Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 267: Fighting the Basilisk and Surviving Death
When Ron heard what Professor Lockhart said, he turned to look at Hermione.

"Hermione, please tell me, are you one of the 46 people?"

Hermione looked down, looking through her timetable in her bag, and didn't answer.

Valentine's Day was a disaster.

The so-called Cupid dwarf found by Professor Lockhart was not only active in the auditorium, but also kept breaking into the classroom to deliver Valentine's Day cards to every wizard.

Can other little wizards see which little wizard is more popular by how often the dwarf enters the classroom?
But that's not the point. The point is that this annoys teachers to death.

When everyone gets together for dinner in the evening.

Ron discusses today's episode.

"I guess Professor Lockhart must not have informed the other professors, otherwise the other professors wouldn't be so annoyed."

Hermione said: "Even if they communicated, they never thought that these Cupid dwarfs would break into the classroom when classes were in progress. Is this still Valentine's Day?
In a serious class, it was torture to have the contents of a love letter read out loud by a dwarf. The person delivering the letter did not consider the feelings of the recipient at all. "

Among them, Draco's expression can be described as gloomy as water.

Because during class today, he received many letters from the Cupid dwarf.

He was sitting in class, listening to someone reading out the contents of a love letter written to him, and what the hell—

"Skin as soft as milk", "lips as pink as cherry blossoms", "Platinum-colored hair that's just a little bit less golden", "A scented breeze when walking"...

After hearing this, he was so excited that he could dig a castle out of his toes!

He is the ultimate victim in this love letter incident.

If possible, Draco would have written seventy or eighty love letters to Professor Lockhart and interrupted his class rhythm.

Let the dwarves line up in the classroom and read out the contents of the love letters, making Lockhart feel ashamed!

On the contrary, Professor Lockhart enjoyed being the center of attention.

If he did so, it would make the other person feel very happy, which went against Draco's original intention.

Draco could no longer bear it and said, "If another Cupid dwarf appears in front of me, I will definitely cast a curse on him. I will seal his tongue so that he can't make any sound!"

However, it is here.

After a while, a dwarf appeared in front of them. Draco had already taken out his wand and was staring at the dwarf with a stern look, ready to make a move.

But fortunately, the dwarf's target was not Draco, but Harry who was sitting next to him.

"Hey, you, Harry Potter!" The dwarf's face looked very gloomy.

Harry suddenly felt very nervous and noticed that many young wizards were looking at him.

Oh, damn!

This is the auditorium, the place with the most people!

Harry absolutely did not want to hear the contents of a love letter written to him in front of so many people. This would be such a social suicidal scene!

He immediately stood up and tried to run away.

But before he could take two steps, the dwarf kicked people's calves all the way, squeezed through the crowd and caught up with him.

"I have a musical message to deliver personally to Harry Potter," said the dwarf, striking his harp menacingly.

Harry whispered, looking around, and tried to run away again.

"No, not here!"

But the dwarf was very strong at this time, and he grabbed Harry's bag and pulled him back.

"Stop!" The dwarf insisted that Harry stop.

"No, let me go!" Harry pulled the schoolbag hard.

With a snap, the schoolbag was torn into two pieces.

Books, wands, parchment and quills clattered to the floor, where the ink bottle shattered and a black stain formed on the floor.

While he was picking up his schoolbag, the dwarf simply sat on him and pinned him down.

"Okay, listen, this is a Valentine's Day letter from someone else."

Harry's face turned red at the intonation of the voice and he felt so embarrassed that he didn't even dare to look up at the other little wizards.

There is no wizard in the world more shameful than him.

"His eyes are as green as a fresh toad, and his hair is as black as a blackboard. I hope he is mine. He is really handsome. He is the warrior who conquers the dark devil~"

Ron looked at this scene in amazement, then suddenly thought of something and immediately turned to look at Ginny.

If he had seen correctly, the last person this dwarf had come into contact with was Ginny.

He saw Ginny handing a letter to the dwarf. No way, could this letter be written by Ginny?

Ginny was lowering her head, covering her face with her hands, and looking over through the gaps between her fingers, her eyes sparkling with excitement and curiosity.

