The exam was coming soon.
The weather was very hot and stuffy, and the big classroom where they were answering questions was even hotter. The new quills they had been given for the examination had been enchanted to prevent cheating.
There was also a practical test. Professor Flitwick told them to go in one by one to see if they could tap a pineapple across a desk. Professor McGonagall watched as they turned a mouse into a snuffbox-the finer the box, the higher the score; If there was a moustache on the box, points would be deducted. During the Potionology exam, they tried their best to recall the process of making the Memory Potion. Snape was standing behind them, watching them closely; they could feel his breath on the back of their necks, and it made them very nervous.
The last subject was History of Magic. If they could hold on for another hour and answer the question of which eccentric old man invented the automatic stirring crucible, they would be free and could easily play for a whole week until the exam results were announced. When the ghost of Professor Binns told them to put down their quills and roll up their parchment papers, Bunce could not help cheering with the rest of the class.
"Much easier than I thought.”"I don't really need to remember the Code of Werewolf conduct of 1637, or the history of the elf rebellion.”
Hermione always liked to go over her exams after they were over, but Bunce said it made him sick. So they slowly walked down the slope to the lake and sat down under the tree. A large squid was sunbathing in the warm shallows, and the Weasleys and Lee Jordan were gently fiddling with its tentacles.
"Isn't that great? I don't have to revise anymore.”Ron breathed happily and stretched out on the grass. "Cheer up, Harry, we won't know how badly we've done in a week, there's no need to worry about it now.“
"Lying here is indeed very comfortable." Bangs said with his head pillowed.
Harry rubbed his forehead.
"I really want to know what this means!”he said, suddenly annoyed."My scar hurts all the time-it has hurt before, but never as often as it does now.”
"Go and see Madam Pomfrey.”suggested Hermione.
"I'm not sick," said Harry."I think it's a warning that danger is coming."
"Don't think too much. Relax." Bance said.
Ron couldn't keep his spirits up; it was too hot.
"Harry, you should've listened to Bunce, relax, Hermione's right, as long as Dumbledore's here, the Stone's safe. In any case, we've found no evidence that Snape has found out how to subdue Fluffy. His leg was almost bitten off last time, so he would not rush to take the risk again. If even Hagrid had betrayed Dumbledore, Neville would have been on the English Quidditch team.”
Harry leapt to his feet.
"Where are you going?" said Ron sleepily.
"I suddenly remembered something." said Harry, and he went white. "We've got to get to Hagrid at once.”
"Why?" said Hermione huffily, trying to catch up with him.
"Don't you think it's a little strange?”said Harry, hurrying down the grassy slope."Hagrid wanted a dragon more than anything, and a stranger just happened to have an egg in his pocket? How many people walk around with dragon eggs all day? It was against the laws of wizardry! Don't you think they're lucky to have found Hagrid? Why didn't I think of this before?”
"What exactly do you want to do?" Ron asked, but Harry was too busy hurrying to Hagrid to answer.
"He wants to know some details." Bangsi said unhurriedly.
"What details?" said Ron, puzzled.
"You'll know when the time comes." Bance said.
Hagrid was sitting in a chair outside the cabin, his trouser legs rolled up high, busy peeling pea pods in front of a large bowl.
" Hello," he said with a smile." Is the exam over? Do you have time for a cup of tea?"
"Alright, thank you." said Bunce, but Harry cut him off.
"No, we have something urgent. Hagrid, I have something to ask you. Do you remember the night you beat Norbert at cards? What did the stranger you played cards with look like?”
"I don't know," said Hagrid casually."He won't take off his cloak.”
He raised his eyebrows in surprise at the look of surprise on the faces of the three children.
"What's so strange about that, the Hog's Head-the one in the village-always frequented by some weird people. That guy was probably a peddler selling dragons. I never got a good look at his face. He was hooded.”
Harry dropped dramatically next to the bowl of peas.
"What did you say to him, Hagrid? Did you mention Hogwarts?"
