The African Vagado School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was invaded by a basilisk, and although a basilisk should not destroy a long-established magic school, it is estimated that it is also a big disaster.

After all, not every basilisk is like the one in Hogwarts, with Voldemort's remnant spirit behind it.

And once the basilisk is allowed to launch its power unrestrained, the sight of death is an extremely terrifying large-scale lethal weapon, which can really "stare you to death at a glance".

"Thinking about it this way, why do you think Voldemort wasn't actually so vicious when he was young?"

After sending the children away, Maca stood at the door of Black's old mansion, and this slightly strange thought flashed through her mind inexplicably.

After thinking about it, he shook his head again and said secretly:

"No, I should say that Voldemort in his youth has not become as paranoid as he did later - back then, he was probably only on the way to form a gang and seek power!"

In fact, Voldemort always had a special affection for Hogwarts and understood the value of the school of witchcraft and wizardry that had brought him up.

Just like the headmasters of all generations, including Dumbledore, they all know that talent is an important factor in laying the foundation of the wizarding world and influencing the development of the wizarding world.

And for the same reason, Voldemort never thought of completely destroying Hogwarts, even if his soul was divided and his mind was repeatedly affected by the Monument of Bewitchment.

What he wants is to be mastered, not destroyed.

But now, as a dark wizard who is also unwilling to die and forcibly breaks free from the cycle of life and death, Helbo doesn't care about this.

It is clear from his repeated destruction and plundering of lives that he has only one purpose - to become stronger enough to truly free him from the rules of death by studying magic.

Truth be told, Maca would love to do a favor in Africa. Let's not talk about any favors, at least, it might allow him to unearth more clues about Helbo's operations.

It's a pity that he obviously can't leave the British wizarding world at this time.

In order to go to Fort Blois before, he had made many preparations in advance, but even then, it can only be said that everyone has grown up enough.

Now, if he wanted to do it again, the result would have been predictable.

“…… Maca, is the 'new news' that the old butler just said true? ”

Vagado is also a magic school ranked among the best in the global wizarding world, and when he heard that the school was attacked by a basilisk, it seemed that the situation was still very bad, and Lupin on the side felt a little unbelievable.

Besides, why did Helbo attack Vagado? Does that mean anything to him?

"The intelligence of the Blois family is rarely wrong," Marka continued, "and, something as big as this...... I guess it will soon spread to the wizarding world of various countries! ”

The recent London catastrophe was something that the Muggles could hide, but in the wizarding world, it was rumored in a blink of an eye.

In comparison, Vagado's situation was obviously more appalling in the wizarding world, let alone whether there was still that hidden energy on the part of the African wizarding community.

When Marca's voice fell a little and Lupin gradually fell into deep thought, Leni, who was deeply saddened by the parting of her friends, seemed to have thought of something, and asked with hindsight:

"Bastard Maca, you...... You won't have to go too! ”

I probably cried a little hard just now, and my heart is sensitive at this time. Maca turned her head to see that her eyes were actually starting to turn red again.

"Hey," Maka grinned at her, "I want to go, but I have to go!" Helmo's guy is so good, who knows if it's just a façade? As soon as I'm gone, I'm afraid it's time for the British wizarding world to suffer! ”

After saying this, he had to shrug his shoulders and say:

"Of course, if Helpo himself shows up in Africa, it will be a different story. As for the current ......, if the situation is really bad, I don't think the federation will sit idly by. ”

……

Early the next morning, Hogwarts Great Hall.

As Maca said, the day after the Prophet's international column was moved to the front page. And "Basilisk! Basilisk! Such a simple and crude headline also occupies a large part of the layout space.

However, there were times when Maca was mistaken - yesterday he said that it was impossible for such a shocking event to hide from the vast number of wizards, but today's report contains only some rather rough descriptions.

Even the magic photographs of the scene of events, which are usually the most convincing and engaging, are just a plain basilisk illustration in this headline.

It seems that Maca still misestimated the weight of what the old butler said at that time, "The people sent have not sent back the news until now".

