A few minutes later, she looked in and saw a flooded toilet and a hole in the wall, crying and fled again.
- Yes! Now I understand! - Hermione shouted at the bottom. - This tunnel leads to the Chamber of Secrets! There's a basilisk there! Salazar Slytherin left a basilisk in it! So Mrs. Norris was petrified!
- Hermione, you're doing well to keep your word and solve the riddle yourself! - Harry shouted at once.
- He's running away! - Susan squealed as she watched Lockhart run away.
Regardless of the bones under her feet, she rushed to the end.
- Lockhart-sensei is eager to face the danger, how young and beautiful it is! - Harry's cheeks were filled with tears of joy. - We will not leave you, Professor!
Jeannie just ran after Harry, and Ron and Neville stayed with Hermione for a second.
- I had time to invite Padmé! - Ron exclaimed.
- And I'm Parvati! - Neither did Neville.
- You should have invited brooms! - Hermione's foot stomped, and the bones were crumbling downstairs.
- We'll figure it out! - Ron waved off.
- Nothing is impossible for those in whom the power of youth burns! - And with these words, Neville ran on to put out a stick in front of him.
- Hey, you don't know anything about basilisks! - Hermione broke her head and rushed to warn her in a hurry.
Gilderoy Lockhart, feeling desperate in the shower and trembling in his legs, pressed his back to the huge hatch, which depicted the snakes. Luke did not open his eyes, Valentine's Eye kissed, and Gilderoy realized that he was finished. First, he was trapped in the Great Hall, then skillfully trapped in the ladies' room, taking in ticks on both sides and now another trap!
- Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
Suddenly, the disciples will be afraid of hissing and leave him alone?
- Oh, there are snakes here! - Susan screamed and hope broke out in Lockhart.
In response, a thunderous hissing sounded out of the darkness, in which the thunder and some kind of words were guessed. Something moved behind his back, and Lockhart squealed, bouncing away. The stone snakes moved, and the hatch began to open, and Gilderoy sobbed with joy, and immediately rushed on, hoping that he could hide and hide from these young madmen, filled with the power of young madness!
When the darkness was hissing, Harry felt the urge to answer, and Gaius supported him. As a result, there was such a rolling tirade that they were surprised but still had to help Bones.
- Oh, Lockhart-sensei is already in danger! - Harry cried out and saw the hatch open. - Susan, are you all right?
- Yes," she nodded, feeling fear retreating, but her feet were still shaking.
- Okay! - And Harry rushed on with the screaming. - Lockhart-sensei, we'll help you!
- Harry, you can't fight without me! - Ran past Jeannie.
- Hey, don't start without me! - Hermione flew by.
Ron and Neville, panting and shouting something incoherent, but fighting, just ran after, stuck in the hatch for a second. Susan sank onto the crispy bones, feeling that the heat of the Youth Force in it wasn't strong enough to rush so boldly and fearlessly into the hatch to meet the unknown danger.
- Forgive me, Professor," she sobbed.
Gilderoy Lockhart, hiding in a dark corner, behind the largest statue, suddenly heard hissing and rustling sounds. A basilisk crawled out of the statue's mouth, so huge and terrible that Gilderoy almost lost consciousness. The snake began to turn its head in his direction, but to Lockhart's indescribable relief, it was distracted by Hufflepuff's disciples running into the huge hall.
- Don't look him in the eye, otherwise, you'll die! - Hermione's scream was rolled out under the vaults.
- Good! - Harry answered. - Lockhart-sensei is already fighting!
Gilderoy, not believing his eyes (until the basilisk did not look in his direction, he decided to watch from the side of the battle), watching as Harry and his friends frowned and began to run randomly and chaotically around the room, trying to impress the basilisk spells.
- Hit in the eyes! - Hermione shouted.
Lockhart, who felt a splash of hope, immediately darkened. Well, where are a bunch of students to cope with the basilisk of Slytherin himself? We had to get out of here, sacrifice everyone to the snake to distract her, and get out of here, of course, together with Harry Potter so that the words of Gilderoy himself sounded more powerful! Strike him with Oblivionate, clear his memory, and it's all about the hat! He tried to save the children from the threat of the Chamber of Secrets, but they did not obey, and so on. It's going to be a great book... Lockhart thought about the title for a second, and then he came up with it.
"Under the fangs of Basilisk!
- Oblivion! - he cast a spell right into Harry Potter's back, trying to hit the basilisk in the middle of his torso.
- The reverse petrifies! - At that moment, Harry soared high and collapsed right on the back of the basilisk, which had just bent in half.
Gilderoy's spell ricocheted off the basilisk's skin, bounced back and headed straight for Lockhart himself. Gilderoy's eyes were empty, and he stopped understanding what was going on around him, giggling and shaving in the middle of the room because it was noisy and fun!
To be continued...