Chapter 173 Telling Everything, the Gap of Misunderstanding

"Can you tell us the clues you found?" Hermione asked expectantly.

"This..." Aaron hesitated for a while, then pondered: "Draco, you know I'm looking into the secret room, then you should be able to guess it. I didn't tell you more because I didn't want you to get involved!

The more you know, the more dangerous it is. You are one of my few friends, and you are pure-blooded. You can stay out of it."

"We are not afraid of danger." Harry said anxiously, but thinking of his current identity, he immediately added, "Otherwise Malfoy wouldn't bring us here."

Aaron raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Are you really Goyle? Why do you feel so strange, a little different from usual."

"He is probably too excited." Hermione made a round, "You'd better tell us quickly!

Like he said, we are not afraid of danger, and the heir of Slytherin will not attack pure-bloods, right!"

"Okay!" Aaron took out his wand and tapped the wall lightly, and dense clues appeared in front of several people.

"These are the clues I have put together." Aaron pointed to a snake in the center with some pride, "First, the identity of the monster in the secret room - the basilisk."

"Are you sure?" Harry opened his eyes slightly. They had been searching for a long time and found nothing, but now the result was in front of them, which was so easy that it was a little unbelievable.

"Gore, you'd better not interrupt when others are talking.

Also, don't you think you talked too much today?" Hermione said, glaring at Harry, indicating that he should not be too anxious, more than half an hour is enough to understand everything.

Harry nodded and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with some embarrassment.

"Don't be so nervous." Aaron waved his hand indifferently, "It's a big deal, and it's right to understand it clearly.

Draco, you told me that the secret room was opened fifty years ago, and I accidentally found the heir who was expelled fifty years ago..."

Harry's expression moved slightly, and just when he was about to ask, Ron bumped him with his elbow.

The two of them were Malfoy's followers. Malfoy didn't say a few words, so it was not their turn to ask questions.

"The heir from fifty years ago?" Hermione asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you.

But that's not important. What's important is that I got some clues from him.

The monster in the secret room is the natural enemy of spiders."

The three of them looked at each other, and when they thought of the group of spiders that hurriedly escaped from the window at the crime scene that day, they couldn't help but nod secretly.

"Professor McGonagall also said that the monster was raised by Salazar Slytherin, which means it may have lived for thousands of years.

The natural enemy of spiders, a lifespan of thousands of years, plus Mrs. Norris's petrified state, etc.

Try it, try it carefully, this must be some kind of extremely ferocious magical animal, right?" Aaron laughed, "When others were stupidly busy looking for clues that did not exist in the school history, I borrowed all the books about magical animals from Ms. Pince, and the only one that met these characteristics was the basilisk."

"The basilisk has a terrible power. Any creature that directly intersects with its eyes will be killed immediately, and those that intersect indirectly will be petrified.

Mrs. Norris may have used the water's pouring Shadow saw its eyes, Justin probably saw its eyes through Nick's body, as for Nick, he was a ghost who died once, it was a luxury to die again. "

"And Colin?" Hermione asked, "He seems to be petrified too."

"Uh... I guided him, but I can only say that he is unlucky." Aaron shrugged, "After the Quidditch game, he went to see Harry Potter, but Abe sent me a warning in the corridor.

At that time, there were only him and me there, a pure-blood wizard and a Muggle-born wizard, so there was no need to think about who the basilisk would attack. "

"With your ability, you should be able to take him away!" Harry's voice had a hint of anger, but he concealed it well.

"Haha! Goyle, when did you become so compassionate?"

"Uh... I'm just a little curious."

"Then satisfy your curiosity." Aaron explained, "The situation was critical at the time, and I was indeed wavering between life and morality.

At that time, I knew very well that if I turned around and left, the basilisk would definitely not hurt me.

But what if I took Colin with me? What if the basilisk chased me out? I dare not gamble with my life."

"Then you just watched?"

Hermione said in a bit of astonishment. Although it is human nature to save one's life, Aaron's performance was a bit cold. She even felt that she might have misjudged him.

"Of course not.

Before Colin turned into that aisle, I asked him to take a few photos and send them to Harry."

"Oh, I see." Hermione suddenly realized, "The worst result of looking at the basilisk through the camera is that it will be petrified, but the school has enough mandrakes, and Colin can be restored as long as the herbs are mature."

Snap!

Aaron snapped his fingers, "That's it.

I can't take risks, I can only use this method to save his life.

Wizards of our age have no chance of defeating a magical creature of the same age as Salazar if they are not fully prepared. Choosing the latter between death and petrification is not a bad idea, at least it can be saved."

"I see!" Hermione nodded, turned her head and gave Harry and Ron a meaningful look.

