For the Hogwarts students, the attack on Mrs. Filch's wife was a long time ago. Their memory is similar to that of fish, and if it can last for seven days, it is considered a great achievement.
"Hogwarts: A History" in the school library is no longer popular among students and has returned to the bookshelf to collect dust.
After all, the description of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets in that book was only a few sentences. Except for a few students who liked reading, few people had enough patience to finish this stiff book.
Miss Hermione Granger finally borrowed the book as she wished, but the records about the Chamber of Secrets disappointed her.
Of course, she was not the only one who felt disappointed. There were 23 other classmates who had borrowed the book before her and had similar experiences. That was the number of students who had borrowed the book since the attack, an average of more than four students a day.
For this reason, Hermione specifically asked Albert about the Chamber of Secrets, but the latter pushed the matter to Lockhart.
Time is like a gentle palm, gently smoothing out everything.
Hogwarts returned to its previous tranquility, and even the professors reserved their opinions on whether Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets should be opened.
After all, a cat being petrified doesn't prove anything.
Albert also felt that most professors did not pay much attention to this matter. The only one who cared was probably Mrs. Norris's master, the administrator Mr. Filch!
The administrator is still tirelessly searching for the prisoner who attacked his cat in the castle. His temper is getting worse day by day, causing a lot of trouble for everyone, especially when it rains. The Quidditch players who have to train in the heavy rain are always troubled by the administrator who can't find the prisoner for a long time and accuses them of "defiling the castle". The two sides have clashed more than once.
If we were to say who was most affected by the attack, it would be Ginny Weasley. Perhaps it was because she often used Tom Riddle's diary, but this red-haired girl was tortured to the point of insanity. She looked like she might collapse at any time. She already suspected that she was the culprit, but because she didn't dare to tell anyone casually, Tom's diary became the object where she could frequently confide in, forming a terrible cycle.
In addition to Filch and Ginny, Albert, who knew the truth, was probably one of the people most affected by the attack.
Since the attack, Albert's life has become busier. Due to the need to study advanced shielding spells, he has even gone to various clubs less often. This has even attracted the attention and inquiries of several professors, but he has always evaded them with the excuse of being too busy.
Albert was indeed very busy. He was busy studying how to deal with the basilisk and thinking about how to solve the problem. These trivial matters took up a lot of his energy.
If there is any good news recently, it is probably that Bud has helped Albert get the compound potion? The old man doesn't care what Albert does with it? He generously gave him a large bottle? It can be used by him for a long time.
As for? Who will it become
Albert has made his choice between Lockhart and Malfoy? The poor professor has successfully become the new scapegoat.
Is there no way? Who makes every Defense Against the Dark Arts professor suspicious
At that time, he could still use his identity as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts to perform some unspeakable tests on the diary.
To be honest, he wouldn't feel any pain in his conscience if he passed the buck to Lockhart Albert.
Is he a rather cold-blooded guy? Except for a few people he cares about, the lives of others have nothing to do with him.
At this moment, the room was shrouded in a warm orange-red light. Albert was sitting beside a blazing fireplace, drinking a cup of hot milk tea, occasionally glancing at the mirror on the small round table next to him. He was waiting to get in touch with someone again.
After the hour hand on the pocket watch finally passed eight o'clock? The old man's soft call finally came from the two-sided mirror, and Nico's face appeared in the mirror.
"Good evening, Mr. Nico."
Albert put down his teacup and greeted the old man in the mirror with a smile.
Next, it was time for Nico to teach and Albert to answer questions.
However, this time, Albert took the initiative to ask about his doubts and the problems he encountered in learning the advanced shielding spell.
Nico listened to Albert's story very patiently. It could be seen that Albert was very skilled in the use of shielding spells and had even touched the edge of advanced application, but was still a little short of it.
Nico had a high level of attainment in this area, and after listening, he slowly explained the advanced uses of the shielding spell.
Using it on yourself or others is a normal use of the shielding spell. The stronger the spell, the more it can conceal your existence, making it easy for you to be ignored by everyone and not be tracked down by others using spells.
If Albert wanted to block the lock of the Human Footprint Curse, he could do so by using a sufficiently powerful shielding spell on himself. It was simple and crude, but the consequence was that he would never receive any more owl letters.
The other is to use it in a certain area, so that people who enter that area cannot be tracked. It is a little more difficult, but it is also a common use of shielding spells. Nico's residence uses this method.
The last one is to use it on a single person, that is, to block a single person. It is a more advanced usage, and the difficulty is directly increased several times. After it is successfully released, the targeted person can ignore his existence, and even tracking spells and owls cannot find him, while other people are not affected.
Albert proposed to use shielding to create a magic item that can shield its own existence, so only the second method can be used.
As for the fact that the magic items he created could not effectively block the lock of the Human Traces Curse, a big part of the reason was that the magic items he created were not strong enough.
The elderly wizard even went out of his way to explain to him how to use the spell. Although he was unable to see him use it in person, just by seeing his experience with the Shielding Spell slowly improving, he knew that Albert had a better understanding of the advanced uses of the Shielding Spell.
The exchange was relaxed, like a video call in front of a computer, except that Albert had to distract himself by taking notes.
The two chatted for about two hours before they finished.
Before the call ended, Nico told Albert that the refining of the elixir of immortality had been completed and the quantity was enough to last for several years.
As for the Philosopher's Stone, it was completely destroyed with the help of Dumbledore.
Albert actually thought that destroying the Philosopher's Stone was a waste. After all, it was Nicolas Flamel's life's work, and it could be destroyed just like that. Maybe he didn't have Nicolas's courage and character, but Albert still respected their decision.
"By the way, hasn't Dumbledore solved the basilisk problem yet?" Nico suddenly asked in the two-sided mirror.
"No, Dumbledore may not have found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, or he may want to capture the heir," Albert was stunned and shook his head.
He couldn't guess the headmaster's thoughts. Dumbledore was indeed powerful, but he was only one person after all. He didn't know the direction of the plot and had no system help. To be able to achieve that level was actually very powerful.
"Perhaps, you should take some time to talk to Dumbledore about this matter." Nico suggested. He didn't want anything to happen to Albert, especially knowing that the so-called Slytherin heir liked to target Muggle wizards.
"I will," Albert added in his mind, "but not yet."
The Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago. At that time, Dumbledore was teaching Transfiguration at Hogwarts, and Hagrid became the ultimate scapegoat. Albert believed that Dumbledore wanted to catch the culprit at that time, but in the end he had no evidence and could do nothing.
Mrs. Norris's attack once again attracted the headmaster's attention. Now he just had to wait patiently, because the so-called heir of Slytherin would reveal his true colors sooner or later.
Perhaps Dumbledore didn't know the saying "If you walk by the river, you will get your feet wet," but he obviously knew this truth and was more patient than anyone else.