Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Wade and the other man also vaguely heard footsteps coming from the tunnel.

The basilisk suddenly calmed down. It lowered its body with only its head slightly raised, as if its eyes were completely normal. It wandered around the ground between the stone pillars, approaching the direction where the sound came from.

The scales rubbed against the ground, making a faint rustling sound.

The basilisk opened its mouth slightly and made a long sound like a human snoring.

"Hiss...ha..."

The sound was completely drowned out by the sounds of students talking and walking.

They may have just learned that the basilisk is a very dangerous creature, but subconsciously they still have the mentality of participating in a challenge -

There is some nervousness, but also some excitement.

"Merlin, that thing just now really scared me!" Someone said fearfully, "Let's back out, okay? This basilisk must be more than twenty feet tall!"

"Don't talk nonsense! If you want to be a coward, just leave!" Another person said stubbornly: "I don't believe that the school will let us participate in a challenge that will lead to death!"

"Why did you come down here without knowing anything?" Another student said, "I just asked the professor... He said that Headmaster Dumbledore will make sure that the basilisk's gaze cannot kill people!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately relaxed.

"Ha! In that case, then isn't the basilisk just an enlarged version of a ball python?"

"Since we succeeded last time, we can definitely do it this time! There are so many of us working together!"

"Be careful, its fangs are also deadly, don't get bitten..."

The students' voices were getting louder and louder, gradually approaching the door.

Although the basilisk could not be seen, it hid in the shadows skillfully and opened its mouth as wide as possible, and its long fangs looked very sharp.

The students walked in cluelessly. Perhaps because there were so many people, the ones at the front were not very vigilant.

"Dealing with a thousand-year-old basilisk... This is the best graduation ceremony I've ever seen! Much more interesting than that 'Analyzing Several Reasons for the Goblin Rebellion'..."

The boy who was speaking walked into the room while smiling. His smile was still frozen on his face, and his eyes had turned into extreme fear!

The huge mouth pounced towards him!

The boy was so frightened that his mind went blank, his body stiffened and he couldn't move. He watched helplessly as the mouth that was big enough to swallow him in one bite fell on his head.

He just felt that time seemed to be infinitely stretched... He could even clearly see the soft pink flesh inside the basilisk's mouth and the retracted snake tongue.

Suddenly, a man pushed him away, pointed his wand at the basilisk and shouted, "Thunder Explosion!"

"boom--"

Amid the screams of the students, the battle between them and the basilisk finally began.

……

Wade naturally did not participate.

The basilisk is scary to most people, but since it can't deal with Fox, it certainly can't deal with Vader's alchemical creature, the firebird Michal.

He turned to look at Dumbledore and asked, "What kind of magic was that just now?"

When the basilisk was about to swallow the students, Dumbledore suddenly used a silent magic to slow down the basilisk's movements, giving the people nearby a chance to rescue them.

"The Slowing Charm." Dumbledore asked with a smile, "Would you like to learn it?"

Vader immediately said, "Of course!"

Dumbledore told him the spell while paying attention to the students. Wade used his knowledge of ancient magic runes to decipher it and found it very familiar.

"--slowing spell?"

This was the spell they had learned in first grade.

"Yes, it can be said to be an enhanced version of the deceleration spell."

Dumbledore said with a smile: "When I was sixteen or seventeen years old, I discovered that combining the ancient magic runes with the slowing spell would produce a very magical effect..."

"It looks useful," Vader said.

"That's not always the case... You have to know that the effectiveness of this spell will be greatly reduced against opponents whose magic power is similar to or stronger than yours," Dumbledore reminded.

"I see."

As Wade spoke, he swung the wand in his hand and muttered something to practice the new spell he had learned.

So Dumbledore kept an eye on the students while looking at Wade.

This was not difficult for him because Professor McGonagall and others also entered the Chamber of Secrets to help protect the students and take away the injured.

Dumbledore saw that the wand in Wade's hand quickly went from imitation to fluency in just a few minutes.

The flow of magic power was awkward and tentative at first, but in just a blink of an eye, it revealed an amazing appearance.

The basilisk that had just knocked a student away suddenly paused, and the student in front of it took the opportunity to shoot it with a "shattered" attack.

The basilisk naturally did not break into pieces, only a few scales flew out.

Dumbledore looked at Wade, who had quickly learned the Slowing Spell, with an expression of great appreciation, admiration, and a hint of complexity, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Chapter 271 The fate of the hero

After Wade learned Dumbledore's version of the Slowing Charm, he used it from time to time to slow down the basilisk.

