harry potter book of crimes

"But who is that outlaw?" Harry asked his question loudly, "If you have to be cursed for the rest of your life, you might as well die, right?"

"That's right," Firenze agreed, "unless you're just using it to delay your life so you can drink something else. Something that fully restores your energy and spells, something that makes you

Something of immortality. Mr. Potter, do you know what is hidden in the school at the moment?"

"The Philosopher's Stone! Of course, the Elixir of Life! But I don't understand who it is..."

"Can't you think of it? Who has been waiting silently for so many years, eager to make a comeback... Who is clinging to life and waiting for the opportunity?" Firenze elaborated on the obvious questions again and again.

For a moment, it was as if an iron claw suddenly grabbed Harry's heart. For a moment, he couldn't even feel the pain in his calf, and just kept breathing, as if he would suffocate immediately if he didn't do that.

"Are you saying," Harry said in a low, hoarse voice, "that it's the prostrate-"

Maka paid no attention to what Harry said. He was with Hermione at the moment. She seemed to be a little uncomfortable, her face was slightly pale, and she remained silent.

"What's wrong, Hermione?" Maka looked at her and asked.

"No, it's nothing, I just-" Hermione pursed her lips, "I just feel that I have read so many books and learned so much knowledge, but when I need to use it, I-"

"If I had even used a levitating charm, Harry wouldn't have been hurt."

Maka shook her head slightly and whispered: "This has to be done step by step. Moreover, it is time for you to narrow the scope of your study. At least you should learn how to choose first."

Hermione nodded. Maka had said similar words several times, but she didn't really listen until now.

"Okay, this time the target has been found, we should go back!" Hagrid clapped his hands.

As Maka said, Harry's leg injury healed quickly, and he didn't even wait until the next day. Amidst the surprised praise, he and Hermione chatted with Ron for a long time. In the lounge, ha

Leigh expressed his speculation - he believed that Snape's real purpose of stealing the Philosopher's Stone was to give it to Voldemort.

For this reason, Harry excitedly told Hermione and Ron about this discovery. Suddenly, Harry's excitement, Ron's panic, and Hermione's worry were all clearly revealed, and the three of them began to study for the exam with their own thoughts.

Final life.

…

The circumstances of the exam are naturally different.

Take Harry, for example. Recently, he has been worrying about where Voldemort will come from. This kind of speculation often makes him uneasy. But as time goes by, it seems that Lu Wei is still in the locked door.

Behind the door, he was snoring safely.

Another example is Hermione, who has also been reviewing intensely recently - she always feels that her knowledge is not solid enough, so she still recites or copies it over and over again.

Another example is Maka. Well - he doesn't seem to have anything to say, because his mind is not on the exam at all. Every day he is either studying the material theory of potions or refuting the Book of Truth. He doesn't mention it at all.

The days passed and the exam finally came.

But what is surprising is that Maka almost missed the first exam. This was just because he was still scrambling for time as usual, and rushed to the class that was supposed to be scheduled that day before class.

I was in the classroom, but I didn’t even remember that it was actually the day of the exam!

The exam time always passes quickly, and not long after, the stressful exam is over.

While Harry and others were relaxing in the warm sunshine, Maka had returned to the library again and continued his research. Not to mention, he had already acquired the symbols on the Scroll of Truth recently.

With a few clues, I think I'll be able to tinker with something soon.

Because of this, he left the library not long after. This time, he came directly to the Room of Requirement - he had some interesting ideas that he wanted to try.

Just as Maka was excited about her research findings, Harry and the others learned some terrible news from Hagrid.

"...Hagrid, I have something to ask you. Do you remember the night you played cards and won the Nobel? What did the stranger you played cards with look like?"

"I don't know," Hagrid said nonchalantly. "He won't take off his cloak."

He saw the expressions of astonishment on the faces of the three children immediately, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.

"What's so strange about this? The Pig's Head Bar - that's the bar in the village. There are always some weird guys coming there. That guy might be a dragon vendor. I never saw his face clearly. He was wearing

Where’s the hood!”

Upon hearing this, Harry plopped down and sat on the ground.

