Chapter 55

The day after the exam, rumors circulated among the students that the Philosopher's Stone was guarded in the fourth-floor corridor that Headmaster Dumbledore had specified as not to enter at the beginning of the school year. Each professor has set up traps to protect it. However, Professor Quirrell, who had just arrived this year, tried to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and it was Harry Potter and three other Gryffindor students who stopped him, and the four freshmen protected the Philosopher's Stone.

There were no Solim, no Evans, no Draco, and no Voldemort in these rumors. Who started these rumors? Harry and the others are still lying in the school hospital, and Solim is not a big mouth. It could only have been Dumbledore's doing: he was giving Harry more prestige. Dumbledore himself experienced it firsthand: when danger came, the populace would place their hopes and hopes on wizards with great strength and good reputation. Harry, does he have great strength? Maybe in the future, but now he is just a young wizard who is not yet fully developed, and Dumbledore is building momentum for him.

Solim and Dumbledore ended up talking a lot about the Philosopher's Stone, and Solim made a request: it was no problem to build momentum for Harry, as long as he didn't involve himself and Draco, and he could add as many points as he wanted to Gryffindor, but don't get Slytherin involved.

Dumbledore didn't say anything about Solim's request. In the eyes of Solim and Dumbledore, these were minor issues that did not need to be discussed.

Dumbledore finally promised Solim that he would come to Solim and Snape whenever he had time for the holidays.

Harry was still unconscious, but Hermione and Ron were just frightened. When the gossip spreads, there will always be a large group of people around the two to ask for the truth. Hermione wasn't interested in any of these things, but Ron was enjoying it, bragging about how they had cracked the levels set by the professors and how they had protected the Philosopher's Stone from Quirrell. However, after Dumbledore's warning and Hermione's repeated emphasis, Ron finally didn't have a big mouth to tell Voldemort about it.

The final exams are now over, and it's time for the final Quidditch match of the year. Almost all of the students at the school crowded onto the court to watch the game, but Hermione didn't go.

After the dust settled that night, Hermione lay in her bed in the school hospital, and she went through the whole thing in her head. She figured out a lot of things that she hadn't figured out at the time, but she also had some questions, and while it was the last Quidditch game and there was no one in the castle, Hermione was going to go to Solim to ask for clarification. She knew that Solim would never go to the game.

Hermione knew where to find Solim, and she had long since learned from her usual contact that Solim would not be seen in the Slytherin common room except for sleeping. During the day, except for school hours, he spent time in small classrooms, and at night he would make potions in a hidden room near the Slytherin common room, which Hermione knew well.

Sure enough, when Hermione arrived at the small classroom, Solim, Draco, and Neville were all there.

"Hermione, I guessed you'd come to me as soon as you came out of the school hospital. Solim grabbed a cushion from the side and tossed it to Hermione, "You're here just in time, I'm explaining the situation to these two dumb guys." "

"Then let's go on, Draco, didn't you wonder why the professors used something like the Devil's Net to protect the Philosopher's Stone last night, after going through the whole process, did you solve this doubt?"

"I do have some ideas, but ......," Draco hesitated, "but it doesn't seem to make sense." "

"It's okay, let's hear it, I think Hermione should have that question, right?" asked Solim.

Hermione nodded, but didn't speak.

"The last mirror obviously stopped Quirrell or rather...... That person" Draco didn't directly say Voldemort's name this time, last night Draco was in a mood, and said Voldemort's name, and now that he has calmed down, he naturally won't say that person's name casually, in the end, Voldemort is too powerful.

"But it's the Philosopher's Stone, and the professors believe that the mirror can stop him, and if the professors are sure that he can't take the Philosopher's Stone, it doesn't seem to matter if the previous ones are set up or not. Draco voiced his own question, which was also Hermione's, "The levels they have laid out in front of Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick, and Professor McGonagall are meaningless, let alone Voldemort, and ordinary adult wizards can easily pass through." "

Glancing at Draco and Hermione, Solim said, "You're right, if you want to prevent Voldemort from getting the Philosopher's Stone, a Mirror of Eris will suffice. But that doesn't mean that the levels assigned by the professors aren't useful. Solim smiled, "You forgot about Harry Potter. "

Draco on the side hadn't turned the corner, but Hermione understood what Solim meant.

"You're saying those traps weren't actually for Voldemort, but for Harry?" Hermione said incredulously. "But why? How did the professors know that Harry was going there?"

"Hermione, you know, Harry's personality makes his actions very predictable. And you haven't thought about it? Using a mechanism to protect an object, especially an item like a philosopher's stone, the more powerful the mechanism is, the better, right? But you look at the mechanisms set up by the professors, what kind of lethality do they have? Those mechanisms are not lethal, and Professor Flivy's one, even the broom is ready for you, what kind of mechanism do you think would do such a stupid thing? Those mechanisms are made for you. "

"Harry is good at flying, Ron is good at wizarding chess, and I'm ......" Hermione thought over the design of the levels, "Well, you're right. Hermione was a little frustrated at the thought that the efforts of herself and the others had all been arranged by others.

"As for you asking me, professors...... Or rather, why did Professor Dumbledore do this," Solim paused, "and that's because Professor Dumbledore wanted to know two things. "

"Two things?" Hermione and Draco said in unison, while Neville sat on the sidelines as usual, silent.

"One, it's to confirm Voldemort's current condition and determine when he will return. Hermione tensed at Solim's words, Draco's face turned pale, and Neville pursed his lips.

"And the other one, and what Dumbledore would like to see the most—Harry's choice. "

Harry's ...... Choice?" Hermione asked, puzzled.

"Ask yourself, how many people could fight Voldemort like Harry did when facing Voldemort last night, and how many people could die in front of Voldemort? "

"It was clear that Professor Dumbledore's choice was extremely satisfying to Professor Dumbledore. "

"But, Solim, what's the point?" Draco still didn't understand.

Shaking his head, Solim explained to Draco, "You all know Harry's nickname, what do they call him?'Savior', right? When Voldemort returns, Harry will be the banner against Voldemort, he can unite people's hearts, you all know how much ordinary wizards are afraid of Voldemort and his Death Eaters." "

"So as long as Harry, the man who once killed Voldemort, is here, the wizards have the will and confidence to resist, so that's ......" Hermione said this, her expression changed suddenly, and she glared at Solim and asked, "Then you don't want to explain why you were there last night? And when you showed up, I saw you holding a bucket of popcorn in your hand." Hermione said viciously.

"Uh...... How?" Solim scratched his head, "We used to call Evans just in case, and for this, I called Evans all - it was his job, after all, and then I brought Draco and Neville along the way, so they could see each other." That's about it. "

"What's the deal with the popcorn?" Hermione still didn't give up.

Solim craned his neck and looked at the ceiling, thinking, if it weren't for the conditions, I'd still like to take the ice with me.