"Maybe he did." Hagrid frowned as he tried to recall." By the way, he asked me what I did for a living, so I told him I was a gamekeeper here. He asked me a little more about the animals I looked after, so I told him. Then I said I'd always wanted a dragon. I don't remember. He kept buying me wine to let me think about it. Then he said he had a dragon egg. If I wanted it, we could play cards and bet. But he had to find out if I could handle the dragon. He didn't want the dragon to go out and cause trouble, so I told him that I had Fluffy under my control, so a dragon was nothing."
"Doesn't he seem-seem interested in Fluffy?”Harry asked, trying to keep his voice calm.
"Yes-quite interesting-how many three-headed dogs can you run into, even around Hogwarts?‘So I told him Fluffy's a piece of cake, you just have to know how to calm him down, put some music on and he'll fall asleep right away-"
Hagrid's face was full of horror.
"I shouldn't have told you this!”he blurted out. Hey-where are you going?"
"To save the world." Bangs joked.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Bunce, who had followed them, did not stop until they had reached the entrance hall. The entrance hall looked particularly cold and dark as they entered from the grounds outside.
"We've got to go to Professor Dumbledore," said Harry."Hagrid told a stranger how he subdued Fluffy, and that cloaked man is either Snape or Voldemort-he'll have no trouble getting Hagrid to talk if he gets him drunk. I just hope Professor Dumbledore believes us. By the way, where was the principal's office?”
They looked around as if expecting a sign to point them in the right direction. They had never been told where Professor Dumbledore lived, nor did they know who had been taken to see the headmaster.
"We'll have to-" Harry had barely finished when a voice came from the other end of the hall.
"What are you guys doing in the house?"
It was Professor McGonagall, with several books in her arms.
"We want to see Professor Dumbledore.”said Hermione.
"You want to see Professor Dumbledore?" repeated Professor McGonagall, as though it were highly suspicious that they had such thoughts. "Why?"
"This, this is a secret." said Harry stupidly.
"Professor Dumbledore left ten minutes ago.”she said coldly."He flew to London immediately after receiving an urgent message from the Ministry by owl.”
"He left?" said Harry desperately.”
"Professor Dumbledore is a very remarkable wizard, very busy, very busy-"
"But this matter is very important."
"Is this more important than the Ministry of Magic, Harry?”
"Well," said Harry stupidly again,"Professor-it's about the Sorcerer's Stone-"
Professor McGonagall had never expected this to happen. The book in her arms fell to the floor and she did not pick it up.
"How do you know-" she said, alarmed.
"Professor, I think-I know-Snay-someone's been trying to steal the Stone. I must speak to Professor Dumbledore.”
Professor McGonagall looked at them with a mixture of surprise and disbelief.
"Professor Dumbledore will be back tomorrow.”She said at last," I don't know how you found out about the Sorcerer's Stone, but please rest assured that no one can steal it. It's well protected.”
"But Professor-"
"Potter, I know what I'm talking about.”she said impatiently, and with a wave of her wand, the book flew back into her arms. "I suggest you go outside and bask in the sun.”
However, they did not do so.
"Tonight," said Harry quickly, when he was sure Professor McGonagall was out of earshot."Snape's going through the trapdoor tonight. He'd got everything he needed, and now he'd tricked Professor Dumbledore out of school. He must have been the one to deliver the letter, and I'm sure the Ministry will be surprised to see Professor Dumbledore appear out of nowhere.”
"Stop talking." Bangs reminded.
Hermione gasped, and Harry and Ron turned around.
Snape was standing there.
"Good afternoon." he said in a smooth tone.
They stared at him.
"You shouldn't be inside in this weather.”he said, his facial muscles contorting into a strange smile.
"We were just-" said Harry randomly.
"You need to be careful," said Snape."Walking around like this, people'll think you're up to something. Gryffindor couldn't afford to lose points, could he?”
Harry blushed and they turned to walk out, but Snape called them back.
"Mind you, Potter-if you wander around in the middle of the night again, I'll have you expelled myself.”
He strode towards the staff lounge.
As soon as the four of them reached the outer stone steps, Harry said,"Well, we've got to do this now. One of us will keep an eye on Snape-wait outside the staffroom, and if he comes out, follow him. Hermione, you'd better do it.”
"Why me?" asked Hermione.
