Chapter 566： immature ideas

Chapter 566 Immature Ideas

 “What are you looking for?”

Isobel put away the magic paper she had just finished, poured herself a cup of tea, walked to Albert, looked at the books he was reading, and asked.

“The natural enemy of Acromantula.” Albert looked up at Isobel who was drinking tea, frowned slightly and asked, “Where are the glasses I gave you?”

 “Give it to Katrina.” Isobel didn’t hide anything and confessed honestly.

On the night when Filch's Lady Norris was petrified, Isobel realized the seriousness of the matter. Although she didn't know why the cat didn't die directly, the basilisk's gaze caused Mrs. Norris to be petrified. Petrified.

　　At the beginning, Albert gave her the pair of protective glasses because he was probably concerned about this.

"Your sister probably won't appreciate it." Albert looked at his girlfriend, sighed, and reminded, "I know you love your sister very much, but that guy is still throwing a tantrum. To be honest, I don't So much time and energy was wasted on her."

 “No, she didn’t lose her temper anymore, I made Katrina forget about it for a while!”

Isobel knew very well that some things had to be decisive enough. Although doing so might not be kind to Katrina, she still slightly tampered with some of her sister's memories.

"Perhaps, this is the best outcome." Albert nodded, no longer bothering with the issue, and said to himself, "My intuition tells me that the Slytherin heir is targeting me.

“Is it because of the reputation?” Isobel bit her lip lightly, “Have you told Dumbledore these things?”

"It's useless. After the cat was petrified, the principal may have guessed something, but that's all." Albert closed the book and explained to Isobel: "About fifty years ago, Hogwarts A similar incident also happened. Because of the dead person, the professors at that time searched almost the entire castle, but they never found the location of the legendary secret room."

“But you said that the monster in the secret room was a basilisk, and you guessed the location of the secret room?” After Isobel finished speaking, she quickly became silent again.

Yeah, even if the monster in the secret room is a basilisk, the secret room cannot be entered. There is no evidence. Who would believe it?

 Everyone will only regard this matter as a joke.

Even Dumbledore would not believe it easily.

　　Basically no one wants to believe in the existence of the Slytherin Chamber. After all, no one has found the so-called Slytherin Chamber for a thousand years. Isn’t it grandstanding to say that they have found it but there is no evidence?

“So, you’re looking for evidence to try and convince Dumbledore?”

"That's actually not wrong." Albert tapped the book of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" on the table with his fingers, and said softly, "Where is the location of the Chamber of Secrets, who is the heir of Slytherin, and who is the heir of Slytherin? What’s the monster in the secret room?”

 “Can the result be divined?” Isobel suggested.

 This is currently the fastest and safest method.

"It's difficult, my divination ability is not very strong." Albert glanced at the divination crystal ball on the table and said softly, "The next attack will be related to Quidditch, or... probably during the Quidditch game happened that day.

 “I won’t allow you to take risks.” Isobel realized what Albert wanted to do and said forcefully.

She has not forgotten how Albert defeated Rowena Smith, and she also understands her ability, but the basilisk is really too dangerous, and Isobel is not willing for Albert to take risks.

"If you can predict when the attack will happen, you can tell Dumbledore about it and let him solve the basilisk problem." She gave a compromise.

“The heir of Slytherin monitors the entire castle, otherwise how could the basilisk be allowed to roam the castle without being discovered?” Albert shook his head.

 “Is it a human trace curse?” Isobel immediately guessed the reason.

"Well, so we need to master the advanced use of shielding spells, so that the other party can't easily target me through the human traces spell." Albert took out a penny from his pocket, which was cast with a shielding spell. Just put the coin into his mouth In the bag, the spell will take effect immediately, but... this thing alone cannot block the detection of the human trace curse, and because it is only a rough product, the effect is very poor.

 Only magic items created using advanced shielding spells can achieve the shielding effect, and those items are not long-lasting enough and will turn back into ordinary coins within a few days.

"You must have prepared other things." Isobel said, looking into Albert's eyes.

“The basilisk’s skin is very thick and highly resistant to magic. Ordinary methods have no effect and it is difficult to kill it.”

 In fact, Albert felt that the basilisk died unjustly in the novel and was simply killed by the plot. Otherwise, with Potter's ability, how could he kill a basilisk?

Albert is very self-aware and does not think that he can trigger a plot kill like Potter, so it is always right to be careful. He has no intention of fighting the basilisk, although Albert knows that killing the basilisk will probably be dangerous. It’s a small profit, but isn’t it good to get a bargain?

"I prepared a lot of magic items for escaping to ensure that if I accidentally encounter a basilisk in the castle, I will not be out of reach and be knocked down. At least I have to find a way to escape." Albert really didn't think about it. Killing the basilisk is very unrealistic unless you use devil's flame to directly turn the basilisk into a roasted snake.

Isobel hesitated to speak. In fact, she really wanted to tell Albert that if the situation was very bad, she would just find an excuse to take leave and come back when the matter was over. But she didn't say it after all, and Albert probably didn't either. Will choose to escape.

 “Do snakes eat spiders?”

Albert guessed what Isobel was thinking and quickly changed the topic, "If it is the so-called natural enemy, it should refer to a predatory relationship!"

"I'm not sure about this. Are there other reasons why the Acromantula is afraid of the basilisk?" Isobel sighed and put forward other ideas.

"Is there any other reason?" Albert reopened some of the records about the basilisk in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The author obviously had not seen a basilisk personally.

His eyes fell on the line "Anyone whose eyes come into contact with its eyes will be killed instantly." After a moment, he suddenly said: "That's it."

 “What did you think of?”

"I can probably guess why spiders are afraid of basilisks!" Albert jumped up from the armchair and said excitedly: "Spiders have a wide field of vision, even up to 360 degrees, and they cannot close their eyes. This means that spiders have Eye contact with a basilisk could easily result in immediate death."

Isobel obviously didn’t understand what it meant that the field of vision could reach 360 degrees, but she could probably understand what Albert said about why spiders are afraid of basilisks.

Next, the two discussed how to prevent a sneak attack by the heir of Slytherin. It was impossible for the basilisk to move in the corridor without making any noise. How to detect it in time and avoid it as soon as possible.

Although Albert was a little dissatisfied with Isobel for actually giving the glasses he gave to Katrina, he was more worried about her safety.

However, Albert will not give his protective glasses to Isobel. As a pure-blood wizard, she does not have to worry too much about the risk of attack. On the contrary, Albert's situation is a bit bad.

 Actually, if he doesn’t want to take risks, Albert has other options.

 After the second attack, intercept Tom's diary from Ginny.

 That's the best opportunity right now.

 The question is what to do after intercepting Tom's diary. That is the problem that troubles Albert the most. He can use a lot of hype to drain the value of the diary and let himself master more magic. But after draining the value of Tom's diary, is he really going to go directly to Dumbledore to show off and say that he has found the Slytherin heir? ?Or maybe I found another Horcrux of Voldemort?

That would be ridiculous, inconsistent with his philosophy, and might cause a lot of trouble.

 (End of this chapter)