Ron couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. This was too damn outrageous!
Draco had been walking with Ron before and had also seen Ginny handing the letter to the dwarf.

After receiving the letter, the dwarf came to Harry in a rage.

He also turned to look at Ginny, as if he understood something, and said in a tone that only he and Ron could hear:
"Your sister sounds like she has good writing skills, but this love letter was given at an inappropriate time."

Ron was in an irritable mood and cursed back, "Get lost!"

Seeing the chaos in the Great Hall, Lin Xia and Hermione looked at each other and decided not to stay in the Great Hall.

They ate in a hurry and went to the library instead of going to the laboratory.

Hermione was looking for information, but Lin Xia felt that her laboratory might not be able to stop the dwarf.

If these dwarfs kept knocking on the laboratory door, she would get annoyed and just run to the library.

Under Madam Pince's watch, the dwarf was still a little afraid of the angry librarian.

After arriving at the library, Lin Xia discovered that Mikel was also in the library.

He probably thought that no one would notice that he was always walking back and forth somewhere. Lin Xia's eyes flashed slightly.

The place where Mikel was walking was the place where she had gone to the restricted book area before. As long as she stepped into a certain place, she could go to a different space and come to the real restricted book area.

But it is obvious that the real forbidden area is not so easy to enter.

Lin Xia entered the forbidden area twice, both times under the guidance of the professor.

She thought that perhaps only the professor held the key to the forbidden space.

Either only the professor can open it, or the secret key is used to obtain the application for entry, so she can enter.

There may be many ways to enter, but Mikel can't just walk around like this and get in.

Hermione had found the information she wanted. She turned to look at Lin Xia, and seeing that Lin Xia was looking somewhere, she couldn't help but look over there too.

She frowned and asked, "What is Mikel doing? Why is he always walking around? Is he looking for something?"

Lin Xia shrugged, "I don't know, but I know Madam Pince has been watching him for a long time. If he continues like this, Madam will definitely kick him out."

Seeing that Lin Xia seemed to be interested in this scene, Hermione was not immersed in the book, but read with her. This time, she found many different things.

Hermione frowned again: "I don't think he's looking for a book. His head is always looking down at the floor. Is he looking for some kind of secret compartment?
That's not right. The library is so empty, how could there be a basement or something like that?"

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows and offered another idea: "I always feel like he's scouting out the opportunities."

Hermione groaned and said amusedly, "Why would he need to scout out a library? Is he going to make some big news here? What does he think of Hogwarts?"

If there were problems in other classrooms, Hermione would still believe it, but there was absolutely no way there would be a problem with the library.

The place where knowledge is stored has always been the most closely guarded place in the entire Hogwarts.

On the surface, there is only one administrator here, Madam Pince, but in fact, there are many professors keeping an eye on her.

It was only after Hermione became an excellent student that she realized how much manpower the school had allocated to the library.

Unfortunately, they were unable to analyze more reasons from Mikel's motives, because Madam Pince suddenly came over and drove him away mercilessly.

There was no more show to watch, so Lin Xia looked away casually.

Suddenly, she felt something was wrong, and had a bad feeling in her heart.

Lin Xia whispered, "Hermione, do you feel that the library is a bit empty?"

Hermione nodded: "Yes, today is Valentine's Day, they went to the Great Hall to watch a play."

Lin Xia felt more and more uneasy. She stood up suddenly and pulled Hermione up with her.

"Let's go to the laboratory and take a look." Lin Xia said.

Hermione was puzzled: "Ah? Aren't you worried that the laboratory can't lock up the Cupid dwarf, so you came to the library, why -"

Before she finished speaking, she saw Lin Xia's face change drastically.

Lin Xia said loudly: "Hermione, close your eyes!"

Hermione immediately closed her eyes, drew her wand, and cast an Shield Charm on herself.

Lin Xia also closed her eyes. The moment she saw the basilisk's tail appear, she used her magic wand to perform three spells:
Armor spell, crush to pieces, rebound spell!

boom!
A huge force came, and Lin Xia held Hermione tightly, only to feel her body moving backwards and bumping into row after row of bookshelves.

