Chapter Forty-Four: A Chance Encounter with Ginny in the Bathroom

"When the wizards of Hogsmeade heard about the basilisk, they all took the rooster for a treasure. Professor McGonagall reluctantly said, "They are also afraid of the basilisk coming to the village, and they won't sell too many roosters." Hagrid bought some roosters, but that wasn't enough to protect all of Hogwarts. ”

Zhang Hao was silent, it is human nature to be afraid of death.

No one could be sure that the basilisk would not run into Hogsmeade to cause trouble, and it was not incomprehensible that they would be so conservative.

Hogwarts and Hogsmeade are deep in the mountains and forests, and it is not easy to raise some roosters here, and wizards have trouble finding Muggles to buy roosters.

Whether using Phantom Shifting or through the Floo Net, a critter like a rooster won't be obedient.

Therefore, when purchasing living animals on a large scale, wizards also rely on transportation.

And the closest Muggle village to Hogwarts...... God knows where!

"The rooster we bought needs to be protected, and we don't know who the heir is. Zhang Hao said quietly: "The heir may murder the rooster again, this is our opportunity, we can use the rooster as bait to capture the heir." ”

The professors' eyes lit up, and it was indeed a good idea.

"The question now is how to prevent anyone from being harmed by the basilisk again. Professor McGonagall worried, "The problem is getting worse, and Hogwarts is probably in danger of closing." ”

Everyone was silent all at once, before the matter had just been suppressed, but now five people were petrified at once—four of them were purebloods.

No matter how powerful Dumbledore is, I'm afraid I can't hold it down!

Lucius Malfoy, in particular, had been trying to find fault with removing Dumbledore from his headmastership, and now that his precious son had been petrified, it was no wonder he could let this opportunity go.

"It's really getting worse," Snape said indifferently, "and now that even purebloods are being attacked, has anyone wondered why?"

Dumbledore said disapprerovingly, "The basilisk is just a monster bred by Slytherin, and it doesn't have absolute sanity. Wizards have very limited control over it. Maybe it will follow Slytherin's wishes most of the time, but that doesn't mean it will always be like that. Other basilisks don't care if you're pure-blood, do they?"

The hearts of the crowd tightened when they heard this, and the basilisk that was not bound by the order was even more terrifying.

This means that it will strike anyone.

Soon, the professors gathered all the students.

They declared Hogwarts official martial law, and no one was allowed to roam the castle at night, nor was anyone allowed to go alone to a remote corner during the day.

Zhang Hao expressed helplessness about this, because there were still rumors circulating in the castle that he was the heir, and no one wanted to be with him now.

So he was alone, alone.

The ghosts didn't mind being with him, but he didn't want to get bad luck and avoided them.

Eventually, Hagrid bought some cocks.

The roosters looked sick and didn't seem to have recovered from the fatigue of the journey.

They reluctantly screamed a few times, sounding weak.

Expecting such a cry to kill the basilisk is simply wishful thinking.

But this will at least keep the basilisk in its hands, and it won't be able to roam the castle with impunity.

Hagrid settled the rooster, and then found Zhang Hao.

"Hao, how could Harry be attacked?" Hagrid asked anxiously, "He's a pure-blood wizard, how could the heir attack a pure-blood wizard?"

"It's hard to talk about this!" Zhang Hao sighed: "The basilisk is a monster after all, and it is not strange that it does any evil things." ”

"I should have known...... I should have known there was a basilisk at Hogwarts!" Hagrid suddenly became very annoyed, and he whispered, "Aragog has always been afraid of the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets, and he told me that there are spider predators in Hogwarts. Oh...... Aragog is no ordinary spider, and there aren't many monsters that can scare it. Snakes can be feared by ordinary spiders, but Aragog is huge. It can even eat snakes as a snack if it wants. The only thing that can scare it is a behemoth like a basilisk! I didn't even realize it before you knew, if I had known sooner...... Maybe Harry wouldn't have been attack......ed! Woohoo......"

The big man began to sob as he spoke, and he took all the blame on himself.

Zhang Hao comforted: "Don't be too sad, this matter has nothing to do with you." You'll need to keep an eye on those roosters now, and when they're in a better mood, they can be used to banishing the basilisk. ”

"But," said Hai Pattern urgically, "I want to see Harry, just for a moment." ”

"That's as it should be, and I was going to see them too. Zhang Hao smiled: "Do you want to go together?"

"Oh!" said Hagrid, happily, "that would be great!"

Hogwarts beds are running out, and since the Chamber of Secrets has been opened, there have been as many as eight victims.

They lay stiff on their hospital beds, unable to hear or see, like stones.

"Can you still think, can your soul still move?" Zhang Hao had some unscrupulous speculations in his mind, which made him a little eager to be petrified.

Unfortunately, the basilisk never came to him.

He left the hospital and went to the bathroom on the second floor alone—the first time Harry had been in the company.

Because he knew that no amount of clues would be of any use until he found a solution to the basilisk.

The rooster born in the sky of Sirius is hard to find, and neither is the Sword of Gryffindor.

Zhang Hao is also at a loss for the basilisk now, and if he encounters it, he can only let Qin break the basilisk's eyes first, as in the original book - he is not sure if the flash spell can hurt the basilisk.

Da! Da! Da!

Just as Zhang Hao walked to the door of the bathroom, dense footsteps suddenly sounded inside, and then a figure rushed out.

It was Ginny Weasley, and she seemed to be sobbing.

They bumped into each other, and Ginny panicked and ran away without saying hello.

Zhang Hao frowned, touched his chin and thought about it.

"Why is Ginny here? and she's a freshman!" he muttered, "She's been wrong all this year, what's going on?"

He thought for a long time and didn't have a clue, so he went into the bathroom.

Oh, there's a sobbing ghost in the bathroom, Myrtle.

She was still hiding in the toilet bowl, and the sobs came from there. Even if he couldn't see her, Zhang Hao knew that she was more sad than usual, and she lost her temper.

The water in the toilet bowl was splashed everywhere, and it was hard to imagine that an ordinary ghost could have such a big impact on reality - normally only a fierce spirit has this ability.

"What's wrong?Myrtle?" Zhang Hao asked with a smile, "Has anyone laughed at you again?"

"Ahh