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Chapter 81: Halloween Feast (Seeking Subscription)

Daytime passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the students had finished their last class of the afternoon.

"Professor Aisen!" While Aisen was still outside the entrance hall, a familiar voice called out. Turning his head, he saw Hagrid shuffling towards him.

"Hagrid, what is it?" Seeing a slightly embarrassed look on Hagrid's face, Aisen proactively asked.

"Well, Professor Aisen, I need to set up some pumpkin lanterns in the Great Hall. If Professor Aisen isn't busy, could you come and help me out?" Hagrid said, looking a bit embarrassed.

"If I'm not mistaken, Hagrid, you should be able to finish the setup by yourself!" Aisen looked at the pink umbrella in Hagrid's hand, his tone slightly teasing. Seeing Hagrid's cautious expression, Aisen smiled and reassured him, "Oh, relax, Hagrid, I won't tell anyone about it!"

"Uh, Professor Aisen!" Hagrid immediately relaxed, then leaned closer to Aisen, as if afraid of being overheard, and continued, "I mean, during the Christmas Feast last year, your magic effect was amazing. I'm going to carve these pumpkins into lanterns, but I want to make them more attractive!

Headmaster Dumbledore is inviting a skeleton dance troupe to perform this year, and I think maybe we can make some changes here, what do you think, ProfessorAisen?"

"I think I understand what you mean. Let's go and take a look at the pumpkins you've grown. Perhaps we can cast some more appealing magic while carving them!" Understanding Hagrid's intention, Aisen immediately smiled.

After all, having known Hagrid for so long, Aisen already considered him a friend. Therefore, he certainly wouldn't refuse to help Hagrid with this small favor.

Arriving at the vegetable patch behind Hagrid's hut, Aisen was surprised to see that the pumpkins enchanted by Hagrid had grown significantly larger. At a rough glance, if one were carved into a lantern, it could even seat three people inside.

Aisen couldn't help but inwardly exclaim: How terrifying!

Next to him, two huge pumpkins had already been picked and hollowed out by Hagrid, apparently intended to be carved into the shape of lanterns.

How to put it? Aisen felt that since Hagrid had lived at Hogwarts for decades and attended countless Halloweens, his style of carving pumpkins into Halloween pumpkin lanterns was much more interesting than Aisen had imagined.

"Hagrid, I think the pumpkin lanterns you've carved are very interesting and will definitely attract everyone's attention, but how do you want to change them?" Aisenreached out and touched a pumpkin, then turned to look at Hagrid, "How about adding some light effects and sounds that fit the Halloween atmosphere?"

Saying this, Aisen pointed his wand at a hollowed-out pumpkin. A faint glow appeared inside the pumpkin, then changed color, turning into red and green, constantly swirling inside the pumpkin wall, instantly adding a terrifying effect.

Immediately afterwards, Aisen reconstructed and added the sound of a waterphone from his memories of his previous life.

Well, speaking of waterphones, many people may not have looked it up and therefore don't know. But in fact, almost all horror movies use the sound of a waterphone for their background music. Therefore, one can see how terrifying the sound produced by a waterphone is.

When Aisen finished all this, a hollow pumpkin was emitting eerie green light and terrifying blood-red light while also making spine-chilling sounds, instantly maximizing the effect.

"This effect is amazing! I knew it was right to come to Professor Aisen for advice!" Hagrid looked at the scene before him, couldn't help but swallow, and then seemed to think of the fate of those Little Wizards, a smile immediately appearing on his face.

"But, Hagrid, are you sure you want to make all the pumpkins like this?" Aisen thought it was fine to modify two like this, but if all the pumpkin lanterns had a terrifying effect, it might not be appropriate.

"Oh, I think for Witches, this is no big deal. Trust me, Professor Aisen, those Little Wizards might even like it better this way?" Hagrid didn't mind at all, not finding anything inappropriate about it.

Since Hagrid said it was fine, Aisen didn't say anything more.

Over the next half hour, Hagrid carved some of the pumpkins into pumpkin lanterns, and then had Aisen cast those spells on them.

However, since these pumpkin lanterns weren't yet decorated in the Great Hall, there was no need to apply the magical effects immediately.

Therefore, after a moment of thought, Aisen specifically made a controller to control the eerie light effects and terrifying sounds, allowing them to be turned on and off.

Simply put, it was like making a remote control. In the off state, the pumpkin lanterns carved by Hagrid still looked normal. But if it was turned on, the magic cast on these pumpkin lanterns would activate, instantly turning them into terrifying pumpkins.

Unexpectedly, after Aisen made these modifications, Hagrid was even more satisfied.

Since Hagrid could cast spells with his pink umbrella, he could easily move these giant pumpkins into the Great Hall by casting the Levitation Charm by himself.

When the students arrived for the Halloween Feast, the Great Hall was decorated as usual. However, one thing Aisen couldn't help but complain about was that in addition to Hagrid's pumpkin lanterns, there were also live bats used as decorations. Aisen thought this was a bit outrageous, but he had to admit that the imagination of Witches was indeed different from that of Muggles.

At seven o'clock, the Great Hall was brightly lit with twinkling candlelight, and the plates on the tables were already filled with food, looking very tempting.

The moment Headmaster Dumbledore announced the start of the Halloween Feast, the entire Great Hallimmediately erupted into excitement. In contrast to the lively atmosphere here, the Trio were wearing long faces, heading towards the basement where Nearly Headless Nick was holding his party.

Completely contrary to the lively and celebratory atmosphere in the Great Hall, the Trio could see small, dark candles on either side of the corridor, their flickering blue-green light giving off an eerie feeling.

It wasn't until they passed through this cold corridor and reached a corner that the Trio met Nearly Headless Nick. He was draped in a black velvet curtain and wore a hat with a feather. He seemed particularly excited to see the Trio arrive.

"My dear friends." Nearly Headless Nick took off his hat and bowed, inviting the Trio in. "Welcome, I am so happy you could come—"

Looking at the doorway that seemed like a black hole, the three exchanged glances, wanting to turn and leave. But since they had promised him, they couldn't just run away.

Subsequently, the three entered the room where Nearly Headless Nick was holding his feast, with expressions as if they were going to their deaths.

On the other side, the Great Hall was very lively. As Hagrid had said, Dumbledore had indeed invited a skeleton dance troupe to perform.

To be honest, if ordinary people from the Muggle Worldsaw this scene, they would surely be scared to death. But for the Little Wizards, this was just an entertainment program.

The skeleton dance troupe played some unknown music and danced comical, mechanical dances. Although the style was somewhat strange, the atmosphere was indeed brought up.

The Little Wizards had satisfied smiles on their faces, cheering loudly while enjoying the special holiday food.

"Professor Aisen, look—" Hagrid patted Aisen's arm.

Aisen looked in the direction Hagrid was pointing and saw that the Weasley Twins were heartily enjoying the food inside a pumpkin lantern.

But upon seeing Hagrid pull out a remote control and reveal a mischievous grin, Aisen couldn't help but shiver inwardly: "This is too wicked!"

Sure enough, Hagrid turned on the remote control switch.

Buzz—

A strange, eerie, and spine-chilling sound instantly rang out in Fred and George's ears, while eerie green light and terrifying blood-red light emerged from the inner wall of the pumpkin lantern and reflected into their eyes.

In an instant, the two scrambled out of the pumpkin lantern as if they had been bitten in the backside by a three-headed dog, knocking over a lot of the holiday food in their panic.

The strange, eerie sound and terrifying light effect instantly stunned all the Little Wizards, but upon seeing the disheveled Fred and George, they burst into laughter and cheers.

After all, this was a rare opportunity to see the Weasley Twins pranked, so the festive atmosphere instantly surged even higher.

As for Fred and George, after getting out, they shook their heads with wry smiles, showing expressions of considerable annoyance. Then, their eyes lit up again, and they turned to start examining the pumpkin lantern that had caused their embarrassment.

Chapter 82: The Attack (Seeking Subscription)

Aisen smiled and used his fork to pick up a piece of extremely black, coffin-shaped cake and put it into his mouth.

While the Little Wizards were celebrating, Aisen noticed that many ribbons of various colors were hanging down from the ceiling, constantly moving around the Great Hall, chasing the monster masks that were floating in mid-air and cackling strangely.

The taste of the Halloween Feast food was not much different from usual, but the styles and shapes were novel enough and completely different from before. Of course, this was just to fit the Halloween atmosphere.

Unconsciously, the time reached ten o'clock. After Aisenwiped his mouth with a napkin, he began to discuss his views on Charms with Professor Flitwick.

Since Aisen and Professor Flitwick had already had in-depth discussions on Charms recently, it was not inappropriate to discuss them again at this time.

Lockhart, who was nearby, tried to interject several times, but Aisen smiled and nodded at him, ignoring him in a seemingly exceptionally "elegant" manner. In fact, Aisenhad long known what kind of person Lockhart was. And the other Professors and students in the school, if they observed carefully, would know the true level of Lockhart's real skills.

