Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"Did you see what injured the dragon?" asked Dumbledore.

Harry shuddered, still looking frightened. Wade said, "No. The scene was already like this when we arrived."

Dumbledore nodded and looked at the pool of blood at the scene. It was unknown what he was thinking. Everyone else waited with bated breath.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in the cave, and a white, holy creature walked out. It was glowing all over, its long legs were limping, and silvery-white blood was dripping down its body.

"Merlin!" Hagrid exclaimed. "How dare that man hurt a unicorn!"

The unicorn knelt down towards Dumbledore, then moved closer to Hagrid, seemingly asking for his help.

Dumbledore used a spell to heal the unicorn's wound and said to Hagrid, "Send it to Madam Pomfrey as well. Take Wade and Harry with you - I think they need a bottle of sedative."

Hagrid nodded, picked up the unicorn without hesitation, and said, "Come with me, children - thank you for worrying about my safety. But I have to say - this is too dangerous, really very dangerous, don't run around next time."

Harry made some "hmm" and "ah" responses, then turned around and saw Snape frowning, as if he wanted to object to Dumbledore letting them off so lightly. But Dumbledore said, "Severus, Quirinus, could you please patrol the Forbidden Forest tonight? Perhaps the guy who hurt the dragon is still wandering around here... Of course, for safety's sake, you'd better not separate..."

The dense forest blocked Harry's view.

Chapter 100 Infirmary

Madam Pomfrey's healing magic was very advanced, and the infirmary was well stocked with medicines. After drinking a few bottles of potion, the dragon and unicorn, which were originally in pain from their wounds, calmed down and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Professor McGonagall was going to temporarily place the dragon in the Quidditch field, and she was busy setting up a barrier with spells around it to prevent students from accidentally entering and being hurt by the dragon. The unicorn was able to rest near Professor Sprout's greenhouse, and the fat witch happily prepared many berries and fresh oat grass for the unicorn.

Other professors also rushed over after hearing the news. It was the first time that Hogwarts was so lively late at night.

"Fire Dragon!"

A weird old man rushed to Norbert with shining eyes. He was covered with scars, and his two legs and one arm were wooden prostheses. At this moment, he used his remaining hand to stroke Norbert's black wings and said excitedly, "Hagrid, you should have told me that you had a dragon!"

Professor McGonagall, who had set up the barrier, came over and said angrily with a straight face, "Professor Kettleburn, privately raising a dragon is a serious violation of the law!"

The anger that everyone in Hogwarts feared seemed to have no effect on the little old man. He smiled cunningly and said, "Don't be so rigid, Minerva! How can anyone illegally raise a dragon? It was clearly a wild baby dragon living in the Forbidden Forest that broke into Hogwarts because it was hungry. Our kind gamekeeper just fed it some food! It's not illegal at all..."

"Oh...it can be done this way!" Hagrid tapped his palm in sudden realization.

"Please don't encourage illegal activities, Professor Kettleburn! Don't forget that you are still on probation!" Professor McGonagall was very serious at first, but she started laughing as she spoke.

"Yes, yes, sixty-second probation period. But it doesn't matter, I'm about to retire anyway." Professor Kettleburn spread his hands and stood in front of the dragon again and asked, "Does the child have a name, Hagrid?"

"His name is Norbert!" said Hagrid proudly. "I saw him come out of his shell with my own eyes!"

"——he?" Professor Kettleburn was stunned for a moment, then looked carefully twice and smiled: "It should be 'she'... This is a little girl!"

"What?" Hagrid was surprised and moved forward, and Professor Kettleburn began to teach him how to distinguish the gender of the baby dragon.

"In that case, isn't it a bit inappropriate to call her Norbert?" Hagrid quickly entered the "silly dad with a daughter" state, as if he was worried that his precious daughter would be discriminated against because of her name.

"Why not Norberta?" Professor Kettleburn suggested. "It sounds like a girl's name, and it's cute."

"Oh, you two, it took me a long time to find you!" Madam Pomfrey suddenly appeared, staring at Wade and Harry and said hurriedly: "Come with me - Dumbledore said you might need a bottle of tranquilizer?"

"No, we weren't frightened," said Vader.

But Madam Pomfrey didn't listen at all. She took the two to the school infirmary and stuffed a bottle of tranquilizer into each of their hands without saying anything. She said, "Drink the medicine and go to bed early. It's only a few hours before dawn."

