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Chapter 208 The Calculation of Two People Together
Just half a month later, on the second night of the Quidditch match, the No.2 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 came to the infirmary, I happened to see Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall sitting in front of a hospital bed and talking.

When Locke rushed over, Dumbledore didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "Do you still have mature Mandrakes?"

Professor McGonagall explained from the side: "As you can see, Colin Creevey was petrified like Mrs. Norris."

"Indeed, there are still. Mandrakes have a relatively simple function, and there are also some dangers. Few people deliberately cultivate and collect them, but since I saw Mrs. Norris who was attacked last time, I specially arranged for people to I bought some spares, and there is nothing wrong with thinking about preparing some.”

"Your idea is very good." Dumbledore nodded: "You have reminded me that I should indeed prepare some in advance, but recently, the prices of various magic items and materials have increased significantly. The key is It’s not easy to find goods.”

This is actually the influence of Locke. As he continued to Sagalon, he purchased and hoarded various magic materials and items without limit, and even many magic materials that were originally in sufficient supply became scarce. The price of a large number of magic materials All rose in response.

If these things were piled together in the dimensional space, Locke's limited dimensional space would have been filled to the brim.

Thanks to the magical magic of traceless extension, Locke sorted these materials into boxes that cast the spell of permanent traceless extension. The boxes with various material name labels filled most of the dimensional space. walls.

"It's great that you still have a Mandrake in your hand." Professor McGonagall was also very happy: "The Mandrake in the academy will not mature until the end of the semester, we can't watch the children like this all the time. end of time."

"But the key is what to do next." Locke looked at Dumbledore at this time: "The number of victims will definitely increase. I don't have enough Mandrakes on hand now."

Hearing this, Dumbledore looked at Harry who was hospitalized due to a Quidditch injury on another hospital bed, and raised his voice: "It seems that we can no longer hide it, and tell all the staff that the academy is no longer safe. Yes, the chamber of secrets has been opened again."

After saying this, Dumbledore called Locke to the principal's office, and said, "What do you think about this incident?"

"I've also paid attention to the situation in the college recently. Even though the weather outside is cold now, the spiders in the castle are all going out, and Mr. Hagrid's rooster was also killed... These things remind me of the basilisk."

"Basilisk? No wonder." Dumbledore was in the middle of the game, so it was naturally better for Locke to open the script. He was reminded at this time and immediately connected all the situations together: "Mr. Locke, you really helped me a lot. I need to make some preparations now!"

Then Dumbledore explained a few more words to Locke, and left the academy through the fireplace in the principal's room.

Locke didn't see Dumbledore in the college after that, until two days later, Dumbledore invited Locke to the principal's office again. This time, Locke noticed that the phoenix named Fox looked sleepy. It seems that the body is very weak.

"Fox is close to the moment of rebirth, but at this time I have to ask him to help." Dumbledore said: "At the same time, I also need your help."

Locke nodded. This was originally his plan. To be honest, he was also interested in Fox. Although the strength of dragons and phoenixes in the world of Harry Potter is far from the level of legendary mythical creatures, in the magic Among creatures, it is still at the apex.

Now that Locke has secretly obtained some dragon eggs, he can completely breed them by himself after returning home, but as far as he knows about Phoenix, Fox is the only one in the magic world.

Because of Locke's size, Dumbledore has already confirmed that it is Voldemort. In the past few days, he is preparing to go fishing. Of course, it is the Dark Lord.

Knowing that everything was caused by the basilisk, Dumbledore easily discovered the notebook Horcrux in Ginny Weasley's hand by using his master-level ingestion of divine sense.

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

There will be basilisks in the college. In fact, Lucius Malfoy secretly stuffed the notebook of one of Voldemort's Horcruxes into the hands of Ron's sister Ginny Weasley before school started.

Voldemort's remnant soul bewitched and controlled Ginny, opened the Chamber of Secrets, and released the basilisk. Dumbledore counted the Malfoy family who caused him trouble this time.

Lucius Malfoy is a Death Eater. Although he is not a diehard Voldemort, he only follows Voldemort for profit, but his wealth, status, prestige and influence in the wizarding world are all the highest among Death Eaters. .

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

Through the crisis incident in the academy this year, grasp Lucius Malfoy's handle, so as to force the other party to give up his seat on the board of directors.

If Lucius Malfoy is not sensible, Dumbledore will disclose his identity as a Death Eater. In the magic world, there are many relatives of wizards who have been hurt by Death Eaters, and there are many people who want revenge.

Coupled with the wealth accumulated by the Malfoy family from generation to generation, it was guaranteed by its own strength and years of connections before, but once it was known that it was a Death Eater, former friends might even become enemies.

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

So once Lucius Malfoy got the handle, then the other party must have no choice but to abandon the status of the school manager according to Dumbledore's wishes.

At the same time, Dumbledore also hinted to Locke that if he succeeds, Locke will also have the opportunity to realize his previous wish and be able to replace the Malfoy family as the director of the school. This is actually an exchange of interests with Locke.

Of course, Locke agreed to such a plan without hesitation, and expressed his willingness to help. The status of Hogwarts school director can bring a lot of convenience, and it will also make his actions in the wizarding world smoother.

And whoever said that Lucius gave up his status as a school manager, Locke needed to help him hide it.

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

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

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

(End of this chapter)