Although Aisen wanted to complain about Dumbledorefor finding such an incompetent person to be the Professor of Dark Arts, he was relieved when he thought about what Hagrid had said: that Hogwarts couldn't find anyone willing to apply for the Professor of Dark Artsposition, which is why Lockhart ended up with the job.

There was nothing they could do, as Lockhart was the only candidate!

The skeleton dance troupe finally played a rather soothing tune, then shuffled past the Little Wizards, lined up neatly, and bowed in unison to all the Witches, completing their performance.

Amidst the cheers and applause of all the Witches, the skeleton dance troupe turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated in the Great Hall, clearly indicating it was time for them to exit.

The Halloween Feast ended, and the Little Wizards lined up and crowded out of the Great Hall.

Everyone had an expression of wanting more, and they kept talking to the people next to them, with whispers mixed with occasional gasps. It was clear that everyone was very satisfied with this year's Halloween Feast.

After the Little Wizards left, several Professors stayed behind, waving their wands and beginning to tidy up the Great Hall, which had become a mess.

"Professor, I think you need to know something has happened over there!" A Little Witch returned to the Great Hall with hurried steps, his voice revealing an undisguised unease. He looked at the Professors while swallowing, his lips even trembling slightly.

Just then, a series of gasps from the Little Wizards came from outside the Great Hall. It seemed something had really happened.

Aisen activated God's Perspective, looking in the direction of the gasping Little Wizards, and saw everything at a glance.

As expected, in an empty corridor on the second floor, he saw the Trio standing there in a daze, with a petrified cat, Mrs. Norris, hanging on a torch bracket beside them.

Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Snape, and others stepped out of the Great Hall with serious expressions, and the Little Wizards quickly made way.

Aisen withdrew his gaze, exchanged glances with Professor Flitwick, and followed suit.

Going up to the second floor, turning a corner, and arriving in an empty corridor, three figures appeared in the sight of Dumbledore and the others, watched by the Little Wizards.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood alone in the middle of the corridor, being watched by so many people, and the surrounding atmosphere was clearly somewhat tense. Aisen's gaze fell on the petrified Mrs. Norris.

It looked stiff, as if it had died, but in fact, it was only petrified.

Next to it, between two windows, on the wall about a foot from the ground, some words were smeared. Under the light of the surrounding burning torches, the bright red words glowed faintly.

The Chamber of Secrets has been opened.

Enemies of the Heir, beware!

The crowd, which had been filled with a cheerful atmosphere, fell silent in an instant. Mrs. Norris, hanging on the bracket, and the glowing words on the wall immediately made the surrounding atmosphere eerie.

The Little Wizards looked at this terrifying scene and cast suspicious glances at Harry. Clearly, most people suspected that Harry and his friends had done all of this.

"My cat! My cat! What happened to Mrs. Norris?" When Filch pushed through the crowd and arrived, he was stunned by the scene before him. He screamed, then stared intently at Harry.

"You! It must have been you who killed my cat!" In Filch's eyes, Harry instantly became a heinous villain.

"I--" Harry waved his hand to deny it, but everyone was looking at him with suspicion, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

"Filch!" Dumbledore temporarily soothed Filch, then quickly stepped forward, walked past Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and took Mrs. Norris down from the bracket.

"I think, Filch, and Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger, you should all come with me!" Dumbledore first examined the taken-down Mrs. Norris, then looked seriously at the Trio.

"Headmaster, my office is the closest. I think you can come to my place--" Lockhart eagerly showed his presence, seemingly wanting to participate.

"Thank you, Gilderoy!" Dumbledore nodded and said no more. After signaling to Professor Flitwick, he turned and walked towards Lockhart's office. The quiet crowd immediately parted, making a path for the Professors to pass through.

Lockhart followed excitedly, looking very pleased with himself, as if he was about to show off his skills, which made Aisen shake his head.

Subsequently, Professor McGonagall, Snape, and Aisenall followed. Professor Flitwick, however, stayed behind at Dumbledore's signal to comfort the panicked Little Wizards.

In Lockhart's office, several photos of Lockhart on the wall suddenly stirred. Perhaps it was the first time they had seen such a large gathering, and the Lockharts in the photos all hid away.

After Lockhart lit the candles to illuminate the office, he stepped back a few paces. Then, Professor Dumbledoreplaced Mrs. Norris on Lockhart's desk.

Hermione saw Aisen look at her and couldn't help but shrink her neck, then pulled Harry and Ron back to sit on chairs where the candlelight barely reached.

Aisen stepped forward to observe, seeing Dumbledoreconstantly poking Mrs. Norris with his finger, his bright blue eyes looking through his half-moon spectacles, seemingly searching for something.

Similarly, Professor McGonagall also bent down and examined it carefully. Snape, meanwhile, was half-hidden in the shadows behind, looking completely unconcerned, his attention focused on Harry.

"It must have been a Charm that killed it—I mean, like the Transfiguring Torment Curse. I've seen it many times, but it's a pity I wasn't there at the time, otherwise I could have saved it by lifting the curse." Lockhart began to wander around, rambling and showing off his abilities.

Seemingly very satisfied with his performance, the photos of Lockhart on the wall also appeared and nodded in agreement.

Hearing Lockhart's conclusion, the others didn't react much, but Filch immediately began to cry.

Aisen stepped forward and touched Mrs. Norris with his hand. Indeed, it was as hard as stone, impossibly rigid. But as Aisen touched it, a hidden power was perceived by him.

That power was very subtle. Although Aisen didn't feel it could threaten him, this power carried a very strong invasiveness.

This is—the power of a curse! At this moment, Aisenunderstood something.

"Filch, it's not dead--" Dumbledore stood up and interrupted Filch's crying.

Lockhart, who had been rambling nearby, was in the middle of recounting how many times he had saved people in similar incidents. At this point, he had to stop with an awkward expression.

"Not dead! Then why is its whole body stiff, like it's dead?" Filch stopped sobbing and reached out to touch the stiff Mrs. Norris.

"It's been petrified," Dumbledore explained.

But unexpectedly, Lockhart immediately chimed in, "Exactly, yes, that's what I thought too! It's clearly been petrified!"

Then, Filch stared intently at Harry, targeting him. Because in his opinion, Harry must have done all of this. For this, he didn't hesitate to publicly reveal that Harryhad discovered he was a Squib.

But clearly, such a speculation was extremely irresponsible.

Chapter 83: Legend of the Chamber of Secrets (Please subscribe)

"No, Filch—" Professor Dumbledore shook his head. "This requires a profound Black magic, and second-year students definitely cannot do this."

"Finite Incantatem!" Then, under the gaze of Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and others, Aisen pulled out his wand and cast a general counter-spell on the petrified Mrs. Norris.

But the result was exactly as Aisen had expected; after the counter-spell was cast, there was no effect whatsoever. Mrs. Norris remained stiff and hard, like a stone.

"Clearly, although Mrs. Norris was petrified, she wasn't petrified by Petrificus Totalus, but by another profound Black magic method. I think Harry and the others really couldn't have done it!" Then, Aisen also put forward an argument supporting Dumbledore's view.

In fact, the Professors present had already understood Aisen's meaning. If Mrs. Norris had truly been petrified by Harry, Ron, or Hermione, they would have definitely used a simple Charm like Petrificus Totalus.

But targets petrified by Petrificus Totalus can have the petrification effect lifted by a general counter-spell like Finite Incantatem. And after Aisen cast the counter-spell just now, it had no effect whatsoever, clearly indicating that Mrs. Norris was not petrified by Petrificus Totalus.

Therefore, the attack on Mrs. Norris can basically be ruled out as having been done by Harry.

Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall both nodded, agreeing with Aisen's statement. Snape, on the other hand, who was standing by, put forward a slightly different opinion at this moment.

"Allow me to say something, Headmaster." Snapeemerged from the shadows. "I also agree with ProfessorAisen's view that Potter and his friends did not attack Mrs. Norris."

Harry could hardly believe it at this moment; he hadn't expected Snape to actually speak up for him. For a moment, Harry even wanted to discard all the ill will he felt towards Snape. But immediately after, Snape's words dispelled his idea.

"But there's a strange question: why did Potter and the others go to the corridor upstairs? Isn't it strange that they didn't attend the Halloween feast but instead went to that place for no reason?" Snape looked at Harry, a mocking expression seemingly on his face.

Facing the suspicious gazes of everyone, the Trio rushed to explain that they had attended a Deathday Party.

"There were hundreds of ghosts there; they can all prove we were there—" Harry said eagerly, then his eyes lit up as he pointed at Aisen. "Professor Aisen knows about this too!"

"Uh, they did mention to me that they were going to attend Nearly Headless Nick's five-hundredth Deathday." Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Aisen nodded.

