Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

And these ghosts naturally regarded his masterpiece, which he had worked so hard to write, as a prank!

Dumbledore watched the conversation between Lycos and Nearly Headless Nick with great interest, his smile squeezing all the wrinkles on his face.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Lycos quickly changed the subject. "I still want to know one thing...why have the other three houses heard this rumor to some extent, but I haven't heard anything about it in Slytherin?"

"That's easy to understand, right?" Nick said. "If anyone from our other three academies heard about this, they'd probably just treat it as a joke. Even if they did find the secret room, they wouldn't think anything else of it..."

"But it's different with Slytherin! Slytherin doesn't have many Muggle-born students, so they won't be purged by the so-called Heir of the Chamber of Secrets... If they knew about this, they might really want to release that big monster."

He sighed and shrugged helplessly.

"So we all deliberately avoided the Slytherin ghosts, not wanting them to hear these rumors... Ghosts from other houses wouldn't go to your Slytherin common room, so no one would spread the news there."

"Is it that simple?" Lycos was a little surprised.

"It's that simple." Nick nodded affirmatively, almost shaking his head off again. "Oh, by the way, the rumor didn't spread for long, and it shouldn't be long enough for students from the other three houses to pass the news to Slytherin's good friends."

"After all... Slytherins don't have many friends from other houses!"

Lycos's face darkened a little.

Even though he was a Slytherin, there was really no way to refute this statement.

Slytherin students have always had the worst popularity among the four colleges. Even Ravenclaw, who have a relatively better relationship with them, often sides with Gryffindor and Hufflepuff because of some of Slytherin's excessive behavior.

Especially since Snape had been frantically giving Slytherin points, effectively giving them six house cups, the other three houses seemed to be united in their hatred of the enemy...

"Do you remember which ghost first spread the news of the Chamber of Secrets?" Dumbledore suddenly asked.

"I'm not sure." Nick thought for a moment, then held his neck and shook his head.

"Because I was hosting a dinner for the 500th anniversary of my death, I invited quite a few ghosts to Hogwarts. So, the order among the ghosts was very chaotic during that time, and sometimes I couldn't even tell who was who..."

"I still think it was the mean Miserbo who spread the rumor," Lycos said. "Because the secret chamber hasn't been opened for a long time, he wanted to spread such a rumor to test the 'secret chamber heir'..."

"Perhaps." Dumbledore nodded noncommittally.

Miseb has been driven away.

If he was really the one who spread the rumor, then this matter would not be so important... Now the fear is that there are still bad people among the ghosts, still lurking in Hogwarts Castle.

"Nicholas, your Deathday dinner is over. You can start seeing off the guests who came to Hogwarts." Dumbledore instructed Nick, "Restore order at Hogwarts as soon as possible."

"No problem, Mr. Principal." Almost Headless Nick agreed readily.

However, after agreeing to this, he opened his mouth, as if he had some questions to ask.

"What's wrong with you, Sir Nicholas?" Lycos asked curiously when he saw his hesitation.

"I'm wondering if I heard something wrong, or if I misunderstood something..." Nick said bewilderedly. "You two seemed to be saying with such certainty that the Chamber of Secrets hasn't been opened for a long time."

"Yes." Lycos nodded.

"So... there really is a chamber of secrets inside Hogwarts Castle?" Nick's eyes widened suddenly, his body leaning back in shock, and his head fell off his neck again.

"Don't spread this matter for now," Dumbledore said. "Nicholas, we are looking for a ghost to volunteer... We need a Muggle-born. Please help us find someone who is willing to help and trustworthy."

Lycos has already informed Dumbledore that he has the diary and can open the Chamber of Secrets at any time.

They needed to make a big deal of this and spread the news that the Chamber of Secrets was opened, so that the hiding rebellious goblins and the dormant Voldemort would think that Hogwarts was in great trouble.

Under such information asymmetry, the rebellious goblins led by Lanlock and Voldemort hiding in the forest are likely to take chances and think that Dumbledore has no time to spare, and take the initiative to attack the wizarding world.

By then, Dumbledore can further identify them and try to completely eliminate them with hard power...

But Dumbledore was, after all, a headmaster, and was unwilling to let his students take too much risk. He initially disagreed with Lycos opening the Chamber of Secrets... So Lycos proposed an alternative option: let the ghost "die" again.

The basilisk's gaze is extremely powerful. A living person will die if they see it. Even a dead ghost will turn into darkness and lose consciousness when seeing it.

Using ghosts to take risks instead of students is the most acceptable solution so far.

"This……"

Listening to Dumbledore's request, Nick was obviously troubled. "After all, the ghosts of Hogwarts all died quite early. In those years, there really weren't many Muggle-born wizards, and the number of ghosts was also small."

He thought for a long time, and suddenly said, "How about you ask Myrtle?"

Under Lycos's guidance, Nearly Headless Nick and Moaning Myrtle became friends, and only then did they remember the little witch who had a low presence and had been living in the abandoned bathroom for a long time.

"Well... let's just forget it..." When Lycos heard Nick mention Myrtle, the corners of his mouth twitched.

You can't just pluck the wool from a sheep... The little witch died because of the basilisk. Could it be that after dying once, she must be "killed" by the basilisk again?

"Isn't this a good choice?" Nick asked blankly.

"Let's change someone." Dumbledore also nodded. "This person is indeed not suitable."

Although he had been at Hogwarts for far less time than these ghosts, he had investigated Tom Riddle's student life decades before, and thus learned some of the details of the Chamber of Secrets incident.

Dumbledore also remembered that Myrtle seemed to have died because Riddle opened the Chamber of Secrets.

