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"Antidote, what antidote?"

Ron asked curiously, and Neville explained as he trotted off.

It turned out that the next question was a logic multiple-choice question. There was only a table with seven bottles of different shapes placed on it.

Once you cross the next threshold, you'll be trapped in the room.

Purple flames will rise from the retreating doorway, while black flames will rise from the doorway leading to the next room.

To enter the next room or go back, you must solve Snape's puzzle.

The puzzle content is as follows.

"Danger is ahead, safety is behind. There are two of us who can help you."

"Drink them. One will lead you forward, and the other will take you back to where you came from."

"Two of them contain nettle wine, and three are assassins waiting in line."

"Choose, unless you wish to be delayed here forever. We'll provide four clues to help you choose: First, no matter how cunningly the poison hides, it's actually to the left of the nettle wine; second, the contents of the bottles on the left and right are different, and neither will be of any use to you if you want to move forward; third, you'll find that the bottles are unequal in size."

"Death is not hidden in giants or dwarfs; the fourth, the second on the left and the second on the right, though they look different, have the same taste."

In short, this is a logical reasoning problem. There are seven bottles in total: three are poison; two are wine; one can take us safely through the black flame, and the other can send us back through the purple flame.

So which one should you drink?

132 The Test Ends

This is a logical reasoning question, and wizards don't study logic.

So even Voldemort would have to rack his brains when faced with this question.

However, this question is not difficult. Even if you only use the exhaustive method, you can get the answer quickly.

And for Dolly, she can even get the answer from her memories of her past life, not to mention that Neville is an eyewitness.

Neville stopped a few people in advance and said, "We can go through, but we will be trapped if we go through."

"The smallest bottle contains the potion that will lead you to the next room, but Harry and Quirrell have already drunk all the potion."

"There's still a little medicine left from when I came back, but it doesn't seem like there's any point in going in and coming back."

Neville said nervously but seriously: "Dolly, you have to think it over carefully."

Everyone's eyes turned to Dolly, waiting for her decision.

Whether to continue forward and what to do after entering.

These all require Dolly to make decisions.

Dolly had actually thought this through a long time ago.

She probably couldn't do anything now, because it was basically impossible for her to pass through the black flames without the help of potions.

You know, this is a fire that even Voldemort had to drink the potion before he could pass through.

Of course, it may be because Quirrell's magic level is too poor and he cannot use some of the spells that Voldemort can use.

But this also means that ordinary adult wizards and even dark wizards cannot do anything about these black flames.

Although Dolly has the Miss Gate who can add some points, in the final analysis, Dolly's magic level is at most slightly better than that of a first-year student.

Asking her to fight against such flames is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

And even if she passed the test of the Black Flame Gate, her presence would only cause trouble in the subsequent fight against Quirrell and Voldemort.

Because in a one-on-one duel, Harry is invincible against Voldemort and Quirrell.

Their magic couldn't hurt Harry. Instead, Harry only needed to touch Quirrell's face and Quirrell would be dead.

This is the greatest wealth that Harry's mother Lily left to Harry.

As for the Philosopher's Stone in the last room, Dolly really wanted to see it, but unfortunately, Dolly couldn't get through it now.

Even if Dolly went there, it would be impossible for her to steal the Philosopher's Stone under Dumbledore's nose.

That's right, right under Dumbledore's nose.

Although Dolly looks very nervous, she is actually very calm.

Since Harry couldn't die, why should Dolly be nervous?

At most, I would just worry about Ron and Neville, as there was a real possibility that something might happen to these two people.

Whether it was Ron being hit by the stone chess pieces while playing chess, or Neville being hit by a stick after angering the troll, they would most likely die.

Dolly has known them for about a year. They communicate with each other every now and then and exchanged gifts at Christmas. Besides, they are also Harry's good friends.

It is reasonable for Dolly to do her best to save their lives.

Of course, one of the reasons why Dolly was so calm was because she was sure that Dumbledore was nearby.

The reason is simple. The excuse that Dumbledore got lost in the Forbidden Forest is too ridiculous.

In the original plot, Dumbledore was tricked into going to New York, but he was still able to come back on time.

Now it's just a Forbidden Forest. If Dumbledore can't get back, it only means that he really has Alzheimer's disease.

The entire series of challenges in the first part was almost tailor-made for Harry and his friends.

The purpose is to test Harry, confuse Voldemort, and deepen the friendship between Harry and his two companions.

Now Dumbledore's goal has obviously been achieved. Although there are many flaws in the process, Dumbledore only wants the result and does not care about these details.

So in the final analysis, Dolly came here to accompany Dumbledore in acting.

But Dolly thinks her appearance fee is very expensive.

Now that she couldn't advance to the next level and couldn't witness the battle between Harry and Voldemort with her own eyes, she had to make Dumbledore pay her enough appearance fee.

Otherwise, even though Harry admired Dumbledore, he did not have any demands on Dumbledore.

Dolly will also ask Dumbledore to further ensure Harry's safety and question Dumbledore on this matter.

Only in this way could Dolly make Dumbledore understand.

Harry can indeed embark on the path of fighting Voldemort. After all, this is Harry's destiny, the inevitable one.

But Dumbledore must also consider the safety of others besides Harry and cannot turn the entire Hogwarts into a trial ground.

If Dumbledore still doesn't intend to do a good job on this point, then Dolly will have no choice but to continue to take action on her own.

So Dolly took a deep breath, looked around, and when her friends all looked puzzled, she spoke: "Dumbledore, I know you are here, come out now."

