Alchemy Black Technology at Hogwarts

Chapter 117 The Statue and Helena
Seeing the bewildered expressions of Dumbledore and Harry, William had to give them a brief explanation of the joint-stock company.

"That certainly sounds interesting!"

Hearing William's proposal, Dumbledore raised his brows with great interest-the wizarding world also has various companies, but few of them are "shareholding systems".

Most of them are operated as a family unit, or a joint venture formed by a few acquaintances.

For example, the famous flying broomstick company Sweeping Broomstick Company, founded in 1926, was co-founded by three brothers of the Oleton family.The Comet Trading Company was founded by two players of the Falmouth Falcons, Randolph Cage and Basil Horton.

"So if you don't object, I will find someone to draft the specific rules, and we will have a long time to discuss these things."

William made a suggestion.

Establishing a joint-stock company is not only the best way to distribute the wealth left by Salazar Slytherin, but also an important foundation for his next plan.

Being able to pull Harry Potter, as well as Dumbledore, into his chariot may be crucial in dealing with those pure-blood families who will sooner or later realize William's threat and want to find a way to kill him role.

"Of course, I think what we need most now is a good night's sleep."

Dumbledore nodded with a smile.

William naturally wouldn't believe that the white wizard didn't understand his intentions, but he was also sure that Dumbledore would never become a hindrance to his plan - because even in the entire wizarding world, perhaps there was no one more powerful than Dumbledore. Lido is more someone who wants to see some real change.

The white wizard just grew older and realized that he was not suitable to be the one with power.

But this does not mean that Dumbledore is cold-hearted!
After Dumbledore agreed, Harry naturally had no reason to worry about it. He had always been indifferent to this windfall, not to mention he was still immersed in the strange dream just now.

The notebooks of Salazar Slytherin and the books recording black magic were taken away by Dumbledore himself, and William called Lalo, the house elf, and asked him to lead the other house elves Go empty this place.

"Mr. Buffalo, we have found the sloughs of three basilisks, and they are all well preserved as you said!"

said Lalo in his characteristic high-pitched voice.

The snake slough is different from the torn fleshy snake skin. The snake slough is the skin that the basilisk naturally sheds, and it has undergone a long period of precipitation. It is a rarer material than snake skin.

He apparated William and Harry to the factory underground, and sent Harry back to the castle foyer where he could change into his invisibility cloak and return to Gryffindor Tower from there.

As for William, he had a sweet trouble to settle.

He got rich too fast this time.

Looting Salazar Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets has brought him enormous wealth: a living basilisk, millennia-old sloughs, a door with a "personality" or at least an "intelligence", lots of precious Knowledge and recipes, many materials that are almost extinct in modern times.

But most of them have to go through a reasonable transformation before they can be turned into a form that can be used by him.

"Apart from anything else, feeding this basilisk is a big problem. Although Hagrid and Professor Kettleburn should both be willing to help. But these materials and formulas have to be dragged to work."

William wondered where he could find someone to help.

"He has to be one of his own, tight-lipped, has a good understanding of potions and alchemy, and has to live in the castle, so he has a lot of time"

Soon, he had to admit that it was almost impossible to find such a talent among the students he knew.

Gemma Farley was indeed a good choice, but she is now in the fifth grade, and the OWLs exams have consumed most of her energy.

"Then consider the possibility of the professors? Professor McGonagall can't, she will turn me into a wall and lock me in the corner of the castle. According to Professor Flitwick, his level of potion and alchemy seems to be average. Professor Sprout .”

William considered the professors one by one, and he finally had to admit that in the entire Hogwarts castle, apart from Dumbledore himself, there was only one person who could perfectly fit the job, but that person was actually the least likely to be invited .

"Only Snape"

He decided to write a letter to Snape tomorrow morning, inviting him to come and have a talk - even if it didn't work out, he would at most get ridiculed.

William spent a lot of time dividing a separate room underground, storing these things well, and casting many heavy spells on the door to ensure that it would not be accidentally opened before returning to the castle.

It was late when he returned to the common room.

William looked at the statue of Rowena Ravenclaw, she shook her head, and pointed her left finger in the direction of the boys' dormitory, indicating that Gable was there.

"Would she know something?"

