Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

Zoe waved her magic wand at Lockhart furiously. She was blinded by the anger, and only the thing that Lockhart did and angered the black snake was left in her eyes. She did not think about her position, nor did she want to do it. The consequences, as for Lockhart's identity?That is even less important.Remembering that Hermione was almost injured by the man's stupidity a few minutes ago, she just wanted to teach that handsome face a lesson.

"Xiong Lie..."

The sparks ignited in Lockhart's robe and formed a circle of fire. Lockhart looked like he was going to tap dance in the fire, but he had obviously not noticed the coming disaster.

"Fainted." The man's sigh was not noticed by anyone.A strong sense of dizziness hit Zoe's mind, her vision was hazy, and there was no time to respond. She lost consciousness the moment she realized she was hit by the spell.

******

"Grandpa, what is this, a curse? It makes me different from everyone else."

She once asked her grandfather what is the true nature of this talent. Even in the historic Siegel family, it is very rare for a child like her to appear.

Grandpa seemed to be lost in memory and smiled so much. He touched Zoe's head and told her: "This is not a curse, snake-like voice, this is a precious talent to cherish. Zoe, there is no power. Right or wrong, only the parties themselves can determine how to use it."

But when she used this power in front of others, she would always only get a face of fear. Whether or not she used this power to protect them from poisonous snakes, they would just keep backing away and let her go away.

Later, at a certain trial, she heard that one of her "guilts" was precisely this power. Everyone knew that Voldemort was a snake-like voice. This was also the criterion for most wizards to judge whether a person was a dark wizard.

So she vowed to keep this secret strictly and not use this power in front of anyone, because it would only make her lonely.

But this time she couldn't do it. When she saw the snake attacking Hermione Granger, she just went up with blood, her head was blank, and she spoke out uncontrollably.

I just don’t want you to get hurt, so--

please do not leave me.

*****

There was a cool touch on her face, and someone was using a wet towel to wipe her forehead.Being treated so tenderly, Zoe hummed comfortably and slowly opened his eyes.

First, she frowned uncomfortably because of the sudden light coming in. After two or three seconds, the field of vision became much clearer. Looking along the hand holding the towel above the line of sight, she saw Hermione's mind bathed in the light. With a heavy face on the floor, he brought the fallen brown hair back behind his ears.

"Can you give me a glass of water?"

Hermione was startled, and hurried to the table to find the kettle, but returned without success.Zoe looked helplessly at Hermione's flustered and helpless attitude, and could only whisper to her: "Use a magic wand."

Only then did Hermione remembered, and hurriedly tapped the empty cup with her wand. The water flowed down the rod into the cup, and Hermione carefully passed the cup.

Thanks, Zoe drank the water in one sip, and her dry throat was moisturized. She felt much better.Her groggy mind gradually returned to thinking, and she handed the cup back to Hermione.

"Are you taking care of me..."

"Huh? Huh, huh."

An awkward silence.Hermione didn't know what to say, and the blame seemed too cold and unsympathetic, but the greeting seemed as if she had compromised with Zoe's behavior, and there was a choke in her heart.

She subconsciously continued to wipe Zoe's face with a towel, and as soon as she touched her left cheek, Zoe took a cold breath and grinned, showing a pitiful expression.

"Does it hurt?"

"Well, after all, both slaps are in the same position..." Zoe smiled bitterly.

Hermione, who understood her overtones, glared at her: "You are completely self-inflicted and deserve it! If you are more sincere, you won't be like this. Lavender told me that you stimulated Parvati before."

But even if she was not merciful, she consciously reduced her strength and helped Zoe perform a simple cold compress.Zoe looked sadly at the scratches on his hands. "Do you Gryffindor like slaps so much? Rude and not like a wizard at all."

"Before being a wizard, Parvati was Padma's sister. It has nothing to do with whether she is a Gryffindor or not." Hermione said unceremoniously, "You should take a lesson. Who makes you look down on other people? sincere."

Zoe is noncommittal: "Well, what else do you want to say besides? You are very worried."

"I'm thinking about your Snakeman. The book says that this is the sign of the Dark Wizard. Salazar Slytherin is also a Slytherin himself!" Hermione rubbed her hair irritably. "Damn it, now Isn’t it more difficult to prove that you are not the heir!"

Zoe swears this is the softest sentence she has ever said to Hermione: "Why do you still believe me until now? After you understand that I have this power."

Hermione replied with an expression of "what are you saying inexplicable", "Because you can't do that kind of thing! Whether you are an'evil' snakelike or not. You were planning to save me, didn't you? Isn’t it obvious that the snake would give up the attack?”

