Hogwarts: This holy light is righteously evil

Puni knew that although the Room of Requirement was magical and could conjure up most things people wanted, it also had limitations. It could never conjure up a powerful magical creature like the Basilisk; it could only conjure up ordinary puppets like these, which were better than nothing.

As Puni looked at the puppet in front of him, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: if the Room of Requirement could conjure up puppets for practice, could it grant his wish for a path to the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin?

After all, to get rid of the basilisk, he must first find the entrance to the secret chamber, and he does not yet know the exact location of the secret chamber. If the Room of Requirement could conjure a passage, it would save him a lot of trouble.

Puni is always a man of action. Without hesitation, he turned and walked toward the door of the Room of Requirement, preparing to leave and come back in to make a wish to the Room of Requirement to conjure up a passage to the secret chamber.

But just as he reached the door, before he could even reach out to open it, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, almost hitting him. He quickly stepped back.

Just then, two figures rushed in; they were the Weasley twins, George and Fred.

As soon as they entered, they saw Puni taking a step back. Looking at the open door, they instantly understood what had happened. Apparently, they had pushed the door open too quickly and almost bumped into Puni, who was about to leave.

The twins quickly slammed the door shut, afraid of being discovered by the people outside. But the moment they closed the door, seeing Puni's startled expression, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Puni looked at the twins who were laughing so hard they were doubled over: "You guys still have the nerve to laugh? You almost knocked me flying!"

George and Fred tried hard to suppress their laughter, wanting to explain something to Puni.

But as soon as they looked up and saw Puni's slightly furrowed brows, they swallowed back the words they were about to say, and burst into laughter again, laughing so hard they couldn't stand up straight and even had to lean against the wall to keep their balance.

Seeing their expressions, Puni couldn't help but roll his eyes and said irritably, "Alright, alright, if you want to laugh, then laugh your fill. When you're done laughing, see how I deal with you!"

The twins laughed for a while before gradually calming down. They walked up to Puni and looked at him apologetically.

George spoke first, apologizing softly, "Sorry, sorry, Puni, we didn't mean to, it was just an emergency, that's why we pushed the door open so quickly."

Fred quickly nodded in agreement, adding, "Yes, Filch was right behind us. He's been patrolling and almost spotted us. We had to rush in to make sure he couldn't see the room, which is why we didn't notice you at the door."

"What?! Don't you dare bring Filch here, or you'll be sorry!"

"No, no, don't worry!"

"Exactly, exactly! Don't you trust the two of us?"

George and Fred had just closed the door to the Room of Requirement when their eyes were drawn to a huge object in the corner of the room, before they could even calm down from their laughter.

The two exchanged a glance, and their feet moved involuntarily closer, circling the snake-shaped puppet and examining it repeatedly.

Fred stopped what he was doing first and turned to look at Penny, who was leaning against the wall not far away. "Penny, tell us, what were you really thinking when you summoned the Room of Requirement? We clearly told ourselves we wanted to enter the room you were in, but all we saw when we came in was this thing. What is this? A snake puppet? It's so realistic! Did you specially set up a Slytherin-style practice room just to practice snake-related magic?"

George nodded in agreement, poking the puppet's head and frowning slightly. "Yeah, this puppet looks just like a real one. What did you get it for? We can practice spells with a regular target; there's no need for this scary snake-shaped puppet."

"Don't guess wildly, this has absolutely nothing to do with Slytherin—well, maybe it has something to do with it, but anyway, I made this puppet to figure out how to deal with the Basilisk and to familiarize myself with its habits and weaknesses in advance."

At this point, he looked up at the twins and emphasized his words: "You've probably heard of the Basilisk, right? It's that kind of magical creature with deadly venom. If you make eye contact with it, you'll die instantly. Even an adult wizard would have a hard time surviving if he accidentally looks into its eyes."

Upon hearing this, the twins' curiosity vanished instantly, and they nodded in unison.

George scratched his head. "Of course we know about the Basilisk; it's often mentioned in Hogwarts' ancient legends. But it hasn't appeared for centuries. I heard it's long since gone into seclusion, or maybe it doesn't even exist? Why are you suddenly looking for a way to deal with it? Is it about to emerge?"

