Chapter 8: On the Hogwarts Express (Part I)
Humming a little song in his mouth, Jon Hart had quietly climbed onto the steam locomotive with his suitcase.
With a glance just now, he saw that Hermione Granger wasn't black.
That's good news!
But not necessarily, after all, considering his future plans, there is a high probability that he will not have much intersection with Hermione, probably black is the best deal?
Squeezing through the crowd, he found an empty compartment near the back of the car and loaded the suitcase onto the pedals. Although he was only eleven years old, Jon's body was not thin at all, and he had no problem carrying dozens of kilograms of luggage.
Then he took out Newt Scamander's copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from his suitcase, half-lying on his chair and flipping it up.
Page 117!
He hadn't made any marks, but he had memorized the page number.
When turning the page, he deliberately made the action lighter, so as not to make the page crumple.
"Basilisk
Magical Class: XXXXX (Extremely Dangerous)
The first recorded basilisk was bred by "Hellbo the Mean", a Greek dark wizard with a Parseltongue accent. After many experiments, this person discovered that if a small hen egg is placed under the body of a toad, a dangerous snake with extraordinary abilities will hatch. The basilisk is a large snake with a dazzling green body, which can reach up to fifty feet in length. The male snake has a bright red feather on its head. Its fangs are unusually poisonous, but its most dangerous attack is to stare at its target with its large yellow eyes. Anyone whose gaze touches its gaze will be killed instantly.
Spiders run away at the sight of the basilisk, the basilisk is their natural predator, and the only thing that can make the basilisk run away is the crowing of the rooster, as this is fatal to the basilisk.
If there is enough food (the basilisk will eat all mammals, birds, and many species of reptiles), this snake will have a very long lifespan. It is believed that the basilisk of "Hellbo the Mean" lived to be almost nine hundred years old.
In addition to its unique magic and extremely long lifespan, many of the Basilisk's characteristics come from being a poisonous snake. Like a normal venomous snake, the basilisk will shed its skin every once in a while, and its omnivorous nature is also common with large snakes, although it is not explicitly stated, but the basilisk's skin is likely to have the same armor properties as the dragon's skin, which can reflect spells that hit it, and only its eyes and mouth are the only weak links in its defenses.
Since the Middle Ages, the creation of a basilisk has been considered illegal, but it is easy to hide as long as the hen egg is removed from under the toad's body before the Magical Creatures Control Division arrives. However, basilisks are not controlled by anyone but the Parseltongue, so they are dangerous not only to others, but also to most dark wizards.
In Britain, there have been no records of basilisk sightings for at least four hundred years. ”
Looking away from the book, in fact, Jon had read it at least twenty times since the summer, and it was already ripe.
As a Muggle-born wizard, Jon was still very conscious...... From the moment the door to the Halloween Chamber of Secrets was opened in 1992, he could be attacked by a basilisk at any time to complete Tom Riddle's "purification" of Hogwarts blood.
Although there are many Muggle-born students at Hogwarts, they may not be able to get their turn, and reducing the number of night outings can greatly reduce the probability of being attacked, but after all, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you must always prepare for the worst.
From the information available, Jon didn't come up with an effective way to deal with the basilisk. The only offensive spell that you can easily use is the Petrification Charm, and attacking the Basilisk with the Petrification Charm is simply an axe!
One can only hope that the male yellow powder and the rooster alarm clock will work, and scare away the basilisk in times of crisis...... Jon also had a Mirror of Glory in his pocket at all times, and at worst, he would use it to petrify himself and wait for the mandrake to heal him.
Hey, what do you say, then Tom Riddle is obviously a half-blood, how can he turn his head and be so cruel to Muggles and Muggles;
......
The sliding door of the compartment suddenly opened.
A girl with curly blond hair, long eyelashes, and a pair of cute dimples walked in.
"Is there anyone here?" She pointed to the seat across from Jon and asked softly, "Most of the rest of the place is full." ”
"Nobody, sit down!" Jon said casually.
At the same time, he helped the girl carry her purse onto the pedal.
"Thank you!" the girl smiled and looked sweet, and she sat down across from Jon, "Excuse me, who are you?"
"Hart, Jon Hart!" Jon clasped the book in his hand, "Hogwarts first-year students." ”
"Greengrass, my name is Astoria Greengrass! ”
Green Glasses???
Jon almost laughed, why don't you call Altoria Greenhart.
However, it was rude to laugh at the other person's last name in any country, and Jon didn't put that rude look on his face.
I searched through the characters in Harry Potter in my mind, and I didn't seem to have such a character in my impression...... That shouldn't be dangerous.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Greengrass!" he greeted politely.
"Me too, Mr. Hart. ”
The other party had already put on the new Hogwarts robes, and the trunk also had the logo of a small snake printed on it, which looked like it should have been born in a pure-blood family.
Jon turned his gaze out the window and saw that Eric and Judy had arrived, and Lady Longbottom was by their side.
Jon quickly knocked on the window and waved at them.
"Woo......" With a long whistle, the train began to move slowly.
Eric smiled and waved goodbye to Jon, while Judy was wiping tears and Mrs. Longbottom comforting her.
Until the car completely disappears from their view.
"Are you from the Longbottoms?" asked Miss Greengrass softly.
"Of course not, I said it all, my surname is Hart......"
"That'...... That...... Those two Muggles were your relatives just now?"
"Of course, they're my parents, what's the problem?" Jon said coldly.
"Sorry...... I'm sorry...... I'm so sorry......" Astoria said three sorrys in a row:
"I have no ill will!"