Chapter 65 It’s impossible to make enemies by giving Christmas gifts

'Is there something wrong with what I thought?'

Andy decided to restructure his thoughts.

First of all, Voldemort wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone and tried to use its power to make a comeback.

Well...Dumbledore knew that Voldemort wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and even used it to set up a trap.

When Voldemort saw the trap, he should have known that Dumbledore had seen through his intentions.

What about Dumbledore?

Dumbledore's traps were so obviously designed, and he even directly publicized the location of the setup at the opening dinner, making it clear that he was fishing with a straight hook to lure Voldemort to show himself.

Holding the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, Dumbledore has completely seized the initiative. Even though Voldemort had guessed his intentions, he had to cooperate with Dumbledore's performance.

'That is to say, both men clearly know each other's intentions. Headmaster Dumbledore devised a bloody plot, and Voldemort, for the sake of the payoff, had no choice but to go ahead and act in Headmaster Dumbledore's new play.'

'In the end, the outcome is nothing more than who's more skilful in their tactics!'

That would have been the original plot.

But Andy encouraging Malfoy to kick Quirrell out of Hogwarts was tantamount to disrupting all of the two's layouts.

'If that's the case, Voldemort's intentions are quite obvious, isn't it?'

Andy thought in his heart, 'Voldemort still wants the Philosopher's Stone, and he is not afraid of startling the snake. Because a lone Voldemort is dangerous, as long as Dumbledore is made aware of this, Dumbledore will have to let him return to Hogwarts.'

With Voldemort possessing Quirrell, he could attack anyone at any time and become more uncontrollable if left alone.

So Dumbledore could only take out the Philosopher's Stone as a tool to appease Voldemort and keep Voldemort at peace for the time being.

Andy felt like he had figured out the whole plan.

Whether it was about assaulting Malfoy or investigating the third floor of the castle with the help of the Ministry of Magic, Voldemort had no fear.

Because only when Voldemort showed how dangerous he was, Dumbledore would continue to use the Philosopher's Stone as bait and give Voldemort a chance to steal it.

Uh...if that's the case, wouldn't it be a foregone conclusion that Voldemort would return to Hogwarts?

Andy had a bit of a headache.

This is too much of a pit!

If he had known this, he might as well have continued to endure the smell of garlic and listened to Quirrell's dry reading of the textbook.

When Voldemort returned to Hogwarts, he would go from light to dark.

"Andy, what's on your mind?" Ashia asked with a raised eyebrow when she saw Andy's face change colour.

"No, nothing." Andy smiled, but his heart was a bit heavy.

No matter what, he still had to be careful next semester.

Andy felt that he might have underestimated Voldemort.

No matter what, Voldemort was the ultimate boss of this era, and even if he acted brainless, it didn't mean that he really didn't have intelligence.

Maybe it was because he was so conceited of his strength that he was too lazy to use his brain. Maybe it was the influence of dark magic that amplified the dark side of his heart and made him impulsive and arrogant.

But since Voldemort was able to become the Dark Lord, it was enough to show that he had an extremely high IQ.

'Old man Dumbledore, you can't pit me!' Andy's heart sank.

***

The Christmas holiday quickly ended.

Because he felt threatened, Andy asked Helen to teach him a lot of practical combat skills during the holiday.

Helen was originally not too willing to teach, because she did not want Andy to become an Auror, this profession was too dangerous.

In Helen's opinion, those practical combat skills really weren't useful. At least she and Kyle had never fought any wizard to death in so many years.

Helen told Andy that when Andy was a little older, he could learn the killing curse. When he really meets an enemy in the future, he can just send a killing curse to his face, and if he fails to kill the enemy, he should hurry up and use Apparition to escape.

If the enemy also used Apparition to chase after you, then use the Portkey you prepared beforehand to carry out a long-distance teleportation.

This was the Collins family's ancestral life-saving technique, and when the magical world was in chaos back then, those elders all relied on this trick to survive.   

To be honest, this routine was good.

However, Andy still wanted to learn practical combat techniques, after all, Andy's bitter practice of magic was not for running away when he encountered an enemy.

Unable to resist Andy's persistent pestering, Helen finally agreed.

If you want to learn practical combat, the first thing you need to learn is to dodge magic.

Dark wizards won't be polite with you, killing curse is their best magic - this magic is not only difficult to resist, but at the same time, it is deadly when touched and there is no counterspell.

On top of that, there's aiming training.

This was Andy's strong point, Andy's magic spells were accurate and extremely controlled. Even if it was a moving target, Andy could hit it instantly.

Finally, there was the grasp of the timing of casting the spell.

This one was all about battle experience.

Although Helen had undergone training in this area when she was in school, she herself had not experienced actual combat, but it was more than enough to instruct a young wizard like Andy.

In short, Andy's training in these few days was very hard.

Before the start of the school year, Andy had even been able to put up a few moves with Helen in a decent manner.

Once again, riding on the Hogwarts Express Train, Andy's mindset had become completely different from the past.

Looking around, Andy only felt that there was not a single one who could fight.

What a bunch of unguarded little wizards!

In the compartment, Hermione was holding a large stack of books that she had bought in Diagon Alley during the holiday.

"Andy, did you have a good break on holiday?" Hermione asked as she read.

"Sure, and you?"

Andy replied himself, "By the look of you, you shouldn't have spent the entire holiday reading, right?"

Hermione had a look of justification, "I don't want to be too far behind you."

When she said this, Hermione suddenly said, "By the way, I saw Malfoy at the station before, I had no idea that he was injured so badly this time, he laid in the hospital for nearly two months before he got well."

Andy looked puzzled, "Has he changed a bit?"

"No, I guess...?"

Hermione thought for a moment and said, "I just had a quick look and didn't pay much attention. When you say change, what aspect do you mean?"

"Nothing!" Andy shook his head.

Andy didn't want Hermione to know that there was a possibility of Quirrell sneaking back into Hogwarts, that would be too dangerous.

The little witch didn't have much acting skill, she would be exposed too easily.

Hermione didn't care, she thought Andy was just asking about Malfoy out of concern for his classmate.

***

With small talk along the way, the train soon arrived at Hogsmeade station.

It was still Hagrid who picked them up, and the young first-year wizards still had to enter the castle from the Black Lake. The ice on the lake hadn't yet melted, so the young wizards could only walk towards the castle on foot.

When he walked into the great hall, Andy immediately felt that he was locked by a gaze.

Andy turned his head alertly to look, and it turned out to be Snape.

Snape's gaze was sharp, and he looked as if he wanted to deduct a hundred points from Andy.

An illusion, right?

Andy thought to himself, he obviously gave him a Christmas present, even if it couldn't bring the relationship closer, it couldn't possibly lead to a grudge, could it?

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