Chapter 68: Dumbledore fishes, and those who are willing take the bait

Andy rubbed his temples, his brain hurting!

You're a good student, aren't you?

"I'm talking about Quirrell!"

Andy lowered his voice, "If he really wanted to get back at me, he would find a way to sneak back into Hogwarts...but how would he do it?"

"Maybe through the secret passage!"

Hermione tensed at that, "Like the secret passage that leads to the Honeydukes's candy shop...maybe there are other secret passages in the castle?"

Andy nodded, it was possible.

But Dumbledore should know where those secret passages were, right?

"Phew-" Andy exhaled.

Whether Dumbledore knew it or not, it was a possibility.

So far, there were as many as three ways to sneak into Hogwarts that Andy could think of alone.

"He could also hide in the Forbidden Forest." Hermione guessed.

Andy thought about all four options.

"If Quirrell learned Animagus, he could pose as the young wizard's pet." Hermione continued her analysis.

Andy: "..."

Great, that's five already.

"The Undetectable Extension Charm is indeed a good idea, he could put himself in a small bag and have the owls deliver him to Hogwarts." Hermione gave Andy a look.

Andy swore that in the future if anyone ever said that Hogwarts was the safest place in the wizarding world, he would strangle them himself.

Safe my arse!

Look at this, just two young first-year wizards had come up with so many ways to sneak into Hogwarts.

"If that's the case, then we can only deal with the situation as it is."

Andy had a bit of a headache, it seemed that he did need to be more careful in the future.

Hermione looked at Andy with a worried expression, she couldn't think of any way to defend against Quirrell's retaliation right now.

After History of Magic class was over, the young witch pulled Andy and darted towards the library. She decided to read a few more books to see if she could find a way to deal with Quirrell.

"Andy, you're really here."

Not long after Andy arrived at the library, Harry and Ron approached together.

"Shhh!"

Andy made the silent gesture, signalling the two to look at Madam Pince, then got up and said, "Let's go outside and talk."

"Hermione, I'll be back in a minute."

When they came outside the library, Andy asked curiously, "What do you two want?"

Harry first glanced at Ron, then asked with a serious face, "Andy, do you know Nicolas Flamel?"

Andy: "..."

Did these two find out about the Philosopher's Stone?

It seems like the two of them had a very enriching time this Christmas!

"Nicolas Flamel, full name is Nicholas Flamel, a Frenchman, is the most famous alchemist in the fourteenth century, his greatest achievement was refining the Philosopher's Stone."

Andy explained slowly, "The Philosopher's Stone can not only turn metal into gold, it can also refine the elixir of life. If I remember correctly, Mr. Nicolas Flamel is six hundred and sixty-two years old this year."

Harry and Ron looked at each other at the same time upon hearing this.

"Snape must have wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone!"

Ron guessed with conviction, "Think about it, not only can the Philosopher's Stone make people live forever, but it can also turn metal into gold. Having the Philosopher's Stone is the same as having countless riches."

Towards the end, Ron's face was filled with envy.

Nicolas Flamel must have been too happy as well!   

"That must be it!"

Harry, on the other hand, had a grave look on his face, "If we let Snape get the Philosopher's Stone, it's all over!"

Andy: "..."

Shouldn't the most important function of the Philosopher's Stone is that it can make people live forever?

Also, how is it all over when Snape gets the Philosopher's Stone?

Does he have some kind of conspiracy?

"Uh...what are you guys talking about again?" Andy gave a confused look.

It was time to show some acting skills.

"You're saying Snape is trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone?"

Andy was puzzled, "But as far as I know, the Philosopher's Stone is supposed to be in the hands of Mr. Nicolas Flamel, and no one in the wizarding world knows where he's currently living in seclusion."

Harry and Ron looked at each other again, Ron nodded slightly and Harry said solemnly, "Andy, the Philosopher's Stone is at Hogwarts right now and Snape wants to steal it."

"Why?"

Andy still looked puzzled, "If Mr Flamel had given the Philosopher's Stone to Headmaster Dumbledore, Headmaster Dumbledore would have carried it with him."

"No one in the wizarding world can steal anything from Headmaster Dumbledore."

Harry said mysteriously, "Andy, you come with me."

The three of them walked to a corner of the castle, Harry looked around warily and saw that no one was around, then he spoke as if relieved, "Someone gave me an invisibility cloak for Christmas this year."

"That's cool!" Ron interjected.

Harry continued, "Because of the attack on Malfoy, the Ministry sent someone to Hogwarts to investigate, and when Ron and I were on our night out...we saw with our own eyes, Snape sneaking off to the third-floor corridor."

"Andy, you should also know about the break-in at Gringotts, right? The Gringotts was intruded on the exact same day when Hagrid and I went to the Gringotts to get the money."

"Hagrid withdrew an item from the Gringotts!"

Ron added at this time, "Harry and I went to Hagrid, who unintentionally revealed the name Nicolas Flamel."

Dumbledore had really gone through a lot of trouble!

Andy had to sigh in admiration!

For something as important as a Philosopher's Stone, he would send Hagrid to the Gringotts to get it back - couldn't he have gone himself?

The Headmaster shouldn't be too busy during the Hogwarts holiday, right?

Even if Dumbledore still had personal matters, going to the Gringotts to get something was nothing more than two Apparitions.

Dumbledore couldn't even squeeze out that much time, huh?

Obviously, Dumbledore's purpose was to get Harry to witness the Philosopher's Stone, so that he could reasonably deduce all of this.

And then voluntarily enter the game.

I have to say, Dumbledore really has a few bits of old ginger style, he can make someone willingly take the hook!

Andy couldn't help but think in his mind, 'Dumbledore shouldn't have pitted me in passing as well, right?'

It wasn't without a possibility!

Harry and Ron were two school duds, even if they knew the name Nicolas Flamel, they probably wouldn't know who that person really was.

Meanwhile, Andy and Ron knew each other before they enrolled in school.

Andy is a study master, so Harry and Ron would definitely ask Andy for advice about Nicolas Flamel.

Not only that, Snape had warned Andy long before Christmas, and he told Andy to watch out for Quirrell.

If Andy's guess was correct, then Dumbledore's plan was already obvious.

On the one hand, he informed Andy through Snape that Quirrell was a bad man and that he was the one who attacked Malfoy.

And on the other hand, he used Andy's friendship with Ron to tell Andy about the Philosopher's Stone.

At that time, Andy will definitely take the initiative to join forces with Harry against Quirrell to protect himself.

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