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Chapter 114: Petrifying Eyes and Fangs

At this time, Snape turned back coldly and looked at Lupin: "Excuse me, Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, can I understand your actions just now as you deliberately making me lose my ability to resist the basilisk?"

Lupin's face turned serious. He retorted, "I just saw you about to attack your companion, so I stopped you. Do you want to defend yourself for pointing your wand at your companion?"

Having said that, Lupin remembered that Snape seemed to be targeting that snake-like Tom...

What's going on, a Slytherin infighting?

Snape said coldly: "I just want to cast a protective spell for our friend."

"I'm sorry, it seems that your usual attitude made me misjudge your actions." Lupin said stiffly.

Only then did he realize that he seemed to be in the wrong.

Could it be that he had already noticed my distrust and had been tempting me to attack him so that he could get hold of something against me?
Tricky Snape!

Tom, who was standing by, wiped the water stains on his body, looked at the basilisk's corpse with narrowed eyes, and always felt that something was wrong with the basilisk.

At least compared to the last time he opened the secret room, apart from the eyes, there was something else that was different...

Ah, where are its fangs?
That’s right, Du Mu saw that they didn’t dare to look at the basilisk, so he used his magic power to break off the basilisk’s fangs.

How could Du Mu miss this good opportunity when the eyewitness took the initiative to avoid the incident?

Of the two small packages just now, one of them naturally contained the fangs.

Du Mu even used his magic power to pick up two bricks on the way here, and drilled a hole in it to store the fangs.

But it cannot be placed together with the eyes, what if the eyes that could be used are poked and damaged.

Outside the bathroom, a group of professors were waiting eagerly.

Harry couldn't help but rub his hands nervously.

He really wanted to go down and help, but unfortunately he was being watched too closely by Headmaster Dumbledore.

At this moment, Professor Lupin crawled out of the tunnel again. He looked at the professors present and breathed a sigh of relief: "The basilisk is dead, it's over."

The basilisk is not dangerous... at least in this operation, it does not pose any threat to itself.

Although he did feel a bit creepy at first when the basilisk was about to appear, it quickly disappeared.

What really frightened him was Du Mu's unfathomable combat ability.

That kind of power can kill a basilisk without any sound. To be honest, it is hard for Lupin to imagine who can be Professor Du Mu's opponent.

Including Dumbledore... In a fair duel between the two, Lupin could hardly imagine how Dumbledore would defend against such an elusive attack.

Of course, it may be that my level is not good enough, maybe Dumbledore will always have a way.

Snape walked out from behind Lupin without saying a word, ignoring his temporary teammate.

Lupin was secretly alert, it seemed that he was going to use this incident as a handle to threaten him... Then you have chosen the wrong person, Snape. I would rather lose my job than be coerced by you.

After hearing what was happening, the professors looked at each other and immediately entered the tunnel.

They looked at the building that Slyderin had secretly built and were amazed. They had never expected that there would be such a large space under Hogwarts.

After seeing the basilisk's corpse, several professors couldn't help but cover their mouths.

Those were professors who were not good at fighting, like Madam Hooch who taught her students to ride brooms but couldn't even stop Neville who was out of control.

When the professors saw the basilisk, they were really scared because it was really that big.

This instinctive fear of huge creatures is difficult for wizards who do not often face battles to go against the instinct in their genes.

Fortunately, it is dead.

Dumbledore went forward to check and found that the cause of death of the basilisk was a wound in its eye.

There was a now-disappeared blade-like weapon that pierced directly through the basilisk's brain through the wound in its eye.

Is this the oriental magic that Du Mu taught Harry?
It is said to be called mana... even the most basic energy is different from magic.

It was just that during this period of time, Dumbledore also devoted himself to studying the Eastern magical world and discovered strangely that the fortune-telling that Du Mu talked about and the magic power he displayed were far from what he showed.

The wizards in the East also used magic. And like Trelawney in the Hogwarts prophecy class, fortune-telling is also an advanced skill that only a few people can master, and the information is also vague and ambiguous, and it is impossible to be as meticulous as Du Mu.

No matter where this man came from, he couldn't be from the Eastern wizarding world.

Of course, Du Mu had already gained Dumbledore's trust through his actions, and he didn't seem to have said that he was from the Eastern wizarding world...

If that's the case, is it possible to start a new course at Hogwarts?

Anyway, he has already resigned from his job as a substitute professor of Dark Arts, but he runs around the academy every day, so maybe he can get an elective course...

When Dumbledore saw that the person he trusted was doing something new, he suddenly felt itchy.

If Du Mu's skills were taught to Hogwarts students, it would be a great improvement for the young wizards.

Maybe, the quality of each person can reach Harry's level?

In that case, even if the wizarding world is discovered by Muggles one day, it will have more ability to protect itself.

Yes, apart from Voldemort, what Dumbledore was most worried about deep down in his heart was the integration of wizards and Muggles.

Wizards can now live in seclusion and freely form their own small society and trust system, but to be honest, with the development of Muggles' technology, it has become increasingly difficult for wizards to hide themselves.

