Jon had never thought that Helga was actually the reason why the basilisk could appear freely in the Hogwarts campus.
But when he thought about it carefully, it made sense.
After all, the Hogwarts he was in now wasn't exactly the same as the Hogwarts he knew. Seriously speaking, the Hogwarts in his mind was more like a simplified 3D model. Although many things weren't missing, some details were missing.
And the reason why reality was real was because of these details.
Helga's advancement had extracted the magic left behind in the Hogwarts' magic array, and the loosening of the magic array made it easier to suppress the basilisk. As a result, Jenny, who had been bewitched by Voldemort's soul tool, could easily open the secret room and release the basilisk. Everything was just like when the spirit of the Hogwarts was asleep many years ago.
The only difference was that during the incident that led to Myrtle's death, the spirit of the Hogwarts was asleep and didn't know that the basilisk had woken up again. At that time, Helga was still confined to a small space.
Still, there was no way to stop what was going to happen tonight. Perhaps if Chown had agreed to Pipi's request to check on the basilisk, the situation would have been better. But Chown was very clear that the true source of the problem wasn't the basilisk, but Voldemort's soul armament.
With these random thoughts in his mind, Jon accompanied Cecatly as they strolled through the corridors of the Hogwarts.
Both of them were shrouded by the Phantom Body Spell. Chown used a force field to wrap both of them. Water lines as fine as a spider web weaved around both of them. This way, they could clearly see each other's position in the dark.
The auditorium of the Hogwarts was decorated with lanterns and colored banners. Candlelight flickered, and golden plates with golden roast chicken were placed on them. The aroma was very tempting, but the two of them were unmoved.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron were also unmoved.
At the same time, Team Savior passed through the door and headed for the underground classroom.
It was very normal for a ghost banquet to be held underground. The only thing that made people feel uncomfortable was the candles that were lit in the aisles. They were black, thin, and emitted a blue light. They looked like ghostly flames, gloomy and eerie.
"The temperature here is so low."
Cecatly did not turn around. Perhaps she did, but Jon did not see it. Under the effect of the Phantom Body Spell, Jon could only hear Cecatly's voice.
"After all, it's a spirit's banquet. The temperature won't be too high."
Jon comforted her softly. He then manipulated the surrounding water vapor to raise the temperature of the force field.
Actually, Cecatly was not such a sensitive person at all. The bloodline of the gods had a very high tolerance for temperature changes. She only said that because she had discovered something.
Jon was well aware of the meaning behind Cecatly's words. However, under such circumstances, he didn't recommend them to face the snake monster that could appear anywhere.
"If that's the case, then there's no problem."
Cecatly did not have any objections to Jon's response. After all, they came out tonight to see what a Hogwarts banquet was like. They had no intention of doing anything else.
Be it the snake monster or Harry Potter, they had nothing to do with what they were going to do.
"Right, at this time, shouldn't teacher be meeting up with the prophet?"
"About time …" Jon withdrew his watch from the effective range of the Phantom Body Spell. He glanced at the time and replied softly, "The two should have met up by now. However, the specific prophecy should start later. If things are done here fast enough, perhaps we can go and observe."
"Okay."
While they were whispering, the death anniversary banquet was not peaceful.
Ron was complaining about the music here. The sound was like a thousand fingernails scratching on a huge blackboard. It was creepy.
Nick, who was almost headless, stood at the door with a black velvet curtain draped over his body. He saluted every guest.
The underground classroom was filled with hundreds of milky-white translucent figures. Most of them were swinging around the crowded dance floor, dancing a rhythmless waltz to the terrible music. The band that was playing the terrible music was sitting on a stage not far away.
There was no shortage of strange candles in the passageway. There were about a thousand candles hanging in the chandelier above their heads, emitting a strange blue light.
There were all kinds of ghosts everywhere.
"That's Crying Myrtle."
Jon patted Cecatly's shoulder and pointed out Myrtle's location with a finger.
This ghost, who usually stayed in the girls' washroom on the first floor, appeared at the banquet.
The two of them were not in the mood to care about where Myrtle was. In fact, Jon wouldn't be surprised if it was Voldemort's soul that appeared here.
After all, he was here to sightsee tonight. He had no intention of doing anything else.
"Hey, Pippi is over there."
Cecatly scanned the area and finally found Naughty Ghost.
Unfortunately, just as she was about to go over, she saw Team Savior sneaking in Pippi's direction.
"Well, it seems that we can't go over."
Cecatly sighed.
"Speaking of which, why is Pippi here?"
"Why wouldn't he be invited to a ghost's banquet?" Jon explained casually. "Besides, he's always liked to play pranks. An occasion like this would be more relaxing for him."
But he quickly realized that Cecatly didn't mean that.
"Did you feel something?"
Cecatly nodded.
She removed the effect of the Illusion Spell. Fortunately, Jon's force field enveloped the two of them. Even if she didn't use the Illusion Spell, she could hide most of her body.
"Something is moving up. It should be the Basilisk. That's why I'm so curious. Why is Pippi here? Shouldn't he be watching the Basilisk?"
"He has a lot of things to do every day. He can't watch the Basilisk all the time. Besides, the Spirits of the Hogwarts have woken up. With such a guarantee, Pippi doesn't need to watch the Basilisk all the time."
"But it's obvious that he made the wrong choice today."
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