In the Harry Potter Without Harry Potter

Chapter 76: King of Snakes

There are actually two entrances to the Headmaster's office located on the seventh floor.

One is right in front of Jon's eyes, and the other is on the second floor, it's just that the entrance on the second floor has been completely blocked, leaving only this one on the seventh floor.

Unlike other classrooms or offices, the door of the Headmaster's office is large and has two sides just like the castle gate.

At the moment this door is tightly closed, Jon carefully approached the door, and without reaching out to push, he put his ear close to the door.

Very quiet, no different from the current Hogwarts Castle, but somehow Jon, although he did not hear any sound, he smelled a faint fishy smell.

This smell is not that strong, probably blocked off by the door, but through the door crack this fishy smell is very obvious, so he is well aware that this is not his own delusion or anything.

Jon put his hand that still covered with the cloak of invisibility on the left-hand door, which was not locked, it seems even though Snape and Dolohov had given strict orders to all the students, there are no actual protection measures here.

He exhaled lightly, then slightly pressed forward, and a crack appeared in the middle of the two doors.

Through this crack, he saw the view behind the door where the lobby should be.

Where a long, thick body like a big barrel coiled, with emerald green scales faintly reflecting the dim light, it looked like it was asleep, and did not notice Jon who quietly opened the door, the coiled body floating up and down in regular intervals.

Jon watched the huge creature for a few seconds, and without seeing the part of its head, he re-closed the gap in the door.

Nagini?

No, this is Hogwarts Castle, if he really wants something to help him guard the Headmaster's office, then Nagini is certainly not suitable, the most suitable one should be another snake.

An ancient serpent that does not belong to him, but obeys his commands because of his bloodline and the Parseltongue talent he inherited from his ancestors-

The Basilisk!

Jon wrapped up the cloak of invisibility tightly and did not stay here, his footsteps lightened, moving quickly and turning towards the stairs.

He finally understood why even though Snape and Dolohov prohibited students from approaching the area near the Headmaster's office, they did not arrange any special measures to guard the area.

Now that Voldemort has taken control of Hogwarts Castle, the Basilisk that he completely took control of during his school days was released from the chamber once again, and the Basilisk that obeyed all his commands would naturally be used by him.

Let it stay in the front room of the Headmaster's Office, which is the best defence, and a lock on that door is just a complete addition to the picture.

When he returned to his room, Jon took off the invisibility cloak, carefully tucked it into the inner pocket of his robe along with his wand, and lay back on his bed as he began to think about his next steps.

He definitely needs to go inside the Headmaster's office; and to do that, he needs to find a way to deal with the Basilisk.

As one of the most dangerous magical creatures in the magical world, Basilisk is undoubtedly formidable, not only its size and strength are enormous, plus its skin also has resistance to most magic spells just like a dragon, and there is poison in its fangs, which even Voldemort's Horcruxes can't resist, but the most vital feature of it is its eyes that can directly take away the life of the person gazing into it.

From these characteristics, even the dragon that's on the same level as it is can't match it in terms of lethality, but this powerful artificial dark magic creature also has a fatal flaw!

It is afraid of the rooster's crowing.

Perhaps because it was born by a rooster, even the calling cry made by an ordinary rooster can be fatal to it.

Simply put, it is a high-attack and low-defence creature, it can instantly kill the enemy, but as long as you find the right method you can also very easily kill it.

But in Hogwarts, it's not that easy to find a rooster, Voldemort certainly should be aware of the Basilisk's weakness, he must have instructed Snape not to let a rooster appear within the boundaries of Hogwarts.

And, even if he found a rooster, if he wants to deal with the Basilisk, he will have to find a suitable time.

The sound of a rooster crowing is not low, if it sounded in normal times, the sound will certainly attract others, so even if Jon resolved the Basilisk, he could not sneak into the Headmaster's office again.

Luckily, there is still plenty of time for him to solve these problems, at least he knows in advance what exactly is guarding the Headmaster's office, so the next time he can make sufficient preparations.

Moreover, if he is not mistaken, there should be an item in Hogwarts Castle that can help him in his next actions, and that item is probably not discovered yet.

The castle seems to be full of danger, but for Jon, this is perhaps the place he knows the best, after all, the entire seven-part of the original story mostly revolved around the castle.

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"After the afternoon ideology class, we have to clean the lavatory of the castle, so I suggest you not eat too much at noon, Randy, did you forget that you almost threw up when cleaning the lavatory last time?"

At lunchtime, watching Jon eating cold sausages as well as dry bread, Hermione could not help but remind him in a small voice.

Hearing her words, Jon put down the last piece of dry bread in his hand, Hermione is indeed right, he almost failed to hold back last time when cleaning the lavatory for the first time.

Almost three weeks have passed since he came to the castle, and he basically noticed that among the second-year students, Hermione is their "leader".

This little girl is smart, attentive, and usually always looking out for others and the younger students, these children in the second year are also willing to listen to her.

"Haven't you done this kind of work this summer? I remember that except for the first time when you cleaned the lavatory in the first year, when you cried from the smell there, and then forced yourself to accept it, you never had a hard time again, right?"

The little girl looked at Jon and asked in a somewhat curious tone.

Jon's heart jumped slightly, but his face did not change expression as he said.

"The gentleman I boarded with over the summer was very nice to me and didn't let me do these kinds of work, I just became a little uncomfortable after returning to school, but it won't be a problem anymore."

Hermione just asked this question casually, and after hearing Jon's explanation, she nodded and said nothing more.

However, Jon became more alert inside, this little girl is different from other second-year children, she can see the problem as long as he behaves a little inconsistently with the original "Smith" behaviour.

In the future, he needs to pay extra attention in front of Hermione.

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