Chapter 642 Four Victims (Large Chapter)
As soon as Tom Riddle left, Professor McGonagall heard the noise and hurried over.
She looked at the classroom door that had been damaged by the basilisk with shock on her face. Her eyes followed the two torn knight armors beside the door and landed on the severely damaged tables and chairs.
There seems to be something inside?
Professor McGonagall held her wand in her hand, ready to fight at any time.
When she stepped on the door panel and walked into the classroom, her pupils dilated slightly, looking at the roosters scurrying around in the classroom, and murmured in disbelief, "What on earth happened here!"
“An attack?”
Professor McGonagall looked at the group of roosters in the classroom again and said to himself: "No matter how you look at it, this thing is weird."
She raised her wand and chanted a spell softly, and three silver cats popped out from the tip of the wand. The three patron saints ran forward quickly and disappeared at the end of the corridor in the blink of an eye.
If Albert were here, he would probably be happy to discuss the advanced use of the Patronus Charm with Professor McGonagall.
A few minutes later, Professor Snape was the first to arrive. His face was slightly pale, and he quickly glanced at the messy classroom. Then he returned his gaze and said to Professor McGonagall, "Have you noticed the heir of Slytherin? Another line of words left."
"what have you found?"
Professor McGonagall had a bad feeling in her heart when she heard what Snape said.
"Just below the last paragraph, it says: Her bones will remain in the Chamber of Secrets forever." Snape said hoarsely.
Professor McGonagall pursed her lips tightly, trying to look as strong as possible.
"Another attack. When I came, I saw the fat monk was petrified." Professor Sprout came in a hurry. When she saw the messy classroom, she couldn't help but froze. She looked up at her two colleagues and asked: "What's going on here and what's going on with those roosters."
“A student was kidnapped by a monster and taken directly into the Chamber of Secrets,” Snape explained.
"who is it."
Professor Flitwick asked sharply when he heard the bad news as soon as he arrived.
Snape noticed that the other professors were staring at him, so he had to say again, "Under the words last time, it was written: Her bones will remain in the secret room forever."
“Which student is it?” Professor Sprout covered his mouth to prevent himself from crying.
“I don’t know.” Professor Snape shook his head.
"What's going on here?" Professor Flitwick asked, looking at the classroom.
"I heard a loud noise in the office just now, and it was like this when I rushed over." Professor McGonagall was still confused.
“The roosters here are all real, not magic!” Professor Flitwick screamed. He had just made the roosters in the classroom disappear, but found that the spell failed.
“Hagrid’s cock?”
“Probably not.”
"There is something weird about this whole thing." Snape looked at the group of roosters in the classroom and felt that there must be some special reason for the group of roosters to appear here.
"No matter what, we must first find out who was kidnapped by the monster, and then...send all the remaining students home tomorrow." Professor McGonagall immediately made follow-up arrangements, "Severus, Filiu Si, please go to the library and send all the students staying there back to their respective common rooms."
"It's best to inform Lockhart. He swore to me a few days ago that he knew the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets and what the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was. If a student is really kidnapped by a monster, I think we need his help now." Snee Pu did not forget to remind Professor McGonagall of this matter.
"Okay Severus, please go and notify Lockhart, tell him what's going on here, and let Lockhart go and deal with the monster." Professor McGonagall turned her head and said, "Pomona, you go Inform the other professors and I will make the ghosts move to ensure that no students remain outside the dormitory. We must first find out whether any students are really abducted by monsters."
While the professors at Hogwarts were busy working on the attack, Albert, one of the culprits of the whole thing, had just come out of the Room of Requirement, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
Just a few minutes ago, Albert witnessed with his own eyes the ink dot marked Ginny Weasley completely disappearing into the abandoned girls' bathroom on the second floor of the castle.
After Tom Riddle was forced to take Ginny Weasley into the secret room, most of Albert's previous preparations were completed.
Kill the basilisk, destroy the diary, save Ginny Weasley?
No, no, that is the mission of the savior Harry Potter and has nothing to do with him, Albert Anderson.
Albert has been preparing for more than half a year, just to complete a large number of secret room-related tasks piled up in the task panel while ensuring the safety of his own life.
Finding out the real culprit behind the attack is more for your own safety. There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.
As for clearing Hagrid's grievances and restoring his reputation, it was just a matter of giving him a hand.
After all, we are all good friends. If you can help me, I will help you.
Afterwards, you can get a lot of invisible benefits.
For example, regarding the right to speak, no one will look down upon Albert because he is underage. If he wants to deceive him in the future... ahem, he will be able to better convince others and use his ability as a magician...a prophet.
However, if you want to complete the panel task and get the benefits, you must first find out the real culprit and put the cruel facts on the surface.
Albert never expected to be able to convince any professor of his own words.
