Chapter 163 Welcome to the Hogwarts Breeding Grounds
Professor McGonagall was obviously a resolute witch. She quickly put aside her distracting thoughts and decided to accept Sean's kindness - after this matter is over, just compensate Sean well, whether it is magic materials of equal value or
What.
The alchemist Newt knew was obviously very efficient. On the next day, several huge phonographs were moved into the castle.
"What is that?" The students saw those gramophones.
"Record our screams before we die?" a student who was upset because of the grounding said angrily.
"Shut up, the professors must want to solve this accident." The fifth-year Gryffindor on the side retorted.
The gramophones were quickly placed in front of the entrances and exits of several water pipes.
"Oh~oh~oh~" The huge, overlapping cock crows suddenly resounded throughout the castle. The students in the auditorium who did not know the situation all raised their heads in surprise and looked at the source of the sound.
The deafening rooster crows lasted for ten minutes, and even Sean couldn't bear it. But in order to ensure the effect, he couldn't find the professors to cast a soundproof magic around the auditorium - in case there were water pipes underground in the auditorium.
Woolen cloth.
After a moment of calm, the gramophone changed its position and made a loud sound again. The students had no choice but to cast ear-blocking spells on each other to block out some of the noise.
This spell can fill the ears of everyone around with an unidentifiable buzzing sound. It is usually used for casual chatting in class. As a top student who never loses focus in class, Hermione has always resisted this.
spell, but this time she begged Sean to quickly put earplugs on her and listen.
The roar of the magic gramophone lasted for most of the morning, and no one knew whether the idea that Sean came up with was useful. Maybe the basilisk was dead, maybe it was hiding, maybe it had penetrated into the deepest part of the secret room.
Obviously, the professors could not let down their guard because of this, and another weird idea that Sean came up with was implemented.
"Quiet, I have something to announce." Professor McGonagall stood at the top of the auditorium. Her power and persuasiveness were second only to Dumbledore at Hogwarts. Everyone shut their mouths and waited for the deputy.
The principal spoke.
"As you know, Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets has been opened." The first words she spoke caused a commotion in the auditorium.
Although everyone already knew the truth, the students couldn't help but start discussing it when it came out from the professor's mouth.
"Quiet -" Professor McGonagall shouted sternly, and then her tone became calmer, "I can understand what everyone is thinking, but please trust Hogwarts and the professors, we will ensure your safety."
"Until the danger is confirmed to have been completely eliminated, we will do our best to ensure everyone's safety. We hope that everyone will not worry too much."
"Starting from tomorrow, the school will resume normal teaching hours..."
After a convincing speech, the students' faces improved a lot.
"I told you, the professors will take care of all this." A Gryffindor student said in a low voice to show his foresight.
"But the professor didn't say that the danger has been completely resolved?" Another student still had some worry on his face.
"But at least it's under control, otherwise the professors won't resume teaching."
Professor McGonagall did not explain more to the whispering students. She said: "Now, each college will line up in a row, and then come forward to receive-"
Newt stood next to Professor McGonagall with his suitcase in hand.
Sean was the first to take the lead. He stepped forward and Newt opened the suitcase.
"Sean, your father is such a generous man," Newt said as he reached into the box. "As soon as he saw the letter and Miss Hawke, he arranged for these - and he said more could be provided at any time.
, as long as Hogwarts needs it."
Sean smiled and said: "Oh, actually, his goal has always been to join the Hogwarts School Board."
Newt took out a cage and handed it to Sean, and replied with a smile: "I can't say for sure - but I don't mind having an extra Muggle director at Hogwarts anyway."
Sean took the cage and made eye contact with the animal inside.
Inside is a big rooster with shiny fur.
After twitching its neck a few times, the rooster crowed loudly.
"Oh oh oh!"
The students, who had been tortured by the gramophone all morning, couldn't help but get goosebumps. They looked at Sean and the professors in surprise, wondering why everyone was given a rooster.
This was Sean's idea. The crowing of the rooster was fatal to the basilisk, and all the roosters raised in the school were poisoned - and if the gramophone recording the crowing of the rooster failed to kill the basilisk,
Then each person should have one.
Although the rooster won't crow all the time, its presence is a deterrent - I bet your rooster doesn't crow in its throat? Neither the basilisk nor the person who controls it would have such an idea.
The wizarding world is sparsely populated and there is no large-scale rooster breeding industry at all, so Sean asked his father to help.
For Mr. Wallop, who owns the largest chain of private hospitals in England, thousands of roosters are really nothing. Although he didn’t know his son’s intention, he immediately found someone to get some lively roosters, and he found as many as he wanted.
Just a breeding farm will do.
You said this would cost a lot of money? Mr. Wallop would be more than happy to do it!
Moreover, at Sean's request, he even provided feed for each cage, and the roosters were packed into Newt's suitcase and taken back to Hogwarts.
Sean didn't believe it. When the time comes, the entire castle will be full of sharp-mouthed generals. How dare the little basilisk dare to be so bold? Moreover, not only will each student receive a cage, but Newt will also put it in the box after that.
One batch.
When the time comes, not only will he have one, but he will also be able to raise chickens wherever he can in the castle!
Of course, the shortcomings of this method are also obvious. Hogwarts will become a chicken coop, and the professors will have to teach while the roosters crow, and no one can sleep in anymore...
However, compared to the danger to life caused by the basilisk, this is a small problem.
By the time every student received a cage, the auditorium had completely turned into a noisy chicken coop, and Professor McGonagall had to use a loud spell to make everyone hear her clearly.
"Everyone has received a rooster. Please take good care of them. Don't think it's child's play. This can deal with the monsters in the secret room. If someone accidentally dies, go find Hagrid or Professor Scamander to start a new one."
Receive it, do you understand?"
"I understand." The students' replies were drowned out by the crow of the rooster.
Welcome to the Hogwarts breeding grounds... Sean thought with satisfaction.