"But what about after that? Why didn't you attend the feast but instead ran off to the corridor upstairs?" Snapehad clearly seized upon the Trio's biggest loophole.

"Because—" Harry opened his mouth, unsure how to explain. He felt that if he said he was attracted there by a voice that was likely a snake's, perhaps only ProfessorAisen, who knew he was a Parselmouth, would believe him.

However, the problem was that Ron had once told him that even in the magical world, it wasn't a good thing for Witches to hear voices others couldn't. Therefore, Harrydidn't want this matter to become widely known. What if he was directly suspected of being the Heir of the Chamber of Secrets and got involved in the attack? Wouldn't that be even worse?

So, after these thoughts ran through his mind, Harrydirectly offered a very constructive reason: "Because we were too tired and wanted to go to bed early."

"But even so, you shouldn't skip dinner, should you!" Snape showed a smug expression. "I'm sure the food at the Deathday Party wasn't suitable for the living to eat!"

"We weren't hungry!" At this moment, Ron, who couldn't stand Snape, shouted loudly, wanting to support Harry, but unexpectedly, his stomach rumbled stubbornly.

"My opinion is that while Mr. Potter did not attack Mrs. Norris, he clearly wasn't telling the whole truth either." The smugness on Snape's face intensified, and he then looked at Dumbledore. "I believe his privileges can be revoked, he can be removed from the GryffindorQuidditch team, and we can reconsider once his attitude becomes more honest!"

"No, Severus, there's no evidence that Potter did anything wrong!" Professor McGonagall said sternly, protecting Harry like a mother protecting her cub.

"Exactly, as long as there's no evidence, he's innocent, Severus!" Dumbledore was clearly on Professor McGonagall's side as well.

"But my cat was petrified!" Filch cried out in dissatisfaction. "I hope someone gets punished!" After saying that, he glared fiercely at Harry, his implication clearly being that the person he wanted punished was Harry.

"Don't worry, Filch, we'll cure her." Dumbledore patiently persuaded him. "Professor Sprout has obtained some Mandrakes, and once they grow and mature, a potion can be brewed to cure Mrs. Norris."

"Yes, I'd like to say I'd be very happy to brew the Mandrake restorative potion—" Lockhart started volunteering again at this point. "I've brewed it over a hundred times; I can brew it in my sleep."

"Hmph—" Snape's cold snort came at just the right moment, interrupting Lockhart. "I believe I am the Transfiguration Professor at Hogwarts!"

For a moment, Lockhart froze awkwardly on the spot, and Aisen almost burst out laughing.

"You may go." Dumbledore said to Harry and the Trio. The Trio seemed as if they had been granted amnesty and quickly left Lockhart's office, even starting to run at one point.

"Professor Aisen, what do you think about this?" After the Trio left, Dumbledore began to ask for Aisen's opinion.

"I'm thinking, the Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Is the Chamber of Secrets that was opened the one left by Salazar Slytherin? Yes, I've heard about this legend of Hogwarts." Aisen nodded and slowly stated his view. "Well, it is said that after the four founders of Hogwartsestablished Hogwarts for a period of time, they had disagreements.

Slytherin believed that they should be more selective when choosing students, only selecting students from pure Witch families and not accepting Muggle students. Because of this, he had a fierce argument with Gryffindorand then left the school.

It is said that before leaving Hogwarts, Slytherin built a Chamber of Secrets within the Castle and sealed it so that no one could open it. Only when his true Heir appeared would the Chamber of Secrets be opened, and the terrible thing within the Chamber of Secrets would be released to purge all those unworthy of learning magic."

"But this is just a legend about the Chamber of Secrets; there has never been any evidence to prove its existence!" Professor McGonagall's tone was a little dry as she spoke, looking at Dumbledore as if asking something.

"Exactly, I think you still need to distinguish between reliable history and legendary stories, Professor Aisen!" Snape said in a strange, sarcastic tone, clearly not very fond of Aisen either.

"Alright, I think we should search the entire Castle next to see if there are any clues." Dumbledore shook his head slightly and did not express his opinion on the legend of the Chamber of Secrets.

"Wow, are we exploring Hogwarts Castle again?" Lockhart's face shone with excitement. "Believe me, when I was studying in Ravenclaw, I explored many secret passages. I will definitely find the Chamber of Secrets!"

Regarding Lockhart's inexplicable confidence, Aisendecided not to comment further.

Chapter 84: The Aftermath of the Attack (Seeking Subscription)

The next day, at Hogwarts School, Aisen noticed that the students talked about nothing but Mrs. Norris's attack all day.

Mr. Filch's behavior at the time made it impossible for everyone to forget the incident. Not to mention, the mention of the Chamber of Secrets legend on the wall added an extra layer of mystery to the matter.

For the Little Wizards, the legend of the Chamber of Secrets excited everyone, but the attack also made many feel uneasy. This unease was particularly strong for Little Wizards of Muggle origin.

Of course, the Slytherin students, especially Malfoy, started becoming arrogant during this time. It seemed as if the opening of the Chamber of Secrets would restore Slytherin's glory.

Passing by the corridor where the attack happened yesterday, Aisen saw Mr. Filch standing near the writing on the wall, laboriously scrubbing the words with Mrs. Skower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover.

It could be seen that he had cleaned the surrounding corridor, and the water on the floor had disappeared. But the writing on the wall seemed to be under a spell, rendering Mr. Filch's efforts useless.

"Mr. Filch!" Aisen paused his steps.

"Professor Aisen!" Mr. Filch turned his head, his face livid, muttering something incessantly, his eyes bulging, clearly showing what ferocity meant. However, upon seeing Aisen, he still greeted him somewhat politely.

"Don't worry, Mr. Filch, Mrs. Norris will be cured by Madam Pomfrey." Seeing Mr. Filch's miserable state, Aisen first offered some comfort, then continued, "I'm here to see if any clues were left behind!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Filch suddenly became flustered. Yesterday, in order to pin the blame for attacking Mrs. Norris on Harry, he didn't hesitate to expose the fact that he was a Squib in front of everyone in the Great Hall. Therefore, facing Aisen alone this time made him very uncomfortable.

"I have something else to do, Professor Aisen, I'll leave first!" Mr. Filch quickly turned around and left with his cleaning tools.

After Mr. Filch left, Aisen focused his attention on the words on the wall. Knowing how the original plot unfolded, Aisen was well aware that Ginny had actually done all of this.

Or rather, Voldemort's diary was controlling Ginny to do it.

However, speaking of Voldemort's diary, Aisen found one thing very confusing. That was how the soul fragment within the Horcrux and the soul of Voldemort wandering in Albania were differentiated in terms of primary and secondary.

Assuming the original plot development, Ginny's life was drained by Tom Riddle, and he was resurrected. So, what would happen when he met Voldemort?

It's important to know that "I" should be absolutely exclusive, but would two Voldemorts with completely different experiences have the same thoughts? Would the Voldemort resurrected from the diary and the Voldemort wandering in Albania fight tooth and nail for dominance?

Given Voldemort's arrogant and conceited personality, it's likely he wouldn't allow another Voldemort to exist.

Tsk tsk, thinking of this, Aisen couldn't help but shake his head. One could only say that if one delved deeply into many things in this world, they would inevitably encounter some inexplicable loopholes.

Turning his head to look at the Second floor girls' lavatory directly opposite, Aisen knew that the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets could be opened from within. However, he had no interest in taking action on his own.

In the following days, Aisen searched the entire Hogwarts Castle along with several Professors, but obviously, no useful clues were found.

One lunchtime, while Aisen was enjoying his meal in the Great Hall and listening to the surrounding students discussing the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, he suddenly thought of the Basilisk left by Slytherin.

It was strange, Aisen hadn't previously focused on why Slytherin would leave behind a Basilisk. If it were truly as rumored, that Slytherin left the Basilisk to eliminate Muggle-born Witches from Hogwarts School, it clearly defied common sense.

In Aisen's view, even if Slytherin only admitted Little Wizards from Witch families due to his beliefs, it was unlikely he would kill Muggle-born Witches. Otherwise, how could Slytherin be one of the greatest Witches of the Middle Ages, and how could he be good friends with Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff?

Perhaps his personality wasn't great, but he was definitely a positive character. However, since it could be confirmed that Slytherin was a positive figure, would he still leave a Basilisk to kill Hogwarts students? Clearly impossible.

So, why was the Basilisk left behind? For Aisen, this was yet another unclear point.

But it must be said, the Basilisk's ability was indeed quite abnormal. As long as one made direct eye contact with the Basilisk, virtually anyone would be instantly "glared to death."

Even seeing the Basilisk's eyes indirectly through reflections in water, mirrors, etc., would result in immediate petrification, requiring a Mandrakes restorative draught to be saved.

