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The legend of the secret room has probably long since disappeared into the annals of history.
Levin himself also made some preparations to guard against the basilisk.
After visiting Larry and Daisy, Levin went directly to Hagrid's cabin on his way back to the castle from the Forbidden Forest.
In the original story, the culprit killed all of Hagrid's roosters to prevent any accidents from happening to the basilisk.
Therefore, he came here specifically to ask Hagrid for a few roosters to raise himself.
The mastermind behind this can reach Hagrid's cabin.
But can he interfere with Levin's demiplane?
However, when he arrived at Hagrid's hut's chicken coop, he found that someone had already gotten there first!
A figure dressed in a long black robe stood in front of the chicken coop, doing something.
Levin could see that her hair was as red as flames, and her identity was obvious—she was Ginny Weasley, who was controlled by the diary in the original story.
When Levin stepped into the henhouse, several dead roosters were already lying on the ground, while the other chickens were clucking, flapping their wings, and scattering in all directions within the fence.
They wanted to get away from the evil red-haired killer in front of them, but the fence kept them at bay.
The fences that were originally meant to protect them have now become accomplices in their deaths.
We can't let her kill all the roosters.
Levin quickly intervened:
"[Instant Hypnosis]!"
Levin chose to use instant-cast spells to gain the upper hand, while also preparing to fight his opponent for several rounds.
He knew that Ginny was now controlled by one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Although the Tom in this diary is only his student self, and his abilities are no greater than Voldemort's at his peak.
But Levin himself seemed a bit hesitant and timid when he fought.
After all, he couldn't really kill Ginny.
Therefore, he estimated that the opponent could still hold out for a few more rounds against him.
After casting the hypnotic spell, Levin was ready to follow up with his second spell.
But to Levin's surprise, Ginny was completely unprepared and fell into a deep sleep, collapsing forward with a thud and fainting.
This situation did not make Levin happy.
The scene made it seem as if he had stalked and then assaulted the female student.
To prevent attacks from Horcruxes, Levin cast an Anti-Evil spell on himself before approaching to check on the other party's condition.
Compared to the healthy Ginny I saw when school started, she was now pale and extremely weak, clearly having had too much life force absorbed.
But Levin found no signs of possession, and the diary was not with her.
However, during the examination of her mind, it was discovered that her memories were fragmented, with large gaps in them.
My most recent memory is even more chaotic.
It seems that the diary doesn't only control her through possession.
The fact that she's killing a rooster right now is probably due to the mental suggestion she received from the diary.
Fortunately, Levin arrived in time, and a few roosters were still alive. So he picked a few hens, and together with all the roosters, used the [Mansion Spell] to send them all into the tower's courtyard.
There, he temporarily set up a chicken coop to raise the chickens.
Upon returning to Hagrid's cabin, Levin cast Rejuvenation on Ginny.
The little girl's complexion immediately became much rosier.
That way, she won't be sucked to death by the diary so quickly.
Then, while the hypnosis was still in effect, he hid Ginny in the haystack in the chicken coop and went straight back to the castle.
Since he couldn't find the diary, he didn't intend to expose himself, lest he alert the enemy.
As for Ginny herself, she was under psychological suggestion when she came to kill the chicken; she was in a daze.
And Levin did not reveal himself to her at all.
She naturally couldn't have realized she was being attacked.
When she wakes up, she will most likely think it was an accident, or something that happened through the diary, and that it could never involve Levin.
The next day, Saturday, happened to be the day of the Gryffindor Quidditch match.
Levin quietly observed the situation in Gryffindor and found that Ginny had come to eat normally and was no longer as sickly as before; she looked perfectly normal.
It seems she still hasn't told anyone what happened to her—this little witch is worried that she is the true heir of Slytherin.
Because of the competition, the entire Gryffindor table was unusually quiet.
The young wizards of the Gryffindor Quidditch team sat huddled together, each one looking nervous, uneasy, and silent.
All of this is because their upcoming opponent is Slytherin, who possesses seven Nimbus 2001s.
Everyone knows the importance of equipment, but Gryffindor always performs about the same. Their morale is so low before the match that it seems the outcome of this match is worrying.
As eleven o'clock approached, Levin followed the crowd toward the Quidditch pitch. The weather was hot and humid, with the faint sound of thunder in the air, indicating that a downpour was imminent.
