Chapter 81 A sleepless night for three people

Saying it as if anyone wanted to associate with them.

Since coming to Hogwarts, Andy had purposely distanced himself from Ron to avoid some unnecessary trouble.

There would be lots of trouble in life.

-The people who don't care about you, treating you as a friend, is one of life's countless troubles.

It was a good thing that Harry and Ron did not invite Andy to explore the Forbidden Forest together at night, otherwise Andy would have to cut ties with Ron on the spot.

"Ai!"

Andy sighed silently.

Ever since the second private chat with Dumbledore, Andy had a premonition that this day would come.

What transpired during the last conversation with Dumbledore?

First, he answered Andy's questions on magic, then he hinted that Voldemort was behind Quirrell.

Something might have been hidden, but there was no deception.

And from start to finish, Dumbledore didn't make any demands.

That night, Dumbledore acted as if he were an old knowledgeable portable grandfather, answering truthfully to whatever Andy asked.

Do you think Dumbledore is a good guy?

Ugh! He is a very bad old man!

Especially this one today.

What was the purpose of Harry and Ron's night trip to the Forbidden Forest?

It was to investigate the person who wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

To stop the evil, the two who knew that the Forbidden Forest was dangerous, still decided to explore the Forbidden Forest at night, trying to find out the dark wizard who was coveting the Philosopher's Stone.

This incident shows both the courage and the heart of justice of the two men at the same time.

What a noble hero!

And what about Andy?

Andy knew that the person who wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone was Quirrell, and he also knew that Voldemort was behind Quirrell.

Yet when Harry and Ron approached Andy, Andy did nothing about it and let Harry and Ron intrude into the Forbidden Forest at night to die.

Courage, justice, and loyalty to friends ... Andy has none of these!

But if Andy has any of these qualities, or a little concern about his image in Dumbledore's heart, even just wants to be in the limelight, it is estimated that he would follow Harry along!

This is Dumbledore's tactic - a willing victim!

Harry had bitten the hook, but Andy would never bite the bait.

After eating dinner, Andy first went to the library to read for a while, and when the library closed at eight o'clock in the night, he went straight back to his dormitory to wash up and go to bed.

As for the matter of Harry and Ron's night trip to the Forbidden Forest - let's just pretend that he didn't know.

Don't wish to know, don't care, don't want to see!

***

At nine o'clock in the night, the quiet Andy was still eating snacks and reading books in his dormitory, while the heavily burdened Harry had already put on his Invisibility Cloak and quietly left the Gryffindor dormitory together with Ron.

"Harry, are we really going to the Forbidden Forest?" Just after walking out of the castle, Ron asked bitterly.

When things came down to it, Ron was inevitably a little scared.

"We'll just go and have a look, if we find clues, we'll come back and tell the professor." Harry was also a little panicked, not to mention the unknown dangers in the Forbidden Forest, the environment at hand was creepy.

Passing by Hagrid's hut, Harry lifted his invisibility cloak and had a look, "Lights out, Hagrid should have fallen asleep."

"And he talked about keeping an eye on us..." Ron muttered under his breath.

At that moment, Ron wished that Hagrid would stop them and take him back with Harry. Even if a few dozen points were deducted, he no longer wanted to explore the Forbidden Forest at night.

Ron was able to hold out until now, all thanks to the teenager's pride.

Tonight's weather was good, the moonlight was brilliant, and the stars shone brightly.

When Harry and Ron walked into the Forbidden Forest, however, they felt that the light around them was instantly shaded.

Huge trees with thick branches and leaves blocked out the moonlight and starlight together, the roots of the trees bulging on the ground were covered with moss, and several brightly coloured mushrooms grew right next to the roots, emitting a glittering light in the darkness.

Ow-

A few wolf howls were heard from the depths of the Forbidden Forest.   

As the night wind blew through, the leaves of the trees rustled, and a few caws of crows could be faintly heard.

"Ha...ha...ha...Harry..."

Ron's teeth chattered, and he stammered, "I... we better go back... and tell the professor..."

Harry, who was also a little scared, held up his invisibility cloak, his body pressed against Ron's, his eyes casting over to look around, searching for a way deeper into the forbidden forest.

"Let's look around first," Harry said.

Hagrid had only said that there was something strange about the Forbidden Forest as if a dangerous creature had wandered into it, and never said that the dark wizard who coveted the Philosopher's Stone was hiding in the middle of the Forbidden Forest.

Even if they told the professor, that would require finding evidence first.

***

The Headmaster's office.

Dumbledore had already laid down, but he suddenly received a secret report from the castle portrait: Harry and Ron had secretly left the castle.

Dumbledore: "..."

As Headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore has many privileges.

One of the privileges: the ghosts and portraits in the castle are his eyes.

The door to Gryffindor's dormitory is a portrait of the Fat Lady.

Dumbledore could learn about every young Gryffindor wizard who wandered at night if he wanted to.

Naturally, Harry and Ron could not escape Dumbledore's eyes.

Dumbledore walked over to the office window in his pyjamas and cast his eyes across the window in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.

Is it about to start?

Breaking into the Forbidden Forest at night was actually not in Dumbledore's plan, because he did not have a plan in the first place.

Dumbledore was only responsible for guiding the direction, and as for what exactly to do, it all depended on Harry's own choice.

Dumbledore only needs to reach his ultimate goal.

First, to hone Harry's courage.

Second, test the protective magic in Harry.

It was just...

Dumbledore felt that his plan might fall through again this time.

Because there was one person who was in the plan but didn't show up for this one.

Andy Collins.

In Dumbledore's plan, Andy and Ron were friends. Once Ron encountered something difficult to solve, he would definitely look for Andy to help him figure it out.

In the last meeting, Dumbledore guided Andy to guess part of the truth, and Andy already knew that the person behind Quirrell was Voldemort.

Andy even guessed that Dumbledore's purpose in doing all this was to train Harry.

So according to common sense, when Harry and Ron approached Andy, Andy should help out in any case, right?

Because in every way, Andy helping out would be beneficial to himself.

First of all, the whole thing is Dumbledore's layout behind the scenes, and this adventure is at best a scare.

Secondly, under the guarantee of life safety, once Andy helped Harry, he could gain Dumbledore's favour.

Finally, it could even be just for an exchange of benefits - Dumbledore had even explained Andy's doubts in magic in advance.

But in the end, Andy turned a blind eye to Harry's actions!

"Isn't Collins obsessed with magic...?"

Dumbledore had a bit of a headache, this kind of unpredictable little wizard was the most difficult to deal with.

"We can only take one step at a time now..."

Dumbledore pushed open the window, and the silver-white moonlight poured through the window, making the old man's figure look a little ethereal.

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