Everyday Players at Hogwarts

Time: 13:00, on the way back to the castle.

"Draco, why are you frowning all the time? Is it because of Hagrid?" Harry finally couldn't help asking.

"Almost." Draco gestured to Harry to stop talking and let him continue, "I checked it, and it is indeed a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon egg. This is very strange."

"I have tolerated you for a long time. Could Hagrid lie to us?" Ron couldn't help but interrupt.

"Come on, Weasley, doesn't your brother Charlie raise dragons? Why don't you understand? Harry grew up in the Muggle world, I understand." Draco's pale face turned slightly red, and he said sarcastically.

"Why, is there any explanation?" Harry asked curiously.

"Dragon eggs are not allowed to be traded privately."

"But on the other hand, he is easy to sell. In Knockturn Alley, as long as you have dragon eggs, no one dares to do anything to you." Draco added.

"Are those dark wizards crazy? Why don't they-" Ron said.

"Why not rob the thieves, right? Dragon breeding is monopolized by Romania, which is why your brother Charlie had to leave his hometown to work."

"The whole body of a dragon is a treasure, even its blood. Dumbledore is famous for researching 12 uses of dragon blood."

"But on the other hand, it is so rare in the British underground market that Knockturn Alley has made special regulations for dragons and their body tissues."

"There, it is impossible and impossible to rob the thieves for the commodity of dragons."

"If it is a living dragon egg, the value is even more extraordinary." Draco concluded with a frown.

"Is it the person who gave Hagrid the dragon egg who doesn't understand?" Harry guessed.

"But there are wild dragons in Britain."

"Like ordinary Welsh green dragons and Hebridean black dragons. I can tell you that one of the jobs of the Ministry of Magic is to conceal the existence of these wild dragons. Our wizards have to often cast spells on those Muggles who see wild dragons so that they forget about it completely." Ron asked.

"No one in my family works at the Ministry of Magic, but that doesn't mean I don't know about this."

"Dragons in our country are protected animals. They are not allowed to be sold or hunted."

"Also, Harry, anyone who can get a dragon egg knows its value and trading method. He must want to get something from Rubeus Hagrid, or even has already gotten it." Draco concluded.

Harry and Ron looked at each other, avoiding Draco, and made the shape of the Philosopher's Stone with their mouths.

So the next day, after the afternoon spells class, Harry and Ron sent the Ravenclaw students to the common room and hurried to Hagrid.

"Do you have something to ask me? Aren't you here to see the dragon egg?" After a brief communication, Hagrid opened the door, and behind Hagrid appeared a figure they didn't expect to appear again-Draco Malfoy.

"Why, didn't you expect me to be here?"

"What do you want to ask behind my back?" Draco asked.

"Kids, your problem won't be related to Nicolas Flamel, right?" Hagrid seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and he ignored Draco's presence. Yesterday and today's contact had already made him believe that Draco was not a bad guy.

"Oh, we found out who he was hundreds of years ago." Ron said proudly.

"What, this is related to the Philosopher's Stone?" Draco was surprised.

"Merlin's beard! How come you all know about it!" Hagrid said angrily.

"Hagrid, please answer our questions. This is related to the safety of the Philosopher's Stone." Harry said earnestly, and the cabin was silent for a few minutes.

Hagrid then said: "Okay, since you-then I will."

"The Philosopher's Stone is in Hogwarts!" Draco was surprised again.

"Shut up! Malfoy." Ron glared at Draco to prevent Hagrid from changing his mind.

"Can you tell us, in addition to Fluffy, whether Quirrell also participated in the mechanism to protect the Philosopher's Stone." Harry asked directly.

"How do you know?"

"This is top secret." Hagrid immediately changed his mind, "First, I don't know myself. Second, you already know too much, so even if I know, I won't tell you. It makes sense that the stone is here. It was almost stolen from Gringotts - I guess you have made all of this clear, right?"

"Hagrid, we just want to know if Quirrell has joined, this is very important." Harry held Hagrid's hand, staring at him with his green eyes.

This reminded Hagrid of Lily, and when Harry was a little kid, he rode Sirius, the traitor's motorcycle, to take him to his Muggle relatives' house.

This made his already loose mouth loosen again.

"Well, it's not a big deal."

"Professor Quirrell participated. Let me tell you again, so you don't dare to break in."

"Let me think about it - Dumbledore borrowed Fluffy from me - and asked several other teachers to perform magic... Professor Sprout - Professor Flitwick - Professor McGonagall -" He counted on his fingers, "Professor Snape - of course, Dumbledore himself also performed magic."

"You are not worried about any mistakes made by Professor Quirrell." Hagrid looked as if he had suddenly realized something. "Excuse me, as long as Dumbledore's magic is there, no wizard in the world can take the stone away from Hogwarts."

"You little brats are worrying too much." Hagrid concluded.

"No, it's not this."

"Do you remember the night you won Norbert at cards? What did the stranger you played cards with look like?"

"What did he ask you?" Harry asked eagerly.

"What does this have to do with Professor Quirrell? Do you suspect him? Quirrell, a Ravenclaw, has the guts? - Sorry, Harry, Ron, I'm not targeting you." Hagrid laughed.

"Please answer me, please Hagrid." Harry shook Hagrid's left arm.

"Well, I don't know what it looks like. In the Hog's Head, most people there are wrapped in cloaks. It's not normal for a wizard like me." Hagrid replied, but judging from his speed, it's estimated that it will be evening before he gets to the point.

"Did he mention Fluffy and was particularly interested in it?" So Harry hurriedly asked the key point.

"Yes - quite interesting - how many three-headed dogs can you meet, even near Hogwarts? So I told him that Fluffy is actually very easy to deal with. You just need to know how to calm it down and play some music for it, and it will fall asleep immediately -" Hagrid's face suddenly showed a horrified expression.

"Damn! I shouldn't tell you this."

"It's dangerous where the stones are hidden. Even if you pass Fluffy, there are other professors!" Hagrid's left arm gently broke free from Harry and said seriously.

"Big guy, you are paying attention to the wrong place." Malfoy reminded him without any annoyance, which disturbed his observation of the dragon egg.

"The point is that what you want most is a dragon, and a stranger happens to have a dragon egg in his pocket? How many people walk around with dragon eggs all day? You know, it is against wizard law!"

"And he is also interested in Fluffy."

"Harry, you suspect that the man is Quirrell, right?" Malfoy guessed.