Hogwarts: My name is the Unforgivable Curse...

Chapter 135 How to Contact Dumbledore

While still somewhat uneasy, Avada placed a soundproof barrier to shield him and Snape, and then whispered quickly about how Lucius Malfoy believed himself to be a descendant of a wizard, and how he might have possessed the black diary he had initially mentioned in his prophecy, and how that diary was the real culprit who controlled the basilisk to attack the students...

After saying this, Snape stared at the floor with a furrowed brow, his fingers constantly rubbing together the quill pen that was probably made of Fawkes feathers, and remained silent for a long time.

"……professor?"

Nearly three minutes later, Avada couldn't help but wave in front of Snape's eyes, pulling him back to reality.

"I understand, Mr. Ken. The information you provided is very important."

He took a deep breath and nodded slightly: "This information has also answered some of my questions, and things will progress much faster for both Dumbledore and me..."

As he spoke, he straightened his chair so that he was seated at his desk, then pulled a piece of parchment from a drawer and spread it out on the table. He began to write with his phoenix quill pen: "This is a pen made from Fawkes feathers. As long as you write with it, Dumbledore will receive the message simultaneously..."

"Um."

Avada wasn't too surprised—after seeing the magical structure resembling the Dark Mark in the quill, he roughly guessed what it was for.

Seeing that Snape didn't seem to intend to send him away, he lowered his head to see what Snape was writing. Snape, pen in hand, quickly wrote lines of dark gold on the parchment, the wording concise and clear, succinct and to the point—

Ken believes that one of the perpetrators behind the attack is likely Lucius Malfoy, who mistakenly believed Ken was a descendant of a famous wizard...

According to the description, the black diary possesses the ability to control basilisks using the Parseltongue, and is the mastermind behind the basilisk attacks. It is currently possessed by one of the students at the school…

Snape scribbled quickly, and in less than a minute, he had succinctly summarized Avada's words on the paper: "That will do."

Then he snapped his fingers, causing the paper covered in gold writing to burn to ashes instantly.

"When I spoke with the board of directors, they mentioned a very mysterious person. They claimed that the plan had progressed to this point because that person provided crucial information, but the other board members only knew his name and couldn't contact him or find out where he was... Do you have any leads on this?"

Snape seemed relieved, then turned to Avada and asked a seemingly random question.

"The mysterious person who provided crucial information?"

Avada frowned, momentarily unable to think of anyone who fit the description—Lucius was the owner of the diary, but he knew nothing more than that of others, except that he believed himself to be a descendant of wizards.

Who could provide crucial information that would facilitate the plan's progress?

The people around him couldn't possibly be the problem, especially the professors around Dumbledore. Even that fraudster Lockhart didn't do anything unusual—the Horcrux Journal wasn't on him, and he had no motive to help Voldemort, nor the ability to provide crucial information...

As for Peter Pettigrew, he was under close surveillance by Avada Kedavra. He behaved himself and never left Ron's side. Moreover, since he was actively hiding, no one else could contact him...

"I'm sorry, Professor, I don't have a clue."

After pondering for a long time without success, he could only shake his head regretfully.

"All right."

Snape looked somewhat disappointed, but immediately adopted a serious tone: "Thank you for providing this information, Mr. Ken... but don't get involved in what follows."

He stared into Avada's eyes and slowly, word by word, said:

"I can tell you that the black diary you foresaw is very likely Voldemort himself... You witnessed the scene of him splitting his soul, right? According to Dumbledore's research, he may have split his soul multiple times in history for some reason, and each soul is equivalent to a miniature Voldemort. That's why the diary can be used to control the Basilisk through Parsley's voice."

"Dumbledore has discovered the secret of the Horcruxes."

Avada felt a chill run down his spine—thankfully he had taken the Resurrection Stone beforehand, otherwise he would now be worrying about Dumbledore's safety.

"Don't let your guard down against Voldemort just because you defeated him before. You saw what that guy did this time, from the coma incident to the Basilisk attack, to blaming the so-called 'Will of the Castle'... His methods are far more ruthless than Voldemort's last year, and besides, he's currently lurking among you students..."

"I understand, Professor. I will be careful."

Avada Kedavra nodded—he wasn't planning on directly confronting the diary anyway. His priority was to break into the Chamber of Secrets as quickly as possible, get the professors to kill the Basilisk, reveal the truth, and restore Hogwarts to normalcy first…

"It's not a matter of accident. I suggest you leave Hogwarts and come back only after everything is completely over."

Snape frowned in displeasure: "Even if Malfoy altered your file, you're still a Muggle, on the Basilisk's attack list... And don't forget, you're a 'celebrity' who defeated Voldemort, so the danger you face is probably much greater than that of an ordinary student."

"..."

From the perspective of his personal safety, he really couldn't refute Snape—but the problem was that he still had the problem of the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets to deal with, and he simply didn't have time to get away.

Without resolving the locked room mystery, the Horcrux diary will always have a way out, and the whole thing can't be over; and according to Snape's advice, he can't come back until things are over... Doesn't that create a vicious cycle?

Dumbledore might have some knowledge of soul magic and could solve the Chamber of Secrets in Avada's place... but he can't come back now!

"I'll consider it, Professor."

After remaining silent for a long time, he could only manage to utter this one sentence.

"snort."

Snape snorted in dissatisfaction, clearly realizing that Avada Kedavra wasn't planning on going back so easily: "Whatever. You know how to fight the basilisk anyway... The rooster's crow is useless now; the basilisk's ears have been removed. If you want to stay in the school, you'll be walking with your eyes closed from now on."

"..."

I didn't know there was such a thing?

"Alright, let's go. You've been here long enough; any longer and people will get suspicious. I don't have the habit of keeping students from other colleges in my office for extended periods."

Snape waved the door open and ruthlessly chased people away.

(End of this chapter)