While Aisen was waiting for things to unfold, the Trio on the other side were also diligently investigating the secrets of the Chamber of Secrets. After all, the blame for attacking Mrs. Norris had nearly fallen on Harry, so after seeing the writing on the wall, the Trio naturally began to inquire about the Chamber of Secrets' secrets.

Perhaps the matter of the Chamber of Secrets had piqued the interest of many Little Wizards, so the borrowing list for "Hogwarts, A History" in the Library was already booked for two weeks ahead.

Out of necessity, Hermione directly asked Professor Binnsduring History of Magic Class, letting everyone know what the legend of the Chamber of Secrets was all about.

"So, the terrifying thing that the legendary Chamber of Secrets left by Slytherin would release is a snake?" In the Gryffindor Common Room, Ron looked at Harry with a bewildered expression.

"That's right, before the attack on Mrs. Norris happened, Harry heard things like 'kill you' again." Hermione paced in the middle of the Common Room, stating her theory, "After that, the words 'The Chamber of Secrets has been opened' appeared on the wall, indicating that the terrifying thing in the Chamber of Secrets has been released.

You see, Harry is a Parseltongue and can talk to snakes. So the terrifying thing released from the Chamber of Secrets must be a snake."

"But how could a snake petrify Mrs. Norris?" Harryimmediately raised a crucial question.

"I think that's exactly what we need to investigate next!" Hermione's fluent speech faltered for a moment, then she stated her plan.

"We could go ask Professor Aisen, maybe he knows something." Harry glanced at Ron, then suggested a simple and direct plan.

"But Professor Binns said there's no evidence to prove the legend of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets to this day, how would Professor Aisen know?" Hermione was confident that her reasoning was absolutely correct.

"So what do we do? Keep searching for information in the Library? I've been looking for books for days and my head is spinning, and I still haven't found anything!" Ron looked at Harry, then wore a conflicted expression.

"But, based on the information Professor Binns gave us, we have a direction. Trust me, it won't take more than a week for us to find the truth!" Hermione said confidently, with an air of commanding authority.

"Oh right, I think we need to go look at the scene of the attack, maybe we can find some clues!" Then, as if she had thought of something, Hermione beckoned to Harryand Ron and quickly left the Gryffindor Common Room.

Harry and Ron exchanged glances, then shrugged and followed her.

Chapter 85: The Trio's Actions

After exiting the Fat Lady's portrait hole, the Trio quickly arrived at the corridor where the attack had occurred.

The scene of the original attack had changed; the standing water on the floor had been cleaned up, the surrounding corridor had been swept clean, and Mrs. Norris, who had been petrified on the torch bracket, was no longer there. However, the writing on the wall, a foot above the ground, was still very conspicuous.

"Be careful, see if Filch is hiding in a corner," Ronreminded softly from behind, constantly looking back.

Honestly, Ron's caution was not without reason. Because of the attack on Mrs. Norris, Filch had been very sensitive these past few days.

Sometimes, Filch would pace the scene of the attack, seemingly waiting for the attacker to reappear. Other times, he would hide discreetly in the corridor, and upon spotting students, he would immediately approach them, find an excuse, and give them detention.

"Never mind that, we're just looking for clues at the scene!" Hermione said, leaning towards the corner of the wall.

"What did you find?" Harry squatted down, his glasses almost touching the floor. Only then did he notice rows of spiders, as if in formation, rapidly fleeing towards the outside of the Castle.

"This is—" Harry immediately showed a surprised expression.

"That explains it, the spiders are afraid of the snake released from the Chamber of Secrets!" Ron said, but shivered and backed away, showing a look of fear.

"That's right, we're getting closer to the truth. But you don't need to be so scared," Hermione said excitedly, then was amused by Ron's trembling appearance.

"Hmph, what do you know—if you were also teased when you were little, and the toy you were playing with was turned into an ugly spider, you wouldn't like them either!" Ron's face turned pale, and then, with a hint of embarrassment and anger, he recounted how Fred had pranked him when he was three years old.

But unexpectedly, Hermione laughed even harder after hearing it.

"Do you remember that puddle of water on the ground? It's gone!" Seeing that a conflict was about to erupt between the two, Harry quickly changed the subject.

"Filch must have mopped the floor, he's always cleaning the corridors," Ron said his guess after hearing Harry's words.

"But where did that water come from?" Harry felt this was not a question that should be ignored.

Then, Hermione seemed to think of something too. After exchanging glances with Harry, she looked at the Second floor girls' lavatory directly opposite. Ron stepped forward and grabbed the spherical brass handle of the door, but the next second he pulled his hand back.

"No, we can't go in!"

"What's wrong?" Harry asked, puzzled.

"That's the Second floor girls' lavatory! It's Moaning Myrtle's territory, usually no one—" Hermione said indifferently, but halfway through, she suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she shrieked in surprise, "Moaning Myrtle, maybe Moaning Myrtle saw everything when the attack happened that day!"

But regrettably, although Moaning Myrtle was surprised by the Trio's arrival and surprisingly wasn't crying too much, she didn't reveal much useful information.

"Oh my god, we shouldn't have gone to the Second floor girls' lavatory, that Moaning Myrtle, she doesn't know anything. Even worse, Percy caught us and took five points!" Ron said indignantly on the way to the Gryffindor Common Room.

"Who do you think the Heir of Slytherin is?" Hermioneasked softly, "Who wants to drive Squibs and Muggle-born Witch out of Hogwarts?"

"The Heir of Slytherin, of course, is also a Slytherin!" Ronspread his hands, "And who would think that Muggle and Muggle-born Witch are useless and stupid?"

"If you're talking about Malfoy—" Hermione's face showed a look of skepticism.

"Of course it's him!" Ron unceremoniously put the blame on Malfoy, "Don't forget how he insulted you on the Quidditch pitch earlier—"

"Malfoy is the Heir of Slytherin?" Harry was also skeptical. However, thinking of Malfoy's entire family being in Slytherin, and how he often boasted about it, Harry felt this possibility was very high.

"But isn't the mark of the Heir of Slytherin Parseltongue?" Ron said, casting a suspicious look at Harry.

"What are you thinking? When Mrs. Norris was attacked, Harry was with us at Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party?" Seeing Ron like this, Hermione couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Oh—right, then—then it must be Malfoy!" Ron was stunned for a moment, saying with a bit of embarrassment.

"His father is evil enough! Maybe they hold the key to the Chamber of Secrets, passed down from generation to generation, for many generations!" Harry remembered everything he experienced when he accidentally entered Knockturn Alley and encountered Malfoy and his father, and couldn't help but nod.

"That is indeed possible!" Hermione's face showed a look of agreement.

"But we can't prove this guess!" Harry's face showed a look of pessimism.

After returning to the Gryffindor Common Room, the Triosat together and continued discussing the topic.

"I think we can use a method to prove whether the Heir of Slytherin is Malfoy!" Hermione lowered her voice and said to Harry and Ron.

"What method?" Harry immediately became energetic.

"Uh, but this method is not easy to do, and it's very dangerous, I'm afraid it will violate fifty school rules!" Hermione's face was a little hesitant. There was nothing she could do, for a top student who had always considered school rules her bottom line, suggesting a method that violated fifty school rules was indeed a bit difficult for her.

"Then tell us when you're willing to say it in a month!" Ron said impatiently.

"Okay, it's fine if I tell you." A certain sparkle flashed in Hermione's eyes, "We can go to the Slytherin Common Room and ask Malfoy a few questions, without letting him recognize us!"

"But that's impossible!" Harry immediately deflated, and Ron next to him also seemed to be amused.

"Of course it's possible, we just need some Polyjuice Potion!" Hermione revealed the secret.

"Polyjuice Potion? What's that? Is it useful?" Harry and Ron stared blankly at Hermione, not understanding how she knew such strange things.

"Please, don't you listen in class?" Hermione showed a surprised expression, then continued, "Snape said in Transfiguration class that Polyjuice Potion can turn one person into another."

Then, Hermione explained the effect of Polyjuice Potionto the two of them, dispelling their concerns. However, there was a problem before the Trio, which was that the recipe for Polyjuice Potion was in a book called "Powerful Potions", and this book was in the LibraryForbidden Section, and it was impossible to borrow it without a Professor's approval.

"I think we can ask Professor Aisen for a signed note!" Harry proposed his idea.

"I think it's fine, don't forget, Professor Aisen went on an adventure with us last year, he will definitely agree," Ronsaid this reason softly after looking around and seeing no one.

"Of course I know it's fine to go to Professor Aisen," Hermione showed a bit of helplessness, "But ProfessorAisen is the Astronomy Professor, would it be appropriate for him to sign off on us going to the Forbidden Section to find a book about Potions?"

Harry and Ron looked at each other for a moment, not knowing what to say.

That's right, theoretically, as long as a Professor gives a signed note, students can borrow books from the Forbidden Section, which doesn't violate school rules. But in reality, Hermione wasn't sure if Madam Pince would allow it.

