lord of destiny

Chapter 175 The Hooded Stranger! (seeking first order)

"Who is it?"

shouted Hagrid from inside the hut.

"It's a little weird."

Hermione gestured in the direction of the curtains.

It was still afternoon, but all the curtains were drawn tightly.

Harry and Ron both nodded.

"It's me! Harry, and Ron and Hermione."

"Oh, it's you guys, come in quickly!"

Hagrid opened the door to let them in, then hurried back to close the door.

The cabin was suffocatingly hot.

It was now April, but the fire was still burning brightly in the cottage fireplace.

"Hagrid, can we open a window? I'm so hot," said Harry.

"Can't, Harry, I'm sorry."

Hagrid said.

Harry noticed him glance towards the fireplace, and he turned to look at the fire as well.

"Hagrid, what's that?"

In fact, he already knew.

In the very center of the fire, under the kettle, lay a large black egg.

That is a fire dragon egg!

"Uh, that's..."

Hai Ge twirled his beard anxiously and said.

"Where did you get it, Hagrid?"

As Ron said, he squatted by the fire and looked at the fire dragon egg more carefully.

"It must have cost you a lot of money!"

"Win it!"

Hagrid said.

"Last night I was drinking in the village and playing cards with a stranger. In fact, the man was probably just dying to get rid of it."

won?
Harry was keenly aware of something amiss.

What Hagrid wanted most was a dragon, and a dragon egg happened to be in a stranger's pocket?

How many people walk around with fire dragon eggs all day?
That's against wizarding law!

Thinking of this, he asked quickly.

"Hagrid, do you remember what the stranger you were playing cards with looked like that night?"

"do not know."

Hagrid shook his head casually.

"He would not take off his cloak."

Seeing the astonished expressions on the faces of the three of Harry, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"What's so strange about this? The Pig's Head Pub, the pub in Hogsmeade village, is always visited by some weird guy. Maybe that guy is a dragon seller. I haven't seen his face clearly, He's wearing a hood."

has a problem!
Absolutely wrong!
Harry asked immediately.

"What did you say to him then? Hagrid, did you mention Hogwarts?"

"Maybe you mentioned it?"

Hagrid frowned, trying to remember.

"That's right! He asked me what I did, and I told him I was a gamekeeper here. He asked me a little bit about what animals I looked after, and I told him, and I said I've always wanted A fire dragon..."

"Later... I don't remember very well, he kept buying me wine, let me think about it again... Right! Later he said he had a fire dragon egg in his hand, if I want, we can play Take a gamble."

"But he had to find out whether I had the ability to deal with this fire dragon. He didn't want the fire dragon to run out and cause trouble! So I told him that I can even take care of Lu Wei, and a fire dragon is nothing at all. ..."

"Does he seem...seems very interested in Lu Wei?"

Harry tried to keep his tone calm.

"That's right! Interesting, how many three-headed dogs can you meet, even around Hogwarts? So I told him that Fluffy is actually easy to deal with, you just need to know how to quiet him Come down, play some music to it, and it will immediately fall asleep..."

A look of horror appeared on Hagrid's face.

"I shouldn't have told you this!"

He blurted out.

"Forget what I said!"

Before he noticed, he had already told a stranger how to deal with Lu Wei!

"Hi! Where are you going?"

Harry had already hurried out.

Hermione also heard something from the conversation just now, and followed closely behind Harry.

Ron was a little confused, but both of them left, and he hurriedly followed.

"Harry, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Ron asked as he ran.

"That hooded stranger is probably Snape! Now that he knows how to pass Fluffy's way, he will definitely steal the Philosopher's Stone!" Harry explained.

"Let's go find Dumbledore!"

Hermione spoke.

"As long as we tell Dumbledore about Hagrid, he will believe us!"

There was a trace of hesitation on Harry's face.

He actually preferred to catch Snape by himself, but he thought about the gap between himself and Snape...

"Okay! Let's go find Dumbledore!"

but.

Where is Dumbledore's office?
The three people who had already run into the foyer stopped.

They looked around, hoping to see a sign pointing them in the right direction.

No one had ever told them where Dumbledore lived, nor did they know anyone who had ever been taken to see the Headmaster.

Sudden.

came a voice from the other end of the hall.

"What are you three doing inside?"

It's Professor McGonagall.

She held a large stack of books in her arms.

"We want to see Professor Dumbledore!"

Hermione stood up.

"Want to see Professor Dumbledore?"

Professor McGonagall frowned slightly.

This kind of thinking is not common.

"why?"

"This, this is a secret."

Ron said nervously, trembling.

Oops!

Hermione and Harry realized something was wrong the moment they heard Ron finish.

really.

After Professor McGonagall listened to Ron's words, his nose flapped unconsciously.

This is a sign of her anger.

"Dumbledore left ten minutes ago."

she said coldly.

"He's flown to London with an urgent owl from the Ministry of Magic."

"he's gone?"

Hermione looked anxious.

"at this time?"

"Professor Dumbledore is a very amazing wizard, with a lot of time and precious time..."

"But this matter is very important!"

"Is what you're about to say more important than the Ministry of Magic?"

Hermione was silent, she didn't know what to say.

But at this time.

Harry stood up.

"Well, Professor, it's about the Sorcerer's Stone..."

pat!

The book in Professor McGonagall's arms fell to the floor with a clatter, and she didn't pick it up.

She stared at the three of them closely.

"How do you know?"

"Professor, I think, and I know Snape, someone is trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone! I have to talk to Professor Dumbledore."

Harry considered his words, but in the end he didn't say Snape.

He worries.

No.

He knew that Professor McGonagall would not believe it!

A stranger was more believable than talking about Snape.

Professor McGonagall looked at him with a look of astonishment and suspicion.

(End of this chapter)