Chapter 66 Hermione Discovers the Truth

The next morning, Hermione and Harry gathered in the hall. The weather was very good today. Wood was very happy and filled every player's plate with scrambled eggs.

"Come on, Harry!" Hermione and Ginny cheered Harry and looked at the Slytherin table with their peripheral vision, but they did not see the conspicuous white hair. Harry was also a little depressed. He had a little affection for "Riddle" inexplicably, probably because Riddle's experience reminded him of himself.

To be honest, staying at the Dursleys' house is worse than being in an orphanage!

"Won't he come to cheer me up? I thought we were friends."

"He may have gotten up late, and with so many people watching, it's not convenient for him to cheer you up, Harry." Ron comforted.

After a long time, Cyrus came in.

He actually got up a long time ago, but he went to the Chamber of Secrets in advance. At this time, he needed to use the sound of the basilisk to give Hermione a hint so that she would be left alone.

After entering the restaurant, Cyrus raised his chin towards them with Malfoy's usual smug expression.

To others, this seemed like a provocation, but Harry knew that it was actually "Mr. Riddle" greeting him.

"Malfoy is really annoying, isn't he? Although I don't know why he didn't participate in the competition, it's a good thing. Last time Slytherin lost to Hufflepuff, the champion can only be chosen between us and Hufflepuff." Wood frowned and patted Harry on the shoulder, "Okay, Harry, eat quickly, I want to confirm the tactics before the game starts."

After that, Wood left the hall first and went to the Quidditch field.

Harry thought that maybe he could say a few words to "Mr. Riddle" before the game started, and it would be best if he could get encouragement and recognition from the other party, so that he would be more confident, so he dragged slowly. After a while, there were not many people in the hall.

"How do you feel, Harry?" Cyrus walked over slowly and greeted them.

"Not bad, but Diggory is so good, I doubt I can win."

"You should have confidence in yourself." Cyrus said casually, his mind was not on the Quidditch game at all, anyway, this game would not be held in the end.

The five people left the hall together.

Because Harry had to go back to pack his game supplies, Cyrus separated from them first.

"I'll go to the stadium first."

However, Cyrus cast a Disillusionment Charm on himself as soon as he reached the corner, and followed them again. Controlling the basilisk to swim in the pipe.

At this time, Harry's originally only a little nervous mood was added with a very heavy worry, because just as he stepped onto the marble stairs, he suddenly heard the voice again: "This time it's going to kill people... Let me tear... Let me tear..."

He shouted, and Ron and Hermione jumped aside from him in horror.

"What's wrong with you?"

"That voice!" Harry said, turning his head and looking back, "I just heard it again - did you hear it?"

Ron shook his head, his eyes wide open.

"That strange sound you mentioned before?" Ginny looked around, "But where is it? It can't be invisible, right? Or, is there a road we can't see?"

"Invisible road?" Hermione suddenly slapped her forehead.

"Harry - I suddenly realized something! I'm going to the library!"

She hurried away and went upstairs.

"What did she realize?" Harry asked in a panic, still looking around, trying to figure out where the sound came from.

"I don't know." Ron shook his head.

"But why did she go to the library?"

"Because that's Hermione's style," Ron said, shrugged his shoulders, "Whenever you have questions, go to the library."

Harry stood there hesitantly, trying to catch the sound again. But it was too late.

"You'd better act quickly," Ginny said.

"But that sound..."

"It's almost eleven o'clock - the game."

Harry and the other two left, but Cyrus turned around and followed Hermione.

He saw Hermione hurriedly running to the library, her hair like a bunch of flowers that kept blooming and gathering. She ran to the fourth floor in one breath. The door of the library was locked. There was no one inside. Everyone, including Madam Pince, had gone to the Quidditch field.

Hermione pushed the door violently, but it didn't open. So she simply stepped back half a step and pulled out her wand:

"Alaho Open."

The chain fell to the ground with a snap.

"Petrification - an invisible road, it may be in the wall, it should be a pipe - a sound that only Harry can hear -"

She walked through rows of bookshelves, and the previous clues seemed to be connected into a huge net, almost weaving the real answer in her mind.

Cyrus followed her slowly, and at this time he even lifted the Disillusionment Charm. The huge basilisk swam out of the pipe, and its steel-like scales rustled on the ground!

The huge monster followed behind Cyrus, but soon lowered its head and swam to the other side close to the ground. Rows of bookshelves filled with books served as its cover. In the dim library, only the green scales flashed a faint light.

"That should be a snake - that's why Harry can hear it. Because he is a Parselmouth - but what kind of snake can turn people into stone and exist for a thousand years?" Hermione pulled out several books in succession from the bookshelf. One documents the plumbing system at Hogwarts, the other labels Fantastic Beasts.

She looked through it with the light of the wand.

"The basilisk can live for a thousand years, but the magic power of the basilisk kills people, not petrifies them? By the way -" she suddenly remembered something, "because none of the victims have directly seen the basilisk. Eye."

"Colin Creevey was seen through the camera, and Justin was seen through the headless Nico. Ginny said that Percy and Penelope were in love, and she was holding a mirror in her hand, and she should be dressing up. Himself. And Mrs. Loris, it is the basilisk seen through the water on the ground, so the effect of the magic is attenuated. "

Hermione's face showed excited joy!

She solved a fifty-year-old mystery. Needless to say, she felt a sense of accomplishment. More importantly, the murderer was likely to be caught!

But soon, new doubts arose in her mind.

If the thing in the Chamber of Secrets was a basilisk, then Hagrid was obviously wronged. The scene Mr. Riddle showed them last time was still fresh in her mind. Although I couldn't see clearly what the monster Hagrid raised was, at least it was not a basilisk. No basilisk was lumpy and had so much hair.

"Mr. Riddle must be mistaken."

Hermione closed the book. She couldn't wait to tell everyone the answer, especially "Mr. Riddle"!

She wanted "Mr. Riddle" to know that Hagrid had been wronged, that he had made a mistake, and that her ingenuity had unlocked the answer. Knowing the monster's true face and way of moving, it won't be so difficult for them to find each other——

Okay, it’s still difficult actually, the plumbing system in Hogwarts is very complicated, but at least now we have a clue!

However, just then, Hermione heard footsteps echoing among the empty bookshelves in the library.

"Pa-ta-ta-sha-"

"Who is where?"

Her heartbeat missed a beat in vain, her whole body shrank in vigilance, knocking over her chair, and she raised her wand in the direction of the footsteps.

But the owner of the footsteps didn't respond and just kept approaching.

At this moment, Hermione's clothes under her robe were wet with fearful sweat. But not only did she not panic, she was calmer than before.

‘Maybe it’s the heir – I became his target! ’

Hermione breathed heavily, her whole body was shaking, but she still made the right choice. She knew clearly that she was probably doomed, but even if she sacrificed herself, she would at least leave clues to the truth to her two stupid sons and Mr. Riddle.

So, she hurriedly took down a page and wrote one word——

Footsteps were approaching.

Fluorescent lights illuminated the visitor.

——It's Malfoy!