Apart from other things, just satellites...

Dumbledore shook his head. Space was too far away, even magic was out of reach, but Muggles could reach the moon with their own power. This brought a great shock to Dumbledore, who was already an old man at the time.

However, based on subsequent observations, he realized that it would be impossible for the Muggles to pose a real threat to the wizarding world, at least not in his lifetime, so Dumbledore kept these thoughts hidden in his heart.

But now... Dumbledore always felt that he could live another seventy or eighty years.

Then it is necessary to prepare for a rainy day.

Harry, who was standing aside, was the only student who saw the scene before the basilisk's body was dealt with.

He looked at the huge corpse of the basilisk and exclaimed.

He had no idea that if it weren't for the change of fate, the honor of killing the basilisk would have been on his head.

To be honest, if Harry hadn't been bitten by the basilisk's fangs and needed the Phoenix's tears to heal, Du Mu would have really planned to give the credit to Harry.

It's a pity that such a deliberate arrangement could not highlight Harry's bravery and fearlessness, and there was no way to move the Phoenix to tears. The risk was too great, and Du Mu could only take over this light burden from Harry's shoulders.

Since Tom was the only person who had seen the basilisk before, no one, including Dumbledore, noticed that the basilisk was missing two fangs.

After the basilisk incident, there was another matter before Dumbledore.

That's what happened to Tom.

Tom is, after all, Voldemort’s Horcrux resurrected… logically speaking, he is Voldemort himself.

Once this matter gets out, he will naturally face life imprisonment in Azkaban.

Of course, it is also possible that the remaining loyal Death Eaters would surrender and become the Dark Lord again... Dumbledore is no longer worried about this.

Looking at Tom's look, Dumbledore could no longer see any spark of ambition in his eyes.

This wasn't even a suppression like the first time he faced Tom and displayed his strength, but a real change in his inner thoughts and even his way of thinking.

Dumbledore didn't know how Du Mu did it, at least it was impossible to do it whether it was just words or pure strength.

Voldemort was determined in his heart, and words were meaningless to him. The oppression of power would make him more determined to believe that power was supreme.

This was too difficult to deal with. Dumbledore didn't finish it before Tom graduated, and he really wanted to know what Du Mu had done to Tom.

Of course, no matter how curious he was, Dumbledore would never use Legilimency. This option never even popped up in his mind.

However, no matter what, Tom must come forward to clarify the matter of Myrtle's death in order to clear Rubeus Hagrid's name. There is still a victim, so it cannot be vaguely fooled.

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Du Mu looked at the petrified mouse on the desk and touched his chin.

This was what he had just discovered using the basilisk's eyes.

It seems that after the basilisk died, its ability to kill directly disappeared, but its ability to petrify was retained.

In the original book, if the victim does not look directly at the basilisk, but looks at it indirectly through a mirror, camera, water reflection, etc., the victim will be petrified and can then be restored by using a potion made from mandrake.

If we abstractly regard the 'curtain of death' as ​​a barrier in the middle, it does make sense... although it is only reasonable in a metaphysical sense.

However, the magic power in the basilisk's eyes was gradually disappearing. According to Du Mu's judgment, after about a week, even if one looked directly into these eyes, he would not be petrified.

It will turn into a pair of ordinary, rotten orange-yellow snake eyes.

But on the other hand...Du Mu tried to inject magic power into it again.

Of course, it was not a rough infusion, like what Du Mu did with Professor McGonagall's staff. He would follow the flow of magic in the basilisk's eyes to inject magic power, just like analyzing the magic patterns in a broom.

Du Mu discovered that doing so could also make the petrification effect of snake eyes work.

However, the snake monster's eyes are dead objects after all, and they cannot digest and decompose Du Mu's magic power. After each use, Du Mu has to carefully extract the magic power by himself, otherwise the passively dissipated magic power will still damage the structure of the snake's eyes.

This won't work... I have to use some tricks to keep Snake Eyes alive.

Du Mu had no idea for the time being, so he used freezing magic to freeze the snake's eyes.

Then he took out a brick.

The brick is embedded with the fangs of a basilisk.

According to Du Mu's observation, the poison in the fangs is indeed not an ordinary protein toxin, but the magic power inside is also gradually weakening.

Du Mu did not test the fangs, but judged based on the power emitted from them that the poison in the fangs could probably infect the magic power itself, and even rely on the magic power to spread.

This is probably why it is widely rumored in the wizarding world that the basilisk's fangs are incurable and can also destroy Horcruxes. It is an ancient magic that acts directly on energy, spreads along the magic power, and disintegrates it.

For wizards, magic power is also related to life. There is no such thing as a way to disperse magic power. Once magic power is contaminated, it is useless. Even if others try to create magic to treat or dispel snake venom, once it enters the body of the poisoned person, the magic power will also be infected and disintegrate, and will not play the role and effect it should have.

No wonder only Phoenix Tears can heal...