Seeing that no one responded and her friends looked astonished, Dolly took out the Marauder's Map and said, "I solemnly declare that I am up to no good."

The next second, Dolly stared at the terrain above.

From this map, you can't see the terrain where everyone is.

Because in Hogwarts, some places are not allowed to be marked, for example, the Room of Requirement is not on the Marauder's Map.

Although the Marauder's Map could not detect the terrain here, the Real Name Spell on it was still effective.

Dolly saw the names of the people gathered together and began to look for Dumbledore who was hiding around.

As for why Dolly believed she could find Dumbledore, the answer is actually very simple.

Since the Marauder's Map can even see through the Invisibility Cloak, there's no reason why Dumbledore's Disillusionment Charm and concealment methods would be more powerful than the Invisibility Cloak.

This is not to question Dumbledore's level. Dumbledore is undoubtedly the strongest wizard today and even in the past few hundred years.

But everyone has their own expertise. If Dumbledore's Disillusionment Charm had reached legendary levels, Voldemort would have been killed by Dumbledore's sneak attack long ago.

Sure enough, in the corner of the room, Dolly saw a translucent name, which was Albus Dumbledore.

Apparently, he was trying to hide his name from the Marauder's Map.

The Marauder's Map has been around for a long time, and there's no reason why Dumbledore wouldn't know about it.

But no matter how hard Dumbledore tried, Dolly still looked at the corner of the next room, and then walked in amid the exclamations of her friends.

Suddenly, purple flames rose up, blocking Dolly's way back.

Dolly's friends were also stopped in the previous room.

However, Dolly was not nervous about this. Instead, she said, "Mr. Dumbledore, aren't you coming out yet?"

Dolly looked in the direction of Dumbledore, took out her wand, and then slowly raised her wrist. When Dolly's wrist was raised to a 45-degree angle from the ground, Dumbledore finally appeared.

His eyes were calm, his deep blue pupils were like water, and he did not look fierce, but there was no friendly smile on his face.

In a tone that seemed to be questioning, he asked, "Miss Dursley, if you are sure that I am here, are you planning to cast a spell on me?"

"Yes, Professor. I want to try the healing spell to see if it works on someone who is hiding."

Dumbledore then laughed and said, "As for the healing spell, it basically has no effect on me. After all, I am not injured."

"Miss Dursley, your level of healing spells is also very good. I have heard this many times. Your wand is made of willow wood, very much like a healer."

"It's a pity that your behavior always makes me think that you are suitable for a more radical wand."

Dolly replied calmly, "Professor, I also want to be a good girl who treats others."

"But I was attacked and nearly died, and no one helped me seek justice, so I can only work hard to find the final murderer on my own."

"Now my brother is trapped in a small room, fighting a one-on-one duel with another dark wizard, and I can't get in to help."

"I shall soon see his body."

"But at this time, our most beloved principal was hiding in the corner, watching the fun like a ghost."

"If I hadn't pointed out your location, you might not have come forward until now, right?"

"In a situation like this, how can I stay calm and continue to be a harmless healer?"

Dolly's voice suddenly became high-pitched and she said, "Professor, before asking others to do something, can you please take a look at what you have done?"

Dumbledore opened his mouth slightly, seeming a little surprised.

What Dolly said sounded outrageous. He seemed to be a nasty and inhumane spectator who didn't even care about the life and death of his students.

Dumbledore hadn't been accused of this in years, and even Voldemort didn't dare to call him such a person.

Dumbledore was quite confident in his own character.

He may not have been a saint, but in the wizarding world, Dumbledore believed his moral standards were among the highest.

But now, what Dolly said made him unable to accept it for a moment, but he realized that there seemed to be no way to refute it.

Because as long as you look at it from Dolly's perspective, there's nothing wrong with what she said.

As a student, Dolly was almost killed in a sneak attack. As a result, her safety was not guaranteed and justice was not served. The person who suppressed her was none other than the headmaster, Dumbledore.

At the same time, her brother was also attacked and trapped in a situation where he was doomed to die. The professor who should have helped her chose to watch the show instead. The fact that Dolly did not go crazy on the spot showed that she was calm enough.

After hearing Dolly's words, Hermione and Qiu Zhang also stared at Dumbledore angrily.

Even Ron and Neville looked at Dumbledore in disbelief. There was no longer any admiration or respect in their eyes, but only incomprehension.

It was as if they were getting to know Dumbledore all over again.

They are very familiar friends with Dolly and basically know everything that Dolly has experienced. From Dolly's perspective, there is indeed nothing wrong with what she said.

At this moment, Dumbledore actually felt a little bitter.

He had a clear conscience and believed that everything he did was for Harry's good and for the overall goal of fighting Voldemort.

But at least at this moment, Dumbledore felt aggrieved for the first time in a long time, and had the urge to tell all the answers and clear his name.

But Dumbledore naturally couldn't be so emotional.

He didn't even need to activate the brain-blocking technique like Snape did to regain his calm and rationality.

It's just a little bit of misunderstanding, it's nothing.

More than one person in Hogwarts called him an old lunatic, believing that his brain was broken.

Although most of the people who said this to him were Slytherin students who were influenced by their parents and seniors, they were still Dumbledore's students after all.

Now there are just a few more students who are not Slytherin and have prejudices against him.

If it weren't for the close relationship between these people in front of Harry, he wouldn't even explain seriously and would probably just say a few words to get it over with.