The days at Hogwarts

After a long time, Hermione calmed down, with some syrup on her lips and watery eyes, looking at Loren expectantly, "Is the spell lifted?"

"Cough cough!"

This was too sinful, Loren condemned himself, and he looked around, wondering if he would be stabbed to death by Hermione's wand if he confessed at this time.

"Let us talk about Nicolas Flamel."

Hermione didn't notice the problem with this statement, and listened carefully to what Loren said.

Loren took out a picture of Dumbledore and put it in front of Hermione to show her. It said

Dumbledore's most well-known contributions include:

In 1945, he defeated the dark wizard Grindelwald, discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood, and achieved great success in alchemy with his partner Nicolas Flamel.

"You should be able to find information about Nicolas Flamel in any book on alchemy. He is an indispensable figure in the field of alchemy," said Loren.

Hermione nodded, taking the information to heart.

Loren said nothing else, not that he knew Nicolas Flamel, not the Philosopher's Stone.

They need to complete the growth tasks assigned by Dumbledore on their own, and the Iron Triangle has to follow the savior route on their own. No one knows what the result will be if he, as a variable, gets involved.

There was a time when he arrogantly thought that he could defeat Voldemort with his foresight, knowledge of the plot, and the secret book.

The incident with the giant monster made him face reality. He still couldn't think of any way for the three little ones to beat the giant monster without getting hurt at their age.

The movies in his previous life were just movies, but this was a real magical world where people would get hurt, and any danger could kill the 11-year-old boy.

Loren was worried that if he participated in the plot, he might become a supporting role, like Cedric. Voldemort was defeated, the Iron Trio was fine, and no one would notice the people on the casualty list lining up to receive their lunch boxes.

Of course, Loren will not sit back and worry about what kind of storm the butterfly's wings will stir up. The accident in the flying class and the result of the troll both show that there is still a force of correction in the plot, which ultimately points to that result.

When you don't have the ability to protect yourself, just be a good student and occasionally speed up the iron triangle. As long as you don't get involved yourself, what can you do to him?

Being a happy person in this magic school, bringing happiness to everyone, and encouraging Hermione to try bravely like today, how can such a good person not live long.

Loren thought about it, Quirrell would not take action until the end of the semester, and telling Hermione Nicolas Flamel in advance would not have a big impact on the plot.

Just like that, Loren gained happiness and Hermione got the answer, and it was another win-win day.

The two left the classroom and walked together back to the Gryffindor common room.

Just now in the confined space, the light was dim, my mind was a little fuzzy, and I didn't notice many things. Now with the cold wind blowing, Hermione was much more awake and felt that something was wrong.

Hermione asked, "Loren, what kind of magic is this that uses candy to remove the curse? Where did you see it?"

It would have been fine if Hermione didn't ask, but as soon as she asked, Loren remembered the scene where Hermione was crying while eating a pile of cockroaches and saying they were delicious.

"Hahaha!" Loren couldn't help laughing, "I saw it on your face!"

"During the day, your face almost says you're going to cheat on me!"

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!

Hermione clenched her fists. "Damn you! You're dead!"

The running footsteps created a breeze in the corridor, causing the candlelight to flicker. The shadows of the two people stretched out on the ground and overlapped.

Chapter 63: Too proud

In the woods, on the castle roof, in the courtyard, there were piles of snow, and the Black Lake was frozen bare. Outside, snowflakes were falling like goose feathers.

Hermione and Loren sat by a window in the lounge, each holding a large book.

Harry and the others walked around them when they saw this scene. The big book was too scary.

Loren was reading the last book on Snape's list. According to Snape, after reading these books, Loren's knowledge of potions could be considered to have been barely started.

Snape hadn't asked Loren to extract snake venom for a long time. The work had been much easier recently. Loren guessed that the snakes were hibernating.

There are 25 books in the whole list. Loren originally thought that he would not be able to finish reading them before Christmas, but after getting the fantasy book, Loren always found some time to read these books besides Flamel's teaching, and his progress was much faster.

Hermione had already found out about Nicolas Flamel and knew about the Philosopher's Stone.