You heard it all! This is the object of your suspicion.

Fortunately, there was no direct questioning, otherwise their friendship would have an unrepairable crack.

Harry and Ron looked at each other, feeling extremely ashamed in their hearts. The bad guy they had always suspected turned out to be a great good guy.

"Wait." Harry raised his right hand. "I have a small question. Since we know that the creature in the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk, why don't you tell Dumbledore?"

"Good idea, really good idea, why didn't I think of it!" Aaron smiled meaningfully, pretending to be enlightened. "Tell Dumbledore, and then tell all the teachers and students in the school that we found out that Salazar has a basilisk. Everyone's safety is fully guaranteed."

Harry scratched his head embarrassedly, but Aaron's next sentence wiped out the smile on his face.

"The heir of Slytherin may stop and continue to hide in Hogwarts as a time bomb, but who knows if he will release the basilisk in anger and fight to the death?

He has ordered the basilisk to kill several people. Do you think he will have any compassion?

A giant snake that has lived for thousands of years! It's not easy for the professors in the college to deal with it. How difficult can it be to kill us underage wizards?"

Harry was a little frustrated, and Ron didn't know how to comfort him.

It seems that knowing the existence of the basilisk is useless, it just gives you an additional choice when facing it, that is, indirect eye contact.

Although petrification is uncomfortable, it can at least save your life.

Hermione thought for a while and murmured: "What if I tell Dumbledore and ask him not to make a fuss and prepare in secret?"

"Draco, I am still very happy that you are willing to admit Dumbledore.

But it is meaningless to do anything if you can't find the Chamber of Secrets or the heir of Slytherin.

Dumbledore can either do nothing or prepare the natural enemy of the basilisk."

"Does the basilisk have natural enemies?" Harry asked excitedly. If you prepare in advance, wouldn't Hogwarts be less dangerous?

"Gore, I know what you are thinking from your expression, but do you think I didn't think of it?"

Hearing this, Harry's heart sank again.

In the past ten minutes, his mood was like a roller coaster, ups and downs.

"The natural enemy of the basilisk is the rooster.

But I regret to tell you that on the day Justin was attacked, Harry Potter and I went to Dumbledore's office. At that time, Hagrid was holding a dead rooster in his hand.

In other words, the heir has begun to eliminate the threat of the basilisk. Once the number of roosters in the school increases, he will definitely know. If he doesn't want to play at that time, the whole Hogwarts will be particularly dangerous."

"Does that mean there is no way? Can't we do anything?"

"You can say that, but there is the greatest white magician of this century in the school. The other party will not launch a large-scale killing, and can only pick those Muggle-born wizards who are alone.

And we are all pure-blooded, as long as we are not a threat to him, we are still safe."

"What about those Muggle-born wizards?" Hermione said anxiously, "For example, Hermione Granger, isn't she also your friend!"

"Of course, I have prepared for this." Aaron raised his wand and pointed at the corner.

A pale white light flashed, and a simple chicken coop appeared in front of the three people, but what surprised them more were the two roosters in the cage.

"This is a life-saving thing. I caught it from the chicken coop on the day of the Quidditch match, without anyone noticing.

The heir may have started killing roosters a long time ago, but he didn't know about the existence of these two." Aaron laughed self-deprecatingly, "Stealing public property may cause Slytherin to be deducted more than ten points.

But once the other party starts to attack students unscrupulously, these two roosters can also ensure the safety of most students.

Think about it carefully, I am still great."

Hermione and Ron looked at Harry again, and their meaningful eyes made him blush and unable to raise his head.

He had vowed before that Aaron would do something beneficial and harmless, which was to eliminate Muggle-born wizards, but he didn't expect that he was quietly preparing to protect the entire school.

"What are you looking at him for?" Aaron asked in surprise, "Draco, are you hiding something from me?"

"No." Hermione shook her head immediately, "You know me, I have never lied to you."

Aaron frowned and looked at the expressions of the three people carefully. He suspected that they were hiding something from him.

But he would not ask too much. What should be said would be said sooner or later, and what should not be said could not be asked no matter how much he asked.

"Forget it, everything today is inexplicable."

"Aaron, are we only able to passively protect ourselves?"

"Draco, I really didn't expect you to worry about those Muggle-born wizards.

If Mr. Lucius knew, his face would probably not be very good, but you are right. I am not the kind of person who only knows how to live in peace. It will not be good for me if Hogwarts goes bankrupt."

As Aaron said this, he waved his wand lightly, and another clue wall fell in front of the three people.

"This is..."

Hermione widened her eyes, and Harry and Ron were also stunned.

There were densely packed names on the wall, but many of them were crossed out, leaving only about twenty or so scattered across the wall.