Inside Lockhart's office.

Dumbledore, Lockhart and the deans of the four major colleges are gathering together.

The atmosphere at the scene was very bad. Except for Lockhart, who still had the bright smile on his face that had won him the "Wizard Weekly Most Charming Smile Award" five times, the expressions of the other professors were a little ugly.

Marcus Flint.

Although this Slytherin repeater is stupid, stupid, ugly, and has a bad temper, he often follows school rules... he can even be said to be useless.

But he is still a student at Hogwarts after all.

The attack on the students made McGonagall and other professors very sad.

"Pomona, how long will it take for the mandrake to mature?"

Dumbledore asked softly.

"I'm afraid we have to wait for a while," Professor Sprout said. "Mr. Principal, this kind of thing cannot be rushed."

Dumbledore nodded and was about to say something when Lockhart beside him said:

"Perhaps we can use some ripening methods, add more fertilizer or something. I saw the local indigenous witch doctors use this kind of thing in the Amazon. Their herbs always grow fast and well!

I learned a few tricks from them at that time, and if you are willing, I can show you!"

As he spoke, other Lockhart portraits in the office nodded in agreement.

Lockhart himself looked even more energetic and confident.

To be honest, his appearance makes people easily trust him.

However, upon hearing this, all the professors present showed expressions of contempt and disgust.

Because in the past period of time, Lockhart has also expressed his intention to help professors solve various problems.

As a result, Lockhart made everything messy.

For example, two weeks ago, he said that he would teach Flitwick a magic spell that would allow people to develop a second time, grow taller and stronger again, so that Flitwick could have a normal body shape and would not have to stand in a tall pile in class in the future.

The pile of books was piled up.

Professor Flitwick repeatedly declined but could not overcome Lockhart's enthusiasm.

As a result, his curse hit Flitwick and almost broke Flitwick's waist.

Furious, Flitwick hunted Lockhart for a whole day.

For another example, three days ago, Lockhart wanted to demonstrate to Professor McGonagall the super powerful human transformation technique that he had used to deal with werewolves.

As a result, he turned himself into a fish and flopped on the ground for a long time.

If Professor McGonagall hadn't taken action, I'm afraid he would have had to live in a fish tank from now on.

So after hearing what Lockhart said, Professor Sprout said without thinking:

"No! Lockhart, I have my own way. Thank you for your kindness."

Lockhart opened his mouth and wanted to continue to persuade.

But the next moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

The professors all turned their heads and looked at the door. They didn't expect who would knock on the door at this time.

"Aha! This must be one of my fans! I can't help it, I'm so popular. There's an endless stream of students who come to visit me every day and ask for my autograph!"

As he spoke, Lockhart opened the door.

And standing outside the door was John.

"As expected, you are my fan! And also my best fan!" Lockhart said excitedly, "John, I am really happy that you can come to visit me. But unfortunately, I am currently discussing important matters with the professors.

.So can you please come back later? Don’t worry, I will definitely sign it for you then!”

John rolled his eyes at Lockhart. He had never seen anyone who felt so good about himself.

"I'm not here for an autograph," John said.

"Then what are you doing?"

The person asking the question was Snape.

His face was a little gloomy, obviously dissatisfied and angry with John's visit.

I just don't know if he is dissatisfied with John coming to visit Lockhart, or if he is dissatisfied with John getting involved in this matter again.

John feels there should be some of both.

He chuckled and looked at Dumbledore and said:

"Now the classmates outside say that I am the heir of Slytherin, and that I released the monster in the secret room and attacked Flint. I think I need to explain it to the professors."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the office was stunned.

Of course they knew about this, but they never thought that John would find them so straightforwardly and tell them face to face.

"You think too much, John." Dumbledore said with a smile, "We never doubted you."

Professor McGonagall also came forward and said:

"Yes, John, you don't have to worry about anything. I will explain this to the Gryffindor students later and tell them to stop talking nonsense!"

Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout subsequently stated that they would control their students.

John saluted everyone and said:

"Thank you, thank you very much. But I think catching that monster and the real heir of Slytherin as soon as possible is the best way to clear my suspicion."

"You mean, you have a way?" Dumbledore said with a smile.

"That's right!" John admitted generously, "Based on two observations and research on various secret room legends, I speculated that the monster that attacked Mrs. Lorris and Flint was probably a basilisk.

!”

The professors were all shocked when they heard this.

Snape frowned and said:

"Where's the evidence?"

"The basilisk is a powerful creature bred by a dark wizard. It can reach 50 feet in length, is highly venomous, and has eyes that can instantly kill any person or animal that comes into contact with it."

John's voice was smooth and powerful, "The interesting point is that when the victim's gaze meets the basilisk's gaze indirectly, such as through reflection, they will only be petrified. This is very obvious in Flint.

It was obvious that he accidentally encountered the basilisk while cleaning the trophy display room last night.

Then he made indirect eye contact with the basilisk through the reflection of the trophy.

Of course, based on this alone, there is no way to confirm that the monster in the secret room is the basilisk.

The most critical evidence is that although the basilisk is a xxxxx-level dangerous creature that kills wizards and cannot be tamed or tamed, because the basilisk is still a snake, it will be controlled by the snake.

The most talked about ability of Salazar Slytherin is the ability to talk to snakes, that is, snake talk!

Seriously, I can't think of anything more fitting for Salazar Slytherin than a basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets!"

"Pah, pah, pah—"

Dumbledore applauded, "This reasoning is so reasonable that it's hard not to believe it. It's so wonderful! Ten points for Slatling!"

John saluted the professors again and said:

"After knowing that the monster is a basilisk, we can prescribe the right medicine.

For example, the Basilisk's weakness is the crowing of roosters, then we should play some rooster crowing sounds regularly on the Hogwarts campus.

In addition, in view of the living characteristics of the basilisk as a reptile, I think we should conduct a systematic investigation of the sewer system of Hogwarts and the Black Lake."

Dumbledore nodded and said:

"Your suggestion is quite good. Let's do what you say."

When John heard this, a smile finally appeared on his face.

Although the basilisk is a powerful creature, it is still not enough for the professors at Hogwarts.

As long as his suggestions are implemented, even if the basilisk is not caught and killed in advance, Riddle and the basilisk will not have an easy life in the future.

Professor McGonagall and others on the side also showed kind smiles to John.

John is talented, has high emotional intelligence, is handsome, and has a very upright outlook on life.

There is no professor in the entire Hogwarts who doesn't like him.

The most important thing is that the current students are being attacked, and the entire Hogwarts is in panic.

They were worried that there was no way to appease the students and catch the murderer, so John sent a series of practical and effective suggestions.

This is really a timely help!

For a time, the atmosphere in Lockhart's office gradually became cheerful.

The professor surrounded John and kept praising him.

Even Snape's expression looked much better.
To be continued...