After all, asking an Astronomy Professor for a signature, it seemed a bit strange no matter how you looked at it.

Chapter 86: Black Lake

The Trio discussed until late into the night before finally falling into a deep sleep. Early the next morning, after eating, the Trio went to look for Professor Aisen. Unfortunately, they didn't find him, neither in the staff dormitory nor in Professor Aisen's office.

After their last class in the afternoon, the Trio went together to Hagrid's hut.

After Harry stepped forward and knocked on Hagrid's door, the three of them were warmly invited in by Hagrid.

"Wow, Hagrid, your hut has changed quite a bit!" As soon as they entered Hagrid's hut, Ron looked around with a surprised expression.

Indeed, Hagrid's hut seemed to have been tidied up. Although it still looked a bit messy, the overall cleanliness seemed much improved.

Furthermore, a fluffy rug was laid on the dark floor, with clumps of Unicorn hair placed on it. They didn't know what was going on.

"Oh, you mean this," Hagrid said, placing a jug of pumpkin juice and some cups on the table, and casually explained, "Professor Aisen asked me to help him collect it. It's not a complicated task, is it?"

"Professor Aisen?" Harry's eyes lit up, and he quickly jumped into the conversation.

"That's right. Last time, Professor Aisen helped me with the pumpkins I grew, and they worked well for the Halloween feast. He needs to collect some Unicorn hair for research, so he came to me..." Hagrid said, showing a hint of pride.

That's right, for Aisen, he found that the hair of magical creatures could be a good raw material when researching and making alchemical items.

Coincidentally, Hagrid deals with all sorts of magical creatures all day, so Aisen entrusted Hagrid to help collect some Unicorn hair.

"So, Hagrid, do you know where Professor Aisen is?" Seeing that Hagrid had brought up Professor Aisen, Hermione exchanged a glance with her companions and asked.

"He's not in his office?" Hagrid showed a surprised expression.

"No, we looked in the staff common room and his office, but we didn't see him!" Ron replied after taking a big gulp of pumpkin juice from his cup and letting out a burp.

"By the way, do you need something from ProfessorAisen?" Hagrid seemed to have thought of something and suddenly looked at the three of them with a suspicious gaze.

Harry was taken aback for a moment. After exchanging glances with Ron and Hermione, he recounted the events of Halloween when Mrs. Norris was attacked and the Chamber of Secrets was opened.

But the three of them didn't notice that Hagrid's face had turned pale as Harry spoke.

"Chamber of Secrets? Heir?" Hagrid's eyes darted around as he thought about how to end the topic.

"Yes, we found some clues—"

"Listen, there's no Chamber of Secrets, and no monster. This is not something you should know, it's too dangerous!" Just as Harry was speaking and considering whether to tell Hagrid about being a Parseltongue, Hagrid unexpectedly interrupted him excitedly.

"It was an accident, no one could have expected something like that to happen!" Hagrid mumbled, stood up, and simply and decisively ushered the Trio out of his hut.

After being kicked out of Hagrid's hut, the three of them stood there for a moment, looking at each other.

"He's definitely hiding something!" Ron said, looking at Harry and Hermione with some indignation on his face.

"That's obvious, we can all see that!" Harry and Hermioneshrugged, not saying much more.

"But where did Professor Aisen go?" The three of them walked towards Hogwarts Castle, but Hermione couldn't help but ask this question.

"I don't know, maybe he's busy with something!" Harryshook his head, guessing.

Before the three of them could enter the Entrance Hall, two figures walked over from a distance. "Wow, I think I heard you talking about Professor Aisen. Does he have any amazing new creations?"

The Weasley Twins came up to the Trio, laughing and joking, occasionally winking and frowning, making funny faces.

"Nothing!" Ron said coldly, showing none of the joy his brothers displayed.

There was no way around it; Fred and George's prank talent was innate. Ron had been pranked by them since childhood, and after so many years, he already had a psychological shadow.

"Oh, don't be like that, we admire Professor Aisen very much too!" Fred stepped forward and put his arm around Ron's shoulder.

"That's right, very much! You know, the idea for the crowing recording device came from Professor Aisen!" George showed a mischievous smile at the right moment.

"What did you say—Professor Aisen told you about the crowing recording device?" As if his tail had been stepped on, Ron looked at the two of them in horror, seemingly unable to believe the answer he heard from their mouths.

Harry, standing nearby, also stared at Fred and George, dumbfounded.

He knew how badly many Little Wizards in Gryffindorhad been tormented by the sound of roosters crowing before they were fully awake recently. Even Ron had been pranked more than once.

But he never expected Fred and George to say that this kind of prank came from Professor Aisen.

"This—" Ron opened his mouth, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"Okay, we saw Hagrid collecting Unicorn hair for Professor Aisen at Hagrid's hut. Maybe he's making something!" Harry straightforwardly told them what he had learned earlier from Hagrid's hut.

"Collecting Unicorn hair to make something?" Fred and George showed confused expressions, evidently unable to guess Aisen's purpose.

"So, have you seen Professor Aisen anywhere? We need to find him about something!" Seeing Fred and George's expressions, Harry quickly asked.

"Uh, okay, maybe you can try looking by the Black Lake. We saw Professor Aisen there earlier!" Fred recovered and gave an answer.

"That's right, maybe Professor Aisen is observing how to catch merpeople in the Black Lake." George nodded, showing a strange expression on his face, as if trying to encourage them to do so.

Black Lake—

The three of them exchanged glances, showing surprised expressions.

That's right, for students at Hogwarts, there were two mysterious areas at the school. One was the Forbidden Forest, which contained dangerous magical creatures like trolls, Hippogriffs, and Giants. The other was the Black Lake.

Some aquatic magical creatures were hidden within the Black Lake, and part of the water area had been designated by Hogwarts as a nature reserve for magical creatures.

But what the Trio couldn't figure out was what ProfessorAisen was doing at the Black Lake. Was he really observing the merpeople in the Black Lake, as Georgehad said?

Subsequently, the three of them took cautious steps and quietly moved towards the Black Lake.

As night fell, adding a lot of mystery to Hogwarts, Aisenstood by the Black Lake. A cold wind blew, and he felt completely clear and refreshed all over.

Aisen extended his wand and pointed it at the surface of the Black Lake. A stream of water was drawn out of thin air and then transformed into a constantly spinning water spouts.

As Transfiguration was cast, the water spouts in front of him was covered in a layer of crystalline mist, then quickly transformed into a fiery spouts, emitting astonishing heat and causing steam to rise from the lake surface.

Afterwards, the fiery spouts rapidly turned into a wind blade spouts. While tearing through the air, it continuously sucked the lake water into it.

Since Aisen's Transfiguration had improved, he had completely and perfectly mastered this Charm, which was once difficult to control when he first created it.

With a turn of his thought, the wind blade spouts in front of him completely turned into a swirling mass of mist. Then, Aisen instantly vanished from where he stood and reappeared on top of that mass of mist.

After casting a Levitation Charm on himself, the mist simultaneously swirled and changed, crystallizing little by little, as if it had become substantial, directly supporting Aisen in mid-air. It looked as though Aisen was riding on clouds and mist.

With another thought, Aisen's figure disappeared in mid-air and reappeared on the shore at the edge of the Black Lake. The mist in the lake turned back into streams of water falling into it, and the lake became completely calm.

Chapter 87: Their Intentions

Ever since Aisen perfectly mastered Apparition Without A Trace, he could move freely throughout Hogwarts.

Having initially grasped the ability to transform between elements, Aisen's purpose in coming to the Black Lakewas to further hone this skill.

Perhaps related to his recent in-depth study of human Transfiguration knowledge, Aisen found that the difficulty of transforming between elemental forms had significantly decreased.

When practicing the use of Transfiguration combined with other Charms here this time, Aisen found that, just as he had thought, the changes between various elements were already very fluid.

Of course, Aisen's experiment this time was only to more skillfully master the ability to transform between elements, not attack intensity. Therefore, he did not display the attack power and destructive force.

For example, the wind blade tornado that was transformed, if he hadn't deliberately controlled it, it would definitely have expanded out of control. As for transforming it into a fire tornado, Aisen actually felt that he had a lot of reserve power, even being able to turn it into a Fiendfyre tornado.

But obviously, Aisen had no need to directly expose this destructive power.

Of course, the reason Aisen stopped was because, in the God's Perspective that constantly observed characteristics, he discovered the Trio stealthily moving towards this direction.

Because Aisen kept his God's Perspective open at all times, he could confidently experiment with the methods he had mastered without fear of being discovered.

Therefore, what happened next was a scene that surprised the Trio.

When they arrived by the Black Lake, they found that Professor Aisen was not observing the Black Lake, but instead looked directly at them, as if he had known they were coming here and was specifically waiting for them.