It is necessary for Tom Riddle to step out and prove that he is the real culprit of the attack.
So, Albert spent a lot of time and energy gradually "guiding" Tom Riddle to carry out this thrilling attack and expose himself.
Of course, after spending so much energy, in addition to completing the previously accumulated tasks, Albert added two new tasks with rich rewards on the task panel.
They are "The Basilisk Must Die", which requires the killing of the basilisk, and "Tom's Wrath", which stirs up Tom's emotions. It is worth mentioning that "Tom's Wrath" has been completed.
Albert was rewarded with the freedom to choose a skill from Tom Riddle again, which was a pleasure.
The rewards in "The Wrath of Tom" are richer than those in most missions. Voldemort is a treasure boy with a lot of good things. Albert has benefited a lot from the spell-casting skills he got from collecting wool last time. He is looking forward to it. This time, it’s best to gain some proficiency skills.
As for Tom Riddle, who became the final loser, the most fundamental reason was due to underestimation of the enemy and misjudgment, otherwise Albert would not have been able to achieve his goal easily.
Especially when the basilisk made a noise in the classroom and Albert slipped away from his eyes, Tom lost all his pants, and he did so without knowing it.
When Tom Riddle recovers from his anger, he will find that he has no better choice.
As a party to the attack, he did not kill or petrify Albert, which meant that it was no longer safe to stay in the castle.
After all, he could be identified at any time, even without evidence.
What the victim said is the best evidence.
What’s more, Albert really has no evidence?
Of course he does, and there is a lot of evidence.
So, for Tom, taking Ginny into the secret room to buy himself enough time is his last choice.
He needs time to inject all of Ginny's life force into the diary, so that he can completely "resurrection" from the diary.
Tom's original arrangements were completely disrupted by this attack.
What made Tom even more miserable was that all of this was the conspiracy of the Muggle wizard named Albert Anderson, and he allowed the other party to slip away from him with such arrogance. It was an unprecedented humiliation for Voldemort.
If Tom Riddle knew that he had achieved the result that Albert expected most, I don’t know if he would be so angry that he would run out of the secret room and fight with Albert.
From the beginning, Albert had no intention of catching the heir of Slytherin. As long as the professors knew the cruel fact that "Ginny was kidnapped into the secret room by a monster", they would have to accept what Albert would bring them next. Go to the "good news", rather than unwilling to believe Albert's words, or not taking his words seriously.
This is a kind of prejudice among wizards. Young wizards and witches will only be respected when they reach adulthood.
Rather than thinking that they are being... mischievous or talking nonsense.
Albert knew this very well.
Among those old friends who were willing to communicate with him on an equal footing and invite him to academic gatherings, who was not forced to ignore Albert's age and agree with him after being beaten up by Albert with the knowledge on the panel? Te has already stood on the same level as them.
After leaving the Room of Requirement, Albert was about to return to the common room. He had no intention of going to Professor McGonagall right now and telling him what he knew.
Before it is confirmed that a student is missing, any excuses will only attract unnecessary suspicion to oneself.
To use the words in the movie of my previous life: let the bullets fly for a while.
Albert was very calm, and he was not the one who was anxious anyway.
Speaking of which, the wave of hatred he gave Lockhart was really stable. Before Tom Riddle entered the Chamber of Secrets, he actually stopped by the Defense Against the Dark Arts office to trouble Lockhart.
The most incredible thing for Albert was that after Tom Riddle left the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, the ink dot representing Lockhart on the Marauder's Map did not disappear directly.
Tom actually hit Lockhart with Avada Kedavra without pulling out his wand.
Although he didn't know what Tom Riddle did in the ten seconds he entered Lockhart's office, Albert knew that Tom would never let Lockhart go easily.
well!
The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's curse is so terrible. I hope the Lockharts are okay.
Albert didn't feel any burden at all for having tricked Lockhart. Anyway, Lockhart was not dead. No matter how miserable he was, he would not lose all his memories and become a fool who could not take care of himself like in the original work.
"Why are you wandering outside alone!" When the Fat Lady saw Albert walking slowly over, she immediately scolded him with a straight face: "You should know that it is dangerous to be alone outside now."
“Egg wrapped in egg.”
Albert had no intention of continuing to listen to the fat lady's nagging, and immediately gave the command.
“Oh, okay, come in quickly and stop running around alone!” The portrait of the Fat Lady swung forward, revealing the hole in the wall.
The Gryffindor common room was empty, with only a few people chatting and laughing in low voices.
Albert walked to where the kettle was placed, took out his wand and tapped it, and a burst of steam suddenly spurted out from the spout.
Harry, who was playing wizard chess with Ron, cast a doubtful look at Albert.
“Why did he come back alone?” Harry said with a frown.
