Welcome to the Hogwarts Livestock Farm

Professor McGonagall was clearly a decisive witch; she quickly put aside her distractions and decided to accept Sean's offer—she would make amends to Sean after this was over, whether it was with magical materials of equal value or something else.

The alchemist Newt knew was also very efficient; the next day, several huge phonographs were moved into the castle.

"What are those?" The students saw the phonographs.

"Record our screams before we die?" a student, irritated by his confinement, said irritably.

"Shut up, the professors are definitely trying to resolve this incident," a fifth-year Gryffindor student retorted.

The phonographs were quickly placed in front of the inlets and outlets of several water pipes.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!" A loud, overlapping rooster crow suddenly echoed throughout the entire castle, and the students in the Great Hall, unaware of what was happening, all looked up in surprise at the source of the sound.

The deafening rooster crowing lasted for a full ten minutes, even Sean was starting to find it unbearable. But to ensure the effect, he couldn't very well ask the professors to cast a soundproofing spell around the Great Hall —what if there were water pipes Great Hall?

After a brief respite, the phonograph, now in a different location, started making a loud noise again, forcing the students to use Muffliato to block out some of the noise.

This spell fills everyone's ears with an indistinguishable buzzing sound, usually used for casual conversation during class. Hermione, a top student who never loses focus in class, usually resists this spell, but this time she begged Sean to quickly put some Muffliato for her.

The Magical Gramophone blared for most of the morning, and no one knew whether Sean's idea would actually work. Perhaps the Basilisk was dead, perhaps it had hidden itself, or perhaps it had burrowed into the deepest part of the Chamber of Secrets.

Obviously, the professors could not let their guard down, and another wicked idea that Sean had come up with was put into practice.

"Quiet, I have something to announce." Professor McGonagall stepped up to the top of the Great Hall. Her imposing presence and authority were second only to Dumbledore at Hogwarts, and everyone fell silent, waiting for the Vice Principal to speak.

"As you know, the Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets has been opened." Her first words caused a stir in the Great Hall.

Even though everyone already knew the truth, the students still couldn't help but discuss it after hearing it from the professor.

"Silence—" Professor McGonagall shouted sternly, then her tone softened. "I understand what you all think, but please trust Hogwarts and the professors; we will ensure your safety."

"We will do our best to ensure everyone's safety until the danger is confirmed to be completely over, and we hope that everyone will not worry excessively."

"Starting tomorrow, the school will resume normal class schedules..."

After a convincing speech, the students' expressions improved considerably.

"I told you, the professors would handle all of this," a Gryffindor student whispered, trying to show off his foresight.

"But the professor didn't say the danger was completely over, did he?" Another student still looked worried.

"But at least it's under control now, otherwise the professors wouldn't have resumed teaching."

Professor McGonagall didn't explain further to the whispering students. She began, "Now, each house, line up and come forward to receive—"

Newt stood next to Professor McGonagall, carrying his briefcase.

Sean took the lead and stepped forward, while Newt opened the briefcase.

"Sean, your father is a very generous man," Newt said, reaching into the box. "He arranged these immediately after seeing the letter and Miss Hawke —and he said he could provide more whenever Hogwarts needed them."

Sean chuckled and said, "Oh, actually, his goal has always been to get into the Hogwarts School Board."

Newt took out a cage and handed it to Sean, replying with a smile, "That's hard to say—but I certainly wouldn't mind Hogwarts having another Muggle School Governor."

Sean took the cage and looked into the eyes of the animal inside.

Inside was a large rooster with glossy plumage.

After twitching its neck a few times, the rooster let out a loud crow.

"Ooh ooh ooh!"

The students, who had been tormented by the phonograph all morning, involuntarily got goosebumps. They looked at Sean and the professors in surprise, wondering why they were being given a rooster each.

This was Sean's idea. The crowing of roosters was deadly to the Basilisk, and all the roosters kept at the school had met their demise. If recording the crowing of roosters didn't kill the Basilisk, then everyone could have one.

Although roosters don't crow all the time, their very existence is a deterrent—I bet your rooster doesn't make a sound! Neither the Basilisk nor the one controlling it would think that way.

The Wizarding World is sparsely populated and there is no large-scale rooster farming industry, so Sean asked his father for a favor.

For Mr. Wallop, who owns the largest chain of private hospitals in England, a few thousand roosters are a piece of cake. Although he didn't know his son's intentions, he immediately found someone to bring in some lively roosters; a few farms would do the trick.

You think this will cost a lot of money? Mr. Wallop would be more than happy to oblige!

Moreover, at Sean's request, he even provided feed for each cage. The roosters were packed into Newt's Suitcase and then taken back to Hogwarts.

Sean didn't believe it. By then, the entire castle would be filled with sharp-nosed generals, and the Little Snakes would still dare to act recklessly. Moreover, not only would each student receive a cage, Newt would also fill the chest with another batch afterward.

At that time, not only will each person have one, but every place in the castle where chickens can be raised will be used to raise them!

Of course, the drawbacks of this method are also obvious: Hogwarts would become a chicken coop, professors would have to teach amidst the crowing of roosters, and no one would be able to sleep in anymore...

However, compared to the life-threatening danger posed by the Basilisk, these are minor issues.

By the time each student had received a cage, the Great Hall had completely turned into a noisy chicken coop, and Professor McGonagall had to use Sonorus Charm spell to make sure everyone could hear her.

"Everyone has received a rooster. Please take good care of them. Don't think this is a joke. They can deal with the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets. If anyone accidentally kills one, go to Hagrid or Professor Scamander to get a new one. Understand?"

"Understood." The students' reply was drowned out by the rooster's crow.

Welcome to the Hogwarts Feeding Grounds... Sean thought with satisfaction.