Lockhart was wandering around, he was supposed to be a performative personality who was constantly giving advice in order to express himself.

"I think it must have been a spell that killed it, well, probably a transfiguration spell. I've seen people use this spell many times, and it's a shame I wasn't there, I happen to know the spell that would save it if I were there......"

Lockhart's boasting was interrupted by Filch's sad crying. Filch slumped in a chair at the table, his face covered with his hands, not daring to look at Mrs. Loris. It's sympathetic.

At this time, Dumbledore whispered a spell and tapped Lady Loris' with his wand, but there was no response, and Lady Loris, still lying there stiff, like a stone specimen.

Lockhart continued to look for a presence on the sidelines, and of course no one echoed him except his portrait.

Finally, Dumbledore straightened up. He said the conclusion.

"It's not dead, Filch." Dumbledore explained.

"Not dead?" Filch choked up. He looked at Lady Loris and asked suspiciously. "Then why is it stiff all over, as if it is frozen?"

"It's petrified," Dumbledore said. "But what exactly is going on, I don't know ......"

Next, an argument broke out in the office. Filch taunts Harry Potter for discovering him in his office that he is a Squib. That line of slogan is proof of that.

Harry Potter tries to explain, but Filch, who is in a state of madness, apparently won't listen to him. Only Dumbledore supported Harry Potter, believing that a sophomore student would not be able to perform such powerful dark arts.

"But, Headmaster." Snape suddenly opened his mouth to mend the knife. "I guess our Mr. Potter isn't telling the truth, why the hell are they in the hallway? Why not go to the Halloween party? ”

Although Ron tried to explain that he wasn't hungry, his rumbling stomach clearly betrayed him. It also makes their explanations even weaker.

"Alright, Filch. We can save it. Dumbledore said.

"Mrs. Sprout has been raising some mandrakes lately. As long as they grow and mature, I have a medicine that will bring Lady Lorise back to life. ”

After that, he let Harry and Ron, as well as Filch leave. After saying a polite goodbye to Professor Lockhart, Dumbledore took the two professors and Li Lin to the president's office.

"Well, three of the four deans of the school came, isn't this a little too luxurious for me as a second-year student."

Li Lin complained, Dumbledore was naturally joking. This headmaster, this great white wizard, is all 111 years old this year. What kind of wind and rain have not been seen in the long years, and what kind of scenes have not been experienced, I am afraid that it has long passed the embarrassing stage.

"Mr. Lovegood, you have also seen that the riots in the school are getting bigger and bigger, every student at Hogwarts is in danger, and at times like these, we need capable students to step up, and we need your help."

Li Lin lowered his head and organized his language slightly. "I think it's a basilisk, and that's what Hagrid told me."

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded and continued to lead. "That's right, it's a basilisk, and it's weaving through the pipes of the castle, and every one that looks directly into it looks like it's been hit by the Avada Curse."

Professor McGonagall couldn't help but exclaim in surprise at these words, and then she covered her mouth with the back of her hand to maintain her cold appearance.

"But I can't find it, I can't find the secret room in the castle, I can only watch it wander around the castle, and if so, every student is under the cloud of death." Dumbledore looked directly at Li Lin, "So, if I can't find it again, that basilisk, I can only announce that the school is closed." ”

Li Lin couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, it was all planned, why did I hear you say that I wanted to attend class, I couldn't help tearing up the plan, what should I do if I want to stop class?

He took a few deep breaths to calm down.

"I know, so I took a closer look at the school's history, and I knew that the secret room had been opened once before, and when I looked at that report, I saw something."

Li Lin looked left and right, looking more solemn and mysterious, and then lowered his voice. "The last person who opened the Chamber of Secrets was Tom Riddle."

The name was like a boulder thrown into the water, setting off waves. Everyone's expressions changed, and Snape even reflexively clutched his arm.

Li Lin continued to explain.

"Of course, we all know who Tom Riddle is, I met him at school last year, and I know his brutal personality, so I think the last time I opened the secret room, the student who died unexpectedly should have seen the secret of his opening the secret room."

Li Lin has already hinted at this, and he won't explain it in detail later, he just mentioned it inadvertently. Miss Ginny of the Weasley family seems to have been a little wrong lately. Of course, Dumbledore's expression did not change, and it was clear that all this was expected by him.

After the conversation, Li Lin left the Headmaster's office, but Dumbledore followed from behind.

"Mr. Lovegood, you have always been a good Ravenclaw, and we have high expectations of you." Deng Liduo followed Li Lin's footsteps, talking as he walked. After doing the foreshadowing, he got into the topic. "It's just that recently I've discovered a trait in you. It's a trait that unssures me, and I've seen it in two people, both of whom are well-known in the wizarding world. ”

Li Lin frowned. He didn't believe in any idiosyncratic theories, and he wasn't sure if he was showing his feet somewhere.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, is this a trait that makes a celebrity? Like Harry Potter or Professor Lockhart? Li Lin asked.

Dumbledore didn't explain anything, and he sent Li Lin all the way to the tower of Ravenclaw. Only then did he smile and turn away.

Li Lin stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows to relieve the fatigue of his head, just along the way, he had used his brain occlusion technique to the extreme, although he didn't feel that Dumbledore was dementoring along the way.

He thought about it for a moment, Dumbledore was obviously a little suspicious, but he didn't know where he was flawed.

Suddenly he remembered Voldemort. At this time, Li Lin suddenly realized that after Voldemort used the Philosopher's Stone to resurrect, although he didn't have a magic wand or anything, she affected his strength for some special reasons. However, no matter how it was shown, Li Lin defeated Voldemort in his first year, so how could Dumbledore not be guarded?

It's just that after the events of Voldemort, that is, Tom Riddle, Dumbledore's education methods are even softer. The traits of Li Lin he said are probably the traits of a strong man.

As long as it is strong, there will naturally be people to follow. During the Grindelwald era, Dumbledore even almost followed Grindelwald to conquer the world. Tom Riddle just raised the slogan, and as soon as he raised his arms, the pure-blood family followed. Even Dumbledore's own Order of the Phoenix was like this.

The wizard's government is extremely unstable, and even a mascot. During Voldemort's time, he carried out terrorist attacks everywhere as a dark wizard, and even arranged for people to compete for the head of the Ministry of Magic. Dumbledore, too, still has the ability to influence the Minister of Magic.

Even if the whole system of wizards becomes more and more "civilized" after the development of time, this cannot be concealed, and in essence, it is still a system of law of the jungle with only the wand being eternal and the wand glorious.

What Deng Liduo is worried about is that it is very likely that as time goes by, more and more people will gather around Li Lin, and these followers will push Li Lin into the unknown.