"Fred once secretly told me that as long as it is not discovered, it is not a violation of school rules." Ron didn't take it seriously. He knew that Albert and the others didn't take those rules seriously at all.
“Where are Fred and George?” Harry still felt something was wrong and asked.
"Still in the library, they will be back soon." Albert went upstairs to get a cup and prepared to make himself a cup of milk tea. He had been busy since just now and had not had time to drink water.
Before Harry could speak again, the entrance to the common room was opened again, and Professor Flitwick sent back all the Gryffindor students who had stayed in the library.
As soon as everyone entered the common room, they started discussing who was kidnapped by the monster.
“It’s great that you’re okay, we thought you were kidnapped by a monster.”
Fred, George and Lee Jordan, who had just entered the common room, saw Albert sitting in an armchair drinking milk tea. They couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over to Albert and gave him a big hug.
no way.
As soon as Albert walked away, they were told that something had happened.
The three of them were naturally worried that something might happen to Albert.
"What did the Slytherin monster kidnap me for?" Albert glanced at the knocked over cup and couldn't help but sigh. He didn't have time to take a second sip.
“Has someone been kidnapped by Slytherin’s monster?” Harry asked warily.
“Yes, just now, Professor Flitwick said that it seems that some students have been kidnapped.” Lee Jordan quickly told Harry and other students who stayed in the common room the news he knew.
"Everyone, please gather here. Please go and call down all the girls in the dormitory. I need to count the number of people." Percy began to perform the duties of a prefect and confirm whether all the remaining students were here.
Ten minutes later, Percy's face darkened, and he discovered that his sister was missing.
"Has any of you seen Ginny?" Percy asked his brother immediately.
Seeing that the three of them were shaking their heads, Percy's expression became even more gloomy. He asked two girls he knew to go to Ginny's room to look for someone, but found nothing.
Ginny is missing.
She is most likely the student kidnapped by the monster.
Percy's hand holding the parchment trembled when he thought of this.
Fred and George both looked at Albert uneasily. Just as they were about to speak, the door to the common room was opened again, and Professor McGonagall walked in hurriedly.
"Professor, my sister is missing." Percy's voice was hoarse, as if something was blocking his throat.
"Hogwarts is over here." Professor McGonagall looked around at the students in the common room and said in a hoarse voice, "The Hogwarts Express will take you home early tomorrow morning. Until then, stay in the common room." lounge."
"Professor, I want to send a letter home." Percy's mind was in chaos, and he didn't even know how to face his family.
“Be safe.” Professor McGonagall agreed.
After Professor McGonagall turned and left, Albert noticed that Fred and George had been staring at him.
“Where is the entrance to the secret room?”
Fred asked eagerly after taking Albert back to the dormitory.
"You must know, tell us, please." George said loudly, "Ginny is our sister, we can't let anything happen to her."
"The entrance to the secret room is in the girls' bathroom on the second floor of the castle." Albert looked at the anxious twins and explained in a low voice, "The entrance to the secret room requires Parseltongue to open."
“Parseltongue?”
“Parseltongue is the symbol of Slytherin.”
Albert glanced at Harry and Ron who were eavesdropping on their conversation outside the door, and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Ginny should still be alive, she is fine for the time being. Only Dumbledore can save Ginny now."
“But Dumbledore is not in school now.”
"He will be back, at the latest at night. There is no point in worrying now." Albert took out his wand and waved lightly, knocking down Fred and George who were pulling Harry to leave.
"What are you doing?"
Several people all looked at Albert in shock.
"I can understand their mood, but impulsiveness can't solve any problem." Albert's tone was extremely calm, "I can't just watch them die."
"Okay, I think you know what you're doing." Lee Jordan glanced at Albert, used magic to levitate Fred and George, and moved them to his bed.
"Can I open the Chamber of Secrets?" Harry stared at Albert, as if he wanted to confirm the authenticity of this sentence, "You must know what's going on, right?"
"Yes, I will go to Professor McGonagall now to make it clear. You just stay here and wait." Albert said seriously, "When Professor Dumbledore returns to school, he will definitely ask you to help open the entrance to the secret room. "
“Why not save Ginny now?” Ron couldn’t help but asked.
It was related to his sister's life safety, and he didn't want to wait for a moment now.
"To enter the Chamber of Secrets now is to die. Any professor who enters the Chamber of Secrets may die. Only the principal can kill the basilisk and the heir of Slytherin." Albert comforted softly, "Don't worry, Ginny is temporarily It’ll be okay.”
"Ginny is not your sister, that's why you are not anxious at all." Ron almost shouted these words.
"Sorry, but I think you may need to calm down." Albert waved his wand and brought Ron down. "I know Ron is sad, but impulse can't solve the problem. It's best to let them sleep for a while and wait until they wake up. Everything has been sorted out since I arrived.”