Fred frowned as well: "Yeah, Puni."

In their view, the basilisk was merely a legendary creature and could never possibly exist.

Upon hearing their conversation, Puni couldn't help but sigh softly, closed the ancient book in his hand, and walked over to them.

"I told you all about the legend of the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin before, and you listened more attentively than anyone else. Didn't you ever think about investigating what kind of monster was hiding in that chamber?"

These words struck the twins like a thunderbolt.

The expressions on their faces froze instantly.

George opened his mouth, incredulous: "Puni, what do you mean? Are you saying... that the monster hidden in the Chamber of Secrets left by Slytherin wasn't some fictional legend, but..."

Fred snapped back to reality, his pupils dilating slightly, his breathing quickening. He followed up George's words, saying, "The Basilisk?! That legendary, deadly Basilisk, really being kept by Slytherin in the Chamber of Secrets?"

The two looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

Seeing the two people's shocked expressions, Puni slowly nodded: "That's right, it's a basilisk. I have received definite information that there is absolutely no mistake. The secret chamber contains a basilisk that has lived for over a thousand years."

Once the twins had calmed down from their shock, Puni continued, "By the way, haven't you two been busy searching for clues about the secret room these past few months? Have you found anything useful, even just the smallest clue?"

Upon hearing this question, the twins' shock was instantly replaced by embarrassment. They both shook their heads, and George said helplessly, "Don't even mention it. We've been searching for months, turning every corner of Hogwarts upside down, but we haven't found a single clue. It seems that even though we are pure-blood wizards, we haven't gained Slytherin's approval, and we haven't even caught a glimpse of the Chamber of Secrets."

Fred sighed as well, adding, "It wasn't a complete loss. We did find two secret rooms with some useless old things inside, but that's all we found. There wasn't even a trace of anything related to the secret rooms."

Puni listened to their words without any surprise on his face, but he already knew what was going on.

Just as he had thought, the twins couldn't speak Parseltongue, and the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin must be opened with Parseltongue. They were already lucky to have found two secret rooms; finding clues to the Chamber of Secrets was simply impossible.

It seems that finding the secret room and dealing with the basilisk will ultimately depend on him alone—the twins won't be of much help at all.

"With my daily invincibility buff, as long as the Holy Light is effective, a mere serpent monster is a piece of cake, isn't it?"

As Puni pondered to himself, George and Fred gradually calmed down from their shock. They whispered a few words to each other and then prepared to turn around and leave the Room of Requirement, wanting to go back and digest this astonishing news.

Seeing this, Puni called out to them, "By the way."

The twins stopped and turned around to look at him with a puzzled expression.

"Remember to keep the matter of the basilisk a secret. Don't tell anyone, understand?"

Hearing this, George shook his head: "That won't do! Penny, what are you thinking? That's a basilisk! If it comes out of the Chamber of Secrets, everyone at Hogwarts will be in danger!"

George and Fred exchanged a glance, and Fred added, "Yes, Penny, you want to deal with the Basilisk yourself? Absolutely not! That's too dangerous! The Basilisk is said to be incredibly powerful! I don't think even the three of us combined could stand a chance against it! This is not something we can handle. We must tell Professor Dumbledore. Only the professor has the ability to deal with it and protect everyone in the school."

Upon hearing this, Puni calmly raised an eyebrow and retorted, "Think about it carefully. Do the two of you have any credibility whatsoever with Professor Dumbledore?"

Fred wanted to retort, to say that they were telling the truth, but the words caught in his throat, leaving him feeling somewhat embarrassed and helpless.

They loved playing pranks and often made up strange lies to trick their classmates and teachers. In the eyes of the Hogwarts professors, they were just two troublemakers who couldn't keep their mouths shut.

Now that they say there's a basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, probably no professor will believe them. Instead, they'll think they're playing another prank, and they might even be punished for it!

George frowned, thought about it carefully for a moment, and had to admit that Puni was right.

Their credibility with the professors was practically zero. Even if they actually went to tell Professor Dumbledore, the professor would just think they were joking and wouldn't take it seriously at all. On the contrary, they might severely criticize them for making up such a terrible rumor.