Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 152: Sigh—Can we reconcile?

However, Voldemort soon had no time to be stunned.

Because he was attached to the statue, it was easy to see Dumbledore's phoenix appear gracefully above the Chamber of Secrets with a flash of fire.

"Kill that boy at all costs!"

Voldemort screamed orders to the basilisk, while he himself had already made plans to evacuate.

Whatever the outcome of this attempt to kill Harry Potter was, it would not have made much difference to Voldemort - as long as he escaped fast enough and was not caught by Dumbledore.

Voldemort's only regret was that he failed to retrieve the crown and trick Coin into becoming his resurrected body.

Theodore Nott jumped directly into the water on the other side - he wanted to leave this chaotic place as soon as possible.

Just as he escaped from the secret room and turned into the passage, there was a flash of fire and he disappeared.

But no one here noticed Theodore who was out of sight.

"Hiss..."

The old basilisk opened its huge mouth like the abyss towards Harry, and two long fangs were exposed.

Ron took Hermione away, and Cohen was swallowed by another basilisk that suddenly appeared - now Harry was left alone.

How could he deal with such a giant basilisk? With his ordinary spells that couldn't even destroy the school walls? Or with the "love" that Professor Dumbledore had mentioned last year?
But in fact, Harry didn't have any powerful strength. He could already imagine the scene where the basilisk would swallow him in one gulp...

Just when Harry was in despair, a disembodied singing voice came from the top of the Chamber of Secrets.

A large fiery red bird descended from the sky, its tail feathers brushing Harry's hair, and it also brought a gift.

The school's sorting hat.

Cohen had already informed the old basilisk about the next process. If the old basilisk wanted to live a normal life, now was the time to act.

Because Voldemort used his traditional skills again and ran away immediately when the situation was not right.

The noseless white face on the statue disappeared after the phoenix appeared. The order had been given to the basilisk.

Harry pulled the sword of Gryffindor from the Sorting Hat and rushed towards the basilisk shouting friendship, sacrifice and bonds. Such a sudden and brave act made the old basilisk, which really had no intention of hurting anyone, a little panicked and began to circle around Harry to avoid getting a knife on the head.

Cohen, in Dementor form, let Sissoko hold him in his mouth – this way, he wouldn't get stained with basilisk mucus or accidentally have his skin scratched by Sissoko's teeth, which could avoid causing some unpleasant consequences...

For example, making Cohen feel sick, or Sissoko being poisoned by the liquid curse in Cohen's body.

However, neither the snake nor the monster had any intention of leaving.

Cohen's original plan was to wait for the old basilisk to reconcile with Harry and then let Sissoko spit himself out, otherwise Dumbledore, who was watching from the side, would definitely show Sissoko how to disembowel him.

When Sissoko sensed the sudden presence of another terrifying presence in the secret room, he wanted to run away with his cub - but the underwater exit of the secret room was blocked by some sudden magic, and it couldn't escape even if it wanted to.

It was probably the "Dumbledore" that Cohen mentioned who was preventing it from leaving, after all, it still had Cohen in its mouth.

So it quietly revealed half of its head in the shadows at the edge of the pool, staring at the confrontation between the old basilisk and that "Harry Potter", waiting for the reconciliation to be completed so that it could quickly show up and spit out Cohen... By the way, why is this kid moving around in its mouth? It's almost going into its esophagus -

"Loosen up, it's too crowded!" Cohen used the withered hand bones of the Dementor to hit Sissoko's upper jaw and whispered, "If it doesn't work, let me stay in your stomach for a while-"

"Hiss..."

Because of this sudden impact, Sissoko almost vomited Cohen out - but fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and quickly emerged from the water and opened his mouth upwards to avoid choking on the water.

This allowed Cohen to slide a little further into its stomach, and also made Sissoko feel a little more comfortable.

But in the eyes of Harry and Dumbledore, who was hiding not far away with the Disillusionment Charm, it was a different picture. It looked like a habitual movement made by the basilisk to better swallow the struggling Cohen, full of cruelty and bloodlust.

Dumbledore began to doubt whether what Cohen had said before, "a feeling of family," was correct - but he could feel that Cohen's magical fluctuations were still there and as stable as ever.

Even though Cohen struggled to the point of discomfort, the newly appeared basilisk still did not use its deadly fangs, which prevented Dumbledore from attacking it for the time being.

But this does not mean that Cohen does not need protection. The moment the basilisk opened its mouth, Dumbledore threw an isolation spell into its mouth to prevent Cohen from being digested.

The person who is most concerned about Cohen's safety and knows the least is Harry.

Because Harry had no idea that there were two basilisks in the Chamber of Secrets, and he had no idea that one of them was related to Coin.

"Cohen! Hold on!"

Harry glanced in the direction of the other basilisk, filled with worry about Cohen's situation, but then shifted his attention to the basilisk he was facing, as it was swimming around him quickly.

Harry slashed at the old basilisk's scales with his sword, but the sword could not penetrate the basilisk's scales at all.

If you really want to hurt the basilisk, you have to start from its weak point, the mouth or the eyes.

"I'm actually fine!"

Cohen's voice came faintly through the water and Sissoko's belly.

Because of the isolation spell cast by Dumbledore, Cohen's current environment is much better than expected. A hollow area is created around him by the spell, allowing him to move freely.

This was not good news for Sissoko, because he felt that what he swallowed was not his son, but a spherical object like a stone - a little bloated.

"Hiss (I'm not good)..."

Sissoko said uncomfortably.

Harry heard this, but he didn't understand why the basilisk would make such a normal chat in this situation.

There was no time to worry about that - Harry planned to get rid of the basilisk as soon as possible and then go to rescue Cohen.

The larger basilisk he was facing suddenly stopped circling.

Harry saw it slowly open its mouth - as if it was going to pounce and bite him with its fangs - this was the chance!
Harry knew that its fangs could easily kill him, but this was his only way to defeat the basilisk. He wondered if he could rescue Cohen before the venom took effect...

do not care!
Harry gripped the hilt of the sword of Gryffindor and rushed towards the basilisk's slightly open mouth, which was about to open completely.

If I could just reach that place...if I could just stab this sword into—

"Shhhhhhhh!" (Stop, stop, stop!)

The old basilisk wanted to make peace when the boy was tired of chopping, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Harry suddenly rushed into his mouth with the sword as if he was desperate.

Sissoko's son was right. He would definitely die at the hands of this kid—if he really continued to obey the orders of the Heir of Slytherin...

Harry heard the basilisk call for a halt and slowed down.

The basilisk did not bite towards him after opening its mouth. It was much larger than the basilisk that swallowed Cohen. It made no sense.

What? Didn't Voldemort demand that it "kill Harry Potter at all costs"? Why did it suddenly stop now?

"Hiss..." (Can we reconcile?)

The old basilisk spoke.

(End of this chapter)