Ginny waved her wand, and green flames streamed from its tip, drifting to every corner of the Chamber of Secrets and lighting the bonfires within.
"Someone has been in the Chamber of Secrets." Ginny's expression shifted uncertainly. "Who opened it?"
Only with the light did they see that several serpent-shaped Stone Pillars in the Chamber of Secrets had been broken.
Ginny—or rather, Tom Riddle, who controlled Ginny's body—carefully examined the traces at the scene.
"These are traces of a battle with the Basilisk..." Tom Riddle clenched his fists. "Damn it. The Basilisk must have been killed or taken away."
Tom Riddle was beginning to panic. Every one of his plans had been disrupted.
He had finally gained an opportunity to return to Hogwarts, and through his efforts during this time, he had at last managed to briefly control the body of this Gryffindor girl.
Next, he could open the Chamber of Secrets, release the Basilisk, cleanse Hogwarts, and incidentally create an opportunity for his own resurrection.
Yet someone had actually made the Basilisk disappear!
He had no way of knowing who the other party was, nor did he even know whether they were still at Hogwarts.
What worried him most was that if they knew the secret of the Chamber of Secrets, did that mean they also knew the secret of the diary Horcrux?
After all, the Chamber of Secrets was closely tied to the creation of the diary Horcrux.
Tom Riddle's expression turned cold. The current situation was extremely unfavorable to him. He had to resurrect himself as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, his corruption of this Gryffindor girl was not yet deep enough for him to seize control for long periods. Otherwise, he could have resurrected himself by draining the life force of others.
For now, he could only