"What's wrong?"

Katrina heard the noise at the door, and looked up at Albert and Isobel, who had hurried back to the Room of Requirement, wondering what they were doing.

Albert ignored Katrina and took out a piece of parchment from the pocket of his robe, unfolding it to confirm Ginny Weasley's exact location at the moment.

If the basilisk had been released from the secret room, Ginny Weasley would have been near the basilisk.

However, the situation was not quite what Albert had thought, and Ginny Weasley was in the Gryffindor common room at the time, not wandering around Hogwarts Castle.

So, just a farce?

Albert couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, after all, the detection ball was still just an experiment, even if something happened to him, it would not be surprising.

Isobel stared at the ink-dotted footprints on the map in Albert's hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

Then she saw Albert pull out another, more detailed map, the one she had seen before. Albert spread out the map of the living spots and carefully examined the corridors around the Room of Requirement, and found no footprints of any creatures.

Just because there are no footprints doesn't mean there aren't creatures around.

At least, as far as Albert knew, animals without names didn't seem to work, and spiders, mice, and cockroaches without names couldn't be shown on the map of the living spots.

Only cats like Filch's, or other students who have named pets, will appear on the Spot map.

Albert wasn't sure if the basilisk had a name of his own.

However, one thing is certain, Voldemort's diary cannot be displayed on the map, and in some ways, Tom's state is worse than that of a ghost, or even the most humble geist.

Albert didn't know if the basilisk had a name or not, but seeing Ginny Weasley in the common room, he was probably sure it was just a false alarm.

It's just that why did the detected ball react just now?

Albert returned his gaze to the detection ball, and the reaction of the thing disappeared completely as soon as he entered the Room of Requirement.

"Sure enough, is it an oolong?"

It is said that the detection range of the speculum is a mile radius, and the detection range of the pocket speculum should not be that wide. And the detection ball in his hand is purely a product of imitation speculum, and the range is definitely not a mile, but it should be more than enough to envelop the castle, so the situation just now occurred?

Well, if that's the case, that's it.

Although Albert felt that this was just a forced self-consolation, he really couldn't find any other plausible explanation at the moment.

In short, Ginny Weasley didn't move around outside, which really reassured him a lot.

Of course, there are other possibilities for everything. Perhaps, Hogwarts Castle has pipes in all directions, and the basilisk was active in the pipes just now, but it only appeared very close to Albert, and happened to be caught by the detection orb.

The entrance to the secret room is not only in the bathroom on the second floor.

To be honest, this is not very likely.

Otherwise, Tom wouldn't have controlled Ginny Weasley from entering Slytherin's secret room through the entrance of the girls' bathroom on the second floor, where the crying Myrtle was often active, and if he entered, he would have to deliberately pick out when Myrtle was not there.

"Are you alright?" asked Isobel worriedly.

"It's fine. Albert shook his head and said, "It's probably a false alarm, this thing really needs to be improved." ”

"What are you doing?" said Katrina, looking at the two of them whispering together.

"It's nothing, let's go back first. Albert took a deep breath, pulled up Isobel's soft palm, and admonished, "Also, it's best not to run around." ”

With that, Albert and Isobel leave the Room of Requirement. The detection ball began to heat up again, and eventually cracked through the middle and broke completely.

Albert was speechless.

He kind of understood why he hadn't been certified on the skill panel after he had built it.

"We need to solve the basilisk problem as soon as possible. ”

Albert was very envious of those who were ignorant, and sometimes ignorance was a blessing.

Sure enough, it was all Tom's fault. ”

As soon as he returned to the lounge, he saw Kenneth Toller hurrying over to ask about the amulet.

"I've got the sample ready, don't sell this. Albert took out the bracelet and handed it to Kenneth, who looked up and down after the end of the hand, which was a little out of line with the European style of painting, but as long as you could look at it, you would think that it was actually very well done.

"Wear it to reflect the curse, a bit like casting a spell without a wand. It should also have an exorcism effect on normal dark creatures, but don't expect it to be strong. And ......," Albert said in a low voice, "I don't think it will work against the monsters in the chamber." ”

"No, if you can do what you say, it's already amazing. Kenneth Toller looked excited, eager to test the amulet's effects.

"Can I get someone to test it?"

"Yes, but you can't sell it for less than 10 Galleons, otherwise you will definitely lose money. After Albert gave Kenneth Toller some hints, he began to look around for Ginny Weasley's location.

Ron's sister is in the corner of the break room, not knowing what a person is doing.

Albert sat in the empty seat next to Ginny, looked at the red-haired girl who was startled by him, and asked gently, "Are you okay?" ”

As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of chocolate and put it in front of Ginny, and said to the hesitant girl, "Have a sweet tooth, it will make you feel better." ”

"Thank you. ”

Ginny's hand trembled a little, she took the chocolate, opened the wrapper and put it in her mouth, and said thank you again.

"If you often have nightmares, go to Madam Pomfrey and get some medicine to get you better. Albert's tone was calm, and his gaze fell on the blank journal on the desk, and he quickly looked away again.

In the open space, Kenneth Toller was looking for someone to test the bracelet, which was able to reflect the effects of the curse, which immediately aroused the idea of the students in the common room.

Kenneth soon became the subject of countless people's attention.

"Look at Kenneth's ostentatious face. ”

Fred, George, and Lee Jordan walked over to Albert, a little dismissive of Kenneth's approach, which they had left behind.

"You're okay Ginny, your face isn't very good. ”

"Percy says you often have nightmares. ”

"I'm fine. Ginny closed the notebook in a panic, and Albert's eyes sharpened and he noticed that the first page was written in blurry ink: Tom Riddle.

"You say, how much can he sell. George asked curiously.

"It's very expensive, and I don't think I can sell a few. ”

"Actually, if this thing can be sold outside, it is estimated that it will be more valuable. "After all, most of the students are poor. ”

"Aren't you afraid of him imitating?" said George suddenly, "that guy has a dark history." ”

"Don't be afraid, even if he really finds someone to imitate it successfully, it is estimated that it will be an inferior product. ”

Albert didn't care about this, the bracelet was a collection of his knowledge, involving many fields, alchemy was not such a simple thing, and the more he interacted with Nicol Lemay, the more he agreed with this.

When Kenneth came to Albert after his performance, he ordered two amulets from him, each for 15 Galleons.

"It's so profitable. But would anyone really want to spend money on it?"

Ron, who heard the two talking next to him, couldn't help but mutter.

George looked at the dumbfounded Ron, reached out and patted her on the shoulder and said, "This is the power of knowledge." ”

"Albert is really powerful. Hermione also witnessed the effect of the evil curse being bounced back just now, and couldn't help but sigh, "However, does this thing really work against monsters in the secret room?"

"I also ordered one. Harry said suddenly.

"Harry, what are you buying this for?" asked Hermione, confused.

"Next time, if I get into a conflict with Malfoy, won't I be able to use the amulet to bounce off his curse, and then take the opportunity to teach him a hard lesson?" Harry felt prescient.