A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 108
Five or six minutes later, Harry and Hagrid hurried back, still arguing non-stop.

"Hagrid, that man overheard Lu Wei's weakness!"

"Don't think too much, I think that person just now might just be a little wizard who sneaked into the Forbidden Forest. Harry, you don't need to worry about this, it has nothing to do with you..."

"How could it have nothing to do with me! If the Aether Institute achieves their goal, their next target is me! They want to kill me, Hagrid..."

"What is the Aether Society? Dumbledore didn't mean the Mysterious Man..." Hagrid blurted out surprised words, then slapped himself on the face, and stopped talking immediately.

Harry didn't want to let him go like this, he froze on the spot, staring straight at Hagrid: "You-Know-Who? Voldemort?"

"Don't say that name..." Hagrid muttered vaguely.

"Hagrid, do you mean that Voldemort also wants the Sorcerer's Stone?" Harry felt that his thoughts had never been clearer, "So, everything makes sense. The Aether Society kidnapped Professor Snape And Professor Quirrell, pretending to be them, sneaked into Hogwarts, wanted to get the Philosopher's Stone, and wanted to kill me too... They are Voldemort's admirers, or collaborators, and they want Voldemort to come back And let him live forever!"

"How did you know about the Philosopher's Stone?" cried Hagrid. "Don't think so, Harry, it's none of your business!"

"So now I'm just going to have to wait for those people to get the Philosopher's Stone, and then Voldemort can come up here and kill me!" Harry said out of breath, and suddenly covered his forehead.He felt his scar suddenly hurt.

"Don't worry, Harry, Dumbledore is here. As long as Dumbledore is here, the mysterious man will not dare to do anything even if he is alive..."

"Yes, I have to talk to Dumbledore about it!" Harry ran towards the castle.

Owen sat quietly in the hut and listened to the argument between the two, and closed the notebook in his hand with a "snap", letting it spin smoothly at his fingertips.His dark eyes looked in the direction of the castle, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

He walked out of Hagrid's hut unhurriedly, looked at Hagrid's bewildered figure and Harry's back running fast, and comforted him in a soft tone: "Don't worry, Hagrid, I'll go and see he."

"Please, Owen, don't let him do stupid things." Hagrid patted Owen on the shoulder, patted him crookedly, "Hey, what's the matter, it's all my mouth..."

Owen rubbed his shoulders that had been numb from being patted, nodded politely and bid farewell, then chased after Harry quickly but not messily, and caught up with the little wizard who was climbing the stairs panting on the third floor of the castle.

"If you want to go up to the eighth floor, there is a shortcut here." Owen casually pushed aside a portrait on the other side, pointing to a dark passage behind the portrait.

"Oh, thank you, Owen." Harry bent down and got in, walked through the short secret passage, pushed aside another portrait blocking the way ahead, and found that he had arrived at the room between the seventh and eighth floors. stairs.

"You are really familiar with the secret passages in the castle." He said to Owen who was slowly following him.After such an interruption, he found that he was not so flustered.

Owen just raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and motioned to him to go up the stairs.The two climbed up to the eighth floor together, came to the principal's office, and stood in front of the ugly huge stone monster.

"Zizi honey candy." Harry said to the stone monster.

"If you are looking for the principal, he is not here. If you are not looking for him, please feel free." The stone monster made a thick voice, and then jumped to the side, revealing the wall that was split in two behind it and the wall that was slowly moving behind it. spiral staircase.

"Where's Dumbledore?" Harry blurted out, "When will you be back?"

"That's not what I should care about." The stone monster said lazily, "If you don't go in, I will continue to sleep."

Harry paced back and forth impatiently, just when he was already thinking about getting Hedwig to send a letter to Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall's voice came from afar: "What are you two doing here?"

The well-dressed Professor McGonagall is walking this way, followed by two kittens, one white and one orange, with their long tails raised high, and their raised heads looking proud and cute.

Owen was instantly fascinated, showing a soft smile, squatting down and stroking the heads of the two kittens, forgetting about Harry.These little cuties raised by Professor McGonagall are already familiar with Owen, and they don't reject his touch, but they look a little colder, even under Owen's skillful cat-stroking technique, they can't resist purring.

They are the managers who help the vice-principal patrol the castle and maintain order, and they must not lose face to the cats!
Harry raised his right hand to Owen weakly, then sighed resignedly, and said with a serious expression: "Professor McGonagall, do you know where Dumbledore is?"

"He went to the meeting of the International Federation of Wizards." Professor McGonagall obviously knew that Dumbledore was teaching Harry alone, and replied without any doubts, "The meeting place this time is in the United States. Genius will come back."

