Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

All that could be seen was a long, white leg peeking out from under the cloak, and it ran towards the dormitory.

Even so, Professor Snape still shouted, "Soshut, Gryffindor, deduct ten points!"

"Manfred, Slytherin, deduct ten points. And come see me tomorrow!"

After finding two pairs of illicit lovers, Snape glared at the three people who were standing still.

Then, full of momentum, he hurriedly headed to other places.

It looks like they're rushing from one event to another.

Until Professor Snape walked away.

Ron finally came to his senses, swallowed hard, and said:
"How did Professor Snape recognize them just now?"

"All I remember is two long legs running past."

Harry took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and said, "She is quite fair-skinned."

"But why aren't you wearing pants? Aren't you cold?"

Snapped!
Snapped!
Ron and Harry covered their faces.

Eyes were blank and ignorant.

"Hermione, why did you hit us?"

Twelve-year-old Hermione smiled slightly: "Sorry, my hand wouldn't listen to me."

"Well, I think we should go find Hagrid tonight. It's too obvious during the day."

"And Professor Snape's direction looks like he's heading towards the Forbidden Forest."

Ron and Harry both nodded.

There was no way around it; Professor Snape's aura was just too terrifying.

Compared to these three, Chen Zilong and the others who followed behind remained silent.

I saw that the main characters had all gone home.

Naturally, everyone went back to their own homes and their own mothers.

However, they all reached a consensus.

Being a double agent is no easy task; this person's mental state is truly worrying.

Didn't you see Snape was practically overflowing with resentment?
They deduct points all day long, even from their own Slytherin members; it's downright insane.

Exchange student dormitory.

Zheng Zha and the others looked at each other, speechless.

"I thought the plot had changed, and that Harry and the others were going to find Hagrid during the day, but I didn't expect this to happen."

"I've really broadened my horizons."

Cheng Xiao interrupted Chen Zilong:

"No, wait a minute!"

Cheng Xiao suddenly realized a key point:

"If I remember correctly, both Soshut and Manfred in sixth grade are girls!!!"

"Those two just now."

"this…………"

In the dormitory, Chen Zilong and Saito were both surprised and delighted, as if they had discovered a new continent.

Zhu Wen and Zhan Lan's faces darkened.

Even Zhao Yingkong, who was focused on reading at her desk, subconsciously switched hands.

Then a small figure flew out of the dormitory window like a cannonball, tracing a graceful arc.

He plunged headfirst into the snowdrift.

Unfortunately, the entire process, from flying through the air to landing, was witnessed by the three little ones who arrived at their dormitory immediately.

Ron stared wide-eyed in the snow:

"Harry, I...I didn't see that wrong, did I?"

"Was that a person? No, it was a baby?"

Harry Potter's expression wasn't much better at that moment.

"I'm sure I'm not mistaken, so should we go and help?"

As they were talking, Hermione pulled them along and they walked over together.

However, they hadn't even found the baby that had fallen from the sky yet.

A person stood up from the snow pit where the snow had been thrown in.

No, to be precise, it should be a baby.

To the astonishment of the three, the baby, who looked no more than seven or eight months old, turned his back to them and patted the snow off his body.

Then turn around.

"I rely on!"

Cheng Xiao jumped back a big step before he could see that it was the protagonist.

Before Harry and his two friends could even say hello, Cheng Xiao turned and ran off in a flash.

"Would you consider this domestic violence?"

"Compared to this, I was actually not bad when I was a child."

Harry doesn't remember anything before he was three years old, but he knows that when he first came to his aunt and uncle's house, he couldn't walk yet.

"Harry, Harry, what are you thinking about? Let's go."

In the dormitory.

After Cheng Xiao took off again.

Zheng Zha sensed that the atmosphere was not right and quickly changed the subject:

"Ahem, well..."

You said that students start school at age eleven, so new students are twelve, and there are a total of seven grades.

"So, you only graduate from magic academy at eighteen or nineteen? Isn't that just the beginning of adulthood?"

Saito, who was holding a thick book beside him, shook his head:

"It's different. Don't forget the current time and social nature. This world doesn't stipulate a certain age for adulthood, and the reason is very simple."

