HP: It's a snake, not a badger.

Chapter 61 Finding the Basilisk

"Stop arguing, let's go together. Draco, you and Harry stick with Albus and Gellert, I'll go with Severus. Any questions?"

The four people opposite nodded first, then shook their heads, indicating they had no problem. They then stared at Severus, who raised an eyebrow, ignored the giants, and gestured to Emerick with his chin, indicating that he should lead the way.

As Emeric walked, he explained the reason to them, afraid that once the matter was resolved, Severus would leave without him even having a chance to explain.

"At first, Harry said he heard a strange noise that said it was hungry, and we thought it was just some little wizard's prank and didn't take it seriously. But when I also heard the strange noise, after some investigation we found that the sound might be Salazar Slytherin's basilisk. But since we didn't know who released the basilisk and no one was hurt, we didn't say anything."

"It wasn't until this morning when Lyra saw Ginny Weasley taking it to the abandoned bathroom that all the clues started to connect."

Emeric shook the notebook in his hand at them, and only continued after seeing that they were focused, "I originally thought this was a dark magic tool, or rather a medium, and thought I could just take it away. But as soon as I got my hands on it, I realized I was wrong. This is the aura of Voldemort. Plus, I asked Professor Slughorn before, and he told us that Senior Tom had read a book about Horcruxes, so I'm trotting this out on you adults."

"Ha, Mr. Thaddeus' courage is enough for Gryffindor. Dumbledore, you should be able to grant him a special privilege to change his house. Slytherin doesn't have enough room to accommodate his courage. Minerva also said before that she wanted Thaddeus to be her student."

Severus was furious and wanted to kick him out of Slytherin. Just like before, he didn't come to him when danger struck, but instead made him clean up his mess. He quickened his pace, having just overheard the destination, and slapped Emeric's face hard with his cloak.

The two children expressed their sympathy, as they had been slapped before, though much less severely. Gellert gloated and pulled Dumbledore aside to mock Emerick, proving that the old couple never missed an opportunity to ridicule him.

Emeric turned to the two men who were laughing loudly and said, "You two had better not eat or drink for the rest of your lives. I can't guarantee that there won't be anything extra in your food."

Dumbledore immediately became docile. He still hadn't figured out how the brat had drugged him. He glanced at Gellert, who was still laughing beside him, and after thinking for a moment, decided to reach out and twist hard, just in case he got caught up in it.

The group of six stood at the door of the washroom. Emeric sprinkled the revealing potion on the floor, and the little girl's footprints walked from the sink to the door, heading towards Gryffindor.

"It looks like we're very close to the answer. Eric's is good."

"Yes, very good, Gryffindor-style courage."

"Severus, can you please stop yelling at me like that? I'm going to cry."

With Gryffindor constantly on his lips, Emeric felt like he was turning into a stupid lion. He couldn't stand it anymore; how could Severus insult him like that? Severus was going too far.

The accused man walked to the sink, touching and feeling around it, searching for the mechanism but finding nothing. This completely extinguished his already dwindling patience. He kicked Emeric in the backside, sending him sprawling to the sink.

"Harry, you come here. You can speak Parsley, so only you can drive this. Don't look at me like that. Just because I can understand it doesn't mean I can speak it. Hurry up."

Harry was pushed to the sink looking helpless. He had no idea what Parsley was or how to say it. He just stood there blankly, staring at Emeric next to him.

"The dragon emerges from its cave"

A large black snake fell in front of them. Emery held Harry tightly to prevent him from running away. Harry struggled for a long time but could not escape. He was completely helpless.

"Hiss" Get out of here

"Blazing Flames"

Danger can indeed bring out a person's potential. Harry was even forced to learn Parseltongue, and Emerick cooked the snake with a spell. This was fresh wild game!

"Want some Severus snake soup? We happen to have a big black snake, or salt and pepper snake pieces, they're super fragrant when you fry them in a pan."

"You should go to Hufflepuff. I can ask Pomona for you."

Severus refused to have a normal conversation with Emeric; he just wanted to kick him out of his Slytherin. He was still there because he wanted the basilisk's scales; otherwise, he would have left long ago.

Harry took the manuscript Emeric had given him and began to read it, going through it in order. When he got to the tenth line, the sink moved, and a dark hole appeared in front of him.

A damp, rotten smell emanated from the cave; they had found the Basilisk's lair. Dumbledore suggested they split into two groups: Harry, Emeric, and Severus would go down, while he, Draco, and Gellert would wait at the entrance to prevent any young wizards from barging in.

The suggestion was passed unanimously. Severus was the first to jump into the burrow. After standing up and looking around and not finding the basilisk, he told the two above to come down.

Severus, somewhat uncomfortable, took off his coat and put it away after his black robe got stained with moss. The smell was just too disgusting.

Emeric, who was following behind, quietly took out some mints and handed them to Severus and Harry, saying that they would feel better if they ate one.

He then walked to the open space in the middle, took out a bunch of herbs and asked Severus to help identify which ones were snake repellents and which ones were snake attractants. These were their previous catch in Albania. Soon the snake trap was ready, with a few drops of Emeric's blood added to it.

Not long after the smell spread, many snakes crawled along the surrounding pipes to this spot. Just as they were about to leave, Harry stopped them. "Don't go! The basilisk is coming back. I can hear it."

A strong, fishy smell wafted out of a pipe, followed by a giant snake. The surrounding snakes obediently made way for the giant snake to crawl next to the potion.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss hiss," Salazar, I miss you, I'm so hungry.

Driven by hunger, the basilisk was still thinking about its master from a thousand years ago. Emeric patted Harry on the shoulder, signaling him to speak, hoping to coax the basilisk into helping them.

Emeric wasn't idle either; he was rummaging through the food, preparing to see if the basilisk would be interested in human food. If possible, he wanted to raise the snake, as it was a living cultural relic.

They'll have a mascot when they bring it back to the yard. It's the mascot left by the founder. Forget what it was originally for, it's just for being a mascot now. That'll make those stupid lions jealous.