"Why now..." Harry said anxiously.

"You know, Dumbledore is the chairman of the International Federation of Wizards, and it is impossible to miss important meetings." Professor McGonagall said, his nose fluttered slightly, and he muttered in a low voice: "Although this meeting is also It doesn't matter, but those who like to make trouble are starting to impeach their chairman again. Every once in a while, he has to go there as a party... if they will put half of this thought on the real thing , it’s not that you can’t always do good things..."

Owen raised his eyebrows while stroking the cat and raccoon. Voldemort still has this kind of trick?Or is it a coincidence?

"But I have something very important to tell Dumbledore!" Harry said hurriedly, not knowing why Dumbledore left.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Potter. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to contact him now." Professor McGonagall said seriously, "Dumbledore is an amazing wizard. He has a lot of work and time is precious. I don't want you to always bother me with some small problems. he."

"It's not a small problem, it's...it's about the Philosopher's Stone, Professor!" Harry clenched his fist, and finally said it out, "Someone wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone!"

"I think...you shouldn't know about that..." Professor McGonagall was stunned and stammered.She quickly adjusted her mood and looked at him with astonishment and suspicion: "I don't know how you found out about this, but please rest assured that it is strictly protected and safe, and you don't need to worry about it .”

"Okay, it's time for you to leave. I suggest you go out to bask in the sun, or do your homework instead of thinking about it, Mr. Potter. I hope you will pay more attention to the Transfiguration homework you hand in next time." Professor McGonagall After passing them and leaving, the two little cats and lizi followed with light steps.

Owen watched helplessly as the two little unscrupulous cats left without looking back, slightly puckered his lips, and seemed a little lost.Harry also stood there dazedly, watching the stone monster slowly move back to its original position, blocking the door of the headmaster's office with its stone butt.

Until the study group meeting in the afternoon, Harry was immersed in a state of excitement and restlessness, a bit of persecution paranoia, full of thoughts that Voldemort would return after tonight and come to kill him.

After hastily finished explaining a defense spell, he whispered in Owen's ear: "I can guarantee that just tonight, the people from the Aether Society won't wait long... Professor Snape who was captured by them and Professor Quirrell will probably be killed, Voldemort will come back, swagger, and raze Hogwarts to the ground... but I don't seem to have to worry about that, because I'll be killed before then..."

He looked at Owen who was waving his wand as if nothing had happened, and then at the students around him, he was suddenly stunned.He felt sour because he suddenly realized that Owen and the others were different from him.They come from a pure-blood family, they can watch from the sidelines, and don't have to worry about being killed at all...

Harry resigned himself and said: "Yeah, you don't care, because you can still rely on Voldemort, he won't kill you...Maybe he will turn Hogwarts into a school specializing in black magic, let you Continue to study here."

Wow, what you said is quite touching.Owen glanced at Harry, thinking with a half-smile.

"But I will not turn to the dark forces anyway. You know, Voldemort killed my parents. I will resist until the end, even if he wants to kill me, it will not take much effort." Harry continued, looking become firm.Even if no one around him supports him, he will resist to the end.

No, maybe things can turn around, as long as I get the Philosopher's Stone before the Aether Society, and hide it, even if it's just me... Harry suddenly had such a thought in his heart.The more he thought about it, the more feasible it became, and his eyes gradually lit up.

Owen narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He said softly, "Why do you think that no one is willing to resist with you? There are some things that if you don't tell or ask, you will never know what others think."

"How about talking to other people?" He pointed to a group of young wizards who were practicing the spell.

"Are you crazy? It has nothing to do with them!" Harry's eyes widened. "I can't drag them into the water. Owen, don't worry about it, I can handle it by myself." The worst case was nothing but He was caught and sent back to the Dursleys to die before he got the Philosopher's Stone...

"You want to get the Philosopher's Stone alone?" Owen said, looking into his eyes.

"Huh?" Harry moved his body unnaturally, and suddenly felt that Owen's eyes seemed to be able to see through his own heart, but he couldn't see through any emotions behind these dark and deep eyes, which made people feel that he was living in a strange place. A sense of oppression.

"Your mind is too easy to guess." Owen straightened his body, put his right leg on his left leg, and suddenly smiled slyly, "However, you alone cannot get the Philosopher's Stone."

He suddenly clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, ignored Harry's pleading eyes and shaking his head from side to side, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, the study group has been established for more than half a year. Encouraging each other and making progress together, everyone has gained a lot. Now, we are about to usher in the first test, and it is time to test everyone's quality."

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Draco pulled out a chair beside him and sat down carelessly.

Owen smiled and said gently: "Our friend and teacher, Harry, is in trouble. Although he has always wanted to carry it alone, I know that he needs our help now."

