Nine hundred and ninetieth chapters before sunrise
Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets has always been a time bomb buried in Hogwarts Castle.
Since Professor Binns paid the price of "soullessness" last year and found out the way to the secret room, hunting and dealing with the big snake has been put on the annual agenda of Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic. The seal is just a temporary security, the real
The only solution once and for all is to completely wipe out its life.
It is obvious that neither Dumbledore nor Fudge intends to let their successors solve this problem.
"The monster in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk," Elena explained calmly. "This is a very dangerous murderous creature deliberately cultivated by wizards - its most dangerous attack method is that it can
Using gaze to attack the target, anyone, or to be more precise, most living things will be killed instantly as long as their eyes come into contact with it - this is instant death."
"Is it similar to...Avada's Kedavra?" Hermione interjected nervously.
"Well, it could be worse—"
Elena said simply that she always believed that overestimating the enemy was not a bad thing.
"The Killing Curse is an energy-based curse. It has multiple conditions for its effectiveness: it hits the human body directly, and the concentration of magic power reaches the judgment of instant death. However, the Basilisk is different. It only needs to glare at you and you will die. And what's worse is,
The theoretical value of human visual acuity is 188 degrees."
Hannah and Luna put down what they were doing and looked at Elena nervously.
"There are too few existing combat records about the Basilisk, and there is almost no basis for reference."
Elena continued in a very serious tone, "If we analyze the worst case scenario, during the hunting process, we'd better use over-the-horizon attacks to end the battle - close combat can protect us thousands of times
, but if it fails once, someone will die."
"Do we...have to kill it?"
Luna couldn't help but asked softly, her eyes lowered, looking a little depressed.
It's not a pleasant time to discuss how to kill a magical creature on Christmas Eve.
"It seems like this, Myrtle was killed by it - in addition to Myrtle, in the history of Hogwarts, there are several students who are suspected of being killed by the basilisk - if it one day
If you plan to cause rampage in the school, it will instantly turn Hogwarts into a living hell."
"But……"
Luna hesitated for a few seconds and bit her lip.
"It's not the basilisk that really kills people, but the dark wizards who control the basilisk, right?"
"Well, this is the view in "Magic Defense Theory", right?"
Elena glanced at Luna who nodded slowly, spread her hands helplessly and sighed.
"Yes, it is the dark wizard who hurts the wizard, not the curse itself - this concept is established from a legal perspective. However, there is still some controversy in the field of magical animals. Many times what we choose is not the theoretically optimal result, but
It’s the best way to do it in reality.”
"Parseltongues can control basilisks. This is what ancient books tell us. But this is not enough for humans to tame basilisks."
"For example, braised meat. The reason why three-headed hell dogs can become the magic pets of wizards in the Middle Ages and ancient times is not only because of their powerful strength. More importantly, wizards have the ability to use magic to sign contracts. Fundamentally,
Achieve total control—like this.”
Elena raised her right hand, and a faint blue flame bloomed from her fingertips.
After a few seconds, the flame gradually turned into a three-headed puppy. This was the contract between Elena and Lu Mei.
After looking at Luna who was hesitant to speak, Elena waved her hand to dispel the contract flames and continued.
"Of course, as a 'killing weapon' created by wizards, I believe that the basilisk must have corresponding control methods. But... the basilisk is fundamentally different from the three-headed hell dog. Even if it has corresponding control methods, it cannot be controlled now.
There must be no—”
"Eh? Why?"
"The Ministry of Magic won't allow wizards to manipulate basilisks, will they?"
At this moment, Hermione suddenly spoke and looked thoughtfully at the stone walls around the castle.
"Even for Professor Dumbledore, this is a very sensitive matter - no one is willing to put his or her life and fortune on the kindness of others. If the Basilisk is really as powerful and deadly as Elena said,
, then it will never obey someone’s orders.”
"Well, that's more or less the truth -"
Elena said softly, put down the "Specialized Stay List" in her hand, and tapped it on the table.
"The basilisk is now defined as a high-risk creature of 'mass destruction.' After several months of consultation, the Ministry of Magic, the International Federation of Wizards, and Hogwarts unanimously decided to completely destroy it. All of Hogwarts
The safety of teachers and students cannot be weighed on a scale."
