Chapter 253: Slytherin's Heir Cat (Edited)

As Harry left with his quilt, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall turned their eyes back to Fish....

"Nya?"

?ω?

The little cat looked at the two with a confused face, wondering why they suddenly looked at him and didn't speak.

"Ahem..."

Dumbledore spoke first, "Fish, shouldn't you be taking us to meet the basilisk?"

Seeing the hesitant look on Fish's face, he quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt the basilisk, I'm just going to prepare some spells there so we'll be prepared if it escapes under Voldemort's control, we'll be well prepared as well. Of course, it would be even better if Voldemort could be captured like that."

"Aren't you lying to Fish?"

Even though Uroboros had lied to him, Fish didn't want him to get hurt.

Only Fish also knew that if Uroboros was released by that villain called Voldemort, he need not do anything and could cause a lot of casualties in the school with his look....

So if Dumbledore was only going to set up a warning spell, surely he had no reason to refuse, even if it didn't hurt Uroboros, but kept him locked up, Fish could accept it.

"Of course, I'd like to use it to lure Voldemort..." Dumbledore reminded, "Fish don't tell anyone, if we can get rid of Voldemort, then we don't have to hurt the basilisk, right?"

Persuaded by Dumbledore, Fish nodded, then said with concern, "Remember not to look Uroboros in the eye then, Fish has seen a few rats die after just one look..."

"Don't worry, in fact, a wizard of high magical power can withstand the sight of a basilisk," Dumbledore said with a smirk, pointing to himself, "I happen to barely meet that requirement..."

He then pointed to Professor McGonagall and said, "Even if Minerva can't look the basilisk in the eye, are there other ways to prevent its movements from being affected?"

"Is it the mentalism spell nya? Fish knows it, didn't Minerva talk about it?"

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The stories that Professor McGonagall had collected earlier had some solutions for sight loss, and the one Fish remembered the most was the mentalism spell that was used a lot in battle.... though it wasn't very useful for Fish who already had strong senses....

"Yes, that's one way."

Dumbledore nodded, as he waved his wand, obscuring both his form and Professor McGonagall's.

"Minerva and I will follow you invisibly, you just go talk to the basilisk as usual."

"Right nya!"

Fish walked out of Professor McGonagall's office and headed straight for Myrtle's bathroom.

Myrtle wasn't there tonight, so Fish went inside and headed straight for the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, uttering a "hiss" in Parseltongue.

"Yah-hoo-!"

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When the entrance opened, Fish jumped up immediately.

The invisible Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall hurried after him and, after an exciting slide, the three of them landed at the bottom of Hogwarts.

Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore didn't have time to sigh before they followed Fish all the way past the door with the two snakes and arrived at the Chamber of Secrets.

When Fish opened the door, the two followed him inside.

Professor McGonagall silently cast a spell on herself and closed her eyes.

After a few moments, she felt a huge snake emerge from the hole in the wall in front of her and swim toward Fish.

Although she already knew that Fish and the basilisk got along well, Professor McGonagall clenched her fists in fear that the basilisk would suddenly go berserk and attack her cat.

Luckily, the basilisk only lightly touched Fish's cheek and then lay down calmly beside his.

"Uroboros, how have you been?"

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Fish greeted the basilisk by patting his head.

"Hiss..."

"As always."

Dumbledore was translating Parseltongue for Professor McGonagall, he certainly didn't speak it, but he had studied it, and can understand it despite not speaking it.

After a few words of small talk, Fish pulled a pile of food out of his magical bag and handed it to the basilisk, pulling out a knife and fork and graciously eating a slice of ham himself.

"Has Ginny visited you lately nya?"

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Fish asked in a slurred voice as he chewed his food, looking like he was casually asking.

Even though Professor McGonagall had told him that Uroboros had tricked him on Voldemort's orders, Fish couldn't help but want to make sure.

But he knew better than to alert Voldemort, so he asked about Ginny, who had been possessed.

"Hiss." (No.)

"Shall I bring her to meet you then nya? They haven't seen each other in a long time, you should miss her shouldn't you?"

"Hiss, hiss, hiss." (No, that girl can't stand me looking at her, she'll die if I'm not careful).

"And how did you two meet in the first place?"

Fish cocked his head, confused, and looked at the basilisk, who had finished his meal and was lazily lying next to his.

The basilisk was silent for a while.

"Hiss... hiss hiss." (I can't say it..., I've been ordered not to tell).

As he spent more and more time with Fish, the basilisk's mind became clearer and clearer as it was influenced by the Fragment of Nature, so he had wanted to warn Fish for a long time.

It just so happened that the kitten used to talk to him about his school life and never found the opportunity to do so.

It was rare for Fish to bring up this subject now, so of course he should take the opportunity and tell Fish everything he could say, so he could be prepared.

"Is it Ginny nya?"

Fish looked nervously at the basilisk.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss." (Not the girl, I can't tell who.)

Although he didn't get a definitive answer, Fish was glad to know that Uroboros wasn't deliberately lying to him.

"That man is very annoying, he won't let you say anything... Can you bring Fish over to meet him nya?"

Fish lowered his head and continued to eat the ham on his plate, all the while asking the basilisk for information on Voldemort.

"Hiss." (No.)

"Another order from him nya?"

"Hiss." (Yes.)

"Speaking of which, why are you taking orders from that man? is it because you can't beat him?"

After finishing his plate of ham, Fish stood up, patted the basilisk's head curiously and said, "You can't beat Fish either, do you have to take Fish's orders too?"

"Hiss... (It has nothing to do with that, because of the old master's contract, I must obey his orders, but if that person dies, according to the contract, I will obey your orders)."

"Nya?"

?ω?

Fish blinked, "You don't like the man nya?"

Uroboros didn't answer, just cast a lazy glance at Fish.

But Fish read the meaning in his eyes.

"Don't worry nya! Fish will take you away from that bad man nya!"

The kitten swore, patting his chest, he was going to have trouble with that guy named Voldemort anyway, but now there was one more reason.

After saying goodbye to Uroboros, Fish exited the Chamber of Secrets and, once Dumbledore's preparation was finished, the three of them exited the subway without warning and headed for Dumbledore's Headmaster's office.

As soon as they entered the spiral staircase, Professor McGonagall revealed herself and cupped Fish's cheeks.

"When did you fight the basilisk?!"

"Nya!"

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