When it was time to prepare lunch, Dumbledore rushed back to Hogwarts.

Next to the basilisk, Zhang Xu saw that Dumbledore's face was as black as Hermione's.

After Dumbledore carefully observed the basilisk, Zhang Xu found an opportunity to quietly tell Dumbledore that he had something to say, and then the two came to Dumbledore's office.

The two sat down at Dumbledore's desk, and after Dumbledore conjured up tea and snacks, before Dumbledore could speak, Zhang Xu put the broken diary on the desk.

Dumbledore picked up the journal on his desk, his gaze shot down his long hooked nose, and stared intently at the charred pages.

"It's amazing, needless to say, he's probably the best student Hogwarts has ever had." Dumbledore said.

"It's really remarkable, but it's a pity that he lost at the last step." Zhang Xu, who finished eating a piece of dim sum, said.

Dumbledore: "Do you know who he is?" ”

Zhang Xu: "Of course, the only person who studied at Hogwarts fifty years ago and was able to make this kind of magical item that can store soul shards before graduating was Voldemort. ”

Dumbledore: "Few people know that Voldemort used to be called Tom Riddle. ”

Zhang Xu: "Just change the order of the letters of the name, if you have the heart, you can still find it." ”

Dumbledore: "How did you defeat him?" ”

Zhang Xu: "He is too proud and careless. In the foyer, he belittled the five students who had volunteered to be daredevils, only to be caught unconscious. He despised me when he was in the Great Hall, he didn't know that the rope that bound him had some other function, and after I asked the question, he collapsed without even a single spell. Then I found the journal and destroyed it with a dagger coated with poison. Because his soul is too deeply entangled with Professor Lockhart's soul, Professor Lockhart is also harmed. ”

Dumbledore: "So, what happened in the past year was Tom controlling Gildero?" ”

Zhang Xu: "Yes. Professor Lockhart was given the journal before he came to Hogwarts as a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. When a person writes in a diary, he or she communicates with the soul in the diary. Then the soul in the journal devoured Professor Lockhart's deepest fears, his deepest secrets. The appetite of the soul grows bigger and stronger. Eventually, when the soul became more powerful than Professor Lockhart, it began to control Lockhart's actions. The first time it tries to open the chamber, it is accidentally spotted by Ginny, who then controls Ginny to crack the trap in front of the chamber. In the end, because Ginny was a pureblood, it didn't kill Ginny, but only threw the badly injured Ginny in the hallway after erasing Ginny's memory. Then came the attack on Harry. ”

Dumbledore was surprised, "Against Harry? ”

Zhang Xu: "Yes, Tom Riddle is curious about how a baby, without any special magical magic, can defeat the most powerful dark wizard of all time. How could Harry escape unharmed, leaving only a scar and Voldemort's power destroyed. So he wanted to capture Harry and study the secrets of Harry. As a result, the first three attacks were all encountered by others in advance, so they all failed. This is the fourth attack and was discovered after triggering the early warning system that had been installed just a few days earlier. ”

Dumbledore: "Did Tom tell me where the Chamber of Secrets is?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Xu spread his hands, "After I asked this question, he didn't answer, but asked me if I was willing to do it with him." I guessed that he had regained his strength or was impatient, so I immediately activated the magic on the rope that bound him and stunned him. Then he found his diary and destroyed it. ”

Dumbledore nodded, he didn't find anything too big wrong from Zhang Xu's account.

Dumbledore continued, "Gilderoy will be in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries for a long time, and we will have to find a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. ”

"I think I'm going to be living in Azkaban for a long time." Zhang Xu said as he handed Dumbledore all the information he had done about Lockhart's abduction.

Zhang Xu and the others originally wanted to show the information to Dumbledore after the Easter holiday and then send it to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic, but Dumbledore was not at Hogwarts in the past few days, and the matter dragged on to this day.

Dumbledore read these materials carefully, raised his head and looked at Zhang Xu with a solemn face, and said slowly: "Yes, he is going to live in Azkaban for a long time. ”

At first, Dumbledore thought that Lockhart was just a little bit of vanity and bragging, but he didn't expect him to commit such serious things. A Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts was hard to find, and Dumbledore had to lower the bar when recruiting professors, and something went wrong.

"I'll personally hand over this information to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic." Dumbledore said.

Zhang Xu nodded. After all, Lockhart was found by Dumbledore, and his own report and the student's report were two different things for Hogwarts and Dumbledore's image. If Dumbledore went to report the crime, it can be said that the matter is still under Dumbledore's control. If it was a student who went to report the crime, it was the student who slapped Dumbledore in the face.

After collecting the information, Dumbledore asked Zhang Xu again, "The body of the basilisk is your trophy, what are you going to do with it?" ”

Zhang Xu naturally couldn't say directly to pull it to the kitchen, buy four more radishes and cut it, cut it, chop it, add a few pieces of tofu to it, and drip a few drops of vinegar if there is no peppercorn.

"I suggest making a taxidermy out of the basilisk skin and placing it on the lawn outside the castle as a monument. Keep the rest of the basilisk that can be used in the school, and sell the rest. Students who participate in the battle are given priority to purchase and receive a certain amount of materials for free. Zhang Xu said.

Dumbledore thought for a moment and agreed to Zhang Xu's suggestion.

"I have a small request." Zhang Xu added, "I hope to get some venom, heart cords and nerves, and the gall of a basilisk." Of course, I'll pay. ”

Dumbledore agreed to Zhang Xu's request without even thinking about it.

The heart and nerves of magical creatures are generally used to make the wand core, and Zhang Xu plans to use it to upgrade his wand. There will be a lot of things in the next few years, and after becoming an acting professor, I guess there are some things that I have to do on my own, so I need to strengthen my offensive equipment. In terms of armor, it is estimated that there will be a basilisk in the secret room to remove the skin, find a chance to go in and bring it out, although it is not as good as the skin on the basilisk's body, but it is also good to use it as armor.

As for the snake gall bladder of the basilisk, this is not very useful in the Western magical world, but it is very useful in Huaxia. Among the basilisk parts that were dismantled last time, the basilisk alone can almost buy a suite in the North Third Ring Road, and the entire snake bile is estimated to be able to buy a big house in Pudong this year.

The venom of the basilisk is even more precious, not only can it be used to treat a variety of incurable diseases, but also can be used to make a universal snake venom antidote, or the kind that can benefit from taking it once for life. So much so that someone came up with the idea of raising a basilisk for snake venom. The venom from the last time can directly arrive at a suite in the North Third Ring Road and then take it with fine decoration. I'm going to have to get a little bit of Venom back this time anyway.