If......

That basilisk from the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets showed up at the door of the Great Hall at mealtime?

With Xenophilius Lovegood's fantasy-like hypothesis, the wizards present were slightly stunned, and after quickly simulating the scene in their minds, they all fell into a long silence.

"That's a perfect battle of annihilation......"

Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, glanced thoughtfully at the old father, and said softly,

"In a crowded place, that is, death sentence, plus mental arithmetic, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which has been passed down for thousands of years, may be completely reduced to history in the time of a meal, Mr. Lovegood, you are a genius. ”

It's not a matter of kill efficiency, or casualty ratio.

If that were the case, given the instinctive human reaction, most of the wizards in the auditorium at the time would probably be the first to meet the basilisk's gaze, with the exception of a handful of foodies who were preoccupied with food.

After imagining the horrific scene for a moment, Dumbledore's face showed a rare hint of emotion.

"That's right, the big guy in the chamber really needs to be disposed of as soon as possible. ”

Ignoring the yin and yang old demon king on the side, Dumbledore looked at Newt with a serious expression.

"As for Riddle's follow-up arrangements, we will put it aside for the time being, but the basilisk is an extremely dangerous creature, and my opinion is to eradicate it directly. Newt, I hope that in this matter, you can think carefully and don't ......"

"Don't worry, you still don't know me after all these years?"

Newt Scamander was silent for a moment, then sighed heavily.

"It's a pity, but like those Horcruxes, this extremely evil creature of dark magic shouldn't have appeared in this world in the first place, give me a moment to think and prepare, and then ...... I'll put an end to it with my own hands. ”

In the minds of most wizards, Newt Scamander is labeled as a gentle, fantastic animal lover.

It's just that few people realize it......

As the former director of the most legendary and authoritative Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control in the history of the Ministry of Magic, Newt Scamander could not be a completely harmless old man - this is the second largest department in the Ministry of Magic, and its responsibilities and powers are no weaker than those of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, one for non-humans and the other for wizards.

Newt Scamander's career has also involved the hunting of certain extremely dangerous killer creatures.

"So, about the attribution of Tom Riddle's diary during this time......"

Elena stood up, rolled up the notebook and patted it in her palm, and said as a matter of course.

"As things stand, it's clear that I'm the best fit, and I need a handy dictionary to help me with the daily school lessons—oh, Professor Dumbledore, you've got to think about the poor little witch second-year witch studying, right? Or are you worried about what Tom Riddle will do to trick me?"

After the joint casting of a group of the top wizards in the wizarding world today, as well as the cooperation of the "Book Spirit", most of the functions in [Tom Riddle's Diary], or "interfaces", have been temporarily sealed.

Today's diary has no other ability than the most basic ink absorption and auto-reply functions.

At the same time, this is the reason why Elena once again offered to keep Riddle's diary.

In line with the principle of maximizing the value of "E-class personnel", it would be too wasteful to simply put it in the headmaster's office to eat dust - in any case, the former Tom Riddle was also one of the few scholars in the history of Hogwarts, and if she didn't squeeze it well, she wouldn't be worthy of being called the fairy queen.

On the other hand, as a student, Tom Riddle's knowledge is still too limited.

Old wizards like Nicol Lemay and Albus Dumbledore don't value this bit of student knowledge, and middle-aged wizards like Gilderoy Lockhart and Xenophilius Lovegood are too susceptible to temptation.

"Albus, what are you worried about? Do you think if Elena wants to learn the Dark Arts, she will need Tom?"

Grindelwald glanced at his old companion with a hesitant face and grinned.

Leaving aside the wizards who were loyal to this little girl at this time, as the original Dark Lord who started the first wizarding war in modern times, Gellert Grindelwald considered himself to be the strongest in the field of dark magic - whether it was the search for magical knowledge for sake, or the research of cutting-edge theoretical knowledge, he was at the forefront.

In comparison, Voldemort, who was alone with the fragment and pondered and made himself a ghost, really couldn't get on the stage.

Wealth, fame, power...... These things, which most people crave, are not attractive to Elena.

“...... I'm actually, well, okay—"

Dumbledore opened his mouth, and the corner of his eye twitched as he swept over the increasingly well-behaved white-haired ball.

Although he was a little worried about what would happen to Tom Riddle in the future, after weighing the pros and cons, he felt that the current Tom was obviously not worth sacrificing his future peace to protect from this little girl.

Anyway, the Horcrux is indestructible, and the seal on the diary is quite strong, so it's really not good that Lockhart is there.

Eventually, the O5 Council quickly reached a final decision -

For a period of time after that, Newt Scamander was in charge of dealing with the "Basilisk" incident, while the rest of the wizards were to cooperate with Newt's hunting plan as much as possible after completing their own work;

In normal times, the diary is kept by Elena for the time being, trying to learn more from the mouth of "poor little Tom", and on the other hand, to see if she can squeeze out some surplus value.

The only thing that has changed and added is perhaps that at Grindelwald's suggestion, every weekend, Gilderoy Lockhart will check Tom Riddle's mental condition with Elena, and treat possible mental malaise and other phenomena in time to ensure that it does not affect the follow-up work.

Then, that evening, under the somewhat surprised gaze of Luna Lovegood.

I saw Elena take out a quill pen for the first time and write a diary excitedly on her own small bed.

For Tom Riddle, who found the diary opened again, he experienced for the first time in his life what the real devil was, and nothing despaired him more than that such days seemed to have just begun.

"Hello, Tom, nice to meet you. ”

Elena spread out her journal with a terrible glint in her eyes.

"In the coming period, I will release some simple tasks to you from time to time. If you don't finish it, then I'll consider tearing off the pages of your book, cutting them into small pieces, sewing them into sanitary napkins, and giving them to the female elves in the school......"

"Now, let's start with the first mission...... From now on, call me master. ”

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Boom~Tomorrow is a normal class~