"Leaving aside certain individual cases, how much do you think the average lifespan of the wizards of the past, who are now magicians, was?"

Zheng Zha shook his head, and everyone else in the room who wasn't in class looked over as well.

According to the latest statistics from the International Ministry of Magic, the average lifespan of a wizard is only 37 years.

"In other words, at this point in time, eighteen years old is already considered middle-aged."

"Even most magicians die before old age."

"Of course, I checked the past data, and this number is shifting backward year by year, especially in the last ten years or so since Voldemort disappeared."

"After all, we live in a time of peace."

"According to the plot of this world, the average lifespan will probably not drop again until the Second Wizarding War, which is when Voldemort is fully resurrected in the story, begins."

Zheng Zha looked up and pondered:

"That can't be right, what about those professors at the academy, and Nicholas and the others I just mentioned..."

Saito shrugged: "As I just said, it's about excluding special cases."

Nicholas is 663 years old, Dumbledore is 110, and Professor McGonagall is 56. If they were included, it would indeed raise the average age.

"But the problem is, there are only a handful of these three in the entire magical world."

"No, actually there are more than a dozen. After all, the principals of other magic academies, while not necessarily powerful, are certainly not weak either."

"And they are indeed quite old."

The discussion about the age of magicians in this world is just a minor episode.

That night.

Hermione exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, this invisibility ability is amazing!"

"This is the first time I've ever seen an invisibility cloak; I've only ever seen them in books before."

"Harry, do you really not know who gave it to you?"

Harry shook his head: "Not only the invisibility cloak, but the dagger and the crystal ball also don't have names."

Hermione shook her head: "I didn't receive this many gifts for Christmas."

"So Ron, do you have my sweater?"

"Or did you only tell your mother that Harry is your friend?"

Ron stared at Hermione, who was reaching out her hand, completely stunned.

"That Hermione, I can say that my mom even knew Harry was my friend, and she knitted him a sweater."

What I really mean is, you're kind of my friend!

Hermione: "So what??"

Are you sure you didn't use the wrong word?

Seeing Ron's aggrieved look, Hermione ultimately chose to soften her heart and let him go.
"Alright, let's hurry up and go. It's already dark, so let's make the most of our time."

Fortunately, the cloaks were large enough, and they were short at twelve years old.

The invisibility cloak not only concealed them but also left a large gap. After confirming they were invisible in the mirror, the three headed towards Hagrid's hut.

Outside the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.

"This is my first time here."

“Of course, Ron, the Forbidden Forest is a forbidden area for newborns.”

"Hermione, what's inside the Forbidden Forest?"

"Why can't freshmen enter?"

Shh, be careful!

"I'll tell you when we get back."

On the open grassland, there was only one layer of snow on the ground because of the tree canopy.

Three pairs of footprints gradually made their way towards the stone hut at the edge of the forbidden forest.

"This is... a stone bow?"

"Hagrid's? That's so cool."

"It should be, because I saw Hagrid wearing the rubber gloves next to it, and they were hanging by the door."

As they were speaking, a hand reached out from thin air.

Boom boom boom!
I heard a knock on the door.

Hagrid simply opened the door.

Harry and his two companions quickly removed their cloaks: "Hagrid, good evening, we..."

"Well, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, good evening, but I'm sorry, you need to go back to your dorms now."

"Not here."

Harry and Ron were both stunned to hear this, but Hagrid was about to close the door.

Hermione spoke up immediately: "We know about the Philosopher's Stone."

"It's the thing you withdrew from your bank."

After Hermione finished speaking, the three of them saw the door, which had been closed, open again.

Hagrid looked at the three of them with a troubled expression.

"Oh, that's really unexpected."

"Please come in, all of you."

As Harry entered the room and took off his cloak, he said, "We think Professor Snape wanted to steal it."

Hagrid shook his head: "Professor Snape? You still doubt him?"

Harry, Harry, and his two companions sat down in front of the fireplace in the stone house.

"Hagrid, all we know is that Professor Snape wanted the Philosopher's Stone, but we don't know what his purpose was."