"Listen, Zoe. We have to find out the truth before the Ministry of Magic intervenes. You can ask Malfoy for me, he must know who opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago. The last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened and this time I am sure There is a connection, as long as we find that person, we can find more clues."

"Actually Draco didn't know, Mr. Lucius didn't tell him." Zoe said, "He also wants to find an heir. No one knows who the heir is."

"Really?! My God! The previous plan was ruined. I even got the book by Professor Tolohart and stole Snape's potion materials. I've been through it for weeks... my God... …Now we have no clues." Hermione lowered her head in frustration.

"I haven't asked you, why did you find Mrs. Loris at the time? I mean, you can't just wander around without a purpose..."

"Because Harry said he heard a suspicious voice... suspicious voice-yes! And this!" Hermione slapped her head. "Harry said he heard a voice saying something on Halloween night.' Kill...it’s time...to die...' words, he thought it was wrong, and he dragged me and Ron to find the source of the sound, and finally found Mrs. Loris, it had been petrified...but Recently he said that he has not heard such a voice. Is there anything wrong?"

Zoe thought for a long time. This is an almost impossible possibility. Savior, how likely is it that Harry Potter is also a snake-like voice?No one in their family even had a history of Snake-Lao accent!It is genetically impossible, and there has never been a dark wizard in the history of the Potter family. He is as ridiculous as Zoe is not Voldemort's daughter.

But if her judgment is correct, and Harry Potter is a snake-like voice, then the voice he heard at the time that no one else could hear may belong to a language that only people like them could understand.

It was a snake monster with petrification ability. According to historical records, the most suspicious creature was naturally--

"Someone secretly stocked a basilisk in the school. He also killed all the chickens in the shed."

Luna was holding a thick book, and Zoe saw that there was still chicken feathers on the sleeves of her robe, "I met our Mr. Ranger on the road, and he took me to the chicken shed, and he complained about showing it. A protection curse, or break the neck of the man who killed the chicken."

"Basilisk! That's right, the crowing of chickens is what the basilisk is most afraid of!" Hermione suddenly reacted, "You were the Quidditch send note..." She glanced at Zoe quickly, "Zoe Roommate?"

"Luna Lovegood, call me Luna." Luna waved her hand carelessly, she looked tired, she let herself sink into the soft little sofa, "Hogwarts is really big, I thought it was only The woods behind my house make me so embarrassed."

She lifted her eyelids and curled up on the sofa, as if she would fall asleep at any time.Hermione was stunned, thinking that the girl was too casual.

"I remember you should be in class now."

"It's off." Luna said lightly. "I'm investigating the behavior of that monster. It can't be wandering in the corridor without being seen by anyone. Either it will be invisible, or it has its own special features. Activity area. Checking this out will help us find the real culprit—at least to figure out the location of the secret room."

Chapter 16 Attack

"Are you also investigating this matter?" Hermione was greatly encouraged, and said excitedly, "Do you also believe that Zoe is innocent?"

"I hope so..." Luna licked her lips. "There are a lot of people investigating this matter. Everyone hopes to get first-hand news. The library books are all out. Mrs. Pince looks unhappy. Because they always come in noisy groups and increase her workload." She shrugged, "But it is wise to do so."

Luna's departure was just as sudden as her arrival. She lay on the sofa for a while, her eyes were empty, and her mouth was muttering words that others could not understand. She was relieved and angry until she figured out something, and then again. Run away without anyone else.

Soon Madam Pomfrey appeared, and the amiable lady complained that she nearly hit an unruly girl in the hallway, because she was running in the hallway with her head buried in her head, and Hermione desperately held back her laugh.Madam Pomfrey's anger did not last long. She gently helped Zoe treat the wound, personally watched her drink a large glass of honey water, and told her to sleep well if she wanted to.

Hermione said goodbye to Zoe, and Zoe stopped her just as she was about to leave.

"Hermione..."

"Ok?"

"I apologize for the incident before, and thank you."

*****

This year’s Christmas was deserted and deserted. Every student was eager to hide home quickly. Even those who didn’t plan to go home before got on the train back home like avoiding the plague.The hall was empty. There were only a few scattered people on the tables in the courtyards to eat out. The celebratory decorations and mistletoe hanging on the walls were also eclipsed. The students’ faces were not festive, but rather Indifferent and alert, for safety, the professors suggested that they travel in groups or stay in the common room to reduce going out.