Wade took a look and realized that this was the potion he had brewed himself!

"Is Dumbledore back?" Harry asked hurriedly when he saw her leaving.

"How should I know, child?" said Madam Pomfrey.

"But you said - he told you we needed a tranquilizer?" Harry pressed on.

"Dumbledore sent his Patronus to inform me."

"What is a Patronus——"

"Drink the potion and go to sleep, child."

Under Madam Pomfrey's rather oppressive smile and gaze, the two had no choice but to drink the tranquilizer in one gulp, and sleepiness quickly came over them.

……

The next morning, although no one had deliberately publicized it, it seemed that all the students in the school knew what had happened last night. They all ran to watch the dragon and the unicorn. After the SSC members went around, they learned that Wade and Harry were also involved, so they ran to the school infirmary to find them.

"I heard someone attacked the dragon!" Hermione rushed in and said worriedly, "Are you okay... did you run into that guy?"

"Never mind the dragon, I—" Harry looked around and said, "I have a secret to tell you about the attacker last night—"

"Wait, Harry." Michael suddenly interrupted him, walked to the door, looked out, and then closed the door.

Ryan reacted and walked to the window to make sure no one was standing outside and eavesdropping.

Vader asked, "Did you see that guy?"

"Yes, I got there a little earlier than you did. I saw what that man looked like. He was..." Harry shuddered uncontrollably and said, "Professor Quirrell."

The room suddenly fell into silence.

Harry was a little anxious, and said hurriedly: "Maybe you think I'm lying - but no! In fact, I overheard it a few weeks ago - in the woods! It was the day of the Quidditch match and Gryffindor won! I heard Snape threatening Quirrell to cooperate with him in order to steal the Philosopher's Stone hidden on the fourth floor! Last night, they were the first to rush to the Forbidden Forest!"

Theo asked, "I heard Professor McGonagall arrived first?"

"You weren't there, so you didn't see it - Professor McGonagall was still in her pajamas when she arrived! She was obviously woken up by the dragon!" Harry tried to explain the basis of his reasoning: "But Snape and Quirrell... they were dressed neatly, and they might have been wandering in the Forbidden Forest before, and even attacked Norbert and the unicorn! It was only when Hagrid arrived that they had to run away, and then they pretended to be awakened and ran over, but they didn't have time to change into suitable clothes!"

No one spoke for a moment.

In silence, Neville looked around and said something to make conversation: "Harry, I see you are particularly enthusiastic about Professor Quirrell recently... I thought you liked him very much..."

"I thought he was fighting against Snape!" Harry said in annoyance. "I wanted to encourage him to be strong! I didn't expect him to side with Snape so quickly!"

He looked at the complicated expressions on everyone's faces, and couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. He couldn't help but raise his voice and said, "Are you trying to say that they are professors, people Dumbledore trusts, so they won't do that? But I really -"

"Harry, calm down."

Wade suddenly interrupted his shouting, and his calm voice was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing Harry's excitement. He looked at Wade, but saw that Wade was looking at other people.

"Tell him about it," Wade said. "Harry has already understood this much. Telling the truth does not count as a violation of our agreement with Dumbledore."

Harry froze.

"Tell me...what?"

Chapter 101 Pencil Case

Harry felt as if his heart was immersed in a cold lake, which slowly took away the warmth from his body. His stomach was contracting, his mouth was full of bitterness, and he even felt like vomiting.

"So... Quirrell is...is..."

"Voldemort." Wade reminded: "To be precise, he was possessed by Voldemort."

There was a sound of gasps in the room, and Michael said with a pale face, "Don't mention that name again, Wade."

Wade said helplessly: "If you are afraid of even a name, how did you resist trembling in front of Professor Quirrell?"

"How can that be the same?" Michael retorted: "Professor Quirrell is a coward, but that man...that man..."

Michael shuddered and closed his mouth silently, as if he was having difficulty breathing.

Wade looked at the others and saw that they all looked terrified, even Hermione seemed very scared.

——How amazing.

Vader thought.

—They even dare to confront that person, but not mention his name?

Harry didn't have such scruples. He said bluntly, "So Voldemort wanted to make a comeback, not only did he send two men to steal the Philosopher's Stone for him... he even came here in person..."

