The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 241 New Discovery

There is a saying that hard work pays off, and there is another saying that God helps those who help themselves. When Ada cleared away the mist in front of her eyes, the truth gradually surfaced.

Ada swam in the ocean of monsters for a long time. Just when she was about to be drowned by words, she finally determined what the monster in the secret room was - there was a basilisk hidden in the secret room.

There are many terrible beasts and monsters roaming the magical world, but one of the most bizarre and deadly is the Basilisk, also known as the Snake King.

This snake, which can grow to enormous size and often lives for hundreds of years, is hatched from an egg by a toad (so who is the father and who is the mother?).

The basilisk's way of killing is very shocking. In addition to its deadly fangs, its stare can also be fatal.

Anyone caught in its gaze will die instantly. A spider will flee when it sees a basilisk, for it is its mortal enemy, and a basilisk will flee in panic when it hears the crowing of a rooster, for the crowing of a rooster is also fatal to it.

This is the introduction that Ada found in an inconspicuous old book in the library. This artificially bred magical creature meets all the currently known clues.

The descendants of Aragog and Lee Jordan's bag spiders all tried to escape from the castle because of the basilisk. These spiders may not have seen the basilisk, but their perception of danger is far better than that of humans. Once the basilisk moves, the spiders will quickly sense it.

In order to avoid becoming snacks for the basilisk, the spiders had to flee the castle and hide where the basilisk could not find them.

All things are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Wherever poisonous snakes appear, there must be an antidote within seven steps. This does not mean that there must be an antidote within seven steps, but that within the range of the poisonous snakes, there must be something that can restrain the snake venom.

Of course, this sentence is no longer useful in today's society, because of human destruction of the ecology, coupled with the biological invasion of alien species, the ecological balance is no longer what it used to be.

The basilisk is not invincible. The roosters it fears are its natural enemies. That is why the roosters raised in the school died one after another. Previously, it was believed that the animals in the Forbidden Forest killed the roosters in the school. Now it seems that it was the Slytherin heir who did it.

In order to ensure the activities of the Basilisk and prevent it from being harmed by the crowing of roosters, the heir of Slytherin killed the roosters that posed a threat to the Basilisk.

As the name suggests, the basilisk belongs to the category of snakes, which is why only Harry can hear those sounds.

Because to other people's ears, the sound of the basilisk was just the hissing sound of exhalation. It was impossible to tell what the sound was, let alone hear the murderous intent like Harry did.

Newt Scamander, who was far away in Dorset, also wrote back to Ada, introducing some of the habits of the basilisk in detail.

According to him, the magical creature, the basilisk, has a natural lifespan of over 900 years, can grow to 50 feet long (over 15 meters), and once raised, can be a "pet" for several generations.

But the basilisk only obeys the orders of the Parseltongue, and no one else can tame or domesticate the basilisk, and hatching the basilisk is also strictly prohibited. Parseltongue can put the basilisk into a deep sleep, thus preventing it from continuing to grow and entering a state similar to suspended animation.

As she continued to read the letter, Ada's heart grew colder and colder, because the basilisk seemed to have only one weakness, the rooster. The surface of the basilisk's skin was covered with scales that could deflect spells and could not be harmed by magic.

Its big yellow eyes can kill anyone instantly. As long as you make direct eye contact with it, you can say goodbye to this rotten world. Indirect eye contact with the basilisk, such as reflection, will only petrify you.

People like Colin Creevey and Justin Finch-Fletchley both had indirect contact with the basilisk's eyes, so they did not lose their lives, but were only petrified. They will be able to recover when the mandrake matures.

Ada put down Mr. Scamander's reply and took off her gold-framed glasses. She thought that this pair of glasses would be her life-saving equipment and the system's kindness to her, but this letter broke this fantasy.

Glasses are not water, nor are they cameras. Seeing the basilisk through them should be no different from looking directly at it. No difference means that you may die. Ada gently pinched her Jingming acupoint. She felt her head buzzing and confused. How can I play this? The basilisk is obviously a kryptonian gold player! It has high attack and is immune to magic. It can't be defeated even if it hangs on the wall! Is it all I can do to close my eyes and fight the basilisk with the rooster?
At the end of the letter, Newt Scamander added a sentence, saying: The basilisk has not been seen in the British Isles for at least four hundred years.

After reading this meaningless remark, Ada was furious. She wanted to Apparate to Dorset immediately, grab Mr. Scamander by the collar, drag him to Hogwarts, and ask him: What the hell is this if it's not a basilisk? It was said that we haven't seen it for 400 years? How come we have caught up with it? It deserves this bad luck?
Weak and helpless Ada sighed and put on her gold-framed glasses again. Regardless of whether these glasses could save her life or not, the system's mission had to be completed.

Now that she has figured out the monster in the secret room, all she has to do now is find the entrance to the secret room and she will have completed the task assigned by the system.

As for dangerous matters like dealing with the basilisk, she should leave it to Dumbledore. She should not try to deal with it with her thin arms and legs. She is not Lockhart and has no plans to publish a book.

After leaving the library, Ada met the twins who came to look for her. Through the unremitting efforts of the two brothers, they finally found the new activity place of Dawn.

Fred, who was walking in front, said, "This is really a pleasant surprise. We didn't expect that there is such a magical place hidden in the school! It has everything you want!"

George continued, "We were wondering a few days ago why there was a broom closet on the eighth floor of the castle. It turns out it appeared because we needed it."

Fred and George have always been keen on exploring the secrets of the castle, and this secret place they just discovered made the two brothers very excited. More importantly, this new place did not appear on the Marauder's Map, and they surpassed the four plunderers in this respect.

Ada followed the twins all the way to the eighth floor, and stopped in front of a tapestry showing a giant beating a fool with a club. The twins started talking again.

"We've been here before," Fred said first, "to escape Filch and Mrs. Norris."

"We were at our wits' end, so we were just walking around trying to figure out what to do," George continued. "Then we found a broom closet we had never seen before."

The twins said together, "We hid in it and hid from Filch. But after that, we never found it again."

Hogwarts Castle has so many secrets that it's no surprise that there is such a room. It sounds like this is a room that only appears when you need it. Just like Dumbledore said, in Hogwarts, those who ask for help always get it.

After a while, Lee Jordan came over with the rest of the friends. The four girls stared blankly at the worm-eaten tapestry, somewhat confused.

"Fred, if you don't mind." George stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture, and then saw Fred walking back and forth in front of the tapestry.

After Fred walked back and forth three times, a smooth wooden door suddenly appeared on the originally blank wall. This amazing scene made Angelina, Alia, Katie and Lini open their mouths wide, not to mention eggs, even apples could be stuffed into it.

Ada held the wand in her right hand and the copper handle in her left hand, opened the door, and led the way in.

There was nothing dangerous behind the door, just a spacious ordinary room with torches lit inside, like a dungeon.

There is a row of wooden bookshelves next to the wall. There are no chairs on the floor, but there are large satin cushions. On the shelf at the other end of the room were various instruments such as looking glasses and spy devices, as well as a large demon mirror with a crack.

"Welcome to the Room of Requirement, beautiful ladies!" the twins and Lee Jordan said at the same time.

The weather is a bit cold, I caught a cold...

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(End of this chapter)