The Basilisk and the Rooster's Magical Ritual

In the package sent by Nicolas Flamel, besides the reply, were two pieces of smelted material essence.

Silan set aside the refined materials he had smelted and first opened and read the reply.

It simply had a few words written on it.

"Dear Silan, I'm so glad to receive your letter."

"The alchemical ideas you described in your letter are quite peculiar. But I must admit, they could indeed create an interesting little gadget."

"I have tested and verified that your alchemical plan is indeed feasible, but there are still some problems, which I have pointed out in the appendix."

"Enclosed are two smelted material essences; you may attempt to craft them yourself."

"May your alchemical experiments be successful. —Nicolas Flamel"

Looking at the brief reply in her hand, Silan felt somewhat helpless.

You've already tested and verified it, so why didn't you send the samples along with the test results?

Is this another test for me?

Shaking his head, Silan picked up the two smelted material essences and glanced at them.

From the outside, these two gems resemble sapphires, crystal clear, but their shapes are somewhat irregular, with rather messy edges.

Silan first used Severing Charm to refine the two materials.

He smoothed out the irregular edges and polished the refined surface.

It looks even more dazzling now than before.

She held one of them up to her eyes and examined it closely, Silan nodded in satisfaction.

"That's nice, it would make a necklace."

School has been in session for two weeks now, and Hermione's birthday is coming up soon, but he hasn't prepared a gift yet. Since he needs to make Hermione a Basilisk- proof item, he might as well get it right away.

Let's make this exquisite dish a perfect birthday gift.

Silan flipped through the alchemical steps annotated by Nicolas Flamel, then sat down in his chair, frowning in deep thought.

His original design concept was to allow alchemical tools to activate automatically when the Basilisk approached, thus protecting Hermione.

But since the Basilisk has not yet appeared, he cannot reveal that he already knows there is Basilisk at Hogwarts.

Therefore, when Silan wrote to Nicolas Flamel, he was careful and made many unnecessary demands to Confundus Charm.

With Nicolas Flamel's alchemical techniques, these requirements, though redundant, were not difficult.

He provided answers to each question in the appendix.

The most crucial part is the automatic sensing component.

Nicolas Flamel noted that "to give alchemical items an automatic sensing function, one can use a magical ritual."

This is exactly what Silan had predicted.

A magical ritual can be simply understood as another form of Spells.

It is a form of magic that uses a specific medium, follows a specific procedure, completes a ritual, and ultimately achieves a specific effect.

Various ancient magical rituals have been passed down around the world, such as rainmaking and sacrificial rites in China.

In his reply, Nicolas Flamel detailed the interplay between magical rituals and how to replicate them into alchemical tools.

This is precisely the key to creating this alchemical tool.

Silan had seen records about the Basilisk in the library before, and because of his Photographic Memory, he had memorized all of them.

"To breed the Basilisk, you need to use a rooster's egg laid when Sirius is in the sky, and then give it to a toad to incubate..."

"So, the birth of the Basilisk was a magical ritual," Silan muttered to herself, tapping her fingers rhythmically on the table. "No wonder the rooster's crow killed it instantly."

That makes sense.

The fact that a rooster's crowing can kill Basilisk does not mean that the rooster is stronger than the Basilisk.

Rather, it's due to the restraining relationship of magical rituals.

Born from a magical ritual at night, the Basilisk was naturally powerless against the rooster's crow that signified the dawn.

If they don't escape, then "night" will be killed by "sunrise".

These two magical rituals are highly complementary and could never coexist.

Therefore, to prevent attacks from the Basilisk, Silan simply needs to replicate the magical ritual of the rooster crowing at dawn into the necklace.

After clarifying the causes and consequences and her current goals, Silan felt much better, both physically and mentally.

He prefers to plan before he acts.

With a clear goal in mind, Silan no longer hesitated.

He rested in the Room of Requirement until nearly dawn, then left the castle and went to the chicken coop.

The chicken coop at Hogwarts was near Hagrid's Hut, and he usually took care of it.

It was nearing dawn.

The sky was just before dawn, and all around Silencio.

The roosters in the coop woke up early, their red combs standing tall, as if echoing the rising sun.

Dawn has arrived.

At this time, the sun's rays were not intense enough to be seen directly.

The light seemed to suddenly emerge from below the horizon, and in the blink of an eye, it had spread all over the world.

The roosters in the coop stretched their necks and crowed loudly.

Silan activated [Wizard's Eye], and with the help of [Photographic Memory], carefully observed the flow of magic around her as the rooster crowed.

To his astonishment, he discovered that those ordinary roosters had suddenly developed magical circuits. These magical circuits flickered in response to the roosters' crowing.

The flow of magic was clearly visible to Silan.

"If I can replicate these magic circuits onto the necklace and then apply Transfiguration Spell, even if I can't kill the Basilisk, I should be able to scare it away," Silan thought.

After the rooster crowed, it was fully light.

Hagrid emerged from the nearby woods, carrying a lantern in his hand.

They look like they just finished inspecting the Forbidden Forest.

Upon seeing Silan, Hagrid was somewhat surprised. He waved to him from afar and asked loudly.

"Oh, Silan, what are you doing here?"

"I woke up early, so I came out for a walk," Silan replied succinctly.

Hagrid strode over to Silan, glanced at the chicken coop, and then bent down to take a few eggs from it.

"Here, Silan, they're fresh." Hagrid stuffed a few eggs into Silan's robe.

"Hagrid, my friend, there's something I'm not sure I should tell you," Silan said, feigning hesitation.

"What? Go ahead and say it." Hagrid's booming voice carried far.

"I didn't mean to say anything bad about Professor Lockhart, but I heard him say he doesn't like roosters." Silan frowned, looking troubled. "He also said that if he had the chance, he would strangle all the roosters in the coop."

Hagrid seemed startled by Lockhart's insane plan; his beard twitched violently.

"Did he really say that?"

"Damn it, what did these roosters do wrong!"

Silan sighed and continued her cryptic remarks, "Don't be like that, Hagrid. I really shouldn't have told you. Perhaps Professor Lockhart was just joking."

"No!" Hagrid said angrily, "That's exactly the kind of guy he is!"

Even Professor Sprout was annoyed with him!

"Thank you, Silan." Hagrid looked at the chicken coop and muttered to himself, "I have to protect these roosters..."

Having achieved her goal, Silan said goodbye and left.

The Basilisk is afraid of roosters, so if Lockhart is later bewitched by the spirits in the Diary, he will definitely eliminate these roosters first.

Silan is now having Hagrid protect them, just in case.

After returning to the Room of Requirement, Silan began crafting alchemical tools.