"What are you looking for?"
"The natural enemy of the Acromantula." Albert looked up at Isobel, frowned slightly and asked, "Where are the glasses I gave you?"
"Give it to Katrina." Isobel confessed honestly.
On the night when Filch's Mrs. Norris was petrified, Isobel realized the seriousness of the matter. Although she didn't know why the cat didn't die immediately, the basilisk's gaze caused Mrs. Norris to be petrified.
At first, Albert had reasons to be concerned.
"I don't think Katrina will appreciate it." Albert looked at his girlfriend, sighed deeply, and reminded her, "I know you love your sister very much, but that girl is still in a bad mood. To be honest, I don't have that much time and energy to waste on her."
"No, I made Katrina forget for a moment!"
Isobel knew that some things had to be done decisively, and although it might not be very kind to Katrina, she still slightly tampered with her sister's memory.
"This may be the best outcome." Albert stopped dwelling on this issue, "I have a feeling that the Slytherin heir may really be targeting me.
"Is it because of your reputation that you are being targeted?" Isobel bit her lip. "Why don't you tell Dumbledore about this?"
"It's useless. The headmaster probably guessed something, but that's all." Albert closed the book and explained, "About fifty years ago, a similar incident happened in Hogwarts. Because of the death, the professors searched almost the entire castle, but they still couldn't find the location of the legendary secret room."
"But didn't you say that the monster in the secret room was a basilisk, and you also guessed the location of the secret room?" Isobel said, but soon fell silent again.
Yes, even if the monster in the secret room is a basilisk, there is no evidence at all, so who would believe it
Everyone will just treat this as a joke.
Even Dumbledore wouldn't believe it easily.
Basically no one is willing to believe in the existence of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, because no one has found Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets for a thousand years.
"So, you're looking for evidence to try to convince Dumbledore?"
"That's not wrong, actually." Albert tapped the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on the table with his fingers and said softly, "Where is the Chamber of Secrets, who is the heir of Slytherin, and what is the monster in the Chamber of Secrets?"
"Can we predict the result?" Isobel suggested.
To be honest, she really didn't want Albert to take the risk.
"It's difficult. My divination ability is not that strong." Albert looked at the divination crystal ball on the table and said softly, "The next attack will be related to Quidditch, or... it will probably happen on the day of the Quidditch match.
"I won't allow you to take risks." Isobel didn't forget how Albert defeated Rowena Smith, but she still suggested, "If you can predict when the attack will happen, you can tell Dumbledore about it and let him solve the problem of the basilisk."
"The heir of Slytherin monitors the entire castle, otherwise how could the basilisk roam around the castle without being discovered?" Albert reminded.
"The Human Traces Curse?" Isobel immediately guessed the reason.
"Well, so I need to master the advanced use of the Shielding Spell, so that the other party can't easily lock on to me through the Human Tracking Spell." Albert took out a penny from his pocket, which was cast with a Shielding Spell. As long as the coin is put into the pocket, the spell will take effect, but this alone cannot block the detection of the Human Tracking Spell.
Only magic items made with advanced shielding spells can achieve the shielding effect, and that thing is not durable enough and will turn back into ordinary coins within a few days.
"You must have prepared something else," Isobel said affirmatively.
"The basilisk's skin is very thick and it is very resistant to magic. Ordinary means have no effect and it is difficult to kill it."
In fact, Albert felt that the basilisk died unjustly in the novel and was killed purely because of the plot. Otherwise, with Potter's ability, how could he kill a basilisk? It was good enough that he ascended to heaven on the spot without being noticed.
Albert didn't think he could trigger a plot kill like Potter, so it was always better to be careful. He didn't plan to fight the basilisk desperately, even though Albert knew that killing the basilisk would probably bring considerable benefits, but wouldn't it be nice to get a bargain
"I have prepared many magic items for escape, to ensure that I will not be caught off guard and knocked down when I accidentally encounter the basilisk in the castle. At least I will find a way to escape." Albert did not want to kill the basilisk alone, that was unrealistic, unless he used the devil's fire to directly turn the basilisk into a roasted snake.
Isobel hesitated to speak. In fact, she really wanted to tell Albert that if the situation was bad, he could find an excuse to take a leave and come back after it was over. But she didn't say it in the end, and Albert probably wouldn't avoid it.
"Will snakes eat spiders?" Albert guessed Isobel's thoughts and changed the subject. "If it's a so-called natural enemy, it should be a predator-prey relationship!"
"I'm not quite sure about this. Could there be other reasons why the eight-eyed giant spider is afraid of the basilisk?" Isobel put forward other points of view.
"Any other reasons?" Albert reopened the part about the basilisk in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". It was obvious that the author had never seen a basilisk in person.
His eyes fell on the line that read "Anyone who makes contact with its gaze will be killed instantly." After a moment, he suddenly realized: "So that's it."
"What did you think of?"
"I guess I know why spiders are afraid of basilisks!" Albert jumped up from his seat and said excitedly, "As we all know, spiders have a wide field of vision, up to 360 degrees, and they cannot close their eyes, which means that spiders can easily make eye contact with basilisks and die directly."
Isobel obviously didn't understand what a 360-degree field of vision meant, but she could probably understand why Albert was talking about spiders being afraid of basilisks.
Next, the two discussed how to prevent sneak attacks from the Slytherin heir.
Although Albert was a little dissatisfied with Isobel for giving the glasses he gave to Katrina, he was more worried about her safety.
He would not give his protective glasses to Isobel. As a pure-blood wizard, she did not have to worry too much about the risk of attack. On the contrary, Albert's situation was a little bad.
If he didn't want to take risks, Albert had other options.
It was after the second attack that Tom's diary was seized from Ginny.
This is also the best opportunity.
But the biggest problem is what to do after intercepting Tom's diary.
You can't just go straight to Dumbledore and tell him you've found the heir of Slytherin after squeezing out all the value from the diary