Silan first ground the Basilisk's scales into powder and put them aside, then squeezed the juice from the Mandrake leaves.
After determining the dosage of both, Silan mixed the scale powder and Mandrake juice together.
Finally, snake venom was added.
Snake venom, snake scales, and Mandrake juice are mixed in a ratio of seven to two to one.
Green snake venom dripped into the mixing cup, hissing as it quickly mixed the snake scale powder and Mandrake juice together.
The final product was a cup of dark green potion.
After carefully sealing and storing the medicine, Silan quietly awaited the arrival of night.
Time passed, and night fell.
After Neville left the Room of Requirement, Silan began to take action.
Using a Disillusionment Charm on himself, Silan, under the cover of night, crept along the wall towards the washroom where the secret Chamber of Secrets was located.
Actually, you don't need to be so careful, everything will be fine.
Because Filch now spends almost all of his nights in Lockhart's office.
After learning that Lockhart was the culprit who harmed Mrs Norris, Filch offered to clean Dumbledore's office.
Dumbledore agreed.
So when Filch was cleaning his office, the young wizard passing by could clearly hear him cursing Lockhart.
"You damned bastard! How dare you hurt my Mrs Norris!"
"Oh God, how could you be so heartless! I curse you to never leave Azkaban!"
The young wizards privately speculated that Filch was probably criticizing Lockhart's portraits.
Although people didn't have a good impression of Filch, it had to be admitted that he truly Mrs Norris.
Silan walked all the way to the door of the washroom.
Before he even went inside, he heard a burst of exaggerated laughter and shrill cries coming from within.
"What a lovely game!" That's probably the voice of Peeves.
"I should let them all play! Hitting Myrtle in the belly gets you ten points!"
"Hit on the head! Haha, fifty points!"
Silan frowned and pushed open the door, only to see Peeves grab a handful of moldy peanuts and throw them at Myrtle.
Myrtle cried out in a shrill voice, darting in and out of each cubicle, but Peeves always managed to catch her.
Although the moldy peanuts passed right through Myrtle's body, she was still terrified.
Peeves is a prankster ghost (more accurately, a poltergeist).
Unlike those pale, transparent ghosts, he wore a bright orange evening hat, a twirling bow tie, and always had a wicked grin on his face.
Upon seeing Silan burst in, Peeves danced with joy.
He warmly invited Silan and handed him the moldy peanuts he was holding.
"Do you want to come and play too?"
"Come try it! It's a really fun game!"
Myrtle cowered in the pool, only half her head showing, looking at Silan with fear.
"I have some things to do in a bit," Silan said coldly, ignoring the peanuts from Peeves. "You'd better leave now."
"My legs are part of my body, Peeves can go wherever he wants!"
Peeves angrily threw the moldy peanut at Silan.
Silan dodged to the side. "I really hope you can be this tough when you see Bloody Baron."
Bloody Baron is a ghost of Slytherin.
Peeves is most afraid of him.
Upon hearing this, Peeves immediately ran through the wall, only to return in the blink of an eye.
"You really think Peeves would fall for your trick?" Peeves gave a disdainful look, mimicking throwing a baseball, and continued to toss peanuts at Myrtle. "Grandpa Barrow isn't even here. Don't try to scare me!"
Tsk, they don't know how to be polite.
Silan sighed and said casually, "I already warned you."
"Hmph, who do you think you are!"
Peeves snorted disdainfully, made a face at Silan, and said, "I'm warning you, you'd better leave while I'm in Filch Peeves 're out at night!"
"The little wizard is out at night!"
"The little wizard is out at night!"
Peeves did a somersault in the air, grabbed his ankles with both hands, bent over and stuck his head between his legs, and started singing in a strange way.
In the past, Silan really didn't have any good ways to deal with ghosts.
But now he has Basilisk.
Silan was too lazy to say more, Peeves wasn't worthy of listening to any reasoning.
