harry potter book of crimes

Italy, Sicily, coast of Pachino.

I think that when Maka took Willy to look for the small island of Rowena, it was from here that they left Italy and entered the Mediterranean Sea.

But now, the place has fallen into deathly silence due to the arrival of a giant snake.

There were only ruins of houses left in the small town on the shore. Muggle residents who had suffered unprovoked disasters fled in all directions. There was a desolate scene everywhere.

According to some Muggles, a huge figure that was vaguely visible had appeared here. It looked like a snake. But not only was no one able to see its specific appearance, its size was unprecedented.

Wherever they passed, streets collapsed and houses collapsed, making the scene extremely horrific.

However, what puzzled the Federation wizards who went to investigate was that the time it happened was clearly at dawn, and most of the Muggles were sleeping at home, but it wasn't until they realized something and fled the place that they directly encountered that "

But not many people were attacked and killed by the "big guy".

There is no doubt that the "huge figure" is probably the basilisk that wreaked havoc in Wagadu, Africa, but why didn't the Muggles in Sicily suffer as many casualties as the teachers and students in Wagadu this time?

Of course, there is another question that is obviously more important now, and that is - where did the basilisk that was infested everywhere go after Pachino came ashore?

Maka looked at the latest information delivered by Ajinbad. After reading it all, she frowned a little solemnly and said to herself:

“After Africa… is it Italy?”

Entering the Mediterranean from the African continent, and then heading north to Sicily, Italy, there is nothing surprising about the route the basilisk chose. But if it continues to move forward, there is no guarantee that it will not continue to France, which is closely connected to Italy.

And this is probably the direction that Maka least wants to see events develop.

If the Basilisk appears next time in France, how should he make a choice then? Should he believe that Mr. Blois will handle this matter, or should he temporarily leave the British magical world and go to France to solve this problem for Willie and others?

Big trouble?

Perhaps it was precisely because it might threaten the lives of everyone in Blois Castle that Maka couldn't help but hesitate.

Now, the day when the meteorite falls is getting closer, and Haierbo's movements in the dark are becoming more and more frequent. At this time, he really doesn't want to leave at will.

Fortunately, this embarrassing multiple-choice question did not bother him for too long.

…

The news of the basilisk's appearance in Italy has not yet appeared in the major newspapers of wizards. Perhaps it will soon be published by newspapers such as the Daily Prophet, but it will definitely take time.

However, the information about Wagadu in Africa that everyone had tried so hard to obtain before has finally become an article and has gradually entered the eyes of the wizarding public.

"All members of the Federation's wizarding team were injured. The president, Mr. Ajinbad, lost his left arm and an eye, and Wagadu Magic School suffered heavy casualties... This is another huge disaster after the nightmare in London.

ah!"

In Hogwarts, most of the young wizards are currently talking about the incident in Wagadu, Africa, in newspapers and magazines. Especially the news that the culprit suddenly disappeared in the African wizarding world, everyone can't help but feel worried.

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Because no one knows which place will be the next unlucky one.

"It also says that the basilisk does not show fear to the crowing of the rooster... The biggest weakness of this basilisk is no longer its weakness. So, if we encounter it in the future,

You must first think of other ways to deal with it..."

At this moment, Hermione was seriously analyzing for everyone the things that should be considered before meeting the basilisk.

They had also encountered a real basilisk back then, so they could be said to be familiar with such a terrifying and magical creature.

However, the article in the "Daily Prophet" also made it very clear - there is undoubtedly a big difference between the basilisk that once wreaked havoc in Wagadu and the one in Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets.

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"Of course, before we think about ways to deal with it, we must first understand that the basilisk's gaze is fatal! When facing it, we must not make direct contact with its gaze...or indirect contact, because in that case

Even if you don't die on the spot, you will be petrified into a statue..."

Listening to Hermione's story, Ron couldn't help but said with some distress:

"Actually, I was very confused a few years ago. If we keep our eyes closed, how should we deal with it? No, I think even escaping will be difficult to do, right?

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"That's why we have to find a way!" Hermione said, "For example, judging the movement of the basilisk by listening to the sound - I know, this is not an easy task, but at least it is a direction that can be tried."

"How to try it?" Neville asked. "Training blindfolded?"

"Well," Hermione nodded, "I think we can give it a try."

The members of R.A. were very enthusiastic about this kind of exercises that could improve their chances of survival. That evening, everyone started training in the Room of Requirement by blindfolding themselves and listening to voices.

Hermione asked everyone to blindfold their eyes, and she controlled a wooden board as a target with the help of a levitating spell, making some movements in various locations in the room again and again, guiding everyone to wave their wands to release streams of light of various colors.

, with the purpose of training to hit the target as much as possible.

To be honest, although the effect of this training is there, the progress is quite slow. If you keep practicing like this, God knows when it will be truly used in actual combat.

Maybe when the basilisks appear in the British wizarding world, they haven't been trained enough to use them in actual combat.

After pondering for a while, Hermione suddenly turned her attention to Luna, who was also training with her - she already knew that Luna could sense magic.

Therefore, if it were Luna, she might be able to directly determine the location of the basilisk through her perception of magic power.

So, can we also use this ability of Luna?

Not long after, Hermione thought that some methods from ancient magic literature might be able to realize her idea. But how to do it specifically was not something that could be figured out in a short while.

Therefore, before she could figure out a feasible plan, the blindfolded fighting training had to continue. If nothing else, at least everyone had to be able to ensure their own survival when encountering the basilisk.

To be honest, for some reason, Hermione felt that the chance of a basilisk appearing in Britain was really high. (To be continued)