Hogwarts: Hermione and I switched identities!

The basilisk is not stupid; it is a magical creature, a magical creature with intelligence.

They could certainly tell that this space was not the same world as before, but had a new master, an independent master.

This owner will be the truly powerful being in this space.

The basilisk glanced at Tom timidly and kept hiding behind him.

"Take him to the top of the wizard's tower," the witch's voice appeared again.

The basilisk also heard the sound, and it showed immense fear.

"The teacher won't do anything to you." Leading the basilisk towards the wizard's tower, Tom saw the mad old man along the way.

Merlin would always show a horrified expression whenever she saw Tom, as if she wished Tom would stay far away from her.

"Merlin-senpai, it's been a long time."

"You wicked brat! You wicked brat! Get out of my sight right now!"

"Merlin, if you continue to be so disrespectful to my student, don't blame me for being ruthless," the witch's voice rang out again.

Merlin shrank back, holding his wand, not to attack Tom, but out of fear of him.

At the same time, it was also out of fear of that adult.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Merlin apologized as he backed away.

He had completely lost his previous smug demeanor.

No one could have imagined that this person was the famous Merlin.

He looks more like an old man suffering from mental illness now.

"Alas—" Tom heard the witch sigh.

What a pity for Merlin...

Tom led the basilisk to the top of the wizard's tower, where he saw the four-armed witch, and at the same time, the basilisk also saw the four-armed witch.

The basilisk froze instantly, not daring to move an inch.

"That's quite a sight." The witch propped her head up with her hand, her crossed legs with her toes pointing upwards.

“Every time I see these guys’ eyes, it makes me a little angry.”

Who started this practice of infusing magic into the pupils? Speechless... Do these people really believe that as long as they infuse magic into them, these magical creatures will help them?

Tom, remember this: a cold-blooded creature like the Basilisk will obey you as long as you are stronger than him.

But if... one day he becomes stronger than you, or you become weaker than him, then... you should be careful of them.

Upon hearing the witch's words, the basilisk immediately shook its head vigorously, indicating that it would never betray Tom and the witch.

Of course, the two of them dismissed his words as nonsense.

Whether it's betrayal or not... that's not up to you to decide.

"We can spare his life for now. Anyway, I won't die anytime soon. As long as I don't die, his eyes won't have any effect on you."

Tom, realizing what was happening, seized the opportunity to ask the witch, "Teacher, the basilisk seemed very afraid after seeing my eyes? What was it afraid of?"

“Of course I’m afraid.” The witch couldn’t help but laugh. “Didn’t I just say that basilisks are created by a group of evil and foolish wizards?”

Their eyes possess magic. Think about it, what kind of magic could allow them to kill someone simply by making eye contact?

In your world, there is only one thing that can do this: Avada Kedavra.

And then…do you remember what I told you before? Avada Kedavra is just a copycat spell. What is the real Avada Kedavra?

Tom looked up at the witch intently: "Life or death in a single thought!"

"Yes, life and death in a single thought, the magic of death."

The magic that was being infused into the eyes of these basilisks was death magic.

"And I, and you, our eyes are the symbol of death magic. All death magic is ineffective against us..." The witch's lips curled into a smile, and she softly uttered two words, "Ineffective."

With her four hands behind her back, the witch paced back and forth in front of Tom and the basilisk: "I called you and the basilisk over mainly because I want you to sign a contract with this basilisk."

From this day forward, he must obey you. You can execute him anytime you wish!

……

Hogwarts.

Dumbledore sensed the magical fluctuations emanating from within the House.

He quickly perked up and strode toward the secret room.

However, the door to the Chamber of Secrets was tightly shut. When Dumbledore arrived at the door, he only saw Hermione standing there.

Hermione?

“Professor.” Hermione nodded, revealing her identity to Dumbledore.

"You...you're here, but where's Tom? Where did that Tom guy go?" Dumbledore immediately turned his gaze to Hermione's back. "The door to the Chamber of Secrets is closed. Tom closed the door after he brought you out."

Was he dealing with that serpent monster all by himself inside?