"What's wrong with you, Harry?" Draco's gray eyes were fixed on Harry.He patted his chest and promised: "If you have any difficulties, you can tell me directly. As long as I write to my father and tell my father, there will be nothing that cannot be solved!"

"For so many days, you have been teaching us, and we hope to help you." Daphne also said with a smile.She was very aware of the preciousness of that knowledge, and she also had admiration and gratitude for Harry who imparted it without reservation.Whether it is from the perspective of personal emotions or the exchange of interests, she is very willing to help the other party overcome difficulties, even if it means using the family relationship.

"If the professor can't help you, the problem you encounter must be very difficult. Tell me, I can at least help you find a solution." Hermione took a deep breath and sat down beside her.Although she doesn't have any influence in the wizarding world, she is confident that her bright mind can help.

"I will do my best!" Neville was not good at words, but said with a gesture of fist.

"If there is anything that can help, just tell us!" Blaise and Pencey also expressed their views.They are not white-eyed wolves, and they know how to repay their kindness, and their affection for Harry has really exploded recently.

"Hmm..." Crabbe and Goyle secretly hid the snacks in their mouths, and responded blankly.

"You..." Harry secretly wiped the corners of his eyes, feeling a little sore, "You don't need to..."

"Very well, then, Draco, tell everyone about the Aether Society." Owen interrupted Harry and said to Draco.

"Those guys?" Draco gritted his teeth and hammered the table.He glanced at the ignorant crowd, and suddenly felt superior because he had advanced information, and his chin lifted higher and higher.

Next, he vividly described what happened that night, together with Harry's attempts to see through the disguise of the Aether Society these days, and all the little wizards listened attentively.

After Draco finished speaking, Owen snapped his fingers with a "snap": "Yes, the purpose of the Aether Society is to obtain the Philosopher's Stone, so as to achieve their ulterior purpose. Then they will have a way to overcome Harry They are very determined to kill him with the strange power on his body... This morning, the people of the Aether Institute have obtained the method of passing the three-headed dog, that is to say, they will probably start to act tonight."

"No, they're going to give in..." Harry heard Owen's deliberately vague words, and he was interrupted by Owen again in the middle of speaking.

"Dumbledore has already left school, and he will definitely not be able to come back today, and Professor McGonagall doesn't believe Harry's words, and Professor Snape is suspected to be someone from the Aether Society in disguise..." Owen said clearly, "Harry Now I am alone and helpless, the only way is to get the Philosopher's Stone before the Aether Society, and buy myself a certain amount of time."

"You mean, as long as the Sorcerer's Stone is obtained by the Aether Society, Harry's situation will be very dangerous." Hermione keenly noticed the point, "Is there a causal relationship between them? If they can't get the Sorcerer's Stone, ha Will Lee be okay?"

"That's right." Owen patted the table, startled Harry, who was anxious to explain, and held the words in his throat before he could speak.

"Actually, if the professors are willing to guard the door in the corridor of the restricted area on the fourth floor, this is not a problem. We can try to persuade them." Hermione frowned, "However, we cannot be sure whether any professors are under their control Living."

She took a deep breath: "If Professor Snape and Professor Quirrell are indeed people from the Aether Society in disguise, if they have this kind of ability, it is definitely not difficult to attack other professors, and there are many opportunities... I Know that some spells can control others, such as... the Imperius Curse."

"If the professors are unreliable, we can only get the Philosopher's Stone before the Aether Society." Owen nodded and said softly.

"It's not unreliable, after all, it's just my conjecture." Hermione shook her head, and then said firmly, "We need to take a two-pronged approach. Some people seek help from the professor. It's best to pair up and explain to the professor alone. The other was observing the situation in the dark, alert to surprise attacks. The other group was trying to..." She took a deep breath: "Go and get the Philosopher's Stone!"

"You must be crazy, how do we get the Philosopher's Stone..." Draco gasped.

"If you're scared, you can go back now and hide yourself under the covers and shiver," Hermione sarcastically ruthlessly.

"Who says I'm scared?" Draco also sneered, "I just don't want to die with a single-minded fool."

"If you can't come up with a more effective solution, then shut up!" Hermione hugged her shoulders, raised her chin, and glanced at everyone sharply, "You...who has any objection?"

A group of young wizards looked at each other, then shook their heads together.Harry opened his mouth to speak, but was stared back fiercely by the other party's sharp eyes.

Owen glanced at the imposing little witch in surprise, and shook his head amusedly, which saved him trouble.

The sky outside the window had already dimmed, and the little wizards quickly discussed the plan and division of labor, and then walked out of the classroom.

(End of this chapter)