Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

The Ministry of Magic had no objection either. Their operation was a public service, so it would be best if there were fewer people going down, as it would also reduce casualties.

Only Lucius Malfoy looked hesitant. If it weren't for Snape who spoke, he would have suspected that Dumbledore disliked him and was ready to take the opportunity to get rid of him.

According to his understanding of Voldemort, since the other party had been in there, it was impossible for him to leave anything valuable behind.

So Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror Office, assigned the Aurors behind him. According to the known pipeline map of Hogwarts, the Aurors were stationed at the pipeline exits to prevent the basilisk from escaping into the magical world from other places.

Dumbledore smiled and said:

"Everyone, don't worry. Once we get down there, when the basilisk appears, Phoenix Fawkes will immediately appear and peck out its eyes."

Douglas took out the special sunglasses he had prepared.

"These glasses can effectively block the basilisk's death glare. Before Fox showed up, these glasses could prevent you from dying. The worst that could happen is permanent petrification."

Snape also took out the prepared mandrake resurrection potion and distributed it to everyone.

"If some unlucky person gets petrified by mistake, this potion can remove the petrification curse, provided your teammates don't have any grudges against you... hehe..."

At this time, Hagrid also came in with a large chicken coop, which contained more than a dozen large roosters.

“I heard that basilisks are afraid of the crowing of roosters, so Douglas asked me to prepare some roosters, and they are now cast with a silencing spell.

Of course, this was cast by Douglas, as you know, I couldn’t use a wand before…”

With that, Hagrid handed the rooster to Newt.

Everything was ready, Snape took the lead and jumped down, followed by several Aurors.

When Lucius was hesitating, Douglas suddenly said to him:

"Mr. Malfoy, I have something I want to ask you. Is it convenient for you now?"

Lucius was startled, then immediately said:

"Of course, I also have something to ask Professor Holmes about Draco..."

As they talked, the two of them walked towards Douglas' office like old friends, with Dobby following behind Lucius.

The assigned Aurors dispersed and formed teams to find their respective posts.

Professor Sprout took out some magic items, threw them into the passage, and explained:

"This plant can detect magical fluctuations within the passage, and if a creature tries to break out, it will block it."

Professor McGonagall also said:

"Hogwarts Castle's defensive magic is ready. I hope Salazar Slytherin hasn't left any tricks up his sleeve for the basilisk."

Then, the three deans and the director of the Auror Office stood at the four corners of the entrance, ready to jump down to provide support at any time if the situation was not right.

Fudge was also invited by Dumbledore to the headmaster's office to wait for news.

Inside the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

Douglas poured tea for Lucius and said:

"I still remember that Mr. Malfoy planned to hold a press conference for me last year. Although I didn't agree due to school matters, I am very grateful to him."

The reason why Douglas did not agree that time was, on the one hand, that he did not trust the character of some pure-blood families.

On the other hand, his editor Slane had heard something, and some pure-blood families planned to take advantage of the press conference to ridicule Douglas, the ignorant Muggle boy.

Lucius Malfoy chuckled, thinking to himself, if it was really because of the school, how could you possibly hold a press conference before Christmas?

"That's a shame. I wonder what book Professor Holmes will write next..."

Douglas said with surprise:

"Speaking of new books, I've had some ideas lately. Some time ago, I accidentally got a diary..."

As Douglas finished speaking, Lucius's hand holding the teacup suddenly stopped in mid-air, and his other hand tightly grasped the cane containing the magic wand.

Dobby, who was standing behind Lucius, widened his eyes like copper bells after hearing the diary.

Chapter 148 Slytherin will not welcome me

Douglas snapped his fingers lightly, and the tattered diary, mixed with a pair of smelly socks, flew in front of Lucius.

Lucius's expression changed drastically, and he didn't know whether it was because of the diary or the smelly socks.

He was seen panicking and angry as he quickly pulled the socks out of the diary and threw them aside.

The sock just happened to fall into Dobby's hand. Dobby stared and trembled as he looked at the sock in his hand, as if it were a holy object.

Of course, all the coincidences were planned long ago, and Douglas had already cast a spell on this sock.

No matter how Lucius threw the sock, it would fly accurately into Dobby's hands.

Lucius, who was furious, didn't notice the scene behind him at all.

He carefully read the diary, suppressed his anger, and said in a calm tone:

"What do you mean, Professor Holmes?"

Douglas shrugged and said:

"Of course it's returned to the original owner. Oh, if I can't say it's returned to the original owner, then please pass it on..."

Before Douglas finished speaking, he heard Dobby mutter to himself:

"The master gave Dobby a sock. The master gave the sock to Dobby."

Malfoy immediately turned around and saw Dobby's expression and said angrily:

"what are you saying?"

Dobby said in disbelief:

"Dobby got a sock. His master threw it, and Dobby caught it. Dobby—Dobby is free."

Douglas finally couldn't help laughing:

"Mr. Malfoy, you are truly a great wizard. I think giving house-elves this kind of thing is unique even among pure-blood families, right?"

Lucius Malfoy sat there, staring at the house-elf, then he suddenly drew his wand, pointed it at Douglas and shouted:

"You made me lose my..."