"Of course," said Ron."You can pretend you're waiting for Professor Fleevey.”He faked a high-pitched female voice." Oh, Professor Frivet, I'm so worried. I think I might have chosen the wrong B for question fourteen-"
"Bah, shut up." said Hermione, but she agreed to keep an eye on Snape.
"The three of us should stay outside the corridor on the fourth floor.”Harry said to Bunce and Ron.
"You guys go ahead. I'll wait for your good news in the common room.”Bangs said with a wicked smile.
As Bunce strolled into the common room, he found Harry and Ron sighing, Harry muttering,"At least Hermione's watching Snape," and saw the portrait of the Fat Lady swing to the side and Hermione enter.
"Sorry, Harry!" she whimpered."Snape came out and asked me what I was doing there, and I said I was waiting for Professor Flitwick. Snape went after him, and I had to run. I don't know where Snape is now.”
"Well, it seems that this is the only way, right?”said Harry.
"Have you really decided?" asked Bangs.
"Mhm, I've decided." said Harry.
Hermione and Ron were both staring at him. He was pale and his eyes were bright.
"I've decided to sneak out of here tonight, I'll try to get the Stone first.”
"You're crazy!" said Ron.
"You can't do this!" said Hermione."Didn't you hear what McGonagall and Snape were saying? You'll be fired!"
"So what?" said Harry loudly."Don't you see? If Snape had the Stone, Voldemort would be back! Didn't you hear what happened here when he wanted to dominate the world? If he had succeeded, Hogwarts would have ceased to exist, and expulsion would not matter! He would turn it into a school for the Dark Arts! Can't you see that it doesn't matter whether you lose points or not now? Do you think Gryffindor will let you and your family go if he wins the House Cup? If I'm caught before I get the Stone, I'll have to go back to the Dursleys 'and wait for Voldemort to find me. I'll just die a little later than now, because I'll never join the dark forces! I'm going through that trapdoor tonight, and you can't stop me! Voldemort killed my parents, remember?”
He glared at them.
"Don't look at me like that. Do I look like someone who would stop you?”Bangs said with a smile.
"You might be right, Harry," said Hermione quietly.
"I'm going to use my Invisibility Cloak," Harry added.
"But can it cover all four of us?”asked Hermione.
"Three people." Bangs reminded.
"Why aren't you going? Don't you want to help Harry?" said Ron angrily.
"I want to, but I have my reasons.”Bance said.
At night, the number of people in the common room gradually decreased.
Because Bunce refused to go with Harry, the three of them ignored him. Bance didn't care about this at all.
"What are you guys doing?" A voice rang out from a corner of the room. Neville emerged from behind an armchair, clutching Trevor, his toad. It looked like Ralph had just fought for his freedom again.
"Nothing, Neville, nothing.”said Harry, pulling the Invisibility Cloak behind him quickly.
Neville stared at their guilty faces.
"You guys are planning to go out again." he said.
"No, no," said Hermione."We don't want to go out. Neville, why don't you go to bed?”
"You can't go out," said Neville."You'll get caught, and Gryffindor'll lose points.”
"You don't understand," said Harry."This is very important.”
Neville, however, seemed determined this time to stop them.
"I won't let you do that." he said, hurrying over to block the portrait hole."I'll-I'll have a match with you!”
"Neville," said Ron furiously,"get out of that hole, don't be an idiot-"
"Don't you dare call me an idiot!" said Neville."I don't think you should break the school rules, and you were the ones who encouraged me to stand up!”
"Yes, but not against us.”said Ron furiously."Neville, you have no idea what you're doing.”
He took a step forward, and Neville dropped the toad in his hand, which hopped out of sight.
"Come on, hit me!" said Neville, raising both fists.”
Harry looked around at the crowd and said,"Think of something.”
"Neville, your biggest mistake was naming the toad Trevor-Drowsy.”Bunce said to Neville, taking out his wand.
Neville swayed on the spot and fell with a thud.
"What did you do to him?" Harry whispered.
"He was only unconscious and he probably woke up at dawn. Now go, and remember, Harry, Voldemort can't touch you. Good luck." said Bunce as he carried the unconscious Neville upstairs.
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