Fire Bearer at Hogwarts

Chapter 72 Som and the Sorcerer's Stone
I didn't expect this thing to be the Sorcerer's Stone... Ash stayed in the office, watching the rising sun and shaking his head slightly. He studied it all night, but he didn't seem to find anything strange. He didn't respond to the spell. Flooding did not change anything.

The crystal activity is very poor... Ash wrote in his notebook that he found a few books and read the story of the Philosopher's Stone when he came back last night, but he scoffed at the statement of immortality above, and even God couldn't help it. What can be done with a broken stone?At most, it can prolong life, right?
Ash shook his head lightly. He actually wanted to smash the stone to see what was inside... But he was afraid of making a big fuss, so he still didn't put his thoughts into action.

The Philosopher's Stone, which has lost its hero's soul, seems to be no different from a waste stone to Ash, and he even wants to give it back...

Forget it, let's do some more research... He carefully observed the structure of the stone with a magnifying glass, and there seemed to be some strange lines in the opaque stone.

Something similar to a magic circle... Ash was taken aback for a moment, he picked up the wand and flicked it lightly, through the light Ash did indeed see some kind of pattern inside, and it looked familiar.

Combined with the legend of the Philosopher's Stone, Ash couldn't help but come up with an idea: this magic circle is likely to be one of the keys of the Philosopher's Stone.

Thinking of the soul full of itself, Ash thought for a while and waved his magic wand, injecting a trace of silver soul into the Sorcerer's Stone.

This stone is different from other things, it directly absorbs the soul injected into Ash, and then emits a light blue light...

What's happening here?Is it possible to use the soul to achieve eternal life?
He actually wanted to ask Niko, the owner of the Sorcerer's Stone, or something... It was said that he was a great alchemist, but he was probably dead, because no one had heard his story for hundreds of years.

Thinking about it this way, even the owner of the stone cannot live forever... The credibility of the legend of the Philosopher's Stone is almost zero.

Ash doesn't need this way of immortality, after all, he has already achieved immortality, at least he has achieved resurrection from the dead. He can reconstruct himself from the soul in the bonfire infinitely... This is the mighty power of the gods.

Ash was playing with this broken stone, the magic circle inside should be related to the so-called immortality potion, or related to the soul.

A stone that can devour souls, no matter how you think about it, it feels very evil.

He clenched the Philosopher's Stone tightly and absorbed the infused soul inside. Although it was not much, putting it in the stone had no effect.

Anna looked at Ash's movements curiously, she naturally didn't know what the rock was, "You still like playing with rocks now?"

Her words brought Ash back to his senses. He threw the stone in his hand and nodded slightly, "The stone and the wand are both substances. It's just that people prefer the mighty power given by the wand to the toughness of the stone." After all, He put the stone into his arms. This thing should not be left indiscriminately. It would be bad if some good person finds out.

Anna smiled at Ash's words, and then drank the black tea on the table. She didn't care what this strange guy was going to do... After seeing Ash carry a giant monster's corpse in... even if that piece The stone was the Philosopher's Stone, and Anna thought she wouldn't be surprised either.

Ash, who was sitting on the chair, couldn't help thinking why there were so many souls on the Philosopher's Stone... It wasn't just a single speck, but a huge number of souls.

Is this kind of soul injected into it, or is it devoured by itself... All this is doubtful...

Thinking of this, Ash sighed slightly. To him, this useless stone was a hot potato. Dumbledore was looking for it, and Death Eater Thom was looking for it...

Wait... Som... Ashe looked at the notebook on the table and couldn't help but have a bold idea, since he wants it so much as a Death Eater, then give it to him...

In this way, he can clear his suspicion and gain Dumbledore's trust. At the same time, isn't this also fulfilling Som's wish?

Unfortunately, Mr. Philosopher's Stone, since you are really useless, I have decided to hand you over to our hospitable Death Eater, Professor Thom.

Of course, Ash will still study for a few more days, and the unknown soul is still worth studying...

……

In the office of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class full of plants and books, Som, who was in a mess, leaned on the chair like dead ashes. He lost the best chance to get the Sorcerer's Stone... The stone was taken away by an unknown guy. It is impossible for him to get it.

In other words, I messed up the Dark Lord's mission...

He opened his shirt, revealing the black lines on his arms, the ferocious skull staring at him, the slight tingling reminded him that the Dark Lord was still waiting for his return.

Som can be regarded as an unlucky guy... He was born in the Som family, a pure-blood family. His brother was one of the Death Eaters who followed Voldemort back then, and was later killed by an Auror in a conflict.

Mild and gentle, he kept his brother at arm's length, both for his brother's sake and for his own, and soon, as Voldemort was killed by a baby, the Death Eaters fell apart, and the Somme family was left with just him and himself parents.

The family, which was already thin and thin, became more deserted because of the death of his brother. After finishing his studies, Som worked in Gringotts for a while, but soon, with the deterioration of his parents' health, he had to resign and return to his hometown. The family's villa in disrepair.

Looking at his increasingly thin father, he proposed the idea of ​​traveling, so he took his parents to Albania.

This is also the decision he regrets most in his life.

That's where Voldemort was hiding... So, tragic things happened. Although Voldemort had only a trace of remnant soul left, there was an invulnerable boa constrictor beside him.

His parents were arrested, and he was forced to engrave the logo of the Death Eaters... The mission is to come to Hogwarts and find the Philosopher's Stone for Voldemort.

At first everything went well, he managed to find the Sorcerer's Stone in vault 713, but for some reason Dumbledore quickly moved the Sorcerer's Stone and hid it.

With the Philosopher's Stone being stolen by an unknown person this time... Som definitely failed.

If he can't bring back the Philosopher's Stone, his parents will die instantly... He could tell Dumbledore, wanted to speak countless times, but he was afraid, if Voldemort passed this... He looked at the Dark Mark on his hand and knew His actions, his parents would be killed instantly.

By the time Dumbledore arrives, there may only be two bodies.

So he can only rely on himself.

He covered his head, and couldn't help but patted the table in frustration, causing the bouquet of flowers sent by the students on the table to fall to the ground, and a playful pumpkin greeting card also floated down.

At this moment, the Dark Mark shone brightly...

Som's body tightened violently, he half-kneeled on the ground subconsciously, and said in a low voice.

"My master……"

"I'm very close to the Philosopher's Stone..."

"I'll bring you back the Philosopher's Stone..."

"I swear……"

His face was grim with pain, his voice was deep with struggle, but either way, the Dark Lord was reminding him that his time was running out.

(End of this chapter)