"What's wrong?"
Katrina heard the noise coming from the door and looked up in confusion at Albert and Isobel who hurried back to the Room of Requirement, wondering what the two were doing.
Albert ignored Katrina and took out a piece of parchment from his robe pocket, unfolding it to confirm Ginny Weasley's current location.
If the Basilisk was released from the Chamber of Secrets, Ginny Weasley would certainly be near it.
However, the situation was not quite what Albert thought. Ginny Weasley was in the Gryffindor common room at this time and was not wandering around Hogwarts Castle.
So, it's just a farce
Albert couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the detection ball was just a test product, so it wouldn't be surprising if some mistakes happened.
Isobel stared at the ink footprints on the map in Albert's hand, not knowing what she was thinking.
Then, she saw Albert took out another more detailed map, which was the Marauder's Map that she had seen before. Albert spread out the Marauder's Map and carefully checked the corridors around the Room of Requirement, but did not find any footprints of any creature.
The absence of footprints does not mean that there are no living creatures around.
At least, that's as far as Albert knows, but animals without names don't seem to work. Those spiders, rats, and cockroaches without names cannot be displayed on the Marauder's Map.
Only cats like Filch's, or other students' named pets, appear on the Marauder's Map.
Albert wasn't sure whether the basilisk had its own name.
However, one thing is certain, Voldemort's diary cannot be displayed on the map. In a way, Tom's condition is worse than that of a ghost, or even the humblest wandering spirit.
Albert didn't know whether the basilisk had a name, but when he saw Ginny Weasley in the common room, he was pretty sure it was just a false alarm.
But why did the detection ball react just now
Albert returned his gaze to the detection ball. After entering the Room of Requirement, the reaction of this thing completely disappeared.
"Sure enough, is it Oolong?"
It is said that the detection range of the peepscope is one mile in radius, and the detection range of the pocket peepscope should not be that wide. And the detection ball in his hand is purely a product made by imitating the peepscope, and its range is definitely not one mile in radius? But it should be more than enough to cover the castle, so the situation just now occurred
Well, if that's the case, then it's clear.
Although Albert felt that this was just forced self-consolation, he really couldn't find any other reasonable explanation at the moment.
All in all, he felt a lot more at ease knowing that Ginny Weasley wasn't walking around outside.
Of course, there are other possibilities. Maybe? Hogwarts Castle has many pipes, and the basilisk was just moving in the pipes? It just appeared very close to Albert? It happened to be captured by the detection ball.
The entrance to the secret room is not just in the bathroom on the second floor.
Honestly? The possibility of this is not high.
Otherwise, Tom would not have controlled Ginny Weasley to enter Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets from the entrance of the girls' bathroom on the second floor? Moaning Myrtle often hangs out there? If she wanted to enter, she would have to choose a time when Myrtle was not around.
"Are you okay?" Isobel asked worriedly.
"It's okay." Albert shook his head and said, "Maybe it was just a false alarm? This thing really needs to be improved."
"What are you doing?" Katrina looked at the two people who were whispering together.
"Nothing, let's go back first." Albert took a deep breath, took Isobel's soft hand, and reminded her, "Also, it's best not to run around."
Albert and Isobel left the Room of Requirement together. The detection ball began to heat up again, and finally cracked in the middle and broke completely.
Albert was speechless.
He kind of understood why he didn't get certification from the skill panel after he made this thing.
"We have to solve the basilisk problem as soon as possible."
Albert envied the ignorant people, sometimes ignorance is bliss.
"Sure enough, this is all Tom's fault."
As soon as I returned to the lounge, I saw Kenneth Toler hurried over to ask about the amulet.
"I have already made the sample, don't sell this one." Albert took out the bracelet and handed it to Kenneth. The latter looked it up and down. It was a bit inconsistent with the European style, but as long as he liked it, he would think that this thing was actually very well made.
"When you put it on, it can repel curses, a bit like wandless casting. It should also have an effect on repelling common dark creatures, but don't expect the effect to be very strong. And..." Albert lowered his voice and said, "I don't think it will work on the monsters in the secret room."
"No, if it can achieve the effect you said, this thing will be amazing." Kenneth Toller looked very excited and couldn't wait to test the effect of the amulet.
"Can I get someone to test it?"
"Okay, but the price cannot be lower than 10 Galleons, otherwise we will definitely lose money." After giving Kenneth Toller some hints, Albert began to look around for Ginny Weasley's location.
Ron's sister was in the corner of the lounge, doing something by herself.
Albert sat in the empty seat next to Ginny, looked at the red-haired girl who was startled by him, and asked gently, "Are you okay?"
As he spoke, he took out a piece of chocolate and placed it in front of Ginny, saying to the hesitant girl, "Eat some sweets, it will make you feel better."
"Thanks."
Ginny's hands were shaking a little as she took the chocolate, unwrapped it, put it in her mouth, and said thank you again.
"If you have nightmares often, go find Madam Pomfrey and she'll give you some medicine that will make you feel better." Albert's tone was calm, his eyes fell on the blank diary on the table, and he quickly looked away.
In an open space, Kenneth Toller was looking for someone to test the bracelet, which could rebound the effect of evil spells and immediately attracted the attention of the students in the lounge.
Kenneth soon became the focus of countless attention.
"Look at that fellow Kenneth showing off."
Fred, George and Lee Jordan walked towards Albert, looking a little disdainful at Kenneth's behavior, as those things were just leftovers from their play.
"Are you okay Ginny, you don't look well."
"Percy said you were having nightmares."
"I'm fine." Ginny closed the notebook in a panic. Albert, with his sharp eyes, noticed that on the first page there was written in blurry ink: Tom Riddle.
"How much do you think he can sell for?" George asked curiously.
"This thing is very expensive, I don't think we can sell many of them."
"In fact, if this thing can be sold outside, it will probably be more valuable." Albert suddenly said, "After all, most of the students are relatively poor."
"Aren't you afraid that he might imitate you?" George suddenly said, "That guy has a dark history."
"Don't worry. Even if he succeeds in finding someone to copy it, it will probably be a low-quality product."
Albert didn't care about it. The bracelet was a collection of his knowledge, covering many fields. Alchemy was not such a simple thing. The more he communicated with Nicolas Flamel, the more he agreed with this point.
When Kenneth finished his performance and came to see Albert, he ordered two amulets from him, each costing 15 Galleons.
"It's really easy to make money. But is there really anyone willing to spend money to buy it?"
Ron, who heard the conversation between the two people nearby, couldn't help but mutter.
George looked at Ron, who was dumbfounded, and patted her shoulder and said, "This is the power of knowledge."
"Albert is really amazing." Hermione had just witnessed the effect of the evil curse being rebounded, and couldn't help but sigh, "But, is this thing really effective against the monster in the Chamber of Secrets?"
"I ordered one, too," Harry said suddenly.
"Harry, what are you buying this for?" Hermione asked confusedly.
"Next time, if I have a conflict with Malfoy, can't I use the amulet to rebound his evil curse, and then seize the opportunity to teach him a lesson?" Harry felt that he was very foresighted.