For Hogwarts students, it was a long time ago that Mrs. Norris of Filch was attacked. Their memory is similar to that of a fish, and it is considered remarkable that it can last for seven days.
"Hogwarts: A 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.
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Miss Hermione Granger finally borrowed this book as she wished, but the records about the Chamber of Secrets in it 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 this book and had similar experiences. They had borrowed the book from after 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, if a cat is petrified, it proves nothing.
Albert also felt that most professors really didn't pay much attention to this matter. The only one who cared about it was 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. 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 the object where she could frequently confide her feelings, forming a bad cycle.
In addition to Filch and Ginny, Albert, who knows the truth, is 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 can give him a
People use it for a long time.
As for who it becomes?
Albert has already made his choice between Lockhart and Malfoy, and the poor professor has successfully won the title of new scapegoat.
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 under the guise of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
To be honest, Albert's conscience wouldn't hurt if he put the blame on Lockhart.
He himself is a relatively cold-blooded guy. Except for a few people he values 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 passed eight o'clock, the old man's soft call finally came from the double-sided mirror, and Nico's face appeared in the mirror.
"Good evening, Mr. Nico."
Albert put down his tea cup and greeted the old man in the mirror with a smile.
Next, it’s time for Nico to teach and for Albert to answer questions.
However, 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 highly accomplished in this area, and after listening to it, he slowly explained the advanced usage of the shielding spell.
Using it on yourself or others is a normal use of a shielding spell. The stronger the spell, the more it can conceal your existence, making it easier for you to be 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 strong enough shielding spell on himself. It is simple and crude, but the consequence is that he will never receive any letters from owls again.
The other is to use it in a certain area so that people who enter that area 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
Even the owl cannot find itself, while others are unaffected.
Albert proposed using shielding to create magic props that could 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 Curse well, a large part of the reason is that the magic items he created are not strong enough.
The old wizard also specially explained his use of spells to him. 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, it was like they were sitting in front of the computer having a video call, except that Albert needed to be distracted and take notes.
The two 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 Sorcerer'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. Maybe he didn't have Nico's courage and character, but Albert still respected their decision.
"By the way, hasn't Dumbledore solved the basilisk problem 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, shook his head and said.
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 plot direction and had no system to help him. Being able to do that to that extent was actually considered very powerful.
"Perhaps, you should take the time to talk to Dumbledore about this matter." 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 find Muggle wizards.
Take action.
"I know how." 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.
He was the culprit, but after all, he had no evidence and could do nothing.
The attack on Mrs. Norris has once again attracted the attention of the principal. Now he only needs to wait patiently, and sooner or later, the so-called heir of Slytherin will show up.
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.