the new scapegoat.
There is no way, who makes every Defense Against the Dark Arts professor suspicious?
At that time, he can also do some indescribable tests on the diary as a professor of Defense Against Dark Arts.
Honestly, Albert's conscience would not feel sore if he put the blame on Lockhart.
He himself is a relatively cold-blooded guy. Except for a few people who value him more, the life and death of others has nothing to do with him.
At this moment, the Room of Requirement was shrouded in a warm orange-red light. Albert was sitting by the burning fireplace, drinking a cup of hot milk tea. From time to time, he glanced at the mirror on the small round table next to him. He was waiting to meet someone again. connect.
After the hour hand on the pocket watch finally crossed eight o'clock, the old man's soft call finally came from the double-sided mirror, and Nico's face appeared in the mirror.
Albert put down his tea cup and greeted the old man in the mirror with a smile.
Next, it’s Nico’s teaching time and Albert’s puzzle-solving time.
It’s just that this time Albert was the first to ask his doubts and the problems he encountered in learning advanced shielding spells.
Nico listened to Albert's story patiently. He could see that Albert was very proficient in using shielding spells, and he had touched the edge of advanced applications, but he was still a little behind.
Nico is very accomplished in this area. After listening to it, he slowly explained the advanced usage of the shielding spell.
Using it on oneself or others is a normal use of a shielding spell. The stronger the spell, the more it can conceal one's own existence, making oneself easily ignored by everyone and unable to be tracked and found by others using magic spells.
If Albert wants to block the locking of the Human Trace Spell, he only needs to use a powerful enough shielding spell on himself to achieve it. It is simple and crude, but the consequence is that he will never receive any letters from owls again.
The other type is used for a certain range so that people entering that range cannot be tracked. It is slightly more difficult, but it is also a relatively common use of shielding spells. This method is used in Nico's residence.
The last one is to use it on someone alone, that is, to block someone alone. It is a relatively advanced method, and the difficulty is directly increased several times. After the release is successful, the targeted person can ignore his existence, even if he uses the tracking spell and None of the owls can find themselves, while others are unaffected.
Albert proposed to use shielding to create magic props that can shield his own existence, so he could only use the second method.
As for the magic items he created cannot block the locking of the human trace spell well, a large part of the reason is that the magic items he created are not strong enough.
The old wizard also specially explained to him his use of spells. Although he could not see the other party use it in person, he could only see that his experience with shielding spells was slowly improving and he knew that Albert had more advanced uses of shielding spells. understanding.
This communication was relatively easy. They were like sitting in front of the computer on a video call, except that Albert needed to be distracted and take notes.
The two of them chatted for about two hours before it ended.
Before the communication ended, Nico told Albert that the refining of the elixir of life had been completed over there, and the quantity of the elixir was enough to last for several years.
As for the Philosopher's Stone, it has been completely destroyed with the help of Dumbledore.
Albert actually felt that destroying the Philosopher's Stone was a waste. After all, it was Nicoléme's life-long effort and it would be destroyed as soon as it was destroyed. Maybe he didn't have the courage and character like Nico, but Albert still respected their decision.
“By the way, hasn’t Dumbledore solved the problem of the basilisk yet?” Nico suddenly asked in the double-sided mirror.
"No, Dumbledore may not have found the location of the entrance to the secret room, or he may want to capture the heir." Albert was stunned for a moment and shook his head.
He couldn't guess what the principal was thinking. Dumbledore was indeed powerful, but after all, he was only one person. He didn't know the direction of the plot and had no system to help him. Being able to achieve that level was actually considered very powerful.
"Perhaps, you should take the time to talk to Dumbledore about this." Nico suggested. He didn't want anything to go wrong with Albert at all, especially knowing that the so-called heir of Slytherin liked to prey on Muggle wizards.
“I know how to do it.” Albert added in his mind, “But not yet.”
The Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago, when Dumbledore was teaching Transfiguration at Hogwarts, and Hagrid became the ultimate scapegoat. Albert believed that Dumbledore wanted to catch the culprit at that time. The culprit, but after all, he had no evidence and could do nothing.
Mrs. Norris's attack once again attracted the attention of the principal. As long as he waits patiently, the so-called heir of Slytherin will show up sooner or later.
Perhaps Dumbledore didn't know the saying "If you often walk by the river, your shoes won't get wet." But he obviously knew this truth and was more patient than anyone else.
(End of this chapter)