The original plot changed because of Snape's whim, which made Hermione intervene, but what Locke didn't expect was that after he left, Professor Lockhart would have no face to continue to stay, but Snape still took over the next presentation.

He arranged for Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy to compete on stage, and the result revealed the ability of Harry Potter's parseltongue, and because of this incident, everyone began to distance themselves from Harry.

It's no wonder that these people have scruples, and there are many signs that Harry is closely related to everything that has happened recently, especially after a few days, the reappearance of the victim has made Harry fall into the whirlpool of public opinion.

And Harry's matter also made Lockhart's matter inconspicuous to some extent, he kept a low profile during this time, and he didn't make any more moths, and even avoided Hermione a little.

Before I knew it, the Christmas holidays were coming again, and unlike in the past, when some students stayed on campus, this time the students who feared the attack chose to leave the school that had become unsafe.

As a result of these upheavals, the parents of the students also began to express their dissatisfaction, especially Lucius Malfoy, who was jumping up and down at this time, accusing him of negligence in this matter on several occasions.

Lucius Malfoy has a strong stance of not giving up if he does not oust Dumbledore from his position as Headmaster, and Dumbledore's external performance seems to be really messed up.

The undercurrent of private is surging, but on the surface everything is still running according to plan, and a few days after the holiday, Locke walked in the corridor of the school, ready to go to the headmaster's office, and discussed with Dumbledore about the next move, when suddenly his steps paused slightly.

"I didn't expect to be targeted." He had long been accustomed to turning on magic perception all the time, and Locke instantly noticed the basilisk around the corner of the corridor in front of him, and at the same time, there was a subtle grinding sound.

The basilisk seemed to want to ambush itself, almost standing still in the corner, and if it weren't for Locke's extremely keen senses, he wouldn't have noticed the subtle breathing and grinding sounds.

"Transfiguration!" Locke cast a spell, and a person who looked exactly like him suddenly appeared next to him, this magic form conjured up, and even had a certain texture, it was not a simple illusion, but the quality in all aspects was ordinary, and it was easy to be scattered.

Manipulating the illusion to slowly approach the corner of the corridor, suddenly the basilisk rushed out, and its huge body slammed directly into the illusion.

"Poof!" The sheer force shattered the illusion in an instant, and before the basilisk could figure out what was going on, Locke's attack had already arrived.

"Shadowless!" This magic looks simple, but the power is actually good, and at this time, Locke casts it, and a distance of several meters flies in an instant, successfully hitting the huge head of the basilisk.

"Shhh The basilisk let out a painful wail, and then seemed to be enraged, it was obvious that the basilisk's naturally tough skin gave him great protection, and although the Divine Blade just now was painful, it did not cause any serious injuries.

Enraged, the basilisk spotted Locke, suddenly sped up, and with the sound of friction, opened its huge mouth and bit Locke.

Watching the basilisk's movements, Locke was extremely calm in his heart, and using the calculation of guns and martial arts, he instantly came up with a suitable response plan.

I saw that his legs suddenly jumped hard, and then he turned around in mid-air, and with a shake of his hand, there was an extra metal heavy sword in his hand.

The basilisk swooped into the air, and then Locke swooped down, his greatsword stabbed directly at the basilisk's eyeball.

But what Locke didn't expect was that he didn't perceive the feeling of the sword piercing, but had a flexible touch, which let Locke know that his sword did not cause damage to the basilisk as he expected.

Frowning, Locke didn't expect that the strength of this basilisk was stronger than he expected, he knew that the basilisk was very resistant to demons, so he thought about using physical methods to deal with it, but he didn't expect that the physical defense was also very strong.

The sword slashed at the basilisk's eyelid just now, and it only made it suffer, and in the ever-changing battle, Locke's mind was in a hurry, and he kept thinking about how to deal with it.

was stabbed in the eyelids, and under the severe pain, the basilisk instantly raised its head in a stressful manner, and its head hit Locke in mid-air.

Fortunately, through the gun and cannon martial arts, Locke had already calculated the reaction of the basilisk, and his body turned slightly, just so that the basilisk's head hit his feet, and then he used his strength to move backwards more than ten meters away, to the position of the basilisk's tail.

Landing to stabilize his body, Locke watched the basilisk keep shaking and revealing because of the sharp pain in his eyeballs, and Locke thought about how to deal with it.

Of course, he can't use powerful modern weapons at Hogwarts, and if he makes a big noise and dismantles the school, even if he can restore it, he won't be happy, so he can only use appropriate magic.

And the basilisk's resistance to demons is very strong, the blade just now is shadowless, and Locke can even cut through the iron plate, but he did not cut the skin of the basilisk, so it seems that Locke actually doesn't have many choices.

Unless he uses top-notch magic such as the Divine Fire Charm, Locke can only entangle it with physical means.

Thinking so in his heart, Locke was about to recite the spell, but he didn't expect that at this time, he heard footsteps not far away, thinking that he had discussed with Dumbledore, don't expose too strong strength for the time being, and the spell in Locke's mouth became: "Be careful, don't come over!" ”

Then, thinking of some of the basilisk's habits in the plot, Locke used the onomatopoeia spell, and a loud rooster crow echoed through the long corridor.

Hearing this voice, the basilisk's body suddenly contracted, and the huge open mouth hissed twice with its tongue out and didn't know what to say.

Perhaps the sound of a rooster crowing played a role, or perhaps sensing that someone was approaching, the basilisk suddenly turned around and ran around the corner, and Locke cautiously followed, finding that the basilisk's tail had disappeared into a pipe opening.

"What's going on!" Perhaps because of the commotion just now, the professors, including Dumbledore and the four branch heads, arrived one after another, and then began to ask Locke about the situation.

"I'm fine, it's just an attack." Locke hesitated and looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore understood what Locke meant, he had been deliberately hiding the basilisk from him, and Locke was asking if he wanted to tell the truth.

"It's a basilisk." Dumbledore thought about it for a moment, and then chose to tell the story.

"Basilisk?" Snape was slightly stunned, and did not react immediately, after all, he was not like Locke, he already knew the plot, and naturally understood who was behind the basilisk.

"This is not the place to talk, let's go to my office and talk slowly." Dumbledore said.

"Do you want to take Locke to the infirmary first?" Professor McGonagall interjected.

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine." Locke said: "Because I found out in advance, I was prepared, so I was not attacked. ”

"Okay." Professor McGonagall looked at Locke, who was not in any mess, nodded, and asked no more.

"Okay, let's come to my office first and discuss this matter together." Dumbledore said duly.

(End of chapter)