Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 458 Unexpected result

  In the past few days, nothing happened, but many people couldn't calm down.

  Since being spoiled by Albert last time, Hagrid has been thinking about the dragon egg all the time. Can he really get the dragon egg Albert said?

  How expensive dragon eggs are, although Hagrid doesn't know very well, but he likes dragons, and he also knows that it takes a lot of money to get a dragon egg.

  Raising a dragon has always been Hagrid's wish. When he thinks that his wish is very likely to come true, he can't help but become inexplicably anxious, often wandering back and forth in his cabin, giggling.

  However, Hagrid didn't know that he himself had become a source of trouble for others.

  Not long ago, Quirrell, who managed to get the dragon egg, was also very upset, because Hagrid showed no sign of leaving Hogwarts at all.

   For Quirrell, whose body is getting worse and worse, this is not good news.

  His body really couldn't hold it anymore.

   Except for being possessed by Voldemort for the first time, Quirrell has never smelled the breath of death like now, and the joy brought by obtaining the dragon egg has all disappeared.

   He is literally dying!

  However, Quirrell was not completely insane because he was on the verge of death, perhaps because he knew that he still had a way out, the way back left for him by Voldemort.

   Hunting unicorns and sucking their blood to prolong life will be Quirrell's last choice.

  At this moment, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is still secretly monitoring Hagrid, waiting for Hagrid to leave Hogwarts, waiting for the opportunity to come.

  Compared with the previous two, Hermione, who was shown off by Albert's coquettish operation, did not explode because of this, but felt more and more mysterious about Albert.

   Maybe, he's putting on airs.

  Maybe, he is like a treasure waiting to be excavated.

  Hermione never told Harry or Ron about these things. She followed the agreement between the two and silently kept the secret for Albert.

   I don't know whether it was Hermione who was absent-minded during the knockout round, or her luck was really bad. When she met Truman, the strongest opponent so far, she was directly crushed by 2:0, and she had no choice but to stop in the quarterfinals.

  Ron has been regretting that Hermione was eliminated. He originally thought that Hermione would be able to overcome all obstacles, win the final wizard card competition, and get ten Galleons, but...

  I always feel that Ron regrets losing the game more than Hermione.

  Harry didn't care about the wizarding card game at all. It didn't matter to him whether he won the championship or not. As for the reward of ten Galleons, that was even less important, as he wasn't short of money.

  Recently, Harry's mood is also very irritable.

  Because Professor Quirrell's face is getting paler and his body is getting thinner. Harry was very worried that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would not be able to withstand the pressure to compromise with Snape and tell him how to pass the organ that guards the Sorcerer's Stone.

   "Harry." Hermione said after hesitating for a moment after listening to Harry's words, "I think your worries are unnecessary."

extra?

  Harry's face was full of shock and bewilderment.

   "Do you know something?" Ron looked around and asked in a low voice after making sure no one was eavesdropping.

"Is it true that we are the only ones who know that someone wants to steal the Sorcerer's Stone?" Hermione asked in a low voice, "I mean, the professor who participated in protecting the Sorcerer's Stone, and even Principal Dumbledore really knew that someone wanted to steal the magic stone?"

  Harry and Ron looked at each other, neither spoke, and listened quietly to Hermione's continuation.

"It can't be, can it!" Hermione said, taking a deep breath. "After all, it was almost stolen at Gringotts. And, I think there must be a reason for that stone to be there, I never Think Headmaster Dumbledore is out of his wits."

   "How old is Headmaster Dumbledore?" Ron asked coldly.

   "Probably... over a hundred years old!" Hermione replied uncertainly.

   "Even you have to admit that the headmaster is really old." Harry pointed this out clearly.

   "Perhaps, Principal Dumbledore is indeed a bit old, but he will not be confused, and..." Hermione shook her head, "Albert also thinks that the principal has other intentions for putting the Philosopher's Stone in the school."

   "Did he tell you?" Harry couldn't help but look towards the long Gryffindor table, where Albert was presiding over the final.

   "Well, he thinks there is a reason for that stone to be placed in the school." Hermione hesitated, but said in a low voice: "Also, I think he probably knows how to subdue Lu Wei."

   "You think Albert may know how to subdue Lu Wei?" Harry looked at Hermione with a face full of shock, and said eagerly, "But... Hagrid probably won't tell anyone except Dumbledore."

"Albert and Hagrid have a very good relationship, and he seems to be very aware of Hagrid's feeding of Lu Wei." Hermione noticed the shock and bewilderment on Harry and Ron's faces, and reminded in a low voice: "It is said , Albert also prophesied well, if he really knows how to divination through the crystal ball, it is not surprising that he knows how to subdue Lu Wei."

   "If, I mean, if Anderson wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone!" A very absurd idea suddenly popped up in Harry's head.

   "He wouldn't do that?" Hermione shook her head denying Harry's words.

   "I'm just saying if." Harry didn't continue to dwell on this matter, he knew that Hermione had a little admiration for Albert.

  Ron also looked sideways at the place where the finals were taking place, the corners of his mouth trembling slightly, not knowing what to say.

   This wizard card tournament is coming to an end.

   Among the students competing for the championship in the finals, there was no Shanna, but Ravenclaw's genius Isobel and Hufflepuff's prefect Truman.

  The unlucky Shanna met Isobel in the semifinals and was eliminated 2:1.

  Although it was said that the final championship final was best of five games, the two only played three games. Truman lost three games in a row and ended in a disastrous defeat. At the end of the loss, he was a little suspicious of life.

   "I knew it would be like this." Katrina said blankly. It would be a lie to say that she was not envious, but after all, it was her sister who won the victory, and she was still happy for her.

  Isobel's victory was completely expected by Katrina, and it has always been like this from before to now.

  As long as Isobel is willing, he will always be a winner, no matter in what aspect.

"Some people say that you can count the number of times you have played wizard cards with your hands. Is this true?" Lee Jordan stepped forward with a microphone when Albert handed over the championship reward to Isobel asked.

"No such thing, I occasionally play wizard cards, Albert can testify to me." Isobel smiled charmingly at Albert, "He taught me to play wizard cards, I still remember He said that wizard cards will definitely become popular in the whole wizarding world. As a student, how can I not know how to play wizard cards. I can win more because I learned how to play wizard cards from Albert when I was playing cards. understanding."

  Of course, they don't know at all that these words of Isobel are pure nonsense, just to avoid hitting people too much.

   "It seems that you didn't deserve to lose." Digory stretched out his hand and patted Truman's shoulder comfortingly.

  Truman looked at the runner-up award in his hand, stuffed the bag of candy purchased from Duke of Bee into his pocket, and went to help Fred and George distribute butterbeer to everyone.

   Albert found several senior students who knew how to use the refill spell, and asked them to cast spells on the oak barrels in turn, and provide everyone with endless butter beer.

  The wizard card game ended successfully amid laughter and clinking glasses.

  Outside the hall, Professor Quirrell always felt an inexplicable irritability when he looked at the students who were drinking in the hall to celebrate the successful conclusion of the wizard card game.

   "Quirinas, maybe we should talk." Snape appeared next to Quirrell without warning, looking at the scene in the hall expressionlessly, and said calmly.

   "Okay—okay!"

  The back of Quirrell and Snape left was just seen by Harry. The savior secretly wanted to follow up and eavesdrop, but Snape discovered it without accident.

  (end of this chapter)