"Uh - Professor!" The three exchanged glances, immediately looking awkward. Finally, Harry braced himself and went forward to greet him.

"What are you doing here instead of eating dinner?" Looking at the Trio before him, Aisen felt a wave of speechlessness.

"It's like this, Professor Aisen, I wanted to borrow a book from the Library and hoped to learn some knowledge about Potions from it," Hermione said, looking at Aisen, a little embarrassed. "But this book is in the Forbidden Section of the Library, so I need a teacher to sign a note --"

After saying that, Hermione extended a note towards Aisen. Seeing Aisen look at her, perhaps feeling too ashamed of her lie, her face immediately flushed after speaking.

Looking at Hermione's slightly uncomfortable appearance, Aisen suddenly didn't know what to say.

Theoretically, after any teacher signs and approves a student's note, the student can borrow books from the Forbidden Section. But whether an Astronomy Professor's signature would be effective, Aisen felt it was a bit uncertain.

"I must warn you, the Forbidden Section is too dangerous for second-year students," Aisen said solemnly after signing the note with his quill, giving a serious warning.

"I understand, Professor Aisen!" Hermione took the note, nodding softly. Meanwhile, Harry and Ron, seeing that Hermione had obtained the signed note from ProfessorAisen, immediately showed a hint of joy.

"Oh right, why didn't you go to Professor Lockhart to get a signed approval? A signature from a Professor of Dark Arts should be more appropriate, shouldn't it?" As if remembering something, Aisen quickly asked.

"Uh --" The three exchanged glances, the smiles on their faces freezing, and then they told Aisen what had happened recently.

It turned out that ever since Lockhart was made to flee in embarrassment by the Cornish Pixies, his teaching style had completely changed.

Originally, Lockhart would bring some creatures to teach students how to practice combat, which was quite in line with the positioning of the Defense Against the Dark Artscourse, but after messing up once, his class content turned into reciting his own great works.

Lockhart would recite large sections of his books to the students in class, and sometimes, he would even perform some dramatic excerpts. This made Harry suffer every time in Defense Against the Dark Arts Class.

Because Lockhart loved to call Harry up to the stage to play characters from his books, such as villagers cured by Lockhart, a Yeti from the Himalayas with a cold, a Vampire, and so on.

These experiences were a nightmare for Harry. But there was nothing he could do, as Lockhart was the Professor of Dark Arts, so Harry could only endure.

Clearly, judging from the Trio's words and implications, if they had gone to Lockhart for a signed approval, they would likely have been tormented by Lockhart once more. Therefore, after considering it, the Trio didn't seek Lockhart, but instead came to Aisen.

After hearing their explanation, the corner of Aisen's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Is this -- is Lockhartabout to be exposed? Muttering this in his heart, he secretly glanced at Hermione and saw that she showed a hint of frustration.

Obviously, at this moment, Hermione was also wondering why Lockhart would do such a thing!

"Oh right, take out the cards I gave you!" Then, Aisenextended his hand towards the three.

The three were stunned for a moment, but then they remembered something, and one after another, they took out the playing cards with the "∞" mark and placed them in Aisen's hand.

Speaking of which, Aisen had secretly used Transfiguration with the cards to help them. But at this moment, he was going to make some changes.

After receiving the three cards, Aisen pointed his wand at them, then waved his hand, and a beam of light split into three, falling onto the three cards. The "∞" mark on them immediately shone brightly, then calmed down and returned to its original state.

"Remember to keep them on you, don't put them in your storage rings," Aisen said seriously after handing them back to the three, giving a stern warning. Seeing the three put away the cards and nod, Aisen didn't forget to remind them, "If you encounter any danger, you can say the password 'Guardian', and it can help you!"

"Thank you, Professor Aisen!" The three answered in unison, their faces showing joy.

"Alright, I won't deduct points from Gryffindor this time, but I want you to know that students your age should preferably go back to the Gryffindor common room obediently after dinner. Don't keep thinking about where to go for night strolls or adventures!" Looking at the three's excited expressions, Aisen directly poured cold water on them.

Harry and Ron's faces stiffened, and Hermione even stuck out her tongue. Then, the Trio walked back towards Hogwarts Castle dejectedly.

After Halloween, because the new season's Quidditchmatches were also about to start, Harry had to allocate some of his energy to Quidditch training in addition to his studies.

But due to the tight schedule, Harry had significantly reduced the time for Quidditch training. This caused Wood to complain about Harry quite a bit.

On Friday morning, while other students were still asleep, Hermione had already arrived at the Library with Aisen's signed note.

The Library was terribly quiet and stuffy. Madam Pince, the librarian, was unusually sharp when dealing with students.

"'Potent Potions'?" After snatching the note from Hermione's hand, Madam Pince muttered, looking at her with suspicious eyes. That gaze, being watched, made Hermione almost unable to breathe.

But thinking that it was a signed approval personally given to her by Professor Aisen, Hermione endured the discomfort and looked back at Madam Pince.

After examining it, Madam Pince found no signs of forgery. Then, she strode between the bookshelves, entered the Forbidden Section, and returned to Hermione's side within a few minutes.

Madam Pince said nothing, handing Hermione a thick, seemingly moldy book. It seemed that an Astronomy Professor's signature was also very useful, thinking this in her heart, Hermione finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put the book away into her bag, and left the Library with an air of nonchalance.

Chapter 88: Potion

When Professor Aisen went to the Great Hall for breakfast in the morning, he noticed that the Trio seemed much more relaxed.

"Good morning, Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Did my signature work?" Professor Aisen greeted the Trio after sitting down, then looked at Hermione.

"Yes, Professor Aisen, I've borrowed the book!" Hermionesmiled slightly, her eyes sparkling.

"Good, as long as you didn't encounter any danger." Professor Aisen nodded, then looked at Harry. "Tomorrow is the Gryffindor versus Slytherin match, right? How is your preparation, Harry?"

"Things might be terrible!" As soon as this was mentioned, Harry immediately felt a bit depressed.

"That's right, Professor Aisen, the Slytherin team is riding the fastest brooms money can buy, the Nimbus 2001! It's too difficult for Gryffindor to catch up to Slytherin!" Ronalso showed a look of indignation.

"But defeating Slytherin this way will truly show your skill, won't it?" Professor Aisen smiled and encouraged Harry.

"Yes, I will definitely defeat Slytherin." Harry clenched his fist tightly, his blood boiling with excitement.

In his previous life, Professor Aisen thought a saying was very true: any hot topic has a shelf life. Apparently, the attacks that happened at Hogwarts were no different.

Perhaps because the school suddenly became calm after the attacks, with no one else being attacked, or perhaps because the upcoming Quidditch match diverted everyone's attention.

Therefore, the Little Wizards rarely mentioned the rumors of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets anymore. Everyone's attention was focused on the first Quidditch match of the season.

Slightly different from usual Quidditch matches, this one attracted quite a bit of attention. The reasons were, on one hand, naturally because the opposing teams were Gryffindor and Slytherin, who disliked each other. On the other hand, it was because the entire Slytherin team had been sponsored by Malfoy's father and were riding the fastest broomstick currently available – the Nimbus 2001.

Compared to the determined Gryffindor team, students from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw also wanted to see what advantage the Nimbus 2001 would have in the match.

Of course, compared to Gryffindor, every member of the Slytherin team carried an air of triumph, as if they had already won the match.

After class at noon, the Trio quietly went to the Second floor girls' lavatory.

There was no other way; Hermione was adamant about brewing the Polyjuice Potion in Moaning Myrtle's territory. Her excuse was perfectly valid, saying that no person in their right mind would want to enter the Second floor girls' lavatory.

But Ron raised an objection, claiming that the last time the Trio entered here to ask for clues, they were discovered by Percy. Clearly, Percy was one of those people who weren't in their right mind.

But in the end, Hermione's opinion prevailed. Because they found that, apart from Moaning Myrtle's territory, there was no other quiet place where they could successfully brew the Potion.

There was nothing they could do; the Trio didn't know about the Room of Requirement, so they could only secretly act in the Second floor girls' lavatory.

"My goodness, no wonder this book had to be put in the Forbidden Section, this is too evil!" When Hermionecarefully opened "Most Powerful Potions," Ron only leaned in for a look and immediately showed a terrified expression.

Some illustrations in the book were extremely disgusting: a person was turned inside out, and many arms sprouted from a witch's head.

If Professor Aisen had seen these, he would definitely suspect if they were drawn by a Cthulhu-like artist.

Hermione didn't think so much, quickly flipping through the book, and soon found the page marked with the Polyjuice Potion at the back.

"Look, it's here!" Hermione paused, pointing excitedly at the illustration on the page.

Harry and Ron looked over and saw several people in the illustration rapidly transforming into others under the effect of some Potion. However, judging by their distorted expressions, it seemed they were enduring immense pain, which gave Harry a bad feeling.