"What did you say to him, Hagrid? Did you mention Hogwarts?"

"Maybe I mentioned it." Hagrid frowned and tried to remember, "By the way... he asked me what I did, and I told him that I was the gamekeeper here. He asked a little more about what I was looking after.

I told him which animals... and then I said I always wanted a dragon."

"Later...I don't remember clearly, he kept buying me drinks. Let me think about it again, by the way, then he said he had a dragon egg in his hand. If I wanted it, we could play cards.

He made a bet, but he had to find out whether I had the ability to deal with this dragon. He didn't want the dragon to run out and cause trouble! So I told him that I can even control Lu Wei, and a dragon can't do it at all.

What kind of--"

"Does he seem... to be very interested in Lu Wei?" Xili asked, trying his best to keep his tone calm.

"Yeah, it's quite interesting - how many dogs with three heads 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 make him

Calm down, play some music for it, and it will fall asleep immediately——"

Having said this, Hagrid suddenly showed an expression of horror and regret on his face.

Harry, Ron and Hermione immediately got up and left. They remained silent until they reached the hall and stopped in their hurry.

"We have to go find Dumbledore—"

Harry took a few steps back and forth, but couldn't figure out how to find him. Just as they were hesitating, Professor McGonagall appeared behind them.

"If you must ask for Professor Dumbledore, he left ten minutes ago." She said coldly. "He received the urgent letter sent by the owl from the Ministry of Magic and flew to London immediately."

"He's gone?" Harry said anxiously, "At this time?"

"Professor Dumbledore is a very great wizard. He has many things to do and his time is precious——"

"But this matter is very important!"

When Harry blurted out the words "Philosopher's Stone", Professor McGonagall was so shocked that the book dropped to the floor.

"How do you know-" she stammered.

"Professor, I think, I know that Snape... someone is trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone. I have to talk to Professor Dumbledore!"

Professor McGonagall looked at him with a mixture of astonishment and suspicion. Obviously, she couldn't believe this, and she seemed to be very confident in the defense measures of the Sorcerer's Stone.

Finally, she said, "I suggest you go outside to bask in the sun" and left in a hurry.

"Tonight," Harry said quickly when he was sure that Professor McGonagall was too far away to hear, "Snape will go through the trap door tonight. He has got everything he needs, and now he has Dan

Bumbledore cheated him out of school. That letter must have been sent by him, and I dare say the Ministry of Magic will be shocked when they see Dumbledore suddenly appear."

"But what can we-"

Hermione took a sharp breath, and Harry and Ron turned around, only to find Snape standing behind them.

"Good afternoon, little lions." He looked at them and said with a sneer.

"You shouldn't stay indoors in this weather." Snape's muscles twisted in a weird smile.

"We were just-" Harry found that he didn't know what to say.

"You need to be careful," Snape said. "When you wander around like this, people will think you are up to something bad. Gryffindor can't afford to lose any more points, can it?"

Harry blushed at this, and they turned and walked outside, but Snape called them back.

"Just a reminder, Potter. If you wander around in the middle of the night again, I will personally expel you!" Snape sneered, "I wish you a pleasant day."

As soon as the three people arrived on the stone steps outside, Harry couldn't wait to speak.

"Well, what we have to do now," he whispered urgently, "is to have one person keep an eye on Snape and wait outside the staff room. If he comes out, follow him! Hermione, this is best done by

You do it."

Hermione wanted to ask why her, but when the words came to her lips, they changed into something else.

"Why don't you discuss it with Maka first?"

It can be seen that her trust in Maka is obviously higher than that of Harry and Ron.

Harry thought for a while and felt that maybe it was true as Hermione said, Maka always had some tricks up her sleeve and was always very relaxed about violating school rules.

But when they searched almost all over the school, they still couldn't find where Maka was, which made them confused.

"Where did Maka go?" Ron scratched his scalp and asked in confusion.

"I should say, where else could he go - we've been everywhere!" Hermione was also confused about this.

After all three of them hesitated for a moment, it was Harry who made the decision.

"Let's go ahead with the plan just now!" he said, "let's split up and keep an eye on Snape first."