Hagrid shook his head:

"Well, it seems I have to tell you."

"In fact, Professor Snape was one of the teachers who protected the Philosopher's Stone."

He knew all this from the beginning, so he wouldn't steal the Philosopher's Stone.

Upon hearing this, the trio, who had been so confident, were dumbfounded.

Harry exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

"Where was Professor Snape's Philosopher's Stone from the very beginning?"

Hagrid nodded: "Yes, that's right."

So you should rest for a bit and then hurry on your way. I'm actually quite busy today.

"Wait, Hagrid, you just said one of the teachers?"

Just when Harry and Ron really thought they had made a mistake.

Hermione suddenly realized something.

"So, there are other teachers who know about the Philosopher's Stone?"

"So, that makes sense. It's because there's something else protecting the Philosopher's Stone—magic? Spells?"

"And then there's the fur ball, right?"

Hagrid nodded matter-of-factly: "That's right, so in my opinion, none of what you're saying is possible."

"Because no one can get past the fur ball."

"After all, guarding the gate is Maoqiu's natural ability; no one can escape his three dog noses."

Harry Potter looked up: "Are you sure?"

Hagrid nodded very firmly:
"Of course I'm sure. Apart from me and Dean Dumbledore, the ball only recognizes the two of us."

"Oh no, I've said too much again. I shouldn't have told you. I've been too talkative."

That is, at this moment, Hagrid was regretting his actions.

A strange clicking sound suddenly came from the fireplace flames.

So much so that the three of them turned their heads away, not even bothering to look at Hagrid.

Hearing the sound, Hagrid slapped his forehead and quickly turned around.

"Oh, I forgot, that's why I said I was busy. I didn't expect this little guy to be so impatient."

As he spoke, Hagrid took an oval-shaped, constantly bouncing "egg" out of a small pot on the fireplace flames.

The three little ones' eyes were immediately drawn to the bouncing egg in Hagrid's arms.

"What kind of egg is this? But it looks like it's about to hatch?"

"Cracks have appeared."

After Hermione finished speaking, both she and Harry looked up at Hagrid.

"Um, this, this egg, that!"

Seeing Hagrid's hesitant expression.

Ron, who had already felt the face was familiar, suddenly remembered something and stood up:
"I know, I know what kind of egg this is."

"But Hagrid, how did you manage to get through this?"

"And you even roasted it on the fireplace?"

Hagrid: "The bar. I won it from a stranger at the bar."

"You all know Harry, right? It's that Tomahawk pub."

"To be honest, that person seems eager to give it away..."

Hagrid spoke, his eyes widening.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione all took a step back.

The round egg began to shake more and more violently, and the cracks on it increased from one to four or five, and then continued to multiply.

Finally, after reaching a certain limit.

Click.

A piece of eggshell flew out.

The four of them were so frightened that they quickly closed their eyes.

When I open my eyes again...

Harry and Hermione's mouths formed an "O" shape.

A black animal was seen stretching and moving where the eggshell had just been.

It was covered in a sticky liquid that clung to the broken eggshells.

Most importantly, the temperature is very high.

Perhaps it's because it was just taken out of the pot.

This newborn baby had an alarmingly high temperature.

As a result, the mucus on their bodies began to evaporate rapidly.

Hermione snapped out of her daze and looked at Hagrid and Ron in disbelief: "So this is..."

"A complete service?"

Ron crouched down and looked at him straight in the eye.

He said with a very familiar expression, "This is no ordinary dragon, it's a Norwegian Spinosaurus."

“My brother Charlie is studying them in Romania. Oh, right, didn’t I mention that before?”

“Ginny and my parents all went there for Christmas before.”

"We went to see these dragons."

"The problem is, this is the first time I've ever seen such a small Spinosaurus, well, it was just born."

"And it hatched right in front of me. I never expected a Spinosaurus to be so small."

Hagrid's expression now is completely different from before.

Especially when you see a Spinosaurus moving around on the table.

"This is so cute! Don't you three think this little guy is adorable?"

"That's absolutely fantastic." (End of Chapter)