Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

Hundreds of odds and ends were scattered across the once empty ground, but among them, a wooden box inlaid with iron plates stood out the most.

Because the box was open, and inside lay a huge pile of countless Galleons.

Jimmy's initial rage quickly subsided. He rushed over, closed the box, stuffed it into his pocket, and transferred all the gold to the Book of Gold. His Polymorph skill level was instantly boosted to 69, and the box contained 5,000 Galleons.

This is far from enough. When he has a holiday, he will definitely fill the entire Diagon Alley with Dumbledore billboards!

The others got up one after another, all looking in fear at the basilisk, which was curled up in a ball and looked up at Hagrid.

This enormous monster seemed far more terrifying than Lockhart, whose flesh was torn and bloodied by the barbed wire.

Tear!

Lockhart, whose path was blocked by barbed wire, finally tore through the annoying wires. By this time, he was covered in blood. After breaking free of the wires, he pounced on the barbed wires impatiently.

"Harry, quickly send the Basilisk to kill Lockhart!"

When Harry saw the inhuman Lockhart charging towards him like a bull, he almost instinctively gave the order to the basilisk, just as Jimmy had said, "Go and kill Lockhart!"

The basilisk was almost completely obedient to the parrot, and it opened its huge mouth to pounce on Lockhart.

The two monsters collided, and the basilisk was at a disadvantage. Lockhart grabbed the basilisk's head as it lunged at him and slammed it to the ground.

The brick pavement underfoot cracked like a spider web, with broken bricks flying everywhere.

The basilisk roared and wrestled with Lockhart with its massive body, lifting its head and slamming him to the ground.

"Faint!" Hermione didn't just watch the basilisk fight; she took out her wand and cast a spell at Lockhart.

"Legs stiffen and he dies!"

"It's hot and spicy!"

"Tarantella Dance!"

"Flames are raging!"

Harry, Ron, Draco, and Neville all attempted to cast the spell.

These spells struck Lockhart like stones sinking into the ocean, without making a ripple.

"Can we really help?" Ron, who was already insecure, became even more insecure when he saw that his spell had no effect.

What are they doing here? They can't help at all.

Of the seven, Hagrid was the most anxious. He came here without bringing anything—not even his huge crossbow or his pink umbrella.

Despite being an adult, Hagrid could only watch as the children he was supposed to protect turned around and protected him. He was filled with self-reproach and tears streamed down his face. "No, I'm so useless. I can't help at all."

Chapter 163 Battle in the Secret Chamber

"How could you possibly be no help!" Jimmy shouted, stopping Hagrid from saying anything more discouraging. "We all need you to defeat Lockhart, Hagrid! Believe in yourself!"

He pulled a few scraps of metal from his pocket and threw them on the ground, then used a transformation spell to turn them into titanium alloy plate armor and armor-piercing hammers.

He directed the equipment to float up and attach it to Hagrid's body, then put on a helmet that completely covered his beard.

Under the peculiar gazes of Harry and Hermione, Jimmy armed Hagrid into a heavily armored warrior.

"Go Hagrid, let's take down Lockhart together with the Basilisk!"

“How barbaric…” Hermione felt a little uncomfortable with Jimmy’s choice of words, but upon seeing Lockhart’s ugly appearance, she rekindled her warlike genes as a terrifying upright ape, waving her wand and saying, “Finish him off!”

Lockhart is no longer human and wants to kill them; she will have no mercy for those who want to kill her and her friends.

This time it was Jimmy's turn to feel uncomfortable. How could his kind and loving Hermione have become like this?

I like it even more!

Full of confidence, Hagrid, now clad in titanium alloy plate armor and an armor-piercing hammer, charged forward with a roar.

"Tie Lockhart's body up with rope!" Jimmy reminded the others, and casually untied the deformed dense barbed wire.

Several ropes flew out from Hermione and the others' wands and wrapped around Lockhart's legs like snakes.

The restraints on his legs distorted Lockhart's movements, and in the short time it took to break the ropes, a silver-white diamond-shaped hammerhead struck him on the head.

With a loud crack, blood and fragments spurted from Hagrid's forehead. The immense force from Hagrid's massive size made Lockhart dizzy.

Giants are evil creatures that are even larger than trolls. Hagrid was only 3.54 meters tall, while a pure-blooded giant was around six meters tall.

A height of 3.54 meters is only considered a baby in the eyes of giants, but in human society, this height is somewhat exaggerated.

Even now, Lockhart in his beast form is only about three meters tall.

With his superior position and innate giant strength, the mace struck Lockhart, instantly rendering him stiff.

Its massive body swayed precariously, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

After shaking for a while, Lockhart actually recovered and swatted Hagrid away with a claw.

"Hagrid!" Harry cried out, trying to catch him with the Levitation Charm.

He succeeded; Hagrid was frozen in mid-air, but it was Jimmy who cast the spell.

Lockhart's eyes were bloodshot as he exerted all his strength, trying to break through the basilisk's blockade and rush towards them.

Fortunately, the basilisk was not an easy monster to deal with. Its huge body rolled around, and its tail lashed out like a whip.

Lockhart struck the metal gate and the stone wall above him like a cannonball, then fell straight down.