Compared with the basilisk, his magic power is very weak and can only play a small restraining role.

But even if it can only delay it for 0.1 second, it will still work as long as it is used at a critical moment.

The students didn't know that there was another helper here——

When they entered the Chamber of Secrets, Wade and Dumbledore used the Disillusionment Charm to become invisible.

Dozens of students surrounded the basilisk and were initially panicked and at a loss as to what to do. Seven or eight students were seriously injured and were sent away by the professor.

But gradually, the bravest people stood in front and formed a defense, and the rest of the students gradually regained their composure, at least they were no longer frightened to the point of throwing away their wands and running away.

Then, the person who ran away at first came back with a red face.

Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw...

Students from four colleges mixed together, cooperating without distinction, fighting a life-and-death battle with the basilisk.

When they cast spells, they didn't care whether the basilisk was attacking an enemy or a friend; when they reached out to pull up a fallen classmate, they didn't care at all which college the other person was wearing.

They only thought about defeating the terrible "enemy" before them.

For wizards, mentality also greatly affects the effectiveness of their magic.

For a moment, many students were evenly matched with the giant snake monster.

Looking at this scene which looked like a group of ants fighting with earthworms, Wade couldn't help but wonder - how did Harry, alone, defeat such a huge monster?

Of course, it may also be because Harry was using a sword and the students were using magic at that time... The basilisk's "magic resistance" is indeed very high, and most of the spells falling on its scales are like tickling.

But Wade would rather believe that Dumbledore at that time was just like he is now, standing by invisibly, secretly using magic to restrain the monster, and watching with satisfaction as the young savior pierced the upper jaw of the basilisk with the sword of Gryffindor.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the headmaster, only to find that Dumbledore was also looking at him, with tears in his eyes, as if he was very moved.

Wade was startled: "...Professor Dumbledore?"

“That’s wonderful, isn’t it?”

The principal's eyes were very gentle. He smiled gently and said, "It's a wonderful feeling to see the children put aside their previous conflicts, help each other, and fight the enemy together... It makes people feel that their hearts are filled with warmth and hope."

"Well...it seems to be true..." Wade said slowly: "But why are you looking at me? I'm not among that group of people."

"But this scene happened because of you."

Dumbledore looked at the fighting children with a deep and gentle gaze, as if he saw the future long into the future.

"The dispute between the Hogwarts houses has lasted for more than a thousand years since its founding... Even during the war, I have never seen them so united."

"But this unity is only temporary... it's only because they have encountered an enemy that they have to unite against."

Vader calmly poured cold water on him: "After this challenge is over, the opposition will still be there."

"But they have fought side by side..." Dumbledore said optimistically: "This experience, even if only once, will leave a mark on the soul."

Wade thought: How many times has Peter Pettigrew fought alongside James Potter? Isn't he still ruthless when he wants to betray him?

But then he thought that people like Peter Petillo were rare and one should not generalize.

Suddenly, the big snake let out a painful roar, its tail still twitching violently, and its upper body fell heavily to the ground.

At this time, the snake had countless wounds of varying sizes, but only two were fatal:

Neville Longbottom actually still had the sword Vader had given him, which he thrust deep into the basilisk's neck from below.

One of the basilisk's fangs was broken by a Cutting Curse. Harry actually held the fang and flew above the basilisk's head on a broomstick. Then he swooped down in the right direction and inserted the fang directly into the basilisk's bloody eye socket!

Everyone was stunned by their feat.

Vader was also surprised.

When many senior students did not retreat but fought bravely, it was still Harry and Neville who ended the battle...

For a moment, he seemed to feel a certain power called fate.

It seems like some people... they are destined to be heroes.

Neville was covered in black snake blood. After the basilisk fell down, he seemed unable to believe what he had done. He supported his knees with his hands and gasped for breath.

There was a muffled "bang" sound coming from the side.

"Harry——"

Hermione screamed and ran over quickly. George, who was closest, had already grabbed the man and prevented him from falling to the ground.

He put Harry on the ground and saw that his face was black and there were several wounds on his arms caused by snake fangs.

"Harry's been poisoned!" George shouted. "Who has the antidote?"

Michael, who was watching the basilisk with his mouth wide open, immediately pulled out a small bottle from his pocket, held it high and ran over, shouting, "I have it, I have it! I have the antidote!"

Everyone didn't think much about it and quickly made way. Michael knelt beside him, pulled out the cork, and poured the antidote into Harry's mouth.