Before he could finish, Douglas cast a spell to bind Lucius's entire body. Lucius's body was stretched straight and he slid off the chair.

Before Lucius could completely slide down, Dobby said angrily:

"You are not allowed to hurt the gentleman!"

After a loud bang, the already stiff Lucius's back hit the leg of the tea table directly and broke it.

Douglas looked at Lucius with emotion, whose whole body was stiff but trying hard not to let his tears flow.

"Alas, villains die from talking too much. Draco Malfoy is now better than your father in this regard."

Then he looked at his broken table leg speechlessly and said to Dobby who was still standing beside him excitedly:

"Dobby, guess why I didn't use the attack spell."

Dobby tilted his head and looked at Douglas, indicating that he didn't understand.

Douglas didn't explain. He first used magic to repair the damaged table leg, then hooked his hand and took Lucius Malfoy's wand in his hand.

Finally, the curse on Lucius was lifted.

Lucius, whose whole body-binding spell was released, immediately covered his kidneys and glared at Dobby fiercely.

Dobby subconsciously wanted to punish himself, but was stopped in time by Douglas.

“You’re a free house-elf now, so you don’t have to be so afraid of him.

You can sit by my desk for a while. There are fruits and drinks on the table... I mean snacks. You can help yourself to them. I want to talk to you about something later."

Dobby trembled all over, resisting the urge to punish himself, and looked at Douglas with admiration:

"No one has ever asked Dobby to sit down for a snack, ever..."

Douglas turned to look at Lucius who was staring at him fiercely and smiled contemptuously.

"It seems that in your heart, servants are more important than your masters...

Haha, don't rush to deny it. You didn't pull out your wand when you saw the things your master entrusted to you were damaged, but you only pulled out your wand when you lost your servant..."

Lucius looked at the diary still on the table, his pupils contracted, and he said angrily while enduring the pain in his waist:

"I don't know what you're talking about. I only know that you, a Muggle-born wizard, attacked the head of the Malfoy family, one of the twenty-eight sacred pure-blood families, for no reason. I believe Cornelius (Cornelly Fudge, Minister of Magic) will definitely seek an explanation for me."

Douglas let out a long sigh:

"Oh~ I heard from students that Mr. Draco Malfoy always likes to say he wants to find his father when he encounters problems...

Haha, so the problem lies with you, Mr. Malfoy. As your child's teacher, I have to say a few words to you.

As parents, we must set the best example for our children and be the best role models.

Educating children is a serious matter that cannot be taken lightly and requires schools and parents to take it seriously.

When educating children, it is better to set an example for them rather than asking them to memorize rules..."

Lucius Malfoy not only felt a pain in his waist, but also a pain in his head. If the wand was not in the other person's hand, he would definitely throw an Avatar and eat a big melon...

"Shut up! What on earth do you want to do..."

Douglas put away his mocking expression and said seriously:

"This is a very clever plan. Obviously you don't fully understand the function of this thing, but you know that it is an old item of yours, Voldemort. As long as he appears in Hogwarts, it will definitely cause some riots.

Then you can use this opportunity to expel Headmaster Dumbledore from Hogwarts...

Of course, even if nothing happens, it won't affect you, because your original purpose was to avoid the investigation of the Ministry of Magic.

It wasn't until I informed you that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was discovered in Hogwarts that you realized this diary was not as simple as you thought..."

Lucius also calmed down. He knew that the other party would never dare to really hurt him in Hogwarts, so he sneered and said, "Do you have any evidence?"

Douglas shrugged and suddenly smiled and said:

"No, but I can tell you a secret. This diary contains a piece of Voldemort's soul..."

Although Lucius felt uncomfortable every time he heard the name Voldemort, when he heard the news, he subconsciously covered his left arm, his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and he looked at Douglas in disbelief.

Douglas continued sarcastically:

"Tsk tsk, with your family's information, you should be able to find out what this thing is soon. How about this news? Isn't it explosive?"

Lucius Malfoy trembled and said, "He's dead, all dead!"

Douglas chuckled and said indifferently:

"Yes, since he is dead, what are you afraid of?"

Malfoy looked at Douglas in horror:

"Everything makes sense now. No wonder you knew the location of the secret room. It was you...it was him..."

Douglas took a sip of tea and said:

"Don't be so nervous. Have you ever heard the saying, 'Ignorance is innocence'? I'm the only one who knows that you know the secret of the diary..."

Lucius sneered:

"How could you, a junior, possibly know the horror of the Dark Lord! But he's dead now. It's useless for you to threaten me with this."

Douglas looked at the stubborn Lucius and said:

"Don't you know whether he's dead or not? If I could hide the news from others last year, how could I hide it from you?"

Lucius thought for a moment and asked directly:

"What do you want? Power? Money?"

Douglas knocked on the table and said:

"My request is very simple. Please don't make things difficult for Dobby in the future. Other than that, I have no other requests."

Lucius was stunned and looked at Dobby who was carefully savoring the snacks over there. Their conversation was under a soundproofing spell, so Dobby could not hear what was said.

Douglas suddenly said:

"By the way, I have a question. Do you think you can really preserve the so-called glory of your family by relying on Voldemort's childish ideas?