"Bite him!" Seeing how effective the basilisk was, Harry excitedly continued to give commands in Parsleyan.

The basilisk opened its mouth wide and lunged at Lockhart. After the bite, a roar that was neither human nor beast came out. Then Jimmy saw the basilisk's head being torn open, and its tail lashing the ground in excruciating pain.

Lockhart went berserk, his wounds healing at a visible speed, his bestial features intensifying, his horns twisting and growing, and his bone-like claws becoming thicker and sharper.

The basilisk's head was ripped open, and foul-smelling blood dripped onto the ground, making the scene even more tense.

Jimmy replaced Hagrid's weapon with a long-handled titanium alloy steel fork.

Even though he was fully armored, wielding a steel fork, and much larger than Lockhart, Hagrid still felt a faint sense of dread when facing Lockhart.

But after seeing the children beside and behind him also looking nervous and uneasy, Hagrid still rushed forward resolutely.

This non-wizard-like attack method, ironically, became the best way to deal with Lockhart.

Lockhart is like a turtle shell, too hard!

Jimmy was thinking about how to break Lockhart's defenses.

Fiery Blaze? I haven't learned that yet.

Killing curse? He'd probably only get a nosebleed.

What else? Like the Hulk strangling Lockhart? Difficult.

Finally, Jimmy had an idea!

As Hagrid rammed Lockhart with his fork, the water on both sides of the chamber rose under Jimmy's control, forming a water sphere that enveloped Lockhart's head.

"Make the basilisk bite Lockhart's leg!" Jimmy said to Harry, manipulating the water sphere.

Upon hearing this, Harry simultaneously gave the order to the basilisk, whose head was bleeding profusely.

Despite some fear, the basilisk opened its mouth wide and bit Lockhart's goat hoof.

After the tip of the trident pierced Lockhart's body several centimeters, the trident was firmly gripped by Lockhart's claws.

The basilisk bit Lockhart's leg, Hagrid crossed his arms over his chest, and Jimmy controlled water. Together, the two men and the basilisk pinned Lockhart to the ground and kept struggling.

The water sphere spun rapidly, completely blocking the transmission of air, attempting to suffocate Lockhart.

This kind of trick wouldn't be very effective against wizards, since wizards' abilities are ever-changing, and a simple spell like "Stop Water" can make water go out of control.

However, this tactic was very effective against creatures with only a little strength. Lockhart's head struggled incessantly, and the red light in his eyes grew stronger, like two large light bulbs.

He roared inside the water sphere, the water rushing in through his open mouth.

This was the most damaging injury Lockhart had ever suffered. The suffocation from the water balloon briefly brought Lockhart back to consciousness. He struggled angrily, bending the titanium alloy steel fork slightly, twisting his body like a mad giant.

The red light in his eyes dimmed further. Hagrid gripped the steel fork tightly, and the pointed end slowly pierced Lockhart's hairy chest. His determination to protect the child was to defeat the terrible monster.

With Harry's enthusiastic encouragement, the Basilisk firmly bit Lockhart's foot, preventing him from standing up.

When the struggle reached a critical point, Lockhart's roar suddenly intensified, and the bestial signs on his body began to accelerate rapidly.

His hair was getting longer, his horns were getting bigger, and his canines were getting more prominent. These abrupt changes left Jimmy speechless.

That's enough. You're not the Dark Lord, you don't become invincible just by using ancient magic.

What ancient magic do you use?

Remnants of Hogwarts?

Hermes, sensing the continuous changes in the air, began to tremble uncontrollably and entered narration mode, "I... I read about it in 'Reconciliation with Göbekli Tepe'. There are beast spirits from 12,000 years ago in Göbekli Tepe, including antelopes, snakes, foxes, scorpions, and pigs."

Ancient sorcerers, known as shamans, used the most primitive ritual magic, borrowing the power of wild beasts and magical creatures to form totems symbolizing nature.

Lockhart wrote in his book that those totems draw power from the dead animals…

"Jimmy, I can't hold on much longer!" Hagrid, no longer interested in the story, gritted his teeth and pleaded for help; the balance of power between him and Lockhart was being broken.

Jimmy clicked his tongue, continuing to control the water sphere with one hand and reaching into his pocket with the other, pulling out a bunch of bottles and jars. "Hermione, use the Levitation Charm to pour these potions into the water I'm controlling."

It was too early for him to multitask, so he had to leave the task to Hermione.

However, handling more than twenty bottles at once was too early for Hermione, so she had to delegate the task to others so that they could also feel involved.

The group used a levitation spell to bring the bottle to Lockhart, then poured various colored potions into the water, turning the clear water sphere black.

A cloud of black water kept washing over Lockhart's head, and he struggled even more fiercely. In a sudden moment, Hagrid was lifted up and swung away.

The basilisk let out a wail as the bones in its jaw snapped with a crack.

So annoying!

Jimmy watched Lockhart break free of all restraints and get up; he had grown bigger again.

At this point, Lockhart had become a complete beast, showing no human characteristics whatsoever; he was a monster pieced together from the limbs of other animals.

This reminded him of the images of evil beings created by alchemists in "The Taboo Knowledge of Alchemy".

Chapter 164 The castle will respond to those who need help.