"Okay, let me think about it..." Nearly Headless Nick scratched his chin and racked his brains.

After a moment, he suddenly slapped his thigh.

"How could I forget him!" Nick said excitedly, "I think Grubb will definitely be able to do it - he's a Muggle-born Hufflepuff little wizard, very easy to talk to, and all he thinks about is eating."

"If you can find him some strong-tasting food that ghosts can sense, Grubb will definitely agree to help!"

"Is that so..." Dumbledore nodded slightly, "Perhaps there is no need to find food with too strong a flavor. I have another idea."

So, Dumbledore and Lycos found Grubb near the kitchen and persuaded him to join their plan.

"Remember, when you see that big monster, you must act terrified! Don't let my telling you about this in advance stop you from being afraid."

Before taking action, Lycos gave Grubb many warnings.

"But I can't act that out..." said the chubby Grubb unsurely. "You shouldn't have told me there was a giant monster coming to 'kill' me. Maybe it would have been more natural that way."

"How can I not tell you?" Lycos shook his head. "This is Dumbledore's intention. It would be so unfair to you... If you agree to help us, you might be unconscious for several months. Don't you regret it?"

"What are a few months to us ghosts?"

Grubb is optimistic: "As long as I can experience the feeling of eating again, I would be willing to be unconscious for centuries, not to mention months!"

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Chapter 152 Second Grade Christmas Vacation

After hearing what Grubb said, Lecos felt a little relieved.

Although the ghost will not die again, looking into the basilisk's eyes will cause him to be in a coma for a long time, and this coma can be attributed to Lycos...hurting innocent people will always bring him some psychological pressure.

Fortunately, people who become ghosts don’t seem to care much about the so-called “death”.

For example, Myrtle wanted to drown herself in the toilet from time to time; Bloody Baron wanted to stab himself to death with a knife all the time; and the same was true for Glutton Grubb.

Rather than not feeling any taste, he would rather experience the "death" of a ghost, bringing a touch of novelty to the boring ghost life that has been the same for countless years.

Lycos's eyes flickered.

He suddenly thought of a more effective way to let Grubb understand how to make the expression of fear in the shortest time.

"Well, when you receive my signal, you will only think of one thing—" Lycos said, "Tell yourself that you will never be able to taste food again!"

Grubb understood it instantly, and his scalp felt tingling just thinking about it.

So, when Lycos drove the basilisk into the corridor where he and Grub had agreed to meet, Grub immediately used Lycos's method, giving himself a shock...

Of course, the extremely huge basilisk did give Grubb a great visual impact. The combination of the two fears of seeing the giant and being certain that he would not be able to feel food in the future made Grubb's expression before his "death" extremely real.

The previous scene took shape near the corridor——

The fat Grubb was covered in black and shrouded in smoke. He lay flat and motionless, suspended six inches above the ground, with an expression of extreme terror.

Lycos stood in the corner of the corridor, watching the scene quietly.

Under Professor McGonagall's organization, the gathered crowd dispersed like a tide.

But among these little wizards who left, Harry Potter is still the center of discussion——

Although few people were willing to believe that the famous savior could be the heir of Slytherin, it was indeed true that only Harry and his two friends were in the corridor at the time...

Harry stood there blankly, not knowing what to say.

"Harry, don't worry about what those people think." Ron patted his friend's shoulder. "They're simply crazy. They believe what Peeves says!"

"Yes, Harry," Hermione added, "we can all testify to this... it was already like this when we arrived. Whoever attacked this ghost must have sneaked away from nearby!"

Harry shook his head and said nothing.

His mind was still recalling the previous situation - that cruel and vicious voice must be the murderer who hurt the ghost next to him, but why couldn't Ron and Hermione hear it?

Just then, Professor McGonagall, who had dispersed the crowd, came over from a distance.

"Come with me, Potter," she said deadpan.

"Professor," said Harry quickly, "I swear I didn't -"

"Of course, someone else will come and talk to you about this, Potter," Professor McGonagall replied briefly. "Now, follow me."

She conjured a large fan out of thin air, handed it to Ron, and told him to fan Grubb up the stairs.

Ron stared blankly at the fan in his hand, tentatively waved it forward, and found that he could really use the wind to blow the "black" ghost aside.

He immediately became interested and began to fan the Grubb forward. It was like a silent black hovercraft, quietly gliding towards the school infirmary on the fourth floor of the castle...

Lycos waited until they were all gone before silently emerging from the shadows in the corner of the corridor.

A layer of mottled light and shadow quietly slid down his body - it was a very advanced Disillusionment Charm, which could even completely hide Lycos in front of an excellent witch like Professor McGonagall.

This kind of spell is obviously not something that Lycos can cast.

It was a small favor Dumbledore did for him personally.

Before the official action, Lycos and Dumbledore communicated with each other and reached many consensuses -

Dumbledore wanted to train and develop Harry Potter's ability to face danger, so he hoped that Lecos would involve Harry in the basilisk incident; Lecos needed Dumbledore's acquiescence to his plan in order to achieve his goal.

Because as long as Fox is there, the danger of the basilisk can be controlled - the phoenix is ​​immortal, so it is immune to the basilisk's fatal gaze and can easily peck out its eyes.

In the original story, it was with the help of Fawkes that Harry was able to draw the sword of Gryffindor and kill the basilisk!

In order to naturally introduce Harry Potter into the incident of the basilisk, Lycos calculated the time specifically -

The Gryffindor team's weekend Quidditch training ended around ten in the morning, and Harry would return to Hogwarts Castle around half past ten... So Lex released the basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets just after ten o'clock.