Chapter 273
Follow-up
Chapter 273 Follow-up
Although Dumbledore did not really reach the level of God creating matter, he could influence the changes and movements of matter with his own will.
Before this, Vader only knew one kind of person who could do something similar—
A child with magical riot.
For example, Harry, in the original book, did not have a wand in his hand, but he blew up Aunt Marge into a balloon simply because of his anger, which was something he could never do in his normal state.
But the magic riot was only accidental. After their thoughts gradually matured and their understanding of the world became more complete, wizards could no longer use emotions and thoughts to change the material world.
Everyone can only use fixed spells and gestures to become familiar with spells and cast magic through repeated practice.
This is true of almost all wizards.
Dumbledore was the only exception that Wade had ever seen.
To this day, when he closes his eyes, he can still seem to see the extremely shocking, spectacular and beautiful scene at that time.
Dumbledore's entire body seemed to be glowing in his sight, and countless golden threads and rings filled the originally empty and dark secret room.
The rubble and gravel were slightly suspended in the air, the giant snake separated, and every drop of blood flew in accordance with the will of that person. The material world and magic formed an intersecting trajectory, like a star bridge shuttling through the air.
Wade always thought that he had come a long way on the path of magic, further than any other student at Hogwarts.
But now, he realized that he was just like a baby who had just taken his first steps.
Far, far ahead of him, there was the tall figure of another person.
……
The experience of challenging the thousand-year-old basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets naturally became the hottest topic in Hogwarts for the next period of time.
All the participating students told this story over and over again without getting tired of it, from different angles and in different ways, repeating it many times until everyone was fed up.
Harry and Neville, who ended the battle, were regarded as heroes by most students. Led by the twins, the Gryffindors composed a catchy song praising them:
“In the dark abyss, the basilisk roars.
The fangs flashed and the eyes were blinded.
he--
The warrior Longbottom is fearless,
Charge bravely with a long sword in hand.
he--
The savior star fights life and death,
Once he leaps down, he is unstoppable..."
It wasn't enough that they had made a scene in the common room for a whole night, but early the next morning, they carried the two of them through the streets, and the entire road from Gryffindor Tower to the Great Hall was echoed with their brainwashing songs.
Soon, even students from other colleges could sing.
It was the first time that Neville received so much attention from his classmates, and was not criticized or ridiculed. He was at a loss at first and almost jumped off the tower.
But after a morning of getting used to it, he had gotten used to singing along with everyone.
The story of the basilisk spread outside the school, and letters like raindrops were sent to Hogwarts by owls, all protesting against the school professors' disregard for the safety of students.
But soon, the parents learned that the participating children had no casualties, and that ordinary injuries such as broken bones could be cured by Madam Pomfrey in the blink of an eye, which was no different from a cut finger. So the voices of protest disappeared, and the gossipers began to discuss how strong the students of Hogwarts were, and the words between the lines hinted that Dumbledore wanted to do something big.
But the principal completely ignored these comments from the outside world.
He did not ask Harry to close the door of the Chamber of Secrets again, but opened it wide and even allowed young wizards in the lower grades to go in and have a look.
The long pipe still retains its original damp and smelly style, but after the students have slid on it hundreds of times, the pipe has become cleaner than the floor wiped by little crabs.
The broken stone walls and pillars, the floor full of pits, and the statue of Salazar Slytherin himself are all left intact, with bloodstains visible in some places.
However, visitors no longer had the opportunity to pick up scales from here, so after a few days, some of the gravel on the ground quietly disappeared, and even the bones of small animals in the corridor outside became less.
Although the basilisk's body had been stuffed into the professors' private storage room, Dumbledore kept the snake skin temporarily. Every young wizard who entered was startled, and then stood by, imagining how dangerous and fierce the battle the challengers had experienced that day.
Colin Creevey and Rolf Scamander became the most popular people in the school - because everyone wanted to stand in front of the snake slough for a photo, and they had cameras.
Half a day later, Wade's camera was also borrowed by Michael.
When he was walking towards the Chamber of Secrets with a group of girls including the Padma sisters, they happened to meet Professor Snape.
The group of people were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe, but surprisingly, Professor Snape said nothing and just walked past.
During this period, Professor Snape was in a particularly good mood because he had obtained most of the corpses of the Millennium Basilisk.
All he thought about all day was how to use these materials and what kind of potions he could make. He had no time to care about what new tricks the little monsters in the school had come up with.
In addition to Professor Snape, Myrtle also felt unprecedented happiness.
This ghost who stayed in the bathroom and cried all day long had never seen so many students walking around in his territory!
While complaining that her home had become a tourist destination, she happily chatted with the students. When they entered the secret room, she suddenly popped out from the wall or snake skin, scaring everyone.
It felt like she had almost become a second Peeves.
Not long after, the photo of the snake's slough appeared in the Daily Prophet, sparking another wave of heated discussion.
Marchionne took the opportunity to launch a batch of snake-shaped puppet pets, which quickly sold out.
The end-of-term dinner came in a blink of an eye. Before the meal, Dumbledore announced that he would give extra points to students from several colleges in the Chamber of Secrets challenge.
As expected, Gryffindor still won the house cup, and the scores of the other three houses were not much different.
This time, even the Slytherins did not have much objection to the result. When cheers rang out in the hall, a small number of students at Dean Snake's table also applauded politely.
"In the dark abyss, the basilisk roars. Its fangs gleam, and its eyes are blind..."
The Gryffindors clapped their hands on the tables and sang loudly. Dumbledore directed them with a smile, and the Badgers and Eagles also joined in the chorus.
Goyle: "Dark abyss, basilisk roars..."
The boy sang along unconsciously, and Malfoy next to him heard it. He glared at him and shouted, "Shut up!"
Goyle was startled and immediately shut his mouth.
Although Crabbe is out of danger, he is still in St. Mungo's Hospital.
Goyle was a little afraid of Malfoy now.
(End of this chapter)