If...
...the basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets appeared at the entrance of the Great Hall during dinner?
Accompanied by Xenophilius Lovegood's fantastical hypothesis, the wizards present were slightly stunned, subconsciously simulating the scene in their minds before falling into a long silence.
"That would be a perfect extermination..."
Grindelwald raised an eyebrow, glancing thoughtfully at the old father, and said softly,
"A highly concentrated area of people, instant death judgment, coupled with calculation versus unpreparedness, the millennia-old Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry could be completely reduced to history in the time it takes to eat a meal. Mr. Lovegood, you truly are a genius."
This isn't just a matter of killing efficiency or casualty ratio.
If that kind of situation really happened, considering human instincts, then aside from a very few foodies completely focused on their meals, most of the wizards in the hall at that time would probably face the basilisk's gaze head-on in the first moment—according to the scattered records of the basilisk in the literature, this is equivalent to facing an Avada Kedavra curse head-on.
After briefly imagining that terrible scene, a rare hint of emotion appeared on Dumbledore's usually calm face.
"Indeed! Speaking of which, that big fellow in the Chamber really needs to be dealt with as soon as possible."
Ignoring the old dark lord's sarcastic remarks, Dumbledore looked at Newt with a serious expression.
"We'll put aside the follow-up arrangements for Riddle for now, but basilisks are extremely dangerous creatures, and my opinion is that they should be eliminated directly. Newt, I hope you can seriously consider this matter and not..."
"Don't worry, after all these years, don't you know me?"
Newt Scamander was silent for a moment, then sighed heavily.
"Although it's a bit of a pity, like those Horcruxes, these extremely evil dark magic creatures shouldn't exist in this world in the first place. Give me some time to think and prepare, and then... I will end it myself."
In the minds of most wizards, Newt Scamander is labeled as gentle and a magical creature enthusiast.
However, very few people realize one thing...
As the former head of the most legendary and authoritative Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the history of the Ministry of Magic, Newt Scamander cannot be a completely harmless nice guy—this is the second largest department in the Ministry of Magic, and the responsibilities and power it encompasses are no less than those of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, one targeting non-humans and the other targeting wizards.
In Newt Scamander's career, he has also been involved in hunting down certain extremely dangerous, murderous creatures.
"Then, regarding the ownership of Tom Riddle's diary during this period..."
Elena stood up, rolled up the book and patted it in her palm, and said as a matter of course.
"From the current situation, it is obviously most appropriate for me to keep it. Besides, I also need a portable dictionary to help me tutor and solve the daily course content at school—oh, Professor Dumbledore, you have to consider the learning of a poor second-year little witch, right? Or are you worried that Tom Riddle will use some sweet words to bewitch me?"
After the combined spellcasting of the most top-level wizards in the current magical world, and the cooperation of the "Book Spirit," most of the functions, or "interfaces," of [Tom Riddle's Diary] have been temporarily sealed.
The current diary retains only the most basic functions of absorbing ink and automatically replying, and has no other abilities.
At the same time, this is also the reason why Elena proposed to keep Riddle's diary again.
Based on the principle of maximizing the value of "E-level personnel," it would be too wasteful to simply put it in the headmaster's office to gather dust—no matter what, the former Tom Riddle was one of the few academic giants in the history of Hogwarts, and if she didn't squeeze him properly, she wouldn't deserve to be called the Goblin Queen.
However, on the other hand, as a student, Tom Riddle's range of knowledge is still too limited.
Old wizards such as Nicolas Flamel and Albus Dumbledore don't look down on this student knowledge, while middle-aged wizards such as Gilderoy Lockhart and Xenophilius Lovegood are too easily tempted.
"Albus, what are you worried about? Do you think if Elena wants to learn dark magic, she would need Tom?"
Grindelwald glanced at his hesitant old partner and grinned.
Leaving aside the wizards who are currently loyal to this little girl, as the original Dark Lord who launched the first wizarding war in modern times, Gellert Grindelwald considers himself to be one of the strongest in the field of dark magic—whether it is the search for ancient magical knowledge, or the research of the most cutting-edge theoretical knowledge, he is at the forefront.
In comparison, Voldemort, who fiddles with残卷(can juan) by himself and makes himself inhuman, really can't be taken seriously.
Wealth, fame, power... these things that most people crave are of no appeal to Elena.
"...I'm actually, sigh, alright then—"
Dumbledore opened his mouth, his eyes swept over the increasingly well-behaved white-haired团子(tuanzi), and the corner of his eye twitched slightly.
Although he was a little worried about Tom Riddle's future encounters, after weighing the pros and cons, he felt that the current Tom was obviously not worth him sacrificing his future peace to protect him from this little girl.
Anyway, the Horcrux is immortal, and the seal on the diary is quite strong, and if it really doesn't work, there's Lockhart.
Finally, the o5 council quickly reached a final decision—
In the following period, Newt Scamander will be mainly responsible for handling the "basilisk" incident, and the other wizards will complete their respective duties and cooperate with Newt's hunting plan as much as possible;
And usually, the diary will be temporarily kept by Elena, on the one hand to try to learn more information from "poor little Tom," and on the other hand to see if she can squeeze out some residual value.
The only thing that has been changed and supplemented is that, under Grindelwald's suggestion, Gilderoy Lockhart will check Tom Riddle's mental state with Elena every weekend, and provide timely treatment for possible mental decline and other phenomena, to ensure that it will not affect the follow-up work.
Later that night, under Luna Lovegood's somewhat surprised gaze.
Elena surprisingly took out a quill and excitedly began writing in a diary on her little bed.
And for Tom Riddle, who discovered that the diary had been opened again, he experienced what a real devil is for the first time in his life, and what made him most desperate was that these days seemed to have just begun.
"Hello, Tom, it's nice to meet you."
Elena opened the diary, her eyes flashing with a terrible brilliance.
For this kind of ugly thing that likes to play with mental control and pollution, the best way to deal with it is to repay him in his own way.
"In the near future, I will periodically issue you some simple tasks. If you don't complete them, then I will consider tearing off your pages and cutting them into small pieces, sewing them into sanitary napkins, and distributing them to all the female house-elves in the school..."
"Now, let's start with the first task... From now on, call me master."
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Goo ah~ Normal classes will start tomorrow~