"Yes - sneaked in in the form of a pendant, hiding behind Quirrell's head." Wade said, "Surrounded by the smell of garlic all day long, and even had to endure some naughty students throwing snowballs in his face. Imagine, they thought they were attacking the timid Quirrell, but in fact they were ambushing... uh... the mysterious man's face..."

Taking into account the feelings of most people, Wade did not mention Voldemort directly. His words made everyone feel scared and funny, and even Harry couldn't help laughing.

"But..." Harry said in a dilemma: "Why didn't Dumbledore let you tell me? I mean, I also have the right to know the truth, right? Voldemort killed my parents!"

"Dumbledore is trying to protect you, Harry." Hermione explained: "He seems to be worried that after you know the truth, you will... seek revenge on the mysterious man, which is too dangerous."

Harry was a tolerant person. When he heard that the headmaster did this out of concern for him, his hidden anger gradually dissipated. But he still didn't understand: "Why not catch that guy now? When he is not prepared, everyone will act together. Can Quirrell and Voldemort still escape?"

"I guess - well, it's just a guess - combined with what Professor Dumbledore said..." Wade said, "Eleven years ago, that man was indeed dead, but for some reason, he was not completely dead. He was a bit like a ghost, unable to be trapped or killed. If we act rashly, we will probably only be able to save Quirrell, and Voldemort will still escape -"

"Don't say that name, Wade," Michael whispered.

"...Okay." Wade continued, "The mysterious man still has the ability to come back a second or third time... You never know when he will show up..."

Someone trembled silently.

"——It's like you know there's a poisonous snake in your home, but you don't know where it is, and it can come out of the shadows and bite you at any time... Compared to this situation, it's more reassuring to keep the poisonous snake under your nose, right?"

"But... isn't Dumbledore worried that Quirrell will really steal the Philosopher's Stone, and that Voldemort will regain his former power and even become immortal?" Harry asked again.

"--I told you not to mention that name." Michael muttered, "Since Dumbledore knows everything, he must have set up a trap in the place where the Philosopher's Stone is protected, waiting for Quirrell to steal it! But that guy is too cautious, and he hesitated for so long without taking action."

"Maybe he realized this is a trap?" Ryan suddenly said, "But his desire for immortality made him linger near the bait, unwilling to give up... Maybe he was also waiting for a foolproof opportunity..."

“What would be a perfect chance?” Theo asked.

"That must be -" Harry clenched his fists: "When Dumbledore left the school! Because Dumbledore is the only person he is afraid of!"

……

In the following days, the young wizards began to pay unprecedented attention to Dumbledore's itinerary. If they saw the white-bearded wizard while eating in the hall, they would be at ease for the rest of the day; if they didn't see him, they would immediately become nervous and try every means to ask the professors whether Dumbledore had gone out.

However, soon they had to devote most of their energy to another thing - exam week was coming.

For students, the horror of exams is, in a sense, equated with the Dark Lord, even for Hermione, who already has excellent grades.

Most Hogwarts exams are divided into two parts: written and practical. The written exam is held in a large classroom that can accommodate students of all grades, and a new quill with an anti-cheating spell must be used; the practical exams are varied, and the professors in charge set their own questions. For example, Professor McGonagall asked students to turn mice into exquisite snuff boxes.

For Wade, the content of all the exams was very simple, and the actual operation was more like a personal show. Judging from the satisfied smiles of the professors, he would definitely have a good transcript.

The last subject was History of Magic. Ever since Wade had sorted out his History of Magic scroll, he had spent very little time on this subject, and only memorized some knowledge points before the exam. After finishing the test, Wade confirmed that his accuracy was over 90%, which was enough for him.

Today was also Thursday, the day Professor Murray gave him an alchemy course. After the exam, the students cheered that they were finally free, and Wade said hello to Michael and walked towards the Astronomy Tower as usual.

Professor Murray was fiddling with a microscope. When he saw Wade come in, he exclaimed, "Look, how amazing it is - Muggles use this machine to observe all kinds of tiny structures of things, including tens of thousands of cells in the human body."

He enthusiastically taught Wade how to prepare slide specimens, how to adjust the light and focus. Wade did not mention that he had learned all of this before, and followed Professor Murray's steps to observe worm eggs and moth wing slices, and then talked about the recent progress of alchemy.