“…… Basilisk. ”

At the Gryffindor table, Hermione read the article from cover to cover before handing it to Ron, who was asking her for it.

And the word "basilisk" that she whispered softly in her mouth undoubtedly had a very special meaning to the few people around her.

After a moment of silence, she added:

"According to ancient texts, Helmbo was the first wizard in history to breed a basilisk."

It didn't take Hermione to say anything more, everyone could almost understand what she meant. At the same time, the same question that plagued Maca and Luping yesterday is also deeply perplexed today.

To be honest, the basilisk or something, in fact, will not make Hermione and the others who have gone through many hardships very shocked. Moreover, everyone who has faced the basilisk for a long time knows that the basilisk is not invincible.

But why is that guy Helbo tossing around the world like this?

"Hermione," Ron, who was reading the newspaper, suddenly put down the newspaper in his hand and said coldly, "Maca should be ...... this time Won't you go to Africa, will you? ”

When Hermione heard this, she immediately nodded and said:

"Well, there's no way he's going to ......"

Although the answer was very simple, everyone agreed with it in their hearts. But even everyone understands in their hearts, but there is a little more silence in their expressions.

In the past, even if you didn't see the figure of Maca from time to time, you can still see it from time to time. Even if it's not good, you can still take a good look at him at meal time or during class.

It was as if every time the existence of Maca was confirmed, everyone would feel a little more relieved in their hearts.

But now, knowing that Maca must be by his side and will not really leave, he may not be able to see him again for a long time.

After a while, Harry suddenly slapped the table and reminded:

"Don't think about it, no matter how much you think about it, Maca won't appear in front of us. And isn't the reason why he left us temporarily to protect the entire British wizarding community? Listen to me, let's do what we have to do! ”

"Do what?" Ron thought for a moment and said, "It's almost Quidditch again, this time against Slytherin...... Are you going to play? ”

"Why not?"

For a wizard who can't fly with a book like Maca, the practice of broomsticks is naturally indispensable.

And even if it's no longer a practice that's just for Quidditch, there's nothing wrong with taking it with you to the House Cup.

After spreading his hands very calmly, Harry replied:

"And then there's Hermione's formation practice - although it's hard to gather the seniors who have graduated to come over and practice, there are quite a few members. Since we've all been affirmed by Maca before, why not move on? ”

When Hermione heard this, she couldn't help but say:

"It's the right thing to do, and it's ...... We should probably pick a few more classmates to be our partners. Of course, you need to be as careful as possible when choosing. ”

As she said that, she also looked at Harry on the other side.

I don't know what kind of psychological changes have happened to Harry, but I always feel that he seems to have become more determined than before.

Speaking of which, since the beginning of the semester, Harry had been discussing the use of spells with Neville as frequently as he had in his final days at St. Mungo.

As the number of conversations between the two increased, Harry gradually changed dramatically.

But other than that, the Gryffindor Sword training that had been going on before Christmas seemed to have been completely left behind. Until now, I haven't seen him go to the Room of Requirement!

Hermione didn't know if Harry's change would have helped her pick up the sword, she could only guess by feeling that the next time she saw Harry grip the hilt of the sword would be the day he actually started chasing after Maka's back.

Thinking about this, Hermione, who is Harry's best friend, was happy at the same time, but she couldn't help but think of the direction she wanted to go in the future.

“…… Hermione? ”

Ginny who was sitting next to her called out, and she turned her head slightly.

"Everyone's finished eating, let's go! I'd like to go to the library before the first class starts, would you like to come along? ”

"Oh, of course!" Hermione happily responded, "I was looking for information in the antiquities section last night, and some of them haven't been found yet!" Just take the time to take a look now—"

As she spoke to Ginny, Harry and Ron both stood up.

It's just that when several people were walking quickly towards the side door, Hermione subconsciously turned back on the way. Luna at the Ravenclaw table can be seen eating, and a magic book is still spread out next to her plate.

To this day, many people are working hard, even if they are as free and loose as Luna.

"...... 'The purity of the heart adds to the purity of the spirit, from which the root of the spell originates'?"

Luna muttered to herself.