She read this passage to Loren:

Ancient alchemy involved the creation of the Philosopher's Stone, a magical substance with amazing powers. The stone could turn any metal into pure gold and create an elixir of life that would make anyone who drank it immortal.

There have been many reports of the Philosopher's Stone over the centuries, but the only known piece of it that still exists belongs to the famous alchemist and opera lover Nicolas Flamel, who celebrated his 665th birthday last year and now lives in seclusion in Devon with his wife Perenelle (658).

Loren knew all about Nicolas from the book "The General Solution of Pictographic Symbols" and Nicolas' autobiography. He had never carefully read other people's books introducing and evaluating Nicolas Flamel.

He was a little surprised when he heard this. My goodness, even the place where people live in seclusion is marked. How can this be called seclusion?

Hermione put down the book, looked at Loren, hesitated, and asked, "Did you know that Snape wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone?"

I was so angry after being teased by Loren that night that I didn't ask any questions.

Loren continued reading the tome, making a note in his notebook about the difference between the morning dew and the midnight dew, "Professor Snape has a bad personality, but he is a good person."

Hermione looked around, "I saw Snape cast a curse on Harry's broomstick during Quidditch."

“People certainly want to believe what they see.”

Loren continued to take notes, "But we should look for what we cannot see."

Loren didn't intend to tell Hermione what he knew. Without evidence, he couldn't just say he knew the plot.

After saying this, Loren thought for a moment and thought, "Wow, why does this sentence sound like Dumbledore's style? I'm still young, and I can't become a Riddler so early."

Loren quickly added, "You can pay attention to Professor Quirrell."

"Why?" Hermione asked for the reason.

"Snape is an old professor who has been at Hogwarts for many years. Quirrell has been at Hogwarts for a much shorter time, and Quirrell is sneaky and evasive, and you can tell at first glance that he is not a good person." Loren described his feelings when watching the movie. He could tell at first glance that Quirrell was not a good person.

It turns out there is no reliable reason, it's all based on guesswork. Hermione was not convinced, "You only want to believe what you see, not what you don't see."

Loren closed the book. "Wrong, I won't help anyone. If you ask me, Headmaster Dumbledore is still in the castle. What are you kids worried about?"

Loren really thought so, but he also knew that even if he said so, the three little ones would still do what they thought was right. They were Gryffindors, they upheld justice and had courage in their hearts.

On the contrary, it is his mentality of not caring about this matter that is problematic. But he is not the protagonist, so his life must be more important.

"You're not a child too."

After that night, Hermione knew that Snape did not threaten Loren, and she felt relieved. But Loren was still making excuses for Snape, and Hermione thought that Loren and Snape had been together for a long time and had become close.

Hermione plans to work with Harry and Ron to expose Snape's conspiracy and not put Lauren in a difficult position.

On the other hand, Harry found that he would meet Snape wherever he went, and Snape's eyes were always following him.

Harry thought that Snape was following him, waiting for the opportunity to catch him alone and kill him.

After this discovery, Harry never went alone wherever he went, and even went to the toilet with Ron.

Loren found it strange, because it turns out that not only girls go to the bathroom with their best friends, but boys do the same with their good friends.

……

It's another Friday.

Loren walked through the dim basement. The basement was even colder in winter. The Slytherin dormitory was under the Black Lake. The people in the Serpentine House were really not afraid of the cold.

Walking to the door of Snape's office, the dark door opened by itself.

"Come right in." Snape's voice came from the storage room further inside.

"Okay, professor." Loren walked past the office where various specimens were placed and into the storage room.

Snape sat next to the workbench with two stoves in front of him, one was empty and the other was filled with pink viscous liquid that was bubbling constantly but had no smell.

"Have you finished reading the books on the list?"

"I'm done, Professor."

Snape took out a blade of green grass and put it into the bubbling pot and stirred it.

A few purple lines gradually appeared in the middle of the pink liquid, and then spread out, dyeing the entire pot of liquid purple. The purple color gradually deepened, and the liquid took on a strange color and gave off the smell of fermented rotten eggs.

"Wolfsbane Potion!" Loren was very familiar with this.

