Hogwarts becomes host

Although Elaine seemed to have done nothing but planned the first attack, the subsequent Halloween warnings and the attacks on Dean and the Fat Friar were all the results of Riddle's free play.

Easy maybe, but then comes the trickiest, most difficult, most troublesome part.

If it can be done, of course it would be best.

She couldn't do it, and she admitted that she didn't think Riddle would believe a person who attacked his body, massacred his subordinates, incited public opinion to liquidate the Death Eaters, and declared that he was incompatible with Voldemort. Because of what Adair did during the summer vacation, now Whatever she said sounded suspicious.

The only thing she could target was Riddle's personality, which was arrogant, confident, cold, and greedy.

When the group arrived at the library, Mrs. Pince was not there, so they could borrow any book at will, or even sneak into the restricted area, but Kingsley stopped them, and Hermione wrote a borrowing list in a disciplined manner.

At Ron's urging, Hermione randomly selected a few magic books for entertainment. Afterwards, they walked out of the building and sat on the doorstep. Hermione read, Daphne and Tonks played crossword puzzles, and the boys Flying in the sky with excitement.

Elaine also took out her notebook. She hummed a small tune, and her quill quickly drew notes on the white paper. Her feet followed a regular rhythm, some long and some short. When Daphne asked curiously, she replied that it was Come up with new tunes.

After a while, Tonks was bored, so she took a broom and flew into the air to discuss the exchange with Kingsley. She flew to play three-person throw and catch with Harry and the others. Kingsley fell to the ground and looked at the person sitting on the ground. Three girls at the door of the library came over, and then

The closed door of the library was knocked open, and the basilisk rushed out.

Without warning, Kingsley didn't even have time to close his eyes. He directly met the basilisk's eyes, kept walking forward and fell - not dead, but petrified. Because he knew that his opponent was a basilisk, he proudly The Luo people have special defenses visually.

There was no sound or breath, no warning or sign. Daphne and Hermione, who were sitting together, didn't even react. They even just raised their heads and were swallowed by the basilisk.

"No"

Elaine raised her wand, and the rooster's crow sounded throughout the school, but it was of no use. The basilisk could not make any sound, and no sound could be heard. It swallowed Hermione and Daphne and turned around and walked away, its huge body twisting. , and then knocked Elaine next to her violently away.

In less than three minutes, the four people left on the ground were reduced by half.

By the time Tonks, Harry and others flew down to provide support, the basilisk had already crawled back into the library and left.

"What happened?" Ron looked confused, "Why isn't it afraid of the rooster crowing? Hermione and Daphne? I, I must be dreaming, right?"

"Oh my god Kingsley" Tonks slapped herself hard, "No, I have to tell Dumbledore that I'm going to die. You guys stay here and don't move. I'll go find someone to help."

She panicked and got on her broom and flew towards the Forbidden Forest. Harry and Ron looked at each other, not knowing what to do, until Elaine struggled towards them.

"Harry you stay"

"Elaine"

"I'm fine." Elaine coughed several times and said, "The defensive magic takes effect immediately - I have to catch up and I don't have time to wait for the Aurors. Hermione and Daphne will die if they continue like this."

"But what can we do to catch up? You're crazy." Ron seemed to be frightened. "It's too dangerous. The broomstick flies over very quickly. Dumbledore will be here soon──"

"The snake skin that Professor McGonagall told him about deep in the Forbidden Forest must be bait. Dumbledore was too late." Elaine ran to the library without looking back. "Hermione and Daphne could not survive in the snake's belly for half an hour. There is still a chance to catch up now, but by the time people come over, they will have only bones left."

"You can't go alone." Harry made a quick decision and mounted Nimbus 2001 again and flew in front of Elaine. "Come up, let's ride a broom - the broom can run faster than you."

"Follow the traces of destruction." Elaine sat behind Harry without hesitation. "The other party used a whispering spell to eliminate the sound. I can't trace it, but it is so big that it must have left traces."

"I know, hurry up"

"Hey, hey." Ron's face turned red as he watched the two of them rush into the library on broomsticks. He glanced at the sky with one last struggle, and then he also got on the broom and flew in. "Damn it, you can't leave me here"

***

Flying indoors is very dangerous. The speed of the broomstick is too fast. If they are not careful, they may hit the wall or bookshelf. Fortunately, Harry's skills are good enough and the library of Hogwarts is big enough. Harry always has the chance to fly indoors. Enough reaction time to turn or brake.

When they came in a few hours ago, the library was tidy and the books were neatly placed on the bookshelves. But now, none of the bookshelves were standing, and the books on them were scattered all over the floor. These books were covered by the basilisk's The body was rolled over and became torn apart and in tatters.

Harry couldn't help but be distracted by wondering if Mrs. Pince would faint when she saw this when she came back from vacation.

Just follow the traces of the book being dragged. The two soon discovered that the book traces extended into the bathroom, but there was nothing inside.

"What's going on?" Harry looked around blankly. The equipment in the bathroom didn't seem to be damaged. "Where's the basilisk?"

"Here." Elaine looked at the ground carefully and judged the direction indicated by the scattered pages. "Check the sink, quick."

Harry did as he was told, not even missing the water pipe below, and then he saw a small snake carved on the floor under the sink.

"Say something in Parseltongue," Elaine said, and Ron followed, nearly running into the wall.

Harry tried several times. When a strange hissing sound came out of his mouth, the floor slowly separated from the ground around him, revealing a very thick water pipe entrance that could allow a person to get in. .

Elaine jumped down without saying a word, and Harry quickly followed. Ron was a little hesitant and scared, so he picked up the scattered pages, jotted down a message, pasted it on the door, and followed Harry and Elaine into the pipe. middle.

It felt like rushing down a dark, slimy, endless slide, with twists and turns and twists and turns. Harry couldn't stop himself at all. He knew that he had slipped to the school. There were very, very deep places under the ground, even deeper than those underground classrooms, which made him very worried and scared.

But he thought about the Aurors, the pages, and the unsealed entrance, and he felt a little more at ease.

The adults will follow the traces and find him soon, like Ron.