Marvel: I, Hermione, am from Hogwarts!

"I have something else to do."

"Then be careful."

Seeing that Hermione didn't want to say anything more, Harry and Ron exchanged glances, really not wanting to stay there any longer, and turned to leave.

The two had barely left when Hermione sat on the broom.

Jungle, jungle!

Let's start jungling!

Harvesting Ganoderma lucidum!

She had wanted to do this for a long time!

It wasn't possible before, firstly because Dumbledore was still around, and one couldn't act so freely.

Secondly, she didn't have any large-scale destructive magic at that time, and her level wasn't high enough. If she really tried to do that, she would work herself to death and still not be able to clear them all.

Things are different now. Old Deng doesn't know why, but he clearly doesn't want to deal with her anymore.

With her current level four magic power, she can practically beat up anyone at Hogwarts except for Dumbledore.

Not to mention she also has the Wand of Destruction; if she unleashes the Freezing Spell at full power, the entire Hogwarts would probably turn into an ice sculpture.

Hermione, sitting on a broom, flew low over the Forbidden Forest, beginning her "low-altitude bombing" mode.

Wherever it passes, not a blade of grass grows.

Whatever it is, it's an eight-eyed giant spider, a giant monster... I don't care what it is.

Everything in the path turned into ice sculptures.

Over time, she transformed a large area of ​​forbidden forest into a winter wonderland.

Lingzhi King Hermione was finally satisfied and stopped.

Don't underestimate the giant eight-eyed spider just because it's not a very powerful creature. A single one can't extract much soul energy, but there are so many of them!

This "harvest" yielded several thousand more soul energies.

……

A sense of oppression permeated the castle's corridors.

"It must have been Malfoy! He must be the heir to Slytherin!"

Knowing that the Chamber of Secrets had nothing to do with Hagrid, and combining various clues, Detective Harry immediately made a deduction.

He already suspected Dumbledore, and now that Lucius had driven Dumbledore away, he was even more convinced that this was a Malfoy conspiracy.

Dumbledore's expulsion unsettled both of them.

Just then, they bumped into Professor McGonagall.

"Harry, Ron!"

Professor McGonagall looked hurried and anxious.

"Ginny...Ginny is missing!"

"what?"

Harry and Ron exclaimed in unison.

"The heir to the secret chamber took her away."

Professor McGonagall led the two to a wall.

Written in blood, the words read: "Her remains will remain in the secret chamber forever."

Harry and Ron felt a wave of dizziness.

"Malfoy! It must be Malfoy! Only he has a grudge against the Ron family!" They became even more convinced of their previous guess.

Malfoy was the one who opened the secret room.

The two turned and ran; they were going to find Malfoy and force him to reveal Ginny's whereabouts.

However, no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find it.

Malfoy seemed to have vanished into thin air.

“Go find Hermione!” Harry suddenly remembered.

"Yes, find Hermione! She'll definitely have a way!"

The two immediately ran toward the Forbidden Forest, hoping Hermione was still there.

However, when they reached the edge of the forbidden forest, they were stunned by what they saw.

The once lush forest has been transformed into a frozen wasteland.

"What...what's going on?"

Where is Hermione?

Harry looked around, but Hermione was nowhere to be seen.

Just as the two were at a loss, an unexpected figure appeared in front of them.

Are you looking for Hermione?

Luna's voice was light and airy.

"Do you know where she is?" Harry asked eagerly.

Luna shook her head.

"I do not know."

She paused and then said:

"But I know who attacked those students."

"Come on, follow me."

……

Inside the women's restroom.

"Hs...hs..."

Harry spoke in Parseltongue, and the sink slowly moved, revealing a bottomless hole.

Luna held her wand, pointing it intently at Lockhart.

Ron stood beside her, equally wary of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

"You...what do you want to do?"

Lockhart was pale.

“Shut up and go inside!” Luna said coldly.

Harry and Ron encountered Luna earlier on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Luna told them that the monster that attacked the students was the Basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin, and that she had analyzed the entrance and method of entry into the Chamber.

They also suggested bringing Lockhart along, since he was, after all, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Although Harry thought Lockhart was completely incompetent, he still listened to Luna's advice.

The poor Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was thus taken hostage by two second-year students and one first-year student.

Several people jumped into the passage one by one.

After landing, Harry and Ron couldn't wait to run deeper into the Chamber of Secrets.

Luna pointed her wand at Lockhart and walked forward step by step.

The chamber was eerie and terrifying, with massive stone pillars carved with snake patterns, and at its deepest point was the head of Salazar Slytherin.

Two people were lying on the ground.

Malfoy and Ginny.

They were pale and motionless, as if they had lost their lives.

Harry rushed over.

He first checked on Ginny's condition, shaking her body, but she didn't respond.

He then turned to look at Malfoy.

He remains unconscious.

Just then, a black diary fell out of Harry's pocket.

The figure of a young man gradually came into view.

He was wearing a Hogwarts uniform, with a strange smile on his face.

Good evening, Harry Potter.

The young man spoke, his voice soft yet carrying a chilling, penetrating power.

"Tom? You?" Harry suddenly had a bad feeling.