The Heavens: Hogwarts Transfer Students

Chapter 160 The Basilisk of Halloween

"Hey, De Lin. Is the Muggle world fun?"

"De Lin, tell me about your time in New York."

After Linde returned to Hogwarts, it was like a young man who went to work in the city and returned to the village. Everyone surrounded him and asked questions. He brought a lot of special products from the Muggle world, mainly all kinds of candies and snacks, and distributed them to the children of the lower grades. The freshmen of the four colleges all liked him because of this.

After going out for a while, when Linde came back, he found that the castle had changed again. In addition to the changes caused by the construction, many posters of Lockhart were posted in the castle.

Almost overnight, Lockhart's reputation changed drastically. Ravenclaw students used to insult Lockhart every day, but now they either keep silent or say something nice for him. Slytherin students would also shyly say: "Hey, Lockhart was supposed to be assigned to our house, wasn't he?"

Gryffindor students stopped talking about wizard wars now, and instead talked about the communication between the Muggle world and the wizarding world. Now as long as you are a wizard, you can become famous in the Muggle world, just like Dr. Returnee.

The "Daily Prophet" is full of stories about the cooperation between wizards and Muggles every day. The highlight is that a Muggle world is popular, which gives Linde a sense of sight when he reads "Readers" and "Yilin". Not only the British wizarding world, but wizarding societies all over the world are trying to communicate with Muggles.

The attitude of the Ministry of Magic is quite ambiguous. The official spokesperson is still urging wizards to abide by the "Secrecy Act", but they always take lightly and turn a blind eye to those who violate the Secrecy Act.

Percy was very eager to ask Linde about everything about the Muggle world.

"I heard that the Ministry of Magic is going to add a new department, the Department of Muggle Affairs and Cooperation." The light in Percy's eyes was brighter than candles, "Merlin, a brand new department, how many positions are we beckoning to? De Lin, As long as we can seize this opportunity, we will definitely fly into the sky! Maybe we can become department heads before the age of twenty-five! I am already preparing to apply for an internship at the Ministry of Magic."

Linde felt helpless towards Percy, an official fan, and he handed over the book of Mora, "Come on, take a look at what's in this book."

"A sheet of music, what's wrong?"

"Can you read music? Hum."

Percy stared at Linde suspiciously and awkwardly, and then hummed a dull tune softly. His musical literacy was good, and he was a model student, so he seemed to be proficient in everything.

"You will become an official of the Ministry of Magic in the future, but you probably won't be the minister." Linde took back the book of Mora, "If you want to understand the Muggle world, it's not too late after graduation. The Muggle world is very complicated, You can never learn the truth from someone else's mouth."

"Is this a prophecy? Are you using music to divination people now?" Percy couldn't help laughing, "Hey, De Lin, you still refuse to admit defeat. It's not difficult to admit that you don't have the talent for divination. No one can know everything. of."

Linde rolled his eyes at him, "Do you believe it or not."

Since the beginning of the term, everyone can always see Linde in the school. This person is not as elusive as last year. Lin De held his notebook all day long, writing and drawing on it, no one knew what he was doing, and no one cared about him. Everyone was immersed in the discussion about Lockhart.

The uncrowned king of the human world announced that he would lift the veil of magic and let mankind enter a new era. In the wizarding circles of England, there is an argument that Lockhart should replace Fudge as the new minister. Almost all the press expressed support for Lockhart.

Except for Xenophilius Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of The Quibbler, who slammed Lockhart mercilessly in his own paper, arguing that he was willing to be used by Muggles in order to preserve his fame and fortune , without hesitating to push fellow wizards into the dangerous spotlight.

Other newspapers were scrambling to report on wizarding success stories, such as the second page of the Daily Prophet on October 14, which chronicled how an obscure English witch became nationally famous overnight, and she agreed She got an endorsement advertisement for a bread brand and got a handsome salary, enough for her to live a rich life in the Muggle world.

Stories like this emerge endlessly. In the eyes of wizards, Muggles are synonymous with people who are stupid and have a lot of money. Show them a little magic and you will receive countless admiring eyes.

But, is this the truth?

At least Rufus Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic, has expressed some concerns in public, "Recently, there have been many reports of disappearances, and wizards active in the Muggle world should try to ensure their personal safety as much as possible. ’ His words didn’t get much attention.

This October is frantic. Apart from money and fame, the public's ears cannot tolerate criticism and persuasion, as if these words have delayed their fortune and fame.

Professors at Hogwarts were also feeling the effects of the craze, and students were too restless to attend class. Professor Snape's cursing words became more and more sharp and mean. He wished he could make these brats cry on the spot, so that he could wake up from his dream of becoming famous.

What comforted and annoyed him was that at least Harry Potter was not affected by outside public opinion in the slightest. This kid with eyes like Lily Evans was quiet and steady, and his personality was not at all like his father James Potter. not like.

In the office, Snape once again refused to tell Harry about his parents.

Harry took the next best thing and asked him about Potions. Snape showed a very bored expression, and answered for him with great reluctance, without hesitation in sarcasm.

"Thank you, Professor." Harry's green eyes fixed on Snape, and the old bat looked back expressionlessly.

The boy bowed to the professor, and then went out. Snape followed Harry's back. He saw a white wolfhound squatting outside the door. That dog named Alfred was always with Harry. Acting together, a little inseparable, obviously it once attacked Harry, but now it seems to be good friends again.

For some reason, every time Snape saw this dog, he felt vaguely uncomfortable.

Before Halloween (November 1), a big event happened in the school. The construction team found an old secret room under the main castle. At that time, the principal and professors rushed over and confirmed that the builder of the secret room was Slytherin, one of the founders of the school.

The famous dark wizard has always adhered to the pure blood theory, believing that only pure blood wizards are worthy of education, while half-bloods and mudbloods should not stay in the school.

It is rumored that Slytherin left a secret room in the castle, waiting for the heir to appear. When the secret room is opened again, the school will usher in a purification.

All schools with a long history will have similar horror legends. For centuries, teachers and students at the school thought the rumors of the Slytherin Chamber were nothing but nonsense. It wasn't until 1943, when the Chamber of Secrets was opened for the first time, that some people realized that the Chamber of Secrets was real.

When the construction team was renovating the main castle, they found that a faucet in the girls' bathroom on the third floor was damaged. The plumber at that time demolished the entire wall without saying a word. It is a piece of cake to dismantle and rebuild the entire castle, so the maintenance strategy of the construction team is always simple and rude.

This demolition revealed a problem. There was a pipe hidden behind the wall of the bathroom sink, which connected with Hogwarts' complex sewer system and led to the deep underground space.

At the end of this dark and dank subterranean tunnel was a stone wall carved with two coiled snakes, the symbol of Slytherin.

The principal promised all the students in the auditorium that the secret room will not affect the normal operation of the school. The school and the construction team will take care of the secret room. Whether it is demolished or sealed, there will be a result. Everyone can prepare for Halloween with peace of mind.

On the night of Halloween, the door of the secret room was opened, and all twelve construction workers on the site were killed.

After Ms. Moon Shadow revived the twelve hapless eggs, everyone learned from them that the attacker was a huge snake with yellow eyes, and when they saw its eyes, they would die instantly.

"It's a basilisk." Snape said in a cold tone, "There's a basilisk roaming the school castle, Dumbledore."

The old principal was silent for a moment, and then made a decision, "Evacuate all the students, and move to the new campus first."

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