HP: Wizards at Hogwarts

Chapter 105 Punishment

"In fact, that is indeed the case."

Harry looked somewhat embarrassed: "I've been searching in the library for almost two months, I've practically gone through all the modern history books, but I haven't found a trace of it."

"Hiss~"

"I can't believe it's real!"

Eleven gasped. "Niccolò Flamel isn't a figure from modern history. If I remember correctly, he's about 666 years old!"

"He was the greatest alchemist in the history of magic, and his greatest achievement was creating the Philosopher's Stone."

"Even if you eat more chocolate frogs all the time, you'll still see this information on his cards!"

Harry froze, and Ron froze too.

"Niccolò Flamel — The Philosopher's Stone —"

"So what Professor Snape wanted to steal was the Philosopher's Stone?!"

All the mysteries have finally been solved.

The two stared wide-eyed at Elaine: "You—you knew all along?"

"I always knew it; I guessed it the day Hagrid mentioned the name Nicolas Flamel."

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The two of them said in unison again, "Then why didn't you tell us sooner?"

"Uh—I initially wanted to see how long it would take you guys to react, but then—"

"What happened next?"

Elaine laughed heartlessly: "Later, I forgot about it."

"Besides, this happened so long ago, I thought you all should have known by now."

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Harry and Ron:

Having figured out what was hidden in the fourth-floor corridor, Harry's months-long doubts and frustration finally dissipated.

In a great mood, he ate twice as much as usual at lunch.

Harry was quite confident about the safety of the Philosopher's Stone.

Not everyone has Elaine's strength. Even with Snape's abilities, he couldn't handle Fluffy, who was guarding the first gate. To think he could enter the room and get the Philosopher's Stone was nothing short of a pipe dream.

The last few days of the holiday.

Elaine played tennis on campus with Harry, Ron, and the Weasley twins.

They arrived at the place where they had their flight lessons, used magic to clear away the snow, drew out the competition area, and formed teams of two to compete freely, with one person serving as the referee.

George and Fred were always inseparable.

As twin wizards, they are able to understand each other to a certain extent.

Even without speaking, making any gestures, or even exchanging glances, they can still achieve perfect teamwork.

At this point, Elaine would always exclaim in surprise, "Holy crap! Synchronization!"

The others got so into the game that they abandoned their tennis rackets and started playing with magic wands instead.

Of course, it's not about poking with a magic wand, but about casting a spell on the tennis ball.

With just a simple incantation, one can unleash all sorts of amazing ball skills—"Phantom Flames!!"

This is a chaotic ball-exploding dance;

"Disappeared without a trace!!"

This is the missing serve;

"Tennis ball flying in!!"

This is the domain of handcrafted goods;

"Fluorescent lights!!"

This is a light-hitting ball;

"Stop the curse immediately!!"

This is a black hole;

"Transform in a flash!!"

This is the path of the Asura God;

Other examples include "rice spoon" and "white whale".

"Black Dragon's N-fold Slash" can all be dealt with with just one "flying around".

After several games, the five of them had a great time.

As the game progressed, many of the young wizards who had stayed at Hogwarts for the holidays noticed the commotion and joined in.

A group of people played on the lawn for several days until someone realized that the holiday was almost over and their homework was still untouched, at which point the group dispersed in a huff.

A few days later, Snape finally finished making the potion that Elaine had commissioned.

Before the holiday ended, 600 new potions were officially put on the shelves in the Hogwarts-owned shops in Hogsmeade Village.

Before we knew it, the Christmas holidays were over.

The young wizards returned to Hogwarts, and life became regular and busy again.

Upon returning to school, Malfoy's first action was to find Elaine and ask if there were any other comics he could read.

According to him, he read Spider-Man no less than ten times during the holiday.

Elaine had no choice but to let him go find Harry, Ron, and the others, and exchange the comics they had.

In the following days, Elaine often saw these people gathered together, having heated discussions about topics such as "Who is stronger, Spider-Man or Hulk?", "Who is the leader of the Avengers, Iron Man or Captain America?", and "Who is stronger, Thor or Doctor Strange?"

Even Neville joined in.

Unfortunately, the little witches never participate in these topics.

Although they generously lent the comics to Malfoy and others, they never showed much enthusiasm for superhero comics.

If these comics weren't Christmas gifts from Elaine, they would have donated them to the lounge area of ​​the study club classroom.

In Potions class.

Draco Malfoy and Harry are still arguing.

"It's clear that Iron Man is more important and more suitable to be the leader of the Avengers than Captain America."

"Look at him, he's smart and rich. He provided almost all of the Avengers' combat equipment and bases."

Malfoy preferred someone as capable as Tony Stark, while Harry sided with Steve Rogers.

"Captain America is the true leader, Malfoy!"

"Anyone who's read the comics knows he's the backbone of the Avengers. Having someone like him, who can always stand firm in their beliefs, is more important than anything else in a team!"

Although the two of them had lowered their voices and held up their textbooks to cover their faces, unfortunately, Snape still heard them.

That sallow, pale face instantly turned as black as if it had just been fished out of a crucible.

"Mr. Potter, discussing topics unrelated to the lesson during class disrupts the order and shows disrespect. 10 points deducted from Gryffindor!"

Harry had no choice but to stop his discussion with Malfoy.

"Now, let's continue—"

"etc!"

Harry raised his hand, interrupting Snape's lecture.

His face was full of resentment. He glared angrily at Snape while pointing a finger at the gloating Malfoy beside him: "Professor Snape, why are you only punishing me and not Malfoy? That's not fair!"

The young wizards from both Gryffindor and Slytherin were all stunned.

They didn't expect that, besides Elaine, there would be someone else who had the courage to protest Snape's double standards in deducting points, saying that he was being unfair.

That's so cool!

"How dare you yell in class?!"

Snape glared at Harry. "You're going to be in detention tonight too!"

As he spoke, he looked at Malfoy.

Malfoy hunched over, head bowed, not daring to utter a single word.

"Slytherin, deduct 3 points!"

"Let's continue—"