As he led the way slowly through the slippery mess, he could feel the connection between him and the basilisk growing weaker. He growled and smacked the crown once more; the action nearly throwing him off a pile of rotting banana peels into a faintly smoking pile of human excrement, "Blasted piece of garbage! No wonder why it was hidden away." Behind him, the snake stopped and stared off towards the Main Courtyard. "What are you doing? Follow!"