"This is truly the most complicated Potion I've ever seen." After carefully reading the recipe for the Polyjuice Potionnext to the illustration, Hermione, being a bookworm, couldn't help but murmur.

"Some ingredients are easy to find: lacewing flies, leeches, fluxweed, and knotgrass." Hermione ran her finger down the ingredient list. "These can be found in the student cupboard. My goodness - there's also powdered horn of a Bicorn, shredded skin of a Boomslang, these are very difficult to get. Of course, you also need something from the person you want to turn into!"

Since some ingredients couldn't be found in the student cupboard, Hermione set her sights on Snape's private store. But Harry and Ron were extremely surprised by Hermione's decision.

It was a very risky action, after all, and would definitely violate dozens of school rules. They never expected Hermione to actively violate school rules one day.

"Alright, so how long will this Potion take to brew?" Harry asked a crucial question.

"Hmm, the fluxweed must be picked on the night of the full moon, and the lacewing flies need to be stewed for over twenty days - if all the ingredients can be found, it should take about a month to brew." Hermione quickly calculated and gave an approximate time.

"A month?" Ron exclaimed in surprise. "By then, half the Muggles in the whole school will have been attacked by Malfoy!"

Seeing that Hermione was about to get angry, Ronquickly added, "But this is the best plan we can think of, let's hurry up and act!"

"If you can knock Malfoy off his broom tomorrow, I think we won't have so much trouble!" As they were leaving, Ron quietly winked at Harry, suggesting a brilliant idea.

Meanwhile, Professor Aisen wasn't paying attention to the Trio's actions. Instead, he was in the Library, continuing his research with several books on Ancient Runes and Alchemy.

Professor Aisen took out the sneakoscope he had previously bought at Dervish and Banges and placed it on the table, intending to do a rough study.

In Professor Aisen's view, Charms in the Wizarding World could do many incredible things. For example, the Scarpin's Revelaspell, which had a very special effect and could directly detect and identify the ingredients of a Potion.

In other words, if an unknown Potion was placed in front of a Witch, the Witch could use Scarpin's Revelaspell to identify the ingredients of that unknown Potion.

At first glance, the effect of such a Charm seems outrageous. How can it detect the ingredients of an unknown Potion out of thin air? But this is the idealistic nature of magical methods.

So, when studying the sneakoscope, Professor Aisen also used a similar method to examine the magical techniques on it. However, Professor Aisen was a bit disappointed that he couldn't temporarily understand the method of making the sneakoscope, only discovering a magic that could detect dark power within a certain range.

The rest was quite puzzling to Professor Aisen.

For example, in the original work, Fred and George put beetles in Bill's soup, and this prank caused Bill's pocket sneakoscope to keep alarming. But Bill was completely unaware, not knowing why the sneakoscope kept glowing.

If a beetle hostile to Bill appeared in front of him, it would be normal for the sneakoscope to react. This indicates that the sneakoscope can detect the presence of hostility, which is not difficult to achieve with magic.

But the key is that the beetles were put in by Fred and George, and the beetles themselves shouldn't know what they were doing, yet they were still detected by the sneakoscope. What is the principle behind this?

To say that the sneakoscope could automatically ignore familiar family members according to Bill's wishes and detect any other suspicious creatures also doesn't seem right.

Because in the original work, there was a scene where Harry's sneakoscope alarmed when Ron's pet Scabberswas nearby. But clearly, Harry was already familiar with Ron's pet Scabbers, so the sneakoscope obviously wouldn't automatically ignore familiar creatures according to the owner's wishes. If that's the case, why did the sneakoscope alarm?

Or to be more direct, Peter Pettigrew had traces of Black magic power on him, which was detected.

If the sneakoscope had both of these functions, then the matter could be explained.

Thinking this, Professor Aisen showed a thoughtful expression. Immediately after, he focused his attention back on the books.

Time slowly passed, and when Professor Aisen raised his head from the books, it was already evening.

Before the Library closed, Professor Aisen put the books back on the shelves and then left the Library.

Chapter 89: ravenclaw's diadem (Seeking Subscription)

After leaving the Library, Aisen did not go to the Great Hall or his office, but instead headed towards the eighth floor.

Logically, after perfectly mastering Apparition Without A Trace, Aisen could instantly move anywhere within Hogwarts Castle, but at the moment, Aisen was not in a hurry, so he still strolled leisurely.

As he walked, Aisen rubbed the sneakoscope in his hand.

Previously, Aisen had thought about creating an enhanced version of the sneakoscope and giving it to Dumbledore, which would greatly increase the security of Hogwarts.

But it must be said that one problem was bound to be solved. That was the issue of Voldemort's horcruxes. From the fact that Dumbledore had removed all books about horcruxes from the Library, he must have long suspected that Voldemort had made horcruxes, which was why he hadn't completely died.

If the plot continued, after Dumbledore learned of the existence of Voldemort's diary, he would certainly confirm this conclusion. Then, in the process of searching for horcruxes, he would be cursed by one of Voldemort's horcruxes, ultimately leading to him only being able to live for one year, even with the help of Snape's Potions.

In other words, Dumbledore would die before he even found all the horcruxes. As a result, the heavy responsibility of completely defeating Voldemort would fall on Harry and others.

But obviously, Aisen existed in this world. Even if he planned to be a bystander Professor, he definitely wouldn't sit idly by and watch things unfold like this.

For Aisen, his self-positioning was very clear. Overall, it was to try his best to hide himself on the side, and if the things he encountered did not pose a life threat to friendly units, there was basically no need to act.

Of course, there was no problem with appropriately participating in it and providing some help in secret ways, allowing Dumbledore or Harry to attract attention.

Therefore, after a period of consideration, Aisen felt it was necessary to give Dumbledore a hand.

Of course, saying he would help Dumbledore wasn't about helping him openly in other places, but rather finding the Horcrux and giving it to him, or giving him some clues.

In this way, perhaps Dumbledore would embark on the search for Voldemort's horcruxes earlier. However, would Dumbledore, who was searching for horcruxes earlier, be killed by Marvolo Gaunt's ring prematurely?

Aisen thought for a moment and felt it was hard to say. Because Marvolo Gaunt's ring was not just a Horcrux, the gem inlaid on it happened to be the Resurrection Stone, one of the Deathly Hallows.

If Dumbledore, due to his irrepressible regret for his sister, put on the ring wanting to resurrect his family, he might really be cursed and die prematurely.

So, should he just find the ring directly then? Aisen was tempted to find the ring in advance and then hand it to Dumbledore in person to achieve the goal of stopping him when Dumbledore was about to put on the ring, but he still felt that some things were not quite right.

Arriving on the eighth floor, Aisen looked at the giant tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy being clubbed by a Troll. The Troll stopped clubbing and turned to look at Aisen. But Aisen had no intention of paying attention, he just silently chanted "I need a place to hide things" a few times, and then smoothly entered the Room of Requirement.

Unlike the room needed for practicing Charms and experimenting with magic in the past, the scene before him had changed to another state. The room was like an underground classroom, and its spacious appearance clearly showed signs of the Undetectable Extension Charm.

On one side of the wall, shelves were filled with various strange items, and on the other side, there were some books. Leaving these aside, Aisen saw a knight puppet in armor in a corner. Its appearance was slightly solemn, but his attention was on the head of the armor.

He saw a beautiful diadem quietly being worn, giving a feeling of great luxury at first glance. Clearly, this was ravenclaw's diadem.

He stepped forward and reached out towards the diadem, but stopped in mid-air. Aisen suddenly thought that although the original work did not say there was anything wrong with ravenclaw's diadem, it had already been made into a Horcrux by Voldemort. Therefore, Aisencould not be sure if it had any evil curses.

A card appeared, transforming into a stone platform, and then a Levitation Charm was cast. ravenclaw's diademfloated up and landed in front of Aisen, allowing the diadem to rest on the stone platform.

"Revelio—"

This was a Charm that could detect whether an evil curse or curse was hidden on the target object.

Along with Aisen's Charm, a black mist rose into the air and lunged towards Aisen. But what made Aisen feel strange was that at this moment, a fleeting feeling of being able to control this Horcrux came from his heart, which was very peculiar.

But at this time, the black mist, with inexplicable roars, came to Aisen in a very strange posture.

At this point, he had no time to think further. With a thought, the Golden Bell Shield-style Shield Charm had been cast, completely enveloping Aisen's entire body. Unlike when this Charm was cast in the past, a layer of blazing flames was burning on the entire shield.

As soon as the black mist came into contact with the flames, it was instantly annihilated before it even touched the Shield Charm.

Seeing that his method was very effective, a smile couldn't help but appear on Aisen's face. The method of attaching Fiendfyre to the Shield Charm was an attempt after his Transfiguration had made a breakthrough.

Aisen found that as his research and mastery of Transfiguration became more profound, the combination of Charms and Charms seemed to become easier. This Transfiguration was like a bridge, playing a very crucial role.