On the field, Gryffindor was almost completely routed, while Harry was still fighting back with all his might. He not only had to overcome the fierce attacks of his opponents, but also the terrible weather of torrential rain, and that crazy wandering ball.
Levin heard bursts of laughter coming from the Slytherin stands, because Harry was in a very awkward position trying to dodge the bouncing ball, but he still had the energy to track the Golden Snitch.
“This guy looks pretty good!” Ciri commented to Harry beside Levin, and Ravenclaw’s captain Roger agreed.
"Harry's flying skills are indeed impressive. If it were me, I would probably have been knocked off my broom long ago! Malfoy is definitely no match for Harry. In this respect, only the two of you can crush him."
Roger spoke highly of Harry's flying performance today, considering Gryffindor a formidable opponent for Ravenclaw. He felt that without Levin's protection, Cho Chang alone would not be able to handle Harry.
Just as the three were discussing, a gasp came from the stands.
The strangely shaped ball finally hit Harry.
Harry roared as his body was soaked by the rain!
Through the misty rain, Harry rushed toward Malfoy, who wore a mocking smile.
"He even went to run over Malfoy. What a vindictive brat!" Levin said with satisfaction.
A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.
With a "bang," water splashed everywhere as Draco and Harry collided.
The two tumbled off the broom and slid a distance through the mud.
Harry was pinned down by Draco, his arm dangling at a very strange angle.
Draco on his body wasn't seriously injured, but he was clearly frightened and was struggling to get away from Harry.
The rain poured down relentlessly on Harry's face.
He lay on the ground groaning. Levin, called by Ron and Hermione, also rushed to the field.
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Chapter 127 The Talisman Business
Without even a moment's mourning for Harry's fall, Gilderoy Lockhart immediately rushed to the pitch.
Lockhart called out to the anxious students gathered around him, "Don't worry, Harry, I'm going to heal your arm!"
“No! Let it be, thank you…” Harry tried to stop him.
“Lie down, Harry,” Lockhart said reassuringly, giving him a comforting smile. “It’s a simple spell that I’ve used countless times. Nobody knows how to heal an arm better than me.”
Lockhart said, rolling up his emerald green sleeves, "Please step back, everyone!"
"Don't—no—"
Harry pleaded weakly, having already seen through the other's true skill level.
In the end, it was Lord Levin who was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see his friend suffer for nothing, so he secretly cast a [Spell Counter].
So, right after Professor Lockhart twirled his wand and chanted the spell, he himself fell to the ground in an extremely disheveled manner.
The fall left him looking quite disheveled; his once clean and tidy coat was now covered in bits of grass.
Lockhart had no time to care about that, because he discovered that he couldn't feel his right leg at all. He looked at the leg of his right trousers and was horrified to find that his right leg was like a thick, fleshy boot, and no matter how he moved his leg, there was no response.
His magic went awry; not only did it fail to set the bones, it also struck himself.
He had all the bones removed from his right leg.
Seeing his miserable state, the surrounding young wizards gasped in shock, and Harry felt even more grateful for his good luck.
Photography enthusiast Colin Crevey was snapping away at Professor Lockhart.
He originally just wanted to film his idol Harry, but now he has unexpectedly gained something unexpected.
"Professor Lockhart has been struck by his own spell! Everyone, get them to Madam Pomfrey immediately!"
Levin loudly called for the matter to be put to rest and be definitively concluded.
So this time Lockhart had to drink a whole can of Bone Regenerator and then spend the entire night immobilized in the school infirmary.
But the next day, unexpected news arrived: Colin Crevey had been attacked the previous night and was completely petrified.
"I heard he went to visit Professor Lockhart and brought him a letter of condolence from his classmates." (II)
In the auditorium, during breakfast, Zhang Qiu shared some gossip with Levin: "I heard that Colin was holding a camera when he was attacked. I wonder if he took any pictures of the attacker."
Unlucky kids, whether in the original story or now, will bring bad luck upon themselves by idolizing the wrong people.
“I heard from older students that Slytherin built a secret room in the castle, and when his true heir comes to the school, he will be able to open the secret room, release the horrors inside, and let them purify the school and eliminate all those who are not worthy of learning magic.”
Hermione also provided the information she had obtained. The girl's eyes were somewhat melancholy, clearly thinking about her Muggle identity again.
Levin understood her concerns perfectly, so he secretly slipped the girl a talisman.
The amulet is imbued with four spells: [Detect Hostility], [3rd Ring - Protection Against Evil], [Message], and [Teleportation Rune].