Karn and Dumbledore reached an understanding, then smiled like a pair of unscrupulous merchants.
He would provide the Basilisk as evidence to help clear Hagrid's name, while Dumbledore would use magic to protect the Basilisk before the Ministry of Magic. Hagrid could also sell his future harvests from the Forbidden Forest to Karn's Potions Ingredients Shop.
There were plenty of good things in the Forbidden Forest, and Hagrid sometimes traded with the centaurs. Things they had no use for were extremely valuable to humans.
The Chamber of Secrets incident was successfully resolved, except for poor Tom. Karn had originally planned to take the item to the Shinobi World and trade it with Orochimaru.
The person who suffered the most was the fifth-year Percy, who lost an entire afternoon of revision time, though she had not been particularly frightened.
Before the news could even spread beyond Hogwarts, Dumbledore and the other professors suppressed it.
When Karn returned to his office, Hermione was like a frightened little rabbit. The moment she heard the door open, she jumped down from the tall chair.
"Why didn't you brew yourself a Calming Draught? I remember you know how to brew that potion."
After entering, Karn saw that Hermione was downcast. She had probably started feeling guilty after leaving the girls' bathroom and had remained so guilty that she forgot she was a potioneer.
"Luckily, I made a detour to Professor Snape's and asked for one. He's quite good at extortion, too. He demanded enough ingredients for at least five potions."
Hearing Karn's words, Hermione imagined his expression as he was being extorted and couldn't help chuckling. Then she drank the Calming Draught in her hand, and before long, she felt much calmer.
"Godfather, about what happened this time..."
"Forget it. It's over. Just be more