As for Horcruxes, they can be made of any material, it doesn't matter, because as long as they are refined into Horcruxes, they will be indestructible under the protection of magic. The only thing they are afraid of is snake venom that is infected with magic.

Du Mu was a little curious. What if it was magic power?
He tried to cast a spell on a book on the table: "Indestructible."

The book suddenly became extremely hard, as if the pages were made of steel sheets.

This spell cannot be cast on humans, otherwise the effect would be almost the same as petrifying everyone, and it might even turn people into idiots... Well, thinking about it this way, it is actually an attack spell.

Du Mu raised his snake fangs and poked directly at the reinforced book.

The first thing Du Mu felt was hardness, and he thought his magic power could resist the snake venom.

But the next moment, the entire book began to turn black, and Du Mu found that the magic power he had left on it began to collapse. Even because of the material properties of the magic power, after being infected by the snake's fangs, they turned into actual toxins, which directly dissolved the entire book.

There was even some remaining mana poison that dissolved half of the middle of the table before completely dissipating.

"Good boy, I didn't expect it to be more dangerous when used on mana."

Du Mu quickly sealed the fangs back into the brick. Fortunately, he had not used magic power to strengthen the brick before, so it maintained its natural properties and was not infected by the fangs.

But Du Mu thought about it and decided that he didn't need to worry. The reason why fangs were dangerous to wizards was that it was difficult for them to accurately control the magic power in their bodies.

Even if Du Mu was really infected due to negligence, he could instantly expel the magic power from his body and throw it at his enemies like a venom spell. He might get injured, but he would never be seriously injured.

After Du Mu's test, the snake's fangs can be used directly as weapons, but the method of use still needs to be considered. However, the snake's eyes need further maintenance to try to restore their activity.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Lupin walked in and looked at the somewhat empty office. He was stunned for a moment before asking, "Where is my desk?"

This is the office of the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. When Du Mu heard someone knocking on the door, he directly put the corroded table into the storage bag.

After learning and improving, Du Mu's storage bag can now throw the mass into another space like the original one in Hogwarts, so it won't weigh on his body anymore.

Of course Du Mu could bear the weight, but his clothes couldn't...

Du Mu explained casually, "I was just experimenting with the space magic I recently practiced, and I accidentally lost your table. Maybe it's in some different space now."

Lupin was speechless, but also a little in awe.

Professor Du Mu is worthy of being called Professor Du Mu, as he can practice space teleportation magic in Hogwarts, where the use of Apparition is prohibited.

Should I consider resigning and returning the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to the other party?
Lupin shook his head, temporarily putting aside all these nonsense, and asked Du Mu cautiously: "Professor Du Mu, there is something I am very curious about. I would like to ask that Tom... I just heard some rumors, but those rumors are so unbelievable that I find it hard to believe."

"Tom is Voldemort. He is the soul that was split when Voldemort was sixteen years old. He was also the one who killed Myrtle after he released the Basilisk for the first time." Du Mu had no interest in hiding Tom's guilt and said it directly and openly.

Lupin clenched his fist, took a deep breath, and said with difficulty: "So...so, you actually let Voldemort and Harry stay in the same room?!"

He turned around and ran away at full speed.

Du Mu was stunned. He didn't even have time to explain. When they were in the same room with Voldemort, the one he should be afraid of was Voldemort.

When Du Mu followed Lupin's movements and came to the public lounge, as expected, he saw Tom hanging upside down in the air, surrounded by Hogwarts students and professors.

Lupin stood in front of Harry and glared at Tom: "I was wondering where this old man came from. It turns out you are Voldemort!"

"hiss……"

"what?"

"How dare he..."

The students around suddenly panicked. They were not afraid of Tom who was hung in the middle, but they were terrified that Lupin actually said that name.

Harry looked around strangely. He didn't expect that these people would be afraid of a name instead of the person himself.

But he looked at Tom hanging in the air, but he was not angry at all, just looking at him with complicated eyes, and Harry understood a little.

It's really that Tom's current face looks too kind.

Even when he was in a bad situation, he always looked calm and composed, and his temperament was somewhat similar to Uncle Du, so it was hard for people to associate him with the Dark Lord.

Instead, I felt that Professor Lupin was making a big deal out of nothing and wrongly accusing a young man of such an incredible thing.

At this time, a voice said coldly: "It seems that even your dog brain has discovered the truth, Lupin."

As soon as the voice came out, students from one direction immediately stood aside in panic and made way for the other.

Snape came in and took out his wand.

It was the wand that Tom had caught from mid-air.

Snape still remembered the extremely complicated feelings he had when he took the wand from Tom.

He almost thought that the other party would take the opportunity to attack him with his wand.

But nothing happened. Tom seemed not to recognize him, and handed the wand to him as if he had picked up the pen he had accidentally lost from the ground.

Looking at this matter with Tom's calm eyes, Snape felt his hair stand on end.

If all this was Voldemort's disguise...

Now he has become more dangerous than before.

(End of this chapter)