As Milton was flipping through the textbook, he had just come across what he had been looking for. Ah, the Chamber of Sec-

'None of the students were petrified.' The dull sound of Scabior's voice made Milton turn his head up. And he gave him THE LOOK. Just as Milton was starting to think this guy could be okay...

Shutting the book, Milton set it aside, deciding he would do some studying later that night on his own time. He was still curious.

But he didn't know where to go next. Milton sat there, thinking about everything and mulling it all over in his head. If they weren't momentarily-petrified, then he had no idea what it could be. He was just stuck on the petrified stuff.

"Professor, is there any other way people can become petrified? Or is it just Basilisks? Like, with the Chamber of Secrets stuff?" Chamber of Secrets stuff. That sounded intelligent. Heh. "And is there only one way to become... un-petrified?" Maybe there was a miniature Basilisk slithering around under an invisibility cloak. And then it... died. Or something....