Half a month or so passed, and on the second night of a Quidditch match, a second victim appeared.

When he got the news, Locke was practicing spells in the Room of Requirement, and it was Dumbledore who arranged for a messenger to inform him to go to the infirmary.

When I arrived at the infirmary, I saw Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall sitting in front of a hospital bed talking something.

When Locke came over, Dumbledore didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "Do you still have a mature mandrake there?" ”

Professor McGonagall explained, "As you can see, Colin Creevey is petrified like Lady Loris. ”

"It's true that there is still a mandrake, the role of mandrake is relatively simple, and there are also some dangers, few people will deliberately cultivate and collect, but since the last time I saw Lady Loris, who was attacked, I deliberately arranged for someone to buy some spares, thinking that there is nothing wrong with preparing some."

"That's a good idea." Dumbledore nodded: "You reminded me that I should indeed prepare in advance, but recently, the price of various magic items and materials has increased significantly, and the key is that it is not easy to find the goods." ”

This is actually the influence of Locke, as he continues to suck Gallon, buying all kinds of magic materials and items in unlimited quantities and hoarding them, even many magic materials that were originally in sufficient supply have become scarce goods, and the price of a large number of magic materials has risen in response.

If these things were piled up together in the dimensional space, Locke's limited dimensional space would have been piled up long ago.

Thanks to the magical Traceless Extension Spell, Locke sorted these materials into boxes that cast the Permanent Traceless Extension Spell, and the boxes labeled with the names of various materials filled most of the walls in the dimensional space.

"It's nice to have a mandrake on your hand." Professor McGonagall was also very happy: "The mandrakes in the house don't mature until the end of the semester, and we can't watch the children do this until the end of the semester. ”

"But it's all about what to do next." Locke looked at Dumbledore at this time: "The number of victims will definitely increase, and I don't have enough mandrakes on hand right now." ”

Hearing this, Dumbledore looked at Harry, who was hospitalized in another hospital bed due to a Quidditch injury, and raised his voice a little: "It seems that we can't continue to hide it, and tell all the staff that the academy is no longer safe, and the secret room has been opened again." ”

With that, Dumbledore called Locke to the Headmaster's office and said, "What do you think about this incident?" ”

"I've been paying attention to the situation in the academy lately, even though it's cold outside, the spiders in the castle are looking out, and Mr. Hagrid's rooster has been mutilated...... These situations made me think of the basilisk. ”

"Basilisk? No wonder. Dumbledore was in the game, so he was naturally not as good as Locke to open the script, and at this time he was reminded that he immediately connected all the situations together: "Mr. Locke, you really helped me a lot, I need to make some preparations next!" ”

Dumbledore then explained a few more words to Locke, and left the house through the fireplace in the headmaster's room.

Locke didn't see Dumbledore in the house until two days later, when Dumbledore invited Locke to the Headmaster's Office again, and this time Locke noticed that the phoenix named Fox looked very weak.

"Fox is close to being reborn, but this is the time when I have to call him to help." Dumbledore said, "I need your help too. ”

Locke nodded, this was also his plan, to be honest, he was also interested in Fawkes, although the strength of the dragons and phoenixes in the Harry Potter world was far from the level of the legendary mythical creatures, but among the magical creatures, they were still at the top.

Now that Locke has secretly gotten some dragon eggs, he can raise them himself when he returns, but as far as he knows, there is only one Phoenix in the wizarding world, Fawkes.

Dumbledore has been confirmed to be Voldemort because of Locke's size, and he has been preparing for the past few days, in fact, he is planning to fish, and of course the fishing is still this Dark Lord.

Knowing that everything was caused by the basilisk, Dumbledore used his master-level ingestion mind to easily discover the notebook Horcrux in Ginny Weasley's hand.

At the same time, he also confirmed that the matter had something to do with the Malfoy family, one of the directors of the academy.

The Basilisk will appear in the Academy, which is actually Lucius Malfoy's notebook of one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, which he secretly slipped into the hands of Ron's sister Ginny Weasley before the start of the school year.

Voldemort's remnant bewitchment took control of Ginny, opened the Chamber of Secrets, and released the basilisk, and Dumbledore counted the Malfoy family who were making trouble for him.

Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater, although he was not a diehard Voldemort loyalist, and only followed Voldemort because of profit, but his wealth, prestige, and influence in the wizarding world were the highest among the Death Eaters.

In other words, after Voldemort returns, he can provide Voldemort with the greatest help, so it is necessary to suppress the other party.

Through the crisis events in the academy this year, Lucius Malfoy was seized to force the other party to give up his seat on the board.

If Lucius Malfoy was not interested, Dumbledore would reveal his identity as a Death Eater, but there are many wizards in the wizarding world whose relatives have been hurt by Death Eaters, and there are many people who want revenge.

Coupled with the wealth accumulated by the Malfoy family for generations, it was previously guaranteed by its own strength and many years of connections, but once it was known that it was a Death Eater, a former friend could even become an enemy.

At that time, the Malfoy family will become the fat meat to be targeted, and even if the Ministry of Magic does not rush to exterminate them, they will decline or even perish under endless attacks.

So once he gets the handle of Lucius Malfoy, then the other party will definitely have to give up his identity as a school director according to Dumbledore's wishes.

At the same time, Dumbledore also hinted that if he succeeded, Locke would also have the opportunity to fulfill his previous wish and be able to replace the Malfoy family as the director of the school, which was actually an exchange of interests with Locke.

Of course, Locke agreed to such a plan without hesitation, and expressed his willingness to help, as the head of Hogwarts can bring a lot of convenience, and will also make his movements in the wizarding world smoother.

And who said that Lucius gave up his identity as a school director, Locke needed to help him hide it.

He only needs to secretly release some rumors, and the effect may not be immediate, but it can slowly shake the foundation of the Malfoy family, and Locke also has the opportunity to slowly eat away at the Malfoy family's industry and influence in the wizarding world.

Dumbledore briefly mentioned some of his preparations, and Locke soon joined in, so Dumbledore, although he was able to take over the basilisk now, continued to let it go, even from the professors.

Everyone was in the dark, and Lucius Malfoy didn't notice anything unusual, so naturally it was impossible to prepare for the relationship in advance.

(End of chapter)