Loren would come every Friday, and Snape would give Loren the wolfsbane potion half a month before the full moon. The wolfsbane potion had to be drunk a week in advance, and Loren had a week to send the thing to Grandpa Bates.

The previous ones were finished products, directly packed in bottles. This was the first time Loren saw the wolfsbane potion being made.

Snape extinguished the fire and put the lid on.

"【Whirlwind Sweep Clean】"

Snape waved his wand, calling for a gust of wind to carry the smell out of the room.

"What, in your opinion, is a potion?"

Loren was a little confused, "Potions are any medicinal products made, extracted, or semi-synthesized from magical biological sources."

Loren was a little unsure. This would be the first sentence of any introductory book on potions, but since Snape asked this, the answer must not be that simple.

Snape looked at Loren with disdain, "Just like Miss Know-It-All, she's just a stupid person who only knows how to read books."

Loren's eyes widened, what a personal attack.

"Potions are essentially another form of magic..."

In Snape's words, potions, like spells, are expressions of magic.

Spells have specific spells and casting movements, and potions use specific materials and are made in a specific way. This fixed process is called a ritual, and the wizard completes the ritual and the magic works.

In the field of magic, skilled wizards can cast spells without a wand and silently.

Potions are different. They are more strict and abide by the rules. No matter how skilled a potion master is, he must strictly follow the standard steps and use standard materials to achieve the desired effect.

"Potions are a more rigorous and advanced form of magic!" said Snape.

Loren thought of the process of Voldemort reshaping his body, the bones of his father, the flesh of his servants, and the blood of his enemies. It really sounded like brewing a potion. It was also an evil magic, an evil ritual to achieve an evil effect.

"Only when you understand the nature of the potion can you better grasp its rules."

After saying this, Snape did not continue talking about potions. He put the cooled wolfsbane potion into a bottle and handed it to Loren. Then he turned around and took out a pair of small glass buttons from the cabinet, one red and one green.

"This is the looking glass, you find a way to make Harry Potter carry it at all times." Snape handed the red glass button to Loren.

Loren had heard of this thing, it was used for warning.

He took it, held it in his hand and looked at it curiously, "What does this do?"

"It allows me to keep track of your stupid roommate's movements at any time," said Snape.

Loren placed the button on the table, drew out the spell, and attempted to cast a [Thunderbolt Pierce] on the button.

"Woo!!!"

Before the spell was uttered, the red button on the table and another green button in Snape's hand whistled at the same time, the sound was harsh and sharp.

Loren wanted to tease Snape, but his life was more important, so he didn't dare say it out loud. He just looked at Snape with a look that said "you're such a tsundere".

"During Quidditch, Quirrell wanted to attack our savior, Mr. Harry Potter, but was stopped by me and Miss Know-It-All."

"He will definitely attack again. I have been following that stupid guy these days to prevent him from being killed. Stupid Harry Potter actually thought I wanted to harm him."

"Stupid and hopeless." Snape became more and more angry as he spoke, adding adjectives every time he mentioned Harry.

After saying this, Snape calmed himself down and his tone became calm again, "This thing can prevent him from dying in vain."

"Why not tell Dumbledore?" Loren asked as usual.

Snape's calm face turned angry again, "That old fool Dumbledore, I don't know why he hired Quirrell as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. He also said that he knew everything and had his own arrangements!"

"He's getting old and confused!"

It was not advisable to stay here for long, so Loren took the potion and buttons and slipped away.

Back to the Gryffindor common room.

Loren took a thin string and passed it through the hole in the middle of the button, making the mirror look like a pendant.

Lauren told Harry that this was his mother's old thing, from Professor McGonagall.

What? Evidence? There is no evidence, just talking nonsense, playing the family card.

In Harry's opinion, Loren had saved his life before, so there was no need to lie to him. If Loren wanted to help Snape harm him, it would be more convenient to poison him when he had the chance.

The next day Harry wore the pendant around his neck and had a smile on his face all day.

Loren felt a little guilty, and swore secretly that he would get something real from Lily from Snape to compensate Harry after the matter was over.