He immediately released the Basilisk.
The Basilisk's enormous body instantly filled the entire washroom space as soon as it appeared.
Its long tongue pierced through the mist and the dim light, striking Peeves like a sword, and finally passed right through his body.
The song of the Peeves abruptly stopped, and it fell from the sky, shattering into pieces on the ground.
The Basilisk slowly lowered its head and approached the Peeves.
Now, the eyes of the snake and the spirit are separated only by a ring.
As a very special noisy sprite, very few things can frighten Peeves.
But now, Peeves clearly felt his body trembling uncontrollably.
The fear spread through his body, from the soles of his feet straight to his brainstem, making him want to scream.
But before the sound could be uttered, the Basilisk terrified him into swallowing it back.
The commotion in the Great Hall was huge, and several days have passed. Even Peeves knows that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is Basilisk.
He knew very well that the Basilisk's eyes were harmful not only to the living, but also to ghosts.
He had personally witnessed Nearly Headless Nick, being attacked by the monster in the Chamber of Secrets, and then turning into a smoke-filled, pitch-black figure.
"Neither humans nor ghosts can escape it!"
Peeves never imagined that the words he uttered would fly around and hit him on the head.
"Impossible!" Peeves shrieked. "I heard the Basilisk is dead!"
"Do you want me to take its eyes open and let you see?" Silan asked coldly.
"You can't release the Basilisk! It's definitely written in the school rules!" Peeves racked his brains trying to find a reason to stop Silan.
"But I'm a Slytherin." Silan shrugged. "Who cares what's written in the school rules?"
Peeves was speechless.
A born evil Slytherin brat!
Unlike the courageous Gryffindor who dared to break the rules, Slytherin showed more disregard for, or even exploitation of, the rules.
The Basilisk flicked its tongue slightly, its hissing sound echoing in Peeves' ears like the whispers of a demon.
"Dumbledore won't let you do that!" Peeves shouted hoarsely.
"Guess why the Basilisk is with me?" Silan said calmly. "And how could I dare to release it?"
Peeves opened his mouth, looking incredulously toward the Headmaster's Office.
It was too dark; he couldn't see anything.
"Ha ha..."
Peeves suddenly chuckled obsequiously, rubbing his hands together in a fawning manner.
"Sir... sir from Slytherin, please don't be angry. I was just joking, haha..."
"Everyone knows that the Slytherin gentlemen are the most noble and elegant; it's not worth it for them to lay a hand on me."
Silan had important matters to attend to and didn't want to argue with him any further. She coldly reminded him, "I haven't seen you today, and you haven't seen me either."
"Of course!" Peeves nodded immediately.
"If I hear even a whisper of today from anyone else... the Basilisk will come after you."
"Absolutely not! Slytherin, I promise!" Peeves swore, waving his arms and legs excitedly.
"Get lost." Silan waved her hand.
Peeves immediately hugged his legs, curled up into a ball, blew air out of his mouth, and rolled away.
Silan glanced at Myrtle and noticed that she had fainted from fright when the Basilisk appeared.
After putting the Basilisk back into his Suitcase, Silan used his Parseltongue to open the secret door to the Chamber of Secrets and went inside.
... Divider Line...
Author's Note: In the original Chinese text, Peeves is translated as "ghost" (see Chapter 8 of Book 2), but I checked the original English text, and the term used is "poltergeist," meaning a noisy ghost. In other words, Peeves is a special kind of ghost, which is why he can take things.
This explanation is provided to avoid readers misunderstanding why Peeves, as a ghost, can take things.
Furthermore, the scene of Peeves taking things appears quite early in the original books; it's not something I made up. (In Chapter 8 of Book 2, when Filch is attracted by Peeves' commotion, it's actually Peeves has damaged the Vanishing Cabinet. This is why Malfoy later needs to repair Vanishing Cabinet. Of course, this is part of the original plot and may not appear in this book; it's just supplementary information.)