I should bring Harry over and have him open the Chamber of Secrets!

As soon as the idea took hold, Dumbledore used Apparition to bring Harry to the door of the Chamber of Secrets.

Without much explanation, Ha used Parseltongue to reopen the door to the secret room.

Ignoring the two children beside him, Dumbledore quickly stepped down into the Chamber of Secrets.

He just hoped Tom would be alright, and it would be best if they could take care of the basilisk monster.

Dumbledore didn't understand why Tom never consulted him before doing such important things.

Even if Tom's teacher is Merlin, his teacher isn't at Hogwarts right now. What if something happens to Tom by accident?

Hogwarts will lose a fine student, or worse, Merlin, the wizard who has been away from the wizarding world for so long, might even return to cause trouble for Hogwarts.

These powerful wizards are usually unreasonable. Don't be fooled by Merlin, who is high and mighty and praised by people.

But if Merlin's students died in Hogwarts, the wizard would definitely come looking for trouble and demand an explanation from Hogwarts.

Dumbledore was genuinely anxious this time, walking much faster than usual.

Harry and Hermione exchanged a glance, and before Hermione could speak, Harry took the lead and caught up with them.

During his week in solitary confinement, Harry kept thinking about one question.

Why did Dumbledore consult Tom before dealing with the Basilisk?

He and Ron discussed it for a long time, and the final conclusion they reached was...

Tom is connected to this basilisk.

It's not that Tom released the basilisk, but rather that Tom knew other secrets about it, and that Tom might have had other ideas besides killing it.

Seeing Dumbledore's frantic pace, Harry and Hermione also increased their speed.

"Hermione, what did Tom do to the Basilisk when you saw him down there?"

Hermione shook her head: "All I know is that Tom fed me mandrake soup, and after giving me the antidote, he let me leave."

Hermione, of course, wouldn't reveal Tom's secrets, pretending she knew nothing about them.

“Oh…I thought you knew something.” Harry sighed, clearly feeling a little disappointed.

He also wanted to get some information about Tom from Hermione.

For example, how exactly did Tom manage to learn magic so quickly?

But Hermione seemed reluctant to discuss Tom.

It wasn't that she disliked Tom; it was more like she was protecting him. Hermione seemed unwilling to tell anyone about Tom.

There must be some secret between the two of them.

Thinking of this, Harry slowly clenched his fist, and for some reason, he became very envious of Tom.

Although Harry had long admired Tom.

Upon reaching the basement, Dumbledore saw the marks on the ground, the traces left by the basilisk as it writhed.

There was also an unbearable, pungent, and nauseating odor in the air.

But Dumbledore didn't care about any of that, because what he wanted to know more about was where Tom and the Basilisk were.

There were many traces of them on the ground, but no trace of the two people could be seen.

Could it be that they have already left?

Dumbledore glanced back at Hermione, and he saw a strange and surprised look in her eyes.

Clearly, even Hermione didn't know where Tom had gone.

A Hogwarts student just disappeared without a trace?

……

Ministry of Magic.

A group of old wizards who had already finished work suddenly gathered at this place again.

The group of old wizards sat upright, some even suggesting that this was their rest time and they didn't want to have to come to the Ministry of Magic to work overtime so late at night.

However, this time the problem is very serious, not just a minor incident like before.

If it were just a small-scale operation, there would be no need to gather so many people like we have now.

Seeing this terrifying scene, even those who are ignorant of the situation would know that something must have gone wrong in the magic world again.

The moment Lucius walked into the Ministry of Magic, everyone's eyes turned to him.

The Ministry of Magic. The old wizards, high and mighty, all looked at Lucius: "A week has passed, Lucius, do you still have any clues about the culprit?"

You may not know this, but I'm going to explain it to you: just today, just tonight, someone at Hogwarts used Avada Kedavra again.

This is absolutely unacceptable; such evil magic should never exist in this world.

“Sir, as I said, I need time.” Lucius stared expressionlessly at the curly-haired baboon in front of him.

At least in Lucius's eyes, he was no different from a baboon.