But because they had used the Iron Armor Spell in advance, they were not hurt in this round of impact, except for the book being knocked to the ground.

On the contrary, the basilisk suffered a lot in this wave of collision.

The Armor Spell blocked its attack, and the Rebound Spell rebounded the force of its tail's whip, allowing it to bear its own attack.

At the same time, it also had to endure Lin Xia's "shattering to pieces" attack!
Lin Xia's being shattered into pieces was no joke; it was the result of using her full strength. The basilisk felt as if all the bones in its body were broken, and it rolled on the ground in pain.

Hermione screamed, "What should I do? Lin Xia!"

Lin Xia replied calmly: "Close your eyes, Hermione, and never open them. Use the supersensory spell to strengthen your five senses. We can find the location of the basilisk."

When Lin Xia answered, she could also hear the basilisk's whispering voice.

She thought that at this moment she finally understood Harry.

The sound of the basilisk speaking was just as Harry had described -

It was so cold and evil, as if all the evil in the world was concentrated in one place, making one's scalp tingle and one's hair stand on end!
"I'm so hungry, so hungry, I want to eat people, I want to kill you..."

"Orders...kill...clean up...purify..."

"Kill you, kill you, kill everyone..."

Lin Xia took a deep breath, trying to calm her mind and block out the sound of the basilisk.

She used the extrasensory spell to enhance her hearing and heard the sound of the basilisk's tail swinging and rolling, as well as the sound of footsteps.

The footsteps seemed to be Madam Pince's, but soon she no longer heard them.

Lin Xia's heart sank slightly. Madam Pince had seen the basilisk and must have been petrified.

Soon, she heard footsteps again, probably a large group of people were heading here.

I don’t know who took the lead, or whether other little wizards heard the noise and came here.

The basilisk has not been driven away yet, and if the little wizards encounter it, they will be petrified.

No!

We can’t let the basilisk succeed!
Lin Xia waved her magic wand. Although she couldn't see it, she still attacked it with firm conviction: "Shatter it to pieces! Thunderbolt! Flesh and bones torn apart!"

Each spell was cast from a different location, and she was also trying to find out the exact location of the basilisk. As long as she could be hit by a spell, it would be a victory.

“Ahhh, it hurts so much. It hurts so much…”

"This damn witch, I must eat her, eat her!"

Lin Xia listened carefully to the movements of the basilisk. This movement was very similar to the reaction after using the Shatter to Pieces skill before.

Although the basilisk is highly resistant to magic, the reactions it experiences when hit by different spells are different.

She immediately figured out the location of the basilisk, mobilized the magic power in her body, and said at a very fast speed: "Smash to pieces, smash to pieces, smash to pieces!"

A surge of anger rose from the bottom of her heart. She heard the roar of the basilisk after its death, and this sound also affected her mood.

The footsteps of other wizards were getting closer and closer, as if they were about to push open the door of the library.

Lin Xia held the wand upright in front of herself, closed her eyes, but looked in the direction of the basilisk.

She growled in a low voice in snake language: "Get back here!"

The basilisk made a retreating sound, and shouted "I'm going to kill her" in a somewhat timid manner, but it kept retreating.

Finally, Lin Xia no longer heard the basilisk's voice.

At this time, the voices of other little wizards also came in surprise.

"Lin Xia, Hermione, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Xia then opened her eyes and looked around.

The surroundings were in a mess, with books scattered on the ground in a disorderly manner, several bookcases collapsed, and some books seemed to be crushed by some kind of gravity, with their spines broken.

Some of the books were torn apart, leaving a crooked mark in the middle. There were several holes in the ceiling, with plaster fragments falling down.

Not far from them, Madam Pince turned into an upright stone statue.

When the little wizard saw the stone statue, he couldn't help but scream.

In this chaotic situation, Lin Xia actually breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at Hermione in her arms.

She patted Hermione gently and whispered, "Hermione, it's okay."

Hermione opened her eyes, tears wet her face.

No one expected that they had just fought with the serpent monster and escaped from the snake's mouth!

(End of this chapter)