Days to grind friendship at Hogwarts

I don’t know since when, the relationship between Glenn and Qiu has developed by leaps and bounds. Daily pairing has become a basic operation, and they will naturally hold each other’s hands when there are no other people around.

But perhaps out of shyness, neither of them pierced the window paper, as if there was a tacit understanding.

They left the Room of Requirement and went down the stairs to the kitchen in the underground passage.

Rooney looked very happy to see Glenn again, and greeted the other house elves to bring them huge plates of delicious food.

Tempted by the aroma of the food, Glenn ate without any scruples, even Qiu, who didn't feel hungry, ate a lot.

"It's all your fault for tricking me into eating so much! I think I'm getting fat," Qiu pinched her delicate little face and complained on the way back to the lounge. "This is too sinful..."

Glenn turned around, looked at it carefully for a while, shook his head firmly and said: "No, you are not fat at all."

Qiu smiled and said, "You've been looking at it for a long time and you've come to such a conclusion?"

"There's something else." Glenn said with a smile, "Even if you get fat, I won't dislike you."

"Then I really thank you!" Qiu gave him a nice look and walked forward.

Just as Glenn was about to take steps to chase after him, he suddenly heard a hoarse whisper coming from the wall.

"Hunger...smells...the scent of blood...killing...it's time..."

It's a basilisk!

Glenn suddenly realized. He suddenly remembered that today was the day Dobby went to the school hospital to see Harry, and it was also the day another attack occurred.

He quickly took two steps, grabbed Qiu, and at the same time turned on the system light screen.

"What's wrong?" Qiu turned around in confusion.

Glenn frowned and whispered: "I feel something is wrong..."

Qiu didn't ask any questions and looked at him quietly.

Perhaps because the basilisk is not a pet, or does not have its own name, it does not appear on the map like Neville's Leif or Filch's Lady Norris.

Glenn's eyes wandered back and forth on the map, and he saw Harry and Dobby overlapping each other in the school hospital. Myrtle's bathroom was still empty, and the person who opened the secret room seemed to have left long ago.

His eyes continued to move upward and he saw Colin Creevey who was going downstairs. If nothing else happened, he was about to encounter the basilisk in a few minutes.

If he remembered correctly, it was Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore who discovered Colin was attacked, but they did not appear nearby at this time.

This means that in this changed plot, Colin is likely to encounter a more serious danger than petrification. The basilisk is not only scary because of its eyes that can kill, but its sharp fangs are also deadly.

"Follow me..." Glenn held Qiu's hand and ran upstairs.

Although Colin was just an inconspicuous little character, if he really saw him lose his life, it would be difficult for Glenn to forgive himself.

The two kept quiet and walked slowly up the stairs.

"Close your eyes." Glenn instructed.

Seeing his serious look, Qiu closed her eyes without hesitation and let him lead her forward.

Glenn pricked up his ears, trying to catch the basilisk's voice. He hesitated, then conjured up a pair of sunglasses and put them on, just in case.

When there was only one stair corner left from Colin, the cursor representing him suddenly paused and then stopped moving.

At the same time, that cold, emotionless voice sounded in Glenn's ears again.

"...killing...the taste of blood..."

It sounds like the voice is still slowly approaching.

Glenn pulled Qiu and hid in the corner, feeling a little regretful in his heart. If he had to pay it off by himself, but with Qiu by his side, he would inevitably have to worry more.

Fortunately, his purpose was not to confront the basilisk head-on, but to scare it away and drive it away.

"No matter what happens, don't open your eyes." He turned around and ordered again.

"Well..." Qiu whispered, letting go of his hand, "You have to be careful yourself."

Glenn agreed, pulled out his wand, silently recited "Thunderbolt Explosion" in his mind, and released a blasting spell directly in front of him.

When there is no vision at all, a spell such as the Explosive Curse, which is powerful, has a wide attack range, and has obvious sound and light effects, is undoubtedly the best choice.

The fire flickered and the sound was like thunder. The magic spell detonated the handrail of the stairs, and gravel flew everywhere. Fortunately, there was a little distance between the place where Colin was petrified, so there would be no accidental injury.

Perhaps the basilisk had come within the range of the spell, and the sound of the rocks hitting was mixed with an angry hiss.

With Glenn's current strength and mastery-level blasting spell, although he still cannot cause substantial damage to the basilisk's highly resistant scales, it can still cause it to feel pain.

Under the flickering firelight, Glenn could clearly see the shadow cast by the basilisk on the wall. The huge head was affected by the explosion, raised high, and then fell back to the ground.

An idea flashed in Glenn's mind, and he quickly waved his wand, summoning a ball of light that flew to the other side of the corner.

With the light source, the huge figure of the basilisk was immediately projected onto the wall, and every move was clearly visible.

Glenn breathed a sigh of relief and pressed against the wall again, carefully observing its movements. At the same time, the cursors of Professor McGonagall and Filch finally appeared on the map interface.

The huge explosion just now was amplified countless times by the echo effect of the castle, and it had obviously alarmed them.

Dumbledore also left the principal's office and walked downstairs. He probably got the news from the portrait in the corridor.

Through the projection on the wall, Glenn noticed that the basilisk suddenly stopped moving, hesitated a few times, twisted and turned away.

Hearing the rustling sliding sound gradually fade away until it disappeared, he breathed a sigh of relief, took back the light ball, and restored the damaged stairs to their original state.

"Okay, it's okay." He put away his wand, patted Qiu's shoulder, and said softly.

Qiu obediently kept her eyes closed the whole time, completely unaware of the time of the incident. She only heard a series of violent explosions, and her heart clenched tightly.

Hearing Glenn's voice, she quickly opened her eyes, pulled Glenn around in a circle, and carefully checked whether there were any injuries on his body.

"There was too much noise just now, we have to get out of here quickly." Glenn took her hand and said. At this time, the map showed that Professor McGonagall was only two corridors away from here.

The two quickly climbed the stairs and ran past Colin, who was lying on the ground. His body was stiff and he kept holding the camera in his hand. He was obviously petrified.

Qiu looked back at him, temporarily suppressed the doubts in her heart, and quickly left with Glenn.