The latest chapter in the Harry Potter Bastard novel

The day after the exam, a rumor circulated among the students: at the beginning of the school year, Headmaster Dumbledore pointed out that he was not allowed to enter the fourth-floor corridor, where the Philosopher’s Stone was guarded. Each professor set up an organ to protect it. But 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, no Voldemort. Who came up with these rumors? Harry and the others are still lying in the school hospital, and Solim is not a big mouth. It could only be Dumbledore: he was giving Harry a boost in his reputation. Dumbledore himself experienced firsthand: when danger strikes, people will 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 small wizard who has not yet fully developed, and Dumbledore is giving him momentum.

Solim and Dumbledore talked a lot about the Philosopher’s Stone in the end, and Solim made a request: there is no problem in building momentum for Harry, as long as it does not involve himself and Draco, you can add as many points as Gryffindor, but don’t involve Slytherin.

Dumbledore didn’t say anything about Solim’s request. In the eyes of Solim and Dumbledore, these were minor issues and there was no need to discuss them.

Dumbledore finally promised Solim that he would come to Solim and Snape as long as there was time for the holidays.

Harry was still in a coma, but Hermione and Ron were just frightened. When the grapevine spreads, the two will always be surrounded by a large group of people to ask the truth. Hermione wasn’t interested in any of these things, but Ron enjoyed it, bragging about how they had cracked the levels set by the professors along the way and how they had protected the Philosopher’s Stone from Quirrell’s hands. However, after Dumbledore’s warning and Hermione’s repeated emphasis, Ron finally did not speak out about Voldemort.

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

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

Hermione knew where to find Solim, and she had learned from her usual contact that Solim would rarely be present in the Slytherin common room except when she slept. He spent the day in a small classroom except during school hours, and at night he would brew potions in a hidden room near the Slytherin common room, which Hermione knew.

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

“Hermione, I guessed you would come looking for me as soon as you came out of the school hospital.” Solim took a cushion from the side and threw it to Hermione, “You just came, I was explaining the situation to these two guys who didn’t know the trick of their heads.” ”

“Then let’s go on, Draco, didn’t you wonder last night why the professors used something as obviously unqualified as the Devil’s Net to protect the Philosopher’s Stone, and 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 this question too, right?” Solim asked.

Hermione nodded, but did not speak.

“The last mirror obviously stopped Quirrell or rather… That person” Draco did not directly say Voldemort’s name this time, last night Draco was in a mood and said Voldemort’s name, now that he has calmed down, he naturally will not say the name of that person casually, in the end, it is still Voldemort who accumulates too much power.

“But this is the Philosopher’s Stone, and the professors are so confident that the mirror can block him?” If the professors were sure that he couldn’t take the Philosopher’s Stone, it didn’t seem to matter if the previous arrangements were there or not. Draco voiced his doubts, which were also Hermione’s: “The levels arranged by Professor Sprout, Professor Flevy and Professor McGonagall in front are meaningless, let alone to Voldemort, ordinary adult wizards can easily pass.” ”

Glancing at Draco and Hermione, Solim said, “You guys are right, if you want to stop Voldemort from getting the Philosopher’s Stone, one Mirror of Eris is enough. But that doesn’t mean the levels laid out by the professors are useless. Solim smiled, “You guys forgot Harry Potter. ”

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

“Are you saying that those mechanisms weren’t actually for Voldemort, but for Harry?” Hermione said incredulously. “But why? And how would the professors know that Harry would definitely go there? ”

“Hermione, you know, Harry’s personality makes his actions very predictable. And haven’t you thought about it? Using a mechanism to protect an item, especially an item like the Philosopher’s Stone, the more powerful the mechanism, the better, right? But if you look at the mechanisms set up by the professors, what is their lethality? Those organs are not lethal, and Professor Flitwick’s one, even the broom is ready for you, what kind of mechanism do you think would do such a stupid thing? Those institutions are tailor-made for you. ”

“Harry is good at flying, Ron is good at wizarding chess, and I…” Hermione thought carefully about the design of those levels, “Well, you’re right. The thought that the efforts of herself and others were all arranged by others made Hermione a little frustrated.

“As for you asking me, professors… Or why Professor Dumbledore did this,” Solim paused, “it’s because Professor Dumbledore wants to know two things. ”

“Two things?” Hermione and Draco spoke in unison, while Neville sat on the sidelines without saying a word as usual.

“One, is to confirm Voldemort’s current condition and judge when he will probably return.” Hearing Solim’s words, Hermione tensed, Draco’s face turned even paler, and Neville pursed his lips.

“There is one more, and it is what Dumbledore wants to see the most – Harry’s choice.”

“Harry’s… Choose? Hermione asked, puzzled.

“Ask yourselves, in that situation last night, when facing Voldemort, how many people could fight hard to protect the Philosopher’s Stone like Harry? How many people could die in front of Voldemort? This is what Dumbledore wants to know: whether Harry is a coward who will bow his knees in front of Voldemort, or a fighter who fights back when his life is threatened. ”

“It is clear that Harry’s choice is extremely satisfactory to Professor Dumbledore.”

“But, Solim, what’s the point?” Draco still didn’t figure it out.

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, you all know how ordinary wizards fear Voldemort and his Death Eaters. ”

“So as long as there is Harry, the man who once ended Voldemort, the wizards have the will and confidence to resist, so it is…” Hermione said this, her expression suddenly changed, and she glared at Solim and asked, “Then don’t you 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 to say it? Solim scratched his head, “We went over just in case, and for this, I called Evans – after all, this is his job, and then I brought Draco and Neville with me by the way, so that they could see it.” That’s probably it. ”

“What’s with popcorn?” Hermione remained unrelenting.

Solim craned his neck and looked at the ceiling, thinking, if it weren’t for the conditions, I would have taken the ice with me.