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He smiled and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense. Didn't you say you wanted to make a specimen from the basilisk's skin? Could I borrow that specimen for a moment?"

"Huh? What do you need that for?"

"The purpose of keeping Hogwarts on display for a while is twofold: first, to appease the young wizards who have recently been frightened, and second, to let the outside world know that the crisis at Hogwarts has been resolved."

"What about the matter of the heir?"

"Haven't you already taken care of it?" Dumbledore retorted.

Zicomo understood Dumbledore's meaning; he wanted to bring Zicomo to the forefront.

He quickly refused, saying, "You're not trying to push me out here, are you? Please don't! I don't want to be made a fool of."

He wouldn't do something that doesn't bring him any benefit.

Seeing that the person ahead was unwilling, Dumbledore did not insist.

He asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Downplay it. Just say that the heir has been secretly executed by you."

"People won't buy it so easily."

"Then let's divert their attention by launching a search for the secret room, with a generous reward for whoever finds it. Aren't you going to groom Harry?"

Then let's train his decryption and reasoning skills. I haven't forgotten how he used reasoning last semester to firmly conclude that Snape was the one who wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

And you know what? He even recently started to think Voldemort and Filch were connected.

Zicomo told Dumbledore about Harry's deduction of Filch, and Dumbledore laughed heartily.

After Dumbledore stopped smiling, he said, "Good suggestion. Let's do as you say."

"That's settled then. I need to go back and explain the diary to Harry."

"Don't let anything about the Chamber of Secrets slip out," Dumbledore cautioned.

"Don't worry, I'm not a big mouth like Hagrid. By the way, speaking of Hagrid, don't forget to clear his name."

Zicomo was referring to Hagrid being framed for the murder of Myrtle.

Hagrid is now Rataen's underling, so Zicomo still has to speak up for him.

Chapter 101 The Campus Crisis Resolved, Hermione's New Task

Zicomo waved and walked out of the principal's office. Neither of them mentioned how to deal with the bewitched young wizard.

Firstly, because they didn't know who it was, and secondly, because the little wizard wasn't the mastermind.

Moreover, the matter had already been resolved, and the two of them were too lazy to pursue it any further.

Back in the Gryffindor common room, Harry and the others had been waiting for quite some time.

“Zicomo, where did you just go?” Harry asked.

"I went to the principal's office and resolved the issue with our senior, Tom."

Zicomo shook the damaged diary in his hand.

"What do you mean?" Everyone was a little confused about what Zicomo meant.

Zicomo thought for a moment and then explained the basic concepts of Horcruxes.

“You mean this diary is a Horcrux?” Hermione asked.

"uh-huh."

"So this Tom? [illegible] ...

“I told you, you all know him.”

As he spoke, Zicomo used magic to write "Tom? 鬦穇?祰篼?楐?妉/p>

The letters were rearranged to form "I am Voldemort".

Seeing this, Harry's head buzzed, and he understood everything.

Fifty years ago, Voldemort opened the Chamber of Secrets, released the Basilisk, killed Myrtle, and created this diary.

Fifty years later, Voldemort's soul, residing in this diary, returns.

They released the basilisk again to attack the students of Hogwarts.

"The so-called Slytherin successor is Voldemort?" Harry asked excitedly.

“Yes.” Zicomo nodded.

"Then what about the basilisk?" Harry suddenly thought of another culprit in the attack.

“In fact, Dumbledore and I had already dealt with the Basilisk. The reason we didn’t make a fuss was simply to wait for Voldemort to enter the Chamber of Secrets again,” Zicomo explained.

"So, how did a diary reopen the secret room?" Ron scratched his head, his mind full of questions.

"Well, as far as I know, 30 was someone who bewitched a young wizard, but I don't know who it was."

"No way, what little wizard is so stupid as to believe a diary? My mom always told me that you can't trust any magical object that can talk," Ron said with a laugh.

"That idiot is me."

Ginny's voice suddenly rang out from behind Ron.

Ron turned around in disbelief.

“Ginny? It’s you!” Ron asked in surprise. “Why?”

"That diary told me that he had a way to make me better."

At this point, Ginny glanced at Harry and then continued.

“After I tried his methods, he started to coerce and even control me. He made me do many bad things, until recently when the existence of the basilisk was revealed. He decided to lay low and avoid the limelight, so I took the opportunity to throw away the diary. I never expected you to find it. I really didn't mean to…”

At this point, Ginny, with tears in her eyes, threw herself into Harry's arms.

Thus, the truth behind the entire Slytherin successor incident was revealed.

As everyone watched Ginny sob in Harry's arms, Zicomo and Hermione exchanged a glance, then helped Ron away.

As Ron stepped out of the lounge, he realized something was wrong.

Shouldn't Ginny come to her brother for comfort when she's sad?

How did she end up in Harry's arms?

"Is Harry trying to woo my sister?" Ron asked Zicomo.

"Is it possible that Ginny wants to date Harry? Why do you think she wants to become outstanding? It's simply to attract the attention of the boy she likes."

Zicomo patted Ron on the shoulder and went for a walk with Hermione outside the castle.

Ron was left standing there, stunned, and it took him a long time to come to his senses.

In other words, his best friend might become his brother-in-law?

No! This is a serious matter; he needs to inform his family immediately.

Ron rushed off to find the twins to discuss writing a letter home.

…………

After the Christmas holidays ended, the little wizards discovered that there was another extra-long announcement on the bulletin board.

The announcement contained several key points.

One reason is that the Slytherin heir had been secretly executed by the headmaster, and to avoid causing unnecessary panic, Dumbledore did not reveal Voldemort's name.

Secondly, the basilisk has also been dealt with, and the school will make a specimen of the basilisk and display it in the main hall for a period of time.

The third matter concerns awarding Zicomo the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award.

Although Zicomo didn't want fame, Dumbledore felt that Zicomo had worked hard to resolve the crisis at Hogwarts, and the school couldn't remain silent.

So Dumbledore awarded the prize to Zicomo, the reason being that Zicomo helped Dumbledore defeat the Basilisk.

This kind of help is used in a very subtle way. After all, whether Zicomo puts in all the effort or he just coasts through, it's still help. It all depends on how others interpret it.

The last thing is about the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin.

The school has located the secret room, but does not intend to announce it. Instead, it has decided to hold a search event for the secret room.

Whoever finds the secret room first, enters it, and retrieves the trophy placed there by the principal will be exempt from the final exam and will add 100 points to their college's score.

This was actually a blatant way of giving Gryffindor extra points, since only Harry's Parseltongue could open the Chamber of Secrets.

Of course, Zicomo's reckless approach is an exception.

Upon hearing the news that the Hogwarts crisis had been resolved, the young wizards cheered and celebrated with great joy.

The whole school was filled with a joyful atmosphere for a moment.

Only Lucius, who had just arrived at Hogwarts, couldn't laugh.

Because he had just brought Dumbledore's suspension letter, he then saw the announcement on the bulletin board.

He also saw Zicomo's name on it.

He was quite familiar with the fiancée standing next to Zicomo.