20. Sleeping basilisk

There isn't more than one sewer at Hogwarts, and the twisty underground treatment system makes it easy to get around.

Li Kuan didn't know how Harry and Ron found the right one among the dozens of tunnels in the original book, and he and Hermione found the door to the secret room little by little by relying on the snake pattern on the wall, which was no longer obvious.

It was an unfriendly-looking doorframe, with a bronze serpentine pattern hovering above it, like a relief, like some kind of spell.

After trying the known methods, Li Kuan shook his head and said to Hermione, "This is not a product of modern magic, it should be from Sacharas Letherin himself or earlier.

In other words, with our current level of magic, there is no way to crack the way to open the door. ”

"So what should we do now? Go back? Little Harry asked, looking at the closed round door.

Li Kuan shook his finger and said, "Of course not, although we can't unlock this spell, we can follow the setting of the spell and open the door of this secret room - this is also the purpose of your here." ”

"What should I do?"

"Say to this door, open. Remember not in English, but in another language. ”

After Li Kuan finished speaking, he pushed Harry Jr. forward, and he pushed himself to Hermione Granger's side.

After two attempts, Harry was able to say the word 'open' in snake language.

Visible to the naked eye, the serpentine pattern on the gate begins to retract, opening the locked place and allowing the blocked door to roll to the side.

What caught his eye was a huge, terrifying snake moult with its head facing little Harry, scaring him out of the way.

After Li Kuan stabilized little Harry, he walked forward, squatted down and kneaded the huge snake moult.

Shriveled, brittle, covered with a layer of dust......

"This basilisk hasn't been active for a long time, and the most recent one was decades ago."

Decades ago? It should be the time difference between Tom Riddle's godfather releasing the basilisk and killing Myrtle.

Li Kuan rolled up the snake skin with his hands and put it into the ring.

Although the basilisk's snake metamorphosis is naturally broken, the magic contained in the body of a magical creature still appeals to many alchemists.

At least one gift that could be given to Professor Severus Snape.

The three of them continued to walk down, and the stench grew stronger, and both Hermione and Harry Jr. couldn't help but sneeze.

Upon exiting the hallway, you will be greeted by a large room filled with sewer sewerage.

The straight road leads to a high platform, lined with bald heads. And on the high platform is carved a larger and uglier head - this is completely inconsistent with the aesthetics of the three people.

Sacharas Letterin...... He wasn't at all as handsome as he was in the school notes......" Hermione said as she turned her face to Li Kuan.

Li Kuan shook his finger and said, "This is a way to blacken yourself, Hermione."

According to the school records, Sacharas Letherin established the Chamber of Secrets in the early to mid-years of the school.

At that time, the patriarch of the Snake Courtyard should still be a middle-aged man in his 30s, and it is impossible for him to have such long hair and beard, let alone Mediterranean-style alopecia areata.

Unable to understand the situation, I made a bold guess, and the only explanation was that Sacharas Letherin was blackmailing. ”

Little Harry didn't care if Sazaras Letherin was blackening himself or not, he pointed to the mouth of the giant head and said, "Sir, I feel a living creature in there, and it's sleeping. ”

"The symbol of Slytherin, the basilisk." Li Kuan said its name in one mouth. "Looks like we're in luck."

"Why?"

"That means we don't have to go straight to this big guy right now." Li Yue flicked Harry's brain and said, "Just send the statue back in the air, and then give it to Professor Severus Snape to configure the antidote, and we can participate in the competition with peace of mind." ”

Hearing that he didn't have to face the basilisk directly, little Harry's heart was happy, he was really afraid that he would cause trouble for Li Kuan.

When facing the basilisk, he was not sure if he would be able to draw his wand as calmly as Li Kuan.

The current situation is the ideal state for him.

"Don't be stunned, Harry. You command me to cut the statue, and then Hermione, you and I join forces to get it out. ”

Considering the size of the snake's molt, Li Kuan said to Harry and Hermione.

Under Harry Jr.'s command, Li Kuan cut through Sacharas Letherin's mouth and dug straight out a huge cylinder 6 meters long and 1 meter in radius.

But it's a pity that even if Li Kuan cut it into about half a meter again, he couldn't find the deep secret room guessed by book friends.

Looking at the statue of Sacharas Letherin that had been cut by himself, Li Kuan shook his head, the only gain from this trip was probably the snake that was placed in the ring.

What a trip for nothing.

Using the levitation technique and Hermione, they teamed up to move the huge snake coffin to the upper exit, and Ron Weasley and the others, who had been waiting at the exit for a long time, hurriedly placed it on the ground.

"Dencora, please go and tell Professor Severus Snape to come over. Ron, you go to Professor Dumbledore and say that he has already got him what he wants, what is the next step? After Li Kuan climbed up, he just took a breath and immediately commanded.

And the remaining Moon Goddess Luna, squatted down, put her finger on the stone wall and asked, "This is the basilisk?" I can feel that it's hibernating, and it's weak. ”

Li Kuanyi grabbed her hand, pulled the stone wall and said, "Weakness is relative, when it breaks through the wall, it is a fierce basilisk.

I haven't studied much about basilisks, but I don't recommend that you touch the stone walls with the palm of your own warm hand. ”

Luna shrugged and walked over to Hermione's side to say she wouldn't touch the stone pillar again.

After waiting for ten minutes, Professor Severus Snape walked briskly to the place, then watched the stone pillar slow down.

"It's ...... Basilisk? ”

"The hibernating basilisk has not yet been awakened. Professor Dumbledore named what was needed.

I don't know what his idea is, but I think you should be prepared with a potion of petrification and snake venom, Professor Severus Snape. ”

"A very wise decision, and I'm glad you didn't disturb it, ladies and gentlemen." Professor Severus Snape avoided the stone pillar and leaned back against the sink and said, "But I'm sorry to tell you, Mr. Li Kuan. To prepare antidotes and antidotes, basilisk tissue is required.

And to remove the flesh tissue, you need to break the stone wall and face the basilisk......

So my suggestion is to send this sleeping guy directly to the Ministry of Magic and dissolve it with a dissolving solution. ”

Li Kuan shrugged, took out the stack of snakeskins he had folded from the ring, handed it to Professor Severus Snape and said, "We have the next option, Professor." ”