Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 321 Who Stole the Philosopher's Stone? (Third Update)

Come to think of it, how could Dumbledore, as the greatest and wisest wizard of this century, possibly place something as important as the Philosopher's Stone, something that could potentially resurrect Voldemort, behind a few trivial challenges?

The first challenge is the Greek mythical creature, Cerberus. Even without getting information from Hagrid, anyone who has traveled to Greece knows that Cerberus has a weakness: it can fall asleep during concerts. This is even mentioned in the local melon mythology.

The second challenge, the Devil's Web, has weaknesses that were already explained in class, and any wizard who paid attention in class would know how to break through it.

The three challenges that followed—testing the flying broomstick to catch the key, testing chess skills, and testing potion-making abilities—were even more absurd. Someone was going to steal the magic stone, so why not just kill him? What's the point of testing him? Let him break through each challenge one by one; it's not like playing an escape room game.

Jerry thought that if they really wanted to protect the Philosopher's Stone, the flying broomstick level should have been filled with countless arrows hanging in the air, and anyone who broke in would be pierced by a thousand arrows. The chess level should have thirty-two black and white chess pieces, and anyone who entered the room should be attacked with a sword and dismembered.

As for the potion, they even gave the thief a parchment so he could choose to move forward or backward after guessing what it was. What, do they expect the thief who stole the Philosopher's Stone to reform?

The real protective magic stone is that if you go straight into the house, you'll be engulfed in flames and burned to a crisp.

Oh, I almost forgot, there's also a stupid giant that can be knocked unconscious by a single Levitation Charm by smashing its head with a big club.

This is definitely to guard against the powerful Death Eaters who can infiltrate Gringotts and steal things right under the noses of the dragons and countless guards, as well as the infamous Dark Lord Voldemort.

Therefore, Jerry believes that the previous challenges were actually designed by Dumbledore specifically to test Harry and the others, and incidentally to lure out Quirrell, that traitor.

The only thing that truly protected Voldemort was the magic he himself left in the Mirror of Erised at the end.

Jerry couldn't undo Dumbledore's spatial magic, at least not in the short term, and the warning spell, after careful examination, was almost impossible to break easily with a shielding spell.

It seemed to contain Dumbledore's spiritual power, so he suspected it was a kind of mental synchronization warning, and that simply using a shielding spell to block the magical fluctuations probably wouldn't be enough.

Although this result was somewhat unexpected, it was not without a solution.

If it were a wizard from this world, even Voldemort at his peak, it would be absolutely impossible for him to break the spell without alerting Dumbledore and then calmly retreat.

However, Jerry was an exception, because he not only learned magic from this world system, but also magic from three other world systems, so he always had magic to deal with the current situation.

After thinking for a moment, he first took out a large mirror from the box space and placed it next to the Mirror of Eris.

Then gently tap it against this ordinary large mirror:

"The Mirror World of Hungary!"

Indeed, even Jerry cannot teleport using his modified Apparition within the Hogwarts Castle, built by the four founders.

But it doesn't matter, he can directly open the mirror world and transfer his location by entering the mirror world.

In this way, even if Dumbledore used his phoenix to teleport here, he wouldn't be able to catch him.

As for the powerful spatial magic on the Mirror of Eris, it doesn't matter. Since we can't undo it, we'll just force it open.

"sword!"

A magic sword once again took shape in Jerry's right hand.

"Oh, right, let me leave a note first!"

Just as Jerry was about to swing his sword to break the magic, he suddenly remembered something and stopped. He first took out a piece of parchment, wrote a spell on it, left a message on it, threw it on the ground, and then slashed at the Mirror of Eris.

"Snap!"

The blue magic sword collided with the surface of the magic mirror, remaining locked in a stalemate for about two seconds. In the end, the magic sword's anti-magic effect prevailed, and the magic mirror cracked with a sharp sound before shattering into pieces.

Immediately afterwards, a small scarlet stone, along with the shattered lens, fell to the ground.

Without hesitation, Jerry immediately picked up the magic stone from the ground and then leaped into the mirror that had been prepared nearby.

At the same time, a flame rose beside the Mirror of Erised, and Dumbledore, holding his wand, appeared in the room.

"Snap!"

With another sharp crack, the ordinary mirror that Jerry had placed next to the Mirror of Eris shattered into countless shards that fell to the ground.

"What... what exactly is going on?"

Dumbledore frowned, his face full of doubt.

Looking at the empty room, the shattered glass scattered all over the floor, and the missing Philosopher's Stone, even the greatest and wisest wizard of this century was now lost in confusion.

"Restored to its original condition!"

With a wave of the Elder Wand, both the Mirror of Erised and the ordinary mirror Jerry had taken out were restored to their original state.

However, the magic stone hidden in the Mirror of Eris has disappeared, and the mirror that Jerry took out no longer has the magic of the Mirror World and has returned to being an ordinary mirror.

After checking both mirrors and finding nothing amiss, Dumbledore finally picked up the parchment left on the ground.

"Dear Headmaster Dumbledore:

Please forgive me for trespassing into your esteemed school and taking your hidden Philosopher's Stone. I had no malicious intent, nor am I a dark wizard or a Death Eater. I was simply very interested in the alchemical magic on the Philosopher's Stone and wanted to study it.

Once I have completed my research, I will return the Philosopher's Stone to your esteemed school intact. Furthermore, every so often, I will send you some longevity potions by owl for Mr. Lemaître and Mrs. Perenaerts to use.

—A wizard from New York obsessed with alchemy.

"I just hope you really are just a wizard obsessed with alchemy!"

Looking at the contents of the parchment, Dumbledore sighed helplessly.

There's nothing he can do now. He doesn't know how the other person stole the magic stone and escaped right under his nose, so naturally there's no way to get it back.

Therefore, we can only hope that it wasn't Voldemort's people who stole the Philosopher's Stone, but rather that it was simply a powerful alchemist.

However, judging from the act of stealing the Philosopher's Stone and deliberately leaving behind the parchment, as well as the contents of the parchment, it doesn't seem like the style of Voldemort or the Death Eaters.

However, he couldn't understand when such a powerful alchemist had emerged in the wizarding world.

They were able to sneak into Hogwarts Castle silently, pass through seven checkpoints, ignore the magical restrictions that prohibited Apparition within the castle, and calmly steal the Philosopher's Stone.

Who exactly is this person?

Unable to find a clue, he decided to go back and look at the situation of the first seven levels, hoping to find the answer by looking at some details of the remaining magic.

(End of this chapter)