Although Harry and Ron didn't tell anyone about Hermione's hospitalization, her disappearance quickly caught the attention of several Gryffindors.

They had long been accustomed to her in the common room, chattering Ron and Harry to do their homework, and now they were suddenly quiet, and they were still a little uncomfortable.

Ron insisted at first that he didn't know, but a few of the Weasleys knew their little brother (older brother) too well to get the words out of his mouth in a few words.

……

"So, Hermione at the school hospital?"

"Oh......" Ron covered his face and groaned, knowing he wouldn't speak.

"Is it another attack?" Percy jerked up from the couch, "Don't leave here, I'll inform the Professor!" Then he ran out the door.

Ron and Harry hurriedly stopped him.

"It's not an attack, it has nothing to do with the secret room!" Harry said in a hurried tone.

"Not an attack?" Percy glanced suspiciously at Harry and Ron, who were holding their legs.

"Not really!"

"I promise!"

After the two of them persuaded him to sit back down.

Fred and George looked at the nervous Ron playfully, but didn't say anything, just glanced at each other and quickly completed some kind of exchange.

……

On the morning of the third day of the holiday, when Kyle was about to leave after visiting Hermione, he ran into Fred and George sneaky at the door.

"What are you doing at the school hospital?"

"We have a cold!" Fred blurted out.

"Come here to get a pick-me-up." George coughed twice in feigned moderation.

Kyle raised an eyebrow.

They are so red-faced, how can they have a little cold, and the eight achievements know that Hermione is hospitalized, and they came here to find out the situation.

"What about you, Kyle, are you visiting anyone at the school hospital?" Fred asked.

"Oh, I'm here to get a pick-me-up, too." Kyle exclaimed, pulling out a small bottle filled with a red potion.

Hermione clearly didn't want anyone to know that she had become a cat.

In order to prevent these two people from talking to themselves later, the best thing to do is to pretend not to know.

"What a coincidence!" George said with a haha: "It's been cold lately, so pay attention to your body." ”

"yes, yes, and so do you."

The three of them chatted awkwardly for a while before leaving.

By the time Fred and George entered the hospital hospital, Madam Pomfrey had covered Hermione's room with a curtain, and they didn't see anything.

On the other hand, Kyle, who had returned to the castle, had wanted to make a trip to the library.

But when he got to the foyer, he happened to see Peeves flying around the castle with a large handful of balloons.

Ever since the attack on Barrow the Bloody, Peeves has become completely lawless, either chasing this ghost or chasing that student all day long, and only in front of the professor will he be a little restrained.

And Myrtle is one of Peeves' favorite objects to play tricks on.

Kyle couldn't figure out why Myrtle was afraid of Peeves' balloons, that thing wouldn't hit her at all.

But it's also a good opportunity.

As soon as they were far away, Kyle immediately changed direction and found himself in the empty bathroom.

Based on past experience, Peeves and Myrtle's chase game lasted at least an hour, just enough time for him to make a trip to the secret room.

Kyle opens the pipe in snake language and jumps in, making his way to the end of the passage.

The door to the chamber slowly opened, and Kyle took his wand and stepped cautiously onto the black floor.

The stone he had stuck to the door before he left last time was gone, and it was certain that someone had been to the chamber during that time.

Kyle carefully circled his surroundings.

The good news is that there is no second person here besides him, so there is no need to worry about anyone suddenly appearing to sneak up on him.

But underneath the Slytherin statue, there were scattered snake mots and a noticeable drag mark.

There was still some slime on it that hadn't dried, a bit like the marks left by a Ferrobel caterpillar crawling across the floor, but much larger than that.

Seeing the drag mark and the snake molting, Kyle knew that the basilisk must have come out.

But who is it...... Kyle stood up. Think carefully about everything that has happened recently......

There was silence in the chamber, eerie and terrifying, and the serpent's eyes carved into the pillars, as well as the statue of Slytherin, seemed to be watching Kyle.

Kyle didn't care, though, as he paced back and forth as he thought.

He had asked Myrtle several times before, but the other party said that he had not seen anyone else enter the bathroom.

But Myrtle's words are not always right, although she lives in the bathroom, she does not stay in the cubicle all the time.

But why didn't the props he set up move, could it be that there was another entrance...... Or maybe the man who unleashed the basilisk didn't enter through the door?

"Boom ......"

Suddenly, there was another sound in the chamber that was completely different from the sound of footsteps.

Kyle was suddenly awakened and immediately drew his wand and pointed in the direction of the door, but he quickly reacted to the sound coming from under his feet.

Kyle lifts his feet. Only then did I realize that I had accidentally stepped on a snake moult when I was pacing just now.

"Scared me."

Kyle breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as he reached out to pick up the snake, he suddenly noticed that there was something else underneath.

A golden chain......

Kyle hurriedly picked it up.

The chain was less than two inches long, and consisted of several small golden snakes connected to each other, and there were signs of tearing on both sides, and it looked like it had been ripped from something intact.

"This was left by the person with the diary?"

When he saw those little snakes, Kyle immediately thought of Slytherin.

Who makes them love snakes the most, whether it is clothes or accessories, this decoration is indispensable.

If you pick up something with a snake motif at Hogwarts, you don't have to think about it, it's definitely Slytherin's.

But...... Kyle scrutinized the half-chain.

Although the snake buckles that were connected together were small, they were lifelike, and even the scales on their bodies were clearly visible, as if they were alive, and at a glance, it was clear that this thing was definitely not a bargain.

Slytherin ...... And money?

Draco Malfoy?

Kyle subconsciously thought of Harry's old rival.

But soon he shook his head.

Wrong...... On Halloween, Malfoy had been attending dinner in the Great Hall, and he didn't have time to unleash a basilisk to attack Filch.

Moreover, Lucius Malfoy probably wouldn't have let him get involved.

But who could he be......

Kelmore clung to his chain and thought of the names of several others, Millison Persted, Daphne Greengrass, Pansy Parkinson...... Or is it Crabbe, Goyle?

(End of chapter)