At present, Aisen used Transfiguration to combine the Shield Charm and Fiendfyre Charm, and the effect was very good. At the very least, the defensive effect against certain evil curses and curses should be good.

As for whether it could defend against the Killing Curse, Aisen did not dare to try easily.

With a thought, the spell was lifted, and Aisen cast the Revelio Charm on the diadem again, finding that ravenclaw's diadem no longer had any reaction.

After stepping forward and taking the diadem in his hand, the stone platform transformed back into a card and was put away by Aisen.

Looking at the sparkling diadem inlaid with gems, Aisencouldn't help but sigh in his heart that Lady Ravenclaw's methods were indeed powerful. One must know that casting a spell on a diadem to make it increase the wearer's wisdom was still an unimaginable method for Aisen.

In the entire Wizarding World, Aisen did not know of any magic that could enhance a person's wisdom. It was as if he completely did not understand how Felix Felicisincreased a person's luck.

This kind of method made Aisen feel at a loss. From this, one could see how powerful the four founders of Hogwarts were. At the very least, Aisen currently dared not even think about it.

"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!" A sentence was engraved on the bottom edge of the diadem, which was obviously Ravenclaw's famous quote.

"What a pity—" As he rubbed the extremely luxurious diadem in his hand, Aisen couldn't help but show a look of regret.

Because he had previously thought that perhaps the golden finger could extract the trait of increasing human wisdom from ravenclaw's diadem. But as soon as he thought that it had already been made into a Horcrux and cursed by Voldemort, he immediately felt that this possibility was too small.

However, thinking of the sense of control he had over the diadem earlier, Aisen felt very strange. But after carefully examining it for a long time, Aisen did not find anything.

Then, Aisen shook his head and put away the diadem.

Although he felt that the possibility was almost zero, he still felt that he should try it when he obtained the Miracle Trait. Besides, it wouldn't have any impact to hand this Horcrux to Dumbledore a year later.

Leaving the Room of Requirement, Aisen ate something in the Great Hall and then returned to his resting place.

Chapter 90: Harry's Miserable Fate (Seeking Subscription)

After waking up on Saturday morning, Aisen found that all the Little Wizards had forgotten about Mrs. Norris being attacked while he was eating in the Great Hall.

After all, it was just a cat that was attacked, and it was even possible that some students might have attacked the cats because they disliked Filch. Therefore, they had long forgotten about the attack and the Chamber of Secrets.

Everyone was discussing the Quidditch match, talking about which team would win. However, Aisen noticed that next to the dining table, the Gryffindor team players were huddled together, looking very nervous and taciturn. Even Fred and George were much quieter.

The Slytherins on the other side were the complete opposite, yelling at Gryffindor as if victory was already in their grasp.

After eating, almost all the teachers and students in the school came to the stands beside the Quidditch Pitch.

It was a hot and humid day. If it were ordinary people, they might be bothered by the weather. But for Wizards, a simple Charm could make them cool and comfortable.

Today was supposed to be a special day. If Aisen hadn't guessed wrong, he should have been able to watch a good show on the Quidditch Pitch. But unfortunately, he received a notification from Mr. Weasley and had to go deal with the trouble the film company was facing.

As before, Aisen and Arthur met at the Hog's Head Bar in Hogsmeade.

After meeting, Aisen finally understood what had happened. He could only say that what happened left Aisen feeling a bit speechless.

Originally, Aisen had already arranged the film screening plan in the Muggle World, and the company on Diagon Alley only needed Arthur to screen according to the plan.

Since it was the first time doing something like this in the Wizarding World, out of caution, Arthur only planned to open for business on Tuesday nights each week to show movies about Muggle World life to Wizards.

But unexpectedly, it caused a big stir throughout the Wizarding World. This stir was not a problem for most Wizards; they just treated it as watching something new.

But for some Wizards, some Muggle items in the movies became their targets. So, after a period of time, although some people gained a better understanding of the Muggle World through the movies and developed some interest in Muggles, the more serious problem was the trend of Muggle items becoming rampant in the Wizarding World.

Because Arthur himself was the head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Charms (which is usually translated as Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office), he had to suspend the screening of movies in Diagon Alley after learning about this trend.

"So, while some Wizards were very interested in the life of the Muggle World when watching movies, some Wizards were more interested in Muggle items?" After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Aisenwas a bit depressed.

"That's right, it seems everyone is as interested in how Muggles live as I am, but incidents of misuse of Muggleitems are also increasing rapidly. This is a very dangerous thing—" Arthur took a sip of his beer, looking regretful.

There was nothing he could do; this was indeed a problem. Some Wizards liked to enchant some Muggleitems and then inadvertently (or intentionally) harm Muggles. Therefore, the Ministry of Magic established the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Department to handle such incidents.

Although he knew where the problem lay, Aisen really couldn't come up with a solution for a while. This thing, as Arthur worried, if some Wizards learned about more Muggle items from the movies, the possibility of misusing Muggle items would definitely increase.

"Then let's temporarily stop the plan to screen Muggle World movies in Diagon Alley and discuss it when the time is right!" After thinking hard and getting nowhere, Aisen had no choice but to temporarily terminate the entire plan.

Although Arthur regretted Aisen's decision, there was nothing that could be done.

"What about the shop in Diagon Alley?"

"How about opening a magical joke shop? Sell Fred and George's prank products in the shop?" Aisen suggested casually.

"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Arthur felt it was a bit hasty.

"Believe me, Fred and George's products are very popular at school…"

Finally, after further discussion, Arthur agreed to Aisen's suggestion and planned to convert the rented shop in Diagon Alley into a store selling some prank props.

At this point, Aisen's plan to bring Muggle movies to the Wizarding World was temporarily dashed. This made Aisen a little confused, wondering if his luck was bad, as he kept encountering unexpected events no matter what he did!

But no matter what, Aisen ultimately took back the Double-sided Mirror that had been originally placed in the Diagon Alley company.

On the same day Aisen returned to Hogwarts, around noon, he heard an unprecedented big piece of news: Harry was injured on the Quidditch Pitch, knocked off his flying broomstick by a bludger.

Poor Harry, his arm was broken.

If it were just that, it would be no big deal. After all, there are surprises everywhere in life. But the key is that the surprise Harry encountered was too astonishing.

After his arm was broken, Professor Lockhart, fearless in the face of danger, bravely took on the responsibility of treating Harry. As a result, he directly removed all the bones from Harry's arm.

According to Professor Lockhart, he successfully helped Harry clear out the broken bone fragments, and then Harry could grow perfect bones by drinking some Skele-Gro.

"He must be talking nonsense!"

While the students were all discussing, Hermioneindignantly retorted like this. Originally, the kind-hearted Hermione had defended Lockhart in front of Ron and Harry everywhere, but now, Hermione had seen Lockhart's true colors.

The truth of the matter is actually very simple. Harry's arm was only broken when he fell. If an ordinary person broke their arm, it would take at least a hundred days for the muscles and bones to heal.

But for a Witch, this is a problem that can be solved with a healing Charm.

However, unfortunately, Lockhart was too enthusiastic, so much so that he completely 'cured' Harry's fracture—he directly made Harry's bones disappear. Out of necessity, Harry could only stay with Madam Pomfrey and grow his bones by taking Skele-Gro.

When Madam Pomfrey told Harry that if his arm was broken, she would only need a few seconds to mend it, but it would take an entire night to grow bones, Harryimmediately fell into pain.

Of course, what made Harry even more collapse was that he saw Dobby, the House-elf who had caused him a lot of trouble, again. During a conversation, Dobby let slip that he had sealed off Platform 9 3/4, and then he also mentioned the bludger hitting Harry.

After the truth came out, Harry was instantly furious. He never imagined that Dobby, this House-elf, would go against him everywhere.

However, Aisen didn't pay much attention to all of this. He was still doing his research in the Library.

That evening, after Aisen left the Library and had some dinner in the Great Hall, he was about to continue his daily Charm practice when he was called to the Charmclass classroom by Dumbledore.

When Aisen arrived at the Charm class classroom, he found that quite a few Professors had already gathered there. It was clear that they all looked puzzled, seemingly unaware of what had happened.

Professor Snape sat calmly to the side, Professor McGonagall looked worried, and Dumbledore looked serious.

"Has something happened?" Looking at their varied expressions, Aisen asked, turning to Headmaster Dumbledore.

"The attack has happened again—the second attack incident!" Dumbledore's tone was very heavy.

"Colin Creevey wanted to see Potter and was attacked on the stairs." Professor McGonagall looked worried.

"Petrified?" Aisen asked thoughtfully, and seeing Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall both nod at the same time, he knew what was going on.

Opening God's Perspective and focusing on the school hospital on the second floor, he found that besides Harrylying on the hospital bed, there was also a stiff figure there. Apparently, that was the petrified Colin Creevey.