He thought of the sudden return of Slytherin—this statue should have been left in the Ravenclaw common room since the time of the Big Four, and maybe Rowena Ravenclaw would have told her some secrets.

"Why not try it?"

William walked up to the marble statue and asked the question, "Do you know that Salazar Slytherin came back once after leaving Hogwarts?"

The statue showed a blank expression, and shook his head slightly to answer.

This didn't disappoint William much.

"Of course she wouldn't know."

A cold and hollow female voice said suddenly.

"Who is it? Isn't there no one in the public room?"

William subconsciously followed the direction of the sound, and found a transparent figure slowly falling from the alcove behind the statue.She was wearing a long dress with complicated styles, and her head was raised high.

She is Ravenclaw's resident ghost, but this is the first time William actually sees her.

"Ms. Gray."

William called her name, and she nodded in response.

But seeing the figure of Ms. Gray, the expression of the marble statue became obviously stiff. She bit her lower lip slightly, but her eyes showed a panic like a frightened rabbit.

The statue seems to be terrified of Ms. Gray.

"She's just a puppet made by Rowena Ravenclaw, a companion to accompany her and chat with her occasionally."

Ms. Gray glanced at the statue, and she quickly turned her head away, as if the little courage she had worked up just now was pulled out of her body again.

"It's you. I don't think you should know that Salazar Slytherin ever returned to the castle. This matter was a real secret even thousands of years ago."

She looked at William again, and looked at him carefully, "I don't seem to know you, and this has nothing to do with you."

Ms Gray's words were blunt and offensive.

"I'm William Buffalo, and I just transferred to Hogwarts this year. But I happen to know you, and you're Helena Ravenclaw.

Ravenclaw didn't think you deserved to inherit her knowledge, but you stole your mother's diadem and fled to the forests of Albania, where you were killed by Baron the Bloody. "

William introduced himself with a smile, but his words were even more offensive than Ms. Gray's—this was equivalent to directly untying her wound, sprinkled salt, and stepped on her feet severely.

His words drew the gaze of the statue back, and she blinked, looking at William in disbelief, with her mouth open as if to say, "Dude, are you so brave?"

The statue even wants to be applauded.

"Although I do have something I want to know, it's never my turn to humbly beg you, ghost."

William thought to himself, this statue is obviously related to Ms. Gray, and even if it is simply because she is Gable's pillow, he can't let her be bullied like this and he doesn't say anything.

"how dare you!"

Ms. Gray's face suddenly turned pale, and her transparent chest heaved violently, as if she could still breathe there.

"I want to know what happened to Salazar Slytherin after he returned to the castle."

William asked bluntly.

Helena Ravenclaw was probably one of the very few people who might have known the full extent of the story back then.

"I have nothing to say to you, and this has nothing to do with you."

Ms. Gray put on a serious face. It was the strict family upbringing and self-cultivation that made her suppress her anger and did not tear the boy's face.As soon as her body sank, she wanted to walk through the floor and get out of here.

"But only I can save the bloody Baron. He was petrified by the eyes of the basilisk, and he needs to prepare a special potion."

William's words made her stop.

She naturally knew about the opening of the secret room in the castle some time ago, but Ms. Gray only learned about it for the first time at William's place. It was actually done by a basilisk.

"You are just a student, and the professors at the school will naturally help him, not to mention what has he to do with me."

Ms Gray shook her head.

But she didn't sink any further, most of her body was still floating on the ground, apparently wanting to hear what William had to say.

"I know where Ravenclaw's diadem is."

William revealed a card that he only knew as a time traveler.

"Are you sent by him, this is impossible, you must be lying! No one will know where the crown is!"

Ms. Gray's pupils shrank obviously, and she took two steps back.She even forgot that half of her body was downstairs, so she almost fell down.

"You told the boy where it was, didn't you? Just tell me what I want to know, and I promise to bring the diadem back, restore it, and make it like new."

William's voice was devilish.

Ms. Gray wanted very much to say no, but his offer was too glamorous.

As Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter, she naturally didn't want to be trapped in this state of immortality, but she had one of the biggest regrets in her heart that could never be made up.

She believed that she did not lack the courage to go on, but it was this incident that kept her from moving forward.

"How do I know you won't lie to me?"

　The next chapter is 10 minutes later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)