After dealing with the professors, Alaric climbed back up the tower and began collecting his spoils amidst the ruins.
The Basilisk was indeed a treasure trove: snake skin, snake meat, snake gall, snake heart, snake blood, venomous fangs, and venom sacs, all meticulously sorted by Alaric.
The most challenging to handle was the mass of rotting flesh.
He removed all the broken bones and coagulated blood, gathering them together.
He had a special method for dealing with these Basilisk remains, but it wasn't time yet.
When the young wizards returned to Hogwarts after the Quidditch match, they were surprised to discover why Ravenclaw's main player hadn't participated.
It was because he had accomplished another earth-shattering feat: he had killed the monster hidden in Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets.
This news immediately caused a sensation among the young wizards.
Most celebrated, especially the Muggle-born or half-blood wizards, as they no longer had to live in fear due to their lineage.
Even the news of Ravenclaw's victory over Hufflepuff without Alaric's participation, thanks to Cho Chang's stunning performance, was overshadowed for a while.
Everyone was immersed in joy.
For a moment, everyone felt that the attack incidents had come to an end with the death of the Basilisk, but Alaric was still in action.
He wanted to infiltrate the girls' dormitory in Gryffindor Tower and destroy Voldemort's diary.
For this, he sought Hermione's help.
"What? How could you think Ginny Weasley is the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets?" Hermione looked at Alaric with a strange look.
"She's not only a Gryffindor but also a daughter of the Weasley family. We all know the Weasleys are Gryffindors.
They couldn't possibly be heirs of Slytherin. What were you thinking?"
"Of course, strictly speaking, the Chamber wasn't opened by Ginny," Alaric patiently explained.
"In fact, Voldemort bewitched Ginny Weasley, using her to open the Chamber. Ginny is just a first-year student. How could she resist Voldemort?"
"But I still find it hard to understand," Hermione hmphed.
"Didn't we drive the mysterious person away last year? Did he come back? How did he do it?
Why do you think Ginny Weasley was the one seduced, not someone else?"
"Voldemort left behind a magical item," Alaric said seriously.
"It's a diary containing memories of Voldemort's time at Hogwarts. This diary was mixed into Ginny Weasley's textbooks as part of a conspiracy.
Voldemort enchanted this diary, turning Ginny Weasley into another unlucky victim possessed by him.
Do you remember what we saw in Flourish and Blotts Bookstore before the start of term?"
"What? Flourish and Blotts?" Hermione was puzzled, then suddenly seemed to realize something. "You mean the incident with Draco Malfoy's father and Mr. Weasley?"
"As expected of you Hermione, you've grasped the key so quickly," Alaric praised happily.
"Indeed, I believe that's where the conspiracy began. It's well known that Lucius Malfoy was once a Death Eater.
After Voldemort's downfall, he claimed he was under the Imperius Curse and wasn't considered one of the Dark Lord's accomplices, but many don't believe that.
I think he's been secretly working for Voldemort. At Flourish and Blotts, he deliberately fought with Mr. Weasley just to sneak this diary into Ginny Weasley's textbooks."
"Poor unsuspecting Ginny, controlled by Voldemort in this way. After the school started, she opened the Chamber and released the Basilisk creature, causing these attacks at Hogwarts."
"Ah, hearing you say that, it's all coming back to me," Hermione said, suddenly enlightened.
"That little red-haired girl from the Weasley family, I've noticed her several times. Every time I saw her, she looked pale and tired."
"Yes, because Voldemort was absorbing her life force during the possession process."
"Such a pity for the poor girl," Hermione sighed, acknowledging Alaric's explanation.
"However, Alaric, as long as you open your mouth, those Gryffindor girls will happily take you into their dormitory." Hermione angrily said.
It wasn't evident, but the young girl usually focused all her energy on studying, although she had always been aware of other things.
She held quite a grudge.
"...Stop teasing. I wouldn't stoop to that," Alaric said somewhat exasperatedly.
"Alright, alright," Hermione relented, "I'll help you sneak into the Gryffindor girls' dormitory, but don't do anything unnecessary, okay?"
"Heh, I'm not that kind of guy."
So, the next morning, Hermione arrived at the Gryffindor common room on the eighth floor.
The entrance to the common room was guarded by the portrait of the Fat Lady. She had to give the password to the Fat Lady to enter. But Hermione was prepared for this, as she had already got the password.
The portrait immediately swung open, revealing the passage behind.
Once inside the Gryffindor common room, through a revolving staircase, one could reach the Gryffindor girls' dormitory.
Hermione's excuse for entering the dormitory was to look for Parvati Patil from Gryffindor's second year—because her twin sister, Padma Patil, was in Ravenclaw and Hermione's roommate.
This was the closest connection Hermione could find among the Gryffindor girls.
During Hermione's entry into the dormitory, Alaric followed her the whole way.
He concealed his presence with a Disillusionment Charm and used Levitation Charm to prevent himself from making any noise.
Of course, the Levitation Charm served another purpose—to prevent triggering the dormitory's enchantments for Gryffindor girls.
In fact, there were enchantments on the staircase leading to the girls' dormitory in Gryffindor, preventing boys from entering.
If a boy attempted to enter the girls' dormitory, it would transform into a long, slippery stone slide.
But there were no such enchantments on the boys' side; girls could enter freely. This was because the founders believed girls were more trustworthy.
With the Levitation Charm, Alaric could completely avoid touching the staircase, thus preventing the activation of the anti-male magic.
Soon, he successfully sneaked in, and no one noticed him.
Although entering the girls' dormitory was indeed a dream for many boys, Alaric had long passed that phase; he wasn't that eager now.
He immediately immersed himself in the search, and soon found Ginny's dormitory—because she was there herself.
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