Chapter 248 The Philosopher's Stone
Just when Lu Yuan was speechless, Hermione talked about another thing.
"Mr. System, I noticed that there seemed to be a trap door where the three-headed dog was guarding last night!"
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[Well, it does. γ
"There must be something hidden down there. Do you think it has something to do with Quirrell's hidden strength?"
[Whatβs the reason? The two don't seem to be directly related. γ
Hermione thought for a while, "You are right, the two are indeed not related, but these two anomalies are really easy to associate with each other. However, I will continue to observe in the future."
[Bold assumptions, careful verification, yes! γ
Hearing the praise, the little witch naturally smiled on her face.
"Thank you, but I'm a little curious about what's hidden under the trap door."
At this moment, a tall figure appeared in the field of vision of several people in the distance.
"It's Hagrid!"
Harry was a little surprised and immediately took the lead in chasing after him.
This was the second time Hermione had been in close contact with the other person. With a body over three meters tall, talking to the other person felt like she was doing cervical spine exercises.
"Oh, it's you!" Hagrid seemed to have found the murderer, and he suddenly became excited, "It was you who blew up Lu Wei's balls last night. He was just a child. How could you be so cruel?! You Do you know how long I comforted you this morning?β
The huge volume made the eardrums of Hermione and the three of them buzz, causing them to shrink their necks unconsciously.
Seeing all the little wizards around him watching, Hagrid knew that he had gone too far. He took a deep breath and then lowered his voice and said, "Don't do this kind of thing again next time, especially you, Harry."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Wait, Hagrid!" Seeing that Hagrid was angry, Harry suddenly panicked and hurriedly chased after him, "I apologize to you, Hagrid, last night we..."
"No, you should apologize to Lu Wei! Not me." Hagrid corrected him.
"Luwei? Is this the name of the three-headed dog?" Hermione was the one who asked.
Hagrid was much colder towards her. He naturally knew who had done it, "You are very powerful, child, but you shouldn't hurt it."
"We were just trying to save ourselves. It almost ate us last night!" It was Ron who spoke this time.
"Impossible!" Hagrid was excited again, "It's because you broke in there without permission. Lu Wei thought you were going to..."
At this point, Hagrid suddenly stopped and abruptly changed the subject, "If you didn't anger Lu Wei, he wouldn't lose his temper!"
"Does it think we're trying to get the trap door?" Hermione dropped the subject again.
Hagrid turned his head, his black beetle-like eyes were serious, "Child, you shouldn't ask about this!"
"But what if someone else is eyeing that place?" Hermione asked, raising her neck.
Hagrid stopped this time, "Who?"
"I'm just giving an example!" Without enough evidence, Hermione wouldn't say it was Quirrell.
Hagrid shook his head and got back on the road, "Listen, this is none of your business. It's very dangerous here, and no one can take away what Lu Wei is guarding. It only belongs to Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel." β
As in the original work, Hagrid once again revealed important information.
Hermione's eyes immediately lit up. With the knowledge package instilled by Lu Yuan, she was no longer as confused as in the original novel.
When Hagrid said the name NicolΓ©me, the main information about the other party came to her mind.
It was a legendary alchemist. According to legend, he had lived for more than 600 years. One of his most important achievements was to refine the Philosopher's Stone, which is a magic stone that can turn stones into gold and make people immortal.
From this point of view, the thing guarded by the three-headed dog is probably the magic stone.
Seeing Hermione's thoughtful expression, Hagrid, who knew he had said something he shouldn't have said, didn't want to stay with the three of them any longer, and his pace quickened accordingly.
"Okay, I have other things to do, let's go first!"
Watching Hagrid leave, Harry had a sad expression on his face. Hagrid was his first friend in the wizarding world and saved him from his aunt's house. He really cherished this relationship.
"If you feel sorry for him, take some time and let's apologize to him properly." Hermione comforted.
Harry smiled and nodded quickly after hearing this, "Thank you, Hagrid is actually a very nice person."
"But he called the monster last night a child!" Ron interrupted at this time.
But when Hermione and Harry looked at each other at the same time, Ron immediately shrugged, "Okay, I'm just complaining about his taste."
Harry asked Hermione about the trap door just now.
In fact, neither Harry nor Ron understood the conversation between her and Hagrid just now.
It's funny to say that after what the three of them experienced yesterday, they didn't notice the existence of the trap door at all.
After Hermione's brief explanation, both of them looked like they had eaten something big.
"In other words, there is a magic stone hidden underneath?!" Ron was the one who asked.
"It's just a guess, but it's very likely!"
Hermione answered like this on the face, but in fact she was asking Lu Yuan in her heart, "Why didn't Dumbledore put the Sorcerer's Stone on himself? Wouldn't it be safer?"
[Who knows, maybe he finds it troublesome, maybe he does it on purpose. γ
Hermione looked thoughtful after hearing this.
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For the next period of time, Quirrell was absent due to injuries.
The content of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was temporarily taught by Snape.
Although the low-pressure teaching of the old bat once made the students want to die, at least he would teach some real things, such as the red and green fireworks spell for asking for help.
During this period, Hermione and the other two found an opportunity to apologize to Hagrid. Although the other party still had some resentment, he accepted the three people and would not leave with a dark face.
During this period, Lu Yuan added a knowledge package of "Potions I" to Hermione based on her hobbies. In Hermione's words, although Professor Snape is not popular, Potions is innocent, and we must look at this issue rationally.
However, as the enrollment time gets longer, Hermione's attribute of being a teacher is gradually revealed. In addition, as a top student, her occasional unintentional words always hurt the fragile hearts of the poor students, making her famous in the college, but her popularity is a bit lackluster.
Even Harry, Ron and Neville, who are considered friends, can't stand Hermione's nagging.
But compared to the situation in the original book where Hermione was isolated by the academy, the current situation is much better.
"So, Mr. System, am I really annoying?"
The little witch is very smart and can naturally feel that people around her don't like her.
[We have already talked about this issue a long time ago. The typical cognitive pursuit is different, which leads to incompatibility. ]
"You mean, I should change myself to be gregarious?"
[Have you ever seen a lion that turns itself into a sheep? ]
Hermione laughed when she heard it, and her mood was much happier, "Thank you, Mr. System, you always praise me."
[Just the truth, powerful people don't need to cater to the world. ]
"But you said before that I should try to make friends."
[Friends are more about quality than quantity. ]
"But Harry and the others don't seem to like me like this."
[This is worth mentioning, Hermione, have you seen Harry and the others force you to play wizard chess before? ]
The little witch thought about it, "That's not the case."
[Then why do you insist on them learning from you? γ
"But learning is the right thing to do! As a friend, I should persuade them."
[Sense of boundaries, Hermione! Right doesn't mean you have to do it. You crossed the line, unless you want to be their mother. γ
Hermione blushed, "I didn't!"
[Who knows. γ
"I really didn't!" The little girl was furious.
Although it was a playful conversation, Hermione still listened to it to some extent.
Lu Yuan meant two words: less control.
In this way, her situation has obviously changed in just one week.
Of course, the plot has changed more than that. The troll incident on Halloween did not happen again. Quirrell, who had already had close contact with the three-headed dog, naturally would not waste this effort.
Time flew by and it was time for the school Quidditch game.
At the same time, Professor Quirrell, who had been away for a long time, finally appeared again and appeared on the field.