"Then why do we have to stay," Hannah raised her hands, looking confused, "I mean, since they have already decided-"
"Look...Professor Dumbledore is 111 years old; my grandfather is 109 years old; Scamander is 95 years old..."
Elena counted them one by one with her fingers, her delicate little face full of filial concern.
"Judging from the average life span in the magical and non-magical world, these old people may not have a few years to live. Not everyone is willing to use the magic stone to extend their lives. If they suddenly fail to survive one day, then'
The Tarot Society's top brass may suddenly face a vacuum——"
"Therefore, as the reserves of the 'Major Arcana', you have to participate in large-scale decisions now and accumulate experience in advance."
"On the other hand, we will not appear directly in the castle..."
"The Ministry of Magic will dispatch the Auror Operations Team and officials from the Department for the Control of Magical Creatures. We may be in the principal's office or on the ship..."
"Ship, on board?!" Hannah's eyes became more and more confused.
"Well. This is very important, because the Hogwarts underground water basin and the underground space are particularly complex."
Elena explained with a serious face, "Even if we theoretically block all the exits of the secret rooms we have explored, we still have to consider the existence of unknown secret passages. If the Basilisk escapes into the Black Lake during the battle... we
We have to lock its position as soon as possible.”
Hogwarts is located in the southern Highlands of Scotland.
Not far away is the famous Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
The ancient concealment magic only conceptually confused the geographical location, and did not really separate Hogwarts from the map.
If the basilisk escapes from Hogwarts Castle into the Black Lake and slips into the external waters along the Black Lake, it will be a truly large-scale disaster. Track it in the vast and complex Scottish waters to round up a monster with the ability to instantly die.
Monster, this is definitely not a good thing.
"But, but..."
Hannah hesitated for a few seconds and made some rough gestures in mid-air.
"Elena, that basilisk...should be big, right?"
Although today is the first time she has heard of this strange and dangerous magical creature, judging from the next measures and formations of the top wizards from the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, it is obvious that this will not be anything similar.
A small magical creature like a Flo caterpillar.
"Well, adults are usually about thirty to fifty feet tall."
Elena nodded, and after thinking about it, she added, "The one in the secret room may be bigger, but it won't be too big."
"Five, fifty feet?! That's not nearly twenty meters—"
Hannah's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at Elena with a calm face in disbelief.
"You just said that we were monitoring the Black Lake on the boat?! If the basilisk escapes from the secret room, we will still be responsible..."
"Don't worry, it's a... big, big flat-top fishing boat. It's very safe."
Elena patted Hannah on the shoulder, smiled and comforted, "It's a holiday in a few days, I'll take you to visit, let alone the thousand-year-old basilisk left by Mr. Slytherin.
If a fire dragon in its prime hits the side of a ship, it may have to break its muscles and bones."
After nearly a hundred wizards worked together to reinforce and strengthen it, the Hyperion is no longer the ordinary semi-finished aircraft carrier it was at the beginning.
At the same time, this is the last layer of protection laid by Dumbledore and Elena for this operation.
If the basilisk really escapes accidentally and leaves the castle area, the Hyperion will launch an attack from above as soon as possible.
In an open environment, this war fortress, which combines the top craftsmanship of the non-magical world and the magical world, will make the basilisk from more than a thousand years ago understand what justice means falling from the sky, and what means the wheel of the times rolling forward——
The only troublesome thing is that it may be necessary to reset the memories of the officials of the Ministry of Magic, or to add some warriors who died heroically to this death list.
"So, the dark shadow that Professor Trelawney was talking about covering the sky over Hogwarts -"
At the same time, Hermione's eyes widened slightly.
She suddenly remembered the phantom hidden in the clouds that she vaguely saw above Hogwarts when she left Hogwarts after school last year.
"Just like magic, the Hyperion also exists——"
Elena gently snapped her fingers in mid-air.
Three cold metal cards fell in front of Hermione and others.
【Hogwarts-Hannah Abbott】
【Hogwarts-Hermione Granger】
【Hogwarts-Luna Lovegood】
Elena's fingers gently brushed against the three metal cards, and the light blue flame imprinted her magical aura on them.
"This weekend, let's go to the Hyperion to watch the sunrise together, right?"