“How should I open the Chamber of Secrets?” Harry quickly supported the unconscious Ron to prevent him from falling directly to the ground.
"Snake mark, facing the snake-related mark in the girls' bathroom, saying "open" in Parseltongue will probably open the secret room." Albert reached out and patted Harry on the shoulder and said, " Don’t act without permission and wait for my good news, okay?”
“Okay!” Harry knew he had no other choice. He could only trust Albert now.
Albert knew that Harry would not wait for the result obediently here, but he did not care about the other party's unauthorized actions. Under the reminder of Felixir (intuition), bringing down Fred, George and Ron was to leave Harry alone. A chance to face Tom Riddle.
As for whether the savior will die in the secret room, that is not a question that Albert should be concerned about.
When Albert found Professor McGonagall, the vice-principal had just come out of the principal's office. She had just asked the portraits of past principals in the principal's office to inform the school board of directors about what happened in the school.
“Professor.” Albert stopped Professor McGonagall.
"Mr. Anderson, what are you doing here?" Professor McGonagall stared at Albert with a stern look.
"I know where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is, what the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is, and I know who the heir of Slytherin is, and I even know what happened in the classroom on the third floor." Albert said in rapid succession. Finish your sentence.
“What did you say!” Professor McGonagall stared at Albert dumbfounded, unable to believe her ears.
Looking at the wonderful expression on Professor McGonagall's face, Albert was in a happy mood, knowing that the other party would definitely be willing to patiently listen to what he had to say.
"The heir of Slytherin, well, I should say Ginny. She was probably controlled by something, and she attacked me not long ago, but failed." Albert said lightly: "So, you should have watched the three That classroom on the second floor was created when he let the basilisk attack me."
“Were you really attacked?” Professor McGonagall asked stammeringly.
"Don't look at me with that suspicious look. I was the one who made those roosters because the basilisk is afraid of the crowing of roosters."
“The basilisk,” repeated Professor McGonagall uneasily.
“The monster in the secret room is the basilisk.”
“You knew that from the beginning,” Professor McGonagall asked in disbelief.
"Well, I've been investigating this matter for a while, and I know most of the things." Albert said calmly.
“Why didn’t you tell us?”
"Now that something like this has happened, you are not willing to believe me, let alone before it happened. Even if I tell you, you will probably think..." Albert didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was already there. It's obvious.
Albert's words immediately made Professor McGonagall speechless.
"I think Ginny should still be alive, and we should rescue her from the secret room first." Albert reminded.
“Yes, where is the entrance to the secret room?” Professor McGonagall suddenly realized and asked quickly.
"The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in the abandoned bathroom on the second floor, but you need Parseltongue to open the Chamber of Secrets. Well, Parseltongue is one of the signs of the heir of Slytherin. Don't look at me like this. There is no Parseltongue at all. Can’t control the basilisk.”
“The secret room is in the abandoned girls’ bathroom on the second floor?” Professor McGonagall repeated in disbelief.
"Yes, but it's best to let Professor Dumbledore handle this matter. To be honest, I don't recommend other professors to rush into the secret room. They may die directly in the secret room. The basilisk is very dangerous, especially its Once you look into its eyes, you will die directly." Albert looked at Professor McGonagall and reminded softly, "Of course, I don't suggest you take my **** into the Chamber of Secrets. The heir of Slytherin has already After suffering a loss once, such a good thing cannot happen twice, so you'd better not take any chances, because the heir of Slytherin is also very dangerous, and it would be uneconomical to die again."
“The heir of Slytherin?” Professor McGonagall asked doubtfully, “Isn’t it Ginny Weasley?”
"If my guess is correct, it should be the one who killed Professor Quirrell last year." Albert said softly.
Professor McGonagall couldn't help but shiver and asked curiously: "How did you escape the attack?"
"It's very simple." Albert took out the time turner from his pocket, looked at Professor McGonagall's shocked eyes, and smiled proudly, "He let the basilisk chase me down two corridors, and in the end I had to go back to the past. Get rid of the basilisk's pursuit."
“Why didn’t you ask for help then?”
Professor McGonagall asked her last question.
"If you encounter a basilisk without defense, even Professor Dumbledore will be killed by the basilisk's eyes immediately." Albert reminded, "It's not that I don't trust the professors' abilities, but I We can’t let them take risks.”
Professor McGonagall couldn't help but shudder.
It is not difficult to imagine what the consequences would be if this happened.
All this is really thanks to Albert, otherwise the whole school really doesn’t know what it would be like.
"Come with me, Mr. Anderson. I think Professor Dumbledore will return to school soon. Then you can tell him what you know."
Professor McGonagall's tone became very gentle. She knew that Albert might be hiding other things, but these were not important.
Now, solving the problem first is the most important thing.
(End of this chapter)