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After Harry told him everything he had heard, Dudley felt a little confused.
The old black-covered diary was, at that moment, lying quietly inside a special box Dudley had made.
He was already planning to refine it soon.
Since it was not a pure spiritual body like Voldemort's soul fragment, the diary itself was already a Horcrux. Although its material was special, it still had to be destroyed first. Otherwise, it would affect the purity of the Philosopher's Stone.
Unless his alchemy managed to level up.
Without the diary's call, shouldn't that enormous snake have sunk into a deep sleep?
Then why could Harry still hear its voice?
Had someone else awakened it?
"What you heard probably wasn't a person's voice."
Dudley gave Harry a small hint.
"Not a person?"
Harry was slightly stunned.
Thinking it over, his original confusion suddenly cleared.
If it was not a person, then it made sense.
"A ghost?"
"It's possible, but most likely not a ghost. The ghosts of Hogwarts don't need blood, much less living sacrifices. They reject everything that belongs to the living."
First of all, what ghosts ate was different from what living people ate.
Second, even the Bloody Baron of Hogwarts, although he looked as if he were covered in blood, was only keeping the appearance he had before he died.
In reality, he did not need blood, much less living sacrifices.
"Harry, you know I can understand the speech of many animals. And you're a blood relative from a side branch of the family. Is it possible that you also have a similar ability?"
Dudley continued guiding Harry.
"Do you still remember last year? At the zoo, you talked to a python."
"Yes. It said it came from Brazil."
After hearing Dudley's words, Harry nodded.
He really had asked the right person.
"Harry, the next time you hear that voice, move away from it immediately. Then come find me."
After giving Harry that advice, Dudley went straight to the Slytherin dormitory.
Today, he would refine the diary.
As for that enormous snake, it also needed to be dealt with.
It was necessary to tell Dumbledore.
The basilisk, also known as the king of serpents, was an extremely fierce magical creature, thirsty for blood and death.
The most important point was that any creature that directly met its gaze would die instantly.
He could not rely entirely on luck.
Let alone allow anyone to take that risk.
Originally, Dudley had not planned to deal with the basilisk this early.
But since it had awakened, that unstable factor had to be removed.
Dudley was thinking about the matter when he passed a corner.
Suddenly, a figure rushed out and slammed hard into him.
Unsurprisingly, she bounced right off him.
With an "ouch," she fell to the floor.
"Are you all right?"
Dudley asked.
Judging by the sensation of the impact against his body, it was a girl.
"I'm fine... I didn't expect to run into someone here. Ah, Mr. Dursley, I didn't imagine it would be you."
As expected, it was a girl.
He heard her voice sound slightly excited.
Only then did Dudley get a clear look at her.
She had short blond hair that reached her shoulders, a delicate face, and smooth, flawless skin.
It was not very obvious yet, but she was already beginning to show signs of development.
The most striking part was her reddish-brown eyes, bright and full of life.
She was stunning.
That was the first impression the girl gave Dudley.
The girl lowered her head slightly and looked up at him with large, watery eyes that seemed to radiate a light called admiration.
Many little Slytherin girls had looked at him with that kind of gaze before.
"I suppose you probably don't know me. I'm in Ravenclaw. I started at Hogwarts this year."
Seeing that Dudley had no intention of helping her up, the girl could only get up from the floor by herself.
She rubbed the knee she had bumped and looked at Dudley timidly as she introduced herself.
"My name is Madison Roberts Flint."
Her eyes were clear and pure, and her voice was crisp and pleasant to hear.
If it had been someone else, they certainly would have been moved by that delicate and pitiful expression.
Unfortunately, the person standing in front of her was Dudley.
Dudley Dursley.
"Flint?"
Hearing that, his body merely paused slightly.
Naturally, he knew that surname very well.
The previous year, when he had just entered the school, he had already met a young wizard with the same surname.
Yes, that guy he had knocked down with a flying "Crabbe."
The bucktoothed captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team.
If he remembered correctly, he was already in his sixth year now.
Judging by the surname, the two of them should be related.
As for why one was named Madison Roberts Flint and the other Marcus Flint, that was their family's business.
Dudley had no interest or need to know.
He was not curious.
"Yes, sir. Marcus Flint is my brother."
Madison lightly adjusted her hair.
Although she was only an eleven- or twelve-year-old first-year witch, when she made that gesture, there was a maturity in her that even some fourth- or fifth-year seniors did not possess.
Without leaving any trace, she moved a little closer to Dudley.
"I think I should apologize to you for my brother's previous rudeness."
She was too close.
Dudley could even smell the faint perfume coming from her.
His brows furrowed discreetly, as if he was not used to that kind of slightly intimate approach.
Silently, he moved away a little.
He did not step back, only shifted to the right.
"I didn't take that seriously. Besides, that was last year."
Ever since Marcus had offended Dudley the previous year, especially after Dudley's powerful rise, he basically took a detour whenever he saw him.
In truth, that was completely unnecessary.
He, Dudley Dursley, was a magnanimous person.
The Dursley way was to convince people with reason.
"Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
Madison opened her mouth.
In the end, she still said nothing.
She only watched Dudley leave.
"I will definitely make you remember me."
Dudley had not taken many steps when he heard an extremely soft voice behind him.
Her tone and posture were perfectly placed, completely like a true admirer.
However, Dudley did not hesitate at all.
Much less stop.
He kept walking forward with long strides.
Although he had been thinking about something else at that moment, he was certain he had not heard any footsteps earlier.
Therefore, that witch named Madison had definitely been there from the very beginning, deliberately planning to bump into him.
In addition, the faint perfume on her body carried the scent of a love potion mixed into it.
It was just that the technique was quite immature.
If it had been Dudley, he would have had a hundred ways to make it much more subtle.
All these signs showed that she had come for him.
However, he did not take it seriously.
Nor was he interested in knowing what her objective was.
It did not matter what she wanted to do.
If she irritated him, he would give her a good slap.
...
Dudley returned straight to his room.
When he pushed open the door, he frowned slightly.
Although the arrangement of the objects inside was exactly the same as when he had left, and there was no sign of forced entry, Dudley was certain someone had entered.
No one could fool those eyes of his.
Who it had been did not matter.
But it was necessary to reinforce his room a little.
In any case, if there had been a first time, there would be a second.
He just had to catch them.
He closed the door softly and brought his hands together.
The alchemy array beneath his feet gave off a faint glow.
Then, from the floor, a black box slowly rose.
He opened the lid, and the inside was completely empty.
Had it been stolen? Of course not.
Dudley was not surprised by that at all. The box itself was only camouflage.
He brought his hands together once more.
The old black-covered diary slowly emerged from the bottom of the box.
It seemed the "thief" was quite stupid.
They had not even found the first layer of disguise.
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